RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN - About Department of Road

Resettlement Action Plan January, 2013
Naryanghat - Mugling Road
the mitigation measures of the loss assets providing compensation of each lost items,
employing monitoring mechanisms within the corridor of impact (COI) of the road.
14. This RAP identifies safeguard measures including compensation for physical asset
lost, resettlement and rehabilitation assistances, rental allowance, support allowance to the
affected persons consistent with the provisions of the Environmental and Social
Management Framework (ESMF). This RAP particularly addresses the following adverse
impacts associated with road improvement and upgrading works. The social considerations
have been incorporated into road design. However, geological and topographical factors, as
well as land use and settlement patterns, make the acquisition of private property for road
construction inevitable.
Private and community resources affected by the project and the entitlements
required for affected households reestablishment;
The likely number of individuals and households affected by the project and the
number of households that may be displaced;
Organizational and institutional requirement for the implementation of compensation,
resettlement and rehabilitation activities;
Implementation schedules and monitoring mechanisms; and
Compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation cost estimate.
1.3 Policy, Principles of Resettlement Action Plan
15. This RAP has been prepared based on the policy and principles of the
DoR’ssectorwide Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) which is in
harmony with the Acts of Governemtn of Nepal (GoN) and World Bank Policy on Indigenous
Peoples and Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.10 and OP 4.12). Both WB policy and
ESMF emphasize on avoiding or minimizing involuntary resettlement. Where the acquisition
of private property is unavoidable, involuntary resettlement should be an integral part of
project design and preparation. The principles followed for the preparation of RAP are as
under:
The acquisition of private assets and the displacement of people will be avoided or
minimized to the extent possible, through the incorporation of social considerations into
alignment selection and road design. Where asset acquisition and population
displacement are unavoidable, efforts will be made either to impove the standard of living
of project affected persons or the pre-project living standards will be restored.
Community consultations will be carried out toincorporate people’s views; concerns and
suggestions in the Resettlement Action Plan.
An institutional framework will be developed as an integral part of the project to ensure
that appropriate social impact management mechanisms are set up and maintained
during implementation. These mechanisms and arrangements will ensure that
compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation are carried out timely and effectively.
Construction work will commence on road sections only after acquisition procedures are
completed.
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