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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Volume VI – Resettlement Action Plan

July 2015

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Karot Hydropower Project

Resettlement Action Plan

720MW Karot Hydropower Project Pakistan

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Volume VI - Resettlement Action Plan

July 2015

Karot Power Company (Pvt) Limited

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Karot Hydropower Project Resettlement Action Plan

Revision Date Originator Checker Approver Description

A 15 May 2015 M Lupton M Rowan I Scott First Draft

B 1 July 2015 M Lupton M Maxwell I Scott Final Draft

C 31 July 2015 M Lupton M Maxwell I Scott Final

D 06 August 2015 M Maxwell T Streather I Scott Revised Final

E 19 August 2015 M Lupton M Maxwell I Scott KPCL Final Comments Addressed

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Chapter Title Page

Abbreviations i

Glossary of Terms iii

Executive Summary v

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Overview _________________________________________________________________________ 1 1.2 Need for Resettlement Action Plan _____________________________________________________ 1 1.3 Objective of Resettlement Action Plan ___________________________________________________ 1 1.4 Structure of Document _______________________________________________________________ 2

2 Project Description 3

2.1 Background _______________________________________________________________________ 3 2.2 Project Location ____________________________________________________________________ 3 2.3 Project Components _________________________________________________________________ 4 2.4 Project Components Involving Land Acquisition and Displacement _____________________________ 9 2.5 Temporary Facilities ________________________________________________________________ 10 2.6 Resettlement Risks_________________________________________________________________ 12

3 Legal and Policy Framework 14

3.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 14 3.2 National Legal Framework ___________________________________________________________ 14 3.3 Comparison of National Law and IFC PS5 _______________________________________________ 21 3.4 KPCL’s Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Principles ___________________ 22

4 Socio-economic Profile 24

4.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 24 4.2 Data Collection Methodology _________________________________________________________ 24 4.3 Constraints of the May 2015 Survey____________________________________________________ 25 4.4 Previous Survey Data _______________________________________________________________ 27 4.5 Demographics of the Project Area _____________________________________________________ 27 4.6 Kinship and Family _________________________________________________________________ 29 4.7 Religion, Culture and Local Traditions __________________________________________________ 29 4.8 Educational and Literacy ____________________________________________________________ 30 4.9 Health Services ___________________________________________________________________ 31 4.10 Livelihoods _______________________________________________________________________ 31 4.11 Income __________________________________________________________________________ 35 4.12 Land and Housing _________________________________________________________________ 36 4.13 Cultural Heritage __________________________________________________________________ 37 4.14 Public Services ____________________________________________________________________ 37

Contents



4.15 Gender Status in the Project Area _____________________________________________________ 38 4.16 Vulnerable People _________________________________________________________________ 39

5 Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement 41

5.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 41 5.2 Minimising Resettlement Impacts ______________________________________________________ 41 5.3 Impact Assessment ________________________________________________________________ 42 5.4 Impact on Land ____________________________________________________________________ 45 5.5 Impact on Residential Structures ______________________________________________________ 46 5.6 Impact on Commercial Structures and Income ____________________________________________ 47 5.7 Impact on Trees ___________________________________________________________________ 49 5.8 Impacts on Crops __________________________________________________________________ 50 5.9 Vulnerability Status _________________________________________________________________ 51 5.10 Impact on Communal Structures and Utilities _____________________________________________ 51

6 Information Disclosure, Consultation and Participation 56

6.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 56 6.2 Approach ________________________________________________________________________ 56 6.3 ESIA Engagement Activities __________________________________________________________ 56 6.4 Public Hearing April 2015 ____________________________________________________________ 56 6.5 Women’s Perspective _______________________________________________________________ 57 6.6 Public Consultation July 2015 ________________________________________________________ 58 6.7 List of Concerns ___________________________________________________________________ 59 6.8 Meetings to Agree Land Compensation _________________________________________________ 60 6.9 Disclosure of RAP _________________________________________________________________ 61 6.10 Future RAP Consultation ____________________________________________________________ 61 6.11 Payment Presentations _____________________________________________________________ 62

7 Eligibility and Entitlements 63

7.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 63 7.2 Eligibility _________________________________________________________________________ 63 7.3 Cut-off Date ______________________________________________________________________ 64 7.4 Entitlements ______________________________________________________________________ 66 7.5 Unit Rates ________________________________________________________________________ 71 7.6 Unforeseen Impacts ________________________________________________________________ 74 7.7 Entitlements Matrix _________________________________________________________________ 74 7.8 Staggered Provision of Entitlements____________________________________________________ 76 7.9 Process for Disbursement of Compensation _____________________________________________ 77

8 Livelihood Restoration 78

8.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 78 8.2 Livelihood Restoration Activities _______________________________________________________ 78

9 Resettlement Budget and Financing Plan 81



9.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 81 9.2 Land Acquisition Budget _____________________________________________________________ 81 9.3 Budget for Affected Residential Structures _______________________________________________ 82 9.4 Budget for Affected Business Structures ________________________________________________ 83 9.5 Budget for Affected Trees ____________________________________________________________ 84 9.6 Budget for Affected Crops ___________________________________________________________ 84 9.7 Allowances _______________________________________________________________________ 85 9.8 Livelihood Restoration Activities _______________________________________________________ 86 9.9 Budget for Protecting Community Infrastructure from Impact _________________________________ 86 9.10 Budget for Relocation of Public Infrastructure ____________________________________________ 87 9.11 Resettlement Management, Administration and Monitoring Costs _____________________________ 87 9.13 Summary of Budget ________________________________________________________________ 88

10 Institutional Arrangements 91

10.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 91 10.2 Karot Power Company (Pvt) Ltd - Project Proponent _______________________________________ 91 10.3 Laraib Group _____________________________________________________________________ 91 10.4 Sustainable Solutions Ltd ____________________________________________________________ 91 10.5 Mott MacDonald Limited _____________________________________________________________ 92 10.6 Pakistan Engineering Services Private Limited ___________________________________________ 92 10.7 Grievance Redress Committee _______________________________________________________ 92 10.8 District Governments _______________________________________________________________ 92 10.9 Non-Governmental Organisations _____________________________________________________ 93 10.10 Organogram ______________________________________________________________________ 93

11 Implementation Schedule 95

11.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 95

12 Monitoring and Reporting 97

12.1 Overview ________________________________________________________________________ 97

13 Grievance Redress Mechanism 100

13.1 Overview _______________________________________________________________________ 100 13.2 Types of Grievances_______________________________________________________________ 100 13.3 Logging Grievances _______________________________________________________________ 100 13.4 Grievance Log ___________________________________________________________________ 101 13.5 Grievance Redress Committee ______________________________________________________ 103 13.6 Timeframe for Grievances __________________________________________________________ 103

Appendices 105

Appendix A. Detailed Measurement Survey _______________________________________________________ 106 Appendix B. Site Selection Criteria ______________________________________________________________ 108 Appendix C. CSAIL Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework __________________ 109 Appendix D. Grievance Form __________________________________________________________________ 110



Appendix E. Lists of Concerns _________________________________________________________________ 111 Translated List of concerns Karot village November 2014 _____________________________________________ 115 Translated List of concerns Karot village July 2015 __________________________________________________ 117 Draft Agreement with Karot Village ______________________________________________________________ 119 Appendix F. Social Survey Form _______________________________________________________________ 125

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Abbreviation Full text

AoI Area of Influence

ATL Associated Technologies Pvt. Ltd

BHU Basic Health Unit

CAP Corrective Action Plan

CAS Compulsory Acquisition Surcharge

CLO Community Liaison Officer

CSAIL China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited

CTGC China Three Gorges Corporation

CVT Capital Value Tax

DPs Displaced Persons

DPAC District Price Assessment Committee

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EGC Engineering General Consultants and (Pvt.) Ltd.

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractor

ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

FGD Focus Group Discussions

FSL Full Supply Level

GIIP Good Industry International Practice

GRC Grievance Redress Committee

HPP Hydropower Project

ICP Informed Consultation and Participation

IFC International Finance Corporation

IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature

Km Kilometre

KPCL Karot Power Company (Pvt) Ltd

LAA Land Acquisition Act of 1894

LAC Land Acquisition Collector

LOI Letter of Interest

M Metre

MAES Mirza Associates Engineering Services (Pvt.) Ltd.

masl Metres Above Sea Level

Mm3 Million Cubic Metres

MW Megawatts

NEPRA National Electric Power Regulatory Authority

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NIC National Identity Card

NTDC National Transmission and Despatch Company

NTS Non-technical Summary

PAP Project Affected Person

Abbreviations

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Abbreviation Full text

PES Pakistan Engineering Services Private Limited

PPIB Private Power Infrastructure Board

PS Performance Standard

PWD Public Works Department

RAP Resettlement Action Plan

RAH Resettlement Affected Household(s)

SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan

TL Transmission Line

WAPDA Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority

Currency Equivalents:

Currency unit: Pakistani Rupees (Rs.)

Currency exchange rate: Rs. 100 equals 0.98 US$ as of June 2015

Area Equivalents:

Imperial Metric Pakistan

605 sq. yards (5,445 sq. feet) 505.857m2 1 kanal (20 marlas)

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Term Meaning (using IFC or World Bank definitions where available)

Compensation Payment in cash or in kind for an asset or resource acquired or affected by the Project.

Cut-off-date The date of the Section 4 notification document sent by the government; refer to Section 7.3 for more details. Structures and crops established in the impact area after this cut-off date are not eligible for compensation and resettlement assistance. Newcomers who settle in the resettlement affected area after this date are not entitled to compensation.

Disclosure Make information openly available for public review. This should be proactive and targeted to ensure that the right stakeholders have access to pertinent information.

Displaced persons (DPs)

Displaced persons are those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Economic displacement

Loss of assets or access to assets that leads to loss of income sources or other means of livelihood (refer to ‘livelihood’ below).

Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor

The EPC Contractor is under contract with the KPCL to carry out all engineering, procurement and construction works as part of the Project. An EPC contract is a common form of contracting arrangement within the construction industry.

Entitlements Compensation due to displaced persons to mitigate losses in cash or in-kind. Entitlements may also include livelihood restoration measures such as training or provision of crop insurance.

Full replacement cost

For agricultural land, full replacement cost is the pre-project or pre-displacement, whichever is higher, market value of land of equal productive potential or use located in the vicinity of the affected land, plus the cost of preparing the land to levels similar to those of the affected land, plus the cost of any registration and transfer taxes. For land in urban areas, it is the pre-displacement market value of land of equal size and use, with similar or improved public infrastructure facilities and services and located in the vicinity of the affected land, plus the cost of any registration and transfer taxes. For houses and other structures, it is the market cost of the materials to build a replacement structure with an area and quality similar to or better than those of the affected structure, or to repair a partially affected structure, plus the cost of transporting building materials to the construction site, plus the cost of any labour and contractors' fees, plus the cost of any registration and transfer taxes. In determining the replacement cost, depreciation of the asset and the value of salvage materials are not taken into account, nor is the value of benefits to be derived from the project deducted from the valuation of an affected asset. Where domestic law does not meet the standard of compensation at full replacement cost, compensation under domestic law is supplemented by additional measures so as to meet the replacement cost standard.

Grievance Mechanism

This is a process by which DPs can raise their concerns and grievances to Project authorities.

Household A group of persons living together, who share the same cooking and eating facilities, and form a basic socio-economic and decision-making unit. One or more households may occupy a house.

Involuntary resettlement

Resettlement is considered involuntary when affected persons or communities do not have the right to refuse land acquisition or restrictions on land use that result in physical or economic displacement. This occurs in cases of (i) lawful expropriation or temporary or permanent restrictions on land use and (ii) negotiated settlements in which the buyer can resort to expropriation or impose legal restrictions on land use if negotiations with the seller fail.

Khasra A legal agricultural document used in Pakistan that specifies land and crop details. It is often used in conjunction with a shajra (or shajra kishtwar), which is a reference map of the village that administers the land described by the khasra. Khasras traditionally detail all the fields and their areas, measurements, who the owner is, what crops, what sort of soil and what trees are on the land.

Land Acquisition Act (LAA)

The current legislation governing land acquisition for public purposes. The LAA regulates the land acquisition process and enables the Federal and Provincial Governments to acquire private land for public purposes.

Land Acquisition Collector (LAC)

The LAC is the government entity in charge of resettlement. It is the LAC’s responsibility to notify land owners of the requirement of land for public interest in the official Gazette, and providing public notice.

Glossary of Terms

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Term Meaning (using IFC or World Bank definitions where available)

Livelihood The term ‘livelihood’ refers to the full range of means that individuals, families, and communities utilise to make a living, such as wage-based income, agriculture, fishing, foraging, other natural resource-based livelihoods, petty trade, and bartering.

Market Rate The market rate for properties or other losses is the usual price charged for them in a free market. If demand goes up, manufacturers and labourers will tend to respond by increasing the price they require, thus setting a higher market rate.

Physical Displacement

A loss of residential and related non-residential structures including physical assets due to location in the project impact area. A chain of actions bringing about a result.

Project Affected Person (PAP)

Any person adversely affected by any Project related change or changes in use or access to land, or natural resources, or loses asset or property movable or fixed, in full or in part or loses their business or employment, as a result of the construction of the Project.

Relocation Means physical movement to an alternative location of the assets and infrastructure permanently lost due to the Project impact. It may include: houses; public service facilities; religious and other buildings.

Resettlement affected households (RAH)

Those households which are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Relocation Assistance

Support provided to the peoples who are physically displaced by a project, to enable smooth resettlement transportation, including food, shelter, and social services. Assistance may also include cash allowances to compensate affected people for the inconvenience associated with resettlement at a new location.

Section 4 The term “Section 4” is commonly used to indicate that (in accordance with the LAA) a preliminary notification is made to a land owner that his/her land is to be acquired by a state authority for the public good. Section 4 is a notification procedure, but the date of issuance can be interpreted as a “cut-off date” as the subject land is compensated at the market rate prevailing on the date of notification.

Stakeholders Include affected persons and communities, proponents, private businesses, NGOs, host communities, Environmental Protection Agencies and other relevant local departments.

Vulnerable groups

Vulnerable status may stem from an individual’s or group’s race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status. The client should also consider factors such as gender, age, ethnicity, culture, literacy, sickness, physical or mental disability, poverty or economic disadvantage, and dependence on unique natural resources.

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Karot Power Company (Private) Limited (KPCL) is developing a 720MW

Hydropower Project (HPP) on the Jhelum River in Punjab province and the

Pakistan-administered territory of Kashmir, an autonomous administrative territory

of Pakistan. The Karot HPP is hereafter referred to as the ‘Project’. The Project is

in the planning phase and an international standard Environmental and Social

Impact Assessment (ESIA) has been prepared.

This document is the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The purpose of the RAP is

to manage the livelihood and resettlement impacts of the Project. These can be

either in the form of physical displacement or economic displacement. This

document has been prepared in line with the laws of Pakistan and the

requirements of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is providing

finance for the Project.

Background

The Project was identified as a potential site for hydropower production along the

Jhelum River during the ranking studies conducted by Pakistan Water and Power

Development Authority (WAPDA) and German Consultants Company GTZ in the

early 1980s. In the consortium Associated Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ATL) was

awarded the Project and signed a contract on August 21, 20071.

Karot Power Company Limited (KPCL), a subsidiary of CTGC which was one of

the companies in the ATL consortium, contracted Pakistan Engineering Services

Private Limited (PES) to carry out an update of the Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) prepared in 2009 by SMEC, keeping in view the changes made

in the design of the Project by KPCL. The national ESIA prepared by PES is now

being supplemented by an international ESIA in line with the requirements of

international lenders the IFC. This international ESIA is prepared by Mott

MacDonald Limited (Mott MacDonald).

1 ATL consisted of a consortium of international and local companies namely SMEC International (Pvt.) Ltd., Mirza Associates

Engineering Services (Pvt.) Ltd. (MAES) and Engineering General Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. (EGC). China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) later became the sponsor of the Project.

Executive Summary

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Project Location

The Project will be built on the Jhelum River, approximately 74km upstream of the

Mangla Dam and about 27km downstream of the proposed Azad Pattan HPP, at

the location of Karot village in the Kahuta Tehsil of the Rawalpindi District,

approximately 55km south-east of Islamabad. The Project area comprises

locations on both banks of the Jhelum River in the Punjab province and in

Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Project Components

The dam will have a maximum height of 95.5m. It will impound 152 million cubic

meters of water at full supply level (FSL) of 461 metres above sea level (masl).

The FSL of the reservoir has been assigned to the Project by the Private Power

Infrastructure Board (PPIB) of the Government of Pakistan. The Project’s major

components include the following:

� Dam, powerhouse, spillway, reservoir and construction laydown areas

� Access roads, relocated roads and bridges

� Permanent operations support buildings

� 500kV transmission line (TL) - The TL will require its own ESIA which will

consider land requirements, land acquisition and resettlement and be

undertaken by the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC)

Objective of the Resettlement Action Plan

The overall objective of the RAP is to identify, assess and analyse the nature and

types of losses that will be incurred due to the Project, and to establish an

Entitlement Matrix to guide compensation and resettlement benefits to restore the

income and living standards to at least their previous level of living standard, if not

improve their standard of living.

Land-for-land compensation is not a feasible option for the Project as households

do not all wish to be relocated to the same location. In consultation with PAPs it

was determined that cash compensation is the favoured option for relocation of

displaced persons. Therefore a relocation site will not be identified for the Project.

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Legal and Policy Framework

The key legal and policy frameworks for this Project are:

� Land Acquisition Act (LAA) 1894 - The LAA regulates the land acquisition

process and enables the Federal and Provincial Governments to acquire

private land for public purposes.

� International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standard 5 (PS5) -

IFC PS5 covers land acquisition and involuntary resettlement. Where

involuntary resettlement is unavoidable, PS5 suggests it should be minimized

and appropriate measures to mitigate adverse impacts on displaced persons

and host communities should be carefully planned and implemented.

� CSAIL Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration

Framework - The purpose this draft document was developed to provide

project companies with guidance in managing land acquisition and the physical

or economic displacement of people affected by land acquisition associated

with capital development projects.

Scope of Land Acquisition

The Project will physically displace 74 households (49 in Karot and 25 in Hollar),

approximately 578 people. These will all be affected by the civil works for the

construction of the dam and its ancillary structures. Filling up the reservoir will

economically displace approximately 112 further households or approximately 823

people. This will bring the total resettlement affected households (RAHs) to 186

with a total of 1,401 Project affected people (PAPs).

A total of 2,547 acres of land will be affected from 16 villages as a result of Project

activities. This is made up of approximately 50 acres of cultivated land, 2 acres of

residential land and 1,680 acres of uncultivated land. Approximately 514 acres of

government land will also be affected by the Project

Other impacts of the Project include loss or relocation of public infrastructure,

such as two schools, the Karot and Azad Pattan bridges, and the strengthening of

cultural infrastructure including a graveyard and a shrine.

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Socioeconomic Profile

A socio-economic and census survey was carried out in the Project affected area

by Mott MacDonald Pakistan in May 2015. Information on population statistics,

health and education services, water supply and sanitation conditions and socio-

economic profile, gender status of the Project area, was collected.

A total of 27 RAHs were identified as being vulnerable in the socio-economic

survey, including six of the RAHs that will be physically displaced. The RAHs were

considered vulnerable because their income fell under the poverty line (Rs.13,000

per month), they had a household member with a disability and female-headed

households.

Information Disclosure

Information disclosure activities serve two key purposes:

� Disclosing relevant information about the Project and the RAP process helps

RAHs to understand the risks, impacts and opportunities of the Project.

Consultation activities are more informed and constructive if RAHs have

accurate and timely information about the Project and its impacts.

� Providing RAHs with the opportunity to voice their opinions, preferences and

grievances. This enables participation and involvement in the planning and

design process.

KPCL and its representatives continue to consult RAHs throughout the Project at

key stages and at a minimum monthly throughout resettlement implementation.

There will also be internal and external monitoring of all RAHs for up to five years

after the commencement of construction.

Other measures to disclose information include using loud speakers to

communicate and distribution of pamphlets that will be translated into Urdu.

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Eligibility and Entitlement

Cut-off Date

Best practice is for the cut-off date to be the day of the census survey or a date

determined by the Project that is close to the date of the census survey. However

the practice of Government representatives from different departments carrying

out surveys at different times made the definition of a specific date difficult.

Therefore the cut-off date for entitlements is the date that the government issued

the villages with the Section 4 notification. These dates vary between villages.

Eligibility for entitlements is limited to those RAHs that occupied land, or used

land, structures, crops, trees and access to natural resources prior to the cut‐off

date.

Entitlements Matrix

An Entitlement Matrix has been prepared to determine the compensation that will

be paid for different types of Project losses. Entitlements have been stated in

relation to losses as a RAH or PAP may be impacted by a number of different

types of losses. RAHs identified during the survey that own or are using land or

items on the land prior to the cut-off date will be compensated for their loss as per

the information provided in the Entitlement Matrix.

Livelihood Restoration

Some people may find that they cannot return to the same means of livelihood in

their new resettlement location or may experience livelihood losses because of

the time it will take to restart their businesses in alternative locations. The Project

will provide training and skills development to assist PAPs, including women, so

they can retain or improve their livelihoods. The Project will also provide priority

employment to resettlement affected men and women if they have the required

skills. Livelihood initiatives include:

� Financial literacy training for RAH members over 16 years of age

� Employability skills to help people understand what job opportunities are

available with the Project and training on how to apply for jobs

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� Skills development course on the most useful skills needed for Project

construction

To help with the transition to the new location each RAH will receive a package of

goods to help the family during the first few days after they move. A Land

Identification Office will also be set up to assist RAHs to find land to purchase and

identify workmen to construct replacement houses.

Resettlement Budget

The resettlement budget provides estimates of the costs to be incurred in relation

to land acquisition and resettlement impacts for the Project. The total estimated

resettlement cost is Rs.1,330,037,804. A contingency provision of 10% is included

to take into account variations from this data and any unforeseen impacts. The

land compensation is the largest component of the resettlement costs at

Rs.640,714,275 and makes up 48% of the total Project resettlement cost.

Institutional Arrangements

The KPCL resettlement team consists of the Head of Resettlement and four other

managerial staff. It also consists of approximately 10 operational staff, five who

are located permanently at the Project site. When RAP implementation starts

another one or two staff members will be hired to assist with the resettlement

implementation process.

Some other entities that will assist in the implementation of the Project are as

follows:

� Kohsar Trading Company, a subsidiary of Laraib Group - hired to assist KPCL

in the negotiations of the land prices for the Project

� Sustainable Solutions Ltd - hired to document and minute resettlement related

meetings

� Mott MacDonald - hired to update the RAP

� PES - carried out the RAP dated January 2015

� Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) - government entity in charge of resettlement

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� Government Departments - requested by the LAC and Revenue Department to

carry out detailed measurement surveys.

Implementation Schedule

Within the Project cycle, the implementation schedule provides the time frame for

commencement and completion of the resettlement activities. The Project will be

implemented over a period of six years. KPCL will not issue the EPC contractor

with a notice to proceed to civil works in affected areas until all of the land

acquisition and resettlement activities have been completed. The timing of

resettlement of Karot will definitely affect the Project’s overall schedule.

Monitoring and Evaluation

The objective of monitoring is to identify any problems or improvements to RAP

implementation to allow changes to be made to improve implementation as early

as possible. Implementation of RAP activities will be closely monitored, internally

and externally. KPCL will conduct quarterly (every three months) internal

monitoring. External monitoring will be assigned to a local or international

organization hired by KPCL and approved by IFC.

Grievance Mechanism

Grievances will be logged in a formal logging system by the KPCL. People may

register grievances using the form in Appendix D, by contacting a member of the

KPCL Resettlement Team or reporting to a village representative who will pass it

to KPCL or its representatives. The company Community Liaison Officer (CLO)

can receive land acquisition and resettlement grievances and will work with the

KPCL and relevant organisations to address any issues raised. Grievances may

also be lodged at the Union Council offices. KPCL will respond to grievances in

both oral and written form.

When KPCL cannot address the grievance to the adequate satisfaction of the

complainant or where a more formal investigation is required, a Grievance

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Redress Committee (GRC) will be constituted. The GRCs will include

representatives of the local government, KPCL and the communities.

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1.1 Overview

Karot Power Company (Private) Limited (KPCL) is developing a 720MW Hydropower Project (HPP) on the

Jhelum River in the Punjab province and in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The Karot HPP is hereafter

referred to as the Project. The Project is in the planning phase and an international standard

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) has been prepared.

This document is the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The purpose of the RAP is to manage the livelihood

and resettlement impacts of the Project. These can be either in the form of physical displacement or

economic displacement. This document has been prepared in line with the laws of Pakistan and the

requirements of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is providing finance for the Project.

1.2 Need for Resettlement Action Plan

Resettlement includes physical displacement (relocation or loss of shelter) and economic displacement

(loss of assets or access to assets that leads to loss of income sources or means of livelihood). Project

land acquisition that leads to resettlement can cause socioeconomic hardship, economic damage and

impoverishment if not managed correctly. Involuntary resettlement, whereby affected people or community

do not have the right to refuse land acquisition or restrictions on land use leading to expropriation, should

be avoided as much as possible or at least minimised. Where resettlement is unavoidable project affected

persons (PAPs) should be consulted in the planning and implementation of the resettlement process.

A RAP is required to identify the legislative framework under which resettlement will be carried out. It

should also include information on the following:

� The key actors in resettlement implementation

� The resettlement management and monitoring teams

� An implementation plan

� The eligibility and entitlements of those people that will be affected by the Project

Livelihood restoration activities have been included in Section 8. These activities have been designed so

that resettlement affected households (RAH) standards of living following resettlement are at least equal to

if not improved from the pre resettlement level.

1.3 Objective of Resettlement Action Plan

The overall objective of the RAP is to identify, assess and analyse the nature and types of losses that will

be incurred due to the Project, and to establish an Entitlement Matrix to guide compensation and

resettlement benefits to restore the income and living standards of the PAPs with as little disruptions as

possible to their own economic and social environment.

The following are the main objectives of the RAP:

� Mitigate and compensate for impacts to RAHs and businesses affected by involuntary resettlement as

a result of the Project.

� Re-establish the socioeconomic conditions of the displaced population.

� Limit the number of affected persons as far as possible. Explore all viable alternative Project designs.

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� Mitigate the adverse social and economic impacts of land acquisition or restrictions on land use by (i)

providing compensation for loss of assets at replacement cost, and (ii) ensuring that resettlement

activities are carried out with appropriate disclosure of information, consultation and informed

participation of those affected.

� Improve or at least restore the livelihoods and standards of living of displaced people.

� Improve living conditions among displaced people ensuring the provision of adequate housing with

security of tenure in places of resettlement.

� Ensure equal treatment and transparency during the process of acquisition and resettlement.

� Give support to affected persons during the resettlement process. Particular attention to be provided to

vulnerable people.

� Provide social support to families helping them maintain their social environment with regards to

neighbours and relatives.

1.4 Structure of Document

This RAP contains the following sections:

� A description of the Project

� The legal and policy frameworks that the Project will follow

� A socioeconomic profile of the people affected by the Project

� The scope of the land acquisition and resettlement impacts

� Previous and future information disclosure and consultation

� A statement on eligibility and entitlements, including the Entitlement Matrix

� Livelihood restoration activities

� The resettlement budget

� The institutional arrangements for implementation of the Project

� The implementation schedule

� Monitoring and reporting requirements

� A grievance redress mechanism



2.1 Background

In recent years the energy requirements of Pakistan have been growing at the rate of three to four times

the annual rate of population growth. Consequently, the country is now facing one of the worst power

shortages in its history. The effect of the large gap between demand and supply of electricity has led to

load shedding and power cuts that have had both social and economic impacts. Power cuts have

increased to eight to ten hours per day in urban areas and up to 20 hours per day in rural areas.

Pakistan has a conservatively estimated potential of around 46,000MW of hydropower. Nevertheless, only

a small fraction of about 6,600MW of hydropower has been exploited to date. In order to increase the

share of hydropower, utilisation of the country’s hydroelectric potential has been given priority in future

power development strategies.

Karot HPP was identified as potential site for hydropower production along the Jhelum River during ranking

studies conducted by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and the German

government agency GTZ in November 1984. In later years, the scheme was taken up by the Private Power

Infrastructure Board (PPIB). A group of Pakistani and Chinese sponsors was awarded the Letter of Interest

(LOI) after an international competitive bidding process in March 2007. Associated Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

(ATL) was awarded the Project and signed a contract on August 21, 2007.

ATL consisted of a consortium of international and local companies namely SMEC International (Pvt.) Ltd.,

Mirza Associates Engineering Services (Pvt.) Ltd. (MAES) and Engineering General Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd.

(EGC). An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was completed by SMEC in 2009 and was approved

by the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) of Punjab and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in 2010

and 2011 respectively.

China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) became the sponsor of the Project following the approval of the

EIA documents. The design of the Project was reviewed and modified to a rock fill dam and a surface

powerhouse. The conditions laid down in the approval letters of the relevant EPAs required that any

change in the approved project be communicated to the EPA.

Karot Power Company Limited (KPCL), a subsidiary of CTGC, contracted Pakistan Engineering Services

(Private) Limited (PES) to carry out an update of the EIA report prepared by SMEC in 2009, keeping in

view the changes made in design of the project by KPCL. These documents have now being

supplemented through the preparation of an international ESIA by Mott MacDonald Limited (Mott

MacDonald) in line with the requirements of the IFC, an international lender with its own environmental and

social Performance Standards (PSs).

2.2 Project Location

The Project will be built on the Jhelum River in Pakistan. The Jhelum River forms the boundary between

the province of Punjab in the west and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the east. The dam will be located

near the village of Karot in the Kahuta Tehsil (Pakistan administrative unit) of the Rawalpindi District,

approximately 55km south-east of Islamabad. The dam site is accessible via the Rawalpindi-Kotli Road

from Beor, and approximately 950m upstream of the Karot Bridge. The bridge is part of the Rawalpindi-

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Kotli Road and connects Karot village on the right river bank with the Hollar village on the left river bank

(when looking downstream).

The reservoir created by the dam will extend approximately 27km upstream and have a volume of

152million cubic metres (Mm3) at full supply level (FSL) of 461metres above sea level (masl). The FSL has

been assigned to the Project by the Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) of the Government of

Pakistan. The powerhouse will be located approximately 650m downstream of the dam and 300m

upstream of the Karot Bridge. The Project is located in mountainous terrain and a deep gorge. Figure 2.1

presents the Project location.

Figure 2.1: Project location

Source: Mott MacDonald based on map included in PES Revised ESIA 2015

2.3 Project Components

The Project comprises a 95.5m high dam, intake, headrace tunnels, surface powerhouse, spillway, a 27km

reservoir along the Jhelum River, power transmission equipment, new bridges and roads and a number of

associated safety and control features.

Figure 2.2 and Figure 2.3 present a visualisation of the Project and layout of the dam site, showing the

main Project components.



Figure 2.2: Visualised Project layout

Source: KPCL (labels added by Mott MacDonald)



Figure 2.3: Project layout (dam site and lower reach of the reservoir behind the dam)

Source: KPCL (labels and contours of the original riverbed added by Mott MacDonald)

A 500kV transmission line will be developed to transport power from the HPP to the national grid. The

location of the transmission line will be identified by the National Transmission and Despatch Company

(NTDC). NTDC will undertake an ESIA separately from the Karot HPP ESIA for the transmission line.

The land requirements for the Project’s major components are described in Table 2.1.



Table 2.1: Project land requirements

Project component Estimated land area (km2) Details

Dam, powerhouse, spillway,

headrace and diversion

tunnels (required for the

construction of the dam),

reservoir, new road through

forest near Karot, new Karot

Bridge, construction laydown

areas

A total of 2,547 acres of land

is estimated to be acquired

due to construction of the

Project components, related

facilities.

In this area, residences, community infrastructure and

public infrastructure will be affected; refer to the next two

sections for details.

Access roads Exact location and area to

be determined by the EPC2

contractor and local

government

Road widening and strengthening along the access routes

from the N5 to the Project sites will be undertaken by the

Provincial Highway Department of the Punjab province

which is to be approached by KPCL and the EPC

contractor for any reconstruction and upgrade works of

Project access roads

Permanent operations support

buildings

The total footprint of the

permanent facilities

compound will be 31,200m2

of which 6,552m2 will be built

area.

In Karot at a location close to the dam structures.

500kV transmission line (TL) Exact location and area to

be determined by NTDC.

This is not considered to be

in the scope of work for this

RAP.

It is an associated Project and the TL will require its own

ESIA which will consider land requirements, land

acquisition and resettlement. Generally a 500kV TL

requires land acquisition for access roads, a track to

support any future maintenance work, a right of way and

tower foundations.

The Project will affect a total of 186 RAHs and 1,401 people from 16 villages. This is broken down into 74

RAHs and 578 people physically and economically displaced by the civil works and 112 RAHs or 823

people economically displaced by the filling of the reservoir3.

Figure 2.4 provides an overview of the project components and the number of PAP affected by each

component.

2 EPC - engineering, procurement and construction

3 Refer to Table 4.2 for the estimations of the total number of PAPs and RAHs



Figure 2.4: Numbers of affected people by project component.

Source: Mott MacDonald

Note: Refer to Table 5.1 for an explanation of the estimations involved in these calculations

Dam and civil construction: 74

RAHs or 578 PAPs physically

and economically displaced

Reservoir and replacement roads:

112 RAHs or 823 PAPs economically displaced

Access roads:

Number as yet unknown



2.4 Project Components Involving Land Acquisition and Displacement

A total of 2,547 acres of land will be acquired due to construction of the Project components and the

creation of the reservoir. The amount of land required is presented in Table 2.2. A total of 74 houses in

Karot and Hollar villages will be affected due to construction of Project civil works as shown in the Table

2.2.

Table 2.2: Land and houses affected by Project

Land and houses affected Unit Number

Affected land

Private land

Residential land m2 6,677

Farmland m2 201,007

Uncultivated m2 6,785,203

Contingency* m2 2,000,000

Government land

Government land m2 2,080,367

Total A. Land Acquisition m2 11,073,254

Affected houses

Houses in Karot No. 49

Houses in Hollar No. 25

Total B. Houses No. 74

Affected community infrastructure

Mosques No. 4

Suspension bridge No. 1

Ain Pana access road No. 1

Concrete bridge No 2

Police check post No. 1

Forest check post No. 1

Hydrological gauging station No. 1

132kV grid substation (provision of protection wall) No. 1

Primary school No. 2

Electricity poles No. 32

The relocation of about 2.8km of the Rawalpindi-Kotli Road and of various portions of the Kahuta-Azad Pattan road (about 6.8km), including four bridges (20m span) and 15 culverts over tributaries of the Jhelum River

No. 2

Total C. Community infrastructure No. 48

Source: PES RAP 2014

Note: 1ha = 10,000m2 = 2.47 acre; 1 acre = 8 kanals = 4,047 m2

*Refer to Section 9.2 for more information on the contingency used

2.4.1 Land Acquisition as a Result of Land Slide Risk

According to the geographical survey there are areas in the reservoir that are at risk of landslide and

collapse due to the filling of the reservoir and the effects of fluctuating water levels and waves. The

landslide area will be acquired by KPCL and the ownership and impact of this land take is included in the



total land required by the Project. Table 2.3 provides an overview of the four areas that are most at risk of

landslides and collapse according to the geological survey which will need to be avoided for the relocation

of infrastructure.

Table 2.3: Areas prone to land slide and collapse

No Location Distance to dam (km)

Area m2

1 Cable bridge areas on the left bank 12 ~13 17,600

2 Loose rock areas on the right bank 16.3 1,100

3 Transformer substation areas on the right bank 17.9 ~18.2 9,300

4 Areas nearby the lower reach of Azad Pattan Bridge on the right bank

19.2 500

Source: KPCL

In addition to the known land acquisition and resettlement impacts discussed above, other unanticipated

impacts related to land acquisition or loss of livelihood may surface during detailed design or construction

phase of the Project. These could include the requirement to acquire land for road improvements or the

creation of new borrow pits to facilitate construction. These impacts will be compensated according to the

Entitlement Matrix (refer to Table 7.6) and the RAP will be updated accordingly. No timeframe has been

set for this and it will be the responsibility of the EPC contractor to manage any unanticipated impacts.

2.5 Temporary Facilities

Temporary facilities at appropriate locations will be required during the construction of the Project. These

facilities include:

� Construction worker camp, providing accommodation for approximately 3,500 workers during the peak

construction period

� Storage facilities for cement, steel and other materials including chemicals

� Aggregate crushing plant

� Concrete batching plants

� Storage and delivery of fuel

� Workshop for fabrication of, for example, steel linings, tunnel segments

� Workshops for the assembly of Project equipment

� Maintenance workshop for heavy earth moving equipment and transport vehicles

� Water treatment plant and water supply systems for both industrial supply and the use of personnel

� Construction substation to provide electricity during construction works; the substation will be

connected to an existing 11kV overhead line

� Parking and general storage areas (covered and uncovered)

Figure 2.5 provides an overview of the location of the permanent and temporary facilities at the dam site. It

is important to note that while the buildings may be temporary, the land area for the temporary facilities will

be permanently acquired. This is as a result of the land area lying within the key Project structures. For

more information on temporary and permanent land acquisition refer to Sections 5.3.



Figure 2.5: Locations of permanent and temporary dam facilities

Source: Mott MacDonald.

Note: The legend for temporary and permanent relates to an area that will be used as a temporary storage during construction, but will then be the location ofthe

permanent office buildings during the operation phase.



Table 2.4 identifies habitat areas where land will be directly affected either temporarily or permanently. It

shows that about 9.3ha of agriculture crop land will be permanently lost and a similar amount will be

temporarily lost, and about 8.7ha of grazing land will be permanently lost. Note, as stated above all land for

the dam construction will be permanently acquired.

Table 2.4: Habitat areas (acres) affected by the Project

Habitat type

Dam Area Reservoir Access Road Spoil Total

Perm’nt Loss

Temp Loss

Perm’nt Loss

Perm’nt Loss

Temp Loss

Temp Loss

Perm’nt Loss

Buildings and hardstanding 1.95 1.98 0.15 0.00 0.00 1.98 2.10

Barren land (man-made) 3.81 2.84 0.05 0.02 0.47 3.34 3.88

Roads (paved and unpaved) 1.48 1.19 10.06 0.15 0.42 1.61 11.66

Bare rocks (rocky outcrops) 21.23 8.23 315.73 0.05 21.47 29.68 337.00

Scree and glacial till 0.00 0.00 35.41 0.47 0.00 0.00 35.88

Water bodies (still and running water)

11.37 1.06 415.21 0.17 10.13 11.19 426.75

Closed broad-leaved scrub forest (dry sub-tropical broad-leaved scrub forest)

0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15

Open coniferous forest (degraded sub-tropical pine forest)

1.63 0.02 1.48 0.00 0.00 0.02 3.11

Open broad-leaved scrub forest (degraded dry sub-tropical broad-leaved scrub forest)

5.12 1.66 69.63 1.80 3.68 5.34 76.58

Dense scrub (range land- closed shrub)

55.90 21.08 508.69 2.89 56.12 77.22 567.48

Scattered scrub (range land- open shrub)

9.29 34.77 135.81 1.63 25.20 59.97 146.73

Grassland and pasture 5.83 6.00 15.67 0.17 9.64 15.64 21.67

Agricultural crops 20.71 21.82 2.05 0.25 1.46 23.28 23.01

Total 138.30 100.67 1,510.11 7.59 128.62 229.29 1,656.00

Note: This information was identified during Mott MacDonald’s habitat surveys and therefore the totals in this table may not match the

land totals in other parts of this report. This information and other land information will be updated once surveys are

completed by the relevant government departments.

2.6 Resettlement Risks

Identifying resettlement risks is a useful way of identifying ways to manage the risks to the Project which

may result in increased costs or delays to the programme. Table 2.5 presents the risks identified to date

which could affect the project schedule, budget or staff resourcing.



Table 2.5: Identified resettlements risks for the Project

Main Risks Recommended resolution

PAPs living standards decrease Identify mitigation and enhancement measures that can address specific impoverishment risks

PAPs do not accept proposed compensation rates Negotiations will be ongoing and documented. Escrow accounts will be established for situations where PAPs do not agree with compensation and commence legal proceedings.

PAPs will not leave their house even with an agreement.

Allowances for relocation will be paid close to relocation dates

Acceptable alternative land is difficult to identify Project to assist RAHs by beginning to identify alternative land for RAHs to purchase as soon as possible.



3.1 Overview

This chapter describes the legal framework of Pakistan, which applies to land acquisition and

compensation together with the relevant IFC Policies and PSs, gap-filling measures and the land

acquisition process.

3.2 National Legal Framework

3.2.1 The Constitution of Pakistan

There are two key articles provided in the Constitution of Pakistan that relate to land acquisition and

resettlement. Article 23 of the constitution establishes the right of every citizen to acquire, hold and dispose

of his or her property in any part of Pakistan and Article 24 of the constitution relates to the protection of

property rights and has direct relevance to the Project. Its first two clauses are:

� No person shall be compulsorily deprived of his property save in accordance with law.

� No property shall be compulsorily acquired or possession taken except for in the case of a public

purpose, and only by the authority of law which provides for compensation. The authority of law will

either fix the amount of compensation or specify the principles on and the manner in which

compensation is to be determined and given.

These clauses forms the basis of the law formulated under the constitution for acquisition of property for

public purposes.

3.2.2 AJ&K Interim Constitution Act of 1974 and Land Acquisition Rules 1894

In Pakistan-administered Kashmir property rights are protected under Section 4(4) of the AJ&K Interim

Constitution Act of 1974, whereby property cannot be compulsorily acquired except for a public purpose

and by an authority of law that provides compensation thereof. The land acquisition rules are materially

similar to those described in the section below.

3.2.3 Land Acquisition Act 1894

The Government of Pakistan’s current legislation governing land acquisition for public purposes is the Land

Acquisition Act (LAA) of 1894 with successive amendments. The LAA regulates the land acquisition

process and enables the Federal and Provincial Governments to acquire private land for public purposes.

The LAA comprises 55 Sections pertaining to: area notifications and surveys, acquisition, compensation

and apportionment of awards, dispute resolution, penalties and exemptions. Table 3.1 provides a summary

of the salient sections of the LAA.

Table 3.1: Salient features of the LAA 1894 and its successive amendments

Key Sections Salient Features of the LAA (1894)

Section 4 Publication of a preliminary notification (called a Section 4) in the official Gazette This notice will give appointed officers the power to enter land for the purposes of conducting surveys and other tests.

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Key Sections Salient Features of the LAA (1894)

Section 5 Formal notification of land needed for a public purpose. Land Demarcation. Survey of affected persons assets. Affected persons may raise objections in writing to the Collector within 30 days of notification under Section 5.

Section 5-A Section 5a covering the need for enquiry. Stakeholder consultations.

Section 6 The Government makes a more formal declaration of intent to acquire land. Stakeholders consultations, District Price Assessment Committee (DPAC) assessment of rates

Section 7 The Land Commissioner shall direct the Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) to take order the acquisition of the land.

Section 8 The LAC has then to direct which land is required to be physically marked out, measured and planned.

Section 9 The LAC gives notice to all PAPs that the Government intends to take possession of the land and if they have any claims for compensation then these claims are to be made to the LAC at an appointed time.

Section 10 Delegates power to the LAC to record statements of PAPs in the area of land to be acquired or any part thereof as co-proprietor, sub-proprietor, mortgagee, and tenant or otherwise.

Section 11 Enables the Collector to make enquiries into the measurements, value and claim and then to issue the final “award". The award includes the land's marked area and the valuation of compensation.

Section 16 When the LAC has made an award under Section 11, the LAC will then take possession and the land shall thereupon belong to the Government, free from all encumbrances.

Section 17 In cases of urgency, whenever the Government can take possession of any land needed for public purposes or for a Company. Such land shall thereupon belong to the Government, free from all encumbrances

Section 18 In case of dissatisfaction with the award PAPs may request the LAC to refer the case onward to the court for decision. This does not affect taking possession of the land

Section 23 The award of compensation for the owners for acquired land is determined at its market value plus 15% in view of the government led land acquisition for public purposes.

Section 28 Relates to the determination of compensation values and interest premium for land acquisition

Section 31 Provides that the LAC can, instead of awarding cash compensation in respect of any land, make any arrangement with a person having an interest in such land, including the grant of other lands in exchange

Source: PES RAP (Field surveys 2014)

3.2.3.1 LAA - Land Ownership and Records

If occupants, who claim to be land owners, do not have any written land title the LAA provides that

confirmation on land possession can be provided by a court of law. This is common practice in Pakistan-

administered Kashmir and accepted by the local administration, in particular, the Revenue Department and

the Patwaris. No issues of undocumented land claims have been identified to date for the Project.

The following section provides an overview of the procedure for registering properties in Pakistan.



3.2.3.1.1 Procedures for Registering Properties

Typically, registering property requires six procedures, takes 50 days and costs 7.6% of the property value4. Table 3.2 provides an

indicative time and cost for the completion of the procedure to register properties based on times and cost for property registration

in Karachi and Lahore.

Table 3.2: Procedure for registering properties

No. Procedure

Karachi Lahore

Time to complete

Cost to complete (Rs.)

Time to complete


1 Advertisement of transaction in newspapers inviting objections A Public notice in two different newspapers having circulation of 100,000 copies, in English and in Urdu newspaper, inviting objections/claims should be placed. After publication, there is a seven-day waiting time for arrival of objections, if any. Advertisement is published in local newspapers (dailies) having a large circulation. Simultaneously, the buyer will verify the authenticity of the documents presented by the seller as well his authority to act on behalf of the company to sell this property. At the same time, there is a checking for any encumbrances. Agency: Local Newspaper

8 days 10,000 8 days 10,000

2 Hire deed writer or lawyer to draft sale purchase agreement It is common practice in Pakistan to hire a lawyer to draft the sale purchase agreement. People who cannot afford lawyers hire a deed writer costing around PKP 1,000. Agency: Deed writer or lawyer

1 day 5,000 1 day 8,000

4 Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency. Economic Profile 2015: Pakistan. World Bank Group, 2014.



No. Procedure

Karachi Lahore

Time to complete


Time to complete


3 Payment of stamp duty, capital value tax, Town tax and registration fee The following payments must be made: (i) Conveyance stamp duty 3% of property value. (ii) The capital value tax (CVT) decreased from 4% to 2.5% of the property value (Karachi) or 2% (Lahore). After the 18th constitutional amendment (April, 2010), the CVT on property was transferred to the provincial governments. CVT is applicable in urban areas for residential property exceeding an area of 1 kanal and in case of commercial properties without any threshold of land area or size of the property. However, where the value of such property is not recorded, the CVT is payable at Rs.100 per square yard of land area. (iii) 1% of property value for the registration fee. (iv) 1% of the property value for the Town Tax Fees is paid at the Government Treasury or National Bank of Pakistan, an autonomous bank jointly owned by Government of Pakistan and public, who issue receipt of money which is taken to the Stamp office of the Government. The receipt of payment is taken to the Stamp Office of the Government. The Stamp office will, upon production of receipt, issue a stamp paper of the value (money deposited) on the Sale Deed. Such typed stamp paper will be presented later before the Registrar, who registers the change of ownership. Agency: Government Treasury or National Bank of Pakistan

1 day 2.5 % of the property price (Capital value tax) +3% of property price (stamp duty) + 1% of property price (registration fee) + 1% Town Tax

1 day 2 % of the property price (Capital value tax) +3% of property price (stamp duty) + 1% of property price (registration fee) + 1% Town Tax

4 Obtaining a Non-Objection Certificate The Deputy District Officer Revenue and the District Officer Revenue, at Town and city level respectively, issue a “No Objection Certificate” in favour of the Seller permitting the sale of the property, provided that the entire amount due and payable in respect of the property has been satisfied. Agency: District Officer Revenue

1 day Included in Procedure 3

1 day Already paid in Procedure 3

5 Receipt of payment is taken to Stamp Office The receipt of payment obtained in Procedure 4 is taken to the Stamp Office of the Government. The Stamp office will, upon production of receipt, issue a stamp paper of the value (money deposited) on the Sale Deed. Such typed stamp paper will be presented later before the Registrar, who registers the change of ownership. Agency: Stamp Office of the Government

1 day No cost 1 day No cost



No. Procedure

Karachi Lahore

Time to complete


Time to complete


6 Execution and registration of the deed before the registration authority The conveyance deed must be executed before the registering authority. Execution of the deed is done before the Sub-Registrar of Conveyance/Assurances of the area, official responsible under the Registration Act. Registration of the deed automatically follows the execution of sale deed. A receipt is issued immediately, but the deed is delivered a few weeks later. The name of the buyer is recorded in the new deed, showing the change in ownership. The documentation shall include: • Conveyance/Sale Deed (stamped after payment in Procedure 4) • ID of parties • Original title deed of seller • If the parties have authorized someone else through a power of attorney, the power of attorney in original with copies. The buyer will conduct post registration Procedures, such as changing the name at the utility companies, property taxation and municipal services. Agency: Sub-Registrar of Conveyance/Assurances

38 days No cost 38 days No cost

Source: Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency. Economic Profile 2015: Pakistan. World Bank Group, 2014.



3.2.3.2 LAA - Public Notification Regarding Cut-off-Date

The term “Section 4” in accordance with the LAA, is commonly used to indicate that a preliminary

notification is made to a land owner that his/her land is to be expropriated by a state authority for the public

good. Section 4 is a notification procedure, but the date of issuance can be interpreted as a “cut-off date”

since the subject land is compensated at the market rate prevailing on the date of notification.

The LAA requires a public notification of the cut-off-date (Section 4 notification document), once the need

for land acquisition of a project has been established (that it is in the public good). Besides restricting any

further development on the notified land, it authorises the government functionaries to:

� Enter and survey the land; including inspection of cadastral objects and their measurement

� Dig or bore into the subsoil for assessing the soil quality

� Set out boundaries of the land proposed to be acquired

� Mark levels, boundaries and lines by placing marks and cutting trenches

� Cut down crop, fence or jungle, under the conditions that a proper survey cannot be performed or

completed without this action

The LAA also requires that the project provides the land occupier with at least seven days’ notice in writing

to inform the household of the intention to survey the land and residential properties.

Under the Draft Project Implementation and Resettlement Ordinance 2001, the Director General of

Projects is duty-bound to issue and specify the cut-off date for alienation of property in the project area.

3.2.3.3 LAA - Procedure in the Field

Although LAA does not make mention of a particular person or governmental body to carry out the

measurement of the land, in this particular case the required cadastral survey will be conducted by

Revenue Department in collaboration with KPCL.

Information on the boundaries and sizes of plots and houses and other structures will be collected from

owners by the Revenue Department officials in association with KPCL. The related cadastral elements will

be investigated in the field and verified by the Revenue Department and KPCL. All rates will be determined

by the DPAC.

3.2.3.4 LAA - Grievance Redress

Grievance redress is prescribed both in LAA (1894) and the Draft Resettlement Ordinance (2002).

Accordingly, affected persons not satisfied with any aspect of the resettlement procedure including

entitlement to compensation, compensation of land, compensation of houses and land acquisition will have

the right to file a petition against the sponsor KPCL in the higher courts.

If an affected person is not satisfied with the outcome of their grievance, they will have the right to

approach the concerned Court of Law (per Section 18 of LAA).



3.2.4 Power Policy 2002

The Project is being developed under the Power Policy 2002. Under this policy, the company is committed

to commence all the civil works only after implementation of the RAP (full payment of compensation,

completion of resettlement measures, if any, and livelihood measures in place).

3.2.5 IFC PS5 - Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

The IFC is the private sector arm of the WB Group. IFC’s Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability

(2012) includes eight PSs. IFC applies the PSs to manage social and environmental risks and impacts and

to enhance development opportunities in its private sector financing in its member countries eligible for

financing. Together, the eight PSs establish standards that the client is to meet throughout the life of an

investment by IFC or other relevant financial institution.

IFC PS5 covers land acquisition and involuntary resettlement. It recognises that project-related land

acquisition and restrictions on land use can have adverse impacts on communities and persons that use

the land. It is emphasised that involuntary resettlement should be avoided. However, where involuntary

resettlement is unavoidable, PS5 suggests it should be minimized and appropriate measures to mitigate

adverse impacts on displaced persons and host communities should be carefully planned and

implemented.

Under PS5 involuntary resettlement refers to both physical displacement (relocation or loss of shelter) and

to economic displacement (loss of assets or access to assets that leads to loss of income sources or

means of livelihood). Resettlement is considered involuntary when affected individuals or communities do

not have the right to refuse land acquisition resulting in their displacement.

Displaced/PAPs are classified as:

� Persons (i): Those who have formal legal rights to the land or assets they occupy or use

� Persons (ii): Those who do not have formal legal rights to land or assets, but have a claim to land that

is recognized or recognizable under national law

� Persons (iii): Those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land or assets they occupy or

use.

According to PS5, if people living in the project area are required to move to another location, the client will

(i) offer displaced persons choices among feasible resettlement options, including adequate replacement

housing or cash compensation where appropriate; and (ii) provide relocation assistance suited to the

needs of each group of displaced persons. New resettlement sites built for displaced persons must offer

improved living conditions. Existing social and cultural institutions of the displaced persons will be

respected. PS5 recommends that particular attention be paid to vulnerable groups during involuntary

displacement, especially pregnant women, children, the elderly and the handicapped. IFC PS5 also

stipulates that, in circumstances where land acquisition is the responsibility of the government, developers

should identify and describe government resettlement measures. Where these measures do not meet the

relevant requirements of, the project must prepare a Supplemental Resettlement Plan that, together with



the documents prepared by the responsible government agency, will address the relevant general

requirements of PS5 and those requirements in regards to physical and economic displacement.

3.3 Comparison of National Law and IFC PS5

There are a number of differences between the LAA and PS5, particularly that the LAA does not cover

affected people without titles or ownership records such as squatters or encroachers and it does not

specifically provide any assistance for the poor, vulnerable or severely affected persons, nor does it cover

livelihood losses or resettlement costs for rehabilitation. The differences between the LAA and PS5 are

presented in the Table 3.3.

Table 3.3: Comparison of LAA and IFC PS5

LAA 1894 IFC Requirements

Only titled landowners or customary rights holders are recognized for compensation.

Lack of title should not be a bar to resettlement and rehabilitation support. Requires equal treatment of those without clear land titles (for example squatters or other informal settlers) in terms of their entitlements for resettlement assistance and compensation for the loss of non-land assets.

Only registered landowners, sharecroppers and lease holders are eligible for compensation of crop losses.

Crop compensation is to be provided irrespective of the land registration status of the affected farmer/share cropper.

Tree losses are compensated based on officially fixed rates by the relevant forest and agriculture departments.

Tree losses are to be compensated according to market rates based on productive age or wood volume, depending on tree type.

Negotiated purchase, no RAP required. Procedures available through instructions and agreement signed.

Prepare RAP in accordance with the provisions detailed in the IFC PS5.

Land valuation is based on the median registered land transfer rate over the 3 years prior to Section 4 of the LAA being invoked. A 15% ‘compulsory acquisition surcharge’ is paid over and above the assessed compensation. However, recent practice is that prices based on the average over the last one year prior to acquisition commencing is applied. Provinces have also issued instructions for assessing compensation to ensure displaced persons receive compensation at market price.

Land must be compensated at replacement rate, free from depreciation.

Replacement cost surveys undertaken by the executing agency and shared with assessors when determining compensation.

The valuation of structures is based on official rates, with depreciation deducted from gross value of the structure and also 15% of the value of salvaged materials.

The valuation of structures is based on replacement rate (current market plus any transaction fees), with no deduction for depreciation or salvaged material.

The decisions regarding land acquisition and the amounts of compensation to be paid are published in the official Gazette and notified in accessible places so that the people affected are well informed.

Consult potentially displaced persons about likely impacts, finalization of award and payment of compensation. Disclose RAP and its updates, as applicable.

There is no provision for income and livelihood rehabilitation measures. There are also no special allowances for vulnerable groups. There are no requirements to assess opportunities for benefit sharing. Untitled PAPs are not entitled to rehabilitation support.

Rehabilitation of livelihoods, and support during the relocation process. Cover transitional period costs. Particular attention must be paid to the poor and vulnerable groups, including women. PAPs should regain the same or an improved livelihood standard. Untitled PAPs are entitled to relocation support.



LAA 1894 IFC Requirements

There is no law or policy that requires preparation of RAPs and their disclosure to the public.

RAPs are prepared and disclosed.

Grievance redress is established through a formal land acquisition process at a point in time or through appeals to the court

Provide mechanisms that are accessible locally and available throughout project implementation.

Only compensation is paid but not resettlement allowances, there is no mechanism to ensure payment is made before displacement

All compensation and allowances to be paid prior to physical or economic displacement.

No requirements to prepare and disclose monitoring reports Prepare and disclose monitoring reports

No special provisions to deal with support to displaced, vulnerable, and tribal groups.

Combined resettlement and indigenous peoples plan prepared if required

3.4 KPCL’s Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Principles

This RAP is prepared in accordance with the provisions detailed in IFC PS5 and the CSAIL Land

Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework dated April 2015 (discussed further in

Section 3.4.1) and the resettlement policy principles followed by KPCL build on the legislative requirements

and policy standards. They ensure that livelihoods and standards of living of displaced people (physical or

economic) are improved, or at least restored to pre-project levels and that the standards of living of the

displaced poor and other vulnerable groups are improved, not merely restored. This is achieved by

providing compensation at replacement cost and income restoration assistance such that resettlement

affected persons have access to steady income and livelihood sources.

Specifically, KPCL will adhere to the following principles to address the gaps mentioned in the previous

section:

� Lack of title will not be a bar to resettlement and rehabilitation support. Resettlement affected people

without clear land titles will have equal access to entitlements for resettlement assistance and

compensation for the loss of non-land assets.

� Crop compensation will be provided irrespective of the land registration status of the affected farmer or

share cropper.

� Tree losses are to be compensated according to market rates based on productive age or wood

volume, depending on tree type.

� Compensation will be paid at replacement cost which comprises market value plus transaction costs.

� The valuation of built-up structures will be based on current market value but with consideration of the

cost of new construction of the structure, with no deduction for depreciation and salvaged material.

� Affected persons will be consulted about likely impacts, finalization of award and payment of

compensation.

� Key information from the RAP and its updates will be disclosed in a place accessible to local people

and in local languages. The RAP and its updates will be disclosed on both the IFC and KPCL websites.

� Affected people will be assisted to restore livelihoods. Particular attention will be paid to the poor and

vulnerable groups, including women. Standards of living of the displaced poor and other vulnerable

groups, including women, will be improved to at least national minimum standards.

� All compensation and allowances will be paid prior to physical or economic dislocation.



� Monitoring reports will be prepared and disclosed.

3.4.1 CSAIL Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework

CSAIL has developed a Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework document,

as provided in Appendix C. The purpose this draft document was developed for was to provide CSAIL

project companies with guidance in managing land acquisition and the physical or economic displacement

of people affected by land acquisition associated with capital development projects. The Framework is

consistent with IFC’s PS5 on Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement.



4.1 Overview

A socio-economic and census survey was carried out in the Project affected area by Mott MacDonald

Pakistan (MMP) in May 2015. Information on population statistics, health and education services, water

supply and sanitation conditions and socio-economic profile, gender status of the Project area, was

collected. The interview sheet is provided in Appendix F.

A total of 51 women’s surveys and 95 socio-economic surveys were undertaken from eight villages. This

section provides an overview of the socio-economic baseline data collected by MMP. The information

below is also supplemented by survey findings from a socio-economic survey carried out by PES from

June to July 2014 (PES SE Survey 2014) and an Area of Influence (AoI) survey carried out by SMEC in

2008 to 2009 (SMEC AoI Survey) (details on these surveys can be found in Section 4.4 below).

Information in this section is also provided from the document ‘Ethnographic Survey of Karot and Hollar

villages, With an Emphasis on Tangible and Intangible Heritage’ prepared by PES in October 2014.

4.2 Data Collection Methodology

4.2.1 MMP Survey May 2015

A team of two men and one woman carried out the surveys in May 2015. Table 4.1 provides a list of the

villages surveyed during the May 2015 survey. The survey included:

� Socio-economic surveys – focussing on RAHs affected by land acquisition (reservoir area)

� Meetings with local companies, such as quarries in the area of Beor

� Meetings with other hydropower projects in the area

Table 4.1: Villages surveyed during May 2015 survey

Village Estimated number of

households Socio-economic surveys Women’s surveys

Right bank

Gorah Rajan 51 13 7

Soha* 45 10 5

Barohi 61 15 8

Narar* 50 13 7

Left bank

Hollar 49 13 5

Tehriyar (Dharyer)* 25 6 5

Azad Pattan (Kawa, Siaha, Pauna)

61 15 8

Pattan Sher Khan (Islam Nagar, Sund, Nimble)*

45 10 6

Total 387 95 51

*The total number of RAHs and PAPs for these villages have been estimated and all numbers of households will be reviewed and

updated once the surveys are completed by the relevant Government departments.

4 Socio-economic Profile



4.3 Constraints of the May 2015 Survey

Due to Project time constraints, the total number of villages affected by the Project was not known at

commencement of the socio-economic survey. The villages chosen were modified where possible to

include those villages for which Section 4 notification documents had been sent. However not all of the

Project villages were surveyed.

Village surveys were planned for Karot village, but as negotiations were still underway at the time the

surveys were undertaken, access was not given to survey takers to carry out the surveys. Additionally

focus groups were planned; including focus groups of women, sand collectors, fishermen and nomadic

groups. Timeframes and the fact that the Karot negotiations were not complete by the time the focus

groups were planned also meant that these were not completed in time for the information collected to be

included in the RAP.

Barohi was initially understood to be an impacted village. However it has now been determined that no

land acquisition impacts will occur in Barohi. Information for the village has been left in this report as it is

considered to be representative of villages in the Project area.

Figure 4.1 provides a graphic of the surveyed villages



Figure 4.1: Locations of surveyed villages

Source: Mott MacDonald.



4.4 Previous Survey Data

4.4.1 PES Survey 2014

The PES SE Survey 2014 undertook surveys with RAHs in the Project area, collecting data from 72 RAHs,

50 in Karot and 22 in Hollar5. The results of the PES SE Survey 2014 are presented in this RAP.

Information for the 2014 survey was collected using the following methods:

� Transect walk - A transect walk of the entire Project area was conducted to determine the magnitude

of land acquisition, resettlement losses and likely resettlement risks.

� Census survey - A complete census/ enumeration of assets was undertaken with 72 RAH.

� Asset inventory - Physical measurements were carried out to measure the size of affected land

structures and for the preparation of the asset inventory.

� Socio-economic survey - To prepare a socio-economic profile a general survey of the various

categories of affected persons was carried out.

� Consultations and focus group discussions - Focus group discussions and scoping sessions were

conducted with affected persons.

4.4.2 SMEC AoI Survey

For the 2008-2009 EIA, a structured household questionnaire was used to collect information about the

socio-economic status of 48 households in six villages, namely Karot, Gorah Rajan, Barohi, Tandal, Azad

Pattan and Muslimabad. In addition a village profile to document the socio-economic and demographic

characteristics of the villages was prepared through unstructured questionnaires and use of a participatory

rural appraisal tool. A women’s survey for a gender profile and to understand the Project impact on the

female population was used. The results of the SMEC AoI Survey are reflected in the baseline as the

national ESIA by PES found the baseline conditions remained unchanged.

4.5 Demographics of the Project Area

4.5.1 Population

The HPP and the right bank of the reservoir will be located in Rawalpindi District. The left bank of the

reservoir is located in districts of Kotli and Sudhnuti in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Table 4.2 provides

information on the population of the three districts in the Project area from the Population Census Report

1998. The table indicates that the Rawalpindi district contains the highest population.

5 At the time it was thought only 22 RAHs would be affected in Hollar. However now it has been determined that 25 RAHs will be

affected. It has also been found that only 49 RAH will be affected in Karot.



Table 4.2: District wise and projected population in the Project area

District Area (km2) Population 1998 Growth Rate Family

Size Projected Population

2018

Rawalpindi 5,286 3,364,000 2.7 6.4 5,425,796

Kotli 1,862 563,000 2.59 7.3 892,401

Sudhnuti 569 224,000 1.99 7.3 322,023

Source: Population census organisation, Islamabad

Note: Projections have been used because there is no new census data available in Pakistan since 1998

Table 4.3 identifies the population that will need to be physically displaced (or relocated). The estimated

total population of the RAHs affected by physical displacement is 578 with 74 RAHs having an average

household size of 7.86.

Table 4.3: Household population affected by physical displacement

Village RAHs PAPs

Karot village (right bank) 49 358

Hollar village (left bank) 25 220

Total 74 578

Source: PES SE Survey 2014

Note: Refer to Table 5.1 for the estimated number of RAHs and PAPs.

4.5.1.1 Age Residents of Physically Displaced RAH

The majority of the population of Karot and Hollar villages are within the employment age of 18 to 60 years

of age. The total discrepancy ratio for Karot village is 77% and the ratio for Hollar is 61% in both cases

children rather than the elderly make up the largest number of dependents; with the population over 60

years of age making up only 5% of affected population of Karot village and less than 9% of Hollar village.

The ages of PAPs from the Karot and Hollar villages are shown in Table 4.4.

Table 4.4: Age of household members from Karot and Hollar villages

Age Karot Village % of Karot

Village Hollar Village % of Hollar

Village Total % of total

population

Below 18 year 130 38.6 51 29.5 181 35.5

18-60 190 56.4 107 61.8 297 58.2

60 and above 17 5.0 15 8.7 32 6.3

Total 337 100 173 100 510 100.0


Note: As the PES SE Survey 2014 was prepared based on a 72 households the totals in this table will differ from the total number of

RAH (for example Table 4.3 above). This will be the case for all tables based on the PES SE Survey 2014.

6 Note: this number will need to be updated based on the new socio-economic information and the detailed measurement surveys



4.6 Kinship and Family

In Pakistan, family living arrangements are generally defined as a ‘joint family’, in which the family lives in

the husband’s family’s community. Every child is born into their father's patrilineage, but when married a

woman will join her husband’s lineage. After marriage, sons and their wives and children generally reside

in the same house as the parents.

Both Karot and Hollar villages are of homogenous composition with village members generally belonging

to the same lineage; although they are different lineages in the different villages. This is likely to be due to

the historic separation of the two settlements along the Jhelum River. Studies have found that the villages

of both Karot and Hollar find kinship, identity and physical location to be important. The following is a brief

overview of kinship in the two villages.

� Karot community cannot identify the exact age of the village and the date that the first settlers arrived

has not been known for many generations. The majority of the households in Karot come from the

Rajput lineage. The remainder of the lineages are from nearby villages that were displaced by

landslides.

� In Hollar, households are predominately from the Sudhan lineage (also known as Suddharsi). This

lineage originally migrated to the area approximately 400 years ago from Afghanistan. Jutt, Chaudhry

and Syed lineages are also present in Hollar. Although the village has expanded in recent years, there

are few new migrants to the town.

4.7 Religion, Culture and Local Traditions

The RAHs are Muslim. In the SMEC AoI Survey the majority of the population was found to belong to the

Rajput, Sudhan, Janjua, Satti, and Qureshi lineages. In the PES SE Survey 2014, 84% of 72 RAHs

surveyed in the Project area belonged to Janjua lineage; 10% were Gujjar and the remaining 6% were

Hashmi. The main spoken language in the Project area is Punjabi followed by Hindko, Kashmiri and

Saraiki. Urdu is also spoken, it is the language of government and broadcast communication (TV and

radio) and most people have some proficiency in the language.

The influence of the Pir (saint) at Shrine of Masoom Shah (refer also to Section 4.13) is quite strong. The

shrine and mosques located in the vicinity are regularly visited by the devotees. The joint family system,

lived by 85% of respondents, is predominant in the Project area. Mullahs and Imams have a limited role in

the Project area and have no significant impact on the resettlement process,

People resolve their minor disputes through heads of families while major disputes are resolved through

the Panchayat system which consists of an assembly of elders that make decisions by consensus in case

of serious matters, local influential politicians intervene to settle the dispute. Police and the court of law is

the last option which is very rare.



4.7.1 Indigenous Peoples

A group of nomadic shepherds, the Gujjars, from outside the Project area use the route through Hollar and

Karot on their annual migration to and from the mountainous areas of Kashmir, Baltistan and Gilgit, using

the Azad Pattan and Karot-Hollar bridge. In spring, they leave the lowland plains of the Punjab and migrate

up to higher elevations in search of grazing land for their goats, sheep and horses. In autumn, they migrate

back down to the plains to spend winter in warmer areas. The journey takes between 18 and 25 days.

KPCL will need to maintain access at one bridge or the other for large vehicles and all road users to be

able to get from one bank to the other. Hence, the Gujjars will not be affected by severance (a physical

barrier) for getting from the right bank to the left.

The members of Karot village do not allow the Gujjars to stay in the village when they pass. There is

anecdotal evidence that they stay on the left bank of the Jhelum River near to Hollar village. They have

some flexibility with regards to resting spots and it is not expected that the land acquisition on the left bank

by the Project will make any substantial reduction in their choice of resting place or transform lands to

which they have a collective attachment.

4.8 Educational and Literacy

A person who can read and write statements with an understanding, in any language prevalent in

Pakistan, is considered as literate. The literacy is measured as the ratio in percentage of literate population

to the corresponding population aged 10 and above, who can read and write simple language scripts. The

literacy rate in Karot is 37%.

A small proportion (4%) household heads in Karot and Hollar villages have never been to school. Between

27% (Hollar) and 30% (Karot) have up to primary level education, in Karot 36% of household heads are

educated up to middle school and 30% had education up to matric level, whereas in Hollar it was 9% and

41% respectively. Education levels of the household heads of Karot and Hollar villages are shown in Table

4.5. Consultation with people in the Project area identified that they are now giving importance to the

education of their children.

Table 4.5: Educational status of the household heads in Karot and Hollar villages

Education

Karot Village Hollar Village

Nos. % of household heads Nos. % of household heads

Illiterate 2 4 4 18

Primary 15 30 6 27

Middle 18 36 2 9

Matric 15 30 9 41

Other higher education

0 0 1 5

Total 50 100 22 100




4.9 Health Services

Overall there are insufficient medical facilities in the Project area for the size of the population.

Government provided health facilities the in the Project area are limited to the following:

� There is a dispensary at Muslimabad and a basic health unit (BHU) is under construction. However the

dispensary has a shortage of medicine and proper medical equipment. The residents of Muslimabad

have to travel to Muzaffarabad and Pallandri for any type of serious medical treatment.

� Gorah Rajan and Karot villages do not have their own health facilities; the nearest dispensary is at a

distance of 9km at Barohi village. The nearest civil hospital to these villages is located at Kahuta, a

distance of 32 km.

� Residents of Hollar village must travel to Sehensa (approximately 23km away) for medical treatment.

� Health facilities exist to some extent in the Azad Pattan.

In many cases residents are compelled to consult with private practitioners and Hakeems7 for their medical

treatment. Licensed lady health visitors are active in the area, but they are few in numbers, so many

women rely on traditional childbirth attendants for assisting the delivery.

The prevailing diseases in the Project area were reported to be diarrhoea, dysentery, pneumonia, typhoid

and tuberculosis (TB). Lack of correct hygiene is considered to be one of the key causes of each of these

diseases.

4.10 Livelihoods

The main occupations in the Project area, based on information from the six surveyed villages in 2008 and

2009, were farmers (almost 60%) a smaller number of shopkeepers, hotel owners, government

employees, businessmen and private employees.

The predominant means of livelihood in both Karot and Hollar villages is farming, with 22% of households

in Karot village and 41% of households Hollar village engaged in farming. Karot village also has number of

people employed as drivers. The livelihoods of the households in Karot and Hollar villages are presented

in Table 4.6.

Table 4.6: Livelihood of households in Karot and Hollar villages

Occupation Karot Village No. % Hollar Village No. %

Farmer 11 22 9 41

Small Business 2 4 2 9

Government Services 3 6 2 9

Retired 10 20 3 14

Driver 11 22 0 0

7 A traditional medical practitioner



Occupation Karot Village No. % Hollar Village No. %

Labourer 4 8 0 0

Abroad 9 18 6 27

Total 50 100 22 100


4.10.1 Agriculture

Agriculture in the Project AoI is rain-fed. There is a general scarcity of irrigation water; hence a lot of land

cannot be used for cultivation. The residents in the Project area generally have small land holdings and

grow two seasonal crops per year, Rabi8 and Kharif

9. Wheat and maize are the main crops and both are

generally grown in Kharif season. The crops are mainly cultivated for domestic use as fodder for animals

and grain for human use. In areas where water from hills is available vegetables such as lady finger,

turnip, brinjal, bitter gourd, radish, onion, cabbage, tomato, beans and spinach are also grown for home

consumption. Figure 4.2 shows an example of how households in the Project area use their land holdings

for agriculture purposes.

Figure 4.2: Agricultural uses of land for 95 survey respondents

Source: MMP May 2015 social survey

The current status of agriculture in the Project area is presented in Table 4.7.

8 Rabi crops: crops sown in winter and harvested in the spring; the main rabi crop is wheat

9 Karaf crops: crops that are cultivated and harvested during the rainy (monsoon) season; the main kharif crops are millet and rice



Table 4.7: Status of agriculture in the Project AoI

Village Name Avg. Land

Holding (acre)

Average Area/Production of Important Crops kg/acre

Wheat Maize Mash Mung Masoor

Karot 2.31 0.38 0.63 0.44 0.33 0.49

Gorah Rajan 1.55 0.31 0.58 0.41 0.38 -

Barohi* 1.25 0.38 0.63 - - 0.25

Tandal* 2.75 0.63 0.88 0.50 0.25 0.50

Azad Pattan 2.00 0.50 0.75 0.25 0.19 0.31

Muslimabad* 3.53 0.69 1.25 0.55 0.63 0.41


Note: *These three villages are no longer considered to be Project affected villages. This data has been included for information

only. The numbers are considered to be representative of the rest of the Project area.

The area used to produce fruit trees and orchards is increasing every year. The most prevalent fruit trees

are apple, mango, citrus, guava, apricot, walnuts, peach and pears. Livestock contributes to household

subsistence in the Project area: it is used for consumption, income generation and donkeys are used for

transport. The livestock in the Project AoI is presented in Table 4.8.

Table 4.8: Livestock ownership in the Project AoI in 2008-2009

Village Buffalo/Cow Goat/Sheep Poultry Ox Total

Project civil works

Karot 325 1,000 500 75 1,900

Hollar 121 445 264 20 850

Sub-total 446 1,445 764 95 2,750

Reservoir

Azad Pattan 49 44 81 3 177

Barohi 53 39 59 0 151

Gorah Rajan 30 53 63 0 146

Hollar 50 57 89 1 197

Tahriyar 16 44 5 0 65

Pattan Sher Khan 30 24 45 0 99

Soha 26 24 33 4 87

Narar 20 24 32 0 76

Sub-total 274 309 407 8 998

Total 720 1,754 1,171 103 3748

Source: Civil works: PES SE Survey 2014; Reservoir: MMP May 2015 social survey

Note: Civil works totals are for all RAHs based on a number per household, whereas the villages in the reservoir are only a

percentage of the total number of households

One area of concern raised during public consultation was the storage of livestock during the transit period

when households are moving from one property to another. As the table above shows, there are large



numbers of livestock in the Project area. Therefore compensation will take into account the cost of storing

these animals during the transit phase of the Project.

The agricultural fields are mainly used for grazing after crop harvesting which adds manure to the fields

improving the soil fertility. The vegetation along the nullah10

and forest is also usually used for grazing

purposes.

4.10.2 Use of the Jhelum River

In terms of other riverine use, which is considered to be valid for the Jhelum River and the Project area,

the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)11

2014 study also found that in Pakistan-

administered Kashmir:

� There is no cultural or religious dependence on the river

� People have negligible reliance on rivers for drinking and domestic uses such as washing and cooking

Usually water from streams is used for drinking and other purposes

People rely on the side-streams for irrigating agriculture fields. It is difficult to bring water from the river up

to the agriculture terraces.

The MMP social survey May 2015 with 91 respondents in the Project area confirmed little use of the river;

refer to Figure 4.3. No respondents use the river water for crops and 66% do not use it for anything.

Figure 4.3: River uses in the Project area

Source: MMP, May 2015 social survey

10 The river valley

11 IUCN 2014’s study on the cumulative impacts of AJK hydropower projects (2014a)



4.10.2.1 Fishing

The 2014 IUCN strategic study of hydropower projects in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (covering the

main rivers, namely the Neelum, Jhelum and Poonch rivers) found that fishing provides food for local

consumption and is a source of livelihood for individuals involved in commercial fishing. It does not form

the main source of income, even for those households engaged in commercial fishing. Informal

discussions with village members during the Mott MacDonald Survey June 2015 found that fishing is

practised in the Project area, but it is not used as source of income or livelihood.

4.10.2.2 Sand Collection

Approximately 60 to 70 persons are engaged in the business of sand collection and gravel collection from

the Jhelum River, including seven people from Karot and Hollar village. This activity is carried out at both

banks of the river on a small scale as the river bed is narrow and relatively steep. Residents of Nowshera

also collect sand in the Project area. When they are in the Project area they pay rent for the land on which

they stay (refer to Section 5.6.2 for more information).

4.10.3 Home-based Industry

There is no particular craft or home-based industry carried out for income in the Project area. Historically

residents of Karot and Hollar participated in handicrafts, such as pottery, weaving and stitching for their

own use. This is becoming less prominent due to the proximity and ease to reach larger commercial

centres. Embroidery is still made in the Project area on a small scale, but only for families’ own

consumption.

4.11 Income

Monthly income for 22% of the population of Karot village and 36% of Hollar village is Rs.10,000 or below.

In Karot village almost half of the households are earning Rs.20,001 and above, but in Hollar village the

majority of the households are earning between Rs.5,000-20,000 per month; with only 27% earning

Rs.20,001 and above. The monthly income of the RAHs is given in Table 4.9.

Table 4.9: Monthly income of RAH

Monthly Income (Rs)


Nos. % age Nos. % age

5,000-10,000 11 22 8 36

10,001-20,000 15 30 8 37

20,001 and above 24 48 6 27

Total 50 100 22 100




Banking services are very limited in the Project area. A branch of Habib Bank Limited is available in Hollar

village. Mostly the Karot residents go to Kahuta town for banking services.

Credit is important for the poor and lower middle class families in Project area. There are two major

sources of credit, institutional and non-institutional. The availability of institutional credit is very limited in

the Project area mainly due to a lack of knowledge and also the high rate of interest charged on loans. The

main users of non-institutional credit are shop keepers and relatives of well-off families in the settlements.

Loans are mainly used for domestic and social needs such as marriages, birth ceremonies, funerals,

health and education.

4.12 Land and Housing

The average land holding in the Project AoI is 1.86 acres. In the PES SE Survey 2014 the maximum land

holding size was in Muslimabad at 3.52 acres and the minimum size was1.24 acres in Barohi. However in

2014, in Karot and Hollar villages, land holdings were smaller: 70% owned land 0.37 acres to 0.62 acres

and 30% had land holdings above 0.62 acres12

; refer to Table 4.10.

Table 4.10: Land holding size of RAH

Size of Land Holding


Acres % of households Acres % of households

Size 0.37 – 0.62 70 0.37 – 0.62 80

Size 0.62 and above 30 0.62 and above 20

Total 100 100


Notes: 20 marlas = 1 kanal, 1 acre = 8 kanals

In Hollar village 96% of the houses are semi-pacca13

construction the rest are kacha14

construction. In

Karot village, 100% are semi-pacca houses as can be seen in Table 4.11. Generally the housing unit area

is about 175 to 250m2 in the Karot and Hollar villages. The houses usually have many bedrooms, outdoor

courtyards, separate washrooms, separate kitchens (summer and winter) and kaccha animal sheds.

Table 4.11: Construction type of affected houses

Nature of Construction


No. of Houses % No. of Houses %

Semi-Pacca 50 100 24 96

Kacha 0 0 1 4

Total 50 100 25 100

12 0.37 acres and 0.62 acres relate to 3 and 5 Kanals respectively.

13 Semi Pacca: built using concrete roofing and walls of baked bricks

14 Kacha: made with wood and tin roofs with walls of un-baked bricks, blocks, or wood




Note: This information will be updated based on the findings of the Revenue Department in the relevant districts.

4.13 Cultural Heritage

The Shrine of Masoom Shah (refer to photograph in Figure 5.7) is the most important religious and cultural

location in Karot village. The shrine is located across the main road to a graveyard. The shrine and

graveyard were originally a larger complex until road construction from 1952 -1953 resulted in widening of

the road between the two locations. Karot community states that some of the graves are now under the

road surface. Approximately four years ago the shrine was declared a waqf property (a religious

monument) and ownership and responsibility was taken over by the Auqaf Department – the governing

body for waqf properties.

The shrine is leased out on an annual basis to a subcontractor who is responsible for taking donations and

maintaining the shrine. The income of the shrine is relatively small, Karot residents stated that visitors are

steady year round, with a slight increase on Thursdays15

, chand rat16

, before Eid and the 9th and 10th

days of Muharram17

. The majority of donations are from vehicles passing along the main road. The Project

may result in a reduction of passing traffic and therefore a drop in donations. Distances between their new

location and the shrine may result in more infrequent visits from Karot villagers, and construction works are

likely to be a significant deterrent to people visiting the shrine.

Karot villagers will be able to return to the area to visit the graveyard. However there is a risk that people

relocating from Karot will find the saint less relevant in their new lives. The shrine may see a revival after

Project completion.

Hollar village does not have any particular locations of historical or archaeological significance. The oldest

houses in the village are approximately 50 years old, as the majority have been replaced by modern

construction.

4.14 Public Services

The availability of water is the major concern as there are limited water resources available in the Project

area. Surface water is available from the river and springs. River water is not used for drinking purpose as

it is contaminated by sewage from the nearby settlements along the river bank.

The groundwater resource is only used for drinking purposes through wells or water pumps, which are

either operated manually or by electricity. About 60% of the surveyed villagers use groundwater as a

source of drinking water either through boreholes or pumps whereas 30% of the families get drinking water

15 Thursdays are accepted nationally as being Saints’ day

16 The end of the last day of Ramadan

17 Start of the Islamic New Year; first month in the Islamic calendar



from hand pumps. The remaining 10% of the villagers use untreated water from natural streams, springs

and channels which is of good quality as reported by the villagers.

Almost 80% of the households have latrines and bathrooms in their houses. The remaining 20% use

facilities which are outside.

All of the villages surveyed by MMP in June 2015 are connected to the national grid system. All

respondents but one (94 out of 95 respondents) stated that they were connected to the national grid. The

one respondent that did not have electricity was from Barohi (which is no longer considered to be a Project

affected village). However, shortage of electricity and load shedding is normal practice in the Project AoI

as with other parts of the country. One 2012 study found that in Punjab Province, over 60% of households

suffer from 13 hours or more daily power outages.

4.15 Gender Status in the Project Area

The Project area in general is a male dominated society. In many villages away from cities, women face

difficulties to get an education and are excluded from most of the decision-making processes. The gender

situation is further complicated by:

� Early marriage of girls

� Restriction on women’s mobility

� Poor domestic sanitation conditions

� Long working hours (both for girls and women) due to their responsibility for carrying out household

chores

� Preference to sons over daughters

In the daily life within the villages women contribute vitally to the economic survival of poor households.

This includes cooking, laundry, child care, cultivation of agricultural crops on their land and livestock

breeding including poultry. Thus, despite overall deprivation, women are major contributors to the

household. Most of the agricultural works is done by girls and women.

Currently women are able to farm their properties, in front and back gardens, without being accompanied

by a male member of their family, and without having to leave their properties. Women consulted in a

meeting with IFC representatives on 10 April 2015 were concerned that relocating houses would mean that

they would have to travel outside of their properties to reach their farmland, which would make them feel

unsafe. This will be of concern both during the transit phase and once they have relocated to new land.

Another concern raised by women respondents was the concern of where to store their livestock during

the transit phase.

Almost all women interviewed (99%) in the PES SE Survey 2014 were married and the rest of the

respondents were widows. The majority (82%) of female respondents received no formal schooling. A total

of 9% of women respondents have education up to middle and 9% of respondents received education up

to matric.



The respondents said that because there are no health facilities available at village level, they go Kahuta

for health services where they rely on private medical facilities, including paramedical practitioners. A large

majority of women (86%) are accompanied by their husbands when visiting health services. The remaining

10% were accompanied by their mother in law and the rest go alone to visit health facilities.

Of the participating women, 97% say they are involved in household decision making relating to the sale

and purchase of property, schooling and marriages of their children. However, a vast majority of women

(83%) were of the view that final decision power lies with the male head of the family.

Women interviewed stated their main activities include food preparation; cleaning; rearing children; milking

animals; crop harvesting; and crop irrigation. The majority of the women (69%) stated that they travel

outside the village once a month to meet their relatives and 31% said that they rarely go outside the

village.

4.16 Vulnerable People

Certain groups of population by virtue of their socio-economic situations are considered to be more

vulnerable than others to the relocation process and thus in need of special consideration. Seven

households to be physically displaced were identified as vulnerable. These included houses with an

income below the poverty line and female-headed households as shown in Table 4.12.

Table 4.12: Vulnerable households

Village Estimated

total no. Poor Female Headed Disabled Total

% of village population

Civil works

Karot village 49 3 1 0 4 8%

Hollar village 49 0 2 1 3 6%

Sub-total 98 3 3 1 7 7%

Reservoir

Azad Pattan 61 0 0 2 2 3%

Pattan Sher Khan 45 2 0 1 3 7%

Tahriyar 25 1 0 1 2 8%

Barohi 61 2 0 3 5 8%

Gorah Rajan 51 1 0 0 1 2%

Narar 50 0 0 2 2 4%

Soha 45 3 0 2 5 11%

Sub-total 338 9 0 11 20 6%

Total 436 12 3 12 27 6%

Source: MMP (Socio-economic survey, 2015)

This total is an indication of the number of vulnerable households there are in the Project area. Further

study will be carried out to determine the exact number of vulnerable households there are in the Project



area. This study will not only focus on statistics, such as the income level of a household, but will also ask

village members on the ground to identify vulnerable households.



5.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the scope of land acquisition and resettlement impacts due to the Project

construction. The assessment of the Project impacts on land, houses, crops, trees, community and public

infrastructures uses results from the PES SE Survey 2014 which identified that the Project will require the

acquisition of the entire Karot village and part of Hollar village. The major impacts on the communities are

discussed below. This information is supplemented by a socio-economic survey carried out by MMP in

June 2015. This section begins by describing how resettlement issues were considered in the analysis of

alternatives, followed by a discussion of the standards that have dictated the amount of land to be

acquired. It concludes with the results of MMP survey.

The full scope of the land acquisition and resettlement impacts will not be known until the detailed

measurement surveys have been undertaken by the relevant local government departments. It is

understood that the detailed measurement surveys have been undertaken on the left bank of the reservoir,

but the report has not yet been released to KPCL. The surveys will not be undertaken on the right bank of

the reservoir until negotiations have been completed.

5.2 Minimising Resettlement Impacts

5.2.1 Analysis of Alternatives

Two alternatives were considered for comparative evaluation, identification, analysis, and selection of the

preferred alternative during the updating of this ESIA study. The main determination of the location of the

Project dam was based on: the capacity for hydro power; the limitations of the cascade style system; the

location of Azad Pattan Dam; and the topography and geology of the area.

KPCL changed the design of the Project to make it economically more efficient and so that the

powerhouse could be located above ground and therefore reduce the risk of the building flooding. Due to

the change in design, the scope of land acquisition and resettlement has been increased as compared to

the layout proposed in the feasibility study by SMEC consortium from eight RAHs to 74 RAHs (49 in Karot

and 25 in Hollar).

5.2.2 Standards Used

The scope of land acquisition for construction of the Project includes the area of reservoir inundation,

reservoir influenced area and the dam construction area.

There are no specific regulations or technical standards currently in place in Pakistan that provide a

definition of the scope of land acquisition for hydropower projects. The Project has used flood scenarios

and environmental protection as a means of guiding what land should be acquired to ensure an

appropriate safety set back so that people are not harmed. The extent of the land acquisition requirements

was reviewed by the local government.

5 Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement



The size of the reservoir is based on the ‘normal pool level’. The amount of land to be acquired around the

reservoir is based on a flood scenario and setback areas needed to protect any assets that will be affected

or rehabilitated. The protection of assets takes into consideration possible risk of landslide or collapse.

For land around the reservoir, land acquisition was determined by modelling the normal pool level in front

of the dam, plus the ‘free height value’18

of reservoir on top of the level of sediment found after five years.

For farmland the line for acquisition was measured as the free height value of the reservoir on top of the

sediment found after 20 years.

Technical standards are available in Pakistan for roads and transmission lines. The levels to which these

infrastructure need to be relocated follow Pakistani standards. For those infrastructure items that do not

follow specific standards, the designed flood standard has been determined according to the importance of

the infrastructure and its use.

5.3 Impact Assessment

The MMP survey has been used to inform the Project resettlement impact assessment. It has been

supplemented with information from the PES Land Acquisition (LA) Survey 2014. Both private and

government owned land will be affected by the Project. Figure 5.1 and Figure 5.2 show an overview of the

resettlement impacts of the Project dam site and reservoir respectively.

18 This is the FSL the reservoir will reach; for flood provisions a buffer zone is provided



Figure 5.1: Land acquisition for the reservoir

Source: KPCL



Figure 5.2: Land acquisition for the reservoir

Source: KPCL



5.4 Impact on Land

The data provided in this section consists of estimates based on surveys carried out by MMP in 2015,

PES in 2014 and KPCL.

In order to construct the dam and its ancillary structures and as a result of filling the reservoir land will be

acquired from 16 villages. These villages are shown in Table 5.1.

Table 5.1: Villages affected by land acquisition

Villages District Project Area

River

Bank

Estimated No.

of Households

% of Village

Land Affected

Estimated

No. of RAH

Affected by project civil works (physically and economically displaced)

Karot Rawalpindi Dam site Right 49 100 49

Hollar / Tulla (part

of Hollar)

Kotli Dam site Left 49 50 25

Subtotal 98 74

Affected by reservoir flooding (economically displaced)

Gorah Rajan Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 51 25 13

Beor Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 100 5 5

Oterna Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 45 10 5

Soha Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 45 25 11

Narar Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 50 10 5

Bindla Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 45 25 11

Thoon Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 45 10 5

Prindla Rawalpindi Reservoir Right 35 5 2

Tehriyar Kotli Dam site and

reservoir

Left 25 25 6

Ain Pana Sudhnoti Reservoir Left 45 25 11

Siah Pura Sudhnoti Reservoir Left 45 10 5

Khan Abad Sudhnoti Reservoir Left 61 25 15

Pattan Sher Khan Sudhnoti Reservoir Left 51 25 13

Azad Pattan Sudhnoti Reservoir Left 100 5 5

Subtotal 743 112

Estimated total number of households 841 186

Source: Laraib Group

Note: 1) The information on total number of households is not currently known for all villages. Therefore it has been estimated

using Google Earth where possible and where not possible by using the average household size (45 households).

2) The percentage of households affected is as yet not known (except for in the case of Karot and Hollar). Where not

known it has been estimated based on the distance the village is from the river.



The Project area is hilly and on both sides of the river bank and agriculture is a main livelihood. Most of

the local households cultivate land they own and there is little leasing or renting of land in the Project area;

wheat and maize are the main crops.

A total of 2,547 acres will be affected from 16 villages as a result of Project activities. The different

categories of land are given in Table 5.2 below.

Table 5.2: Permanent land acquisition due to Project components

Type of Land

Right Bank Left Bank Total

acres hectares* acres hectares acres hectares

Private cultivated land 49.67 20.10 0 0 49.67 20.10

Private uncultivated land 388.07 157.05 1,288.59 521.47 1,676.66 678.52

Residential land 1.65 0.67 0 0 1.65 0.67

Community and government land 144.43 58.45 370.00 149.73 514.43 208.18

Contingency - - - - 305.00 123.43

Total 583.82 236.27 1,658.59 671.20 2,547.41 1030.90

Source: PES LA Survey 2014 (*the PES Survey used acres as the unit of measure, we have converted this to hectares for ease of

comparison with Volume II ESIA Main Report)

Note: 1) Contingency has been set to increase the information currently known to the now expected total of land to be acquired.

This information will be updated once the government departments have completed their surveys.

2) It should be noted that the data source for this table (PES LA Survey 2014) is different from other data presented in the

ESIA and elsewhere, for example ESIA Table 10.10 which shows 722.21 ha of lost habitat (based on primary habitats

survey data collected by Mott MacDonald in 2015). The precise total area of land lost will be confirmed once the

government surveys have been completed.

The largest area of land is private land that is uncultivated (defined as barren land by the government

departments).

5.5 Impact on Residential Structures

The total number of physically displaced RAHs will be 74, made up of 49 RAHs from Karot village and 25

RAHs from Hollar village. Ownership and type of houses affected are listed in Section 5.5. The majority of

the houses will be affected by the construction of the dam, spillway, diversion tunnels, headrace tunnels

and powerhouse. A few houses, mainly in Hollar, will be acquired as a result of blasting and drilling

activities during the construction period. The affected residential housing was found to be predominantly

semi-pacca construction (99% of affected houses) with the other 1% kacha construction.

The types of houses affected by the Project are shown in Table 5.3.



Table 5.3: Type/number of houses and affected persons

Name of Village River Bank

Type of Lost Houses

Semi Pacca Kacha Total

No. of Houses No. of Houses No. of Houses No. of PAPs

Karot Right Bank 49 0 49 358

Hollar Left Bank 24 1 25 220

Total 73 1 74 578

Source: PES RAP

5.6 Impact on Commercial Structures and Income

A total of 78 commercial or business structures will be affected by the Project. Of the 78 business

structures affected 10 shops will be acquired as a result of construction of dam and 40 shops, nine

restaurants and a petrol pump on right side of the Jhelum River will be affected by the reservoir. Grocery

stores were found to be the business type most affected followed by general stores and restaurants. The

income from affected commercial structures ranges from Rs.15,000/month to Rs.150,000/month. The

average income is approximately Rs.26,961/month as shown in Table 5.4.

Table 5.4: Impacts on commercial structures and income

Type of Business No. of Affected Structures Average Income (Rs/Month)

Due to dam and reservoir

General Store/Grocery Shop 40 20,000

Hotel 9 30,000

Kiosks 18 10,000

Petrol Pump 1 100,000

Due to construction of dam components

General Store/Grocery Shop 10 20,000

Total 78 180,000

Source: PES LA Survey 2014

Note: PES has stated that it does not believe that these incomes are correct. This information will be confirmed during

surveys by the Revenue Department. As such the minimum wage (Rs.13,000) will be calculated as the compensation rate

and corrected once the confirmed information has been received.

A final inventory of the loss of commercial enterprises will be carried out and verified by the Revenue and

Building Departments. Figure 5.3 and Figure 5.4 identify two affected commercial structures on the right

hand side of the river.



Figure 5.3: A kiosk on the right side of the river Figure 5.4: Hotel on right side of the river

Source: Mott MacDonald site visit February 2015 Source: Mott MacDonald site visit February 2015

5.6.1 Employees

As well as the direct impact of business loss on business owners, 32 employees working as labourers and

helpers in the affected businesses will lose their means of employment. The majority of these workers are

employed as labourers in small restaurants and hotels along the road side on the right bank of the

reservoir. Table 5.5 shows affected employees.

Table 5.5: Affected employees

Category of Employee

No. of Employees Affected

Left Bank Right Bank Total

Helpers (petrol station ) 5 0 5

Hotels and restaurants 0 27 27

Total 5 27 32

Source: PES Field surveys 2014

5.6.2 Sand Collection

Approximately 60-70 people, including seven people from Karot and Hollar village, are engaged in sand

and gravel collection on the Jhelum River. This activity is carried out at both banks of the river on a small

scale as the river bed is narrow and relatively steep. They collect sand and gravel, by digging, sifting out

debris and river boulders. The sand and gravel are transported to the track along the river bank by

donkeys which can carry a 100kg load for Rs.500/day. Trucks are hired twice a week to transport the sand

and gravels to construction sites. On an average one truck is loaded per day. Income of the sand

collectors is about Rs.2,000 per day. Usually the collection of sand is carried out in winter from September

to March during low flow period as more of the river bed and banks are exposed during this period.



Residents of Nowshera also collect sand in the Project area. They have a claim to certain areas of the

riverbed. As all of the areas along the river have claims it will be difficult for sand collectors displaced by

the Project to move to another location along the river. The sand collectors from Nowshera do not pay to

extract the sand from the river. When they are in the Project area they pay rent for the land on which they

stay.

For the purpose of compensation the sand collectors will be included in the compensation for employees.

Assuming the total number of sand collectors is 60, this will take the total number of employees up to 92.

5.7 Impact on Trees

Based on the field survey conducted in June-July 2014 and vegetation study in December 2014 an

estimated 5,676 of private trees will be affected by the Project. This number includes 751 fruit trees, 628

timber trees and 4,298 fuel wood trees. None of the trees identified are grown for commercial purposes.

Fruit trees are grown by the locals for their own use around their premises.

Not all of the trees identified will be cut down. The EPC Contractor will be responsible for ensuring that all

contractors will avoid the destruction of trees during construction. Indigenous tree species will be selected

for replacement.

The detail of private trees to be acquired as result of construction of dam structures is given in Table 5.6.

Table 5.6: Ownership and type of private trees affected due to construction activities

Type #

Name of Trees Size of Tree

Total Common Name Botanical Name Tall Medium Small

Fuel wood trees

1. Phulai Acacia modesta 296 117 50 463

2. Kau Olea cuspidate 656 111 294 1061

3. Kiker Acacia nilotica 197 0 0 197

4. Kamela Mallotus phillippensis 666 241 258 1165

5. Sufaida Populus nigra 155 20 310 485

6. Drek Melia azederach 8 7 60 75

7. Dhaman Grewia spp. 40 143 200 383

8. Sunmbal Salmali melabarica 151 98 50 299

9. Chahnar Bauhni avariegate 118 0 52 170

Sub-Total 2,287 737 1,274 4,298

Fruit trees

1. Apple Malus 0 1 20 21

2. Citrus Pyrus Calleryana 47 0 11 58

3. Guava Psidium guava 125 21 163 309

4. Apricot Prunus armeniaca 11 0 3 14

5. Mango Mangifera indica 22 1 8 31



6. Peach Prunus persica 15 0 3 18

7. Pomegranate Punica granatum 9 0 20 29

8. Mulberry Morus alba 74 7 3 84

9. Lemon Citrus limon 28 0 3 31

10. Berry Zizyphus nummularia 35 10 10 55

11. Grapes Vitis vinifera 5 0 1 6

12. Loquat Eriobotrya japonica 5 0 0 5

13. Dates Phoenix dactylifera 6 0 4 10

14. Walnut Juglans regia 1 0 0 1

15. Banana Musa acuminata 64 0 4 68

16. Black Berry Rubus fruticcosus 5 0 0 5

17. Plum Prunus domestica 6 0 0 6

Sub-Total 458 40 253 751

Timber trees

1 Sheshum Dalbergia sissoo 330 34 81 445

Type #

Name of Trees Size of Tree

Total Common Name Botanical Name Tall Medium Small

2 Chir Pinus roxburghil 49 0 100 149

3 Blue Pine Pinus wallchiana 33 0 0 33

Sub-Total 412 34 181 627

Grand Total 3,157 811 1,708 5,676

Source: PES Survey 2014

Note: This table reflects the most recent data received and the information is to be revised once surveys carried out by the

relevant government departments are completed.

This estimate does not cover all of the government and privately owned land along the 27km long and

150m high affected area on each bank reservoir. The exact ownership and number of trees will be

executed by the Forest Department with the involvement of the provincial Revenue Department. It is the

responsibility of the Forest Department to replace trees that are cut from government land with a ratio of

1:10. The Forest Department will determine the estimates of the cost of the trees taking in account the

replacement cost of trees with a ratio of 1:10.

Residents Karot and Gorah Rajan use customary land and government forest for grazing and collection of

fire wood. The most affected village is Karot. It is considered that relocation compensation and livelihood

restoration costs will cover this loss.

5.8 Impacts on Crops

Crop production is rain fed. There are two crops in a year, called ‘rabi’ (meaning spring) and ‘kharif’

(meaning autumn). The rabi crops are sown from October to December and are harvested during March

and April. The sowing season of the kharif crops is generally longer, starting July and August for maize.



Wheat and maize are the main kharif crops in the Project area. Table 5.7 provides an estimate of the total

area of crops that will be affected by the Project.

Table 5.7: Affected crops

Location Type of crop Area (m2)

Project area Wheat and maize 201,128

Total 201,128

Note: 1) The area of crops has been estimated using the total area of farmland. This will be updated once Agriculture and Forestry Departments have completed their surveys.

2) This information will be split into locations once the relevant information has been provided by the Agriculture and Forestry Departments

3) Type of crop has been calculated based on wheat and maize. The actual crop types will be updated once Agriculture

and Forestry Departments have completed their surveys.

5.9 Vulnerability Status

A total of 2719

RAHs were identified as being vulnerable. The results are shown in Table 4.12. The RAHs

were considered vulnerable because:

� Their income fell under the poverty line (Rs.13,000 per month)

� Female-headed households

� RAHs with disabled members

Taking into account the socio-economic vulnerabilities of the 27 RAH, specific provisions and special

measures have been incorporated in the RAP to ensure that vulnerable people are not marginalized in the

process of Project implementation; refer to Section 7.4.4.1 for more details.

5.10 Impact on Communal Structures and Utilities

Four mosques and three graveyards will be affected during construction of the dam, spillway and

powerhouse as indicated in Table 5.8. In addition, there is a pond near the location of the Project spillway

which is used for watering cattle. These community structures will be protected or reconstructed, rather

than compensated, so no cash compensation will be given for these community assets.

Table 5.8: Type and number of community structures to be relocated

Type of Loss River Bank

Due to Construction of Dam, Spillway,

Powerhouse Due to Creation of

27km Reservoir Total

Mosques in Karot village Right bank 2 2 4

Graveyards in Karot village Right bank 3 0 3

Panitalab Water Reservoir (Karot village)

Right bank 1 0 1

19 Note that this is a conservative estimate of vulnerable RAHs as not all RAH were surveyed. This number will be verified once

verification surveys are undertaken by Sustainable Solutions.



Type of Loss River Bank

Due to Construction of Dam, Spillway,

Powerhouse Due to Creation of

27km Reservoir Total

Total 6 2 8


The mosques will be reconstructed at a location to be decided with the mutual consent of the community.

Photographs of the pond and one of the affected mosques are provided in Figure 5.5 and Figure 5.6

respectively.

Figure 5.5: Pond for watering cattle Figure 5.6: Mosque in Karot village


The international ESIA (Mott MacDonald, July 2015) has recommended that a detailed survey and

photographic documentation of the area of the pond should be carried out if the pond is relocated and an

archaeological excavation should be carried out, to find, document and identify any items of

archaeological importance at the base of the tank, or under the retaining walls; refer to the international

ESIA for more details on this recommendation.

Additionally there will be one shrine and one graveyard in Karot that will not be affected, but will be

vulnerable to the impacts of construction, particularly construction traffic. A retaining wall of 2-3m will be

constructed around the existing graveyard and the shrine to protect them from Project impacts. The EPC

contractor will be responsible for building these structures.



Figure 5.7: Shrine to be reinforced Figure 5.8: Graveyard to be reinforced


The detail of public infrastructures needing relocation is given in Table 5.9.

Table 5.9: Type and number of utilities to be relocated

Type of Infrastructures River Bank Unit Dam, Spillway,

Powerhouse Reservoir

Police check post Left Bank Number - 1

Forest check post Left Bank Number - 1

Surface water hydrology gauge room near Ain Pana village

Right Bank Number - 1

11kV electricity poles Right Bank Number 32 0

½’’ diameter piped water supply

Right Bank km - 7

Primary schools Right Bank Number Girls (1) Boys(1) -

Roads

Ain Pana village access road Left Bank km

Portion of existing Kahuta – Azad Pattan metalled Road

Right Bank km - 8.9

Portion of existing Kahuta – Kotli Road

Right Bank km 3.1 -

Roads to dam, intake, powerhouse, spillway, spoil disposal sites, explosives store

Right Bank km 1.2 -

Bridges

Azad Pattan concrete bridge Across Jhelum River Number - 1



Type of Infrastructures River Bank Unit Dam, Spillway,

Powerhouse Reservoir

Karot – Hollar concrete bridge

Across Jhelum River Number 1 -

Suspension cridge d/s of Azad Pattan Bridge

Across Jhelum River Number - 1


Note: This table reflects the most recent data received.

Figure 5.9: Police checkpoint to be replaced Figure 5.10: School in Karot to be relocated


5.10.1.1 Relocation of Schools

The local government has questioned the requirement to relocate the schools as RAHs will disburse to

different locations. KPCL is considering the government’s request that the schools be constructed three to

six months after land acquisition to review the need for new schools to be constructed. It is possible that a

school will be relocated near to Gorah Rajan. An alternative option is to use the compensation to upscale

existing schools in the area.

KPCL will take into consideration travel time to and from school, the date that the old schools will close

and the new schools will open, and the timing of the relocation in relation to the school terms.

5.10.1.2 Relocation of Roads and Bridges due to Construction Activities

The existing Karot - Kotli Road is being used by the inhabitants of Rawalpindi, Kahuta, Kotli. As a result a

2.8km portion of this the road will require relocation. This affected portion of the road will be relocated so

as to reach the new Karot Bridge. There is a foundation stone of an old Karot wall and the shrine (as

discussed in Section 5.10 above) present along the side of Kahuta-Karot road about 3km from the dam

site. It is important that during widening of road that these items are preserved and protected.



5.10.1.3 Relocation of Roads and Bridges subject to Submergence by Reservoir

Another access to Pakistan-administered Kashmir is through the Kahuta - Azad Pattan road which runs

along the right hand side of the reservoir. As a result of the reservoir, portions of the Kahuta – Azad Pattan

road and Azad Pattan Bridge will be submerged. These road sections and the bridge will be relocated in

the same location, but at a higher elevation to reconnect them with the remaining Kahuta – Azad Pattan

road. The lengths of the relocated portions of the roads are given in Table 5.10.

Table 5.10: Location of road and bridge sections to be relocated in reservoir area

Construction / Reconstruction Requirement

Total Length of New Roads (m)

Approximate Width (m) Road Type

Total number

New Bridges Replaced

Bridges

Roads to dam, intake, powerhouse, spillway, spoil disposal sites, explosives store

1,221 4.0 – 8.0 Asphalt concrete 3 Not applicable

Rawalpindi-Kotli Road 3,090 (including 330m of the new

Karot Bridge)

7.5 Asphalt concrete 1 (new Karot

Bridge)

Not applicable

Kahuta-Azad Pattan Road (various sections)

8,900 6.5 Asphalt concrete Not applicable 5 (Azad Pattan

Bridge and 4 other

bridges)

Other bridges – Suspension bridge at Ain Pana

0.18 3.2 Not applicable Not applicable 1

Source: EPC Contractor DR 2014



6.1 Overview

This section describes the main activities that have been and will be undertaken by KPCL and its

representatives throughout the resettlement preparation and implementation process. Engagement

activities serve two key purposes:

� Disclosing relevant information about the Project and the RAP process helps RAHs to understand the

risks, impacts and opportunities of the Project. Consultation activities are more informed and

constructive if RAHs have accurate and timely information about the Project and its impacts.

� Providing RAHs with the opportunity to voice their opinions, preferences and grievances. This enables

participation and involvement in the planning and design process.

6.2 Approach

All consultation is based on the principles of Informed Consultation and Participation (ICP). The process is

to carry out in-depth exchange of views that has and will continue to lead to KPCL incorporating the views

of the RAHs into the Project. The consultation process is:

� Capturing both men and women’s views, often in separate engagement activities as is culturally

appropriate

� Reflecting men’s and women’s different concerns and priorities about resettlement impacts and

entitlements

� Informing the RAHs how their views and concerns have been incorporated into the RAP

6.3 ESIA Engagement Activities

Consultation during the ESIA organised and prepared for by Mott MacDonald was carried out in

accordance with ICP principles. More information on this consultation can be seen in the Project

Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) 2015.

Mott MacDonald has provided a non-technical summary (NTS) of the international ESIA and a RAP

brochure to KPCL for their use. Public consultations to disclose the ESIA and the RAP were completed in

July 2015.

6.4 Public Hearing April 2015

Public hearings were carried out in Karot and Hollar villages in April 2015. These two consultations were

primarily to discuss the findings of the ESIA, however many resettlement comments were raised and

addressed during the consultations.

6 Information Disclosure, Consultation and Participation



Figure 6.1: Consultation at Karot village Figure 6.2: Consultation at Karot village

Source: Sustainable Solutions Source: Sustainable Solutions

Figure 6.3: Consultation at Hollar village Figure 6.4: Consultation at Hollar village


Further information on consultations and public hearings can be found in the Project SEP 2015.

6.5 Women’s Perspective

A meeting was held on 10 April 2015 between IFC and representatives of women from Karot village. The

women raised fears over the Project activities. The photographs at Figure 6.5 and Figure 6.6 are from the

women’s consultation.



Figure 6.5: Women’s consultation Figure 6.6: Women’s consultation


6.6 Public Consultation July 2015

Public consultations were carried out in Soha and Azad Pattan villages in July 2015. These two

consultations were primarily to disclose the ESIA and the RAP; refer to Figure 6.7 to Figure 6.10.

Figure 6.7: Consultation in Soha Village Figure 6.8: Consultation in Soha Village

Source: Sustainable Solutions July 2015 Source: Sustainable Solutions July 2015



Figure 6.9: Public consultation Azad Pattan Figure 6.10: Women’s consultation Azad Pattan

Source: Insert source text here Source: Insert source text here

Further information on consultations and public hearings can be found in the Project SEP 2015.

6.7 List of Concerns

At the consultation with Karot village in November 2015 village members provided a list of nine concerns.

Of these concerns the KPCL has addressed, or is still negotiating seven of the items. The outstanding two

items were in relation to 1) the location of the worker’s campsite, which villagers requested should be in

Beor, but due to logistical constraints will be located close to the Project site and 2) the possibility of

returning land that KPCL does not need following the six year construction period to Karot village

members, which was found to be unfeasible due to legal constraints (Appendix E includes the list of

concerns and how these have been addressed by the Project). During the course of negotiations Karot

village members have increased their list of concerns to 22. This list was provided to the District

Commissioner during meetings in July 2015. Some of the items in the extended list are now over and

above the compensation to be provided to Hollar village and more than would be required under the LAA.

For example, Karot villagers are requesting compensation for their land and replacement land; in essence

being compensated twice. As a result seven of the 22 concerns have not been able to be addressed. The

list and details of how the items have been addressed is included in Appendix E as well as the draft

agreement prepared by the District Commissioner20

.

Hollar village verbally provided a list of 18 concerns during the public consultation of April 2015. Of these

concerns 13 of the concerns have been addressed and are ongoing while five concerns were not

considered feasible. These included paying all compensation as category A (the most expensive land

category), and changing the name of the Project. Appendix E includes the list of concerns and how these

have been addressed by the Project.

20 Note that this agreement has not yet been confirmed by Karot village and negotiations are currently underway.



Translations of the lists of concerns are also provided in Appendix E.

6.8 Meetings to Agree Land Compensation

Kohsar Trading Company, a subsidiary of Laraib Group (Laraib Group), a Pakistani consultancy firm, was

hired in early 2015 in order to negotiate the land prices for the RAHs in Punjab province as part of the

government led land acquisition process. Consultations started in March 2015 and are ongoing. Laraib

Group has been given permission by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to

negotiate land prices individually with land owners. The company Sustainable Solutions has been

documenting the consultations between Laraib Group and relevant local government entities and will be

documenting the negotiations. Laraib Group has identified a committee of community members from Karot

village to act as representatives of the community members. This committee is made up of seven

members (all male). Hollar village has a Dam Action Committee, which may take on the responsibility for

Hollar. Committees have not yet been set up in the rest of the Project area.

Once land prices have been determined by the committee they will be signed off by a local government

representative before individual houses will sign their own contracts. The company Sustainable Solutions

will also be involved in the negotiations and contract signing to make sure that women actively participate

in the negotiation process. Table 6.1 provides an overview of the consultations and negotiations that have

been completed so far.

Table 6.1: Meetings held to agree land compensation

No. Persons Met Date Reason for Meeting

1 Local villagers, revenue staff, KPCL representative

14/07/2015 Discussing and resolving the list of concerns from Karot village. Changes to a draft agreement.

2 Assistant Commissioner Kahuta, revenue staff, KPCL representative, Committee members and majority villagers


3 Assistant Commissioner Kahuta, Committee members and villagers


4 Assistant Commissioner Kahuta, Revenue staff, KPCL representative, Committee members and few villagers

08/07/2015 Discussing and resolving the list of concerns from Karot village. Preparation of a draft agreement.

5 Assistant Commissioner Kahuta, four Committee member

07/07/2015 Discussing and resolving the list of concerns from Karot village. Changes to draft agreement.

6 District Administration (including Commissioner , District Coordination Officer, Assistant District Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner Kahuta) and seven member committee

04/07/2015 Meeting with Karot villagers independently of Laraib Group and Sustainable Solutions. Discussion on new list of concerns from Karot village.

7 KPCL and affected persons committee

16/05/2015 The draft agreement was agreed and shared with other stakeholders like KPCL and PAPs for feed back



No. Persons Met Date Reason for Meeting

8 NEPRA 13/04/2015 To discuss approval for private negotiations

9 Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and affected persons

27/03/2015: Preparation of a draft agreement for the negotiated resettlement / compensation.

10 Assistant Commissioner Kahuta Various dates February –March 2015

To develop understanding about the project and compensation mechanism

11 Assistant Land Acquisition Collector (LAC) Rawalpindi

Various dates February –March 2015

To develop understanding about the project and compensation mechanism

12 Commissioner Rawalpindi Various dates February –March 2015

To reach an agreement on a mechanism for topping up of the difference in rates of the land and non-land assets between on each side of the river

13 Senior Member Board of Revenue Punjab

10/03/2015 To reach an agreement on a mechanism for topping up of the difference in rates of the land and non-land assets on each side of the river

14 Meeting with NEPRA 20/03/2015 To agree on the mechanism of private negotiations as suggested by the Board of Revenue

15 Meeting with PAPs and Member of National Assembly from the area

26/03/2015 To share the mechanism of private negotiations with PAPs and their political representatives

Source: Sustainable Solutions

Negotiation meetings were held in June 2015 facilitated by the Minister for Petroleum and the Elders’

Committee set up to represent the residents of Karot village. The meetings did not conclude in agreement

and thus Laraib Group will organise further meetings with the locals to reach an agreement in July 2015.

6.9 Disclosure of RAP

KPCL (or its representative) will hold a meeting in July 2015 in order to disclose the RAP. These meetings

will be attended by MMP and representatives of KPCL and Sustainable Solutions. Discussion will also be

held on the cut-off date and Project eligibility.

The RAP will also be uploaded on the IFC and KPCL websites. A summary of the RAP (RAP brochure)

will be translated into Urdu and made available during the disclosure meetings. Copies of this document

will be made available in Karot and Hollar in relevant locations, such as union council offices.

6.10 Future RAP Consultation

Currently a socio-economic survey is being undertaken in order to inform future versions of this RAP.

During the surveys PAPs will be provided with information on the Project. Additionally focus group

meetings and other information gathering meetings are being held with:

� Community members

� Local government authorities

� Businesses – for example the quarries near Beor

� Sand collectors



� Women

� Nomadic people

RAHs will continue to be consulted throughout the Project at key stages and at a minimum monthly

throughout resettlement implementation. There will also be internal and external monitoring of all RAHs for

up to five years after the commencement of construction.

Other measures to disclose information include using loud speakers to communicate and distribution of

pamphlets that will be translated into Urdu.

6.11 Payment Presentations

Presentations will be made at the time that checks are given to PAPs in order to show appreciation for

their collaboration in the process. These presentations will include representatives from KPCL and the

local government authorities.



7.1 Overview

All people who suffer asset losses, such as loss of house, property or access to house and property, jobs

or access to employment either permanently or temporarily as a result of the construction of the dam,

reservoir, construction camps and roads are considered to be resettlement affected people (also called

PAPs in this RAP). This section states the eligibility criteria that PAPs must meet in order to receive

compensation for losses as a result of the Project.

7.2 Eligibility

All PAPs that fit into the categories described below will be entitled to compensation for land acquisition

and resettlement losses. Lack of legal documents or titles will not affect eligibility for compensation and

assistance. Customary rights of occupancy will be recognised and provided the same level of

compensation as land owners with legal titles. If people or households reside, occupy or use land needed

for the Project prior to the cut-off date (stated below) then they will be considered resettlement affected

and eligible for compensation and entitlements.

Impacts on PAPs fit into two categories, physical displacement (relocation of houses and commercial

buildings) and economic displacement (loss of trees, crops, business income and access to places of

employment and livelihood).

All losses of land and structures will be paid in cash compensation at replacement cost or above. Land for

land was presented as an option. However the government, who is responsible for paying compensation,

as well as RAHs have identified a preference for cash compensation. As part of the reasons for the

decision to focus on cash compensation, it was determined that RAHs had preferences to relocate to

many different locations, making land for land identification logistically difficult. However vulnerable RAHs

will be given assistance to find alternative land to purchase.

Crops and trees will be paid at the market rate as determined by the Forestry or Agriculture Department.

PAPs will receive allowances based on the type of impacts (discussed further below) and their individual

situations. For instance, RAHs identified as vulnerable will receive a vulnerability allowance and be eligible

for additional assistance.

Compensation for physical displacement will be determined according to their jurisdiction. The Revenue

Departments decided land values that will then be negotiated. Recognising that the two Revenue

Departments value land differently based on precedence, funding availability, and other geographic

specific criteria, the Project is committed to compensating RAHs on both sides of the river bank in a

standard manner that is considered equitable and fair. Revenue Department rates on the right bank of the

river are lower than those on the left bank. Therefore negotiations are being undertaken in Karot village by

Laraib Group to determine a price that is fair and comparable to the rates on the left bank.

7 Eligibility and Entitlements



KPCL will identify the losses of community property or public infrastructure. They will be compensated

through replacement at locations which will be identified in consultation with local authorities and with the

consent of the PAPs.

7.3 Cut-off Date

Best practice is for the cut-off date to be the day of the census survey or a date determined by the project

that is close to the date of the census survey. There are a number of issues in relation to this practice that

make it difficult for this Project to follow best practice. They are:

� Separate detailed measurement surveys are being carried out by the relevant government

departments, forestry, agriculture, buildings and land

� Some of the detailed measurement surveys have not yet been completed

� The reservoir is being surveyed at a different time to the rest of the Project

The LAA required Section 4 notification documents (refer to Section 3.2.3.2) state that no changes of

ownership or material changes to their properties following the receipt of the Section 4 notification can

occur. Therefore the date of the Section 4 notification document issued by the government is considered

to be the cut-off date. There are different dates for different villages. All of the documents sent as of 29

July 2015 following the Government process are shown in Table 7.1. Importantly this table shows the date

of issuance of the Section 4 notification documents.



Table 7.1: Section 4 notification documents issued for the Project (showing Section 4 disclosure dates)

#

Location Total area Dates documents were disclosed per Section

River Bank District Tehsil Village Kanal Marla

Section 4 notification

Price Assessment

Section 6

Section 7

Section 9

Section 10

Section 11

1 Left Kotil Sehnsa Hollar 549 11 26/04/14 12/08/14 04/06/15 04/06/15 22/06/16 22/06/15 25/06/15

2 Left Kotil Sehnsa Hollar 8 7 20/02/15 16/05/15

3 Left Kotil Sehnsa Tehriyar 684 12 20/02/15 16/05/15

4 Left Sudhnuti Pallandri Siah Pura 142 15 16/02/15 02/06/15

5 Left Sudhnuti Pallandri Khan Abad 140 6 16/02/15 02/06/15

6 Left Sudhnuti Pallandri Ain Pana 212 10 16/02/15 02/06/15

7 Left Sudhnuti Pallandri

Azad Pattan

34 8 16/02/15 02/06/15

8 Left Sudhnuti Mang

Pattan Sher Khan

53 3 09/02/15 02/06/15

9 Right Rawalpindi Kahuta

Beor and Gorah Rajan

245 4 02/08/13 01/10/13 Private Negotiation Underway

10 Right Rawalpindi Kahuta Karot 2,422 18 07/05/14 31/05/14 Private Negotiation Underway

11 Right

Rawalpindi Kahuta

Beor, Bindla, Oterna, Soha, Narar

3,437 7 29/04/15 Private Negotiation will follow

12 Right Rawalpindi

Kotli Sattian

Prindlah 156 7 30/06/15

Total 8,087 8


Notes: 1) A khasra is a legal agricultural document used in Pakistan that specifies land and crop details. It is often used in conjunction with a shajra (or shajra

kishtwar), which is a reference map of the village that administers the land described by the khasra. Khasras traditionally detail all the fields and their

areas, measurements, who the owner is, what crops, what sort of soil and what trees are on the land

2) The first Section 4 notification listed in the table is subject to a correction, where the area has been updated (date of correction 20 February 2015.

3) Section 4 notification documents request more land than is actually required, therefore the total amount of land required is likely to be less that that

identified in the Section 4 notification documents.

4) Section 5 documents are no longer a legal requirement and Section 8 documents are not required if a Section 9 document has been provided.



The cut-off-dates for each area were reiterated during the meetings to disclose the RAP. Public

consultations were held to disclose the RAP in July 2015.

Eligibility for entitlements is limited to those RAHs that occupied land or used land prior to the cut‐off date.

Persons who occupy or move into the Project area after the cut-off-date are not eligible for compensation

or assistance. Similarly, fixed assets (such as built structures, crops, fruit trees and non-fruit trees)

established or improved after the cut-off date will not be compensated.

Once established, the cut-off date for compensation will be announced and communicated in an ongoing

manner in Project documents and meetings as the RAP preparations finalize and the RAP is implemented.

7.4 Entitlements

7.4.1 Valuation of Assets

KPCL will follow the LAA for all valuation of assets. For land acquisition in Karot village, Laraib Group is in

the process of undertaking negotiations to determine land valuation which will be incorporated in the

government led land acquisition as discussed in Section 7.4.1.1. According to LAA 1894, the LAC must

consider the following in determining the amount of compensation to be awarded for land, structures, trees

and crops acquired as a result of the Project:

� The market value of the land at the date of publication of the Section 4 notification; refer to Section 7.3

� The inconvenience caused to the PAP through the loss of any standing crops or trees on the land at

the time of taking possession of the land

� Any impact on the PAP, affecting other property, movable or immovable items, or earnings

� If the residence or place of business belonging to the PAP is to be relocated, the reasonable expenses

for transportation and relocation of item, if any, will be calculated

The LAC receives assistance from the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Provincial Departments of

Agriculture and Forestry to determine negotiated value for land and replacement value prices for assets

such as structures, trees and crops. The LAC decides which departments they request to be involved in

the valuation.

IFC requires that all land and structures are compensated at replacement value (market price plus

transaction fees), rather than market price. As such the Project will pay the replacement values with no

discount for depreciation or use of salvageable materials. As there is the possibility that the value

assessed by the LAC will be lower than the replacement costs, the rates to be used in the valuation of all

assets will be reviewed and revised through negotiation with PAPs. The Project commits to compensating

RAHs in a standard manner that is considered equitable and fair.

Unit values have been determined for the RAHs in Hollar, although these have not yet been provided to

the Project.



The compensation of land, structures, trees and crops will be provided in the form of cash (rather than in-

kind) payments which will be paid by cheque in the name of the recipient PAPs. Valuation methods,

relocation assistance and other types of cash and in-kind assistance are identified in the sections below.

7.4.1.1 Commitment to a Standard Level of Compensation Across Jurisdictions

In 2014, the relevant Revenue Departments have provided unit rates for land in both Punjab and Pakistan-

administered Kashmir. However the rates were significantly different between the left and right banks of

the river. The residents on the left bank of the river have accepted the level of compensation to be fair21

.

To ensure a standard level of compensation across the Project and to allow for a smooth resettlement

process KPCL has hired Laraib Group to carry out negotiations on land rates with the relevant local

authorities and residents on the right bank to bring compensation up to a similar level to the left bank. In

April 2015, NEPRA agreed that rates for land in Punjab could be determined through private negotiations.

At this stage it is only valuations for land that belongs to Karot village RAHs that will be determined through

negotiations. The negotiations in Karot village will be used to determine the compensation values for land

as part of the government led land acquisition. All other valuations will be carried out by the relevant

government department. Laraib Group is using the compensation for the left bank as a guide to

negotiations; refer to Section 7.4.2.1 for the compensation rates for the left bank. It will not accept any

negotiation that is significantly higher for the right bank than the left bank.

Residents of Karot village have asked during negotiations to date that land that is not used permanently for

the Project is given back to the village; however this is not legally possible.

7.4.2 Methodology Adopted for Assessment of Unit Value of Affected Assets

A final inventory of losses for all assets such as land, houses, trees, public and community infrastructures

is currently being carried out by relevant government departments22

. The following sections describe the

methodology adopted for the assessment of unit values for assets to be compensated.

7.4.2.1 Compensation Rates for Land

Land to be acquired on the left bank of the Project will be compensated at the replacement cost which will

be calculated as the prevailing markets rates of approximately equal types of land as provided by the

Revenue Department plus 15% compulsory acquisition surcharge (CAS), all transaction costs, applicable

fees and taxes and any other applicable payments. Land for RAH in Karot village will be negotiated (refer

to previous section) to ensure a standard approach that is considered equitable and fair. The sum will

reflect the 15% CAS. When the rates are known and signed off by the relevant local government

department, they will be reported in the RAP for transparency.

21 This does not stop individual residents on the left bank from being able to raise grievances about their level of compensation.

22 The government departments involved will be the Revenue Department, Forestry and Agriculture Department, Buildings Department and Public Works Department. However it is the responsibility of the LAC to determine which departments will be included in the valuation process.



PAPs who are leasing, tenants or sharecroppers on the land, whether they are registered or not, will be

provided compensation in line with what has already been agreed between the lessee and lease holder.

They will either receive renewal of the remaining amount of time on their lease in other plots of same

characteristics or a refund of the rental fees that have been paid for the remainder of the lease. They will

also receive compensation for their share of one year’s worth of lost harvests proportionate to the size of

lost plots.

Temporary land use for construction activities, if any, will be paid as rent. The rental fees will be

individually negotiated between the land owner or land user and KPCL. Leaseholders, tenants or

sharecroppers affected temporarily will receive cash compensation equal to the current market value

(based on gross yield of lost harvest) of their contracted share of one year’s worth of lost harvests

proportionate to the size of lost plot. In the case of sharecroppers, the compensation agreement will

contain a legal clause that the land owner pays the sharecropper within a month after receiving the

payment and a maximum timeframe for payment.

7.4.2.2 Compensation Rates for Structures

PWD announces rate for construction of buildings annually. The survey by the PWD will be carried out in

the presence of the structure owners and in consultation and agreement with the PAPs. PAPs will not be

affected by depreciation for age of the structure and no deduction for salvageable materials will be used. It

has been calculated that a total of 74 RAHs will be physically displaced by the Project. RAHs who lose

residential houses will get a 15% CAS on top of the structure compensation.

Owners of houses that will be relocated will receive access to livelihood restoration activities; refer to

Section 8.2 below. House owners will also receive a transportation allowance of Rs.30,000 to move items

to the new location and a relocation allowance of Rs.20,000 per month for a period of 12 months.

Other smaller structures, such as fences, sheds or latrines will also be compensated at replacement rate

without depreciation for age or salvageable materials. Each type of structure will be valued by the Building

Departments and compensation provided.

7.4.2.3 Compensation Rates for Commercial Assets

In total, 78 shops and other commercial structures such as hotels and a petrol station will be directly

affected by the Project. The owners of these structures will be compensated at replacement value (ie cost

of new building materials or similar buildings and labour) with no depreciation for age and no deduction for

salvageable materials plus 15% CAS.

In addition a business loss allowance will be provided to all commercial businesses. This allowance will be

equal to three months’ worth of income of the affected business based on a calculation of average of the

business’ annual income or if this is not known, three months at the minimum wage23

. A transportation

23 The minimum wage in Pakistan in 2015 is Rs.13,000 per month or US$130 .



allowance of Rs.30,000 to move items to new location will be provided and PAPs will be eligible to receive

in-kind Project entitlements.

7.4.2.4 Compensation for Employees of Affected Businesses

Employees of the affected businesses that close as a result of Project activities will be eligible for an

employment loss allowance. This includes sand collectors that will lose access to their designated section

of the river. This allowance will be paid at the rate of six months of the individual’s wages, or the minimum

wage24

, whichever is higher. Temporary employment impacts will be compensated at the cost of the

individual’s wages for the time the employment is interrupted for up to six months.

These PAPs will be given priority employment opportunities for work on the Project activities. They will also

be provided access to in-kind Project entitlements.

7.4.2.5 Compensation Rates for Trees

Trees will be compensated at the current market value as identified by the Agriculture and Forest

Departments. The Departments’ assessment takes into account the type, size, produce and wood volume

of the tree. Based on the environmental survey of 2014, approximately 5,676 privately owned trees

including 4,298 fuel wood, 627 timber and 751 fruit trees would need to be cut during the construction of

Project. The Forest Department is in the process of confirming the exact number of trees in the reservoir

area.

The Agriculture Department provides the list of unit rates for fruit trees. The cost of a fruit tree is calculated

using the fruit bearing age of the tree. For example, the cost of a tall walnut tree is calculated as fruit

bearing period x annual average yield (kg or dozen) x wholesale price/kg. The period and time required for

the tree to grow to maturity is also considered. In addition, the cost of purchase of seedlings and required

inputs to replace these trees will also be paid.

No forest land has been identified for acquisition. If it does occur, this would be compensated by planting

tree of the same number and type as those cut down. It would be carried out with the involvement of the

community and the Forestry Department.

7.4.2.6 Compensation Rates for Crops

Cash compensation of the value of one year’s worth of crops will be paid to the owner of standing crops,

independent of whether or not the crop owner owns the land on which the crops are growing. Standing

crops will be valued at the current market rates at the time of acquiring the land. In addition owners will be

allowed to harvest standing crops prior to land acquisition. The current market values for crops will be

established by the Agriculture and Forest Departments.

24 There are national and provincial minimum wages: the higher value will be used.



If there are parties that are sharing the profit from cropping, such as share croppers, the compensation will

distributed between the landowner and the tenant according to the legally stipulated or the traditionally or

informally agreed share proportions.

7.4.3 Community Structures, Public Services and Facilities

Where possible KPCL will avoid public services and facilities and provided protection from direct

construction and inundation impacts. This will be the case for one shrine and a graveyard close to Karot

village. The structures will be strengthened and protected from Project impacts.

Public services and facilities that will be displaced due to the Project will be fully relocated. All

compensation, relocation and rehabilitation provisions are applicable to public services and facilities. Public

services and community facilities that will be directly impacted and relocated include:

� Four mosques

� One suspension bridge

� Two concrete bridges

� A village (Ain Pana) access road

� Police check post

� Forest check post

� A hydrological gauge room

� Two primary schools

� 32 electricity poles

� The relocation of a 2.8km portion of Kahuta - Kotli Road and relocation of about 8.9km in various

portions of Kahuta Azad Pattan Road.

KPCL will consult with the local government officials, the government department, and local community in

the relocation of the primary schools and the village access road and will consult with the concerned

authorities in regards to the relocation of the other public services and facilities. Following construction the

ownership of the public infrastructure will be handed over to the relevant department.

Replacement of community infrastructure and public services will be complete before demolition of the

existing structures is undertaken.

7.4.4 Special Provisions

7.4.4.1 Vulnerable RAH

A lump sum amount of the equivalent to six months wages at the national or provincial minimum wage

(whichever is higher) will be given to each vulnerable RAH in addition to compensation against lost land

and other assets.



All RAHs classified as vulnerable will be eligible for preferential consideration in the selection of Project

related employment, including civil works, as well as the operation and maintenance of the facilities

constructed under the Project25

. They will also be eligible to participate in livelihood restoration activities.

Vulnerable RAHs affected by land loss will be assisted with the identification and purchase or rental of a

new plot of land, as well as assistance to carry out the administrative process of land transfer, including

cadastral mapping and registration of their property titles; refer to Section 8.2.5. Vulnerable RAHs affected

by structure loss will be assisted with the construction of a new structure or the identification and purchase

or rental of a new structure. Coordination and cooperation with relevant governmental and Non-

Governmental Organisation (NGO) programs will be sought.

7.4.4.2 Female PAPs

Female PAPs who are the titled or recognized owners of land and structures or whose livelihoods are

directly affected will receive compensation and titles for replacement land and structures, as well as other

entitlements, in their name. Any monetary compensation due to women will be disbursed to them directly.

7.5 Unit Rates

Unit rates for land acquisition are still being determined by the relevant Government departments. The unit

rates for land will differ between districts. The information provided in Table 7.2 and Table 7.3 is the

information thus far determined for the left bank of the river. Table 7.2 provides the unit rates for land in

Kotli district.

Table 7.2: Unit compensation rates for land in Kotli district

Land type Unit Unit Rate (Rs) Unit Rate including

15% CAS (Rs)

1a) Land

Residential m2 1,284.95 1,477.69

1st Farm Land m2 988.42 1,136.68

2nd Farm Land m2 988.42 1,136.68

Uncultivated m2 494.21 568.34

Accessible Slope m2 197.68 227.34

Inaccessible Slope m2 79.07 90.93

Cliff/river m2 15.81 18.19


Note: As the actual valuation documents have not yet been received it is not possible to elaborate on the types of land stated in

this table. This information will be updated once the valuation documents have been received.

25 Skills development will be held for both men and women. Women from female headed households will be encouraged to attend, as

long as it does not take them away for essential activities to maintain their livelihoods.



Table 7.3 provides the unit rates for land in Sudhnoti district.

Table 7.3: Unit compensation rates for land in Sudhnoti district

Land type Unit Unit Rate (Rs.) Unit Rate including

15%CAS (Rs.)

1b) Land

Cultivated m2 494.21 568.34

Uncultivated-1 m2 296.53 341.01

Uncultivated-2 m2 197.68 227.34


Note: The actual valuation documents have not yet been received it is not possible to elaborate on the types of land stated in this

table. This information will be updated once the valuation documents have been received.

The following rates (Table 7.4) are what the rates that were proposed to Karot village in a draft agreement

dated May 2015. These have not yet been accepted by Karot village.

Table 7.4: Proposed unit compensation rates for land in Karot village

Land type Unit Unit Rate (Rs) Unit Rate including

15%CAS (Rs)

1c). Land

Residential m2 1,284.95 1,477.69

Farm Land m2 988.42 1,136.68

Uncultivated m2 494.21 568.34

Accessible Slope m2 197.68 227.34

Inaccessible Slope m2 79.07 90.93

Cliff/river m2 15.81 18.19


Unit compensation rates for houses, shops, trees and various structures as discussed above are

summarised in Table 7.5.

Table 7.5: Unit compensation rates of the affected assets

Affected Assets Unit Unit Rate Right Bank

(Rs) Unit Rate Left Bank

(Rs)

2. Houses

Semi-pacca m² 9,052.73 9,052.73

Kacha m² 4,323.47 4,323.47

3. Commercial Assets m²

Shops and Hotels: use iron gadder + concrete roof having outer walls made of baked bricks with earth bounding.

m² 4,323.47 4,323.47

Petrol Pump m² 9,052.73 9,052.73

Kiosks (wooden cabin) Lump sum 25,000 25,000





(Rs)

4. Trees

Fruit Trees

Tall Fruit Trees No. Walnut: 120,000 Walnut: 120,000

Apple: 7,500 Apple: 7,500

Mango: 45,000 Mango: 45,000

Apricot: 6,000 Apricot: 6,000

Peach: 4,500 Peach: 4,500

Pomegranate: 8,750 Pomegranate: 8,750

Plum: 7,500 Plum: 7,500

Grapes: 3,740 Grapes: 3,740

Mulberry: 3,825 Mulberry: 3,825

Black Berry: 36,000 Black Berry: 36,000

Medium-sized Fruit Trees No. Mango: 27,000 Mango: 27,000


Guava: 1,680 Guava: 1,680

Berry: 10,080 Berry: 10,080


Small Fruit Trees No. Mango: 18,000 Mango: 18,000


Guava: 1,120 Guava: 1,120

Apricot: 2,400 Apricot: 2,400

Peach: 1,800 Peach: 1,800

Pomegranate: 3,500 Pomegranate: 3,500

Lemon: 2,400 Lemon: 2,400

Grapes: 1,496 Grapes: 1,496

Berry: 6,720 Berry: 6,720

Dates: 17,500 Dates: 17,500


Timber Wood Trees

Shisham m² 6.50 6.50

Chir m² 2.97 2.97

Other fire and fuel wood trees m² 9.29 9.29

5. Allowances

Relocation Allowance Per month (12 months)

20,000 20,000

Transportation Allowance Lump sum 30,000 30,000

Business loss Allowance Three months average income

13,000 (minimum) 13,000 (minimum)

Employment loss Allowance Three months average income

13,000 (minimum) 13,000 (minimum)





(Rs)

Vulnerable Allowance Six months minimum wage

13,000 13,000

6. Relocation of Government and Community Structures

Lump sum

Mosques Lump sum 750,000 750,000

Shrine/graveyard Lump sum 333,330 333,330

Police check post Lump sum 1,000,000 1,000,000

Forest check post Lump sum 1,000,000 1,000,000

Hydrological gauging station Lump sum 1,000,000 1,000,000

132kV grid substation (provision of protection wall)

Lump sum 2,000,000 2,000,000

Primary school Lump sum 10,000,000 10,000,000

Electricity poles Lump sum 10,000 10,000

Source: PES Survey 2014

Note: 1) This table reflects the most recent data received and will be revised once surveys carried out by the relevant government

departments are completed.

7.6 Unforeseen Impacts

The RAP process has been set up to identify all impacts and losses to PAPs. However it is possible that at

the time of RAP implementation there will be unforeseen impacts that were not previously identified. Some

possible impacts may result from the identification of PAPs that were not included in the detailed

measurement survey or changes to the Project design. This is most likely in areas where there is a

necessity for road widening or if aggregate material is to be obtained from borrow areas that are newly

developed26

. It could also result from smaller unanticipated impacts due to movement of materials and

plant.

Once identified, the unforeseen impacts will be included in the RAP in a manner that is consistent with its

current principles and objectives. Inclusion of unforeseen impacts in the RAP will be provided in the form of

a corrective action plan (CAP) or an Addendum to the RAP which must be endorsed by KPCL and IFC.

7.7 Entitlements Matrix

Table 7.6 provides an Entitlement Matrix for different types of Project losses, based on the detailed

measurement survey. The matrix also includes provisions for any unanticipated impacts arising during

Project implementation. Entitlements have been stated in relation to losses, as a RAH or PAP may be

impacted by a number of different types of losses. RAHs identified during the survey that own or are using

26 Such development and usage of new borrow pits and road improvement or widening will be subject to an ESIA process and the

EPC contractor will document site selection with regards to the principle of “Avoiding, to the extent possible, involuntary resettlement of communities and restriction of access to natural resources and means of livelihood, through careful siting or alignment”.



land or items on the land prior to the cut-off date will be compensated for their loss as per the information

provided in this Entitlement Matrix.

Table 7.6: Entitlements matrix

Type of Loss Permanent/Temporary Loss

Displaced Persons Basis for Compensation

Loss of land Permanent Karot village land owners whether titled or not

Cash compensation decided through negotiations with Laraib Group.

All RAHs (other than those from Karot village) whether titled or not

Cash compensation at full replacement cost (including cost of land reflecting a fair market value) plus 15% CAS, all transaction costs, applicable fees and taxes and any other applicable payment.

Lessee/ tenant/ sharecropper (registered/ unregistered)

As agreed between lessee and lease holder, either renewal of existing lease in other plots of same characteristics or cash refund for the duration of remaining lease period.

Cash compensation equivalent to market value of gross yield of affected land for remaining lease period up to a maximum of one year.

Temporary All RAHs whether titled or not

Rent payment for the time the land is used as negotiated between the land owner/user and the project company.

Lessee/ tenant/ sharecropper (registered/ unregistered)

Cash compensation equal to current market value (based on gross yield of lost harvest) of share of two lost harvests proportionate to size of lost plot

Residential Buildings/ Structures

Permanent All RAHs whether titled or not

Cash compensation at replacement rates for affected structure, free from depreciation and free from salvageable materials.

Transportation allowance to move items to new location of Rs.30,000

Relocation allowance of Rs.20,000 per month for 12 months

Loss of Income from Rental property

Permanent All landlords renting houses

A one-time payment of loss of income from rent at the cost of three months’ rent or three months of minimum wage whichever is higher.

Business loss Temporary stoppage during construction

Business owners

Business loss allowance for the period of disruption up to three months average income for of the business or three months of minimum wage.



Type of Loss Permanent/Temporary Loss

Displaced Persons Basis for Compensation

Permanent Business owners

Cash compensation at replacement rates for affected structure, free from depreciation and salvageable materials

Business loss allowance equal to three months average income for of the business or three months of minimum wage.

Transportation allowance to move items to new location of Rs.30,000

Relocation allowance of Rs.20,000 per month for 12 months

Employment Temporary during construction

Employee of affected business

Employment loss allowance for the period of disruption up to a period of three months of wages or three months of minimum wage, whichever is higher.

Permanent Employee of affected business

Employment loss allowance of six months of wages or six months of the minimum wage, whichever is higher.

Priority employment on the Project.

Trees Permanent Tree owners Fruit bearing/fuel wood/timber trees will be compensated at current market value taking into account the type, size, produce and wood volume of the tree.

Cost of seedlings and the required inputs to replace the tree.

Crops Permanent Crop owners Cash compensation of the value of one year’s worth of crops valued at the current market rates.

Cost of seedlings and the required inputs to replace the crops

Parties to a sharecrop agreement

Compensation of the value of one year’s worth of crops valued at the current market rates distributed between the landowner and the tenant according to the legally stipulated or the traditionally or informally agreed share.

Vulnerability allowance

Permanent Vulnerable persons

Lump sum amount of six months of minimum wage.

Preferential selection for Project related employment

Community structures and public infrastructure

Permanent Community/ public

Relocation of community infrastructure at appropriate places with the consent of local government authorities, department owning the asset and the affected community.

Unforeseen impacts

Permanent All affected persons

As per the RAP principles and similar provisions in this Entitlement Matrix

7.8 Staggered Provision of Entitlements

KPCL is considering negotiating and identifying a schedule that staggers payments and entitlements for

RAHs who prefer cash compensation for loss of land and house. It is considered that two payments will be

paid for the RAHs that will be negotiating land compensation.



The payment stages would be:

1) Payment of the land compensation upon execution of the sale deed

2) Payment of compensation for structures, trees, crops and allowance upon possession of

replacement land.

The payment steps would need to be detailed in the negotiated agreements. Each payment will generate

its own paper trail. Careful recording and filing will be needed for the audit trail. KPCL will not have control

over the timing of these payments.

In order to encourage PAPs to move swiftly to their new houses, and in order to monitor that RAHs are

relocating to suitable houses, RAHs will be provided with a relocation package upon the move to the new

house. KPCL will also assist RAHs in setting up electricity at the new location. More information is provided

on relocation packages and electricity connection in Section 8.2.

7.9 Process for Disbursement of Compensation

Cash compensation will be disbursed to the RAHs by the LAC. The LAC will deliver the compensation and

KPCL will monitor the disbursement process27

.

Announcements will be made in the relevant village one day prior to the scheduled visit of the LAC. People

will be asked to come to a specified place along with their National Identity Card (NIC) documents and land

ownership documents to receive their compensation. The LAC will hold a meeting and each PAP will sign

the acquaintance roll and stamp a thumb print. It will be encouraged that a man and a woman from each

RAH signs the land acquisition log.

After this activity, a voucher is prepared. The voucher provides details about affected land with land types

and the compensation costs. A separate voucher for trees and assets will be issued by the LAC. The PAP

(preferably one man and one woman from each RAH) will sign the voucher. The thumb print and NIC

number of the PAP must be included on the voucher.

Two witnesses will also sign the voucher and include their NIC numbers. Once the LAC signs the voucher,

it is sent to KPCL head office for confirmation and then the PAP can receive the voucher two days later.

The voucher is handed over to the PAP on the specified time and date. A copy is kept on record.

When the PAP brings this voucher to the District Account Office and after confirming the identity of the

voucher bearer with two witnesses, the Office issues a cheque to the PAP in the amount payable from any

designated Bank of Pakistan close to the area.

27 The LAC has formally agreed to have KPCL monitor compensation payments to PAPs.



8.1 Overview

Livelihood restoration activities, as discussed in this section, have been identified in order to assist RAHs

to retain or improve on their livelihoods following the economic displacement impacts that people will

experience as a result of the Project activities. Some RAH may find that they cannot return to the same

means of livelihood once they have relocated. In these cases an alternative means of livelihood will need

to be identified for these RAH. RAHs may also experience livelihood losses as a result of the time it will

take in order to restart their businesses in alternative locations.

KPCL and its representatives will provide training and skills development as the key livelihood restoration

measures. It will also provide priority employment to members of RAHs on the Project, providing that PAPs

have the required skills. Specific training and work opportunities will be identified for the involvements of

female PAPs.

As a result of discussions with Karot village, it has been determined that the temporarily used land will be

returned to the village. This is discussed further below.

8.2 Livelihood Restoration Activities

8.2.1 Financial Literacy Training

To ensure wise use of cash compensation, preferably in a way that improves lives, KPCL will provide

financial literacy training, which will be made available for all PAPs over 16 years of age. The training will

be three days and contain four modules: savings, budgeting, debt management and financial transactions.

KPCL will train people in groups of 10-15.

There will be women only courses and youth only (aged16-25) courses.

8.2.2 Employability Training

The objective of employability training will be to diversify livelihood options, the EPC contractor will fund the

creation and execution of an employability course. The EPC contractor is responsible for organisation and

implementation of the employability training. Up to three members of each RAH, including women, will be

provided access to enrol in employability training. Each training group will not have more than 30

participants and there will be a women only option. The five day employability course will address topics

such as: workplace introduction and types of jobs the Project will require; communication and team work;

work ethics and work quality; and applying for jobs (how to write a CV and undertake an interview). An

accessible location for the trainees will be identified (or if necessary transportation will be provided). Lunch

and tea breaks will be provided and the course will be given at no charge to the participants. The course

will be oral with no previous education required. An attendance certificate will be provided.

8 Livelihood Restoration



8.2.3 Skills Development

Training will be provided to give PAPs Project employment opportunities and access to accredited skills. In

its first year of activities, the EPC contractor will be required to train 250 people from the Project AoI,

including PAPs, in technical skills required by the Project. The EPC contractor will identify the most useful

skills28

and liaise with a competent, accredited vocational skills service provider. The skills training will aim

to provide 400-600 hours of practical and theoretical teaching for each trainee.

The skills development course will be provided free of charge to trainees and paid for by the EPC

contractor. Training will include one meal a day as a minimum. The size of each training group will be

dependent on the type of course and the local institution’s training practice, generally assumed to be about

15 trainees. The EPC contractor will have to arrange or pay trainee transportation costs for any training

outside the Project area.

For PAPs who pass the accredited course and are interested in pursuing such employment, the EPC

contractor will commit to providing a provisional contract for the probationary period according to national

labour rights. During the paid probationary period, the EPC contractor will provide appropriate on-the-job

training and access to an identified mentoring supervisor. The participants in this training will receive notice

at the end of probation whether they will be retained or not, in accordance with the labour contracting

requirements of the Karot Project Labour Commitment.

8.2.4 Relocation Package

To smooth the transition to a new location, each RAH will be provide with a package of goods the family

will need in the initial days. The package will be agreed with RAHs and will include: thermal blankets, water

storage and purification equipment, solar lamps, cooking utensils, a tool kit, health kit, children’s activity

pack and starter food kit. KPCL will organise the procurement and distribution using its own staff or a

service provider.

8.2.5 Land Identification Office

KPCL is currently considering setting up an office with a team available to help RAHs to identify land to

relocate to. The team will assist physically displaced RAHs to identify tradesmen, such as builders and

electricians, that can assist RAHs to build new houses. In determining suitable locations for relocation of

RAHs the Land Identification Office will consider and apply the site selection criteria included in

Appendix B.

28 Consideration could be made of: carpenters, welders, masons, drillers, mechanics of light weight or heavy weight machinery, high

voltage electricians, equipment electricians, and machine operators of loaders, dump trucks, off road vehicles, graders, hydraulic diggers, bulldozer, and drillers as well as administration, catering, and computing. Some training on skills considered culturally appropriate for women should be identified.



The office will identify locations that RAHs can store their livestock during the transit period, if required.

Considerations will also be made in regards gender requirements for land to include space for women to

farm without leaving their properties.

This team will consist of at least one of the RAP team members with an administration assistant. It will be

set up prior to the payment of compensation to RAHs and information on the location of the office and

contact details will be provided to RAHs during the RAP disclosure consultations.

8.2.6 Electricity Connection

KPCL will provide physically displaced RAHs with an electricity connection at their new house. This will be

provided to physically displaced RAHs once they have relocated and will be used as an incentive for RAHs

to relocate to an appropriate new house. KPCL will maintain contact details of all relocated RAHs and their

new house location in order to provide this benefit.

8.2.7 Employment Office

The EPC contractor will set up and manage an employment office in either Beor or Kahuta during the

mobilisation of the Project. This office will be primarily for people to submit CVs and apply for positions.

The location of the office is outside the Project site to reduce the possibility of influx of applicants to the

Project site.

8.2.8 Resettlement Ceremonies

To acknowledge that the relocation is a significant event in the RAHs lives, KPCL will organise a leaving

ceremony and, as appropriate, an arrival ceremony.

Livelihood Restoration Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring (refer to Section 12) will specifically review

and evaluate the success of the livelihood restoration efforts based on the results of the socio-economic

survey and data for each RAH. This monitoring and evaluation data/reporting will feed into a Resettlement

Completion Audit that KPCL will undertake at the time of project commissioning; refer to Section 12.3.



9.1 Overview

This chapter provides estimates of the costs to be incurred in relation to land acquisition and resettlement

impacts for the Project. A contingency provision of 10% has been added to take into account variations

from this data and any unforeseen impacts. This section provides estimated resettlement – related costs

for the Project itemized as follows:

� Land acquisition and cost

� Cost of affected structures (excluding business structures)

� Cost of businesses structures

� Cost of affected trees

� Cost of affected crops

� Allowances

� Livelihood restoration activities

� Cost of strengthening community of public infrastructure

� Cost of relocation of public infrastructure

� Management and administration costs

� Contingencies

As the valuation for lost assets is being calculated by the relevant government departments on the left and

right banks of the river, the unit costs will differ between river banks. Therefore some of the information

provided in this section is split into left and right bank, rather than civil works and reservoir as it is in other

sections of the document.

The total estimated resettlement cost is Rs.1,330,037,804. The land compensations is the largest

component of the resettlement costs made up of Rs.640,714,275 and is 48% of the total Project

resettlement cost.

9.2 Land Acquisition Budget

The Project will need approximately 2,033 acres of private land comprised of residential, cultivated and

uncultivated. Table 9.1 shows that the cost of land compensation for the Project is the major component of

the estimated cost amounting to Rs.599,520,875.

Table 9.1: Budget for compensation for RAHs’ land

Type of land/classification of land Affected land (acres) Unit Rate(Rs/acre) Total Compensation (Rs)

Civil Works

Residential land 1.65 650,000 1,072,500

Cultivated 49.67 500,000 24,835,000

Uncultivated 388.07 250,000 97,017,500

Sub-total 439.39 122,925,000

Reservoir

Uncultivated land 1,288.59 250,000 322,147,500

Sub-total 1,288.59 322,147,500

9 Resettlement Budget and Financing Plan



Type of land/classification of land Affected land (acres) Unit Rate(Rs/acre) Total Compensation (Rs)

Contingency 305.00 250,000 76,250,000

15% CAS 78,198,375

Total 2,032.98 599,520,875

Note: 1) This information will be provided in the different banks of the river (as per the rest of this section, once this information is

known. Additionally the number of land plots will be provided once this information is complete.

2) The total amount of private land acquisition requested in the Section 4 documents is 8,087.8 kanal or 1,983 acres. The

information available as of the date of writing this RAP in regards to land split only currently contains 6,992,887m2 or 1,728

acres. A contingency has been included to increase the area affected and reflect the Section 4 documents.

The Project will also affect government owned land, which will be rented rather than purchased. An

estimate of the cost leasing government-owned land is provided in Table 9.2. The cost has been provided

for a period of 25 years, the Project will need Rs.41,154,400 to rent the land from the government29

.

Table 9.2: Budget for use of government-owned land

Type of land/classification of land

Affected Land (acres)

Unit Rate (Rs/acre/year) Years

Total Compensation

(Rs)

Civil works 144.43 3,200 25 11,554,400

Reservoir area 370.00 3,200 25 29,600,000

Total 514.43 41,154,400

Note: 1) This information will be provided in the different banks of the river (as per the rest of this section, once this information is

known. Additionally the number of land plots will be provided once this information is complete.

2) These prices are indicative as the unit rates are known for the left bank only. The Government of Punjab has not yet

decided the mode for leasing government land. It may be leased or the government may transfer the ownership to KPCL.

Table 9.3 provides a summary of the budget for temporary land loss and loss of rental income.

Table 9.3: Budget for temporary users with land loss and loss of rental income

Type of land/classification of land No. of Affected

Land Plots Unit Rate Number of

months Total Compensation

(Rs)

Right bank

Loss of rental income 1 13,000 3 39,000

Total 1 39,000

Note: Previous surveys did not identify temporary land use. This table will be updated once the relevant government department has

completed its surveys and Sustainable Solutions has verified the information.

9.3 Budget for Affected Residential Structures

The second main component of the compensation costs consists of structures affected by Project

construction. The compensation cost for structures, including 15% CAS, is estimated at Rs.287,459,292

29 The Government has approved the acquisition of 1,178,392m2 of land from Sehnsa Tehsil in Kotli District (left bank of the river) on

lease basis.



which is 22.2% of the total resettlement cost. The cost of compensation for structures is provided in Table

9.4. Note that business structures have been separated and are shown in Section 9.4.

Table 9.4: Budget for residential structures

Building Type No.

Buildings

Total Area

(m2) Affected

Area (m2) Unit Cost

(Rs/m2) Rs

House (semi-pacca) Measured 74 23,714 23,714 9,052.73 214,676,439

House (kacha) Measured 1 759 759 4,323.47 3,281,514

Boundary wall Measured 0 0 0 4,323.47 -

Agricultural Buildings Measured 0 0 0 4,323.47 -

Unspecified Measured Unspecified 7,403 7,403 4,323.47 32,006,648

15% CAS 37,494,690

Total 287,459,292

Note: 1) This table is based on information currently available. The information provided was not split between left and right

banks. This table will be updated once the relevant government department has completed its surveys and Sustainable

Solutions has verified the information.

2) The total number of buildings and total area of semi-pacca housing had been increased due to the addition of two new

affected houses. The area has been estimated as the average area of 72 households (320m2).

9.4 Budget for Affected Business Structures

The budget for compensating business structures is estimated at Rs.10,073,311 which is 0.8% of the total

resettlement cost.

Table 9.5: Cost of compensation for structures

Building Type No.

Buildings Total

Area(m2) Affected

Area (m2) Unit Cost

(Rs/m2) Rs

Right bank

Shops Measured 10 130 130 4,323.47 562,051.10

Hotels Measured 0 4,323.47 0

Kiosks Lump sum 0 25,000.00 0

Sub-total 10 130 130 562,051.10

Left bank

Shops Measured 40 520 520 4,323.47 2,248,204.40

Kiosks Lump sum 18 25,000.00 450,000.00

Hotels Measured 9 225 225 4,323.47 972,780.75

Petrol station Measured 1 500 500 9,052.73 4,526,365.00

Sub-total 68 1,245 1,245 8,197,350.15

15% CAS 1,313,910.19

Total 10,073,311.44




Note: 1) This table reflects the most recent data received; the information provided was not split between left and right banks and

is to be revised once surveys carried out by the Department of Forestry are completed.

2) At the time of writing the report it was unclear which commercial structures were on which bank of the river. This will be

determined through the Revenue Departments surveys and updated in the RAP once this information is available.

9.5 Budget for Affected Trees

The construction of Project components would involve cutting down or submerging 5,676 trees (4,298 fuel

wood, 627 timber and 751 fruit trees) varying from small to tall. The market value of each tree varies

according to size and type of tree. Table 9.6 shows that the total budget for compensating 5,676 lost trees

is estimated at Rs.8,513,865.

Table 9.6: Budget to compensate trees

Tree type No. of Trees Unit Cost (Rs) Total Compensation

(Rs)

Fruit trees 751 Various (1,530-120,000 Rs per

tree)

3,218,205

Timber wood trees 627 Various (32-70 Rs per m3)

491,160

Fuel wood and decorative trees 4,298 100 Rs per m3 4,804,500

Total 5,676 8,513,865


Note: This table reflects the most recent data received; the information provided was not split between left and right banks and is

to be revised once surveys carried out by the Department of Forestry are completed.

Area of timber and wood trees will be included in this table once surveys have been completed by the Department of

Forestry.

9.6 Budget for Affected Crops

The construction of Project will result in the acquisition of 201,007m2 crops. Table 9.7 shows the budget for

compensating loss of crops including replacement seed estimated to be Rs.4,162,560.



Table 9.7: Budget for compensation for crops

Crops Unit No. Unit Rate (Rs)

Total Compensation

(Rs)

Crops right bank Area affected (m2) 201,128 20 4,022,560

Seeds provided 500kg bag 40 3,500 140,000

Total 4,162,560

Note: 1) It is estimated that 100kg of seeds (assuming seed is wheat) will cover 10,000m2

2) Annual income of one year’s worth of crops is estimates as Rs.20 per m2 (10,000 per kanal)

9.7 Allowances

KPCL will provide relocation, transportation, vulnerability, business loss and employment loss allowances.

Some allowances, such as vulnerability allowance will not be available for all RAH. Some PAPs and RAH

may be eligible for more than one allowance, for example RAHs losing both a house and commercial

building structure will receive two transportation allowances. Table 9.8 shows that a total of 489 allowances

will be paid with a total cost to the Project of Rs.51,744,000.

Table 9.8: Allowances

Allowance type No. of Eligible

RAHs

Unit rate

(Rs) Months Total Allowance (Rs)

Karot and right bank

Relocation Allowance 59 20,000 12 14,160,000

Transportation Allowance 59 30,000 Lump sum 1,770,000

Vulnerability allowance* 17 13,000 6 1,326,000

Business loss allowance* 10 13,000 3 390,000

Employment Loss Allowance* 57 13,000 6 4,446,000

Subtotal 202 22,092,000

Hollar and left bank

Relocation Allowance 87 20,000 12 20,880,000

Transportation Allowance 87 30,000 Lump sum 2,610,000

Vulnerability allowance* 10 13,000 6 780,000

Business loss allowance* 68 13,000 3 2,652,000

Employment Loss Allowance* 35 13,000 6 2,730,000

Subtotal 287 29,652,000

Total 489 51,744,000

Note: 1) Because these details are not yet known, the costs have been calculated using the minimum wage of Rs.13,000 or

US$130 per month.

2) 60 sand collectors have been included in the Employment Loss Allowance (30 left bank and 30 right bank) these will be

split into the correct sides of the river once this information is known,



9.8 Livelihood Restoration Activities

KPCL will provide financial training sessions for all RAHs and relocation packages and electricity

connection at new homes for all relocated RAHs. Employability training and skills development will be the

responsibility of the EPC contractor and will therefore not be include in the resettlement budget; Table 9.9

provides an overview of the number of training sessions and shows that the estimated cost to the Project

for the livelihood restoration activities is Rs.17,197,800.

Table 9.9: Livelihood restoration budget

Community Structures

Unit Quantity Rate

Rs./Unit Estimated

Cost Rs.

Financial literacy training Training sessions 38* 250,600 9,522,800

Employability training Training sessions 19** EPC contractor responsibility*** -

Skills development Trainees 250 EPC contractor responsibility*** -

Relocation packages RAHs 74 80,000 5,920,000

Electricity connections RAHs 74 7,500 555,000

Land identification office Lump sum 1 One admin staff (Rs.150,000 per month for eight months)

1,200,000

Employment office Lump sum 1 EPC contractor responsibility*** -

Total 17,197,800

Note: *This number was reached by estimating approximately three people per RAH over the age of 16 will attend. The cost of a three day seminar was estimated at approximately US$2,500 from previous experience.

**This was estimated as three members per RAH out of a total of 186 RAHs will be trained in classes of 30 people per class. *** Mott MacDonald has not seen the draft contract with the EPC contractor to ensure that this item has been included in the budget.

9.9 Budget for Protecting Community Infrastructure from Impact

Project construction will occur close to a mosque and a graveyard in Karot. Budget is needed to provide

fencing and protect them from impacts. The budget for this is estimated to be Rs. 4,333,330, as shown in

Table 9.10.

Table 9.10: Budget for protecting community structures from impact

Community Structures

Unit Quantity Rate

Rs./Unit Estimated Cost

Rs.

Mosque Lump sum 4 750,000 3,000,000

Graveyard Shrine / Protection Wall Lump sum 3 333,330 1,000,000

Pond (Karot village)* Lump sum 1 333,330 333,330

Total 4,333,330

Note: This table reflects the most recent data received. The information provided was not split between left and right banks. This information to be revised once surveys carried out by the Department of Forestry are completed.

*This price has been estimated based on the other items listed.



9.10 Budget for Relocation of Public Infrastructure

Table 9.11 provides an overview of the public infrastructure that will need to be relocated as a result of the

Project. It is estimated that the total budget for the relocation of public infrastructure will be Rs.25,320,000.

Table 9.11: Budget for relocating public infrastructure

Public Infrastructure

Unit Quantity Rate

Rs./Unit Estimated Cost

Rs.

Police check post No. 1 Lump sum 1,000,000

Forest check post No. 1 Lump sum 1,000,000

Hydrological gauge room No. 1 Lump sum 1,000,000

132kV grid station (provision of protection wall) No. 1 Lump sum 2,000,000

11kV electric poles No. 32 10,000 320,000

Primary school No 2 10,000,000 20,000,000

Relocation of Kahuta-Kotli Road km - Included in EPC contract

-

Relocation of Kahuta-Azad Pattan Road km - Included in EPC contract

-

Total 25,320,000

9.11 Resettlement Management, Administration and Monitoring Costs

The management and monitoring plan of the Project is discussed in Chapter 12. KPCL staff will be

responsible for internal monitoring activities and an independent company will be hired to carry out external

monitoring. An amount of Rs.113,280,000 has been estimated for management and monitoring cost

including cost of external monitoring.

Table 9.12: Budget for relocating public infrastructure

Public Infrastructure

Unit Quantity Rate (Rs./Unit) Estimated Cost

(Rs).

Internal Monitoring (3 persons) Years 6 1,800,000 per person per year 32,400,000

Transport (one vehicle) Years 6 480,000 2,880,000

Mitigation measures Lump sum 48,000,000

External Monitoring Years 6 5,000,000 30,000,000

Total 113,280,000

Note: The total cost has been increased from that included in the PES Survey 2014 as the construction will last for six years,

whereas the PES RAP accounted for only five years of construction.

9.12 Contingencies

A contingency provision of 10% has been added to take into account variations that may occur within the

data or any unforeseen impacts.



9.13 Summary of Budget

Table 9.13 provides an estimate of the total Project costs. The total resettlement budget has been

estimated as Rs. 1,330,037,804. This includes Rs 640,714,275 for land acquisition, Rs. 52,477,422 for

monitoring and administration costs and Rs. 120,912,528 as a contingency.

Table 9.13: Estimated resettlement budget

Sr. # Item Unit Quantity Rate (Rs/Unit) Estimated Cost

(Rs)

A. Land Acquisition and Resettlement Costs

A.1 Land Acquisition

Private land including 15%CAS

acre 8,992,887 Various 599,520,875

Government Land acre 514 3,200 x 25 years 41,154,400

Temporary land loss/loss of rental income

acre 1 13,000 x 3 39,000

Sub – Total 640,714,275

A.2. Residential Structures (excluding businesses)

Structures m2 31,876 Various 249,964,601

15% CAS 37,494,690

Sub - Total 31,876 287,459,292

A.3. Business Structures

Business structures along right bank

m2 10 130 x 4,323.47 562,051

Business structures along left bank

m2 68 1,245 x various 8,197,350

15% CAS 1,313,910

Sub – Total 78 10,073,311

A.4. Affected Trees

Fruit trees No. 751 variable 3,218,205

Timber wood trees No. 627 variable 491,160

Firewood and decorative trees

No. 4,298 variable 4,804,500

Sub – Total 5,676 8,513,865

A.5 Affected Crops

Affected crops No. 201,128 20 4,022,560

Cost of replacement seeds

No. 40 3,500 140,000

Sub – Total 4,162,560

A.6. Protection of Community Infrastructure

Mosque Lump sum 4 750,000 3,000,000

Graveyard Shrine / Lump sum 3 333,330 1,000,000




(Rs)

Protection Wall

Pond (Karot village) Lump sum 1 333,330 333,330

Sub – Total 8 4,333,330

A.7. Relocation of Public Infrastructure

Police Check post No. 1 Lump sum 1,000,000

Forest Check post No. 1 Lump sum 1,000,000

Hydrological gauge room

No. 1 Lump sum 1,000,000

132kVgrid station (provision of protection wall)

No. 1 Lump sum 2,000,000

11kV. electric poles No. 32 10,000 320,000

Primary schools No 2 Lump sum 20,000,000

Relocation of Kahuta-Kotli Road

km - -

Relocation of Kahuta Azad Pattan Road

km - -

Sub – Total 25,320,000

A.8. Allowances

Relocation Allowance Rs. 146 20,000 x 12 35,040,000

Transportation Allowance

Rs. 146 30,000 4,380,000

Vulnerability allowance Rs. 27 13,000 x 6 2,106,000

Business loss allowance

Rs. 78 13,000 x 3 3,042,000

Employment Loss Allowance

Rs. 92 13,000 x 6 7,176,000

Sub – Total 489 51,744,000

A.9 Livelihood Restoration Program

Financial literacy training (per session)

No 38 250,600 9,522,800

Employability Training (per session)

No 19 EPC contractor responsibility

-

Skills development (per trainee)

No. 250 EPC contractor responsibility

-

Relocation packages HH, 74 75,000 5,920,000

Electricity connections HH 74 7,500 555,000

Land identification office

Lump sum 1 One admin staff (150,000 per month for eight months)

1,200,000

Employment office Lump sum 1 To be paid by EPC contractor

-

Sub-Total 17,197,800

SUB-TOTAL A 1,049,518,433




(Rs)

B. Monitoring and Administration Costs

Management and Administration

Rs. Lump sum 5% of costs 52,477,422

Surveying and consultations

Rs. Lump sum 5% of costs 52,477,422

Training for RAP team

Rs. 1 person x 1 month

150,000/person/month 150,000

Internal Monitoring* Rs. 3 people x 5 years

150,000/person/month 27,000,000

External Monitoring Rs. 5 years Lump sum 25,000,000

Transport (one vehicle)

Rs. 5 years 40,000/month 2,400,000

Equipment (cameras, GPS, paper)

Rs Lump sum 102,000

SUB-TOTAL B 159,606,843

C. Contingencies - - 10% 120,912,528

Grand Total (A+B+C) 1,330,037,804



10.1 Overview

This chapter provides a description of the key organisations that are involved in the implementation of the

RAP. It also includes an organogram to show how these actors work together and coordinate efforts.

10.2 Karot Power Company (Pvt) Ltd - Project Proponent

Karot Power Company (Pvt) Limited (KPCL) incorporated on 31 July 2010 with the Securities and

Exchange Commission of Pakistan as a special purpose vehicle responsible for executing the Project.

Resettlement implementation falls under KPCL’s Social & Environment Department. The department

carries out consultation and communication with the Pakistan Government, District Authorities and relevant

stakeholders for the demarcation of the land, compensation to the affected and acquisition of land. KPCL

will be the entity that has overall responsibility for RAP implementation and internal monitoring.

10.2.1 KPCL Resettlement Team

The KPCL resettlement team consists of the Head of Resettlement and four other managerial staff. It also

consists of approximately 10 operational staff, five of whom are located permanently at the Project site.

When RAP implementation starts one or two staff members will be hired to assist with the resettlement

implementation process.

10.3 Laraib Group

Laraib Group is a Pakistani consultancy firm whose subsidiary Kohsar Trading Company has been hired to

assist KPCL in the negotiations of the land prices for Karot village. Laraib’s main objective is to complete

the land agreements for the village. Tasks include meetings with local government officials and other heads

of the affected communities to determine a process to identify the cost of land compensation. Laraib Group

will then participate in negotiations in order to determine land compensation for all RAHs in Karot village.

10.4 Sustainable Solutions Ltd

Sustainable Solutions has been hired to document and minute resettlement related meetings that have

been held by Laraib Group with community leaders and PAPs. Sustainable Solutions has also been tasked

to make sure that women are involved in consultations in relation to resettlement impact opinions and as

such will responsible for attending individual negotiations and ensuring that women in RAHs are also made

part of the discussions.

Sustainable Solutions will accompany the government departments to carry out the detailed measurement

surveys and will combine the information received from the different departments into one database.

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10.5 Mott MacDonald Limited

Mott MacDonald is a consultancy firm based in the United Kingdom with local accredited consultancy

offices in Pakistan. It has been hired to update the RAP. Mott MacDonald’s role is to carry out

supplementary surveys, particularly focussing on those RAHs affected by the reservoir and focus group

meetings with local businesses, women and nomadic groups. Mott MacDonald has also been responsible

for writing the RAP in a manner that is in line with the requirements of IFC.

10.6 Pakistan Engineering Services Private Limited

PES is a Pakistani consultancy who carried out the RAP dated January 2015. PES was hired to undertake

an update of the ESIA report and RAP prepared by SMEC in 2009 to reflect the changes made in design of

the Project by KPCL.

10.7 Grievance Redress Committee

Two Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs), one for the left bank and one for the right bank of the river,

will be established for addressing conflicts and appeal procedures regarding eligibility and entitlements as

well as the implementation of the resettlement activities. The GRCs will receive and facilitate the resolution

of concerns and grievances from PAPs. Further detail on the GRCs can be found in Section 13.5.

10.8 District Governments

10.8.1 Land Acquisition Collector

The LAC is the government entity in charge of resettlement. It is the LAC’s responsibility to notify land

owners of the requirement of land for public interest in the official Gazette, and providing public notice. The

LAC can receive complaints and grievances, at the time of the notification.

The LAC is responsible for initiating the resettlement valuation process. It will be the LAC and the Revenue

Department that undertake the valuation and determine the Project unit cost rates. The LAC will request

the local government departments to carry out their relevant detailed measurement surveys.

Once the resettlement activities have been carried out the LAC will make the order for the land to be

acquired. The LAC is also responsible for payment of the compensation to the local communities.

10.8.2 Government Departments

Government departments from both sides of the river will be requested by the LAC and Revenue

Department to carry out detailed measurement surveys. There will be three different surveys carried out,

one each for land, buildings and structures and trees and crops. Surveys will be carried out by the PWD,



Buildings Department and Forestry and Agriculture Department respectively. The PWD will also survey the

public infrastructure to be affected.

10.9 Non-Governmental Organisations

NGOs may be involved in the external monitoring process. This would be the preferred option given that

there are a large number of community and public infrastructure items. Once determined, the RAP will be

updated to include the NGO that will assist in external monitoring activities. The NGOs working in in the

Project area are mentioned in Table 10.1.

Table 10.1: NGOs working in the Project area of impact

Acronym Full name of NGO

AKHSP Aga Khan Health Services Pakistan.

WWF World Wildlife Fund

KIRF Kashmir International Relief Fund

MH Muslim Hands

SDF Sungi Development Foundation

AKF Al-Khidmat Foundation

NRSP National Rural Support Programme

TVO Trust for Voluntary Organization

CBO Community Based Organization

NGOs like AJ&K Rural Support Programme, IR International, and Neelum Development Organization are

working with communities in the health and education sectors.

10.10 Organogram

Figure 10.1 provides and organogram of KPCL as provided on the KPCL website. The Resettlement Team

works under the Social and Environment Department.



Figure 10.1: KPCL Organogram

Source: KPCL website.



11.1 Overview

Within the Project cycle, the implementation schedule provides the time frame for commencement and

completion of the resettlement activities. The Project will be implemented over a period of six years. The

EPC contractor will not be issued a notice to proceed to civil works in affected areas until all of the land

acquisition and resettlement activities have been completed. The timing of resettlement of Karot village will

definitely affect the Project’s overall schedule.

11.2 RAP Implementation Schedule

The indicative schedule prepared for RAP implementation activities is shown in Table 11.1. The RAP will

include a time-bound implementation schedule, including;

� Community consultations

� RAP disclosure – summary in Urdu

� Detailed design

� Site demarcation of affected lands and houses

� Land acquisition process

� Notification under LAA Section 4

� Inventory of affected land and assets

� Compensation assessment (updated)

� Updated RAP

� Approval of RAP by IFC

� Payment of compensation and provision of entitlements

� Ongoing use of grievance redress mechanism

� Possession of land/assets

� Start of preliminary works

� Contractor receives approval for main contract

� Construction works

Internal and external monitoring will accompany the above process.

According to the latest information received during the site visit in June 2015, the EPC contractor has

already started some of the pre-construction works, ie they cleared the vegetation for the first km of the

access road that runs along government owned forests. An estimated construction schedule has been

provided, although at this stage it is unknown how long the Karot land negotiations will delay the

construction process. It is estimated that the EPC contractor will carry on with pre-construction works after

August/September 2015 and the main construction activities will start in Q1 or Q2 of 2016.

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Table 11.1: Implementation schedule/responsibilities for the Project RAP

Year 1 Year 2-4

Resettlement Plan Activity Responsibility M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 Ongoing for 6 years

Community Consultations MMP/KPCL/ Laraib Group/SS

RAP Disclosure – Brochure in Urdu

KPCL

Detailed Design Project Consultant

Site Demarcation of Affected Lands/ Houses

District Revenue Office

Negotiations with land owners Laraib Group/KPCL

Land Acquisition Process LAC

Notification under LAA Section 4 LAC

Inventory-taking of Land/Assets District Revenue Office, SS

Compensation Assessment (updated)

LAC, District Revenue Office

Updated RAP Mott MacDonald

Approval of RAP by IFC IFC

Payment of Compensation KPCL, District Revenue Office, LAC

Grievance Redress GRC

Possession of Land/Assets for Project Works

KPCL/LAC

Livelihood restoration activities KPCL/NGO

Start of Preliminary Works EPC Contractor

Contractor Receives Approval for Main Contract

KPCL

Construction Works EPC contractor

Internal Monitoring KPCL

External Monitoring Consulting firm or NGO



12.1 Overview

The following sections provide a description of the monitoring and evaluation that will be carried out as a

result of the Project. Both internal and external monitoring will be required. The objective of monitoring is to

identify any problems or improvements to RAP implementation to allow changes to be made to improve

implementation as early as possible.

12.2 Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring involves periodic checking to ascertain whether activities are progressing as per the Project

schedule and following the required standards, while evaluation is essentially a summing up at the end of

the Project.

Implementation of RAP activities will be closely monitored, internally and externally, to assess progress

and to identify potential difficulties and problems. Regular monitoring will be conducted internally by KPCL.

External monitoring will be assigned to a local or international organization hired by KPCL and approved by

IFC.

12.2.1 Internal Monitoring

Internal monitoring of RAP activities will be a carried out by KPCL as part of its internal monitoring system

for the duration of RAP implementation and an agreed timeframe afterwards, probably three years after the

RAP close out evaluation. Where feasible PAPs will be encouraged to participate and assist KPCL to carry

out the monitoring. Monitoring will be carried out to provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the RAP

strategies in meeting the affected population’s needs. Monthly monitoring reports will be prepared on the

progress of implementation of the RAP until the evaluation date. After the close out evaluation, internal

monitoring will be quarterly. Monthly reports will be quarterly consolidated into standard supervision reports

to be sent to IFC. Specific monitoring benchmarks will be:

� Number of public meetings and consultation activities with PAPs carried out

� Completion of the asset census and socio-economic surveys

� Status of the land acquisition and payments on land compensation

� Compensation paid for affected structures and other assets

� Relocation of RAH

� Payments for loss of income

� Selection and distribution of replacement land areas

� Livelihood restoration activities carried out

� Problems encountered and actions taken

� Number and type of resettlement grievances received, how they are being addressed and when they

have closed out

The above information will be collected through the following instruments:

� Review of census information for PAPs

� Consultation and informal interviews with PAPs

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� In-depth case studies

� Sample socio-economic survey of PAPs

� Key informant interviews

� Community public consultations.

KPCL will develop a database to monitor the Project at the field level. This is discussed further in

Section 12.4.

12.2.2 External Monitoring

External monitoring will be undertaken in the form of periodic audits. The objective of the external

monitoring will be to determine the Project’s achievement of resettlement activities and also to identify any

changes in livelihoods and living standards of RAHs (both negative and positive), any need for mitigation

measures and lessons learned. External monitoring tasks will include:

� Review and verify internal monitoring reports

� Review socio-economic baseline and household asset census survey information of pre-displaced

persons

� Identify and select impact indicators

� Assess impact through formal and informal surveys with the affected persons

� Consultation with PAPs, officials, community leaders for preparing review report

� Assess the resettlement efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability, drawing lessons learned for

future resettlement activities.

12.3 Reporting Requirements

KPCL will submit progress reports, stating the actual resettlement achievements against fixed targets and

identifying reasons for shortfalls, to IFC on a quarterly (every three months) basis. The internal monitoring

reports will cover at a minimum the following information:

� Consultation with RAHs and other stakeholders

� The number of RAHs by category of impact per component

� Status of compensation payment and relocation and income restoration

� The amount of funds allocated for operations or for compensation and the amount of funds disbursed

� The eventual outcome of complaints and grievances and any outstanding issues requiring

management or assistance

KPCL will undertake a Resettlement Completion Audit at the time of project commissioning. This document

will include an overview of all of the statistics received from the progress reporting. It will also include a

determination of the success of the resettlement and livelihood restoration activities. Finally the report will

include any lessons learned.



12.4 Database Management and Storage

Details of all affected persons, their compensation entitlements and the status of payment will be kept in a

database and will be updated regularly and at least quarterly. Information identified during the internal and

external monitoring will be used to update the database.

The database will be prepared by Sustainable Solutions following its review of data provided by relevant

government departments. It will be the responsibility of KPCL to maintain the database and the database

will be made available when required to the external monitors and IFC.

12.5 Disclosure

All monitoring reports will be made available to IFC for their information. Monitoring reports or the

information they contain will be disclosed as part of the annual sustainability reporting activities required in

the Project Stakeholder Engagement Plan via the Project website, newspapers and radio.

12.6 RAP Updating

This RAP will be updated to reflect progress on surveys and land agreement negotiations. The RAP is a

live document and any material changes with regards to progress will require an update. KPCL is

responsible for undertaking or contracting a third party for updating the RAP. Any updates will need to be

disclosed to the affected communities and to IFC.



13.1 Overview

KPCL will aim to build awareness with the written and oral information to clearly explain the Project and its

processes and avoid misinterpretation. Negotiations and consultations will be held with the PAPs and

measures will be taken to prevent grievances rather than having to go through a redress process. People

will be informed of their land rights and the provisions stated in this RAP in an attempt to avoid complaints

and grievances.

Even with precautions and care, a disagreement or dissatisfaction may emerge. To address such a

situation, for instance an RAH that is unsatisfied with the outcome of their eligibility decision or

compensation package, a grievance redress mechanism will be put in place. The main objectives of

mediating conflicts and having a grievance redress mechanism are to:

� Reach mutually agreed solutions satisfactory to both the Project and the PAP

� Cut down on lengthy litigation processes

� Prevent delays in project implementation

13.2 Types of Grievances

It is anticipated that the majority of grievances will be related to eligibility for compensation and allowances,

and valuation of lost assets. The possible types of grievances that might require resolution include the

following:

� RAHs not included in the detailed measurement surveys

� Dissatisfaction with valuation amounts

� Inadequate levels of compensation

� Disputes about property ownership and boundaries

� Delays in disbursement of compensation

13.3 Logging Grievances

People may register grievances in the following ways:

� Submitting the form in Appendix D

� Contacting a member of the KPCL Resettlement Team

� Reporting to a village representative who will pass it to KPCL or its representatives

� Contacting the Community Liaison Officer (CLO)

� Complaints may be lodged at the Union Council offices.

The CLO can receive land acquisition and resettlement grievances and will work with the KPCL and

relevant organisations to address any grievances that arrive. KPCL will provide the Union Council offices

with information on the grievance mechanism, grievance forms and instruct them who to direct comments

and complaints to if they are specifically related to land acquisition and resettlement. KPCL will classify

grievances according to Table 13.1.

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Table 13.1: Grievance classification criteria

Class-ification Risk Level (to PAPs) Response

Low No or low KPCL will review the issue, present a low cost and easily identifiable solution or opinion, and provide a response.

Medium Possible risk and likely a one off event

KPCL will identify an internal investigation team to make enquiries. After internal discussions, a solution or opinion will be proposed and KPCL will provide a response, preferably in person to accompany the written explanation.

High Probable risk and could reoccur

KPCL will organise a major internal investigation or constitute the GRC to organise an external investigation. If an internal investigation is held, KPCL will consult local authorities, especially the land and revenue department with regards to the proposed response so that their agreement can be cited in the response. KPCL will provide a response in person to accompany the written explanation.

KPCL will provide answers in writing and orally. Where literacy is an issue, all classifications of grievances

will be responded to orally, backed up with the written response. As appropriate, responses should:

� Explain by who, how and when the issue was reviewed

� Describe what the results of the review or investigation are

� Identify any changes to activities that will be undertaken to address the grievance and how the issue is

being managed to meet the objectives of the RAP

� Present any required follow up activities

� Inform that the decision is not binding and the complainant has recourse to other government and court

organised mediation or legal mechanisms

In some cases, especially those of medium and high risk, it will be appropriate for KPCL to follow up at a

later date to see if the complainant is satisfied with the resolution or remedial actions.

13.4 Grievance Log

KPCL will log grievances in a formal logging system. A template of the grievance log can be found in Table

13.2.



Table 13.2: Grievance log template

No. Date Received

Name/ Anonymous

Village Type of Grievance

Classification of Grievance

Brief Description of the Grievance

Person Responsible for Follow-up

Actions Taken

Date Closed Out

Actions Taken to Prevent a Reoccurrence of the Grievance



13.5 Grievance Redress Committee

When KPCL cannot address the grievance to the adequate satisfaction of the complainant or where a

more formal investigation is required, a GRC will be constituted (as stated above, one GRC will be

established for each side of the river). The GRC will consist of members of the community, KPCL and the

Government preferably from the Revenue Department responsible for land acquisition. Such a committee

is already in place on the right bank of the river to help KPCL and Laraib Group negotiate land prices.

Where investigations are required, project staff and outside authorities as appropriate, will assist with the

process. The GRC will collaborate with KPCL management to identify an appropriate investigation team

with the correct skills to review the issue raised. The investigation will also aim to identify whether the

incident leading to the grievance is a singular occurrence or likely to reoccur. Identifying and implementing

activities, procedures, equipment and training to address and prevent reoccurrence will be part of the

investigation activities.

13.6 Timeframe for Grievances

For all grievances, an acknowledgement will be provided within seven days of the receipt of the grievance

and a response will be provided within 30 days. For low risk grievances the response may be both an

acknowledgement and response. If more time is needed to resolve the issue, the anticipated resolution

timeframe will be discussed with the complainant within 30 days of receipt of the grievance and preferably

as soon as it becomes apparent that more time will be needed. The process for registering, acknowledging

and resolving resettlement grievances can be seen in Figure 13.1.



Figure 13.1: Grievance process

Source: Karot HPP Stakeholder Engagement Plan

KPCL will summarise grievances weekly during the resettlement process and bi-annually during operation.

For any reporting outside of the Project, KPCL will remove identification information to protect the

confidentiality of the complainant and guarantee anonymity. The grievance procedure will be at no cost

and without retribution to complainants and PAPs.

Resettlement affected people and other stakeholders will be made aware of the resettlement grievance

mechanism through the negotiation sessions and public consultations. Contact details of the grievance

mechanism will be printed on documents disclosed to community members.



Appendices

Appendix A. Detailed Measurement Survey _______________________________________________________ 106 Appendix B. Site Selection Criteria ______________________________________________________________ 108 Appendix C. CSAIL Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework __________________ 109 Appendix D. Grievance Form __________________________________________________________________ 110 Appendix E. Lists of Concerns _________________________________________________________________ 111 Appendix F. Social Survey Form ________________________________________________________________ 125



Appendix A. Detailed Measurement Survey



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KPCL will be providing cash compensation for lost assets. To help the RAHs to use their financial package

in a manner that leads to reinstatement or an improvement in their current socio-economic conditions,

financial literacy training will be provided. A Land Identification Office will be set up to assist RAHs to find

appropriate new land and housing. The Land Identification Office will consider and apply the following

criteria (slightly adapted from The World Bank’s Involuntary Resettlement Sourcebook) when identifying

relocation sites:

� Be as close as possible to the affected areas (this needs to be balanced with the potential of these

sites for sustainable livelihood activities)

� Be easily accessible to existing or potential roads

� Include no protected areas, classified forests, nature reserve, environmentally sensitive lands such as

sloping terrain, shallow soils

� Have an even and smooth topography

� Have soils adequate for agriculture activities similar to those known to the RAH

� Preferably a low population density and good potential for development

Also: The site must be able to be legally occupied and there should be protection from the risk of eviction.

Appendix B. Site Selection Criteria



Appendix C. CSAIL Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework

Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework

1. Purpose and Applicability

The purpose of the Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Framework is to provide

CSAIL project companies with guidance in managing land acquisition and the physical or economic

displacement of people affected by land acquisition associated with capital development projects. This

framework applies to all projects for which land has been acquired without the consent of those people

owning, occupying and/or using the land for some portion of their livelihood (for example, through

expropriation by the host government). Under such circumstances, the Project Company will engage –

either through direct hire or through contract – competent professionals to assess the impact of the

Project’s land acquisition and to prepare the appropriate plans to mitigate those impacts on people who

experience displacement, land and property losses, and threats to their livelihood due to the Project.

This framework will be applied to all new projects requiring land acquisition that results in the

involuntary physical or economic displacement of people. The Project Company will identify and engage

a competent party to prepare and implement the appropriate mitigation plans prior to the start of

construction consistent with the standards cited in Section 2.

2. Applicable Standards

At a minimum, the mitigation plans must ensure the project meets the requirements of national/local

law, international obligations of the host country, and good international industry practice, including the

requirements listed below. These plans may also consider Chinese Standards, when they exceed or are

stricter than host country standards. If there are inconsistencies among or between requirements,

these plans must adopt the more stringent requirements unless those requirements conflict with

national law, in which case national law applies.

• CTG internal management protocols and manuals governing the management of resettlement

and compensation [CSAIL team please insert relevant references to CTG protocols]

• International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards on Social and Environmental

Sustainability:

-- Performance Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and

Impacts

-- Performance Standard 5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

-- Performance Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples

• Host country legislation related to land acquisition for capital development projects

3. Approach and Activities

The overall approach of this framework is to ensure that people affected by a project’s land acquisition

are provided benefits that leave them with a better standard of living or, at least a standard of living

that is no worse than before the project was undertaken. Plans for the management of land acquisition


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Impacts on Project Affected Persons (PAP) will initially be developed based on the Project’s

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment consistent with the following objectives:

• To minimize or avoid land acquisition and resettlement where possible.

• Where resettlement is unavoidable, to manage all land acquisition and resettlement activities

through a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), where there is physical displacement, meaning

relocation or loss of shelter or structure, and/or Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP) where there is

economic displacement, meaning loss of income or livelihood.

• To achieve negotiated agreements on land acquisition with all PAPs based on the standards

cited in Section 2 above. The Project Company will negotiate fairly and openly with all PAPs to

reach mutually acceptable agreements on compensation. Expropriation by government

authorities will only be undertaken as a last resort where negotiation fails.

• To meaningfully consult with and enable the active participation of all PAPs in the negotiated

settlements. Consultations will consider gender issues and take into account the needs of PAPs

who may be considered vulnerable.

• To assist PAPs in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to

restore them to pre-project levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project

implementation, whichever is greater.

Land acquisition and resettlement will be undertaken, and compensation will be paid, when the Project

Company is registered as the Project owner, and prior to civil works commencing in the affected area.

Only in exceptional cases will work be allowed to proceed if resettlement has not been undertaken and

compensation has not been paid. Should the situation arise, the Project Company will make temporary

arrangements with PAPs and agreements will be well documented and the exceptional circumstances

clearly explained.

In situations where land acquisition and resettlement are the responsibility of the host government, the

Project Company will collaborate with the responsible government agency, to the extent permitted by

the agency, to achieve outcomes consistent with the applicable standards cited in Section 2 above.

Should host government benefits fall short of ensuring the achievement of outcomes consistent with

these standards, the Project Company will be required to provide and appropriate level of

supplementary benefits to do so.

4. Monitoring, record keeping and reporting

Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting are key components of the resettlement and livelihood

restoration activities. All such activities will be subjected to both internal and external monitoring.

Internal monitoring will be conducted by the Project Company staff, assisted as necessary by specialized

consultants, as well as by PAPs as appropriate. External monitoring will be assigned to an independent

party with expertise in resettlement and compensation matters, and with the resettlement

requirements of the host country and international financial institutions, for example the Lenders’

Engineer.

Information sources include field survey data (detailed measurement, PAP census and socio-economic

survey) as well as consultation results (formal and informal interviews with PAPs and other stakeholders

in individual and group meetings). Indicators for monitoring will be those related to process, outputs


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and outcomes. Monitoring will consider special measures and activities to address inclusion and

diversity as well as vulnerability and severity impacts. To the greatest extent possible, PAP profiles and

gender disaggregated data will be included in RAP and LRP monitoring reports.

As appropriate, the Project Company will provide incentives to encourage the involvement of PAPs in

specific monitoring activities (for example, monitoring surveys). Focus groups of PAPs will be convened

at least every two months in each project site to hear PAP opinions and perceptions as part of the

monitoring process. Internal monitoring results will be included in reports to lenders. This reporting

requirement will be reflected in the Environmental and Social Monitoring and Management Plan and in

the lender financing agreements.

The Project will be subject to external monitoring of the implementation of this plan through the entire

construction period to ensure that physically displaced people have been resettled in accordance with

the RAP and that both physically displaced and economically displaced PAPs have had their livelihoods

adequately restored or improved. The monitoring will consider the effectiveness of the livelihood

restoration facilitated by PAPs themselves through the deployment of compensation monies received or

through support from the Project Company. The external monitors will review the internal monitoring

findings and verify through bi-annual site visits. The external monitoring will be undertaken by

appropriately qualified and experienced third-party specialists to be agreed by CSAIL and the lenders.

Depending on the scale of the Project’s displacement, it may be necessary for the Project Company to

commission a Completion Audit at the end of the construction period to assess the effectiveness of the

RAP or LRP and to identify corrective actions to be implemented during Project operations as necessary.

5. Implementation

The Project Company will engage competent professionals to prepare the RAP and LRP to a level of

detail appropriate to the size and scope of the project.

The Project Company will establish a Land Acquisition and Resettlement Unit (LARU) or equivalent

implementation capacity headed by a Project Director and including:

- Manager of the Project Company Environment, Health and Safety Department;

- Project Company Resettlement Specialist;

- Project Company Community Liaison Officers (one male and one female)

The LARU will have overall responsibility for:

• Updating, implementation and monitoring of land acquisition, RAP and LRP in coordination with

relevant local government authorities and agencies.

• Updating the census of PAPs linked with project impacts by type, category and severity and to

prepare compensation packages for each PAP on the basis of agreed unit rates and provided

entitlements criterion.

• Convening regular monthly meetings to review the progress regarding RAP or LRP

implementation as per the schedule given in this resettlement plan.

• Organize, conduct and record meaningful/ informed consultations participation with PAPs.

• Disclose project/Land acquisition and resettlement-related information to PAPs.


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6. Training

All Project Company personnel with responsibilities that include engagement with PAPs and

implementation of land acquisition, resettlement and livelihood restoration will receive training to

ensure that they possess the skills and information needed to fulfill their responsibilities. Training

requirements will be determined by Project Company Management in consultation with the competent

professionals responsible for preparing the RAP or LRP.

7. Relationship to other plans

The Resettlement Action Plan and Livelihood Restoration Plan are related to the following plans:

• Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan

• Stakeholder Engagement Plan

• Community Health and Safety Management Plan

8. Revision

The RAP or LRP will be reviewed by the Project Company at least annually or if it is determined that the

plans may be inappropriate to achieve their purpose.



Full Name

Contact Information

Please identify how you wish to be contacted (mail, telephone, e-mail)

By Post: Please provide mailing address

By telephone:

By e-mail:

Preferred language of communication? Urdu / Punjabi Other (please specify)………..………………………………….

Description of incident or grievance

(What happened? Where did it happen? Who did it happen to? What is the result of the problem?):

Date of incident/grievance

One time incident/grievance (date _______________)

Happened more than once (how many times? _____)

On-going (currently experiencing problem)

What would you like to see to resolve this problem?

Internal Use Only

Grievance received by:

Date:

Reference number:

Appendix D. Grievance Form



The following three tables provide information on the lists of concerns provided by Karot village (November

2014 and July 2015) and Hollar village (April 2015). Any items that have not been addressed by the Project

have been shaded in light blue for ease of identification. The translated versions of the two Karot village

lists of demands are also included in this section along with the draft agreement for Karot village. Note:

The concerns raised by Hollar village were verbal and therefore there is no translated list of concerns for

Hollar village (they are only noted in Table E.3).

Table E.1: Karot Village list of concerns November 2014

No. List of concerns Response in the RAP

1 We are not against the dam; we are ready to give a part of our land which is only being affected by the Project.

Negotiations were held to determine if land that will only be used during construction can be provided to RAHs. However KPCL has found that this is not legally possible.

2 At this stage, at the start of the Project, we have not enough money to rebuild our houses in new settlements.

Compensation will be paid prior to households moving from their current location.

3 We are ready to give required land for Project. But the price of land should be determined with negotiation of the affectees. It should not be fixed by one sided.

Negotiations are ongoing in relation to land prices in Karot village

4 We do not have enough resources to look after our family and the Project should not create further problems for us.

The objective of the RAP is that RAHs maintain the same level or improve their livelihood following the Project.

5 As for as security is concerned, security guards can be deployed and fencing can be built.

This comment was made when villagers thought that some people would remain on the land. Therefore they requested security guards and fences to protect them from construction impacts. This will no longer be the case, as all households will be physically displaced. However security guards and fences will be provided during the construction process where necessary.

6 As for as Project workers’ accommodation is concerned, it can be established elsewhere and workers can be brought through transport, such as with Beor campus.

Worker accommodation will be located next to the camp site.

7 The affectees regarding to their business loss at Karot village should be compensated properly, so that they can have suitable alternative business opportunity.

Affected businesses will receive compensation for the business and an allowance to cover the period before a new business can be set up.

8 We, the people of Karot village want justice and compensation for our land which should be equal to the land of Hollar village, so that we have better housing status and we can better look after our children.

Negotiations are ongoing to determine land prices in Karot village.

9 In other words, we take rights and will go to Court for our rights.

As per the LAA the RAHs have the right to go to court if they are not satisfied with the compensation provided.

Table E.2: Karot village list of concerns July 2015


1 Only the specific area related to the project should be acquired, not the whole area.

This is not possible. All land will be acquired by the Project. KPCL has identified that it cannot legally return any land to Karot village.

Appendix E. Lists of Concerns




2 The whole area of Karot village should be measured and specified.

The government department will carry out measurements of the land in Karot village and Sustainable Solutions will verify the measurements.

3 The Whole area should be taken on monthly rent till the project completion.

This is not possible. The land will all be acquired and then what is not used for the operational phase will be gifted back to the village.

4 After the completion of the project, the price of the used area should be fixed including

i. Commercial area

ii. Cultivating land

iii. Residential area

iv. Unpopulated land

Negotiations are underway to determine the price of land in Karot village.

5 The extra area that is not included in the project should be given back to the people so that they may reside there.

Negotiations were held to determine if land that will only be used during construction can be provided to RAHs. However KPCL has found that this is not legally possible.

6 We don’t want to leave the ancestral area at any cost.

As above

7 The people of the village should be provided residence during the period of the completion of the project. The residential rent must be paid by the construction company on behalf of the inhabitants

Transition allowance has been calculated to include the cost of a rental property during the transition phase.

8 If we are to be displaced from the area forever we must be given enough compensation so that we may reside at any place easily.

Compensation will be provided at replacement rates, so that households can purchase equal land to what they have lost.

9 The compensation must be given equal to the rate of Hollar village

Negotiations are underway to make sure compensation is equal to Hollar village

10 Apart from compensation we must be given a piece of land with all facilities that we enjoy here.

This is not possible as it will be providing double compensation

11 The people who have some business here must be compensated according to their monthly income so that they may start their business elsewhere.

Businesses will be compensated based on their monthly incomes and if this is not known, the minimum wage.

12 We are the citizens of Pakistan and our basic rights must be preferred.

The project follows Pakistan Law. The Project aims to treat all affected people equally.

13 The compensation must be given according the land value of Kahuta or Nara city.

Under the law land prices must be given for the location and quality of the land in that area. However, KPCL is negotiating land prices with Karot village.

14 Every family should be given plots beside the residential home so that the people may not face the problem populating and adjusting their children in future.

This is not possible as it will be providing double compensation

15 The people of the areas should be taken in confidence before starting the project work.

Karot village members are being included in negotiations for the land prices and included in public consultations.

16 During testing boring and tunnelling tests we had been told that electricity would be generated from these tunnels, but now they the whole village has been acquired forcefully, which is an open injustice to us.

This change was required as the design of the project changed.




17 We have not been given any notice not to carry on any construction work for the last four years, many people have been building the residential home in the area. If the concerned authority had informed us before time, we would not have carried out additional constructions. We should not be forced. All the families coming under the project should be given the residential home in the same area.

KPCL has followed the legal process of providing Section 4 notification documentation.

It has been decided, in negotiation with Karot village, that cash compensation will be provided rather than replacement houses or land.

18 If the project is constructed the people of the native area must be preferred in the job quota.

Project affected people will be given priority employment on the Project

19 Our forefathers are buried in this area and we must not be restricted to visit their graves.

There will be no restrictions to accessing grave sites.

20 Lastly we request the concerned authorities that unless the people of the area are taken into confidence the project work may not be started

Karot village members are being included in negotiations for the land prices and included in public consultations.

Table E.3: Hollar village list of concerns April 2015

No List of concerns Response in the RAP

1 Compensation should be given according to the baenaama

Some households had made and documented a small land transaction (a baenaama) that significantly increased the value of land. However government departments found that this was not consistent with the land prices in the area and therefore this valuation was not used.

2 Make clear the rates of land which fall under the project area.

The Government Departments responsible will provide this information when they have it available.

3 All land compensation must be paid according to class A land

This was not considered. As it is legally difficult and time consuming to change the classification of land. It will take at least two years to change the classification following the legal process.

4 The land owned by the local should be completely compensated

Land affected will be compensated.

5 The PAPs should be resettled in a colony near the project area.

This was considered not to be the best option for the Project as RAH did not wish to move to the same location. Also, RAH were already being paid compensation, so provision of a colony would be paying double for the land and structures

6 Specific quota in jobs should be fixed for the effected locals

RAH will receive job training and priority employment on the Project

7 The locals should be accommodated as subcontractors.

Not specifically discussed in the RAP, but will be carried out where practical

8 The houses should be compensated according to present rates.

Government Departments have determined compensation at current rates.

9 The graveyard situated at Hollar Sarathian Road should be protected

The graveyard will be protected

10 All dealing with affected communities must be on paper.

Sustainable Solutions has been hired to minute all meetings with affected communities.



No List of concerns Response in the RAP

11 The lunch given today should not be considered as farewell lunch for the affected communities. And locals will remain live here till resettlement plan is made.

This has been carried out

12 The atbandi constructed to protect the land should be compensated

Households will be paid compensation for the stone walls used to build terraces and boundaries (atbandi). The method of paying this compensation has not yet been determined.

13 The construction works done in the lands of Locals should be compensated soon

Compensation will be provided before construction is undertaken.

14 The departments are been used in different ways to pressurize the affected community.

Sustainable Solutions has been hired to double check the information provided by the relevant departments.

15 Political involvement will not be accepted. Hollar village has been guaranteed by the government administrative departments that there will be no political involvement in the Project, only administrative involvement.

16 The name of project should be changed to “Karot-Hollar Dam”

KPCL considered this option, but decided that it would be too difficult to change the name at this point in the Project.

17 The acquired land should not be classified, rather it should be considered same.

As stated in number 3 above, changing land classifications is legally difficult and has therefore not been considered.

18 Land rates should be announced in public The Government Departments responsible will provide this information when they have it available.



Translated List of concerns Karot village November 2014

To: Incharge of World Bank Hydropower Project Karot, Tehsil Kahuta, District Rawalpindi

Subject: For grievances regarding not giving right compensation of the Karot and no action of

respective government officer regarding the objections aroused several times.

Respected Sir,

We, the people of Karot Village Tehsil Kahuta, request you that works has been started since

three to four years of surveying, drilling and soil testing etc of the above mentioned project

(Karot). From the first day we are known that power would be produced through underground

tunnels and villagers will not be sent to any other location. We keep on constructing our houses

and we did not received any notice from government regarding evacuation of village or

prohibition on constructing houses. If we were notified initially then we would not have made

buildings and arranged to settle on any other location but now government has announced to make

project and we the people of karot are ordered to leave the houses.

We, the people of Karot humbly request you following concerns of us:

1- We do not oppose the making of dam, government can make dam and we are ready to provide

the area that comes under dam.

2- As now the project commencement is going to start, so we are not ready to leave our houses in

any way and also we do not have any resources to build our houses in any other location.

3- We are ready to give that area which necessarily comes under dam but rates of this land should

be determined in accordance with us not judging it forcefully one-sided.

4- Our resources are so limited that we work hard daily and feed our family, so our problems

should not be increased.

5- As far as security is concerned, the area where dam is to built can be cordoned off with wires

and security guards can be provided.

6- As far as residence of staff of dam project is concerned, it is not necessary that camps should

be built in Karot Village, either they can be built any where else and staff can use transportation to

come and go from site as it was also built in Village Beor.



7- Those people who have businesses in Karot Village, they should be reasonably paid in

accordance with the law so that they may start their business somewhere else.

8- We respectfully state to you that affected persons of Karot Hydropower Project should be

provided with justice and should be provided reasonable rates in accordance with the attached

AJ&K land rates so that we may resettle in any other location with our family in a dignified way.

And if our requests would not be considered then we have the right to get our rights from court or

from any Human Right organization.

Regards,

Villagers of Karot

Copy for Information:-

1- Assistant Commissioner Tehsil Kahuta

2- Project Director, Karot Hydropower Company (the Chinese company)

Signatures:

Raja Nadeem Younis

Raja Hassan Akhtar

Numberdar Raja Muhammad Masood

Raja Muhammad Ahmad

Dated: 14 November 2014



Translated List of concerns Karot village July 2015

To,

The minister of Petroleum,

(MNA-50) shahid khakan Abbasi.

Subject: KAROT HYDROPOWER PROJECT AND THE DEMANDS OF INHABITANTS

OF KAROT.

Dear Sir,

1. Only the specific area related to the project should be acquired, not the whole area.

2. The whole area of Karot village should be measured and specified.

3. The Whole area should be taken on monthly rent till the project completion.

4. After the completion of the project, the price of the used area should be fixed including

i. Commercial area

ii. Cultivating land

iii. Residential area

iv. Unpopulated land

5. The extra area that is not included in the project should be given back to the people so that they

may resided there.

6. We don’t want to leave the ancestral area at any cost.

7. The people of the village should be provided residence during the period of the completion of the

project. The residential rent must be paid by the construction company on behalf of the inhabitants

8. If we are to be displaced from the area forever we must be given enough compensation so that we

may reside at any place easily.

9. The compensation must be given equal to the rate of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

10. Apart from compensation we must be given a piece of land with all facilities that we enjoy here.

11. The people who have some business here must be compensated according to their monthly

income so that they may start their business elsewhere.

12. We are the citizens of Pakistan and our basic rights must be preferred.



13. The compensation must be given according the land value of Kahuta or Nara city.

14. Every family should be given plots beside the residential home so that the people may not face the

problem populating and adjusting their children in future.

15. The people of the areas should be taken in confidence before starting the project work.

16. During testing boring and tunneling tests we had been told that electricity would be generated from

these tunnels, but now they the whole village has been acquired forcefully, which is an open

injustice to us.

17. We have not been given any notice not to carry on any construction work for the last four years,

many people have been building the residential home in the area. If the concerned authority had

informed us before time, we would not have carried out additional constructions. We should not be

forced. All the families coming under the project should be given the residential home in the same

area.

18. If the project is constructed the people of the native area must be preferred in job Quota.

19. Our forefathers are buried in this area and we must not be restricted to visit their graves.

20. Lastly we request the concerned authorities that unless the people of the area are taken into

confidence the project work may not be started.

From:

The Inhabitants of Karot

Member of Committee

1. Numberdar Muhammad Masood (37402-3075181-7) 2. Raja Nadeem Younis (37402-2456076-3)

3. Haji Habib Akhtar (37402-4122963-9)

4. Hawaldar Muhammad Ahmad (37402-1001579-5)

5. Raja Hassan Akhtar (37402-1003259-7)

6. Ahmad Nawaz Hashmi (37402-0898262-3)

7. Muhammad Razaq (37402-7673011-7)



Draft Agreement with Karot Village

AGREEMENT

This Agreement-to-Sell (the “Agreement”) is made at [•] on this [•] day of May 2015

BY AND BETWEEN

KAROT POWER COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of

the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, having its registered office at [insert address], through its authorized representative

Mr./Mrs.[insert name and designation] (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” which expression shall wherever

the context so permits mean and include its successors-in-interest, administrators and assigns)

AND

The individuals listed in Annex A hereto (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Sellers” and individually as “Seller”

which expression shall wherever the context so permits mean and include their successors-in-interest, nominees,

executors and assigns) through their representative Mr. [insert name and CNIC] duly authorized under a General

Power of Attorney dated [•] attached hereto as Annex C.

(The Company and Seller(s) shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a

“Party”.)

WHEREAS:

A. The Company is a special purpose vehicle incorporated for the purpose to build, own, operate and transfer at

the end of the concession term to Government of Punjab, the 720 MW Karot Hydropower Project located on

River Jhelum near Karot village, Tehsil Kahuta, District Rawalpindi (the “Project”);

B. The Project is being implemented under the Government of Pakistan’s Policy for Power Generation Projects

Year 2002 as an independent power producer and is listed as a priority project in the China-Pakistan

Economic Corridor;

C. The Project is located on River Jhelum and entails acquisition of government owned and privately owned

land on both banks of the River Jhelum in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (“AJ&K”) and Punjab, Pakistan

(“Project Land”);

D. The Sellers are the sole, absolute and lawful owners of [•] kanals of land (forming part of the Project Land)

at Moza Karot, Punjab Pakistan (the “Subject Land”), the details of which are more fully described in

Annex B hereto;

E. The process for acquisition of the privately owned Project Land was initiated by the Company in accordance

with the applicable land acquisition laws in the Punjab, Pakistan and AJ&K jurisdictions;



F. The purchase price determined by the “District Price Assessment Committee” in the AJ&K jurisdiction is

higher than the purchase price determined by the “District Price Assessment Committee” constituted in the

Punjab, Pakistan jurisdiction;

G. The Sellers were reluctant to sell and vacate the Subject Land due to a substantial disparity in purchase price

and strongly protested and demanded a settlement amount on the same pattern and basis as calculated for the

owners of the privately owned Project Land on the AJ&K side;

H. After a series of meetings amongst the Company, the Sellers, Punjab Revenue Authority and other concerned

parties and whilst acting on the advice of the Punjab Revenue Authority to maintain transparency and

fairness, the Company has decided to acquire the Subject Land through private negotiations instead of a

compulsory land acquisition process under the prevailing land acquisition laws;

I. Acquisition through private negotiations is being preferred on the following grounds: (a) to give fair and just

compensation to the Sellers on similar rates being paid by the Company to the owners of the privately owned

Project Land on the AJ&K side, and (b) to avoid any future claims and potential disputes with the Sellers

which may create hurdles in the development of the Project;

J. The Company wishes to purchase the Subject Land from the Sellers and the Sellers wish to sell the Subject

Land to the Company for the purpose of the Project through private negotiations for the compensation duly

agreed between the Sellers and the Company, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, FOR THE VALUABLE COMPENSATION, THE SUFFICIENCY OF WHICH IS

HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Parties shall be executing sale deeds of the Subject Land in favour of the Company to complete the land

acquisition process and facilitate implementation of the Project (“Sale Deeds”).

2. Compensation for Land Acquisition:

2.1 The payment of compensation to the Sellers for the Subject Land shall be in accordance with the land rates

established for the Project Land in AJ&K (the “Sale Consideration”). The Sale Consideration to be paid by

the Company to each Seller shall depend on the area and type of land owned by each Seller as identified in

Annex B hereto, and shall be calculated on the following rates:

Sr. No. Land Type Unit Price (PKR/Kanal)

1 Residential 650,000

2 Farmland 500,000

3 Barren 250,000

4 Accessible Slope 100,000



5 Inaccessible Slope 40,000

6 Cliff/River 8,000

3. Additional Compensation:

3.1 The rate of compensation for house(s), shop(s) and other permanent structures on the Subject Land of the

Seller(s) shall be assessed separately by the relevant building department(s) where applicable, which

assessment shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Seller(s) may take all their debris and leftovers of

the houses with themselves while vacating the Subject Land.

3.2 The rate of compensation for tree(s) on the Subject Land of the Seller(s) shall be assessed separately by the

relevant Department of Forest, which assessment shall be final and binding on the Parties.

3.3 All compensation to be paid under this Agreement shall be paid inclusive of applicable taxes (if any).

3.4 As a gesture of goodwill on the part of the Company and without any resulting liability thereof, the

Company may, as far as practicable:

(a) Provide transport to the Sellers, if needed, from the Subject Land to nearby areas falling within

Tehsil Kahuta only on one occasion;

(b) Give priority to the Sellers, if qualified, subject to the job descriptions and eligibility criteria, whilst

hiring for jobs related to the Project;

(c) Return to the Sellers any unused/residual portion of the Subject Land not included in permanent

structures of the Project and located outside the Project area, if any, after completion of its

construction (the “Residual Land”); and

(d) Hand over unneeded buildings/structures, if any, made on the Residual Land to the Sellers after

completion of the Project.

3.5 The Company understands and acknowledges that saving of the graveyard present in the Subject Land is a

sensitive religious matter for the Sellers and it confirms that it shall, as far as practicable, try to save the

graveyard present in the Subject Land. The Company agrees that if for any reason, it becomes impossible to

save such graveyard present in the Subject Land, it shall send a notice to the Sellers in advance and enable

the Sellers to shift the dead bodies from the graveyard should they wish to do so.

3.6 The foregoing additional compensation as provided in clause 3.1 and clause 3.2 shall be paid to the Sellers

on account of their livelihood restoration and resettlement and in addition to the Sale Consideration for the

Subject Land.



4. Schedule of Payment:

4.1 The Company shall pay the full Sale Consideration to the Sellers on the date of execution of the Sale Deed

identified in clause 5.1 below.

4.2 The Company shall be liable to pay the additional compensation provided in clause 3.1 and clause 3.2 to the

Sellers as and when the relevant assessment is available and only upon receipt of possession of the Subject

Land by the Company, which receipt of possession shall be no later than the date provided in clause 5.2

below.

5. Completion of the Agreement:

2.1 The Parties shall execute the Sale Deeds as soon as possible and but no later than [∎].

2.2 The Sellers shall hand over vacant and peaceful possession of the Subject Land to the Company upon

execution of the Sale Deed and no later than 15 August 2015.

2.3 The Sellers acknowledge and agree that for the areas of the Subject Land whereon no permanent structures

are located, the Company shall take possession of such areas of the Subject Land immediately upon

execution of the Sale Deed and shall have the right to start the required construction activities thereon.

2.4 The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is in full and final satisfaction of the Sellers

and the Company.

2.5 The Agreement releases the Company from any further liability with respect to compensation and/or Sale

Consideration to the Sellers for the Subject Land.

2.6 The Sellers hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be pleaded as a bar against

all claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings and/or entitlements for all those matters for which

compensation and/or Sale Consideration is to be paid under this Agreement.

6. Representations of the Sellers and Consequences:

3.1 Sellers Representations: The Sellers represent and covenant to the Company that:

(a) Each Seller is fully competent and is entering into this Agreement on his/her own free-will;

(b) Each Seller is the sole, absolute and lawful owner of his/her corresponding portion of the Subject

Land identified in Annex B hereto, and has the legal power and authority to sell and transfer its

rights in the Subject Land to the Company;

(c) There is no lien, charge or any other security created on the Subject Land; and

(d) There is no dispute, litigation or other proceedings pending, directly or indirectly, relating to the

Subject Land.



6.2 Consequences for breach of representations: The Sellers shall keep the Company harmless and

indemnified against all losses or damages caused to the Company on account of any of the foregoing

representations proving to be incorrect, including, without limitation, the defect in the title documents or any

adverse claim against the Subject Land by any person.

7. Other Provisions:

5.1 This Agreement may not be extended, renewed, amended or modified other than by a written agreement

executed between the Parties.

5.2 In case of any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Parties shall settle the dispute

amicably through negotiations; Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the current Minister of Petroleum and Natural

Resources, acting as a facilitator, may assist in achieving an amicable settlement between the Parties.

5.3 This Agreement and the Annex A, B and C attached hereto constitute the entire agreement between the

Parties.

5.4 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the courts at

Islamabad shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try any and/or all disputes arising out of or in relation to this

Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have set their respective hands on this Agreement on the day and place first

above mentioned.

COMPANY

Name/Designation:

Father/Husband’s Name:

CNIC:

Address:

ON BEHALF OF SELLERS

Name:


CNIC:

Address:

WITNESSES

Witness # 1

Witness # 2



Name:


CNIC:

Address:

Name:


CNIC:

Address:

FACILITATOR

Name: Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources



Appendix F. Social Survey Form

Karot HEP Household Socioeconomic Survey Questionnaire

Contents:

A. Survey Details and Consent

B. Household Characteristics

C. Settlement and housing

D. Land Tenure and Agriculture

E. Livelihoods, Income, Expenditure & Well-being

F. Access to Social Services and Amenities

G. Public Health

H. Socio-Cultural and Community Characteristics

I. Disaster History

J. Project Perception

Women’s Survey

K. Land Tenure and Agriculture

L. Livelihoods, Income, Expenditure & Well-being

M. Public Health

N. Socio-Cultural and Community Characteristics

O. Project Perception

A. Survey Details and Consent

Date (day/month/year):

GPS Coordinates: N: W:

Name of the Region:

Name of the Village:

Code of the community:

Upstream / Downstream of dam?

Name of the interviewer:

Code of the interviewer:

Interview start time:

Interview end time:

Name of head of household (at that time) who is interviewed:

Male/Female

Main spoken language

Religion

Name of village leader

Consent Form INTERVIEWER TO READ THE FOLLOWING TO INTERVIEWEE AND REQUEST THEIR SIGNATURE:

My name is _____________________. I am from MMP working on behalf of the Karot Power Corporation Limited. I am collecting data for an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment study for the proposed Karot Hydroelectric Project which has electricity generation objectives. We would like to understand the current living conditions within the project area. The results from this survey will help the Project manage the projects potential environmental and social impacts and share the benefits with local people. If you choose to participate in the survey you are free to refuse to answer any of the questions that may make you uncomfortable and you also have the option to end the interview at any time. You can stop me at any time to clarify the questions or ask me to repeat something you don’t understand. The question sessions will last for about 30 to 60 minutes. We realize that your time is valuable and your participation is greatly appreciated and it is extremely valuable to the success of this Project of national importance. Your participation in this study will not affect you in anyway as the study is solely for research purposes. The answers you provide are confidential and will be stored securely in the offices of MMP. Your confidentiality will be protected at all times. Your name and any other identifying information will be accessible only to the researchers, and will never appear in any report that might be published. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. We are very grateful if you would participate. Please sign or make a thumb print below if you consent to participate in the study, or you refuse to consent. Agree to participate Yes: No:

B. Household Characteristics

B.1 What is the gender / age profile of the household? Age group Females Males

0-2

3-5

6-10

11-15

16-18

19-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

66+

Not known

B. 2 What is the highest educational qualification attained in the household? None Graduate

Primary Master

Middle Technical college

Secondary Other (specify)

Intermediate

B.3. What is the employment status of the main bread winner? Employed Unemployed

Self-employed Military servant

Pensioner/Retired Not able to work

Student, pupil Government servant

Housewife Other (specify)

B.4 Has anyone migrated in the last three years? If yes, please answer: Which family member (relation to household head)

Alone (1) or with family member (2)

Seasonal (1); Permanent (2)

Where to? Reason?

B.5 What is the households tribe? Rajput Janjua Satti Qureshi Sudhan Other (specify)

C. Settlement and housing C.1 Does your household include the following structures? Number Any details mentioned

Number of buildings

Number of sleeping rooms

Number of common rooms

Kitchen

Latrine/bathroom structure

Animal housing

Grain storage

Business structure

Boundary or retaining walls

Other (please specify)

C.2 House structure details

Type of building

Katcha

Semi pucca

Pucca

C.3 Ownership structure

Freehold

Leasehold

C.4 What type of functioning household goods do you have in your home? (circle or write relevant items) Does the household have access to basic household items? e.g stove, refrigerator, radio, cell phone

Does the household have access to luxury items? e.g. TV, DVD player, fan, sewing machine, computer

Does the household own basic means of transport? E.g. bicycle, motorcycle? Does the household have access to luxury transport? E.g. car, truck, bus. Does the household have access to cultural items? Books, magazines, books for school Does the household have basic manual tools for farming? E.g plough, hoe, axe, herbicide sprayer

Does the household have access to mechanised tools for farming? e.g. tractor

D Land Tenure and Agriculture D.1. What is the land tenure type of your household? Legal ownership

Customary

Community Land

Tennant

Sharecropper/leaseholder

Other (specify)

Don’t know

D. 2 Who does the household pay to stay here on this land? (multiple answers allowed) Local leader (specify )

Village headman

Employer

Government

Family relative Other (specify) Does not pay D.3 On the whole, how do you use your land plot? What is its main role? It is an important source of our income because we sell the produce.

It is an important source of our food.

It serves for the family’s rest

We don’t use it in any way


D.4 Have you had a land dispute with anyone in the last 10 years and if so, what was the cause of it? Boundaries

Taking crops that weren’t theirs

Transaction amount

Ownership

Other (specify)

No dispute

D.5. Who in the community has the final say on land disputes? (INTERVIEWER TO COLLECT CONTACT DETAILS) Punchyat

Head of family

Head of caste

Government (local leaders/political leaders)

Court of law

Police


D.6 What type of agricultural land does your household have and how much ? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS ALLOWED)

Grain crop land

Orchard (fruit trees)

Vegetable garden

Pasture for animal grazing

Animal fodder

Fallow (unused) fields

Other (specify)

No agricultural land

D.7 What type of crops does your family produce? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS ALLOWED)

Wheat Rabi vegetables

Barley Kharif vegetables

Ric Rabi fodder

Sugarcane Kharif fodder

Cotton Orchards

Maize grain Other (Specify)

D.8 If you didn’t cultivate either all or the main part of your agricultural land plots this year, what are the reasons? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS ALLOWED)

The land plot is far away

There is a shortage of irrigation water

The soil quality is a poor

Lack of finance

Cultivation is not profitable

Too old and unhealthy to work the land

Because of a lack of mechanization (tractors, etc.)

Other (specify)

D.9 Which productive tree species does your family own? Type of tree Number of trees Type of tree Number of trees

Apple Berry Citrus Grapes Guava Loquat Apricot Dates Mango Walnut Peech Banana Pomegranate Blackberry Mulberry Plum Lemon Other (specify) D.10 Which of the following types of animal does your household own and how many? Type of animal Number of animals Type of animal Number of animals

Ox Young cow Milking buffalo Goat Dry buffalo Sheep Young buffalo Poultry Milking cow Other (horse, donkey, etc) Dry cow D.11 Does the household have access to communal grazing land: Yes/No D.12 Where is the communal grazing land? (if answer to D9 is No, skip this question) Less than half an hour walk,

half an hour to an hour walk

more than an hour walk

D.13 Which farm activities is your household involved in? Activity Women Men Vegetable sowing/harvesting Grain stocking Weeding Fertilisation/ handling of crops Pruning/harvesting trees in orchard Crop irrigation Milking animals Poultry farming Livestock rearing Other (specify)

E. Livelihoods, Income, Expenditure & Well-being E.1 Which are the main sources of income for your family? Income source: Number of household

members with this income Permanent waged employment Short term employment Income from own business Income from rent Income from interest on deposits Self-employment income Income from agriculture Income from orchards Income from livestock Remittances from family members, relatives living/working abroad Support from relatives living elsewhere (specify location) Pensions/allowances Income from sale of items of private property Money borrowing

Other (Please specify)

E.2 Which are the occupations in the family? Army and police Men Women Army and police Shopkeeper/trader Farmer Fisherman Government service House wife Private service/businessman Retired Skillled labourer Unemployed Unskilled labourer Unpaid farm worker Other (specify)

E.3 What is the approximate monthly income of your family? Monthly income Dry Season Rainy Season Total 10000 or less 10001 to 20000 20001 to 30000 30001 to 40000 40001 to 50000 50001 to 60000 60001 to 70000 70001 to 80000 More than 80000

E.4 . What type of products does your family sell in the project area and what contribution do they make to your household income? How much do you sell to support your income? Other details

provided? Less than half? More than half? All?

Grains and cereal crops Vegetables Fruits Firewood Charcoal Medicinal plants Milk Farm animals (buffalo, cow, poultry) Fish Hunted animals or birds Broken rocks or sand Honey Embroidery Sewing or stitching Handicrafts (specify what type) Other (specify)

E.5. How do you think the wellbeing of your family changed in the last three years (scale below): ____ 1 significantly worsened 2 worsened 3 remained the same 4 improved 5 significantly improved E. 6 How would you evaluate your family’s social condition? Money suffices for everything. We can afford whatever we want Money suffices both for food and clothing and we can even save some Money suffices both for food and clothing requirements but we aren’t able to save anything Money suffices only for minimum food and clothing requirements. We are struggling to put three basic meals on the table per day Don’t know Other (specify)

E. 7 Of the expenditure items listed below, please identify those that your household spends the most money on(INTERVIEWER: maximum of three answers, ranked 1-3, whereby ‘1’ is the highest expenditure item): Types of expenditures Rank If they know

amount please list (identify whether price per week, month or year)

Food/drink Clothes/shoes Education Healthcare Visiting or sending $ to family members Utilities/gas, electricity, water, phone Transportation Property tax/rent Religious ceremonies Others (specify)

F. Access to Social Services and Amenities F.1 How many children of school age in the household attend schooll or educational instiutions?

How many children of that age in household?

How many children attend?

Primary Middle Secondary Intermediate Graduate Maters Technical F.2 Does your household have access to the following education services and facilities for boys? If so, how close are they located to your home?

F.3 Does your household have access to the following education services and facilities for girls? If so, how close are they located to your home?

Source Yes/No? Walking time

Less than half an hour walk

half hour walk to 1 hour walk

More than 1 hour walk

Primary School Middle school High school Other (Specify)

Source Yes/No? Walking time

Less than half an hour walk

half hour walk to 1 hour walk

More than 1 hour walk

Primary School Middle school High school Other (Specify)

F.4 By what means do children in your household get to school? Walk

Public transport

Private means

Bicycle

Other (specify)

F.5 What is your household’s main mode of transport? Walking

Bicycle

Motorcycle

Car

Bus

Boat

Other (specify)

F.6 What is your household’s nearest water source? Piped household water supply

Compound / household borehole or tube well Community borehole or tube well Water vendor Untreated water from streams, springs or channels Untreated water from Jhelum River Other (please specify) F. 7 What do you use the Jhelum River for? MULTIPLE ANSWERS ALLOWED Fishing Bathing Water for the crops Drinking Don’t use it Other (specify) F. 8 What is the family’s main toilet source? Toilet in compound Pit latrine compound Toilet inside house Bucket/pan Improved toilet, water closet or pit latrine in neighbour’s compound Public toilet, water closet or pit latrine No facility (field/bush) Other (specify) F.9 Is there any arrangement for disposal of waste water?____________________________________ F.10 Where is wastewater disposed of?____________________________________________________ F. 11 Are you connected to electricity via (one answer): Grid connection Generator None at all

F.12 What is your household’s main source of light: Electricity

Generator

Kerosene lamp

Gas lamp

Candles

Batteries

Solar lamp

None

Other (specify)

F.13 What is your household’s main source of cooking fuel: Charcoal

Wood

Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

Kerosene

Electric heater

Other (specify)

G. Public Health G.1 How many of your household members have suffered from the following illnesses in the past 3 months: child < 5 child 5-15 adult Male Female

Fever Diarrhea Respiratory infection, Heart diseases or blood high pressure

Stomach worms Skin disease Eye disease Dysentery Cholera Hepatitis Typhoid Tuberculosis Polio Malaria others (specify) G. 2 Do of the household members have any of the following disabilities? (Moderate to severe limitations in one or more activities of daily living) Hearing Intellectual Seeing Emotional (depression anxiety etc) Mobility

No household members suffer from any serious disability Other (specify) G. 3 Other household vulnerability?

Below the poverty line ($1.25 per day) Female headed Widow Other

H. Socio-Cultural and Community Characteristics H.1. Does your family visit any sites of historical or spiritual significance? Yes / No If yes, list: __________________________________________________________ H.2 Are there any regular ceremonies or religious festivals at these sites? More than once a year Annually Less than annually Never H. 3 Where do members of the community go to socialise and relax together? (multiple choices accepted) Neighbours’ houses Mosque Village hall By the Jhelum River Cricket pitch Other (specify)

I. Natural disasters I.1. Can you remember a time when a natural disaster affected your household or village? (answer in years, followed by month) (examples, earthquakes, mudslides, torrential rains, flooding, drought) Type Year Month I.2 For the most recent or largest event, were there impacts on any of the following (interviewer to identify event referred to):

Access to water

Health of household members

Cattle

Agricultural produce

Travel and transportation

Condition of house

None of these impacts

Other: Event referred to:

J. Project Perception J.1. Are people aware of the project? Yes=1; No=2; don’t know =3 ______ J.2 What do they think of the project?

In favour No opinion Against Other comments J.3 Reason for being in favour or against: _______________________________________________ J.4 What do you think will be the positive impacts of the project?________________________________ J.5 Do you have any reservations about the project (specify):____________________________________

Women’s Survey

K Land and Agriculture K.1 Which farm activities is your household involved in? Activity Women Men Vegetable sowing/harvesting Grain stocking Weeding Fertilisation/ handling of crops Pruning/harvesting trees in orchard Crop irrigation Milking animals Poultry farming Livestock rearing Other (specify)

L. Livelihoods, Income, Expenditure & Well-being L.1 Which are the main sources of income that women for your family? Income source: Number of women

household members with this income

Permanent waged employment Short term employment Income from own business Income from rent Income from interest on deposits Self-employment income Income from agriculture Remittances from family members, relatives living/working abroad Support from relatives living elsewhere (specify location) Pensions/allowances Income from sale of items of private property Money borrowing

Other (Please specify)

L.2 Which are the occupations do women have in the family? Army and police Shopkeeper/trader Farmer Fisherman Government service House wife Private service/businessman Retired Skillled labourer Unemployed Unskilled labourer Unpaid farm worker Other (specify)

M. Public Health M. 1 Which facility has been used in the past three months? (multiple choices accepted) Type Number of visits Location Why used

1-closest 2- cheapest 3- best 4 - don’t know 5 - Other (specify)

Waiting time 1 -Immediately-2 -within 4 hours; 3- same day-4 – next day 5 – longer than next day

Rural Health Centre

Basic Health Unit

Child immunization centre

Dispensary

Private hospital

Government hospital

Qualified private practitioner

Private dispensary

Hakeem

Homeopath


M. 2 How many pregnancies were there in your household in the last five years? _______ M.3 Where were the delivery locations, how many of them were live-births, and how much did they cost? Home Hospital Traditional birth attendant Total How many deliveries How many live births Cost M. 4 Why has your household decided to deliver the child at home or using a traditional birth attendant? Because it is: (MULTIPLE ANSWERS ALLOWED) If hospital used for all births skip this question Habit/tradition

Cheapest option/no money for other facility

Best option (e.g. help through relatives; providers are worse in quality)

Do not know

Other (specify)

N. Socio-Cultural and Community Characteristics N.1. Does your family visit any sites of historical or spiritual significance? Yes / No If yes, list: __________________________________________________________ N.2 Are there any regular ceremonies or religious festivals at these sites? More than once a year Annually Less than annually Never

N. 3 Where do members of the community go to socialise and relax together? (multiple choices accepted) Neighbours’ houses Mosque Village hall By the Jhelum River Cricket pitch Other (specify)

O. Project Perception O.1. Are people aware of the project? Yes=1; No=2; don’t know =3 ______ O.2 What do they think of the project? In favour No opinion Against Other comments

O.3 Reason for being in favour or against: _______________________________________________

O.3 What do you think will be the positive impacts of the project?_____________________________

O.3 Do you have any reservations about the project (specify):________________________________

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