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Disclaimer:

This Project is made possible by the support of the American people through the United

States Agency for International Development (USAID). The opinion expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, A. A. Associates or

Techno-Consult International.

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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL/CULTURAL IMPACT REVIEW

OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES

RESETTLEMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES

Prepared by : Kashif Masood

Revised by : Kashif Masood Izhar Ul Haq

Approved by : Azher Uddin Khan

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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL/CULTURAL IMPACT REVIEW

OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES

RESETTLEMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES

Table of Content

1.0 GENERAL

2.0 PROJECT BRIEF

2.1 SALIENT PROJECT FEATURES

2.2 MAIN BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT

3.0 UPDATED STATUS OF PROJECT PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

4.0 ALREADY CONDUCTED MAIN STUDIES AND REPORTS

5.0 REVIEW METHODOLOGY

6.0 SUMMARY OF RESETTLEMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES

6.1 PROJECT IMPACTS

A. COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES

B. DIRECTLY AFFECTED PEOPLE

C. INDIRECTLY AFFECTED PEOPLE

6.2 AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF RESETTLEMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES

6.3 PROJECT COMPONENTS INVOLVING LAND ACQUISITION

6.4 POLICY ASPECTS OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN

6.5 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

6.6 RESETTLEMENT PLAN (RP)

6.7 RESETTLEMENT / RELOCATION OF PAPS AND PHASED STRATEGY

6.8 OPTIONS FOR RELOCATION OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS AND SETTLEMENTS

6.8.1 a. Option 1 - Optees for Relocation to Model Villages

6.8.2 b. Option 2 - Optees for Relocation to Upper Valleys

6.8.3 c. Option 3 - Optees for Self Relocation to Places of Own Choice

6.9 BASIC CRITERIA FOR RELOCATION TO MODEL VILLAGES

6.10 SELECTION OF LOCATIONS FOR MODEL VILLAGES

A. INVENTORY OF LAND

B. IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE RESETTLEMENT AREAS

6.11 PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF MODEL VILLAGES

6.12 LAND REQUIREMENT FOR MODEL VILLAGES

A. OVERALL REQUIREMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF LAND FOR MODEL VILLAGES

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B. AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING AND IRRIGATION WATER FOR MODEL VILLAGES

C. PLANNING OF MODEL VILLAGES

6.13 ENTITLEMENTS TO COMPENSATION AND MITIGATION

A. OVERALL DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION

B. MAIN ELEMENTS OF LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION

C. RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE MEASURES

2.3 ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALLOTMENT AND TRANSFER OF LAND TITLE IN MODEL VILLAGES

6.14 RESETTLEMENT BUDGET

A. OVERALL COST OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN

6.15 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

A. BASIC IMPLEMENTATION SET-UP

B. OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR CIVIL WORKS AND RESETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES

6.16 MONITORING AND EVALUATION

6.17 PARTICIPATION MECHANISMS

6.18 DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION PROCESS

A. ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING CONSULTATION PROCESS

B. FOLLOW-UP OF PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION PROCESS

C. COMMITTEE FOR SETTLING ISSUES AMONG STAKEHOLDERS

7.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY

ANNEXURES

1. LAND ACQUISITION, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2. LOCATION MAP

3. LOCATION PLAN OF MODEL VILLAGES

4. PROPOSED RELOCATION THROUGH MODEL VILLAGES

LIST OF TABLES

1. DIAMER BASHA DAM PROJECT: CURRENT STATUS OF LAND ACQUISITION (12.2013)

2. ESTIMATED OVERALL BENEFITS FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECT CONFIGURATIONS

3. PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF MODEL VILLAGES FOR RESETTLEMENT OF AFFECTEES

4. ESTIMATED OVERALL LAND REQUIREMENT FOR NINE MODEL VILLAGES (AREA IN KANALS)

5. ASSETS CONSIDERED FOR COMPENSATION

6. SUMMARY COST OF LAND ACQUISITION, RESETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN -

DIAMER BASHA DAM PROJECT

7. PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION TIMEFRAME FOR IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF

RESETTLEMENT PLAN

8. OVERALL ACTIVITIES DURING CONSULTATIONS (2006-09)

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ADB Asian Development Bank

BCM Billion Cubic Meters

DBC Diamer Basha Consultants

DBDP Diamer Basha Dam Project

DC Deputy Commissioner

DDA Diamer Development Authority

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMMC Environmental Monitoring and Management Cell of WAPDA

EMP Environmental Management Plan

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FRL Full Reservoir Level

GB Gilgit-Baltistan

GoP Government of Pakistan

GWh Giga Watt Hour

HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus

IBIS Indus Basin Irrigation System

IEE Initial Environmental Examination

IFIs International Financing Institutions

IPCC International Panel for Carbon Control

IRSA Indus River System Authority

IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature

KPK Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

MASL Meters above Mean Sea Level

MOL Minimum Operating Level (of Reservoir)

MCM Million Cubic Meters

MV Model Villages

MW Mega Watt

NA Northern Area

NAA Northern Area Administration

NADP Northern Areas Development Project

NEAC NESPAK – ACE Joint Venture Consultants

NGO Non Government Organization

NHA National Highway Authority

PAPs Project Affected People

PEPA Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency

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PRO Project Resettlement Organization

RAP Resettlement Action Plan

RCC Roller Compacted Concrete

RP Resettlement Plan

STDs Sexually Transmitted Dieses

SWHP Surface Water Hydrology Project, WAPDA

TOR Terms of Reference

WAA Water Apportionment Accord

WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority

WB World Bank

WCD World Commission on Dams

WWF World Wildlife Fund for Nature

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1.0 GENERAL

USAID-Pakistan has entrusted, under a consultancy contract, the Contractor to carryout a Study “Data and Information Collection and Review and International

Tender Preparation for the Diamer Basha Dam Project Studies”, with explicit Terms of Reference (TOR).

One important part of the Main Study is “Environmental and Social/Cultural Impact

Review of the Project Activities”. The objective of this part of the Study, in accordance with USAID, is to serve as input to an international Terms of Reference, prepared by USAID, for the environmental and social/cultural impact assessment of the Diamer Basha Dam Project (hereinafter called DBDP or the Project). The main scope of this part of the Study is summarized as follows:

a) Collection, review, validation, gap analysis and assessing conformity to the latest applicable requirements of The World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank

(ADB), World Commission on Dams (WCD) and other relevant international and local agencies, of the existing studies, reports and plans of the Project, with particular emphasis on issues included in the Employer’s TOR, with the assistance, in form of interviews and meetings with WAPDA officials and others concerned, where required

b) All the review and analysis to be based upon information available from secondary sources, with no need for collection of any field information

c) Providing a bibliography with a short summary of each document collected

This Component Environmental Review Report “Resettlment Plan and Procedures” is part of “Environmental and Social/Cultural Impact Review of the Project Activities”, which thereupon forms part of the Main Study Report.

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2.0 PROJECT BRIEF

2.1 SALIENT PROJECT FEATURES

Concerned Authorities

Sponsored By Government of Pakistan

Execution WAPDA

Operation and Maintenance WAPDA

Concerned Federal Ministry Ministry of Water and Power

River Indus

Location of Dam on River Indus About 315 km upstream of Tarbela Dam

About 82 km upstream of Dasu Town

About 40 km downstream of Chilas Town

About 180 km downstream of Gilgit Town

Hydrology

Catchment Area 153,200 km2

River Discharge (Mean Annual) 62 billion m3

Estimated Sediments Load (Mean Annual) 196 million tons

Flood Assessment

Diversion Flood (1 in 100 years) 14,330 m3/s

Basic Design Flood-1 (1 in 10000 years) 20,200 m3/s

Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) 49,410 m3/s

Main Dam

Type Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC)

Maximum Height above Rock Foundation 272 m

Flow Diversion System

Diversion Tunnels (Right Side) 2 Numbers

Diversion Channel (Right Side) 1 Number

Upstream & Downstream Cofferdams

Upstream Cofferdam Level 977.5 MASL

Downstream Cofferdam Level 973.0 MASL

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Main Spillway

Crest Level 1145.5 MASL

Numbers of Gates 14

Size of Gates 11.5 m x 16.24 m

Flow Capacity 18,128 m3/s at FRL of 1160 MASL

Reservoir

Crest Level 1170 MASL

Full Reservoir Level (FRL) 1160 MASL

Minimum Operating Level (MOL) 1060 MASL

Gross Storage 10.0 BCM (8.1 MAF)

Live Storage 7.9 BCM (6.4 MAF)

Length of Reservoir at FRL 93.50 km (Up to RAIKOT Bridge on KKH)

Length of Reservoir at MOL 68.61 km

Reservoir Area at FRL 115.13 km2

Reservoir Area at MOL 47.61 km2

Outlets in Dam Body

Low Level 2

Flushing 5

Flushing Tunnels

Right Bank 1 (By Conversion of 1 Diversion Tunnel)

Left Bank 1 (Underneath the Power Intake)

Powerhouse(s)

Type Underground

Location One each on Right and Left Side

Total Installed Capacity 4500 MW (2 x 2250 MW)

Numbers of Units 12 (6 x 375 MW in each Powerhouse)

Design Discharge of Each Powerhouse 1481 m3/s

Turbines

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Type FRANCIS (Vertical Shafts)

Design Net Head 170.5 m

Maximum & Minimum Operating Net

Heads

204.2 m & 100.5 m

Reservoir Water Level for Design Head 1130 MASL

Unit Discharge at Design Head 246.8 m3/s

Synchronous Speed 166.67 RPM

Tail Water Level

Minimum 947 MASL

@ Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) 970 MASL

Generators

Type Semi umbrella type

Maximum Continuous Rating (MCR) 416 MVA

Rated Power Factor 0.9

Generation Voltage 21 kV

Rated Frequency 50 Hz

Output at Generator Terminal 375 MW

Generator Step-Up Transformers

Number of Units 2 x 3 x 6

Number of Spare Units 2

Type Single Phase

Type of Cooling OFWF

Rated Primary Voltage 21 kV

Rated Secondary Voltage 765 kV

Rated Frequency 50 Hz

Average Annual Electricity Generation

At Diamer Basha Dam 18,097 GWh

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Additional at Tarbela Dam 1,111 GWh

Total 19,208 GWh

Land Acquisition for All Purposes [1]

Total 37,419 acres

Distribution by Existing Land Use

Areas under Housing including

Infrastructure

72 acres (0.19 %)

Area under Commercial Objects 24 acres (0.06 %)

Cultivated/Agricultural Lands 3,013 acres (8.05 %)

Uncultivated, Cultivable Lands 2,611 acres (7.0 %)

Barren Lands & Pastures 12,637 acres (33.8 %)

Areas under River, Streams, Rocks 19,062 acres (50.9 %)

Distribution by Project Components

Dam & Appurtenant Structures 1,802 acres (4.8 %)

Reservoir (up-to 1170 MASL) 30,374 acres (81.2 %)

Others (Outside 1170 MASL Zone) 5,243 acres (14.0 %)

Distribution by Geographical Units

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) 35,991 acres (96.2 %)

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) 1,428 acres (3.8 %)

Distribution by Ownership

Private Lands 18,357 acres (49 %)

Government Lands 19,062 acres (51 %)

Environmental Aspects [2]

Numbers of Villages Affected 32

Numbers of Households Affected 4,228

Estimated Affected Population 30,350

Prehistoric Rock Carvings 33,000

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Karakorum Highway (KKH)

Submerged Length 100 km

Length to be Relocated 140 km

Sources:

[1] Monthly Report No 2 (November, 2013) by Diamer Basha Consultants (DBC), aided with certain written communications from WAPDA

[2] Project Brief provided by WAPDA (Status updated to 11.2013)

Remaining Information: EIA Report (Improved Draft): 2010: Volume II: Annex C-1

2.2 MAIN BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT

a. Availability of about 6.4 MAF (Reservoir Live Storage) of annual surface water, for supplementing irrigation water supplies to Pakistan

b. Providing about 18,100 GWh of electric energy per annum, from its installed capacity of 4,500 MW, as well as enabling about 1,110 GWh of additional generation at Tarbela Dam, due to conjunctive operation of the two reservoirs

c. Increase in useful life of the downstream Tarbela reservoir, by about 35 years, as well as of the future downstream reservoirs, by trapping large amount of sediment

d. Alleviation of the flood damages of the Indus River, particularly in the reach from Kalabagh to Guddu Barrage

e. Significant improvement in the socio-economic conditions of the otherwise backward areas and people, in the vicinity of the Project

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3.0 UPDATED STATUS OF PROJECT PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Many pre-requisite activities, in respect of the Project, are presently in progress, with their current status as follows:

a) Land Acquisition: The process of acquisition of land (both government and private), for the Project, was started, in accordance with the applicable local laws and procedures, in 2010. The process involves WAPDA and the respective governments of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). Table 1 presents the current status of land acquisition, as in December 2013.

Table 1

Diamer Basha Dam Project: Current Status of Land Acquisition (12.2013)

Geographical Unit Land Required Land Acquired/Transferred

(acres) (acres) (%)

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) 35,991 18,997 53 %

Private Lands 17,918 1,783 10 %

Government Lands 18,073 17,214 95 %

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

(KPK)

1,428 162 11 %

Private Lands 439 162 37 %

Government Lands 989 0 0 %

Total/Overall 37,419 19,159 51 %

Source: Written communications from WAPDA

Land acquisition, for the Project, is expected to be completed by June, 2014, according to the WAPDA officials.

b) Project Colony: For the proposed Project Colony in Thor Valley, located about

14 km upstream of the Dam Site, for accommodating the administrative and construction supervision staff of WAPDA and Consultants, 12 out of the total

16 construction contract packages, have already been awarded and respective works are in progress. The progress of works varies from contract to contract;

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WAPDA.

c) WAPDA Office Building in Chilas: Construction of a WAPDA Office Building in

Chilas, for the Project, is almost complete, with to-date progress of about 96%, according to WAPDA.

d) Composite Model Village-II at Harpan Das: Three Composite Model Villages

(each comprising 3 villages), at Thak Das, Harpan Das and Kino Das, are proposed to be developed, complete with all the basic infrastructure facilities and amenities, for the resettlement of 4228 affected households. Each affected household shall be given a residential plot, of one Kanal, free of cost. This provision is in addition to the due compensation for their lands and assets, acquired for the Project.

The construction works for Composite Model Village–II (Harpan Das) has already been started. The works are planned through 6 construction contract packages, out of which 2 contracts have been awarded and are under execution. Overall progress, of the awarded contracts, is of the order of 5%.

e) Shatial-Thor Bypass on Karakorum Highway (KKH): It is planned that during construction of the Project, the existing KKH, in the vicinity of the main dam, shall be used for construction activities, while a Bypass on KKH (35 km long), from Shatial to Thor Nullah, is being executed by NHA, as WAPDA deposit work, which will be utilized for uninterrupted flow of the common traffic.

Contract has been awarded and work is being executed at site, with a to-date progress of about 5%, according to WAPDA.

f) Upgrading of KKH from Havelian to the Dam Site: Karakorum Highway (KKH), designated as National Highway N-35 (806 km), starts from Hasanabdal and ends at Khunjrab Pass, while passing through Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Batgram, Thakot, Besham, Pattan, Dasu, Basha, Chilas, Raikot and Gilgit. It has already been established that the upgrading of the existing KKH, from Havelian to Dam Site (about 324 km), is an essential prerequisite, for the Project, to account for the additional traffic flows, particularly arising from the transport of large quantities of construction goods, resulting from the Project activities.

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The upgrading of the remaining portion of KKH, from Thahkot to Dam site, is planned to be executed by NHA, as Deposit Work from WAPDA.

g) Vocational Training Institute: As a prerequisite activity, for the Project, a

Vocational Training Institute has been established, by WAPDA, in Chilas city.

h) Bridge over Indus River downstream of Main Dam: A permanent access bridge over Indus River, downstream of Main Dam, for the contractor’s movement across the river, during the construction period and for the common public use later on, is part of the Project. Originally, this bridge was to be included in the regular construction contract package of the Project. Now, WAPDA is planning to construct this bridge earlier as a prerequisite activity. Selection of the

Consultant for procurement of the consultancy services for design, construction supervision and contract administration of this bridge is under process, according to WAPDA.

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4.0 ALREADY CONDUCTED MAIN STUDIES AND REPORTS

Following main studies, with particular reference to the environmental and social/cultural aspects, have already been carried out for the Project:

a) Feasibility Study (1984), by MONENCO (Montreal Engineering Company

Limited), in eleven volumes, containing Volume 11: Appendix G

“Environmental Considerations”

b) Feasibility Report (2002 – 2004), by NEAC Consultants (a joint-venture with lead role of NESPAK, Pakistan, comprising 2 foreign and 8 local companies), in twelve volumes, containing Volume 11 “EIA and Resettlement”

c) Review of Feasibility Report, Engineering Design, Tender

Drawings/Documents (2005 - 2008), by Diamer Basha Consultants (DBC, a joint-venture with lead role of Lahmeyer International GmbH, Germany and comprising National Development Consultants – NDC, Pakistan, 1 other foreign and 2 other local companies), with the following main outputs delivered:

- Design Report on Project Civil Works, in seven volumes

- Design Report on Project Machinery & Equipment

- Bidding Documents for the Project

After conclusion of the aforementioned basic assignment in June 2008, the services of the DBC have continually been extended, by WAPDA, first through various addendums (from July 2008 to December 2012) and thereupon through retainer contracts (from January 2013 to March 2014), to provide follow-up and additional services. During this period, DBC has produced following two main documents, including annexes and appendices, related to the environment and resettlement aspects of the Project:

- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report – 2010

- Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Development Plan (LARDP) – 2010

Improved Drafts, of the above two reports, with possibly some post-2010 modifications, have been provided by WAPDA.

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5.0 REVIEW METHODOLOGY

This review, in respect of the land use for the Project, and the associated impacts, is primarily concentrated on the EIA Report (Improved Draft). Though, where required, for the purpose of internal analysis, other relevant Project documents, are also consulted and referred to. A summary of the EIA Report, in this regard, is presented in Section 6.

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6.0 SUMMARY OF RESETTLEMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES

Under the Project “Data and Information Collection and Review and International

Tender Preparation for the Diamer Basha Dam Project Studies” the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Development Plan is reviewed in accordance to the World Bank

(WB) resettlement guidelines “OP 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement”.

The resettlement plan and procedures were initially developed according to the

National Legal Framework and further it was upgraded in accordance with the

Operational Directives of IFIs with particular focus on guidelines, operational manuals and social safeguards of ADB. However, it shall be noted that the guidelines of ADB are not much different from those of the World Bank or International Finance

Corporation (IFC).

The following sections present a brief account of most relevant sections of the reviewed reports, pertaining to the Resettlement Plans and Procedures.

6.1 PROJECT IMPACTS

Review of project documents reveal that the RP has been developed with due considerations to the relevant policy aspects, keeping in view the future sustainability of proposed resettlement locations in terms of availiability of land resources, water resources, and acceptance of the affected population. Various alternatives had been considered and due weightage was given to the aspirations of the Project Affected People (PAP) for the location of Model Villages.

Reviews of project documents stipulate following project impacts:

A. COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES

6.1.1.1 A1. LOSS OF GOVERNMENTAL, PUBLIC AND BUSINESS

INFRASTRUCTURE

In the directly affected 32 villages, existing infrastructure will be submerged by impoundment of the reservoir, including governmental buildings, schools, police stations, medical dispensaries, mosques, graveyards, private business /commercial entities.

6.1.1.2 A2. PROJECT DEFINITION OF DISPLACED PERSON

The project has adopted the following definition of PAPs.

“The heads of household or individuals who have, as a result of the project

(construction of main project components or impoundment of reservoir) or its associated changes or interventions (quarrying, or establishment of contract camps

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Page 20 of 46 AAA-TCI or project staff colony etc.), irrespective of their legal titles, lost the right to own or use built –up structures (house, shop, or a business object), natural resources (forest or water-related income-generation activities such as gold-washing sites) and land

(residential, agricultural, uncultivated, barren or pasture),crops (seasonal or perennial) and trees (fruit or non-fruit), or any other asset (fixed or moveable), either in full or in part, permanently or temporarily, and who have lost the jobs or labour opportunities (part or full time in private enterprises or at agricultural farms), and those whose accessibility and physical connection will be denied or impacted negatively as result of filling and operation of the reservoir.”

In this context project has classified PAPs into directly affected people and indirectly affected people. This definition does not include the people who are positively impacted or benefited and at the same time are not physically displaced as a result of the project or its associated interventions.

B. DIRECTLY AFFECTED PEOPLE

The project defines the directly project affected peoples as the people whose lands, houses, and other built-up properties will be submerged in reservoir and whose livelihood means would be lost. According to 2008 estimate, a total of 30,350 people living in 4,228 households belonging to 32 villages will be directly affected.

C. INDIRECTLY AFFECTED PEOPLE

The project defines the indirectly project affected people whose lands, houses, and other built-up properties will neither be inundated by the reservoir nor their livelihood means would be lost due to the project interventions. Their social relations could, however, be disrupted and accessibility to the regional road network and to markets and services negatively affected. A total of 63,901 people living in

7,904 households belonging to 226 villages located in the upper parts of side valleys fall under this category of affectees (2008 estimate).

The TOR for this component report requires answers to the following questions:

1. A discussion of how the plans and procedures were developed to include answers to the following questions: were the plans vetted with the population targeted for resettlement, were the people told where they would be resettled

(See Section 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.18 & 6.19)

2. An attached copy of the plan as an annex to the final report (Attached as

Annexure-1 of this Report)

3. A bibliography with a short summary of each document collected. Include the status of relevant PC-1s, if available (See Section 7 of this Report)

4. The methodology proposed for purchasing the land required for the program

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6.2 AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF RESETTLEMENT PLANS AND PROCEDURES

It is estimated that construction of Diamer Basha Dam Project (DBDP) will displace

30,350 people in a remote, extremely backward and poverty stricken area of the country. The Resettlement Plan (RP) has been developed with the aim to meet the guidelines and social safeguards prescribed by various international financing institutions (IFIs), in addition RP ensures that the affected population is compensated in a way that could improve their conditions from the existing baseline.

In pursuance of the WB/ADB guidelines and social safeguards, RP aims to compensate PAPs: at full replacement cost of their losses; resettle them in the vicinity of project area as close as possible to their original abodes; and provide alternate land for residential / agricultural purposes. In the affected area, almost each household cultivates land for sustenance of livelihood including domestic animals through self-supply of food and fodder items. RP considers allocation of land for agricultural purposes to the affectees in the proposed resettlement locations of

Model Villages. However, the agricultural land of 4 kanals shall be purchased. Water supply for drinking and irrigation, water treatment, sewerage and basic social services, particularly education and medicare including girls and women, will be provided in the proposed Model Villages in order to restore the livelihood of affected population in an improved environment.

RP aims to compensate PAPs on the following basis:

1. Land compensation at the rates mutually agreed between affectees and the

Government;

2. Full replacement cost of their lost assets;

3. Resettlement in the vicinity of project area as close as possible to their original abodes;

4. Alternate land of 1 kanal free of cost for residential purposes.

6.3 PROJECT COMPONENTS INVOLVING LAND ACQUISITION

Land will have to be acquired for:

a) Construction of the dam and appurtenant structures;

b) Reservoir created behind the dam;

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c) Preliminary works for construction including camps; and

d) Construction of Model Villages for resettlement of affectees.

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Based on the available information, the total land acquisition has been assessed as

15,150 ha (37,419 acres) shown in Table-1.

In addition to the core project for construction through five (5) lots, the following sub-projects as pre-requisite/ preliminary works will have to be completed comprising:

i. Upgradation of about 324 km length of existing KKH from Havelian to dam site including New Thakot Bridge [through National Highway Authority (NHA)].

ii. Relocation of about 141 km of KKH from Shatial to Raikot Bridge (through NHA).

iii. Project Colony in Thor Valley to accommodate WAPDA / Consultants staff engaged on construction supervision.

iv. Construction of nearly 140 km Right Bank Periphery Road

Land acquisition for the project along with resettlement / relocation of an estimated displaced population of 30,350 through this RP will be another important activity.

6.4 POLICY ASPECTS OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN

Main objectives of the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Development Plan, hereinafter called Resettlement Plan (RP), are to provide the Project Affected

Peoples (PAPs) full compensation of their lost assets through a combination of ‘land-for-land’ and generous ‘cash’ compensation.

Another important plank of RP will be to resettle / relocate PAPs into the Model

Villages around reservoir periphery in a way that they enjoy a better level of well-being after the project interventions.

The RP envisages the resettlement activity as a development opportunity by allotting

1 kanal residential plot free of cost and 4 kanal cultivable lands to each affected household that owns land and is willing to be relocated in Model Villages with fully developed irrigation and modern infrastructure facilities. However, the cultivable land shall be purchased. Originally, it was planned to resettle all the 4,228 households in nine (9) Model Villages around the reservoir periphery. However, as the later surveys revealed that only 37% of the affected population is currently willing to relocate to proposed Model Villages. The option for developing further

Model Villages, however, remains open, as the demonstration effect of initial MV is expected to increase willingness amongst the affected people to resettle in the MVs.

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6.5 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

This particular location for the project was identified through ‘Hydro-electric

Inventory and Ranking Study’ completed by MONENCO I 1984. Many other site alternatives were considered, but these were not technically viable, and also their potential socio-economic impacts were roughly of the same intensity as the current site. Therefore, there was no scope of considering alternate site locations for this case.

Six alternatives by successive 10 m reduction in the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) has been evaluated by considering the adverse impacts (land acquisition, number of affected villages and project affected people (PAPs), and corresponding benefits of storage water, energy outputs, and overall benefits as shown in following Table-2:

Table -2:

Estimated Overall Benefits for Alternative Project Configurations

Alternative

Full

Reservoir

Level

(masl)

Overall Benefits Affected

Villages

(No.)

Project

Affected

Peoples

(No.)

Reservoir

Area

(km2)

US$

Million

Relative

Reduction

1 1160 2412 - 31 28650 115.13

2 1150 2238 9 27 19042 107.29

3 1140 2070 13 26 17738 99.75

4 1130 1718 29 25 15280 92.18

5 1120 1587 35 23 12780 84.31

6 1110 1486 38 23 11670 76.99

After weighing and evaluating various alternatives Alternative 1 is considered as preferred option on the basis of overall benefits and manageable level of resettlement of affected villages and people. Please note that the alternative evealuation is based on 28,650 PAPs. As per the current status (WAPDA Report

October 2013) the population of PAPs is 30,350 due to addition of one village.

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6.6 RESETTLEMENT PLAN (RP)

The updated version of RP provides the following:

i. Details on the policies governing land acquisition, expropriation, anticipated adverse impacts on PAPs and their livelihood and entitlements.

ii. Strategies for entitlements, mitigation including resettlement and livelihood restoration of PAPs, basically through the Model Villages.

iii. A framework for implementation of the stated strategies to ensure timely acquisition of lands, payment of compensation to PAPs and accrual of benefits through resettlement and rehabilitation on alternate agricultural lands.

iv. Details on the public information, consultation and participation, and grievance redress mechanisms in planning, design and implementation of RP.

v. Institutional arrangements for implementation of the RP including supervision, monitoring and evaluation.

vi. An estimate of required financial resources for implementation of RP.

The main components of RP:

i) Acquisition of land and immoveable assets including houses etc;

ii) Resettlement and livelihood restoration of PAPs basically through Model Villages proposed to be located along the reservoir periphery.

iii) RP will be to provide the basic infrastructure as well as lay the foundation of area development through: modernized communication including roads; and electrification.

6.7 RESETTLEMENT / RELOCATION OF PAPS AND PHASED STRATEGY

One of the basic approaches of RP is to resettle all, or to the extent possible, affected households in Model Villages around the reservoir periphery. Each Model Village will have the modern infrastructure facilities such as electricity, roads, water supply and sewerage, civic amenities, health and education facilities, business centres and religious objects.

The notable features of each Model Village will be:

1. 1 kanal residential plot free of cost per each affected land owning household;

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2. 4 kanals cultivable land plot with developed irrigation facilities. However, the agricultural land shall be purchased.

As part of the original conceptual planning, a Composite Model Village around Chilas was proposed by combining three locations (out of nine) in its vicinity. This original concept was shared with all the key stakeholders covering from village level (in the project area) to policy level (Federal and Regional Governments). Proposal of

‘Composite Village in Vicinity of Chilas’ was presented to stakeholders at Gilgit on 28

February 2009. The proposed concept, particularly with regard to tribal affiliations of resettlers, was objected by the affectees. Consequently, it was agreed that comments of the affectees would be conveyed to WAPDA within a month by the specially constituted ‘Resettlement Issues and Coordination Committee’. This

Committee was established by the Giltgit Baltistan Administration (NAA) on 28 April

2009 with 27 members from the affectees and other key stakeholders (formal comments of this committee still awaited by WAPDA).

6.8 OPTIONS FOR RELOCATION OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS AND

SETTLEMENTS

Option 1: Affectees willing to resettle in Model Villages

Option 2: Affectees to receive cash compensation and relocate to upper valleys

Option 3: Affectees to receive cash compensation and resettle at the places of their own choice

6.8.1 a. Option 1 - Optees for Relocation to Model Villages

This option, preferred by IFIs, will be accomplished through construction of Model

Villages. Conceptual planning and development of Model Villages is being undertaken in consultation with willing PAPs. For this purpose, suitably qualified consultants have been engaged. Construction of Model Villages will be responsibility of WAPDA’s Project Resettlement Organization at Chilas.

6.8.2 b. Option 2 - Optees for Relocation to Upper Valleys

This category of optees will also receive lump sum cash compensation and relocation allowance and resettle by themselves.

In certain grievance cases, and subject to availability of suitable land, some basic infrastructure could be also provided through the project.

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6.8.3 c. Option 3 - Optees for Self Relocation to Places of Own Choice

Households opting for self relocation to their places of choices will be paid lump sum cash compensation and be responsible to move away after receiving the relocation allowance.

Since project preferred option is to resettle PAPs in Model Villages which is Option

1 and is therefore discussed in length in the following sections

6.9 BASIC CRITERIA FOR RELOCATION TO MODEL VILLAGES

Basic criteria for relocation of PAPs to Model Villages duly consider the national practices and ADB’s Resettlement Policy Guidelines as indicated below:

i. Relocation closest to the affected settlement.

ii. Resettlement of entire community in one location.

iii. Relocation by tribal neighbourhoods without affecting harmony.

6.10 SELECTION OF LOCATIONS FOR MODEL VILLAGES

A. INVENTORY OF LAND

During 2006, DBC carried out an inventory to select locations of various Model

Villages. This inventory in the vicinity of reservoir periphery was carried out with particular focus on the following characteristics:

i. Terrain: In particular plain area or land with milder slopes.

ii. Ebrodability: To avoid damage to infrastructure and other installations in Model

Villages.

iii. Water availability: To provide for the requirements of drinking water and cultivation.

iv. Accessibility: Through proximity to existing or proposed roads.

Due to natural conditions, any sizeable chunks of land with supportive water supply were not available on the right bank. During 2007, DBC supported by the ongoing

Cadastral Survey and growing cooperation of PAPs, conducted special investigations to identify some suitable land resources on the right bank even in the upper parts of side valleys but without success. Thus, there was no choice except to concentrate the efforts on left bank.

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B. IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE RESETTLEMENT AREAS

Based upon the efforts from 2006 to 2008, some areas for resettlement in the close vicinity of reservoir were identified. A primary consideration was availability of land where the entire community could be relocated into a Model Village. In certain cases, it was discovered that PAPs also possessed lands in upper parts of side valleys.

However, being generally located at higher elevations (above 1500 masl), these were being used primarily as summer pastures.

Basic considerations in identification of locations for the proposed Model Villages were:

i. Sufficiency of land for relocation of at least one complete village with due consideration of tribal cohesion.

ii. Suitability of land for residential and cultivation purpose.

iii. Availability of perennial water in some nearby nullah to avoid water right conflict.

iv. Nearest possible location to the villages to be relocated.

v. Accessibility to the main road (relocated KKH).

As a result of the above considerations, nine (9) locations were identified for location of Model Villages.

6.11 PROPOSED LOCATIONS OF MODEL VILLAGES

As per initial concept and above criteria, nine Model Village locations were proposed along with reservoir.

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Table -3:

Proposed Locations of Model Villages for Resettlement of Affectees

Name of Model Village a)

Affected Villages Proposed Resettlers (No.)

People Households

Model Village 1: Harpin Das West Nima 1,165 134

(Soniwal Model Village) Narar 470 72

Sine Huch (Thor) 313 48

Sine Huch (Hodar) 537 209

Soniwal Hit 382 69

Yashokal Hit 210 20

Lower Thak (Thak Nullah ) 60 9

Sub-total (1) 3,137 561

Model Village 2: Harpin Das East Buto Kot (Lower Chilas) 3,001 344

(Sheen and Yashkun Model Village) Lower Minar 35 5

Thor Das 881 161

Muruski 86 15

Thurli Das 198 28

Sub-total (2) 4,201 553

Model Village 3: Model Town Chilas, most western Thak Das area, Other non-locals of Chilas

Lower Chilas: Other non-locals of Chilas 5,245 642

Sub-total (3) 5,245 642

Model Village 4: New Hodar for Sheen and Yashkun from Hodar Valley (Kino Das)

Hodar: Nusry Das, Balokish, Segali Hit, Dalojil 1,152 162

Thalpan 1,020 189

Sub-total (4) 2,172 351

Model Village 5: Soniwals from Chilas (Thak Das)

Lower Chilas: Soniwal 6,152 753

Sub-total (5) 6,152 753

Model Village 6: Gujarabad

(Thak Das)

Lower Chilas 853 127

Bazakal 128 19

Chikka 274 45

Khotobat 259 40

Mani Pain 232 44

Lower Thak (Kiner) 214 34

Ghichi Village 20 2

Sub-total (6) 1,980 311

Model Village 7: Gonar Farm Das Lower Gonar Farm 628 101

Lower Bunar Das 2,108 435

Lower Shing 33 5

Sub-total (7) 2,769 541

Model Village 8: Kino Das West Ges Bala 833 92

Jalipur Village 238 60

Gandlo Village 155 17

Sub-total (8) 1,226 169

Model Village 9: Kino Das East Ges Pain 1648 225

Lower Gini Village 120 29

Sub-total (9) 1,768 254

Total 28,650 4,135

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Source: DBC, 2007-08

Note: The details of addition of 93 household in the three (3) composite villages will be provided in the draft final report upon receiving the data from WAPDA

The above proposals were based on the assumption that all the affected households would be resettled in the Model Villages. However, this concept is being reviewed in the light of options of only 37% of the households agreed to move to Model Villages.

To start with, the concept of a Composite Model Village in Vicinity of Chilas is being looked into by combining locations 3, 5 and 6 with separate zoning for each ethnic group but combined civic amenities. This could follow undertaking of additional composites to resettle the PAPs if they later on opt for resettlement to Model

Villages.

Furthermore, it has been finalized that three (3) Composite Model Villages shall be established to the following locations for accommodating 4,228 households:

i. Composite Model Village No. I: Thak Das in eastern vicinity of Chilas

ii. Composite Model Village No. II: Harpin Das in western vicinity of Chilas

iii. Composite Model Village No.III: Kino Das

6.12 LAND REQUIREMENT FOR MODEL VILLAGES

A. OVERALL REQUIREMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF LAND FOR MODEL

VILLAGES

Overall estimated land requirement for the nine (9) Model Villages including appropriate infrastructure is summarized in following Table-4:

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Table -4:

Estimated Overall Land Requirement for Nine Model Villages (area in Kanals)

Sr.

No.

Description

Composite Village II Composite

Village I Composite Village III

Total

Harpin

Das West

Harpin

Das East Thak Das

Gonar

Farm Das Kino Das

Model

Village

No. 1

Model

Village

No. 2

Model

Villages

No. 3, 5 &

Model

Village No.

4 & 7

Model

Villages

No. 8, 9

1 Requirement of

Affectees 3,927 3,871 9,290 6,244 2,961 26,293

2 Requirement of

Infrastructure

(40% of Item I)

1,571 1,548 3,716 2,498 1,184 10,517

3 Total Land

Requirement (1+2) 1,5498 5,419 13,006 8,742 4,145 36,810

4 Indicated

Availability b) 8,372 12,177 7,531 28,080

Table-4 presents that against the estimated requirement of about 36,810 kanals

(1863 ha) for Model Villages the indicated land availability is around 28,000 kanals

(1421 ha). Therefore, this factor will have to be kept in mind while development planning of various composites to resettle the willing affectees. The addition of one village and increase in 93 households will increase the area requirement of the model villages. As already mentioned in Table-4 the requirement of area for the model villages is greater than the available area and increase in PAPs will require another 911 kanals which increase the land requirement from 36,810 kanals to

37,721 kanals.

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B. AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING AND IRRIGATION WATER FOR MODEL

VILLAGES

For proposed Model Villages, the primary source of water will be the nearby perennial Nullahs of Buto, Thak, Gandlo, and Jalipur. Water storage, treatment facilities and piped water supply system to residential houses shall be provided.

C. PLANNING OF MODEL VILLAGES

As mentioned above, initially the conceptual planning has focused upon the

‘Composite Village in Vicinity of Chilas’. This has been located on the eastern side of

Chilas by amalgamating the originally planned Model Villages 3, 5 and 6. Conceptual plan of this Composite-I was presented by WAPDA / DBC to PAPs at Gilgit during

February 2009. Later on, another demand of PAPs was received through GBA that the size of residential plots may be increased from 5 marla to 1 kanal (this proposal also formed part of recommendations by the Ministerial Sub-Committee after negotiations with affectees during February 2010 as part of negotiated land compensation rates). Yet another preference of PAPs was for relocation by tribal neighbourhoods without affecting harmony.

Three Composite Model Villages (each comprising 3 villages), at Thak Das, Harpan

Das and Kino Das, are proposed to be developed, complete with all the basic infrastructure facilities and amenities, for the resettlement of 4228 affected households. Each affected household shall be given a residential plot, of one kanal, free of cost. This provision is in addition to the due compensation for their lands and assets, acquired for the Project. The composite model villages have following facilities:

i. All basic infrastructure including: civic amenities;

ii. Four kanal purchaseable plot of cultivable land along with irrigation facilities

iii. Residential plots of 1 kanal with essential commercial and religious infrastructure in clusters; and

iv. Non-residential commercial and community plots earmarked for development of related facilities including education and health.

6.13 ENTITLEMENTS TO COMPENSATION AND MITIGATION

A. OVERALL DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION

In accordance with ADB Resettlement Policy and national guidelines, the entitlements to compensation of private assets have been determined. These cover:

land occupied by owners / tenants; trees (fruit / non-fruit); residential houses;

business / commercial concerns; and loss of income from various activities.

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B. MAIN ELEMENTS OF LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION

i. Allowing each affected land owning household a four (4) kanal plot (2,020 m²) of purchaseable cultivable land at barren land prices along with irrigation facilities.

ii. Allocation of one (1) kanal residential plot to each affected land owning household free of cost

iii. Provision of modern facilities of electricity, water supply and sewerage along with civic amenities of schools, medical dispensary, mosque, commercial area and administrative infrastructure like Union Council Building, Police Post, etc.

Allotment of 1 kanal residential plot to the affectees will be one of the most important livelihood restoration measures. It can thus be appreciated that there will be marked improvement in the living conditions of PAPs after relocation.

C. RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE MEASURES

In keeping with the overall project implementation schedule, the RP is proposed to be implemented over the period of 2009-21. Resettlement / relocation operation will be organized in phases considering the submergence to be caused by the above reservoir impounding. For each phase, an advance evacuation plan of affectees will be prepared. At the time of actual evacuation each household including those headed by women will be given a lump sum grant (Rs. 50,000) to enable shifting to the Model Villages or places of their own choice.

2.3 Arrangements for Allotment and Transfer of Land Title in Model Villages

In accordance with the proposed resettlement concept, allotment of land to PAPs in a Model Village will be subject to personal application of the household head.

Affected households will be those as recorded through the Cadastral Survey (2007-

08) and subject to re-verification.

Head of each land owning household will apply for allotment of a 4 kanal purchaseable cultivable land plot. In addition, this will include a 1 kanal residential plot for land owning households. Similarly, a non-agriculturist household head will apply for allotment of 1 kanal residential plot.