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Upgrading of N1 Highway Between Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and Mallam Road Junction, Accra, Ghana.Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Lot 28.8 PAYMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCEPayment of Supplemental Assistance will be made by GHA to PAPs based on approved rates tobe determined by LVB. PAPs who will receive Supplemental Assistance include;2083Business Owners in temporary and permanent structures. They will be givencompensation for business losses and supplemental Assistance, where necessary.A total of 970apprentices will receive Supplemental Assistance for transportation to and fromwork for Seventy Two (72) days.209 residential tenants will be compensated for disturbance and receive one (1) year’s rentadvance for similar type of accommodation.A total of365 Business owners who do not have structures will be compensated for theirbusiness losses and receive supplemental assistance to relocate to alternative sites.8.9 COMPENSATION FOR LANDED PROPERTIESAs regards compensation for Permanent Structures, LVB will within five (5) days of approval ofthe property impact and valuation report make offers to claimants for which they are allowedtwenty-one (21) days to accept or reject the offer. LVB will then communicate to MiDA’s FiscalAgent the accepted claims and names of claimants. MiDA’s Fiscal Agent will then preparepayment vouchers and checks (cheques) for property owners and pay them accordingly. Asindicated above the valuation report will be presented for approval in three batches. However,compensation will be done according to section, as and when negotiations and feedback arereceived (See GANTT Chart for details). PAPs in this category are:Owners of permanent structures: they will receive compensation for demolished structures orcivil improvements. 213 house / structure owners will be compensated for their losses. Detailedtreatment of compensation types, supplemental assistance types and payment periods, hasbeen discussed in section 6.4.For persons with legitimate lands claims, i.e. those within the gazatted road reserve,Government of Ghana procedures will be followed and funds equivalent to the estimated valueof lands will be held in special account and other specific procedures to be as agreed with MCCfor disbursement to landowner once LVB has confirmed the land claim.8.10 VACATION OF SITE BY PAPSNotice to vacate the road corridor (ROW) will be served at the time of payment. In accordancewith OP4.12 and Ghanaian regulations, PAPs will be allotted a reasonable period to vacate theirpremises. PAPs who will be receiving Supplemental Assistance will be given one (1) month tovacate the site. Those who will be vacating permanent structures will be allotted three (3)months to do so. Fence walls that have to be rebuilt will be done within the allotted three (3)months. (See Gantt chart for additional details).83