A selection of national and local stakeholders has been contacted for consultation on the ESIA / RPF and participation in consultation workshops. Key Stakeholder Matrix: No Stakeholder Role/Responsibility 1 HVEN Overall responsibility for the Project including preparation, implementation and financing of all compensation and resettlement tasks and cross-agency coordination, public consultations, hiring of consultants etc. HVEN’s Social and Environmental Unit / HSE department to be created will coordinate RAP implementation. 2 Ministry Nature Protection / Environmental Inspectorate Member of Steering Board; Controls Environmental Compliance of Construction Activities 3 SNCO for environmental Expertise Provides Environmental Permit 4 Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Member of Steering Board 5 Ministry of Finance Provides the budgets for implementation 6 Ministry of Agriculture / SNCO Hayantar Consults on Forest replanting and nursery 7 Ministry of Culture / Department for the Protection of Monuments Accompanies design team to ensure that cultural heritage are bypassed or over-spanned 8 State Committee of Real Estate Cadaster Responsible for providing information about the status of real estate ownership, and is in charge of the state registration of ownership 9 Local Courts Review the cases of expropriation issues, carry out a hearing and decide whether the land can be expropriated and at what price 10 Independent Asset Valuators Accredited private firms who are hired to evaluate the affected assets 11 Community leaders of all affected villages Accompany design team to design bypasses of settlement areas 12 NGOs (i.e. WWF, Social and Environmental Association, regional NGOs) Advocacy for PAPs and Environmental Good Practice; Participation in Public Consultation
Land owners Land compensation only for titled landowners Recommends compensation. compensation is at replacement cost. WB OP 4.12 applies Land users Land compensation only for registered land users Lack of title is not a bar to compensation and/or rehabilitation. Non-titled land users also shall receive rehabilitation. They are entitled to some form of compensation whatever the legal recognition of their occupancy is. WB OP 4.12 applies Land users Crop losses compensation provided only to registered land users (landowners and legal tenants) All land users (legal or illegal) are entitled to compensation for crops. Land users may be entitled to replacement land and income must be restored to pre-project levels at least. WB OP 4.12 applies Houses & other structures All affected houses/buildings are compensated for buildings damages/demolition caused by a project, with the exception of unregistered commercial structures World Bank Policy includes compensation for unregistered commercial structures as well. WB OP 4.12 applies Land valuation Land valuation based on current market value plus 15% of the assessed value. Land valuation based on current market rate/replacement value Armenian Legislation applies Public Consultation and Disclosure Information on impacts quantification/costing, entitlements, and amounts of compensation and financial assistance are to be disclosed to the PAPs prior to the date defined in the Government Decree for Eminent Domain/ on Preliminary Study. Public Consultation and Disclosure in participatory manner with affected people on community level. PCDP to be developed together with RAP. Both WB OP 4.12 and Armenian Legislation apply
Vardenis line 46.634 km N1-N184 Towers in old line:184 New angle towers: 33 Land acquisition for tower foundations; damage to crops and trees during land survey, construction of towers, stringing procedure; construction of access roads Develop Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), incl. Census, Ownership status with Cadastral information, Inventory of Losses, Social Survey, Land acquisition & expropriation procedure, PAP consultation N5-N15 Village Verin Getashen Line slightly above (30 m) village Verin Getashen, min. distance 110m Private lands Land acquisition procedure, consultation of PAPs N15-N20 Agricultural fields Private lands Land acquisition procedure, consultation of PAPs N27-N36 village Madina and village Lernakert 40°05’01.63’’N 45°16’09.81’’O Bypass of village Madina and village Lernakert Aghmaghan ancient volcano (4 km distance), 1-3 houses of village Geghovit may be affected 1-3 houses in bypass section Design of bypass of village Madina needs to be revised. Historical Site of Sanei Gomesh in planned bypass of village Madina Ruins of Church and urateian settlement at 40°05’16’’N / 45°15’43’’E altitude 2125m Cultural Heritage Identify exact location with local experts from Department of Protection of Monuments during design phase and bypass or relevant site. Before N62 – N89 Village Yanegh and SelimPass Bypass section of village Yanegh and SelimPass Most of the houses in old ROW are ruins, some may be used as summer settlement for shepherds Resettlement As most of the houses in parallel ROW seem to be ruins, the necessity of a bypass should be checked and if necessary, a bypass should be designed not to affect any inhabited/used houses
N89-N95 Remains of General Paskevich Road Cultural heritage Identify exact location with local experts from Department of Protection of Monuments during design phase and bypass or relevant site. N95-N100 Old Caravanserai near SelimPass, pass road Cultural heritage, visual impact For present design of line the Caravanserai is not in the corridor N100-N106 Towers next to pass road Erosion Stabilization of slopes during construction After N 128 angle 2 Historic bridges 39°55’01’’N 45°14’28’’ E Cultural heritage Bypass should avoid the site.
Village Agarakadzor Line goes through private fields, apricot plantations, but no houses affected, narrow corridor of old line that does not affect houses Agriculture fields, horticulture houses in parallel corridor Bypass corridor needs to be revised. Village Malishka Narrow gorge between village, road, river and rock-face, bypass of village Malishka and Gorge very difficult, if old ROW is not used considerable resettlement issues on northern side of river or environmental concerns on southern side Power cut Old ROW needs to be used through the Arpa valley narrows Near Village Malishka, 39°43’22’’ N / 45°24’35’’E Burial ruins of settlement near Malishka Cultural heritage Not directly in ROW Between Malishka and Vayk Point 39°42’59’’ N 45°25’09’’ E Historical Fortress and remains of town of Moz, not excavated, 7-10 ha Cultural heritage Identify location with local experts from Department of Protection of Monuments during design phase and bypass or relevant site. Town of Vayk N 48- N120 Bypass of Vaik (North), line passes on hills above valley, highest elevation 1650 m, valley approx 1300 m , new line passes near hydro reservoir, new line passes Juniper open forest land on hills Partly Juniper open forest damage by access roads Northern bypass of Vayk Gorge is recommended as planned. Access roads shall be carefully designed to avoid damages,
N222-N258 Spandaryan HPP Private Lands of village Angeghakot Private and communal lands Identification of ownership status and land acquisition procedure, public consultation during design phase 39°35’38.05’’N 45°57’27.53’’O New Connection of double circuit tower Vaik & Vorotan1 Design No recommendation Vorotan-1 line 41.66 km Spandaryan HPP- Shinouhair SS N1-171 Towers in old Line: 171 Approx. new angle towers: 21 Land acquisition for tower foundations; damage to crops and trees during land survey, construction of towers, stringing procedure; construction of access roads Develop Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), incl. Census, Ownership status with Cadastral information, Inventory of Losses, Social Survey, Land acquisition & expropriation procedure, PAP consultation N1-N32 Private and communal fields Fields / Agriculture Identification of ownership status and land acquisition procedure, public consultation during design phase N4 near Spandaryan SS Potential historical site within ROW / Katchkar Stone Site Cultural heritage Identify exact location with local experts from Department of Protection of Monuments during design phase and bypass or relevant site. N32 village Shaki 39°34’43.83’’N 45°59’49.75’’O 1 in ROW at 25 m distance Resettlement if safety distances are not met. Careful design to avoid resettlement
N35-N130 high plains, grazing land, potato fields Communal & private lands, Identification of ownership status and land acquisition procedure, public consultation during design Near N 84 39°31’44’’ N 46°08’57’’ E Historical area with old towers Cultural Heritage Identify exact location with local experts from Department of Protection of Monuments during design phase and bypass or relevant site 39°33’22.94’’N 46°02’01.83’’O Zorats Carer at 1,5 km of line Cultural Heritage Not impacted by present design of line N130-N171 Shinuhair SS 29°36’38’’ N 46°19’16’’ E High plains between 1500 and 200 m altitude, grazing land Communal (& private) lands, cumulative impacts with 400 kV line, visual impacts Identification of ownership status and land acquisition procedure, public consultation during design phase Charentsavan-3 SS (Charentsvan town) Raspberry and haricot plantations, garden with trees adjacent to SS No temporary or permanent impacts No recommendation Haghtanak SS (Yerevan town) Vineyards, small factories/workshops adjacent to SS No temporary or permanent impacts No recommendation Vanadzor-1 SS (Vanadzor town) Chemical Combine adjacent to SS No temporary or permanent impacts No recommendation
Sample Census Format Household (HH) Socio-Economic Census Form Name of Asset Owner: Name of Village: Map Location: GPS Coordinates ___ Asset Affected: (add description i.e. 2has of rainfed agriculture) Household Composition Name of HH Member Sex Age Relation to HH Head Primary Occupation Secondary Occupation Highest of Education Illness or Disability Example 1 Male 34 Head of Household Farmer Seasonal Work Secondary School None Example 2 Female 25 Wife Trader None Primary School None Example 3 Female 7 Daughter Student None None None Example 4 Male 5 Son Student None None None Productive Assets Owned (all assets owned, not just those lost to transmission line) Rainfed Land (ha’s) Tenure status Irrigated Land (ha’s) Tenure Status Number of fruit trees Number of trees Commercial structures owned and operated Other structures owned 3has Owner 0.5ha Owner 20 2 None 1 Stable Overall Annual HH Revenue Source of Income (Percentage 100,000 AMD Rainfed Agr Irrigated Ag Remittances Livestock Trade Seasonal Woodlots 40% 20% 10% 5% 10% 10% 5% Sample Inventory of Losses Format ID Name Family members/ Employees Land affected Buildings affected Trees affected Businesses affected Resettled Vulnerable PAP allowance Severe Impact Allowance
Type Area owned Area Affected Type No of floors Area Affected Type No. Type Yes No Yes No Yes No 1 Example 1 6 Potato field 500 m² 100 m² Apricot 3 no yes yes Example 2 4 Stone 1 100 Small Shop yes yes no yes Example 3 2 1.) Potato field 2.) Vineyard 10.000 m² 300 m² 60 m² 100 m² no no no Example 4 5 Construction land 200 m² 200 m² no yes
Minutes Of Public Consultation Environmental Management Plans and Resettlement Policy Framework for the rehabilitation of Haghtanak, Charentsavan-3 and Vanadzor-1 substations Introduction The Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) and the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) for rehabilitation of Haghtanak, Charentsavan-3 and Vanadzor-1 substations - both in English and Armenian languages - were published to solicit public feedback. The timeframe of March 21, 2014 to April 1, 2014 was allowed for ascertaining concerns and obtaining comments/responses from concerned persons via regular mail (full address of HVEN was provided), email and corporate telephone number, which was available from 9 AM to 6 PM on business days. Materials and Methods The English and Armenian versions of the EMPs and RPF were posted on the web of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia () and High Voltage Electric Networks CJSC (). Hard copies of EMPs and RPF were also submitted to the following state authorities: Malatia-Sebastia Administrative District of the Yerevan city – Mr. A. Alexsanyan, Head; Charentsavan city Municipality – Mr. H. Shahgaldyan, and Vanadzor city Municipality – Mr. S. Darbinyan, Mayor. Brief information on rehabilitation works, locations (web site addresses and municipality/administrative district) of disclosed EMPs and RPF documents, and HVEN’s contact information (including full address, email, telephone number, and contact person’s name) were placed at each substation’s entrance/fencing to allow people to express any questions or concerns regarding the documents. The electronic copies of the EMPs and RPF were also submitted to the following non-governmental organizations: Acopian Center for the Environment, American University of Armenia – Mr. A. Amirkhanian, Director; “Association of Energy Service delivery Enterprises of Armenia” Union of Legal Entities for the Development of Energy Sector of Armenia – Mr. M. Martirosyan, President; Transparency International Armenia – Ms. S. Ayvazyan, President; “Energy Saving Alliance” Armenian Branch – Ms. A. Pasoyan, Director; and Pure Lori NGO – Mr. V. Buniatyan, President.