Final RP469 Social Assessment - Documents & … report on RP469 Social Assessment Prepared for Rampur Hydro-Electric Project SATLUJ JAL VIDYUT NIGAM LIMITED SUBMITrED BY FQA MANAGEMENT

Final report on RP469Social Assessment

Prepared forRampur Hydro-Electric Project

SATLUJ JAL VIDYUT NIGAM LIMITED

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Contents

Sr. No. Contents Pages1 Executive Summary 3-4

2 Main Features of RHEP and Methodology of 5-8Social Assessment

3 Stakeholder Analysis 9-14

4 Recommendations for Social Development 15-20Interventions

5 Annexure - I Socio-Economic Analysis of project 21-28affected villages

6 Annexure - II,Legislation, Policies, Acts and 29Authorities

7 Annexure - III, Consultation Matrix 30-408 Annexure - IV, Details of Characteristics of Tribal 41-42

Families

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Executive Summary

1. The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) proposes to set up the Rampur Hydro PowerProject (RHEP). The site is on the Satluj River in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Theobjective of the project is to provide electricity within the framework of sustainabledevelopment and to promote social development. In order to achieve this objective it wasconsidered necessary to carry out a social assessment of the project area

2. The objective of the study is to elicit view of stakeholders and to formalizerecommendations for social development activities in the project area and to establishmonitoring procedure for impact analysis. The study adopts three important approaches:

* To understand the social issues associated with the project.* To follow a consultation process to understand the perceptions of the various

stakeholders to the local issues;* To develop an action plan to address the issues concerned to the stakeholders

3. The base line socio-economic data have been collected from secondary sources such asthe Census, the District Statistical Hand Book and the Planning Department of HimachalPradesh. Primary data have been collected by household surveys conducted by Agro-EconomicResearch Centre of Himachal University and supplemented by the study as needed.

4. The following stakeholders were identified for carrying out the consultations: projectofficials, government officials, NGOs, village heads, Panchayats, associations like the YuakMandal and women's associations and focus groups such as Scheduled Tribes.

5. The Immediate Project affected area/influence Area is defined as the area from whereland is acquired for the construction for any component including residential colony of theproject or situated over the alignment of the proposed tunnel of RHEP. Accordingly, Panchyatsnamely Gadej, Bahawa, Tunan, Bari, Poshana, Kharga, Kushawa of Tehsil Nirmand andDuttnagar of Tehsil Rampur have been identified for the study. The main concerns of thepeople living in the Project affected Area are related to adverse effect of blastings, problemsrelating to water level due to the project activities, etc.

6. The main purpose of discussions with stakeholders was to improve the quality andintensity of stakeholders' participation in the social development programs. Improvingstakeholder participations means identifying the obstacles to stakeholder participation and thendeveloping a strategy and formulating a plan of action for removing such obstacles. Thestakeholder analysis brought out the following issues:

a. The educated stakeholders were fairly aware of the project. The uneducated had anindifferent attitude towards the benefits or the problems associated with the project likedisbursement mechanism of compensation, rehabilitation measures.

b. The general opinion among the stakeholders was that the social development plan ofthe project should address the problems of poverty alleviation by awarding pettycontracts to the local contractors and by advising the contractors to deploy the locallabourers on contract works

c. Consequence of Blasting: (i) An area of concern was the possibility that blasting maylead to cracks developing in houses. The stakeholders would like to put in place apackage of compensation being announced; (ii) A major concern expressed was thatwhen the blasting activities take place the water level at high attitudes will fall; It was

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suggested that water harvesting should be taken up to augment the water supplysituation; and, (iii) the concern of the stakeholders was that blasting will tend to createlandslides and therefore constructing walls should adequately protect the hillsides. Dustpollution is also a major concern.

7. Effects of the Rampur Hydro Projects on Ecology- Some stakeholders expressedconcern that the project may have adverse effects on the ecosystem after a period of about fiveyears.

8. Demand for another Public Hearing - Public hearing relating to the project wasorganized on October 26, 2005 before the present elections to panchayats took place in January2006. There is a demand for another public hearing in view of the newly elected body but thisdemand seems unjustified. Public hearings cannot become a function of political changes

About 500 persons attended the Public hearing including public representatives and MLA ofthis area. People were made aware about the development of the project and schemes framed/to be framed by the project for the benefit of the local persons / community development.

9. Women Stakeholders: In order to consider the view of women, the householdwas taken as a starting point. The value system of an agricultural household reflects bothtraditions and culture apart from economic status. The older generation has accepted theexisting status of women and is not particularly interested in empowerment. The youngergeneration, say 35 years old and below particularly those who have been to school areresentful of the situation where they are not able to take their own decisions. They lookforward to empowennent

10. Impact on tribal. There are 122 tribal families living in the Project Affected Area whichbelong to the Kinnaur tribe and have migrated from Kinnaur district andThey accept the tribal origin but do not identify themselves as Tribal and their features aresummarized as: (a) They have no collective attachment to land and natural resources therein;.(b) They do not follow the customary, cultural, economic, social or political institutions whichseparate from those of the local society; and ( c) they speak the same language as the other localresidents. Thus these tribal families merged with the local society.

11. In order to create awareness among the stakeholders and the potential beneficiariesabout the project benefits resulting from the Rampur Hydro Power Project, appropriate stepsshould be taken to put up hoardings/boards in prominent places depicting the likely projectbenefits so that they attract the attention of the people at the large.

12. It is suggested that expansion of buildings of existing schools may be taken up toenlarge educational facilities in the project area.

13. In order to empower the women, it is suggested that women animators may be trainedfor each village. They may be trained in batches of 12 to 15. Each batch should consist ofanimators from different villages. This way they will be able to interact with each other. Thedetails of the training course should be carefully worked out but must include health care,pregnancy and childcare. These animators will contribute largely towards creating theconditions for women's empowerment.

14. A monitoring committee should be setup with the objectives of finding out whether thedifferent social development progranmmes such as Infra developmental works in the projectaffected area ,Technical Education Scheme for local youth , awarding of petty contracts to thelocal persons etc. are keeping to the time schedule. In case there are delays, the reasons for thedelay need to be identified, and suggestions should be made for removing the causes of the

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delay. The monitoring committee comprising of Women PAP participation i.e Chairperson ofBlock Development Committee (BDC) is depicted in chapter 3 para 3.22.

CHAPTER - I: Main Features of Rampur Power Project and Methodology ofSocial Assessment

Introduction

1) Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) proposes to set up the Rampur Hydro-ElectricProject(RHEP). The site is on the Satluj River in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.The objective of the project is to provide electricity within the framework of sustainabledevelopment of environment and society. In order to achieve this objective it wasconsidered necessary to carry out a social assessment of the project.

Main Features of the Power Project

2) The power project will be constructed on the upper reaches of the Satluj River inShimla and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh. The project is planned as a 412 M.Wruns of the river power plant. It will consist of a 15 Km tunnel to bring water from theoutlet of the existing Nathpa Jhakri power plant to a surface powerhouse at Bayal about15 KM downstream of Rampur town.

3) Rampur HEP will generate about 1, 900 million units of electricity per year. Thepower generated by RHEP will feed into the northern Indian energy grid, and this willdirectly benefit consumers in the states of north India and improve the availability ofpower to them

Objectives of the Study

4) The objectives of the Social Assessment study are to ensure that the benefits ofthe proposed project are distributed equitably to the extent possible, and that nosegment of the population is adversely affected. The main purpose of the socialassessment is to identify the likely social impacts and to propose measures forrealigning the social development outcomes in the projects. The specific objectives ofthe SA are:

(a) To carry out socio-economic, cultural and political/institutional analysis; and toidentify potential social impacts of the proposed development of the project;

(b) To identify principal stakeholders and develop a consultation framework forparticipatory implementation;

(c) To assess likely social and economic impacts during the construction phase andafter the project completion.

(d) To ascertain social development issues in the affected area vicinity and designsocial services that may be provided by the project in order to improve thequality of life and achieve the projects' economic and social goals

(e) To ensure that results of the SA provide inputs in formulation of social strategyfor participatory implementation.


5) The following approach is adopted for the study

(a) To understand the social issues associated with the project.(b) To follow a consultation process to understand the perceptions of the various

stakeholders to their local issues; and(c) To develop a social management framework

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Methodology

6) In order to understand the social issues associated with the project, the baselinedata related to the demography in the project area is considered vital. This base linedata has been collected from secondary sources such as the Census, the DistrictStatistical Hand Book and the Planning Department .

7) Primary data have been collected by household surveys conducted by the Agro- Economic Research Centre, Himachal university and is supplemented by the study asneeded;(a) The primary data collected includes:(b) -Sex and age distribution of households(c) -Cultural and religious distribution of households; culture in this context means

caste distribution and tribal or tribal population (The cultural values are veryimportant because culture influences our attitude to society. It becomes a lens ofperceptions. Culture is also a motivating force; some cultures may produceindolence while others may produce workaholics. Culture also plays an importantrole in determining the empowerment of women)

(d) The indicators of social development that are worth consideration are:* Dependency ratio which is ratio of workers to non-workers.* Literacy Indicators* Percentage of literates to total population* Percentage of women literates* Percentage of men literates* Percentage of literates by sex among SC* Percentage of literates by sex among tribes* The status of tribal population.

Procedure for Consultations

8) The procedure adopted for consultations involves identification of stakeholders.The following stakeholders are identified: project officials, government officials,NGOs, village heads, Panchayats and MLAs, tribal people, vulnerable groupslike women's associations and focus groups.

9) It is recognized through discussions with focus groups that it is important tohave participatory technique to be adopted for the social development. The selection ofthe focus groups include representatives of various sectors and interests of society.Various experienced individuals participated in the discussions because the discussionsneed to be steered in a meaningful direction. This is very important because if a focusgroup reaches a consensus on a particular issue, then this consensus will be deemed tobe representative of the various sections.

10) While quantitative primary and secondary data are important for backgroundinformation, it is the consultation which is crucial for the study


11) Empowerment: Another important aspect that was looked into during the studyis level of empowerment among the local people to understand the level of socialdevelopment. By empowerment it was to explore the conditions which give freedomof choice for one's actions. A major constraint for empowerment is unemployment. Itis necessary to understand that the unemployed depend on others for financial supportand unemployment leads to loss of self-reliance and confidence. The loss of self-reliance prevents a person from expressing one's opinion; and even if he expresses oneit does not carry much weight. Very often the unemployed suffer social exclusion.

12) An important condition for empowerment of woman is that they themselvesshould be ready to break away from the age-old tradition of allowing other members ofthe family to take decisions for them. However if conflict situations are to beavoided, women must develop their capabilities so that their employment opportunitiesincrease in the near future. They must have the strength to make use of thesecapabilities and actually take advantage of these opportunities.

13) Discussions have shown that another important factor in woman'sempowerment is the society's values and norms about gender roles. The olderwomen believe more in the traditional roles for women, while the young ones are moreforward looking and are keen to respond to the dynamics of development.

Socio-economic Characteristics of the Project area

Six numbers of villages shall be affected by the Project namely Bayal, Dutt Nagar,Koyal, Nirmand Fatti, Poshna and Tunan. All villages exept for Poshna and Tunan havebus facility in the villages itself All villages have Post Office and Telephone facility,health facility is available within I to 15 km radius from the villages, veterinaryservices are available within 1 to 12 km radius, the nearest market from the villages isRampur Tehsil which is 5 to 13 km away from the villages, Primary schools areavailable in all schools whereas schools for secondary/ senior secondary education isavailable within 12 to 18 km, all villages have electricity connection, all villages havewater availability either through natural water sources or through tap water provided byHP IPH.

The average family size in the villages is 5 and average number ofchildren per family is 2. The literacy rate in the villages for male is from 74.87% to89.14 % and for female is from 54.58% to 73.28%. Except for village Bayal thenumber of male workers are higher than woman workers. The main occupation of thevillagers is agriculture.


CHAPTER - II: STAEKEHOLDER ANALYSIS

Stakeholders

2.1 The stakeholders have been divided into different categories so that differentperception and views of all the stakeholders are taken into consideration.

2.2 The categories of stakeholders are Households in the Project influenced Area,Project Affected households, Tribal, Vulnerable Stakeholders like women and old,Elected Representatives, Government Functionaries, NGO Functionaries, Mediaand Project Team.

2.3 In order to avoid repetition, the views of the stakeholders are mentioned indifferent category and at the end common views shared by all the stakeholders arelisted.

2.4 The first step was to identify the stakeholders; the second step was to holdextensive discussions with the stakeholders so as to understand their perceptions of thegaps in social development issues administrated by the government; the third step wasto identify their expectations from the Rampur Hydroelectric Power Project regardingthe benefits they can get from the project.

2.5 The basic objective of consultations with stakeholders was to improve thequality and intensity of stakeholders' participation in local area development.Improving stakeholder participations means identifying the obstacles to stakeholderparticipation and to develop a strategy and formulating a plan of action for removingthe obstacles as mentioned in chapter III.17 numbers of consultations were held with the stakeholders whrein approximately 200stakeholders participated. The details of the consultations is given at Annexure - IIIProject affected Area / Influence Area

2.6 The Immediate Project affected area/influenced Area is defined as the area fromwhere lands are acquired for the construction for any components including residentialcolony of the project or situated over the alignment of the proposed tunnel of RHEP.Accordingly, Gadej, Bahawa, Tunan, Bari, Poshana, Kharga, Kushawa of tehsilNirmand and Duttnager of Tehsil Rampur are included in Project Affected Area. Themain concerns of the groups of the Project Affected area are :( i ) Economical benefitsto be derived from the Project for improving their quality of life (ii) Contribution of theProject towards their community and area developmentProject Affected Households

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2.7 Project Affected Households were located in villages Bayal, Koyal, Duitt-Nagarand Nirmand Fhatti. Concerns of PAH was basically emotional, social and economical.There was also uncertainty about when they have to vacate / to leave their presentresidences. The concems of the groups are: (i) Compensation of their acquired assets totheir expectations (ii) How and when they shall be displaced and assistance to beprovided by the Project for their resettlement and rehabilitation.

Mahila Mandal

2.8 Main concems related to health facilities and education. They also had showntheir concem for job opportunities and gender equality in societies.

Elected Representatives

2.9 Various consultations were organized with elected representative of PanchayatiRaj Institution and MLA of the area. It was emphasized by them that AwarenessProgrammes about the project and its benefits should be taken up so that the peopleknow the actual benefits which they will derive from the project. The MLAs andPanchayats were having emphatic views about being represented on the MonitoringCommittee of Social Development programmes of RHEP.

Government Functionaries

2.10 The Government Functionaries right from the block, the districts and the statewere of the view that any damage a result of the activities of RHEP should beappropriately taken care of and community development/Infrastructural Developmentprogramme actively promoted.

Yuvak Mandal

2.11 Main concerns related to employment opportunities and educational facilities.

Media

2.12 The discussions with media have shown that they are not yet involved actively.However, they have very crucial role to play in information dissemination related to thesocial development programmes of RHEP. Media persons are being formally invited byRHEP in all functions related to the project and there are evidence of various news inthe national and local news papers related to the project activities.

Project Officials

2.13 Several discussions were held with the project team. Their basic interest of theproject team as a stakeholder is to get the cooperation of the people, so that the projectgets success fully commissioned. In this context it was decided that the first priority isto create awareness among the local people about the benefits the project will bring forthem. The key objective was social development, which would include womenempowerment, expansion of health facilities, and increase in education facilities, create


indirect employment opportunities i.e. Hiring of light vehicle , petty contracts for theProject Affected Families / residents of the affected Panchayats.

Tribal in the Project Area

2.14 According to the available data of Census and survey made by Agro-EconomicResearch Centre, Himachal Pradesh University, there are 122 Tribal families residing inthe Project Area in scattered fashion, which is mere 0.67 percent of the total population.The distribution of the families is given in Annexure -IV .The socio-economic detailsof households as a sample are also given in Annexure - IV. It is observed that themaximum population of Tribals is 63 in Panchyat Poshna which is 1.8 percent of thetotal population. They belong to the Kinnaur Tribe and migrated from Kinnaur districtof HP.

2.15 Discussions and Data of these tribals have shown that these families havemerged culturally with the groups where they are presently living although they retaintheir ancestral customs. They do not have any community lands and therefore in theabsence of right to community land these tribal people in the project area cannot claimany special privileges. They are also not victims of social exclusion as most Tribalsnormally are.

2.16 By social exclusion means social, economic and political exclusion. Someindicators of social exclusion are material deprivation, lack of education, lack ofproductive role, poor health and poor housing. In the villages of project affected area,these indicators are not specific to the tribal community and apply to the entirecommunity as a whole.

2.17 It may be mentioned here that these indicators are linked, because materialdeprivation can be a cause as well as a consequence of lack of education; materialdeprivation and unemployment can be seen both as a cause as well as a consequence ofill health.

2.18 Given the fact that there are 122 tribal families, as per sample survey and dataavailable from Agro-economic research centre, HP University, it is concluded thatculturally they have mingled well with the communities where they live;* They accept the tribal origin but do not identify himself as Tribals.* They have no collective attachment to land and natural resources therein.* They do not follow the customary, cultural, economic, social or political institutions

which separate them from those of the local society.* They speak the same language as the other local residents.* Their average annual income is approximately Rs. 175, 000 per family which is

higher than the average annual income of the area Rs. 1,74,000 per family.* Average size of own house of a Tribal is 500 sq ft although in general category it is

531 sq ft.

Hence, there is no need to draw up any plan specifically for the tribal families.However, main concerns of the groups of the tribal are :( i ) Economic benefits to bederived from the Project for improving their quality of life (ii) Contribution of theProject towards their community and area development,


NGO Functionaries

2.19 There are NGOs working in districts of Shimla and Kullu, but discussionshowed that they have no visibility in the project area.

The common concerns expressed by Stakeholders

Awareness of the Programs of the Rampur Project Authorities

2.20 The stakeholders were selected randomly for consultation. To begin with,discussions were held with groups within families and each consultation lasted forabout 2 to 3 hours. This round of discussions was actually meant to develop a rapportwith the stakeholders. Subsequently discussions were held on a one to one basis. Theobjective of these discussions was to find out the extent of the awareness of the project,to find out their reactions to the project activities and their views and suggestionsregarding social and developmental issues associated with the Project

2.21 The discussions clearly showed that there were two categories of stakeholdersfrom the point of view of awareness; first the educated ones who had made a fair studyof the project and those who were not educated. The people who were not educatedwere not really aware of the project, but were certainly interested in knowing about it.There is a Project Information Centre already setup at Bayal and where usefulinformation is available there but not all would put in the effort to fmd their way there.It was, therefore, suggested by Yuvak Manadal, Mahila Mandal that the projectauthorities could prepare some pictorial charts which would explain the salient featuresof the objectives of the project, the salient features of the project and the socialdevelopment objectives of the project and place them in Panchayats. Panchayats alsofelt the importance of information dissemination. As a result of the discussion with theproject authorities, the suggestion was accepted and necessary action has since beentaken.

2.22 The general opinion among stakeholders was that the project authorities shouldaddress the problem of unemployment. They can of course help in own little way byappropriately recruiting for jobs. The important suggestion made by the stakeholderswas information regarding job opportunities should be pasted in the Project informationcenter at Bayal.

Cracks in Houses Due to Blasting

2.23 An area of concem which may possibly lead to a conflict situation crisis is thepossibility that blasting may lead to cracks development in their houses in a range of800 meters from the blast site. The stakeholders would appreciate a package ofcompensation being announced. The project authorities are willing to pay compensationto the stakeholders if there is a video recording of the houses within the range of 800meters of the blast in advance and if a committee of scientific professional proves thecause due to blastings, so that they can evaluate the extent of the damage due to theblast. The Project authority started videography to the dwelling units of the area as abaseline record so that the same could be compared in future while assessing the actual

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losses caused to the houses. The survey of a few houses was carried out but the surveywork was stopped due to protest of the villagers. Thus the base line survey record hasnot been completed.

Disturbance in the flow of water source

2.24 A major concern expressed was that when the blasting activities take place, thewater source at high attitudes will fall down , it was suggested that water harvestingshould be taken up to augment / restore the natural water resources. 77 numbers ofnatural water resources including 5 numbers of dried up water resources have beensurveyed by RHEP authority with panchayat pradhans and local villagers before theexecution of the Project Videography of the survey and report has been kept as a baseline survey record so that the same could be compared whenever local area peoplecomplain of drying up of water resources due to Project activities and Project blastwoks.

Blasting and Land Slides

2.25 Another concern of the stakeholders was that blasting will tend to createlandslides and therefore constructing walls should adequately protect the hillsides. Dustpollution is also a major concern. Therefore, all Kaccha roads at the project should besprinkled with water regularly to avoid dust pollution.

Improvement in Power Situation2.26 A question generally asked by the stakeholders was whether the power situationwould improve as a result of the project. This question need not to be addressed by theproject authorities because they are responsible for producing electricity and not fordistributing it.

Effects of the Rampur Hydro Projects on Ecology

2.27 Some stakeholders expressed concern that the project may have adverse effectson the ecosystem after a period of about five years. But ecological change is anessential part of development. The ecological changes as a result of development arereflected in the Environment Impact Assessment and the Ministry of Environment andForests has accepted the EIA. It therefore shows that these changes are withinacceptable limits.

Demand for another Public Hearing

2.28 Public hearing relating to the project was organized on October 26, 2005 beforethe present elections to Gram Panchayats took place in January 2006. There is ademand for another public hearing in view of the newly elected body but this demandseems to be unjustified. Public hearings cannot become a function of political changes.

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About 500 persons attended the Public Hearing including their representatives andMLA of the area. At the out set of the hearing, queries and opinion of the public wereinvited. The response was encouraging. The public raised queries like constantinfornation about the progress of the Project, rate of land compensation to be paid fortheir acquird land , compensation for crop loss, employment opportunity with theProject and its Contractors, health and schooling facilities to be provided by theProject, impact of Project activities on environment. etc. The queries were properlyaddressed by Project Authority; HP Govt departments like HPSEB, PCB etc. Thepublic were made aware of the Community & Area Development works and variousSchemes framed/ to be framed by the Project for their benefits. The Member SecretaryHPSEB& PCB in his concluding remarks requested the public to perceive the Project inholistic manner.

2.29 The summary of consultations with various stakeholders is depicted inAnnexure 3 where as the minutes of the meetings are kept in PIC for reference andrecord.


CHAPTER - III: RECOMMENDAITON FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTINTERVENTIONS

3.1 Based on the consultations and a review of the background documentation, thefollowing major trends, opportunities and issues are highlighted in order to providebetter understanding in the context of social development interventions.

3.2 During the consultations, participants offered various suggestions forimprovement of living standards. These suggestions were collected, analyzed and usedin recommending social development interventions. Wherever possible, it is cited orprofiled as part of the six major areas of focus.

3.3 Participants also made frequent references to the on-going activities of RHEP inthe areas of social development, which they appreciated. Again, this information wasused in developing the strategy and it is cited or profiled as part of the six major areasof focus.

3.5 The following summary lists some of the needed initiatives in the strategy (SixMajor areas of Focus):

A. Education and Learning:* Expansion of educational facilities* Training through ITI/Polytechnics to unemployed youths* Apprenticeship for local qualified youths* Training and training to trainers for animators

B. Employment and Income:* Recruitment at the project* Priority of awarding of Contracts to the local entrepreneurs* Recruitment of local workers with the contractors* Support for horticulture / agricultural activities

C. Community and Health Services:* Enhancement of facilities of Health Centres* Mobile Health facilities* Training to Animators* Support to local fairs* Promoting sports in local area

D. Housing and Shelter* Assurance to minimize adverse affect on residence.* Compensations in case of damages due to blasting

E. Safe Environment:* Ensure lesser impact on environment* Preventive approach to the risks due to the civil works* Prevention to scarcity of water in future

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F. Information and Awareness* Fast dissemination of information of all initiatives.* Creation and facilitation of policies and schemes* Information on priority related to contracts, jobs, etc.* Periodical awareness Camps

G. Strategy for removing the obstacles in participation of the stakeholders* Providing constant information to the stakeholders about the Project and their

concerns.* Regular formal and informal meetings with the stakeholders.* Providing opportunity to the stakeholders of their participation in planning stage.* Employment of Participatory Rural Appraisal Method in formulation of their

developmental plans.* Inviting all sections of the society in village meetings.Suggested Interventions

3.6 The suggested interventions as outlined in each of the above six major areas offocus are intended to achieve the social objectives of RHEP. They were derived basedon the input received from consultations and from a review of the backgrounddocumentation. Throughout the consultation process, participants were asked tocontribute suggested interventions. Given the number of events and the number ofparticipants, the suggested interventions were compiled. In some cases, the suggestedideas for local area development were very broad (e.g., create more opportunities forjob) or very detailed (e.g., New schools, Local ITI). This input was used to develop andrefine the goals. In many cases, there was a convergence of opinion in support of aparticular strategy (e.g., apprenticeship and work opportunities). In other cases, Focusgroups were consulted in the six major areas of focus to review and prioritize thesuggested strategies. Despite efforts to consolidate and reduce the number of suggestedstrategies, each of the six major areas of focus contains more than one suggestedstrategies. As such, the implementing body will need to establish priorities and atimeframe for implementation (i.e., immediate, short, medium and longer-term) foreach of the six major areas of focus. Consultation participants stressed upon the need toimmediately respond to one or two high profile strategies, in order to create awarenessabout the project and to generate both enthusiasm and momentum as the emphasisshifts from planning to action.

3.7 There are some programs for which there is no choice. These programs relate torectifying the damage caused due to construction of the Rampur Hydro Power project.The possibility is the drying up at some existing Water resources and damage todwelling unit due to blasting. Base line Data of actual discharge of natural waterresources falling under the project affected area of RHEP has been prepared and thevideography of the dwelling units falling under the project area also started but thevillagers were not ready to get the videography done in their respective area,apprehending that the committee of scientific professionals might otherwise prove thatthe damages are not caused due to blasting activities.

3.8 The best possible approach is to select those programs which lead to humandevelopment. Within this broad category the choice should fall on ongoing programs


like education, health care and empowennent of women. Not only all these sectorsare crucial for human development but they represent the needs of the community asbrought out in consultations with the community.

3.9 Infrastructural development works would be initiated by the project officials onthe basis of resolutions received from general house body meeting of the panchayatsaffected by Rampur Hydro electric project. General house body meeting of thepanchayat shall be held periodically and proposals of general house body meeting/gram sabha would be submitted by the respective panchayat to the project authority.Villagers would be involved in the developmental works through gram sabha proposal.

3.10 The program which Rampur Project Authorities may select, be divided into twocategories; first, those involving capital expenditures and second those which involverecurring expenditure continuously over the years. In the capital expenditure category,it could be augmentation of school buildings or / and an addition of a health centre,construction of pacca path and panchayat ghar, etc.

3.11 Recurring expenditures would involve the operation of health vans ortransportation vans with animators. Once these programs are started it is important thatthey should continue. Otherwise their value would be lost. In making the budgetaryallocations, the first step should be to estimate the current expenditures and set asidecorpus money so that the recurring expenditures may be met out of the interest from thecapital.

Awareness Programmes

3,12 It is of prime importance to create awareness among the stakeholders and thepotential beneficiaries about the benefits which will arise as a result of the RampurHydro Power Project (RHEP). Appropriate action may be taken by putting uphoardings / displaying boards in prominent places so that they attract the attention ofthe people at the large. The Information Centre should be well equipped to disseminateinformation with pace.

3.13 To create awareness about the Hydro Power Project among the villagers ofaffected area of RHEP, project team have taken many initiatives and several visits wereorganized by RHEP to show project activities of Nathpa Jhakri Project in the month ofMarch 2005. Approximately 500 villagers visited Nathpa Jhakri Project and they sawproject activities.

3.14 It is suggested that awareness programme camps should be organize regardinghealth and hygiene, nutrition, adult education, etc.

3.15 Panchayats should be involved in informing locals regarding recruitments,tenders, community development schemes, etc.


Expansion of Education Facilities

3.16 Given the limited resources available, it is suggested that expansion of buildingof existing one or two schools may be taken up. A scheme is initiated by RHEP forinfrastructural facilities and other aids to school situated in project area.

Training of Animators

3.17. Women animators may be trained for each village. They may be trained inbatches of 12 to 15. Each batch should consist of animators from different villages.This way they will be able to interact with each other. The details of the training courseshould be carefully worked out but must include health care, pregnancy and childcare.These animators will contribute largely towards creating the conditions for women'sempowerment. Training-for-trainers to elected animators should be organized for theirparticipation

Expansion of Health Facilities

3.18 The possibility of constructing a health centre at Bayal may be considered.Initially a mobile health van has been put into operation for providing medical servicesto the villagers of the affected area of RHEP. Mobile health van is visiting in projectaffected villages twice in a week covering al the panchayats affected by the project.

Expansion of Educational Facilities

3.19 The possibility of constructing or facilitating for expansion of selected existingschools in the project effected area to increase enrollment capacities, may beundertaken by the project authority.

Support for Horticultural / Agriculture activities

3.20 It is suggested that support services for horticultural / agricultural activitiesshould be provided in term of training for enhancing technical capability.

Community Supports

3.21 Support for sports activities for youths and local fair should be organizedthrough financial assistances and utility items.

Monitoring Committee

3.22 A monitoring committee of Social and Community development activitiesshould be setup with the objectives of finding out whether the different socialdevelopment programmers are implementing according to the time schedule. In casethere are delays, the reasons for the delay need to be identified, and suggestions shouldbe made for removing the same. The monitoring committee should be a committeecomprising of following members which includes Govt offices and local electedrepresentatives.


i) Head of ER&R Deptt. (Corporate office) Chairmanii) Head of ER&R Deptt. (Rampur Project) Member - Secretaryiii) Block Development officeriv) Representative of Pradhans of the Project affected Panchayatsv) Women PAP i.e Chairperson of Block Development Committee (BDC)

3.33 Consultations Framework for stakeholders: The following suggestions areoffered for involvement of various stakeholders during the implementation of theproject.

No Stakeholders Opportunities Way of Remarksfor Involvementconsultations

I Local Villagers Area Group meetingsdevelopmentand communitydevelopment

2 Project Affected People HouseholdR&R meetings /inentitlements small groups

3 Local Women ( Mahila Women and Meeting inMandals) Child group

DevelopmentProgramme

4 Yuvak Mandals Community Meeting indevelopment group!and cultural Corrspondencesactivities.

5 Government Officials All issues Office meetingrelated toR&R, Areadevelopmentand communitydevelopment.Monitoring andmaking ofstrategy.

6 Elected Representatives All issues Formalrelated to Meetings.R&R, Areadevelopmentand communitydevelopment.Monitoring andmakimg ofstrategy.

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7 Tribal R&R Group meetingsentitlements,communitydevelopmentand culturaldevelopmentprogrammes.

8 Vulnerable Group R&R Group meetingsentitlements,communitydevelopmentand culturaldevelopmentProgrammes.

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Annexure - I: Socio Economic Analysis of Project Affected Villages

Selection of Villages for the Study

1. The selection of villages for the study was a purposive selection. Thosevillages were taken where it was confirmed that they would be affected by the

project and those villages were added where there was a likelihood that they wouldbe affected by the project.

2. The villages, which will be most affected, are Bayal, Koyal / Kohli, Dutt Nagar,Nirmand /Nirmand Phatti. The other two villages, which are likely to be affected arePoshna and Tunan.

TABLE 1Transport & Road Facilities in the Villages

Sr. No. Names of the Connectivity of Villages Types of RoadsVillages

Distance from Distance from Kuttcha PuccaBus Stop Railway

Station(1) (2) (3) (4) (3) (4)1 Bayal 0 126 KM 4 Km

uptoAveryKattcha

2 Dutt Nagar 0 117 KM Pucca3 Koyal 0 130 KM Kattcha4 Nirmand/Nirma 0 137 KM Kattcha Pacca

nd Phatti5 Poshna 5 Km 150 KM Kattcha Pacca6 Tunan 12 Km 155 KM Kattcha Pacca

3 The above table shows that Bayal, Dutt Nagar, Koyal and Nirmand have busfacilities, but the nearest bus stop for Poshna is 5 Km and the nearest bus stop forTunan is 12 Km. The distance from the railway station which is more than 100 KM foreach of the selected villages; farthest is Tunan at a distance of 155 KM followed byPoshna at a distance of 150 KM.Nirmandand Koyal are at distances of 130 KM and 137KM respectively. Bayal is at a distance of 126 KM and Dutt Nagar isl 17 KM from therailway station.

4. Bayal and Koyal still have Kuttcha roads, while the other four selected villageshave pucca roads.


Bank Facilities in the Villages

5. All the selected villages have banking facilities. Bayal and Koyal each have theKangra Co-operative Bank. Dutt Nagar has Punjab National Bank at Nirath, There is aCo-operative Bank in Nirmand, and a Grameen Bank at Tunan.

Post Office Facilities

6. All selected villages have post office and telephone facilities

Telephone Facilitie

7. There are telephone facilities in all the villages. Mobile connectivity is alsoavailable.

Health Facilities

8. There is a primary health center at Nirmand which caters to both Bayal andKoyal villages.The distance from Bayal is 1 lKm and from Koyal it is 15Km. ThePrimary Health Centre for Dutt Nagar is at Nirath. The Primary Health Centre forPoshna is located in Kishohi which is at a distance of lKm. Resident of Tunan have tocover 16Km to go to the Primary Health Center at Rampur. There are two hospitalswhich can be accessed by each of the six selected villages; one is located at Rampurand the other is located at Nirmand.

Veterinary Health Facilities

9. The Veterinary Health facility is available in Koyal and this facility also catersto Bayal as it is only at a distance of 3 Km. The veterinary dispensary for Dutt Nagar issituated at Nersu at a distance of 3Km. The veterinary dispensary for Nirmand islocated at Nirmand. The veterinary dispensary for Poshna is at Kisholi at a distance of 1KM and also at Rampur which is at a distance of 12 Km.

10. The veterinary hospital at Koyal serves both Koyal and Bayal, The veterinaryhospital is at Nersu, which is at distance of 3Km from Dutt Nagar. Nirmand has aveterinary hospital. Residents of Poshna access the hospital at Kisholi, which is t adistance of lKm. Residents of Tunan have to cover a distance of 12 Km to go to theveterinary hospital at Rampur.

11. The location of the veterinary dispensary and hospitals need to be seen alongwith the veterinary population of these villages.

TABLE 2Veterinary Population by Villages 2001 (In Nos.)

Type of Livestock Bayal Duft Koyal Nirmand Poshna TunanNagar

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)


Buffaloes 15 12 14 4 -Cows 240 315 120 1883 218 1140Draught Animal 90 46 120 184 176 190Goat/Sheep 10 30 20 457 229 390Horse/Ponies 4 8 - 18 22 38Pig 28 - - - - -Young Stock 65 120 60 564 90 440

12. It is odd that Tunan has the maximum number of livestock and yet it is farthestfrom a veterinary dispensary or a veterinary hospital.

Market or Mandi

13. The distance of market or Mandi from the village is indicative of the meansthrough / by which the products can be reached to the point of sale. The cost of takingthe products to the market is also causing higher prices of the products.

14. Rampur is the major Mandi for all the villages under study. From the Mandi,Koyal is at a distance of 14 Krn; Dutt Nagar is 13 Km away and Bayal and Tunan areeach at a distance of 12 Km. Poshna is closest to the Mandi at the distance of 5 Km.

Co-operative Society

15. There is a co-operative society with its headquarters at Nirmand. HereTunan is in the most disadvantageous position being at a distance of 32 Km. If

the distance is covered on foot, it will be 12 Km. Koyal is at a distance of 15 Km andDutt Nagar is 13 Km away, Poshna is 5 Km from the co-operative society headquarters.

Educational Facilities

16. Primary schools are located in all the villages. The children from Bayal are 12Km away from the nearest Senior secondary school which is at Rampur. Distance wise,the most disadvantaged are the children of Koyal who are 18Km away from the nearestSenior secondary school which is at Dutt Nagar. There is a middle school at Kisholijust lKm away from Poshna. There are two secondary schools which can be accessedby the children of Tunan, one at Rampur is a distance of 12 Km and the other at Nersuis still farthest at 14 Km. There is no arrangement for adult education in any of thevillages.

Social Activities

17. There are Mahila Mandals and Youth Mandals that cater to the socialrequirements of women and youth respectively. There are regular local Melas beingorganized by local people for recreation and for commodities.

Rural Electrification

18. All the six villages under study are electrified.


Factors Influencing Environmental Health

Drainage Facility

19. Koyal and Dutt Nagar have pucca drainage facility. Poshna has kuccha drainagefacilities .There are no drainage facilities in Bayal, Tunan and Nirmand.

Provision of Sewerages

20. None of the concemed villages has any provision for common sewerage.However individual sewerage tanks have been constructed by most of the villagersnear their houses.

Sources of Drinking water

21. The drinking water facilities are extremely inadequate. Only Dutt Nagar has tapwater; Koyal gets water from the IPH scheme which is about 10 Km away, Tunan getswater from the Kandhi Nala which is at a distance of lKm and Poshna gets springwater.

TABLE 3Distribution of Population

(in numbers)Distribution of Population By Sex in Villages

Bayal Duft Nagar Koyal Nirmand Poshna Tunan(1) (2) (3) (4) _ (5) (6) (7)Male Adult 265 540 1174 2864 1630 1756Female Adult 284 542 1037 2616 471 1689Total Adults 549 1082 2211 5480 2101 3445Children 87 131 260 720 421 670Total 636 1213 2471 6200 2522 4115Population

Percentage Distribution of Adult Population By Sex

Male Adult 48.26 49.90 53.09 r 52.26 77.58 50.97Female Adult 51.73 50.10 | 46.90 47.73 22.41 49.02

22. The male population of Koyal , Nirmand and Tunan is a little higher than thefemale population. The percentage shares correspondingly being 53.09, 52.26 and50.97, a serious cause for concern is percentage of male population to total populationwhich is 77.58 in Poshna. This clearly shows that the girl child is neglected.

23. The average size of the household is around 5 except for Poshna where it isthe average number of children per house hold is 2.

24. Literacy rates among the males are fairly satisfactory. The highest literacy rateamong both males and females is in Poshna being 89.14% and 73.28% respectively. Aclose second is Dutt Nagar with 88.33% literate males and 66.33% females. Nirmand

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comes next with the literacy rates among males is 85.64% and the literacy rates amongfemales is 61.56%. The literate males in Bayal are 78.86% and the literate females are54.92%. The literate males and females in Tunan are 75.51% and 47.30% respectively.Koyal has 74.87% literate males and 54.58% literate females.

25. It was observed that in every village the percentage of female literates isbelow the percentage of male literates.

26. The available data as per table no. 4 shows that the only village where femaleworkers are higher than the male workers is Bayal. If we look at the non-workers wefind that female non-workers are lower than the male non-workers. We need to find outthe reasons why women workers are more than the male workers. This is possiblebecause if we look at the sex composition of the total workers we find that the femalesare more than males in Bayal. In Dutt Nagar males and females workers arealmost equal. In Tunan although the female workers are less than the male workers thedifference is almost negligible in Koyal and Nirmand, the female workers are lowerthan the male workers. This position indicates that the degree of women empowermentis more than that of men in Bayal.

27. It is revealed from the table no. 4 that the dependency ratio is highest in Poshnabeing 1.52, followed by Bayal with 1.27. The dependency ratio in Tunan is 1.18 and inNirmand it is 1.01, In Dutt Nagar and Koyal the dependency ratio is less thanl, being0.99 and 0.66 respectively. Dependants mean non-workers plus the number of childrenand dependency ratio is the number of dependants divided by the workers.


TABLE 4Socio Economic Detail of House Holds by Villages

Bayal Dutt Koyal Nirmand Poshna Tunan TotalNagar

Marginal Workers(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)Male 6 16 191 162 54 57 476Female 0 10 158 426 189 107 890Total 6 26 349 588 243 164 1366Cultivators 7

Male 131 252 574 856 681 625 3119Female 169 310 610 1099 380 923 2991Total 310 562 1184 1955 301 1548 6110Distribution of Wor king and Non-workers by SexWorkersMale 147 339 858 1805 907 1095 5151Female 171 336 780 1631 657 1053 4628Total 318 675 1638 3436 1564 2148 9779Dependants _

Non-workers 318 538 833 2764 1958 1967 8378Children 87 131 260 720 421 l670 2289Total Dependants 405 669 1093 3484 2379 2537 10667Dependency Ratio 1.27 0.99 0.66 1.01 1.52 1.18 1.10Literacy %(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)Male 78.86 88.33 74.87 85.64 89.14 75.51 67.78Female 54.92 66.23 54.58 61.56 73.28 47.30 59.64Average Size ofHouseholds(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)Total Population 636 1213 2471 6200 2522 4175 17217No. of Households 114 250 484 1380 773 824 3825Average size of 5.6 4.5 5.1 5 3.3 4.9 4.7HouseholdAverage Number. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2OfChildren/Household . .


28. In Bayal there are just 6 male marginal workers and there are no womenworking as marginal workers. Dutt Nagar accounts for 26 marginal workers outof which 16 are male and 10 are female. The largest number of marginal workers is inNirmand. There are 588 marginal workers out of which 162 are male and 426 arefemale. Koyal has 349 marginal workers out of which 191 are male and 426 are female.Poshna accounts for 243 marginal workers out of which 54 are male and 189 arefemales. Tunan has 189 marginal workers out of which males and females are 57 and107 respectively. It was observed that in Nirmand, Poshna and Tunan, the female areconsiderably more than the male workers.

29. Agriculture is the principal occupation in the above villages; hence we take thedistribution of cultivators by sex. In all the villages except Poshna the female workersin cultivation are more than the male workers.

TABLE 5Pattern of Land Utilization 2003-04

(Fig in Hectares)Land Use Bayal Duft Koyal Nirmand Poshna Tunan

Nagar(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)1-Total geographical area 76 851 159 1102 293 510according to village papers2- Area under forests - - - - - -3- Area not available for 13 83 - 246 49 107cultivationi- Land put to non - 66 9 132 - 12agricultural useii- Barren and uncultivated 2 17 20 114 - 95land

Total 15 83 29 246 49 1074- Other uncultivated land - - 114 - - -excluding fallow landi- Permanent pastures and - 536 --other grazing landii- Miscellaneous tree crops - 11 -

and groves included in netarea sowniii- Culturable waste - - 15Total 547 15- - -5- Fallow Lands 4 - 1 71 22 231- Current fallow - - - - -ii- Fallow land other than - -current fallowTotal 4 9 1 71 22 236- Total cropped area 63 - 316 785 391 731i- Net area sown 56 221 114 785 222 380ii- Area sown more than 58 9 202 763 169 351once

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Total 114 230 316 1553 391 7317- Total cultivable area 57 - - 856 244 -

i- Irrigated Area 35 74 41 7 6ii- Un-irrigated Area 22 59 815 49 -

8- Village common Lands - - - -

9- Land put to other use -

i- Industry -

ii- Community House -

10- Area under ponds foragriculture

30. The above table shows that there are no forests in any of the villages common lands. Noland has been put to non-agricultural use such as for industry or community house.

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Annexure - II

Policies and Schemes

Social Security in India

Basic Safety net is derived from social structures of family, community, caste andreligion.Government interventions

* Group insurance schemes for rural groups, unorganized labour, fishermen,forest workers

* Integrated Child Development Programme; The World's largest childdevelopment programme in which 90% of the child population of our countryis to be covered by the end of Ninth Plan and with existing coverage of 16.3million children and 3.2 million mothers.

* Balika Samruddhi Yojana provides economic security to girls born inbelow the poverty line families. Coverage achieved 2.5 million

* Swam Jayanti Swarojgar Yojana national SHG based programme which aims ateconomic empowerment of rural poor

* Jawahar Rojgar Yojana, an employment assurance scheme* Widow and old age pension schemes

Policy Initiatives for Women

* National Plan of Action for Women (NPA) 1976.* National Health Policy (NHP) 1983.* National Expert Committee on Women Prisoners (1986)* National Perspective Plan for women (NPP) 1988-2000* Shram Shakti - Report of the National Commission on self employed men and

women in informal sector 1988.* National Commission for women's Act (NCW) 1990.

Schemes of Government of Himachal Pradesh applicable in the Projects Area

* Rural Water Supply* Panchayat Sahayak Yojna (PSY)* Chief Ministers Gratuity Scheme* Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY)* Command Area Development Programme* Antodaya Anna Yojna* Renovation reclamation of ponds and tanks

The above information may be useful to enhance the information level of localpopulation and to facilitate them to avail the benefits.


Annexure - III: Consultation Matrix

Date No. of Target Group Key Issues Remarksand participants raisedVenue09 April 08 1. Kalyan Samiti l.Lack of l.Dissemination2006 2. Mahila mandal information of information(Koyal) 3. Youvak mandal regarding and creating

4. Villagers projects & awareness are5.Panchayat social one of the focus

development areas of theplan. Necessary strategy.Information hasnot reachedindividuals

2.Need for job .Recruitmentopportunities. information to

local3. Health 3.One healthfacilities. centre

Training to beorganized.

4. Need for 4.Not Possibletrained as it of stateAnimators. govt. Issue.

5.Local ITI is 5. MaybeNeeded. provided.


April 28, 12 l.Panchayat 1. Lack of 1.There is less06 (Bayal) 2.Villagers information possibility of

3.Local Formal regarding this occurance.Group projects &

socialdevelopmentplan. NecessaryInformation hasnot reachedindividuals

2. Water 2.InformationResources throughProblem: InformationConcerns that Centrethe water levelwill fall down.Alternativewater sourcesare demanded.Recruitmentinformationmay beprovidedthrough localchannels.

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01 April 2006 09' 1.Youvak Manada 1.Lack of l.That is there(Datta 2.Mahila Manadal information is in contractNagarar) 3.Local Villagers regarding document, but

4.Pardhan projects & can not besocial forced.Tenderdevelopment informationplan. Necessary ThroughInformation has Informationnot reached Centre.individuals.Concern forPollution due toexcavation,earth dumpingand movementof projectengagedvehicles.Norecruitment oflocal workersby contractors,Tenderinformation isnot reaching,

2.Sportsfacilities are 2.Support maynot adequate in be extended.the area.

15 April, 2006 9 l.Yuvak Mandal l.Concern for 1.Sprinkler of(Kushwa) 2.Mahila Manadal Pollution due to water on

3.Local Villagers excavation, Kuccha Road4.Pradhan earth dumping

and movementof projectengagedvehicles.2.Information 2. Matter mayCentre (Bayal) be looked into.is notaccessible to allbecause ofdistance


28 April, 2006 14 1. Yuvak Mandal 1. Tunnel l.Agreed to(Kushwa) 2.Mahila Manadal construction compensate in

3.Local Villagers may create condition of4.Pardhan cracks in prior5.Ward-members houses of these videography.

areas.Demanding forcompensationin advance.Water ResourcesProblemconcerns thatthe water levelwill fall down.Alternativewater sourcesare a demand.


2 and 17 26 I.Local Formal l.Tunnel l.Agreed toApril, 2006 8 Group construction compensate onand 12 2.Youvak mandal may create condition of28 May,2006 3.Mahila mandal cracks in prior(Posahna) 4.Pardhan houses of these videography.

5.Villagers areas.6.Ward-members Demanding for

compensationin advance.WaterResourcesProblem:Concerns thatthe water levelwill fall down.Alternativewater sourcesare a demandIndirectEmployment -

Contractor arenot hiring localLabour forces.Contractorsshall be askedto engage locallabourers.

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04 and 28 7 l.Youvak mandal 1.DirectApril, 2006 14 2.Mahila mandal Employmentand 09 3.Pardhan Possibility is04 May, 2006 4.Villagers not visible due

5.Ward-members to the project.(Badi) Recruitment

informationmay beprovidedthrough localchannels.

2.IndirectEmploymentContractor arenot hiring localLabour forces.Contractorsshall be askedto engage locallabourers.

3.IncomeGenerationContracts arenot beingawardedlocally. Localentrepreneursshould beencouraged.

4.Horticulturaland agriculturalsupport isneeded to learnnew rechniques


11 and 15 6 1.Youvak mandal I.EssentialApril, 2006 and 11 2.Mahila mandal health care03 May,2006 8 3.Kalyan Samiti facility and(Tunan) 4.Pardhan training not

5.Villagers adequate andWard-members can be

supportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.

2.Educationalfacility is notadequate andproject mayhelp in thisarea.

3.MonitoringCommitteeshould havepublicrepresentatives.

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2, and 28 4 1.Youvak mandal l.Essential l.Health VanApril28, and 11 2.Mahila mandal health care and a health04 May,2006 18 3.Kalyan Samiti facility and centres are

4.Pradhans training not considered for5.Villagers adequate and the area.6.Ward-members can be

supportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.

2.Educational 2. Support tofacility is not local academicadequate and institutes.project mayhelp in thisarea.

3. Monitoring 3.Not possibleCommittee as there isshould have always conflictpublic of interestrepresentatives. areas.


25 April, 2006 3 1.SDM l.Essential(Rampur) health care

facility andtraining notadequate andcan besupportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.Educationalfacility is notadequate andproject mayhelp in thisarea.


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April25,06 1 .Tehsildar 1 .Essentialhealth carefacility andtraining notadequate andcan besupportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.Educationalfacility is notadequate andproject mayhelp in thisarea.



28 April, 2006 4 l.Gram-pardhan 1.Essential(Poshwa) Uppardhan health care

facility andtraining notadequate andcan besupportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.Educationalfacility is notadequate andproject mayhelp in thisarea.


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26 April, 2006 4 1.Block Devp. l.Essential 1.Mobile(DuttNagar) Committee health care Health vans,

facility and Setup of healthtraining not centre.adequate andcan besupportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.Educationalfacility is notadequate andproject mayhelp in this 2. Not possiblearea. as they will

have their2.Monitoring interest asCommittee priority,should have Third partypublic Assessmentrepresentatives. may be

organized.

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April26,06 4 l.Chairman Zila 1. Essential l.AnimatorsParishad health care training is to be2.Tehsildar facility and organized.

training not Scheme foradequate and infrastructurecan be support tosupported school.through project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.Educationalfacility is notadequate andproject mayhelp in thisarea.

2. Monitoring 2.Not possibleCommittee as they willshould have have theirpublic interest asrepresentatives. priority,

Third partAssessmentmay beorganized.

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April28,06 01 1.Public 1.Essential Mobile HealthRepresentatives health care vans

facility and Animatorstraining not Trainingadequate and Setup of healthcan be centresupportedthrough project.Mobile HealthVan isappreciated butarea should beexpanded.2.Educational 2.Scheme forfacility is not schooladequate andproject mayhelp in thisarea.


05 April and 03 l.Media Personnel 1.On time 1. Strengthen06 June, Information the Information2006(Rampur) dissemination, Centre

Usage of Mediafor Publicconfidencebuilding

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07 June, 2006 01 I.State Govt. I.Cracks due to I.It shall beShimla Functionary blast should be compensated

compensated. after evaluationof loss due tocracks

Total TotalConsultations participants=207=17

* The suggestions made by the various consultation groups have been dulyconsidered and those suggestions that were considered forimplementation by RHEP,

* Several group consultations have been conducted and the originalminutes of meeting are available in the office record of ER&R Deptt. ofRHEP.

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Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for RHEP, SJVNL

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

E.1 Satiuj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), a joint venture of Govt. of India (GOI) andGovt. of Himachal Pradesh (GOHP) has planned for construction of 412 MWHydroelectric Project on river Satluj in Himachal Pradesh. The project called RampurHydro Electric Project (RHEP) is conceived as tailrace development from 1500 MWNathpa Jhakri Hydro Electric Project (NJHEP) to tap the hydropower potential of riverSatluj between Jhakri and Bayal village. The surface powerhouse will be constructedon the right bank of river Satiuj at village Bayal, which is about 15 km downstream ofRampur town.

E.2 The project would affect 4 villages, of which 3 villages are in Nirmand Tehsil of KulluDistrict and one village in Rampur Tehsil of Shimla District.

E.3 The project affected families include 69% general category families, 30% scheduledcaste families and 1% tribal family. The average land holding of project affectedfamilies works out to be 0.70 hectare (8.13 Bigha - local unit). Literacy rate of projectaffected population is as high as 83.01 per cent. Average family size of projectaffected families is 5.04 and average number of earning person per family works outto be 1.45. Further, the average annual income of project affected families works outto be Rs. 1, 20,973.

E.4 Estimated land acquisition for the project works out to be 78.254 hectare. Of whichabout 48.966 hectare of govemment forestland has already been transferred toRHEP and acquisition of 29.287 hectare of private land is being acquired under LAAct of 1894 modified in 1984. The property acquired from the affected families havebeen be compensated under Land Acquisition Act of 1894. The compensation wereassessed by a special committee to finalize the compensation based on variousparameters such a recent sale transactions, recent court order on enhancedcompensation in the near by projects, land rates paid for some private hydro projects,etc.

E.5 Acquisition of private land would affect 144 families comprising 167 land ownersfrom 4 villages of which 29 families would be displaced by the project. Fatti Bayal isthe most affected village which alone accounts for 20 displaced families. The projectaffected families for R&R purpose is 133 title holders and 2 tenants as 9 householdswere found locked. The project affected families include SC (40 families), ST (1family) and others. Livelihood of majority of families would be affected to some extentbecause of land acquisition.

E.6 Efforts have been made to minimize the adverse impact of the project by identifyingthe maximum government land and selecting less inhabited site.

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E.7 Group consultations (No. 7) were held with affected persons, displaced persons,community leaders and village heads to know their views about the project, theiropinion with regard to relocation, compensation and other issues. Some of the viewsexpressed by project affected families such as compensation for land close toreplacement cost, resettlement site selection, awarding of petty contracts, etc havebeen incorporated in the Resettlement Action Plan.

E.8 The Resettlement Action Plan has been prepared keeping in view the key objectivethat the affected/displaced persons are not worse off than the pre-project level if not,better off. The RAP has been prepared based on R&R Policy of SJVNL, NationalPolicy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation 2003 and Operational Policy (OP) 4.12 ofWorld Bank. The SJVNL has prepared the Entitlement Framework for PAFs. It alsoprovides assistance for restoring the livelihood to the eligible families with additionalResettlement Grant support. The Policy also provides several other opportunities likeEmployment, support for Income Generation Scheme, Merit Scholarship Scheme forthe wards of PAFs, Awards of petty contracts to PAFs, Jobs with Contractors etc toPAFs.

E.9 During project implementation, the resettlement programme will be coordinated withlikely timing of civil works. The project will provide adequate notification andassistance to the affected families so that they are able to move and take away theirassets without undue hardship before the start of the civil works.

E.10 Various infrastructural work and community development programmes such asmobile health van, bus stand, drinking water supply, sports activity etc shall beundertaken by the RHEP in the project area as part of R&R activities.

E.11 The Resettlement Action Plan contains indicators for achievement of the objectivesunder the resettlement programme wherein internal monitoring and externalevaluation has been suggested in the RAP document.

E.12 Budget estimated for R&R activities is Rs. 534.7 million.

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I. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), a joint venture of Govt. of India (GOI) andGovt. of Himachal Pradesh (GOHP) has planned for construction of 412 MW HydroelectricProject on river Satluj in Himachal Pradesh. The proposed Rampur Hydro Electric Project(RHEP) is conceived as tailrace development from 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro ElectricProject (NJHEP) to tap the hydropower potential of river Satluj between Jhakri and Bayalvillage. The surface powerhouse will be constructed on the right bank of river Satluj at villageBayal, which is about 15 km downstream of Rampur town (see location map).

1.2 The intake of the project is located at the outfall of Nathpa Jhakri Project at Jhakri.The project area falls under seven panchayats namely Gadej, Bahawa, Bari, Tunan,Poshana, Kharga and Kushawa covering revenue villages of Fatti Kushwa , Fatti Bayal,Fatti Tunan ,Fatti Nirmand , Gadej (Koyal ) situated on the right bank of river Satluj underTehsil Nirmand in District Kullu and Duft Nagar on the left bank of river Satluj in DistrictShimla. The project site is about 130 km away from Shimla on NH 22. Township area of theproject is proposed to be developed at Dutt Nagar and Bayal.

1.3 For Resettlement & Rehabilitation (R&R) purpose, project affected area includes thearea from where land is to be acquired for the construction for any component of the project,or situated over the alignment of the proposed tunnel of RHEP. Accordingly panchayatsnamed Gadej, Bawaha, Tunan, Bari, Poshana, Kharga, Kushawa of Tehsil Nirmand and DuttNagar and Jhakri of Tehsil Rampur Bushahar fall under the area affected by RHEP.

Land Acquisition and Reseftlement Impacts

1.4 SJVNL will acquire 78.254 Hectare (ha) of land to create its facilities andinfrastructure and other activities which includes about 48.966 ha of government forestlandand 29.287 ha of private land. Acquisition of private land would affect 141 families from 6villages. The village wise details of land to be acquired for the project are given asAnnexure 1.

Measures Adopted for Minimizing Impacts

1.5 Efforts were made to minimize the adverse impact of the project. Measures adoptedfor minimizing the adverse impact are as under:

* Site selection for constructing infrastructure and other facilities were done in suchmanner which involved minimal acquisition of private land (38 %).

* During design stage extra care was taken to avoid affecting religious structures/ publicproperty.

* Efforts were made to avoid affecting major settlements. As a result only 29 families willbe displaced and 141 families affected.

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Objectives of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)

1.6 The objective of the Resettlement Action Plan is to assist the project affectedpersons to enable them to improve or restore their living standards. In order to achieve thisobjective, the following key tasks will be performed.

(a) Ensure timely payment of compensation for loss of land, structure and assets prior totaking over the possession;

(b) provide assistance and support during the transition period for which they are entitled,and

(c) Conduct meaningful consultations with displaced and affected families in particular andlocal community in general and also provide opportunities for participation in planningand implementation of RAP.

1.7 This RAP has been prepared based on the provisions outlined in the MoU betweenSJVNL and GoHP, National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation (NPRR) 2003 andWorld Bank OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement.

Approach and Methodology

1.8 The key methods used while preparing this RAP include:

(a) Primary household survey among the project affected families carried out by HimachalPradesh University;

(b) Consultations with project affected people, Project officials, state govemment officialsand other stakeholders;

(c) Reconnaissance Survey;(d) File visit observation; and,(e) Collection of secondary information related to land acquisition and other project related

information

Resettlement Planning

1.9 The RAP is based on the principle that the population affected by the project will beassisted to improve their former living standards. Further, it also takes into account ways ofavoiding or minimizing the impacts wherever possible by exploring other alternative projectdesigns. Where displacement is unavoidable, people loosing assets, livelihood or otherresources, assistance is proposed for improving their former living standards.

1.10 The rationale behind preparing comprehensive RAP is not only to restore andimprove the standard of living of PAPs but also bring qualitative change in life. Consideringthat the ultimate aim of RAP is to improve quality of life of the affected persons, it's importantto assess the changes brought about by the project.

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II. RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK

2.1 At the time of signing the MoU with Government of Himachal Pradesh, for taking upof Rampur Project, the resettlement provisions for project affected people were agreed uponand included as part of MoU. Since the project is subjected to MoEF clearance, theconditions stipulated by MoEF on application of provisions of NPRR 2003 for project affectedpeople were also taken into consideration. Similarly, since the project is financed by WorldBank, the operational directives on Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12) were also taken intoconsideration. This chapter briefly outlines the provisions of these policy provisions and alsodescribes other applicable legal frameworks.

Resettlement Provisions under MOU between SJVNL and GoHP

2.2 The main objective of this policy framework is to clarify the definition of family andother types of affected persons for the purpose of various benefits, propose theadministrators for supervising the resettlement implementation and provides the details ofvarious proposed benefits to the affected persons in addition to the compensation under LAAct. The key provisions of this framework include resettlement grant for those familiesbecoming land less and provision of house building assistance and opportunities for awardof petty contracts to PAPs. The policy also incorporates several provisions for taking upcommunity development works including operation of mobile health unit, merit scholarships,assistance for self employment and employment to one person from each landless familysubject to suitability and availability as and when the new recruitment is made. The R&Rpolicy framework is provided in Annexure 2.

The World Bank's Operational Policy on Involuntary Resettlement

2.3 The key provisions of this policy were taken into consideration for preparing the RAP.The key policy provisions were compared with the provisions available in the MoU andidentified the following gaps. These include: non-inclusion of assistance for non-title holdersas PAPs, mitigation of impacts due to ancillary activities such as transmission lines, accessroads, borrow areas, dump sites, etc. Cut-off-date for eligibility of benefits as on the date ofsurvey or land acquisition notification, developmental approach for income restoration orimprovements, entitlement livelihood restoration mechanisms, valuation of assets based onscheduled rates and disclosure procedures. These were taken into consideration whilefinalizing the Plan.

NPRR for Project Affected Families 2003

2.4 As far as the policy matter is concerned, some states and central ministries /departments have their own policies and guidelines for resettlement and rehabilitation.However, a National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy for Project Affected Families(PAFs) 2003 have been prepared by the Ministry of Rural Development (Department ofLand Resources). The policy basically addresses the need to provide succor to the assetless rural poor, support the rehabilitation efforts of the resource poor sections namely smalland marginal farmers, SCs / STs and women who have been displaced. This policy will be inthe form of broad guidelines and executive instructions for guidance of all concerned andwill be applicable to projects displacing 500 families or more enmasse in plain areas 250

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families enmasse in hilly area, Desert Development Programme (DDP) blocks, areamentioned in Schedule V and Schedule VI of the Constitution of India.

Provisions of R & R Benefits for Project Affected Families as per NPRR-2003

2.5 In this policy, proposed rehabilitation grants and other monetary benefits would beminimum and applicable to all Project Affected Families (PAFs).

* PAFs loosing their own house will get not more than 150 sq. m. of land in rural area and75 sq. m. of land in urban areas.

* Each PAFs belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category will get one time financialassistance of Rs. 25000/- for house construction.

* PAFs loosing their agriculture may be allotted agriculture land or cultivable waste land tothe extent of actual land loss subject to a maximum of one hectare of irrigated land ortwo hectares of un-irrigated land/cultivable waste land subject to availability ofgovernment land in the districts.-In case of allotment of wasteland/degraded land in lieu of acquired land, each PAFsshall get financial assistance of Rs. 10000/- per hectare of land development.In case of allotment of agriculture land, a one time financial assistance of Rs. 5000/- perPAF for agriculture production shall be given.Each PAFs having cattle shall get financial assistance of Rs. 3000/- for construction ofcattle shed.Each PAFs shall get financial assistance of Rs. 5000/- for shifting allowances.Each PAFs comprising self employed shall get one time financial assistance of Rs.10000/- for construction of working shed/shop.

. Each PAFs loosing entire agriculture land shall get one time financial assistanceequivalent to 750 days minimum agriculture wages for 'loss of livelihood' where neitheragriculture land nor regular employment to one member of the PAF has been provided.Each PAF owning agricultural land in the affected zone and whose entire land has notbeen acquired and consequently he becomes a marginal farmer shall get one timefinancial assistance equivalent to 500 days minimum agricultural wages.Each PAF owning agriculture land in the affected zone and who consequently becomesa small farmer shall get one time financial assistance equivalent to 375 days minimumagricultural wages.

. Each PAF belonging to the category of 'agricultural labourer', or 'non-agriculturallabourer' shall be provided a one time financial assistance equivalent to 625 days of theminimum agricultural wages.

* Each displaced PAF shall get a monthly subsistence allowance equivalent to 20 days ofminimum agricultural wages per month for a period of one-year upto 250 days.

* In the case of acquisition of land in emergent situation such as under Section 17 of theLand Acquisition Act 1894 or similar provision of other Act in force, each PAF shall beprovided with transit accommodation, pending resettlement and rehabilitation scheme.Such families shall also get R&R benefits under this Policy.

* Acquisition of Long Stretches of Land: In case of projects relating to Railway Lines,Highways, Transmission Lines and laying pipelines wherein only a narrow stretch of landextending over several kilometers is being acquired, the Project Affected Families will beoffered an ex-gratia amount of Rs. 10,000/- per family, and no other Resettlement &Rehabilitation benefits shall be available to them.

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* Project Affected Families shall be provided necessary training facilities for developmentof entrepreneurship to take up self-employment projects at the resettlement zone as partof R&R benefits.

* Project Affected Families who were in possession of forestlands Prior to 25th October1980 shall qet all the R & R benefits.

* PAFs of Scheduled Caste category enjoying reservation benefits in the affected zoneshall be entitled to get the reservation benefits at the resettlement zone.

* Each Project Affected Family of ST category shall be given preference in allotment ofland.

• Each Tribal PAF shall be entitled to get R&R benefits under this Policy.. Each Tribal PAF shall get additional financial assistance equivalent to 500 days

minimum agriculture wages for loss of customary rights/usages of forest produce.• Tribal PAFs will be re-settled close to their natural habitat in a compact block so that they

can retain their ethnic, linguistic and cultural identity.* Tribal PAFs shall get land free of cost for community & religious gathering.• Tribal PAFs resettled out of the district/taluka will get 25% higher R&R benefits in

monetary terms.* The Tribal Land alienated in violation of the laws and regulations in force on the subject

would be treated as null and void and the R&R benefits would be available only to theoriginal tribal landowner.

* The Tribals families residing in the Project Affected Areas having fishing rights in theriver/pond/dam shall be given fishing rights in the reservoir area.

* Tribal PAFs enjoying reservation benefits in the affected zone shall be entitled to get thereservation benefits at the resettlement zone.

Basic Amenities to be provided at Resettlement Zone

2.6 While shifting the population of the Affected Zone to the Resettlement Zone, theAdministrator for R&R may as far as possible, ensure that:

a) In case the entire population of the village/area to be shifted belongs to a particularcommunity, such population/families may be resettled enmasse in a compact area sothat socio-cultural relations (social harmony) amongst shifted families are not disturbed.

b) In case of resettlement of Scheduled Castes PAFs, it may be ensured that they areresettled in sites close to the villages.

2.7 The Project Affected Families shall be provided the basic amenities andinfrastructure facilities at the resettlement site as per norms specified by the AppropriateGovt. It is desirable that provision of drinking water, electricity, schools, dispensaries andaccess to the resettlement sites amongst others be included in the resettlement planformulated by the Administrator for R&R.

2.8 All states are free to adopt their own resettlement and rehabilitation packages in caseof higher than the National R & R Policy.

2.9 The benefits provided in the NPRR for PAFs are also covered in the proposed plan.The key policy provisions of NPRR were compared with the provisions available in SJVNLpolicy. Following points are not addressed in the SJVNL policy.

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* Vulnerable Groups such as SCs/STs and BPL Families are not covered in SJVNLPolicy.

* PAFs belonging to agricultural labourer or non-agricultural labourer category are notcovered for financial assistance under SJVNL.

Legal Framework for Land Acquisition

2.10 Land needed for the project will be acquired under the LA Act of 1894. The Act wasamended in 1984 and some of its norms related to the time/amount and procedures ofcompensation were liberalized. However, the Act in essence remains unchanged and isapplicable to the whole country except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The main featuresof the LA Act of 1894 are as under:

* The Act only deals with compensation and not rehabilitation of people whose lands havebeen acquired;

* The Act only considers payment of compensation to those individuals who have legalownership rights;

* Under the Act, no compensation is payable to landless labourers, forest-land cultivators,forest produce collectors, artisans and shifting cultivators because they do not have anyland record in the record of rights.

2.11 Land Acquisition Act, 1894: The salient features of the Act have been presented in

Table 1.

Table 1 - Salient Features LA Act

Sections Description3 Definition4 Publication of preliminary notification and powers of officers to enter for survey5 Payment for damage

5A Hearing of Objections6 Declaration that land is required for a public purpose7 After declaration, Collector to take order for acquisition8 Land to be marked out, measured and planned9 Notice to persons interested10 Powers to require and enforce the making of statements as to names and

interests11 Enquiry into measurements, value and claims and award by Collector12 Award of Collector when to be final

13A Correction of Clerical Errors, etc.16 Power to take possession17 Special powers in cases of urgency (Not applied in this project)18 Reference to court23 Matters to be considered in determining compensation24 Matters to be neglected in determining compensation

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Other Applicable Laws and Provisions Prevailing in Himachal Pradesh

2.12 Some amendment was enacted in the LA Act of 1984 by the Legislative Assembly ofHimachal Pradesh and the Act is called the Land Acquisition Act (Himachal Pradesh) Act,1986. The main features of amendment are as follows:

Amendment of Section 18

2.13 The Collector may entertain an application under this section; after the expiry of thesix weeks but within the period of six months, if he is satisfied that the application wasprevented by sufficient cause from making the application in time.

Definitions

2.14 In order to administer the resettlement policy provisions, it is essential to define thekey parameters involved in the R&R policy. The following definitions will be used foradministering the eligible entitlements.

2.15 Project Affected Area/Zone: Project affected Area /Zones means area as notifiedby the project authority or where land is acquired for construction for any component ofproject, infrastructure, township, offices, construction facilities welfare facilities etc. Unit fordeclaring Project Affected Area would be Panchayat /Revenue village.

2.16 Title Holders: Are those who have legal title to land, structure and other assets.

2.17 Squatters: Are those who have illegally occupied government lands for residential,business and or other purposes. They are not eligible for compensation but would qualify forassistance and targeted support if they are below poverty line.

2.18 Encroachers: Encroachers are persons who have extended their building,agricultural lands, business premises or work places into government lands. As a rule, theyare not eligible for either compensation or assistance. The assistance to these persons willbe on case to case basis provided that they are below the poverty line.

2.19 Tenants: Tenants are those persons having bona fide tenancy agreements, writtenor unwritten, with a private property owner with clear property titles, to occupy a structure orland for residence, business or other purposes. They are eligible for shifting allowance andtwo months rents. Two months notice will be given to prior evacuation.

2.20 Vulnerable Groups: are those groups such as women-headed households,handicapped/disabled and SC/ST who will be dealt with on a case to case basis.

2.21 SJVNL has categories three major units entitled for compensation and assistanceinclude (i) Family (ii) Project Affected Families (PAFs);

2.22 Family: Family means husband / wife who is entered as owner / co-owner of the landin the revenue record, their children including step or adopted children, grand children and

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includes his and her parents and those brothers and sisters who are living jointly with him/her as per entries of Panchayat Pariwar Register as on date of notification under section 4 Aof Land Acquisition Act 1984.

2.23 Project Affected Family (PAF): Project Affected Family means a family /personwhose place of residence or other properties or source of livelihood are substantiallyaffected by the acquisition of land for the project and who has been residing continuously fora period not less than three years preceding the date of declaration of the project affectedarea or affected zone or practicing any trade , occupation or vocations continuously for aperiod not less than three years preceding the date of declaration of the project affected areaor affected zone preceding the date of declaration of the affected zone.

2.24 Project Affected Person (PAP): A person whose name appears in the Award foracquisition of land and has been paid compensation for the land acquired and possessionthereof taken by SJVNL.).

2.25 Rendered Houseless Family: Each project affected family which is renderedhouseless (both) or houseless means the family whose dwelling house is acquired by theProject. .This will be certified by the Deputy Commissioner concemed.

2.26 Cut-off-Date: The date of Notification under Section 4 (1) will be the cut-off datewhere land acquisition will be required. In the case of squatters and encroachers andunauthorized occupants the date of the Project Co-coordinating Consultants socio-economicsurvey will be considered as the cut-off date for entitlements under the project. For thepurpose of recognizing adults (above 18 years) for economic rehabilitation, the date ofextending assistance or payment of compensation will be used for determining economicrehabilitation. This applies in case the payment of compensation or relocation if delayedbeyond two years. For the purpose of identifying below poverty line families, the cut off dateis the date of census survey.

2.27 Based on the provisions of applicable R&R policies, an entitlements matrix fordifferent type of impacts has been adopted for preparing RAP for this project, which issummarized in Table 2.

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Reseftlement Action Plan (RAP) for RHEP, SJVNL

Table 2 - Entitlement Matrix

Impact R&R Provision under OP 4.12 of Involuntary NPRR 2003 Provision adopted for RampurCategory MOU resettlement Project

Compensation will be Compensation will be made as per LA Actmade as per Land Replacement cost to PAF to 1894. Allotment of agricultural land subject Compensa1on w8il be made as per LAAcquisition Act 1894. enable them to purchase to availability (upto 1 hectare of irrigatedLoss of The compensation for land of similar unit. The or 2 hectare of unirrigated land), Financial Special committee constituted to

Land land includes 30 . compensation should be assistance for land development (in case detine the constiorte osolatium and interest f paid prior to shifting of waste land or degraded land) and declose tompensate.of 12 %. agricultural production; land close to market rate.

Compensation will be Compensation will be made as per Basic Compensation will be made as permade as per Himachal Schedule Rate Himachal Pradesh §.;cGhe!,de,Pradesh Schedule Rate; current year.Project Affected Family Project Affected Family renderedrendered landless, landless, houseless or both entitled forhouseless or both independent house or plot plus cash orentitled for independent cash as per the choice of the displacedhouse or plot plus cash Replacement cost for loss family.

Loss of or cash as per the f hoe nd support for Project Affected Family may be allottedHouse choice of the displaced reestablishing the houses free of cost house site Project Affected

family. Family of Below Poverty Line category toget financial assistance for houseconstruction; transportation allowance 18 months transitional allowance and

18 months transitional shifting allowance.allowance and one timeshifting allowance

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Impact R&R Provision under OP 4.12 of Involuntary NPRR 2003 Provision adopted for Rampur

Category MOU resettlement Project

Resettlement Grant isgiven to all rendered One time Financial assistance 1-PAFslandless families and losing entire agriculture = assistance Resettlement Grant is given to all

Other livelihood support equivalent to 750 days, 2 -Marginal farmer rendered landless families duly certified

Loss of i.e., Income generation Assistanceforrestoring = assistance equivalent to 500 days, 3- by the Dy. Commissioner concerned

Sourceof scheme, award of petty income small farmer =assistance equivalent to and Other livelihood support i.e.,

Income contracts, hiring of 375 days, minimum agricultural wages Income generation scheme, award of

vehicles, and jobs with After acquiring; Financial assistance to petty contracts, hiring of vehicles, and

contractors. rural artisan,/small trader or self employed jobs with contractors.person

Replacement cost for

Impacts on affected structures and To be resettled as per OP 4.12of World

Non No Provision other immovable assets No explicit provisions** Bank, if any impacts to non title holders. except land and assistance is encountered during the

Titleholders for reestablishing their implementation

livelihoods

Tenants No provision Support for reestablishing Noexplicitprovision 3 months rental allowance @ Rs.their living standards 2000/- and shifting allowance.

Protection and Protection and promotion of cultural

Loss of promotion of cultural Protection, relocation and heritage and old monumental

Community heritage and old reclacement No explicit provision properties in project vicinity. The

Assets monumental properties P affected community assets will be

in project vicinity. reconstructed where necessary

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Impacts and Entitlements

2.28 The policy addresses direct and indirect impacts of project construction andoperation on affected persons, families, households and communities. The direct andimmediate impacts are those associated with project construction, mainly land acquisition.Other impacts include loss of shelter and impact on other assets. Mitigation is providedthrough compensation and assistance to project-affected persons, families and households.These social units are entitled to compensation and assistance on the basis of the policyframework adopted by the project. The policy provides mitigation for:

* Loss of land, house, other assets and work place;* Loss of livelihood or income opportunities; and others

2.29 Loss of assets and livelihood are impact categories that represent direct projectimpacts on an identified population. The people likely to be affected were surveyed forbaseline information. Under the project evaluation will be carried out to assess the changesbecause of the project against the baseline socio-economic data.

2.30 Eligibility: Project Affected Family /Person include owners who will lose land, house,land and house and other assets either partially or fully because of the project.

2.31 Criteria of eligibility: Each project affected family rendered houseless, renderedlandless and displaced shopkeepers are eligible for getting the benefits under R&R Planapproved by H.P. Govt. as well as SJVNL.

2.32 Eligibility of houseless family: Each -Project affected family which is renderedlandless as well as houseless (both) or houseless will be provided an independent housewith a built up plinth area of 60 sq mtr. Alternatively PAF can also be offered a plot of sizewhich allows construction of built up house of 60 sq mtr. Plinth area plus construction cost ofthe houses @Rs. 3000/-per sq mtr.

2.33 A family which does not opt for house/ plot but constructs his house at his own costwith a plinth area of 60 sq. mtr. Or more (upto 50%) shall be paid the construction cost of thehouse @ 3500/ - per sq. mtr and options from such families will be asked at an appropriatetime.(i.e. after issuance of section 6&7. In case any such families constructs house of lessthan 60 sq. mtr. Plinth area on his own plot or plot offered by the Nigam then amount to begiven will be worked out on prorata basis.

2.34 Eligibility of landless family: Eligibility of the landless family may be decided on thefollowing criteria

* Family whose land before acquisition was more than 5 bighas and is left with 1 biswa orno agricultural land after acquisition Rs.65000/-

Family whose land before acquisition was less than 5 bighas and is left with 1 biswa orno agricultural land after acquisition. Rs.55000

* Family whose land holding is left with more than 1 biswa and less than 5 bighas of landafter acquisition Rs.45000/-

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Family whose cattle shed is acquired in the project area, shall get one timefinancial assistance of Rs. 5000/- in no case the grant shall exceed Rs. 5000/- perfamily

2.35 Displaced shopkeepers: Shops will be allotted in the market complex of ProjectTownship. Displacement grants of Rs.10, 000/- (one time) in case SJVNL is unable to allotshops then financial assistance of Rs.40, 000/- will be provided to displaced shopkeepers.

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III. LAND ACQUISITION

3.1 The total land required for the project activities such as power house, roads,dumping area, quarry, dumping site, crusher, job facilities, office complex, etc asestimated/provided by SJVNL is 78.254 hectares. Out of this, 49 hectares is governmentforest land which has already been transferred. The remaining 29 hectares are private landbelonging to 141 families comprising 167 land owners. This includes acquisition of 28houses which will become houseless. The lands are acquired in six (6) revenue villages tocreate various infrastructure and other facilities related to the project.

Land Acquisition Process

3.2 Land surveys for payment of compensation shall be done on the basis of updatedofficial records and ground facts. The land record shall be updated relating to title/classification/current use of land for ensuring adequate land acquisition. For determiningclassification current use of land records as they are on the cut off date (date of notification4A) shall be taken under consideration. The value added for land improvement is calculatedat 30% solatium and 12% interest after notification of Section 4A. The valuation for trees willbe based as per the rates decided by the competent authority in consultation withDepartment of Agriculture, Forest, Horticulture, and Sericulture etc. The value of houses,buildings and other immovable properties will be determined for the purpose of payment ofcompensation as per the latest Himachal Pradesh Schedule of Rates (HPSR). Currentstatus of land acquisition is given in Table 3.

Table 3 - Current status of land acquisition

S Area under Date of Issue Date of Issue Probable dateS. Village acquisition of Notification of Notification of awardNO. (in Ha.) U/s 4 U/s 6&7

1 Bayal (I) 5-26-12 Feb 2, 2005 Aug 9, 2005 Sept 23, 2006

2 Nirmand 3-84-46 Feb 9, 2005 Aug 3, 2005 Sept 23, 2006

3 Bayal (II) 00-25-82 Mar 10, 2005 Aug 9, 2005 Sept 23,2006

4 Datt Nagar 14-71-10 Dec 1,2005 Mar 23, 2006 Mar31, 2006

5 Bayal (III) 01-27-96 Sept30, 2005 Mar 23, 2006 Mar31, 2006

6 Gadej 3-93-32 Aug 2, 2005 Jan 20, 2006 Mar 31,2006

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3.3 Since the people have expressed displeasure over the compensation rates, SJVNLhas constituted a separate committee consisting of Deputy Commissioner, District Kullu asChairman and Superintending Engineer (PWD), District Horticulture Officer, Tehsildar, andrepresentative of Forest Department as its members for evaluating the land prices. Thiscommittee has taken into account of consultations with the affected persons, project officials,recent transactions, compensation paid through private negotiations for a nearby privatehydropower project, and compensation enhanced by courts for Parvathi hydropower projectfor finalizing the land prices. The committee decided the rate as @ Rs 4, 47242 lacs perbigha for Bayal, Rs, 4, 49,874 per bigha for Fatti Nirmand and 4, 41,172 per bigha for fattiGadej. Accordingly, compensation rates as decided by the committee have been announcedby the LAO. Over and above 30% solatium and 12 % interest have also been added in thecompensation amount from the date of sec. 4.

Displaced families demanded for the evaluation of the house structures through third party.Accordingly many Govt agencies like HPPWD, CPWD. Housing Board etc were gotcontacted to evaluate the compensation of the house structures but they refused to takeupthe job. As such in line with the opinion of displaced families compensation of the structureshave been got evaluated through a registered evaluator (third party). The evaluatoremployed 'item rate method' and the rate of HPPWD schedule of rate 1999 plus prevailingmarket premium of these rates.

Impact of Land Acquisition

3.4 The amount of land to be acquired by the project is the major indication of impact onsocial environment. The impact of land acquisition would lead to loss of livelihood,agricultural land, structures and other assets. As a result of land acquisition, 141 familieswill be affected. Purpose wise land acquisition details are given in Annexure 3.

Land taken on Lease

5.63 For development of office building, geotechnical survey/testing and infrastructuralfacilities to start the basic work relating to project implementation. For this purpose, 2.091hectare (26.35 bigha - local unit) has been taken on lease from 8 Nos. of families (whoseland is land is going to be acquired) during the land acquisition process December 2004.The land has been leased in @ Rs. 1400/- per bigha/month (0.080 ha/month in Kullu Districtand 0.075 ha/month in Shimla District). The total amount for taking land on lease works outto be Rs. 33,360/- per month. This land would remain on lease till the announcement of theaward under LA Act of 1894.

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IV. BASELINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OFPROJECT AFFECTED FAMILIES

4.1 This chapter presents the analysis of baseline socio-economic characteristics of theProject Affected Persons (PAPs). Apart from providing the socio-economic background forthe project, the baseline characteristics provide an insight on developing indicators formonitoring and evaluation of the R&R measures and actions to be taken up

4.2 The socio-economic baseline survey was carried out in the month of April 2005 byAgro-Economic Research Centre, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimia. Household SurveyQuestionnaire used for data collection is provided as Annexure 4. The objective of thebaseline study was to estimate the socio-economic condition of the affected people and toassess impacts of the project, their views about the project and availability of resettlementand rehabilitation options. This helped in establishing the monitoring parameters, whichwould be used to study the project impact on the socio-economic condition of the people.

4.3 A detailed questionnaire was used to collect information on (i) demographic details ofaffected family (ii) ownership of land and structure affected (iii) their income level andexpenditure pattern (iv) health conditions (v) livestock profile (vi) source of earning (vii)ownership of other assets, etc.

4.4 All the 167 land owners are living in 141 families. A full census survey has beenundertaken to carry out the household survey in 2005. The list of the household withlandowners' names is given in Annexure 5.

Project Affected Families - Titleholder (TH) & Non Titleholder (NTH)

4.5 For effective planning and implementation of resettlement and rehabilitation activitiesin the project area, it is imperative to analyze and understand the socio-economic profile ofthe area and livelihood pattern of the project affected families.

4.6 Project Affected Families mainly belong to two broad categories, viz, Titleholders andNon Titleholders. Titleholders are the ones who have legal papers for property units in theirname, whereas Non Titleholders include encroachers and squatters. In addition, there aretenants who form a very small category of affected families.

4.7 The socio economic study reveals total number of project affected households as141 of which 9 households were found locked. For these nine households details are notavailable. The list of project affected households not available is given in Annexure 6. Thusthe Project Affected Families for R&R purpose works out to be 133. Two tenants have beenfound in Fatti Bayal village. The list of tenants is provided in Annexure 7. Breakup of TH &NTH households has been provided in Table 4.

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Table 4 - Status of Project Affected Households

Village No. of PAH PAH found locked NTH NTH TenantDattnagar 10 1 10 0Fati Nirmand 15 4 15 0

Fatti Bayal 69 1 69 0 2

Gadej3939(Koyal) 0

Total 133 9 133 0 2

Project Affected and Displaced Families

4.8 The project displaced families account for 21.05 per cent of the total affected families(133). Out of total 28 project displaced households, 20 households would be displaced fromFatti Bayal village alone. Balance 8 households would be displaced Dutt Nagar and FattiNirmand. No household would be displaced from village Gadej. The present condition ofaffected structures has been captured in still photographs which have been given inAnnexure 8. List of project displaced households is given in Annexure 9.

Vulnerable Families

4.9 The vulnerable families {SC/ST, Women Headed Household (WHH)} constitute 34.59per cent (46) of the total project affected families. The list of vulnerable families is given inAnnexure 10.

Type of Loss

Loss of Land

4.10 Out of 133 project affected families, 105 families would be losing their private landwhereas 29 families would be losing land as well as house.

Rendered Landless Families

4.11 Out of 144 families, 55 families have been rendered landless. Eligibility forresettlement grant of families rendered landless is as under:

* 29 families (20.42 per cent) after land acquisition are left with more than 1 biswa but lessthan 5 bighas of land - Rs. 45000/-

* 24 families (16.90 percent) are left with 1 biswa or no agriculture land after acquisition.Land holdings of these families before land acquisition was less than 5 bighas - Rs.55000/-

* 2 families (1.41 per cent) are left with 1 biswa or no agriculture land after acquisition.Land holdings of these families before land acquisition was more than 5 bighas - Rs.65000/-

4.12 List of rendered landless families eligible for resettlement grant is given in Annexure 11.

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Loss of Livelihood

4.13 Restoring livelihood of affected persons to at least pre project level if not better off isan important task of RAP. Almost all 133 project affected households/families would faceloss of livelihood to some extent because of loss of agricultural land.

Rendered Houseless Families

4.14 29 families would be rendered houseless due to acquisition of land and house. FattiBayal is the most affected village where 20 families would be rendered houseless and 6families in Fatti Nirmand and 2 families in DuUt Nagar.

Income Status

4.15 As per the average annual income data collected from household survey, affectedfamilies have been categorized into income categories of Rs. < 20000/- (see explanation);Rs. 20000/- to 50000/-; Rs. 50000/- to 100000/-; and > Rs. 100000/-. It has been observedthat about 37 per cent of the families (49) fall in the income category of > Rs. 100000/-followed by families (47) having average annual income in the range of Rs. 50000/- to100000/-.

Explanation - The Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development conducts BPLCensus at the beginning of each Five Year Plan. The basic objective of the Census is toidentify the households living Below Poverty line, who could be assisted under various anti-poverty programmes implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. ThePlanning Commission, Govt. of India adopted consumption expenditure as the basis for thedetermination of families Below Poverty Line for 9th Plan (2002-2007). The criteria for theidentification of BPL are as under:

1. Upto Rs. 20000/- per annum.2. The families having more than 2 hectare of land/pucca houses/annual incomeexceeding Rs. 20000/-fT. V./Refrigerator/Ceiling fan/motor cycle/scooter/three wheeler werenot considered to be BPL family.

No affected families have been found living below poverty line.Rehabilitation Measures

4.16 Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited is well established corporation of Govt. of India.Because of very limited requirement of manpower in Hydro- Power Project, employment inSJVNL has also been kept as rehabilitation option. However, some other option has alsobeen kept as rehabilitation measures i.e. Income Generation Scheme, Merit ScholarshipScheme for the wards of PAFs, Awards of Petty Contracts to PAFs, jobs with contractorsetc.

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Key Socio-economic Baseline Characteristics

4.17 This section of the report mainly deals with demographic and social characteristics ofproject affected persons viz., demographic (average family size, literacy, male-femalebreakup, age group classification, social stratification), economic, land holding before landacquisition, vehicle for personal and commercial use, occupation, house type, etc are givenin Table 5. Village wise socio-economic profile of PAFs is given in Annexure 12.

Table -5A. Key Socio Economic Indicators (N=133)

S. No Indicator Unit Value/ FigureDemographic CharacteristicsAverage Family Average 5.04Literacy( PAPs)Literate 0% 83.01Sex (PAPs)Male % 49.48Female % 50.52Age Group (% PAPs)0 to 6 yrs % 9.5460 and above % 6.56Social Stratification (no.& % of PAFs)SC % 30.08ST % 0.75Other % 69.17

2 EconomicAnnual Income (in Rs.) Average 120973.77Earner person per Family Average 1.45Family under debt (4 No.) % 3Family under debt (in Rs.) Average 100000.00

3 Land holding before land acquisitionLand holding per PAFs (in Hectare) Average 0.657Less than 5 Bighas (0.404 Hectare) % 41.87More than 5 Bighas (0404 Hectare) % 52.13Rice/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 32Wheat/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 30.43Maize/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 2.32Livestock (Draught animal, milch animal,young stocks, sheep, goats, etc) per Averagefamily/H H 2.36

4 Vehicles for personal useTwo Wheelar No 8Four Wheelar No 16

5 Vehicle for commercial use No 96 Occupation

Cultivators % 37.41Agriculture labour %_ 1.49

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S. No Indicator Unit Value/ FigureWage labour % 2.53Business % 3.13Service % 8.94

8 House TypeKatcha % 44.36Semi Pucca % 21.05Pucca 34.58Separate Kitchen % 81.2Separate Toilet % 69.17Rooms Average 3.98Size of House (Sq. ft.) Average 587

9 Material AssetsT.V. (No. 97) % 72.93Refrigrator (No. 62) % 46.62LPG (No. 106) % 79.70

10 Health RelatedMajor Disease if any ( Heart, Asthama,Gastric - 5 families) % 3.75Families hospitalized No Nil

B. Key Socio Economic Indicators in respect of 29 nos. of houseless families

S. No Indicator Unit Value/FigureI Demographic Characteristics

Average Family Average 5.14Literacy( PAPs)Literate % 75.69Sex ( PAPs)Male % 2.75Female % 2.57Age Group (T% PAPs)0 to 6 yrs % 10.4260 and above % 4.86Social Stratification (no. & % of PAFs)SC % 44.83ST % 0Other % 55.17

2 EconomicAnnual Income (in Rs.) Average 79807.14Earner person per Family Average 1.97Family under debt (1 No.) 3.45Family under debt (in Rs.) Average 50000.00

3 Land holding before land acquisitionLand holding per PAFs (in Hectare) Average 11 bighaLess than 5 Bighas (0.404 Hectare) 58.62More than 5 Bighas (0404 Hectare) _ _37.93

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S. No Indicator Unit Value/ FigureRice/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 31.33Wheat/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 30.30Maize/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 1.90Livestock (Draught animal, milch animal,young stocks, sheep, goats, etc) per Averagefamily/H H 2.00

4 Vehicles for personal useTwo Wheelar No NilFour Wheelar No 6.90

5 Vehicle for commercial use No Nil6 Occupation

Cultivators 29.86Agriculture labour 2.78Wage labour 6.94Business 2.06Service 9.03

8 House TypeKatcha 51.72Semi Pucca 13.79Pucca 20.69Separate Kitchen 79.31Separate Toilet 62.07Rooms Average 3.75Size of House (Sq. ft.) Average 532.50

9 Material AssetsT.V. (No. 17) % 58.62Refrigrator (No. 9) % 31.03LPG (No. 18) % 62.07

10 Health RelatedMajor Disease if any ( Heart, Asthama,Gastric - 1 family) 3.45Families hospitalized No Nil

Impact on Tribal Population

4.18 Only one ST family will be affected by the project. Therefore, preparation ofIndigenous People Development Plan (IPDP) is not required.

Consultations

4.19 Group consultations with the displaced persons, individual consultations withcommunity leaders, village heads were carried out to know their opinion as regards torelocation, compensation and other issues in order to understand their concern andrequirements.

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4.20 During the public consultation process majority of those participated seemed to beaware of the project. But at the same time, they were bothered about the relocation andlivelihood issues Discussions were also held with Panchayat Pradhans and communityleaders to know their views. They opined that that project should be implemented, but at thesame time, public opinions should be taken care off in terms of relocation and livelihoodmeasures.

4.21 Information provided in these consultations was well received. The consultationsprovided an opportunity to inform stakeholders of the nature of the project, and to clarifycertain issues of concem at this early stage. Details of public consultation are given inTable- 6.

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Table 6 - Summary of issues raised during consultations

Date Venue No. of Target Group Issues raised How these are incorporated in RAPparticipants

Oct 26, Near Kunni 16 PAFs, * Compensation for land * Special committee has been constituted by HP2005 Khad Representative at market rate Govt. to determine the market rate of land for

bridge in s of HPSEB compensation purpose.village Fatti &PCB and * Employment * One member of rendered landless family wouldNirmand general public opportunity be provided employment subject to fulfilling the

requisite criteria as and when recruitment isdone.

* Resettlement site * Project Displaced Families will be consulted forfinalization of resettlement sites in nearbyvillage/panchayat.

* Mobile health van * Mobile health van is already in operation.

* Petty contract works * Petty contracts would be given to the co-operatives of eligible families/ PAFs.

* Merit scholarship * Merit scholarship will be given to wards of PAFs.

May 19, Bayal 25 Project * Amount of * Special committee has been constituted by HP2006 village Affected Compensation at Govt. to determine the market rate of land for

Families market rate compensation purpose.

* Information on * One member of rendered landless family wouldEmployment schemes be provided employment subject to fulfilling the


May 24, Bayal 26 Project * Employment * One member of rendered landless family would2006 Village Affected opportunities for PAFs be provided employment subject to fulfilling the

Families requisite criteria as and when recruitment is

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* Cooperative society to done.work on theemployment * Petty contracts would be given to the co-opportunities. operatives of eligible families/ PAFs.

* Selection of * Project Displaced Families will be consulted forresettlement sites finalization of resettlement sites in nearby

village/panchayat.* Deployment of hiring of

vehicles from PAFs * Vehicles have been/ will be hired for the projectas per the project requirement.

May 29, Confe- 25 Families * Resettlement options * Project Affected Family rendered landless,2006 rence Hall, rendered for houseless families. houseless or both entitled for independent

Jhakri houseless house or plot plus cash or cash as per the* Construction of houses choice of the displaced family.

as per ProjectDisplaced Families * Displaced families can opt for plot plus cash andrequirement. construct house as per their requirements.

* Displaced families * Built up house of plinth area of 60 Sqm or a plotdemanded plot size of of size upto 60 sqm plinth area plus construction10 Biswa. cost of the house i.e., Rs. 180000/-.

* Lottery system will be followed for allotment ofplot/constructed house.

* Allotment of plotlocation through lottery * Transit Plan for resettlement includes rentsystem. allowance upto 18 months or till the construction

of house and shifting allowance.

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* Transit plan details

June 6, Bayal 15 Project * Compensation rate * Special committee has been constituted by HP

2006 Village Displaced Govt. to determine the market rate of land forFamilies compensation purpose.

* Awareness camps for * Awareness camps will be organized by SJVNL.proper utilization ofcompensation amount.

* One member of rendered landless family would* Employment issues be provided employment subject to fulfilling the


* Technical education (ITI) for local youth will be* Technical education given to wards of PAFs since 2006 (35 Nos.

scheme for local youth including 5 girls).

July 22, Bayal 19 Project * Selection of site for * Resettlement site selection would be finalized in

2006 Village Displaced resettlement consultation with project displaced familiesFamilies * Area to be allotted is 60 sqm plus construction

cost* Area of land to be * Basic amenities like approach path, street light,

allotted drinking water, sewerage facility etc would be* Basic amenities at provided.

resettlement colony

August 8, Bayal 16 Project * Selection of site for * Resettlement site selection would be finalized in

2006 Village Displaced resettlement consultation with project displaced familiesFamilies, * Area to be allotted is 60 sqm plus constructionMember zila * Area of land to be costParishad and allotted * Basic amenities like approach path, street light,other residents drinking water, sewerage facility etc would be

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Resettlement Actlon Plan (RAP) for RHEP, SJVNL


of Bayal * Basic amenities at provided.resettlement colony

The minutes of meetings and attendance of participants is provided in Annexure 13 and original minutes and signatures are available in Project Register.

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V. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

5.1 Implementation procedures for resettlement and rehabilitation entails the incomerestoration activities, institutional arrangements, implementation schedule, resettlementsites, grievance redressal mechanism, costs and budget and monitoring and evaluation ofthe resettlement components.

Implementation Issues

5.2 There are several implementation issues, which needs to be addressed during theimplementation stage, which has been detailed as under:* Preparation and implementation of Land Acquisition Plan;* Income restoration plan will be developed on the basis of gathered information during the

survey done by HP Agro Economic Research Centre, HP University.* Identification of relocation site for displaced persons.* Preparation of relocation and rehabilitation and disbursement of assistances.* Formation of GRC, etc.

Institutional Arrangements

5.3 The organogram of SJVNL is depicted in Figure 1. SJVNL is headed by the DirectorPersonnel at Shimla. Director Personnel is assisted by one General Manager (Project) andone Assistant General Manager. Further, General Manager (Project) is assisted by Head,ER&R. The Corporate Office at Shimia is responsible for overall policy guidance, planningand monitoring of R&R activities. Implementation of resettlement and rehabilitationcomponent at field level is the responsibility of ER&R at Rampur. The responsibility includesimplementation, monitoring, contingency planning; R&R related programme and reportingduring RAP implementation. HOD, ER&R will provide all information, progress report andother matters related to R&R activities to the General Manager of RHEP.

5.4 HOD of R&R at Rampur and other field officers will coordinate with variousgovernment departments like revenue, forest, and other administrative units at various levelsto facilitate smooth implementation of RAP.

Standing Committee on Resettlement & Rehabilitation

5.5 A standing committee is an internal committee comprising following members will beconstituted to oversee resettlement and rehabilitation.

i) Director (Personnel)-Chairman (He can also nominate his representative to theCommittee)

ii) General Manager, Project, or his representative.iii) Head of E/R&R Deptt. Member Secretary.iv) Head of Corporate Planningv) A representative from Corporate Finance Deptt. not less than E-6 level.vi) A representative from Corporate ER&R Deptt.

5.6 The Standing Committee is responsible and fully empowered for approval of financialmatters and re-appropriation of funds available in RAP for overall development of project

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vicinity and proper utilization of funds. The committee will normally meet once in threemonths or earlier, if necessary.

Commissioner for Resettlement and Rehabilitation

5.7 The Commissioner for Resettlement and Rehabilitation appointed by StateGovernment for supervising the relief and rehabilitation works of the various projects inHimachal Pradesh would also be the Commissioner for Resettlement and Rehabilitationunder the scheme. The Resettlement and Rehabilitation works shall be carried out under hisdirections and guidance.

5.8 The roles and responsibilities of the Commissioner are as under:

a) Oversee overall implementation of progress of R&R works.b) Provide guidelines on un-resolved issues /problems to ensure timely

implementation.c) Hold periodical meetings with Administrator and Project Authorities.d) Any other aspects related impacts R&R /Community Development progress.

Administrator for Resettlement and Rehabilitation

5.9 Deputy Commissioner, Shimia and Deputy Commissioner, Kullu, or their nomineesas R&R Officer in whose jurisdiction the affected area falls, will be the Administrators forResettlement and Rehabilitation work in their respective areas. The relief and rehabilitationwork would be carried out and controlled under their supervision for areas falling within theirrespective jurisdictions.

5.10 The roles and responsibilities of the Administrator are as under:

a) Approval of award passed by LAO.b) Oversee the disbursement of Land Acquisition compensation.c) Verification and approval of PAFs eligible list for various R&R benefits.d) Issue of individual certificates to the landless people and those loosing houses.a. Review of the implementation of R&R scheme and community development

activities.e) Any other aspects related implementation of R&R and Community Development

Programmes.f) Disbursement of resettlement grant to landless families and independent

house/plot plus cash/cash assistance to project affected families as per theirchoice.

Grievance Redress Committee (GRC)

5.11 GRC will be constituted under the RHEP in order to settle as many disputes aspossible through consultations. Formation of Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is veryimportant as it is expected that most cases, if not all would be resolved by the GRC. The

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committee will hear complaints and facilitate solutions; and the process, as a whole, willpromote dispute settlement through mediation to reduce litigation.

5.12 The GRC will comprise of one Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) as Govt.representative, one Block Development Officer each from Nirmand and Rampur,representative of PAF from Panchayat and one woman PAF representative. ER&R wouldhelp aggrieved persons to bring their cases before the GRC for redressal. The GRC willnormally meet once in a month but it may meet more frequently, if the situation so demands.The decision of the GRC will not be binding for PAFs to take recourse to the civil court ifhe/she so desires. Broad functions of GRC are as under: ( Who is the Chairman of thecommittee should be indicated)

* Record the grievances of PAFs, categorize and prioritize them and providesolution to their grievances arising out of land and property acquisition andeligibility for resettlement and rehabilitation.

* The GRC may undertake site visit and ask for relevant information from RHEP inorder to perform its functions.

* Fix a time frame for resolving the grievance subject to a maximum of 45 days.* Inform aggrieved parties directly or through ER&R about the status/development

of their case.* Inform in writing their decision to the RHEP and aggrieved party.

Monitoring Committee for R&R

5.13 A Monitoring committee comprising following members will be constituted to monitorthe progress of resettlement and rehabilitation activities.

i) Head of ER&R Deptt ( Corporate Office) Chairmanii). Head of E/R&R Deptt ( Rampur Proejct). Member Secretary.iii) Block Development Officeriv) Representative of Pradhans of project affected panchayatsv) Women PAP i.e. Chairperson of Block Development Committee (BDC)

5.14 The committee will monitor the progress of the R&R Deptt. and would ensure timelyimplementation of R&R activities and compliance with the deadlines fixed for landacquisition, disbursement of compensation, assistance etc to PAFs.

The TOR of the committee will be as follows:-

* Will meet once in four months or any interval as necessary.• Review progress and provide guidance to ER&R Deptt.* Technical audit would be carried on yearly basis.

Monitoring Consultant

5.15 The project authority will appoint a local consultant preferably from Govt. Agency forconcurrent monitoring the project for two years. The monitoring consultant would:

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o Verify the delivery of entitlements based on field visitso Undertake consultations with PAFso Review monthly progress and verify the implementation progress made by the

R&R Departmento Maintain close interaction with R&R Department and PAFs, ando Submit a monthly progress report.

Draft TOR for Monitoring Consultant is furnished as under:

1. Objective:

• The objectives of the monitoring shall be ensuring timely extension of entitlements tothe affected families as per their eligibility.

* To provide necessary feedback to the project authority for taking remedies in actionfor extension of the R&R entitlements to the families.

2. Scope of work:

* To contact all the affected families and check the entitlements provided them vis avisR&R Action Plan of the project.

* To prepare the reports as per proforma provided by the project ,this has alreadybeen prepared and incorporated in RAP.

* To submit monthly report to the project authority with specific feedback.

3. Methodology:

The Monitoring shall be done through consultation by household visits with the affectedfamilies and the community.

Note: TOR may be revised as per requirement. .

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Roles and Responsibilities

5.16 Table 7 provides a brief description of the roles and responsibilities assigned to thedifferent key players for efficient and timely implementation of RAP.

Table 7 - Roles and Responsibility

Personnel Roles and ResponsibilityCorporate LevelDirector Overall responsible for all project activities, land acquisition, pre-Personnel, construction activities and implementation of R&R activities.ShimlaAt Project Level- RHEPGeneral Manager . Overall responsible for implementation of R&R activities;(Project), Shimla * Responsible for land acquisition;

. Ensure availability of budget for R&R activities;* Liaison with various administrative departments at state level,

etc.

HOD ER&R, . To plan and execute all activities related to environmentRHEP management and resettlement and rehabilitation

. To implement the RHEP rehabilitation package and RAP* To liaise with concerned GOHP and GOI Departments, national

or international funding agencies for infrastructure development andtraining programme.

* To monitor the PIC. To monitor RAP* To monitor the development of resettlement site. Will report to General Manager (Project)* To keep management informed on progress and problems of

RAP implementation;* Prepare quarterly progress report in the standard format.

Dy. Manager * Develop personal rapport with PAFs;R&R, RHEP * Distribute policy document and other related documents to

PAFs;* Conduct consultations with affected families and local

community with regard to RAP implementation at regular interval;* Prepare minutes of consultations;* Prepare and distribute identity card to PAFs;* Ensure the PAFs have received their entitlements;* Ensure transparency in the disbursement of entitlement;. Enable the PAFs to identify the alternate site for residential

plots;* Ensure the development of resettlement site;. To monitor physical and financial progress of land acquisition &

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R&R activities;. Maintain and upgrade the computerized data base;

. Participate in meetings arranged with concerned departmentsfor smooth implementation of RAP;

* Ensure the progress on infrastructure and communitydevelopment activities;

* Monitor of valuation of properties and assets;

* Generate awareness about the altemative economic livelihoodand enable the PAFs to make informed choice;

* Organise awareness camps for health and hygiene and supportservices for horticultural/agricultural/veterinary activities.

. Submit monthly progress report to Head ER&R.

Environment * All environment management activities at the project site;Engineer . Ensure all environment related clearances from state and

central government agencies;* Liaise with various state and central government agencies.

* Prepare monthly progress report for submission to Head ER&R.

Deputy Manager * Carryout activities related to land acquisition;* Liaise with GOHP on land matters;. Provide support to RHEP in court cases relating to land

acquisition, if any;* Supervise the construction activities related to RAP

implementation;. Supervise the civil works of RHEP;* Work in co-ordination with ER&R Officer and report to Head,

ER&R.

Project Information Centre

5.17 In order to bridge the communication Gap and distance between the local people/PAPs and the project Authorities and with a view to establish a regular dialogue between theProject and the affected Families / local population, the project has developed a formalmechanism of sharing information with the public in the form of PIC. A detail of PIC isdescribed as under:

Objective

1. To initiate formal open dialogue with the local population, particularly PAPs2. To share the relevant information, reports, plans and other documents related to

R&R with the publicize Merit Scholar ship scheme for the wards of PAFs, ITIScheme Etc.

3. To address the representations, complaints, grievances and suggestions of thepublic quickly.

4. To be easily accessible to the public.

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Location

5.18 Keeping in view of one of the objective i.e. easily accessible to the public. PIC hasbeen opened / located at the site in the affected village at Bayal from 19. 12 05.

RAP Implementation

5.19 Properties likely to be affected by the project shall involve identification andverification by the ER&R. The verification procedure includes checking of recordedaddresses, type of property with their survey identification number, type of structure andestimation of losses. This stage also involves consultations, explaining the entitlementframework, process of payment of compensation and assistance, notice to vacate land andhouse/shop, grievance procedures, involvement in implementation, etc. This would becarried out by the ER&R of RHEP.

Distribution of Identity Card

5.20 All affected families will be given an Identity Card by the ER&R, RHEP. The IdentityCard format is given in Annexure 14. The identity card will be given prior to acquisition ofproperties and properly acknowledged. Along with the ID card, booklet carrying informationrelated to the project and salient features of R&R policy will be distributed. The format forEntitlement and Payment Sheet is given in Annexure 15.

Data Base Management

5.21 The software supported database will be maintained at the project site for closemonitoring of PAFs profiles, delivery of entitlements, implementation resettlement progress,expenditures, etc. A software development agency will be hired or IT Department of SJVNLwould be associated for the development of software for data base management by October2006. The software would be in place by December 2006. Training on the operational part ofthe software would be provided by the agency to the R&R Department.

Resettlement of Displaced Families

5.22 According to the R&R policy, resettlement sites will be developed for the families whoare getting displaced. The choice of resettlement sites would be determined by mutualconsent between the RHEP and displaced families. It is expected that all displacedhouseholds would like to resettle at a place which is near to their original house or near toschool. RHEP has provision in the budget for the cost of land including its development andbuilt up houses for the displaced families, construction of approach road and otherinfrastructure facilities for the resettlement colony.

Resettlement Site Selection and Suitability Studies

5.23 The selection of resettlement sites and the feasibility of the proposed actions andeconomic packages constitute important steps for successful implementation. These stepsensure that resettlement sites have been selected properly. These include;

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Site Selection

5.24 Site selection for resettlement would be carried out by ER&R in consultation withproject displaced families or their representatives to avoid their non-acceptance at a laterstage. Final agreement on site selection will be obtained in writing from majority of projectdisplaced families. Afterwards a model layout plan for house shall be prepared for the benefitof project displaced families.

Resettling PAFs

5.25 Housing for PAFs and provision of basic infrastructure facilities are pre-requisites tothe movement of PAFs. The proposed house plan is given in Annexure 16. Resettling ofPAFs will start only when the resettlement site is fully ready for resettlement.

Infrastructure Facilities at Resettlement Colony

5.26 The basic infrastructure facilities for the resettlement colony will be provided by theRHEP, SJVNL. The exact quantum of work involved and the time period/duration requiredfor each item will be worked out at the time of preparing the layout details.

i) Main road would be constructed connecting the resettlement colony.

i)) Internal roads/paths linking all the dwelling units.

iii) Sewarage and Drainage facilities will be provided.

iv) Drinking water facility for the occupants of the resettlement colony.

Community Participation

5.27 The ER&R team would motivate and encourage affected families to take an activepart in the RAP implementation.

Transit Arrangments for Resettlement of the Displaced/Houseless Families

5.28 The Transit Plan/Scheme is to provide temporary arrangement for thedisplaced/houseless families during the transition period of resettlement. This plan is toreduce trauma of being a displaced family and provide temporary shelter/ financialassistance for 18 months or till the allotment of constructed houses in resettlement colony.Displaced families will be paid their compensation before they vacate their present place ofliving. During the transition period, the displaced families would either make their ownarrangement or may opt for the temporary arrangement offered by the project authority. Thetransit plan includes shifting allowance and rental allowance.

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Eligibility of Displaced/Houseless Family in R&R Plan

5.29 Each project affected family which is rendered landless as well as houseless (both)or houseless will be provided an independent house with a built up plinth area of 60 sq mtr.Alternatively PAF can also be offered a plot of size which allows construction of built uphouse of 60 sq mtr. Plinth area plus construction cost of the houses @ Rs. 3000/-per sq mtr.

5.30 A family which does not opt for house/ plot but constructs his house at his own costwith a plinth area of 60 sq. mtr. Or more (upto 50%) shall be paid the construction cost of thehouse @ 3500/ - per sq. mtr and options from such families will be asked at an appropriatetime. In case any such families constructs house of less than 60 sq. mtr. plinth area on hisown plot or plot offered by the Nigam then amount to be given will be worked out on proratabasis.

Eligibility Criteria

5.31 Each project affected family rendered houseless is eligible for getting the benefitsunder R&R Plan approved by H.P. Govt. as well as SJVNL.

Definition

5.32 Each project affected family which is rendered houseless (both) or houseless meansthe family whose dwelling house is acquired by the Project. .This will be certified by theDeputy Commissioner concerned.

Temporary Arrangement / Financial Assistance to be Provided to Houseless Families

5.33 Following two provisions have been kept under this temporary arrangement forhouseless families

1. To provide financial assistance i. e 2000/- per month for 18 months or till theallotment of constructed houses in resettlement colony for arranging thetemporary houses by the houseless families on their own.

Or2. To provide leased accommodation two room set (area upto 60 Sq. mtr.) by

SJVN to houseless families till the allotment of constructed houses inresettlement colony.

5.34 This financial assistance or leased accommodation will be provided by SJVNL to thehead of the houseless family till the allotment of constructed house in resettlement colony.After the allotment of the constructed house the leased accommodation would be vacated bythe occupant and would shift to newly constructed house in resettlement colony within aweek. Transportation cost would be borne by RHEP/ SJVNL.

Transportation Charge (Shifting Allowance)

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5.35 Transportation at the project cost will be provided for physical mobilization of all thehouseless PAFs or a sum of Rs. 5000/. In lump sum will be provided by the SJVN. Optionwill be invited from the affected families in due course of time.

Explanation

5.36 This transportation cost will be provided by SJVN to houseless family for physicalmobilization to leased accommodation (if opted). And after allotment of constructed housesin resettlement colony transportation cost will also be provided by SJVN. .

Economic Rehabilitation and Income Restoration

5.37 The basic objective of income restoration (IR) activities is that no project-affectedfamilies shall be worse off than the pre project level if not, better off. Thus restoration ofincome to at least pre-project level is an important task of RAP. Income restoration schemeshave been designed by RHEP, SJVNL to help and assist project affected families.

Livelihood Support

* Petty Contracts & Jobs

5.38 The project authorities will also be consider to award petty contract to thecooperatives of the eligible families or PAPs on preferential basis so that some may beengaged in such jobs. Class-D contracts up to estimated value of Rs. 5 Lacs need to beearmarked exclusively for PAPs.

* Jobs with Contractors

5.39 Contractors will be persuaded to give unskilled jobs wherever possible to PAFs onpreferential basis. This can provide employment to PAPs to a considerable extent beforethe implementation of Income Generation Scheme.

* Hiring of Light Vehicles

5.40 Hiring of light vehicles is one of the employment opportunities for the PAFs. Lightvehicles are to be hired from the PAPs on preferential basis.

* Support Services for Horticultural/Agricultural/Veterinary

5.41 Support services for horticultural/agricultural/veterinary activities will be provided toPAFs through training programme. Training programmes will be organized to make thePAFs aware of the present situation to know the technical know-how to improve the qualityof fruit/crops and breeds/health of their cattle. In these programmes the participant will alsobe motivated to new practices by the expertise of these fields. Some incentives will also beprovided to the participants related to the horticultural/agricultural activities during trainingprogramme.

Merit Scholarship Scheme for the Wards of Project Affected Families

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5.42 SJVNL will encourage the wards of the PAFs who qualify to go for vocational trainingcourses. SJVNL will pay scholarship for studying the vocational courses. If the wards fromPAFs are not available only then this scheme would be extended to the wards of permanentresidents of the affected panchayats declared by the project .Where as no job commitmentwill be given to the trained wards of PAFs/ permanent residents of the affected panchayats.They will be given preference in SJVNL as per job requirements. These measures areexpected to yield good results in a meaningful rehabilitation of displaced persons who hasminimum educational qualification for such training. The merit scholarship scheme is given inAnnexure 17.

Assistance to Vulnerable Group

5.43 In view of the poor social and economic condition of the vulnerable group anEconomic Rehabilitation Grant equivalent to 6 months of average wage rate of unskilledlabour (calculated for 30 days in a month) prevalent in Himachal Pradesh shall be paidtowards re-establishing livelihood.

Coordination between Resettlement Implementation and Commencement of CivilWorks

5.42 There is a strong coordination between resettlement implementation andcommencement of the civil work. The displaced families will be resettled and rehabilitated asoutlined in the RAP. The detail coordination between resettlement implementation andcommencement of the civil work is given in Table 8.

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Table 8 - Coordination between Resettlement Implementation and commencement of civil works

Si. Contract Likely date of Land / R&R No. of family affected No. of families from Status of R&RNo award whom house to be

acquired1 Package 1 Sept2006 Fatti Kushwa 0-88-62ha (Forest Nil Nil No families are going to be

land) Nil Nil affected as well asFatti Tunan 10-46-82ha (Forest Nil Nil displaced due to diversionland) of forest landFatti Poshana 01-45-67ha (Forestland)

2 Package 2 Sept. 2006 FattiBayal 6-79-90 ha (Private land) 70 20 25 Displaced FamiliesFattiNirmand3-84-46ha (Private 14 5 would be rehabilitated asland) Nil per R&R SchemeFatti Gadej 3-93-32 ha ( Private 39 approved by the Govt. ofland H.P. as well as SJVNL.

FattiNirmand6-03-33ha (Forestland) 1 1 No. squatter would beFatti Gadej 30-12-18ha (Forest rehabilitated by providingland) house site.

3 Residential July 2007 Dutt Nagar 14-71 -1 Oha 10 3 3 displaced families wouldcolony works be resettled as per the

scheme approved by theGovt. of H.P. as well asSJVNL.

Forest land already stands diverted to SJVN by MOEF Govt. of India vide their letter no. 8-114/05 FC & dated 7.April .06

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Consultation and Participation during Implementation

5.43 Experiences indicate that resettlement and rehabilitation programmes generally giverise to problems to the affected population if not consulted during RAP implementation.Therefore appropriate consultation on the implementation plan and participation of affectedpopulation in decision making will improve the understanding of their needs, resources andpreferences. This will help reducing the reluctance and thereby increase the acceptance ofthe programme.

5.44 Consultations have been held at the time of carrying out the socio-economic surveyand opinions were taken in terms of their preferences for compensation, relocation andlivelihood measures. During implementation periodical consultations will be held in obtainingtheir preferences for income generation activities, type of training required, identification ofrelocation sites, and timely disbursement of resettlement and rehabilitation measures. As afirst step towards implementation of RAP, distribution of policy provisions must be madeavailable to the project affected families so as to make them aware of their entitlements. Thiswould be followed by organizing discussions with affected families and villagers in order toclear any queries and clarifications of the affected families by the ER&R. Further,discussions/meetings with the stakeholders at regular interval would be conducted duringthe implementation of RAP to incorporate suitable measures, if required to overcomeoperational difficulties.

Implementation Schedule

5.45 During project implementation, the resettlement program will be coordinated with thetiming of civil works. The required coordination has contractual implications, and will beconsidered in procurement and bidding schedules and award of contracts. The project willprovide adequate notification, counseling and assistance to affected people so that they areable to move or take away their assets without undue hardship before commencement ofcivil works. The implementation schedule for R&R activities is given in Table 9.

Table 9 - Implementation Schedule for Resettlement Action Plan

S. Activity Starting time CompletionNo. timeI Disbursement of the resettlement grants of

the eligible familiesReceipt of list the eligible landless families from Oct 1, 2006 15 Nov .2006DC KulluScrutiny of the list 16 Nov 2006 31stNov2006Approval for providing of resettlement grant/ 1 Dec ..2006 15 Dec. 2006preparation of the chequesDisbursement of the cheques 16 Dec2006 30 Dec. 2006

2 Benefits to be provided to the eligiblehouseless familiesReceipt of the eligible houseless families from 1 Oct. 2006 30th Oct2006D.C. KulluFormal Options from houseless families would 1stNov. 15th Nov.

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S. Activity Starting time CompletionNo. time

be invited for permanent resettlementIdentification and Development of plots 1 Aug 2006 3 0 1h oct.2006

Allotment of plot (if opted for the plots) 1 st N ov. 30t h NovAllotment of built up houses 15t Aug2008 30 Aug 08

3 Other benefits would be provided by RHEPMerit Scholarship scheme Nov. 2006 Aug 2011Income generation Scheme Oct 2006 Aug 2011Technical education of the scheme Sept .2006 March2011Award of petty contracts Nov. 2006 2011Hiring of vehicles April2006 2011

Resettlement Disbursement Mechanism

Compensation

5.46 After the announcement of the award, SJVNL will deposit the compensation amountin the account of the Land Acquisition Collector for disbursing of the same to the eligible landowners / title holders. Compensation would be disbursed by Land Acquisition Collector.RHEP will assist PAFs to collect the compensation in time.

Resettlement Grants

5.47 After receiving the list of eligible landless families, duly certified from DeputyCommissioner concerned or R&R Administrator. Cheques would be prepared by RHEP andthe same would be disbursed to the eligible landless families by RHEP in the presence ofSDM or his representative, if available. The information would be given by RHEP to theeligible families in advance to collect the cheques on prefix date and venue.

Allotment of Plot/Constructed Independent House

5.48 After receipt of the list of eligible houseless families duly certified from DC concernedformal options would be invited form the eligible houseless families for getting the benefitsunder this category. SJVNL will provide developed plots /constructed houses with basicamenities as per the choice of displaced families in the presence of SDM or hisrepresentative, if available.

Cash Assistance

5.49 Cash assistance would be provided to those displaced families who opt for plot orcash assistance as per their choice. Cheque will be prepared by RHEP and the same will bedisbursed in the presence of SDM or his representative, if available. The information wouldbe given by RHEP to the displaced families in advance to collect the cheques.

Shifting Allowance

5.50 One time shifting allowance for transition will be given to displaced families at least15 days in advance before they are asked to vacate the house.

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Transitional Allowancel Rental Allowance

5.51 Rental allowance will be paid by the project authority to displaced families bytransferring the amount in their bank account by the 7th of every month.

Assistance for vulnerable families

5.52 Cash assistance would be provided to vulnerable families. Cheque will be preparedand disbursed by RHEP in the presence of SDM or his representative, if available. Theinformation would be given by RHEP to the vulnerable families in advance to collect thecheques.

Budget and Costs

5.53 Estimated cost and budget required for implementation of RAP is presented in Table10. It includes compensation and resettlement and rehabilitation grant, assistance etc. Thedetailed budget is given in Annexure 18.

Table 10 - Budget Estimate for RAP

Item Unit Budget (Rs. in million)Land acquisition * Per Ha 258.4Resettlement Grant Household 4.595Development of -do- 8.06Resettlement sitesTransitional allowances -do- 1.08Shifting allowances -do- 0.14Income General Schemes -do- 0.675Merit Scholarships Wart of Affected Family 5.16Total 278.11Contingency (25%) 69.527Grant Total 347.637

Village Bayal - Rs. 447242/-, Village Nirmand - Rs. 449874/-, Village Gadej - Rs. 441172/- per

0.080929 Ha respectively (per bigha - local unit).

Disclosure

5.54 The draft RAP will be disclosed to the public (all stakeholders) for review andcomments on various mechanism and entitlement suggested for implementation of RAP.Intention of this procedure is to receive comments from the project affected families inparticular such that the appropriate and considerate suggestion can be incorporated in theFinal RAP and also at later stages of implementation. The draft RAP will be translated in theHindi language and will be placed at PIC, Panchayat Offices, website of SJVNL, Office ofDeputy Commissioner of concerned districts, Corporate and site offices of RHEP.

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5.55 Monitoring and Evaluation are critical activities in assessing the extent ofachievements of resettlement objectives. Monitoring involves periodical checking of plannedactivities and provides midway inputs, facilitates changes if necessary and providesfeedback for project management to keep the programme on schedule. Evaluation on theother hand assesses the resettlement effectiveness, impact and sustainability of R&Rprogramme.

5.56 Monitoring and Evaluation are key components of RAP implementation and as suchare part of the whole programme under SJVNL responsibility and obligations. Monitoringstarts at the beginning of implementation of the RAP and continues till the end of theimplementation.

5.57 The monitoring would be done at two levels:

1. Internal Monitoring2. External Monitoring

Internal Monitoring

5.58 The RAP implementation would be internally monitored by the internal monitoringcommittee. HOD ER&R will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of performance aswell as impact of the work done under R&R Plan. The internal monitoring process wouldprovide vital inputs to undertake appropriate actions for better performance of R&R activities.

5.59 The monitoring committee would ensure timely implementation of R&R activities andcompliance with the deadlines fixed for land acquisition, disbursement of compensation,assistance etc to PAFs.

5.60 The R&R implementation plan will be monitored through monthly progress reportswhich will be sent to Corporate R&R cell .The sample format for monthly monitoring ofactivities related to RAP implementation has been provided as Annexure 19.

5.61 The overall monitoring of R&R components would be carried out against theindicators provided in Table 12. Monitoring of these indicators would enable the projectauthority to assess the progress of the project, understand problems and issues in theimplementation of RAP and make mid term alterations, if necessary as and when required.The performance indicators identified for monitoring the implementation are given inTable 11.

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Table 11 - Performance indicators identified for monitoring the RAP implementation

S. No Indicator Target Year Remarks

1 No. of PAFs given Resettlement Grant 552 Number of PAFs receiving assistance 29

(transitional & shifting)3 Number of PAFs allotted house under SJVNL 29

housing scheme, if opted4 Armount of the total contract awarded to PAFs 10

(in Million Rs.)5 No of PAFs engaged in petty contract jobs 256 No of PAFs covered under income 22

generation schemes7 Number of PAF eligible for employment * 558 No. of wards of PAFs given merit 200

scholarship/technical education9 No. of wards of PAFs given technical 175

education10 No of vehicles hired from PAFs as per 45

requirement11 Outlay for R&R activities including 347.63

contingency (in Million Rs.) - - _- -* Subject to fulfilling the requisite criteria/qualification as and when any fresh recruitment is done.

Extemal Monitoring and Evaluation for Impact assessment

5.62 The external monitoring and evaluation would be carried out by the external agencypreferably by Govt. Agency once or twice to review the implementation progress andundertake verification and consultation with affected people and submit the evaluationreport. The evaluation report would provide a comprehensive assessment, whether theproject objectives are being achieved. One of the key objectives of the project is restorationor improvement of economic condition of the affected/displaced families. An illustrative list ofindicators is given in Table 12 which would be measured against the baseline data collectedfor the preparation of RAP.

Table 12 - Impact Indicators

Pre Project After ProjectS. No Indicator Unit Status Implementation

1 Literacy (PAPs) % 83.012 Economic

Annual Income (in Rs.) Average 120973.77Earning person per family Average 1.45Family under debt (4 No.) % 3Family under debt (in Rs.) Average 100000.00Families living Below No. Nil

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Pre Project After Project. Status Implementation

Poverty Line (BPL)3 Land holding before land acquisition

Land holding size (in Ha.) [ Average [ 0.6574 Productivity

Rice/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 32Wheat/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 30.43Maize/Acre (in 100 Kg.) Average 2.32

5 Animal StockNo. of livestock (Draughtanimal, milch animal, Average 2.36young stocks, sheep,goats, etc)

6 Vehicles for personal useTwo Wheeler No. 8Four Wheeler No. 16

7 Vehicle for commercial No. 9

8 OccupationCultivators % 37.41Agriculture labour % 1.49Wage Labour % 2.53Business % 3.13Service % 8.94

9 House TypeKatcha % 44.36Semi Pucca 21.05Pucca % 34.58Separate Kitchen % 81.2Separate Toilet % 69.17Rooms Average 3.98Size of House (Sq. ft.) Average 587

10 Material AssetsT.V. (No. 97) % 72.93Refrigerator (No. 62) % 46.62LPG (No. 106) i 79.70 X

11 Health RelatedMajor Disease if any (Heart, Asthama, Gastric -

5 families) % 3.75Families hospitalized No NilExpenditure on health Average

Note - The survey may be conducted after 3 years of implementation of RAP.

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Resettlement Implementation Completion

5.64 The civil works of the project would start after the disbursement of following benefitsto the eligible families:

* Compensation offered to eligible families;* Disbursement of resettlement grant to the landless families;. Benefits provided to the houseless families (independent house/cash plus

plot/cash only as per their choice);* Transitional allowance disbursed;* Shifting allowance disbursed; etc.

5.65 Year wise details of the resettlement completion are furnished in Table 13.

Table 13 - Year wise details of resettlement completionYear S. No. Activities

1 Disbursement of the resettlement grants to the eligible families of Bayaland Fatti Nirmand and Gadej

2 Disbursement of the cash assistance to the houseless families of FattiBayal and Fatti Nirmand from whom cattle shed to be acquired

2006-07 3 Disbursement of the cash assistance to the eligible houseless families(if they opted for the cash option)

4 Disbursement of the cookers to the eligible affected families5 Hiring of the vehicles from affected families1 Allotment of developed plots and cash assistance to the eligible

houseless families of Bayal and Fatti Nirmand2 Disbursement of the cash assistance of the landless families of Dutt

2007-08 Nagar3 Disbursement of the cash assistance to the houseless families of

village Dutt Nagar (if they opted for cash assistance)4 Hiring of the light vehicles from the affected families5 Income generation Scheme6 Awarding of petty contracts

2008-09 1 Allotment of built up houses to the eligible houseless families of theBayal and Fatti Nirmand (if they opted for the built up houses)

Note - Resettlement Action Plan would be considered completed if 75 per cent of theactivities other than those mentioned at serial no. 5.64 are achieved.

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Sustainable Community Development Programme

Sustainable Community Development Programme (RHEP)

Introduction

1. Rampur Hydro Electric (RHEP) has taken care for the sustainable developmentof the project affected area in SJVNL policy that represents a holistic way to achieverecovery and enhance the quality of life residing in the project area by developing localassets to revitalize economies, improving the status of affected people, and promotingcooperation and efficiency.

2. In an effort to contribute to the local area development and realize the socio-economic upliftment, the following community development programs are planned to beundertaken. (a) uninterrupted operation of mobile health van in the affected villages, (b)infrastructural developmental works in the affected villages, (c) support services forhorticultural/agricultural/veterinary, (d) protection and promotion of cultural heritage andsupport for local fairs and festivals, (e) promotion of sports activity in the area (f)restoration of dried up water resources (g) construction of bridges, bus stand, wideningof existing roads, (h) augmentation of existing schools, technical education for localyouths, etc.

Objective

3. Community development programme of RHEP would bring sustainabledevelopment and positive impacts on the life of the affected population. The overallobjectives of the community development plan process are to create better livingconditions and to improve by and large thequality of life of people residing in the projectarea.

Project Area

4. Various infrastructure facilities and community development programmes wouldbe done in the project area which falls under seven panchayats namely Gadej, Bahawa,Bari, Tunan, Poshana, Kharga and Kushawa covering revenue villages of Fatti Kushwa,Fatti Bayal, Fatti Tunan, Fatti Nirmand, Gadej (Koyal) situated on the right bank of riverSatluj under Tehsil Nirmand in District Kullu and Duttnagar on the left bank of river Satlujin District Shimia.

Existing Infrastructure Facilities in the project area

5. A brief overview of the existing facilities in the affected villages isproviding below:

(a) Education This area is developing like any other part of Himachal Pradesh.Some basic amenities, required for decent civic living are available in theimmediate vicinity. School (upto 12th standard) is available at Duttnagar;

(b) Health facilities: Mahatma Gandhi Govt.Hospital with facilities for treatment ofcommon/special ailments available at Rampur within a range of 18 km;

(c) Shops: Day to day requirements like vegetables provisions, etc. are being metwith from shops within /2 Km;

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(d) Drinking Water facilities: The requirement of water is generally met throughBowrie and the water supplied by l&PH Deptt.. Taps have also been provided byI &PH Deptt. at various locations in villages as well in houses.

(e) Other Infrastructure Facilities: Motorable road is available for connecting mainproject affected village Bayal. Electricity connection, telephone connections &Mobiles are also available in all the places. Most of the people are educatedhere. Upto postgraduate Courses College is situated at Rampur which is within15 kms from all project affected villages.

6. Thus though the project location is in a village but basic facilities except sufficientdrinking water are available in almost all villages.

Public Consultations

7. Community participation is an important participatory tool for collectinginformation, especially in context of designing the community development programmes.Various public consultations were held with the community to take their opinions informulation of community development activities. Hence the public consultation processhas been an important tool in assessing the people's perception towards the project andhelped in comprehending the priorities of the people in the project. Demands foradditional infrastructural facilities & community development work were raised from thecommunity for the development of the area such as approach roads, internal roads,paths/ construction of kuhl/canal, water supply schemes, construction of playground andaugmentation of school sanitation & drainage facilities/street lighting, construction ofcommunity welfare centers, bus stand, hospitals, rain shelters etc.

8. RHEP has designed the community development activities keeping in mind thereal needs of the community and incorporated their suggestion in development ofcommunity programmes. The community development programmes and infrastructuralworks would be initiated on the proposal received from Gram Sabha of the concemedpanchayats affected by RHEP. The main issues raised during the consultations include:employment opporu8ntities, health carte facilities, hiring of vehicles of the local peoplefor office purposes, improvement of drinking water facilities, etc. these are incorporatedin the community development plan to the extent possible. The summary of publicconsultations is provided in Annexure I

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Infrastructural Works & Community Development

9. The infrastructural works includes the approach roads, village paths, internal roads,construction of kuhls, construction of playgrounds, augmentation of schools sanitation & drainagefacilities, street lighting, dispensaries, community welfare centres, cremation grounds etc. Theproject has already initiated few Infrastructural works and community development programs suchas extending grants for construction of bus stand, schools, channels, Technical Education Schemeetc Detail of such infrastructural works already completed or being implemented in the project areais provided as Annexure 2.

The works shall be executed by SJVN itself through contractors, The project authorities willconsider to award petty contracts to the cooperatives of the eligible families of PAPs on preferentialbasis so that some of them may be engaged in such jobs Class-D contracts (financial limit of D-class contractors shall be as recognized by GOHP) will be earmarked exclusively for PAPs basedon following preference criteria.

i) Project Affected Families.

ii) Project Affected Areas/Panchyats.

Awareness Programmes /Camps/Field Visits to the local people

10. Awareness programmes are proposed to be organized for the affected families to makethem aware in the field of health and hygiene, nutrition, adult education etc.

Introduction of Mobile Health Van (MHV)

11. SJVNL is very much concerned about the health of Project Affected Families. MobileHealth Van (MHV) has already been put into operation for providing free medical consultationsand medicines to the PAFs and other families of affected Panchayats. This MHV is visiting twice ina week covering all seven project affected Panchayats. The MHV is accompanied by a ProjectDoctor and a Pharmacist. Free medicines for all general ailments are provided to patients Thevisit programme of the MHV is as under.

Day Village station of MHV Arrival Time Panchayats coveredTuesday I Randal 10.30 AM Poshna, Tunan, Kharga, Kusan,

Bari2 Chati 12.00 AM

3 Kazo 1.00 PM1. Bial 11.45 AM Gadei, Bahwa

Thursday2_Koval 10.30 AM3.Averi !.00 PM

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As on date approximately five thousands (5000) patients of the affected Panchayats have beenbenefited by this facility.

Support Services for Horticultural/AgriculturalNeterinary

12. Support services for horticultural/agricultural/veterinary activities will be provided to the localpeople through training programme. Training programmes will be organized to make the localpeople aware of the present situation to know the technical know-how to improve the quality offruit/crops and breeds/health of their cattle. In these programmes, the participant will also bemotivated to new practices by the experts in these fields. Some incentives such as pruner, sickle,fertilisers, feeds for animals, high yielding variety seeds, plant saplings etc will also be provided tothe participants related to the horticultural/agricultural activities during training programme.

Promoting/Protecting of Cultural heritage & Old Monumental Property in Project Vicinity

13. Displacement of people may disturb the pre-existing community structure and culturalheritage. Melas and local festivals etc. are cultural heritage in rural area. SJVNL steps in toprotect the existing community structure by providing funds for promoting the cultural heritage andold monumental property in project vicinity.

Promoting of Sports Activity in Various Panchayats

14. SJVNL is particular about an overall development of the youth/children in project vicinity.SJVNL shall promote the sports activity in various panchayats falling under RHEP by way oforganizing inter panchayats sports tournament like sports kits etc.

Support for Local Fairs & Festivals

15. SJVNL support is also envisaged for the local fairs and festivals, which are organized fromtime to time in and around the project area. Since local public has strong belief in holding thesefairs and festivals and support to this activity from time to time by SJVN would provide a sense ofbelongingness amongst the local persons with the project.

Bus Stand and Senior Secondary School at Rampur

16. Keeping the view of the area development, bus stand at Rampur and improving the facilitiesof existing Senior Secondary School or another school at additional accommodation for the Sr.Secondary School at Rampur will be provided as part of infrastructure development of the projectarea.

Drinking water supply schemes / Restoration of Dried up Water Resources

17. The execution of underground works may affect natural water resources and that somenatural water resources may dry up due to project activities. This issue has already been raised invarious meetings with local bodies and panchayats. The dried up water resources will be restoredand drinking water supply schemes will be provided.

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Bridges in the Project Area

18. For the development of the area it has been decided to construct three bridges in theproject area.

Bridge at Jhakri of span +/- 78 MtrsDouble lane bridge at Duttnagar(+/-125 Mtrs)Double Lane Bridge at Kunni Khadd

Widening of the Existing Roads from Wazir Bowrie to Bayal and Approach Road to Bridge atWazir Bowrie

19. The existing road is narrow which will be widened for the development of the area.

Rampur Bypass Road

20. Fund of Rs. 231.7 million has already been spent by SJVNL for Rampur Bye pass road.

Electric Substation (31mva) at Bayal to be Utilized for Power Requirements of nearbyVillages

21. Electric sub station is proposed to be set up for requirements of the nearby the villages. Theelectric Power availability and voltage level of this area will be improved so that the localinhabitants of this area may set up small industries for their livelihood.

Technical Education Scheme for Local Youths of Project area

22. This scheme envisage training to rural youths in the vocational streams to be arranged bySJVNL in the local Industrial Training Institute so as to enable the youth to become self sufficient tofind a suitable employment in the industrial sector or to venture out their own plan in the acquiredskill. Technical education scheme is enclosed as Annexure 3

Scheme for Infrastructural Facilities and Other Aids to School

23. RHEP /SJVNL will work for social upliftment of project affected families. In order tosupplement these efforts a scheme for providing infrastructural facilities and other aids to schoolsfrom primary level to Sr. Secondary level situated in and around RHEP has been approved andlaunched on August 15, 2006. In which provision for providing desks/chairs and other furniture,library books, laboratory equipments, education aids etc has been kept. Detailed scheme forinfrastructural facilities and other aids to school is enclosed as Annexure 4.

Implementation of Community Development Programmes

24. SJVNL has already taken initiatives in implementation of the community developmentprogrammes since 2005 by operating Mobile Health Van to provide health care facility to localpeople.

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Table 1 - Implementation of Community Development Programmes

S.NO. Scheme/work Starting time Completion time

1 Technical education Scheme for Local Youth Sep 06 Aug 2011

2 Infrastructure and other aids to school August 2006 Aug. 2011

3 Support services for Horticultural/Agricultural Nov. 2006 April 2011Activities

4 Mobile Health Van (in operation) January, 2005 Aug. 2011

5 Infrastructural Development in the project April 06 March 2011area

6 Drinking water supply schemes/restoration of July 2006 March 2009/2011dried up water resources

7 Promoting/Protecting of cultural heritage & March 2006 Feb.2011Melas and old monumental property inproject vicinity

8 Promoting of sports activities i.e. organizing March 05 Feb.2011tournaments in various Panchayats includingdistribution of sports kits etc.

9 Awareness programmes/camps/field visits to Nov 2006 May 2011be organized for the affected families

26. Panchayat wise 1st Year Annual Community Development Programme 2006- 07

The panchyat wise community facilities initiated during the first year (2006-07) is given below inTable 2.

Table-2

S.No. Panchayat Name of Work Tentative Cost Status(in Rs.)

I Bari Construction of Playground and 700000.00 Work in estimate stageproviding of chain link fencing of Govt.High School Pali

2. -do- Construction of Pucca Path from 550000.00 -do-Arsu to Badi village

3 Duttnagar The construction of badminton 277432.00 Work in estimatecourt and store room at Sr. Secondary stage

School, Duttnagar4 -do- Const. of stage and green room 100000.00 -do-

at Sr.Secondary School Duttnagar5 -do- Fencing of the playgground at Govt. Primarb 204238.00 -do-

6 Kharga Construction of Pucca 394596.00 Work completedpath/steps from Kuni bridge to village

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Bhakhan7 -do- Const. of Playground / providing & fixing 373586.00 Under tendering

Of chain link fencing around playground Processat GPS Nal

8 Kushwa Construction of Pucca/Path/ steps 537746.00 Work completedfrom road Kuni to village Badari

9 -do- Construction of Pucca Path/steps in 301878.00 Under tenderingPanchayat Kushwa from Village Badari ProcessUpper to existing path to villagelower Badari.

10 Tunan Construction of Playground and 850000.00 Work underchain link fencing at Govt. Primary School estimated stageChatti

11 -do- Pucca Path of village Tunnan 450000.00 -do-12 Bhawa Construction of community hall at Bahawa 600000.00 Work under

Village Estimate

13 -DO- Const. of Pucca Path at Averi village 6,00,000.00 -do-14 Poshna Construction Panchayat Bhawan at Brow 926385.00 Work under

tendering process15 -DO- Construction of room and P/F of chain 261615.00 Estimate

Link fencing at Govt. Primary School Under sanctionBrow Stage

16 Gadej P/F of CGI sheets roofing in community 63848.00 WorkHall at Bayal Completed

17 Const. Renovation of masonry channel 521728 Work completedKuhl at village Bayal at a lengthof 800 to 1400 mtrs.

18 Const. Renovation of masonry channel 478420.00 Work in progressKuhl at village Bayal at a lengthof 0.00 to 800 mtrs.

19 P/F of stree light near community centre 7000.00 Work completedAt Bayal

20 P/F of street light at Bayal village 200000.00 Work completed21 Const. of Playground at Bayal by providing 111556.00 -do-

Of Dozer22 Construction of Stadium of Middle school 4100000.00 Work is pending due to

At Bayal transfer of Govt. land hanot been taken up byPanchayat

23 Const. of Pucca Path of village Koel 600000.00 Work in estimatestage

TOTAL 12,610,034

27. The above mentioned community development works is being taken up based on theresolution of the Gram Sabha (general house body) meetings of the Panchayats. In subsequentyears also the proposals/ resolutions of the Panchayats shall be received through their PanchayatGram Sabha Meetings which are generally held quarterly. Their proposals shall be finalised as pertheir priority and budget allocation of the panchayats.

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Budget for Community Development Programmes

28. Total estimated budget of Rs 256.8 millions is kept for the infrastructural works andcommunity development of the project vicinity and the area falling under RHEP. This fund would bespent in five years in the affected eight (8) panchayats of RHEP. Punchayat wise fund allocationhas been provided in Annexure 5. The estimated budget for community development programmesis provided in Table 3.Table 3 - EstimatedCost of Area Development/Community Development

S. No. Activity/ Description Estimated Cost(in Million Rs.)

1 Technical education scheme for local youths of project area 10.00

2 Infrastructure and other aids to school 10.003 Support Services for Horticultural /Agricultural Activity 1.504 Mobile Health Van 4.80

Misc. Infrastructural Development! improvement works such asapproach roads, village paths internal links roads, constructionof cool/ canal, construction of playgrounds augmentation of

5 schools, sanitation and drainage facilities , street lighting bus- 125.00stand/rain shelters/hospitals, dispensaries, construction ofcommunity welfare centres. construction of cremation centreetc.

6 Infrastructure in the villages @ Rs. 75 lacs per annum afterconstruction of the project

7 Drinking water supply schemes/Restoration of dried up water 50.00resources

8 Compensation in view of likely damages to private property 50.00due to blasting during construction of the project

9 Promoting/Protecting of cultural heritage & Melas and old 3.50monumental property in project vicinity

10 Promoting of sports activity i.e. organizing of tournaments in 0.50various Panchayats including distribution of sports kits etc.

11 Awareness Programmes /Camps/field visits to be organized 1.50for the affected families

Total 256.8

Monitoring of Community Development Programmes

29. Community development programmes would be monitored by the internal monitoringcommittee constituted for monitoring the implementation of RAP, A quarterly progress report on thestatus of implementation will be prepared and will be disclosed. The R&R monitoring consultservices will be used to receive the beneficiaries feedback on the implementation of communitydevelopment programs.

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Date Venue No. of Target Group Key issues raised How these are incorporated in RAPparticipants

Feb 17, Bayal village 5 Village * Employment * R&R scheme addressed the issues by providing2005 representatives for project income generation scheme /livelihood support for

affected the project affected familiesfamilies * Mobile health van is being provided to take care of

the health of People* Health issue * Vehicles may be hired by PAPs on preferential* Hiring of basis in RHEP

vehicle * SJVNL will support for local fairs& festivals* Financial * Drinking water facility for the occupants of the

assistance for resettlement colony will be extendedMela/villagefunctions

* Drinking waterfacility

Oct 15, Rampur 18 Panchayat * Employment * R&R scheme addressed the issues by providing2005 Pradhan, BDC for PAFs income generation scheme. /livelihood support for

Chairman the project affected families&members and * Vehicles may be hired by PAPs on preferentialvillage * Hiring of basis in RHEPrepresentatives vehicle * Infrastructural facilities are mentioned in RAP

* Infrastructuralfacilities

Oct 26, Bayal Village 32 Representatives * Public Hearing * Various Issues and features of the project are2005 of HPSEP&PCB, /Presentation addressed in RAP

ER&R and regardinggeneral public salient features

of the project

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Oct 26, Near Kunni 16 Representatives * Environmental * Various Issues were taken care while designing2005 Khad bridge of HPSEP&PCB Public Hearing/ the project and features of the project are

in Fatti and general Salient addressed in RAPNirmand public features of the

projectMarch 6, Bayal Village 15 Villagers and * Construction of * Construction of Kuhl will be done after receipt of2006 SJVNL Kuhl request from Gram Sabha mentioned in RAP

representatives * Mobile health van is being provided to take care of* Mobile health the health for the people

vanMarch 8, Rampur 73 Panchayat * Videography of * SJVNL Policy has Budget for restoration of water2006 Pradhan, natural water resources

Members of Zila resources * R&R scheme addressed the issues by providingParishad, * Employment income generation scheme /livelihood support forChairperson of the project affected familiesBlock * Compensatory * Separate budget is allocated for compulsoryDevelopment Afforestation afforestationCommittee andpublicrepresentative

May 24, Bayal Village 50 SDM, Panchayat * Compensation * Compensation for the land to be acquired would2006 Pradhan, for the land to be given as per the recommendation of the

Members of Zila be acquired special committee constituted to determine theParishad, compensation rate of land close to market rate.Chairperson of * Employment * Employment to one member of each landlessBlock family as & when fresh recruitment is done as perDevelopment the suitability of the candidateCommittee and * Site selection * Resettlement site would be finalized inpublic for project consultation with displaced families.representative

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displacedfamilies * Vehicles is being hired from affected/local

* Hiring of residentsvehicles

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A. DETAIL OF INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT WORKS BEING DONE IN PROJECTAREA FALLING UNDER RHEP

Sr. Description of works Estimated Expenditure RemarksNo. Cost (in incurred (in

Million Rs.) Million Rs.)1 Construction of new HRTC Bus stands 111.86 20.00 Work in Progress

cum parking area at Rampur BushahrDistt. Shimla

2 Construction of Govt. Padam Sr. Sec. 28.45 5.00 Work in ProgressSchool for boys (AdditionalAccommodation) at Rampur Bushahr

3 Construction/Renovation of masonry 0.48 0.10 Work in Progresschannel (Kuhl) at village Bayal at alength of 0-800meter

4 Construction/Renovation of masonry 0.52 0.48 Work in Progresschannel (Kuhl) at village Bayal at alength of 800-1400 meter.

5 Construction of steel truss bridge across 14.85 11.87 Work in Progressthe river Satluj near Power House ofRHEP at Jhakri

6 For conducting Baseline Demographic 0.47 0.35 Draft reportsocial survey for RHEP submitted by HP

Agro EconomicResearch centre

7 Work for preparation and documentation 0.38 Work in Progressof Resettlement Action Plan awarded toM/S CES New Delhi

8 Works for Social Assessment awarded 0.27 Work in ProgressM/S FQA New Delhi

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B. DETAIL OF INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT /WELFARE WORKS DONE INPROJECT AREA FALLING UNDER RHEP

Sr. No. Description of works Expenditure incurred Remarks(Rs in million)

1 Construction of pucca path/steps from 0.54Road Kunni to Kajo to village Badari Th.Nirmand Distt. Kullu HP

2 Pucca path/Steps from Kunni bridge to 0.39village Bakhan in the Nirmand Distt.Kullu HP

3 Repair of foot bridge to Samej across 0.23the river SatIuj near Nathpa JhakriPower House at Jhakri

4 Providing and fencing of CGI sheets 0.07roofing in community hall at Bael

5 Providing of Street light in Bael village 0.01near community centre

6 Mobile Health Van 0.67 Mobile health Van isvisiting to Bayal villageonce in a week. So far600 nos. of patientfrom Bayal villagehave been-benefited

7 Providing of fund for various fairs at 0.18Nirmand -

8 Construction of playground of Middle 0.21school by providing of dozer

9 Providing Cricket kits to Panchyat falling 0.15 Cricket kits have beenunder Rampur HE Project distributed to he

Panchayat failingunder RHEP on theeve of 1 5th august.2005

10 Providing of fund for Rajmata Shanti 0.08Devi Memorial Volleyball tournament atNirmand .

11 Providing of fund for promoting of 0.01school sports activity of Distt level toSDM Anni to block primary educationoffice Anni

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