Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement — Policy and ... - CEPA

Phase IV – Consolidation, Community Integration and Income Restoration:Livelihood restoration programmes were put into action and NeighbourhoodForums were established. These encompassed a mixture of low, middle andhigher income residential groups in a geographically defined area, sometimesextending beyond the boundaries of the directly affected settlements.7 Key Achievements and Current StatusKey Achievements: Revising the project to include the NIRP guidelines andrefining the organizational structure in keeping with these changes andobtaining Rs. 600 million from the government to fund the revised budget. Astaff training and capacity building programme was developed andimplemented. The services of a leading NGO were obtained to assist andfacilitate PAPs in the resettlement process and act as an intermediary.Acquisition of land, preparation of resettlement sites, lay out plans and housedesigns were all developed with the full participation of PAPs, who were giventhe choice of on-site or off-site resettlement. Tailor made income restorationprogrammes were developed and the project established links between banks,private sector partnership programmes and the PAPs.As a result of this innovative resettlement programme, 100% of householdsliving on unauthorised land and on government permits have now agreed toresettle voluntarily accepting the entitlement package offered, and 90% ofhouseholds with legal ownership of the land and houses, most of them ofmiddle and higher income levels, have agreed to resettle voluntarily. Only 15out of 1882 PAPs, less than 1% of the total, have taken legal action againstthe project. These cases are now being negotiated.Current Status: The total number of households directly affected due to thefrequent flooding in the Lunawa catchment is about 18,000. The problem iscompounded by the contamination of water by untreated toxic wastedischarged into waterways by industries in the area. People in the catchmentare both physically and hygienically affected due to flooding. Theenumeration survey undertaken in mid 2002 estimated that 567 householdshad to be resettled for drainage system improvement. However, thesubsequent assessment carried out on the basis of the revised scope of theproject found that the total number of households affected was 855.156