Assistance for finding alternative sites. PAVC will also guide inventory of loss of structures for quantity and type by construction materials. DoF will determine and pay compensation for structures. Transfer allowance per household/shop. Transfer allowance and relocation assistance will be applicable for full loss of structures of a household or shop/business without any scope for continue in remaining structure. Tenants of residences and businesses premises Alternative housing allowance Shifting allowance Alternative housing allowance will be determined by PAVC. Shifting allowance for household or shop. Business, income and employment Displaced business operators Wage employee Business restoration allowance. Assistance for finding alternative business sites. Employment in reconstructed enterprise or in project civil works. DoF will determine the business restoration allowance with the help of PAVC; DoF/Co-implementer will assist the displaced businesses identifying alternative business sites or job placements. Vulnerability Poor and other vulnerable households 1. Additional financial assistance equivalent to 3 months’ subsistence cost for the incumbent household. Employment opportunities project civil works. Vulnerability will be determined following the data on income, gender and disability of the household heads; DoF/ Co-implementer will facilitate priority of the vulnerable household members for employment in civil works and in job placements. Construction related impact Anybody impacted by civil works contractor’s activity Compensation as per RPF The affected persons will approach NCC notifying the impacts in writing with copy to the contractor; GRC will facilitate and assist the affected persons; Contractor will pay the compensation determined by PAVC. Consultation and participation: The project has adopted an all-inclusive participatory approach that promotes citizen engagement in project process. As part of ESMF preparation, 12 FGD sessions were organized in the 07 (seven) coastal districts involving project beneficiaries viz: fishers, fish farmers, fish traders, DoF field level officers, local Union Parishad representatives. Both male and female stakeholders were consulted through these meetings. Additionally, teachers, businessmen, village leaders, and local government members, farmers, and fishers were consulted individually.
Irrespective of age, sex, occupation or economic condition, all stakeholders strongly supported the program. Community is optimistic about the project benefits and suggested to consider participation of community members in implementation and long-term post-project monitoring. Major recommendations of the FGDs are related to river and canal excavation requirements, resilient fishing practices, capacity building of the fishing communities, infrastructure requirements, livelihood transformation, and disaster risk reduction. Since land acquisition and involuntary resettlement otherwise are not envisaged, the consultation process in the implementation stage will focus on these issues where relevant at specific project intervention sites. The FGD-wise details is attached as Annex 2. Information Disclosure The mechanism of information dissemination should be simple and be accessible to all. Two of the important means that have been followed until now include briefing material and organization of community consultation sessions. The briefing material (all to be prepared in local language) can be in the form of (a) brochures (including project information, details of entitlements including compensation and assistance to be given to the PAPs; grievance mechanism) that can be kept in the offices of local self-government (Union Council Office) and project office; (b) posters to be displayed at prominent locations and (c) leaflets that can be distributed in the project areas. Consultation meetings should also be organized at regular intervals by the project to acquaint the PAPs of the following: Timeline and progress of the project; Information on compensation and entitlements; Information on land acquisition and market valuations of property; Time line for acquisition/ voluntary donation/ direct purchase approaches. Also, opinion and consensus of the community needs to be sought for common and cultural property relocation. Information disclosure procedures are mandated to provide citizen centric information as well as all documentation necessary for addressing any queries. A computer based information management systems shall be employed to disseminate information pertaining to the project. Disclosure of information will enhance governance and accountability specifically with respect to strengthening of monitoring indicators to help the World Bank monitor compliance with the agreements and assess impact on outcomes. This Information Disclosure Policy is intended to ensure that information concerning the project activities will be made available to the public in the absence of a compelling reason for confidentiality. Information shall be provided in a timely and regular manner to all stakeholders, affected parties, and the public. Access by the public to information and documentation held or generated by the project will facilitate the transparency, accountability, and legitimacy as well as operations overseen by it.
Is there any chance of loss of employment of the people of lower down the living standard for the implementation of the scheme? □ □ □ Is there any chance of destruction of cultural tradition of people? □ □ □ Mitigation Measure □ □ □ C. Livelihood Impact Is there any chance of losing access to the usual fishing area due to implementation of the scheme? □ □ □ Is any chance of losing means of livelihood due to the implementation of the scheme? □ □ □ Is there any chance of losing private fishing areas or similar facilities? □ □ □ Is there any chance of losing existing social or financial safety network due to implementation of the scheme? □ □ □ Is there any chance of being vulnerable to or come under the wrath of local elite due to fishers’ association with this scheme? □ □ □ D. Small Ethnic Communities (Tribal People) Is the scheme located in an area Tribal people or small ethnic communities (SECs) live? N.B. If yes, please answer the following questions Are the tribal people involved in the planning and implementation of the scheme? □ □ □ Is there any chance of tribal people be affected? □ □ □ What are the feelings of tribal people to the schemes? □ □ □ Positive □ Negative □ Not any one □ If the answer of the question number 4 is negative, please briefly describe the reason and mitigation measure: Other Information (if any) Name & Signature of the Assessor: