RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN - About Department of Road

Resettlement Action Plan January, 2013
Naryanghat - Mugling Road
linkage with nearest higher order hospital to refer patients of major illnesses and critical
cases. The health centre should have MCW (Mother and Child Welfare) units for treating
mothers and children in the camp. Apart from this, the health centre should be provided with
regular vaccinations required for children.
5.4.3 Day Crèche Facilities
83. It is expected that among the women workers there will be mothers with infants and
small children. Provision of a day crèche may solve the problems of such women who can
leave behind their children in such crèche and work for the day in the construction activities.
The crèche should be provided with at least a trained ICDS (Integrated Child Development
Scheme) worker with 'ayahs' to look after the children. The ICDS worker, preferably women,
may take care of the children in a better way and can manage to provide nutritional food (as
prescribed in ICDS and provided free of cost by the government) to them. In cases of
emergency, she, being trained, can tackle the health problems of the children and can
organize treatment linking the nearest health centre.
5.4.4 Proper Scheduling of Construction Works
84. Owing to the demand of a fast construction work it is expected that a 24 hourslong
work schedule would be in operation. Women should be exempted from night shifts as far as
possible.
5.4.5 Education Facilities
85. The construction workers are mainly mobile groups of people. They are found to
move from one place to another taking along their families with them. Thus there is a need
for educating their children at the place of their work. For this at least primary schools are
required to be planned near the construction camps. Wherever feasible, day crèche facilities
could be extended with primary educational facilities.
5.4.6 Special Measures for Controlling STD and AIDS
86. Solitary adult males usually dominate the labour force of construction camps.They
play a significant role in spreading sexually transmitted diseases. In the construction camps
as well as in the neighbouring areas they are found to indulge in physical relations with
different women. This unhealthy sexual behaviour gives rise to STDs and ADS. While it is
difficult to stop such activities, it is wise to make provisions for means of controlling the
spread of such diseases. Awareness camps for the target people, both in the construction
camp and neighbouring villages as well, and supply of condoms at concession rate to the
male workers may help to a large extent in this respect for controlling the deadly disease.
5.4.7 Possible areas of Women Involvement
87. The entitlement Framework includes provisions for participation of and consultation
with women during implementation of the RAP. These provisions are already in place.
Without doubt, women need to be involved in the implementation of the RAP. The other
areas of concern for the women and more readily addressed by them will be in managing
health and hygiene Issues at the construction camps (where there are possibilities of
exploitation of women workforce, or children), and in managing the spread of highway
related diseases. However, involvement of women is seen to be more important and as part
of the long-term strategy than symbolic in HPSRP. Therefore, certain positions will need to
be occupied by the women in this project. The following proposals are made to involve
women at various levels of the project.
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