dhaka and western zone transmission grid expansion project

Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Updated Project Number: 51137-003 July 2022

Bangladesh: Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project

Volume 3: 230 kV Goplaganj to Shibchar Transmission Line

Prepared by the EQMS Consulting Limited for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the draft originally posted in July 2019 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/ban-51137-003-rp

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Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited

Ministry of Power Energy and Mineral

Resources

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

JULY 2022

Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission

Grid Expansion Project (DWZTGEP)

Updated Resettlement Plan

Volume 3: 230kv Goplaganj to Shibchar Transmission Line

DOCUMENT DETAILS

Document Title Resettlement Plan for Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion

Project (DWZTGEP)

Document Type Draft Report

Project Ref. No. EQMS #2091210503

Date 07-30-2022

Author Md Mosabbir Hossain

Client Name PGCB

Country Bangladesh

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V-1 07-30-2022 Issue for Client Review Md. Abdul Halim,

Principal

Consultant

Kazi Farhed

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30 July 2022

Resettlement Plan for Dhaka and Western Zone

Transmission Grid Expansion Project (DWZTGEP)

Reviewed by:

Name: Md. Abdul Halim

Title: Principal Consultant

Approved by:

Name: Kazi Farhed Iqubal

Title: Executive Director

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Resettlement Plan for Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project (DWZTGEP)

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ABBREVATION

ADB : Asian Development Bank

APs : Affected Persons

ARIPA : Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Act (2017)

ARIPO : Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance (1982)

CCL : Cash Compensation under the Law

CLAC : Central Land Allocation Committee

CPR : Common Property Resources

DC : Deputy Commissioner

DWZTGEP : Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project

DPD : Deputy Project Director

ESU : Environmental and Social Unit

GoB : Government of Bangladesh

GRC : Grievance Redress Committee

GRM : Grievance Redress Mechanism

IEM : Independent External Monitor

IoL : Inventory of Losses

JVS : Joint Verification Survey

km r : kilometer

kV : kilovolt

LGRC : Local Grievance Redress Committee

LILO : Line-in-Line-Out

MPEMR : Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

PAVC : Property Assessment and Valuation Committee

PGCB : Power Grid Company of Bangladesh

PMU : Project Management Unit

PVS : Property Valuation Survey

RoW : Right-of-Way

RP : Resettlement Plan

R&R : Rehabilitation and Restoration

SPS : Safeguard Policy Statement (ADB 2009)

Tk : Bangladesh Taka


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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABBREVATION ........................................................................................................................................ i

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................. iv

LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................... v

GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................................. i

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................iii

1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Project Location ................................................................................................................. 1

1.3 Project Components .......................................................................................................... 3

1.4 Sub-project Descriptions .................................................................................................... 4

1.5 Objective of the RP ............................................................................................................ 4

1.6 Measures to Minimize Impact ............................................................................................ 5

1.7 Methodology for Up-dating and Preparation of RP ............................................................ 5

1.8 Eligibility Cut-of Date .......................................................................................................... 6

2 SCOPE OF LAND REQUIREMENT FOR THE sub-PROJECT and resettlement ........................ 7

2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 7

2.2 Transmission Towers ......................................................................................................... 7

2.3 Impact on Land .................................................................................................................. 8

2.3.1 Land Requirement for Tower Foundation ............................................................. 8

2.3.2 Land Requirement of Service Area for Tower Construction ................................. 8

2.4 Impact on Crops ................................................................................................................. 9

2.4.1 Impact on Crops within Tower Foundation and Service area ............................... 9

2.5 Impact on Crops within Clearing Width for Transmission Lines ...................................... 10

2.6 Impact on Built Structures ................................................................................................ 11

2.7 Impact on Trees ............................................................................................................... 11

2.8 Measure Adopted to Mitigate Impacts ............................................................................. 12

2.9 Summary of Impacts ........................................................................................................ 12

3 SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE.................................................................. 13

3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 13

3.2 Demographic Profile of Affected HHs .............................................................................. 13

3.3 Sex Profile of Affected Populations ................................................................................. 13

3.4 Marital Status ................................................................................................................... 14

3.5 Age and Sex Distribution of Affected Population ............................................................. 15

3.6 Level of Education of PAPs ............................................................................................. 15

3.7 Primary Occupation of PAHs ........................................................................................... 16

3.8 Religion of PAHs .............................................................................................................. 16

3.9 Income of Affected HH ..................................................................................................... 16

3.10 Energy Use of PAHs ........................................................................................................ 17

3.11 Fuel Source of PAHs ....................................................................................................... 17

3.12 Water Source of AHs ....................................................................................................... 18

3.13 Sanitation Facilities of Ahs ............................................................................................... 19

3.14 Health and Services ......................................................................................................... 19

3.15 Role of Women and Gender Issues ................................................................................. 19


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3.16 Indigenous Peoples ......................................................................................................... 20

4 INFORMATION DISCLOUSER, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION .............................. 21

4.1 Consultation ..................................................................................................................... 21

4.1.1 Participation through Focus Group Discussion .................................................. 21

4.2 Outcome of the FGDs discussion .................................................................................... 24

4.3 Information Disclosure ..................................................................................................... 24

4.4 Continued Consultation and Participation ........................................................................ 25

5 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................................................................... 26

6 POLICY AND LEGAL FREMAWORK ......................................................................................... 29

6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 29

6.2 Legal Framework for Land Acquisition in Bangladesh .................................................... 29

6.3 Valuation of Assets and Property Compensation ............................................................ 30

6.4 The Electricity Act, 2018 .................................................................................................. 30

6.5 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 ............................................................. 32

6.6 Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard Principles Applicable to Project ............................. 35

7 ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS ..................................................................... 37

7.1 Entitlement Matrix ............................................................................................................ 37

8 INCOME RESTORATION ........................................................................................................... 34

9 BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN ............................................................................................. 36

9.1 Cost Estimation for Land of Tower Footing ..................................................................... 36

9.2 Cost Estimation for Crops ................................................................................................ 36

9.3 Cost Estimation for Trees of Tower Foundation Area ..................................................... 37

9.4 Cost Estimation for Trees& Bamboos of ROW ................................................................ 37

9.5 Resettlement budget (Summary) ..................................................................................... 39

10 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................ 1

10.1 Role of the Project Director in Managing Land Acquisition and Resettlement .................. 2

10.2 Environment and Social Unit (ESU) ................................................................................... 2

10.3 Role of Implementing NGO ................................................................................................ 4

10.4 Property Assessment and Valuation Committee (PAVC) .................................................. 4

11 MONITORING AND REPORTING ................................................................................................ 6

11.1 Internal Monitoring ............................................................................................................. 6

11.2 External Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 8

12 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ................................................................................................ 10

Appendix A: Photograph of Social Survey ............................................................................................ 13

Appendix B: Photographs of FGDs ....................................................................................................... 14

Appendix C: Attendance of FGDs ......................................................................................................... 15

Appendix D: List of Land owners .......................................................................................................... 18

Appendix E: Survey Questionnaire ....................................................................................................... 21

Appendix F Details of Budget ............................................................................................................... 26


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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1-1 Districts Covered by the Project ............................................................................................ 2

Figure 1-2 Guplaganj to Shibchar Transmission Line ............................................................................. 3

Figure 1-3 Subprojects under Component 1 ........................................................................................... 4

Figure 3-1 Sex Profile of the affected population .................................................................................. 14

Figure 3-2 Marital Status of the PAPs ................................................................................................... 14

Figure 3-3 Age- Distribution of PAPs in the project area ...................................................................... 15

Figure 3-4 Monthly Income of the AHHs ............................................................................................... 17

Figure 3-5 Fuel Source of PAHs ........................................................................................................... 18

Figure 3-6 Source of drinking water by household number .................................................................. 18

Figure 3-7 Sanitation Facilities of AHs .................................................................................................. 19


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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2-1 Number and Type of Transmission Towers ............................................................................ 7

Table 2-2: Land Requirement for Tower Foundation and four tower footings ........................................ 8

Table 2-3 Upazila wise Land Requirement of Service Area for Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project .......... 9

Table 2-4 District wise land required for ROW and Estimated Damaged Crops .................................. 11

Table 2-5: Trees Affected by the Gopalganj-Shibchar230 kv Sub-project ........................................... 11

Table 2-6: Number of Affected Bamboos .............................................................................................. 12

Table -: Summary of Impacts by the Gopalganj-Shibchar 230 kv Sub-projectError! Bookmark not

defined.

Table 3-1 General Profile of Affected Population ................................................................................. 13

Table 3-2 Level of Education of PAPs .................................................................................................. 15

Table 3-3 Occupation of PAH ............................................................................................................... 16

Table 4-1 Locations and the Number of Participants at Public and Women’s Consultation ................ 21

Table 4-2 Summary of Issue discussed and response from FGD ........................................................ 22

Table 6-1 Key Features of the Electricity Act, 2018 .............................................................................. 31

Table 6-2 A Compliance Review of the Legal Framework of Bangladesh and the Safeguard Principles

of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement of 2009 .......................................................................... 34

Table 8-1 Livelihood and Income Restoration Plan .............................................................................. 34

Table 9-1 Upazila wise land and cost estimation for tower footing ....................................................... 36

Table 9-2: Crops compensation value for Tower foundation service area and ROW .......................... 37

Table 9-3 Cost Estimation for Trees and Bamboos of ROW Clearance .............................................. 37

Table 10-1 Tasks and Responsibilities of ESU ....................................................................................... 3

Table 10-2 Membership of PAVC ........................................................................................................... 5

Table 11-1 Monitoring Indicators ............................................................................................................ 6

Table 11-2 Reference for the External Social Monitoring Expert ............................................................ 8

Table 12-1 Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................... 11

Table 12-2 Estimated Budget for Tower Footing .................................................................................. 26

Table 12-3 Estimated Budget for Crops ................................................................................................ 27

Table 12-4 : Estimated Budget for Trees .............................................................................................. 29

Table 12-5 Tower to Tower Trees ......................................................................................................... 31


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GLOSSARY

Affected Person (AP)

Individuals who are affected by the project through land acquisition,

relocation or loss of incomes, including any person, affected

households (AHs), firms or private institutions who, on account of

changes that result from the project will have their (i) standard of living

adversely affected; (ii) right, title, or interest in any house, land

(including residential, commercial, agricultural, forest, and/or grazing

land), water resources, or any other moveable or fixed assets

acquired, possessed, restricted, or otherwise adversely affected, in

full or in part, permanently or temporarily; and/or (iii) business,

occupation, place of work or residence, or habitat adversely affected,

with physical or economic displacement.

Assistance Support, rehabilitation and restoration measures extended in cash

and/or kind over and above the compensation for lost assets.

Compensation

Payment in cash or kind for an asset to be acquired or affected by

project at replacement cost based on current market value.

Cut-Off-Date

The date after which eligibility for compensation or resettlement

assistance (as the case may be) will not be considered. The final date

of census is considered as eligibility cut-off-date. This is recognized

as the social cut-off date. The legal cut-off date will be the date on

which the DC issues section 4 notice under ARIPA 2017 indicating the

intention of land acquisition.

Displaced Person

(DP)

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.

Entitlements The range of measures comprising cash or kind compensation,

relocation cost, income restoration assistance, transfer assistance,

income substitution and business restoration, which are due to

Affected Households, depending on the type and degree/nature of

their losses, to restore their social and economic base.

Eminent Domain The regulatory authority of the government to obtain land for public

purpose/interest or use as described in ARIPA 2017 of Bangladesh.

The principle of eminent domain and the land acquisition laws referred

to will be applied to acquire the land required for the proposed

substations.

Inventory of Loses The record (inventory) of the affected or lost properties and assets

identified during census survey which is used as the basis for

preparation of the Resettlement Plan.


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Non-titled Those who have no recognizable rights or claims to the land that they

are occupying as per the national laws and includes people using

private or public land without permission, permit or grant i.e. those

people without legal title to land and/or structures occupied or used by

them.

Poverty Line The upper poverty line for the project region is based on the

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) 2011 survey which was Tk

1,125.3 per capita. Adopting national BBS inflation rates (11.5% for

2011, 6.2% for 2012, 7.5% for 2013, 7.0% for 2014, 6.2% for 2015,

5.7% for 2016 & 2017 and 6% for 2018), the upper poverty line has

been updated to Tk 1,927.69 per month per capita (i.e. Tk 8,481.83

per household/month, for an average household size of 4.4 in

Bangladesh as per the BBS data 2011). Considering the monthly

household income of Tk 8,481.83 for an average household size of

4.42 (as per the census survey, 2018), Tk 8,520 has been adopted as

the poverty line for the project area. Based on this Tk 8,520x12=Tk

102,240 is calculated as the annual poverty line and with a rounded-

off figure of Tk 102,000 is counted as poverty line in the resettlement

plan.

Relocation Rebuilding and re-establishing of private residential dwellings and

businesses in a new location

Replacement Cost

The calculation of full replacement cost will be based on the following

elements: (i) fair market value; (ii) transaction costs; (iii) interest

accrued, (iv) transitional and restoration costs; and (v) other

applicable payments, if any. Furthermore, replacement cost of the

land, structures, trees and crops affected had been assessed during

consultations conducted with APs, and information elicited through a

rapid market survey conducted with key stakeholders in the land

market and other relevant government departments such as forest,

agriculture, marketing and public works. In calculating the

replacement cost, depreciation of built structures and other assets will

not be considered.

Rehabilitation & Restoration

The restoration of income, livelihoods, and re-establishment of

sociocultural system

Significantly Affected

Households

Households who will be i) physically displaced or ii) lose more than

ten percent or more of their productive assets.

Vulnerable Households

Those households which are (i) living below the official poverty line;(ii)

women headed households living below the official poverty line; (iii)

headed by elderly over 70 years or disabled persons; and (iv) without

legal title to land and to become landless due to land acquisition. The

vulnerable status is finally determined subject to the impacts based on

social survey.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Resettlement Action Plan has been updated which was prepared and approved by the Asian

Development Bank (ADB). The update includes changing the number of the towers and the in the

transmission lines. The consultants conducted census and IOL survey of the locations and conducted

meetings with the different stakeholders. Based on the census and IOL survey and the consultation

meetings this RP has been updated.

A. The Project

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB), with financial support from theADB, has been

implementing a project named “Dhaka Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project (DWZTGEP) to meet the increasing electricity demand in Bangladesh. This will involve grid

enhancement and strengthening work.

Total length of the Gopalganj-Shibchar transmission line is 25.1 km, and a total of 58 tower will be

constructed according to the original RP, however PGCB approved 53 towers for construction till date.

As per field survey, no physical displacement is required in the tower footing construction area. The

proposed transmission lines will pass mostly through agricultural fields and will not require displacement

of the houses due to the transmission lines.

Basically, land will be required at 4 legs of the tower base (Foundation work), which is estimated to be

in the range of 0.56 square meter (sqm) per tower. In the project, a total of 58 no. towers will be erected,

of which 17 angle & 41 suspension towers. Accordingly, for the erection of 58 towers total loss of land

in the legs is estimated to be about 0.0081 Acres. Further, an area estimated of 11.03 acres will be

required for stacking materials during the construction period as service area. As of to the tune of

248.1746 Acres (25.1km alignment with 40-meter width) will also be getting affected temporarily during

stringing of the transmission lines.

B. Impacts Identified by the Project

The project will require procumbent of private land for the tower footing. The project will have also

impact on tress and crops. No structures will be affected during the construction period as well.

C. Socioeconomic Information

The socio-economic profile is 71 HHs comprising 333 people will be affected by the project with average

HH size 4.7. The overall male female ratio of the project area is 100:112.98 (the national ratio is

100:99.68) which implies that the project area is different from the corresponding national condition with

a higher female population.

There are no indigenous people’s settlements in the affected area of the project. Therefore, no permanent or temporary and direct or indirect impacts on indigenous people’s communities are anticipated.

The survey find that primary and secondary level enrolment is high in the project area. It also indicates

that higher education rate is high among female population. Among 333 people 103 are educated in

primary level which is highest number in this area for educational attainment.


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Agricultural is the primary occupation in the project area. Women are usually doing unpaid household

work for their family. Study finds that 19.8% were involve with agriculture and 0.3% services as highest

and lowest level of income.

Electricity is the main source of lighting for 100% grid connected households Firewood is the main

source of energy used by most of the households (41%) for cooking and boiling purposes followed by

8.6% using liquefied petroleum gas, particularly by people living closer to urban areas. Kerosene is

used by 11.0%.

The major source of drinking water is tube-well where about 68% population use tube-wells water.

About 38% and 15% of households use non-water-sealed and water sealed sanitary latrine facility,

respectively rest use non-sanitary latrine.

No major chronic illnesses are reported from the subproject affected areas. However, incidence of water

borne diseases and skin ailments were frequently reported during consultations.

D. Information Disclosure, Consultation and Participation

A total of 07 consultation meetings were held during updated of the RP. Consultations were held with

the different stakeholders such as local leaders, farmers, businessman, service holder, housewives,

day laborers, etc. In the consultation meetings, discussions held on the project description, the scope

of the project, social safeguard issues, probable impacts and mitigation measures about the project,

Gender-Based Violence risks of the project etc. Professionals of EQMS participated in the consultation

meeting and responded to the questions of the participants. By the consultation meetings, the identified

positive and negative impacts are pointed out below.

• Electricity service would enhance

• Different local business would emerge

• Local employment would increase

• Irrigation system would develop by supplying uninterrupted electricity.

• Economic activities would be much better

• Income and livelihood opportunities would increase due to project intervention.

• The standard of living will be developed.

• Cultivation will not be possible with a tractor under electric towers.

• Land under the transmission line will be less valuable

• Construction of multi-storied building under the transmission lines will be restricted

E. Grievance Redress Mechanism

Through public consultations, PAPs were informed about their right to lodge and resolve any

grievance/complaints they may have regarding social & resettlement issues. Gender-Based Violence

(GBV) related risks were also discussed in the consultation meetings.

The RP implementing agency will assist the Project Director in identifying service provider organizations

in the project area. The GRM will record all GBV related complaints and pass them on to the service

provider. The GRM will document whether the complaint is project induced or not. If the complaint is

related to the project the GRM will track the complaint and keep updates through monthly progress

reports. If not, the GRM will not track the complaint.

Grievances will be settled with full representation in GRCs constituted by the representatives from the

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call upon the support of the IA to assist them in presenting their grievances to the GRCs. The GRCs

will review grievances involving compensation and resettlement assistances, livelihood restoration.

Grievances will be redressed within four weeks from the date of lodging the complaints.

Table: Hierarchy of GRMs

Level Members at Different Levels & Time Frame

Field Level • Project officers appointed by PGCB (Time frame is two weeks)

Local Community Level

• Executive engineer of the project;

• Contractor or his representative;

• A male and a female member of the concerned Union;

• A representative of the aggrieved party (the representative should be a female if

the aggrieved party is a female). (Time frame is two weeks)

PMU Level

• Project Director of the relevant subproject;

• Resettlement Specialist of the environmental and social unit;

• Team Leader of the contractor;

• The one responsible for land acquisition;

• A representative of the aggrieved party;

• A representative of the civil society. (Time frame is one month)

F. Policy and Legal Framework

The government does not have a national policy on involuntary resettlement. The law of eminent domain

is applied for the acquisition of land for infrastructure projects of public interest. The legal and policy

framework for land acquisition and involuntary resettlement for the project will be based on: (i) the

recently enacted Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Act (ARIPA) 2017 (ii) the Electricity

Act of 2018; and (iv) ADB's Safeguards Policy Statement (SPS), 2009, which applies to all ADB financed

and/or administered projects, regardless of the country of where the project is located or the financing

modality (i.e., loan, a grant, or other means).

G. Entitlements, Assistance and Benefits

This section presents an entitlement matrix that provides for compensation and other R&R assistance

for different losses of the affected persons depending on the type and scope of the losses, its impact,

and status of ownership to the affected assets and the social and economic vulnerability of the affected

persons. The land procured for the project as well as the land, trees, and crops that would be affected

by impacts imposed on land use during the construction of the transmission towers and lines will be

compensated. Furthermore, the landowners will be allowed to continue to use the land falling within the

ROW of the transmission lines and under the transmission towers (except for planting of tall trees) after

the completion of construction work. In addition, since there are no land acquisitions for transmission

lines, people can still retain their ownership to the land, and use it for residential and cultivation purposes

provided the vertical clearance requirement is maintained.


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Table: Types of Losses and the Corresponding Entitlements in accordance with the policies

and legal framework of the government and ADB safeguard policies

Type of Loss Entitlements

Agricultural, fallow land, pond land,

and commercial land used for tower

footing

• Cash Compensation

Trees within the ROW of the

transmission lines

• Cash compensation at replacement cost and R & R

assistance

Any crops within the tower foundation

area and service area of the tower

footing

• Considering the assessed rate of DAE of a given

variety of crop, average seasonal production of the

cultivated land and the number of seasons lost to the

farmer

• Assistance for restoration of the land to its previous

state or better level.

Crops within the ROW of the

transmission lines

• Cash compensation recommended by PAVC based on

assessed rate of DAE for given variety of crop,

average seasonal production of the cultivated land and

the number of seasons lost to the farmer.

• Assistance for restoration of the land to its previous

state or better level

Vulnerable allowances • R&R assistance

Livelihood restoration allowances • R&R assistance

Unforeseen adverse impacts on

properties and livelihoods during

project construction

• Cash compensation at replacement cost

Unforeseen other impacts • Will be assessed and determined based on safeguards

principles and incorporated into the entitlement matrix

H. Income Restoration

The project will not cause permanent physical displacements and relocation of affected people.

Landowners will receive compensation from the project for the acquired land at replacement cost

together with additional compensation for affected standing trees, crops and fish stocks. Meanwhile,

leaseholders and sharecroppers will receive cash compensation for the loss of their crops and incomes.

Livelihood restoration grants will be provided to the significantly affected households to help them

restoring their livelihoods and incomes. Additional cash grants will also be provided to vulnerable

households to cope with their income losses during a transitional period and until their livelihoods are

reestablished. The project encourages the landowners to invest their compensation money diligently,

and for productive purposes such as buying alternate land for cultivations or initiating alternate

livelihoods so that they would not be impoverished by the loss of their land or face food insecurities in

their households. Project will also extend assistance to leaseholders and sharecroppers to find alternate

land for cultivations. The construction work of the transmission lines will temporarily affect the crops

cultivated within the clearing RoW as well as trees grown therein. It is estimated that 71 households

would be affected. Project will pay compensation for the affected crops for the duration of the

construction period and the trees that are to be removed from the RoW. Project will encourage APs to

use part of their compensation for re-planting the trees and will facilitate linkages with support agencies

that can assist the APs in replanting programs. Project will also reach agreements with construction

contractors to offer employment in construction work, specifically for households affected by the project.


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I. Budget and Financing Plan

The cost for the resettlement plan for this project has been estimated at the mouza rate for the land for

tower footing, DOF rate for trees, and DAE rate for the losses of standing crops. A total of BDT

59,558,673 is estimated for the project as the resettlement cost of land, crops, tress and unforeseen

other impacts.

J. Institutional Arrangement

PGCB will be the executing agency of the overall project. The executing agency will establish a Project

Management Unit (PMU) for the overall implementation and coordination of the project related activities.

The PMU with its Project Director (PD) appointed to be in-charge of different components of the Project

will be responsible for overall project planning and implementation, including procurement, accounting,

quality assurance, social and environmental issues, coordination with concerned agencies, supervising,

monitoring, and auditing. It is also the responsibility of PMU to report to ADB on the implementation of

the resettlement plan on a semiannual basis during construction and on annual basis during operation.

The PD will be assisted by two Deputy Project Directors (DPDs). PGCB has an environmental and

social unit (ESU) at its headquarters composed of a manager and two engineers with resettlement

experience.

K. Monitoring and Reporting

PGCB will have the overall responsibility for monitoring the project processes, outputs, outcomes and

impacts in periodic intervals. The project will be monitored both internally and externally as required by

ADB’s SPS 2009 for projects classified for A category. The executing agency will establish the necessary institutional arrangements required for monitoring of the implementation of the resettlement

plan. The project director who will be responsible for the overall project management and coordination

will appoint competent staff to carry out the internal monitoring activities. Semiannual reports will be

submitted to ADB and disclosed on the ADB website.

An External Monitoring Agency (EMA), independent of the project, with prior experience in resettlement

and rehabilitation of development induced displacement has been engaged to carry out external M&E

and for reporting on the implementation of the RP. The EMA will carry out quarterly, annual, mid-term

and final evaluation and recommend necessary changes to the PMU. The scope of external monitoring

will cover compliance monitoring and social impact evaluation of RP implementation.

L. Implementation Schedule

A time bound implementation schedule for the RP has been prepared and it is synchronized with project

construction schedule. The RP implementation is expected to be completed within 36 Months. The

overall schedule of implementation is based on the principle that resettlement benefits are paid to

project affected households before they are displaced and civil engineering works takes off.


EQMS Consulting Limited 1 PGCB.

1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1.1 Background

1. This draft resettlement plan is prepared for the proposed Dhaka and Western Zone

Transmission Grid Expansion Project (DWZTGEP, hereafter 'the project') which focuses on expanding

the transmission system to deliver electricity to load centers in Dhaka and western Bangladesh. This

draft resettlement plan is developed based on several assumptions and preliminary engineering

designs. The detailed and final engineering designs are yet to be completed. RAP implementing NGO

(EQMS, hereafter “INGO”) will conduct a full census of all affected persons and prepare a corresponding

inventory of losses based on final designs.

2. To sustain the country's economic momentum, the government has prepared the Power

System Master Plan 2016 to increase power generation capacity, as well as improve and extend the

power transmission and distribution network, with the aim of achieving universal access to electricity by

2021. Further, Bangladesh's Seventh Five Year Plan envisages an integrated development strategy for

the Greater Dhaka area and west zone encompassing Dhaka, Khulna, and Barishal. The government

has a national target of electricity for all achieved by 2021 from 91% in 2018. Per capita electricity

consumption is expected to increase from 336 kWh in 2018 to 514 kWh by 2020

3. PGCB, a state-owned enterprise, is the sole company responsible for power transmission in

the country. Development of transmission and distribution system in line with generation capacity

additions have been identified as a key element of the power sector strategy in the Seventh Five-Year

Plan, FY2016 - FY2020. Transmission system expansions are required to cater the increasing demand

in existing and new load centers. PGCB is the executing agency (EA) of the project. The project will be

funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with a regular loan of $300 million, a loan of $200 million

by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and a $750,000 grant provided by People's Republic

of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund (PRC Fund) which is administered by ADB.

The balance will be financed by the government and PGCB. ADB and AIIB will finance the transmission

system in Greater Dhaka and western region, and the installation of the ERP system. PRC Fund will

support a pilot drone inspection center within the operation and maintenance department of PGCB with

some gender equality element. The project implementation period is 4 years and 9 months starting from

October 2019.

1.2 Project Location

4. The project area comprises five (5) administrative divisions and 20 districts as depicted in below

Figure 1-1 Khulna and Barishal Divisions, and the Faridpur, Madaripur and Gopalganj Districts of

Dhaka Division, all located south of Padma River, can be grouped as Southwest Bangladesh, while

Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions bordered by Padma and Jamuna Rivers can be grouped as Northwest

Bangladesh. Merger of Southwest and Northwest Bangladesh forms the Western Zone.



Figure 1-1 Districts Covered by the Project

5. The project will support the electricity distribution network of Dhaka Electricity Supply Company

Limited (DESCO), one of the agencies responsible for electricity distribution in Dhaka and Narayongonj

districts. Electricity demand in DESCO distribution area is expected to grow up to 2,600 MW and 5,100

MW by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The project will also address severe low voltage problem in the

Western districts of Northwest Bangladesh such as Naogaon, Dinajpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat,

which are also the major grain cultivation zones having high electricity demand for irrigation purposes.

Electricity demand in Western Bangladesh is expected to grow up to 3,500 MW and 5,400 MW by 2025

and 2030 respectively. Below Figure 1-2 shows the transmission line of Gopalganj to Shibchar sub-

project.



Figure 1-2 Guplaganj to Shibchar Transmission Line

1.3 Project Components

6. The project consists of three main components as described below.

Component 1 –Transmission System Development in Greater Dhaka includes: i) construction of 400

kV, 230 kV and 132 kV transmission lines with respective cumulative line lengths of 22 km, 9 km, and

9 km; and ii) construction of 400/230 kV and 230/132 kV substations with respective cumulative

capacities of 3,750 MVA and 700 MVA. As shown in Figure 1-3, except for Kaliganj (Gazipur) substation

and related transmission lines, all other subprojects are located within the boundaries of DESCO service

area, which falls inside the densest district of the country. Given this situation, finding suitable corridors

for construction of overhead transmission lines is difficult. As such, the proposed 230 kV and 132 kV

transmission lines of Component 1 will be underground cables except in narrow river crossing areas.



Figure 1-3 Subprojects under Component 1

Component 2 – Transmission System Development in Western Zone comprises: i) construction of 230

kV and 132 kV transmission lines with their respective cumulative lengths of 135 km and 233 km; ii)

construction of 230/132 kV, 230/33 kV and 132/33 kV substations with their respective cumulative

capacities of 750 MVA, 240 MVA and 2,080 MVA, and iv) construction of twenty 132 kV bay extensions

at 9 existing substations.

Component 3 – Institutional Capacity Development of PGCB includes: (i) implementation of Enterprise

Resource Planning (ERP) system, and (ii) establishment of a Drone Inspection Center within the

operation and maintenance department of PGCB with some gender equality elements.

1.4 Sub-project Descriptions

7. Gopalganj-Shibchar Transmission line located in the south-western region of Bangladesh and

crossed two districts namely Gopalganj and Madaripur. The transmission line started at Moksudpur of

Gopalganj district and ended at Shibchar of Madaripur districts. Total length of this 230 kV transmission

line is 25.1km. The Gopalganj-Shibchar transmission line have a total of 64 transmission towers

including 21 Angle Towers, rest of the towers are suspension towers. It is to be mentioned here that, till

to date PGCB approved all 53 towers for constructions. However, the updated resettlement plan is

presented social impacts and mitigation measure of 64 towers required for 230 kV Goplaganj to

Shibchar transmission line.

1.5 Objective of the RP

8. This RP is an updated version of the previously approved resettlement plan. The RP for

Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project is based on the preliminary engineering design prepared during project

preparation.

9. This RP applies to full or part, permanent or temporary physical displacement (relocation, loss

of agricultural and residential land, or loss of shelter) and economic displacement (loss of land, assets,

access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) resulting from dislocation of any



shops/businesses due to any project. In the establishment of the proposed water transmission line, a

resettlement plan is prepared. The RP presents:

▪ Types and extents of losses including agricultural land and sources of income and livelihood.

▪ Socio-economic conditions of APs of project area.

▪ Principles and legal framework applicable for mitigating losses.

▪ The Entitlement Matrix.

▪ Outcome of Community Consultation and Focus Group Discussion.

▪ Livelihood and Income Restoration Program.

▪ Schedule of RP implementation.

▪ RP implementing budget.

▪ Monitoring and Evaluation.

1.6 Measures to Minimize Impact

10. To reduce impact on livelihood due to physical displacement from land, extensive and elaborate

consultation were held with APs to understand their views and expectations. The following key efforts

were undertaken:

▪ Extensive consultations were conducted with the affected population and their views incorporated in the RP.

▪ Provisions for cash compensation of acquired land, affected structures, trees and other assets at current market price.

▪ The LIRP will be carried out to assist the APs to develop new activities and to explore better income sources.

1.7 Methodology for Up-dating and Preparation of RP

11. Series of discussions were conducted with the affected persons, Resettlement Specialist,

Project Director of DWZTGEP and relevant stakeholders for preparation of the RP.

12. A Census and SES conducted through questionnaire and checklist for collecting data from the

project (Gopalganj-Shibchar) for preparing the RP. All instruments, study tools were developed in

Bengali and pre-tested for finalizing and submitted to PMU for approval.

13. All the field staff was trained for one day for creating a responsive environment with APs,

maintaining confidentiality, communication skill and how to present the tools/instruments and recording

their responses. The field enumerators were assigned in pairs in different location of the project area

pockets for data collection purpose.

14. Survey was conducted for all affected households during February 2022, and data entry and

analysis were completed in March 2022.

15. It may be mentioned that, during February 2022, ten (10) FGDs were conducted with the

affected populations and primary stakeholders of the project area. The discussions were held on

relevant matters, like potential project impacts and mitigation measures, income/business restoration,

income generating alternatives, farmers, gender issues etc. The Socio-Economic Survey was done in

conjunction with stakeholder consultations and FGDs. The survey questionnaire is attached as Annex

01.



16. The objectives of the socio-economic survey were to identify the AHs, establish a detailed

inventory of losses that would occur by type and quantity due to the construction of Transmission Tower,

develop socio-economic profiles of the affected households (AHs).

1.8 Eligibility Cut-of Date

17. The cut-off date refers to the date, after which eligibility for compensation or resettlement

assistance will not be considered. As per SPS-2009 of the ADB, Starting date of carrying out the

census/inventory of losses (IoL) is considered as the Cut-of Date for eligibility for receiving

compensation. The location of the tower of this transmission line has been video filmed to document

the actual inventory to be affected by the Project. This has been done to prevail over fraudulent claims

for compensation from the project. The cut-off date for this project is 14th February 2022.



2 SCOPE OF LAND REQUIREMENT FOR THE SUB-PROJECT AND RESETTLEMENT

2.1 Introduction

18. The component-2 of the Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project

(DWZTGEP), includes expansion of transmission system in the western zone of Bangladesh. The 230

kV capacity transmission line between Gopalganj-Shibchar is one of the major sub-projects. Total length

of the Gopalganj-Shibchar transmission line is 25 km, and a total of 58 tower will be constructed,

however, PGCB approved 53 towers for construction. Constrcutuion approval of the remaining (5)

towers is under process. For constructing transmission tower and installing transmission line, the sub-

project requires land. There are no provisions in the Electricity Act-18 for procuring required land to

establish RoW for transmission lines. However, founding tower footings can cause permanent loss of

land, and clearing RoW for transmission stringing can cause temporary damage to the land during

construction period, loss of standing crops and trees. Clearing width of the RoW to pave the way for

constructing transmission lines lead to permanent economic displacement due to removal of trees, and

temporary restriction on agricultural activities on land.

19. The PGCB appointed and engaged EQMS Consulting Limited as consultant for conducting

social value assessment surveys, preparation, upgradation, and implementation of Resettlement Action

Plans (RAPs) and environmental and social safeguard supervision and monitoring for the proposed grid

substations and transmission lines under DWZTGEP.

20. EQMS Consulting Limited conducted social survey, identified landowners of tower foundation,

assessed project impact, assessed loss of land, structures, trees, loss of income, and assessed value

of lost assets in February 2022. Scope of land requirement and resettlement impact based on social

assessment is presented hereunder categorically.

2.2 Transmission Towers

21. The location of Goplaganj to Shibchar 230 kV transmission line spans from Muksodpur upazila

of Gopalganj district to Shibchar Upazila where Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district and Rajoir Upazila

of Madaripur will also touched by the transmission line. The number of transmission towers required for

Goplaganj to Shibchar transmission lines through 58, which include 17 angle/terminal towers and 43

suspension towers. Though, PGCB approved 53 towers for construction as of today. The line span

(tower to tower distance) is 370 m approximate for 230 kV lines. The ratio between angle/tension towers

and suspension towers is 35:65. This RP is prepared based on the entire number of towers. The number

of towers required and approved for Guplaganj to Shibchar transmission lines are shown in Error!

Reference source not found. below.

Table 2-1 Number and Type of Transmission Towers

Name of the

Lines

Estimated No. of Towers Approved No. of Towers

Angel + Terminal Suspension Angel + Terminal Suspension

Guplaganj to

Shibchar 230 (kV)

17 43 12 41

Source: Estimates based on PGCB’s information



2.3 Impact on Land

22. The Gopalganj-Shibchar sub project requires land for constructing and installing transmission

tower and stringing conductor. The length of 230 kV capacity Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project is 25.1

km and will be connected through 58 towers of both angle and suspension category. As of today, PGCB

has approved 53 towers for construction. Erection of towers, service area during towers erection and

temporary clearing ROW width for stringing required land. Land requirement for the sub-project is

presented specifically in following sub-section.

2.3.1 Land Requirement for Tower Foundation

23. Under the Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project, a total of 58 towers will be erected at different

locations. Among 58 towers, 17 is angle towers, and the rest are suspension towers. It has been stated

that, PGCB approved 53 towers for construction as of today. A RP has been prepared for DWZTGEP

project. Based on available data provided in the RP, each tower required approximate 0.012506003

acres (50.61 m2), and the four tower footings of the tower combinedly required only 0.000138379 acres

(0.56 m2) of land within the Tower foundation base area. Erection of Towers have permanent impact on

land selected for the tower, and it is the common evidence in Bangladesh that the peoples will be

allowed to cultivate underneath the Towers base area. Land requirement for the Tower foundations and

four tower footigs combinedly is presented in the below Table 2-2. The ownership of affected land

belongs to private and applicable compensation will be provided as per entitlement matrix of the RP.

The Gopalganj-Shibchar subproject crosses 2 upazila of Madaripur district and 1 upazila of Gopalganj

district and 1 upazila of Faridpur district. Upazila-wise number of towers and impact on land for

proposed towers is presented in the below Table 2-2:

Table 2-2: Land Requirement for Tower Foundation and four tower footings

Name of District Name of Upa-Zila No. of Towers

Impact on Land for Foundation Base (acres)

Land lost Permanently for Tower Footings (acres)

Gopalganj Moksodpur 3 0.04 0.0004

Faridpur Bhanga 12 0.15 0.0017

Madaripur

Shibchar 26 0.21 0.0024

Rajoir 17 0.33 0.0036

Total 58 0.73 0.0081

2.3.2 Land Requirement of Service Area for Tower Construction

24. For the interim period during construction of Transmission Towers, the project requires

additional land to be used as service area. The Towers installation contractor will use the land for

keeping construction materials and equipment and temporary worker’s shade. The electricity Act-2018

has no provision for land acquisition, and the tower-specific additional land for service area will be

procured for comparatively short period of time. As there is no permanent impact on land, the project

anticipated loss of crops and trees standing on the land and livelihood impact. After completion the

construction of the Tower, the landowner will retain the land for agricultural uses. However, the project

authority ensured compensation for lost crops and trees standing on the land. As discussed with the



ESU, each Angle Tower requires 0.25 acre (1011.62 m2) of land for service area, while each

Suspension Tower requires 0.15 acre (606.98 m2). Summary of temporary requirement of additional

land for the Gopalganj-Shibchar 230 kv sub-project is presented in the below Table 2-3

Table 2-3 Upazila wise Land Requirement of Service Area for Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project

Name of

district

Name of

Upazila No. of Towers

Amount of Land

required (Acre)

Total No. of

Towers and

Land (Acre)

Angle Suspension Angle Suspension Towers Land

Gopalganj Moksodpur 1 2 0.25 0.30 3 0.55

Faridpur Bhanga 3 9 0.75 1.35 12 2.10

Madaripur Rajoir 5 12 1.25 1.80 17 3.05

Shibchar 8 18 2.00 2.70 26 4.70

Total 17 41 4.25 6.15 58 10.4

2.4 Impact on Crops

2.4.1 Impact on Crops within Tower Foundation and Service area

25. Construction of Transmission Towers, the project requires additional land to be used as service

area. The Towers installation contractor will use the land for keeping construction materials and

equipment and temporary worker’s shade. The electricity Act-2018 has no provision for land acquisition

and the tower-specific additional land for service area will be procured for comparatively short period.

As there is no permanent impact on land, the project anticipated loss of crops on the land and livelihood

impact. After completing the construction of the Tower, the landowner will retain the land for agricultural

uses. However, the project authority ensured compensation for lost crops standing on the land. As

discussed with the ESU, each Angle Tower requires 0.25 acre (1011.62 m2) of land for service area,

while each Suspension Tower requires 0.15 acre (606.98 m2). Impact of tower foundation will directly

affect the populations living within the service area.

However, economic loses are anticipated due to the removal of crops during construction period. While

updating RP for the Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project, EQMS assessed loss of crops grown within the

said service area and estimated crops value. All lands within service area are agricultural land and

cultivated 2-3 times in a year. There are two distinct cropping seasons: Rabi (mid-November to mid-

March) and Kharif (mid-March to mid-November). The Kharif season is further sub-divided into two

parts namely Kharif-I (mid-March to mid-July) and Kharif-II (mid-July to mid-November). In Rabi season

which is extended from November to March are mainly produce crops like potato, lentil, cumin, wheat,

nut, onion, garlic etc. With some winter vegetable. In kharif-I, which is extended from march to July is

mainly grows Paddy and kharif-II which is extended from July to November is known for growing jute

and Paddy within these areas. However, compensation for lost crops will be provided for single year

produce to facilitate the civil construction works. Average distance from one tower to next tower is 380m,

and total land has been calculated that comes under service area and tower foundation is 11.03 acres.

Summary of approved tower-specific temporary requirement of additional land for the Gopalganj-

Shibchar 230 kv sub-project is presented in the below



Name of

district

Name of

Upazila

Amount of Land

required (Acre)

Total

land

required

for

service

area

(acre)

Average Crops Produce (In kg)

season wise1

Kharip-

I

(March-

July)

Kharip-II

(July-

November)

Rabi

(November-

March) Angle Suspension

Gopalganj Moksodpur 0.26 0.32 0.58 870 1450 1972

Faridpur Bhanga 0.78 1.45 2.24 3360 5600 7616

Madaripur

Rajoir 1.31 1.95 3.25 4875 8125 11050

Shibchar 2.08 2.93 4.96 7440 12400 16864

Total 4.43 6.65 11.03 16545 27575 37502

2.5 Impact on Crops within Clearing Width for Transmission Lines

26. Impacts of transmission lines causing from installation of transmission towers and stringing

conductors will directly affect the populations living within the clearing width of the 20 m corridor of the

230 kV Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project. Installation of overhead stringing conductor will have direct

and temporary impacts on the crops grown within the clearing width of the 40 m corridor due to its

clearing ROW to facilitate the transportation of construction material and the movement of machinery.

Except for permanent loss of land for tower foundations, transmission towers will not have adverse

impacts on the agricultural activities and the livelihoods of people. However, economic loses are

anticipated due to the removal of crops during construction period. While updating RP for the Gopalganj-

Shibchar sub-project, EQMS assessed loss of crops grown within 40 m corridor of the ROW and

estimated crops value. All lands within the ROW width are agricultural land and cultivated 2-3 times in

a year. There are two distinct cropping seasons: Rabi (mid-November to mid-March) and Kharif (mid-

March to mid-November). The Kharif season is further sub-divided into two parts namely Kharif-I (mid-

March to mid-July) and Kharif-II (mid-July to mid-November). In Rabi season which is extended from

November to March are mainly produce crops like potato, lentil, cumin, wheat, nut, onion, garlic etc.

with some winter vegetable. In kharif-I, which is extended from march to July is mainly grows Peddy

and kharif-II which is extended from July to November is known for growing jute and Peddy within these

areas. However, compensation for lost crops will be provided for single cropping season which is

Rabi/dry season to facilitate the civil construction works. Average distance from one tower to next tower

is 380m, and total land has been calculated within the 40m width ROW. Total 248.1746 acre

(1004234.697m2) came within ROW of which 15.5354 acre (62863.6936m2) in Gopalganj district, while

45.5634 acre (184371.4803m2) belongs to Faridpur district and 187.0758 acre (756999.5527m2)

belongs to Madaripur district., crops loss in the Rabi season has been consider for compensate to

facilitate the work of ROW clearence. Value for crops is assessed according to the methods of

Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE). District-wise number of towers, amount of land, average

agricultural production and value of standing crops is presented in the below Table 2-4.

1 Volume of crops production derived from the DAE’s projection of crops production/hectare



Table 2-4 District wise land required for ROW and Estimated Damaged Crops

Name of District Total Length of

TL No.of Towers

Amount of Land

(acre) with ROW

Average Crops Produce in a

Single season (In kg)

Gopalganj 1.6 3 15.5354 21,420

Faridpur 4.6 12 45.5634 62,560

Madaripur 18.9 43 187.0758 257,380

Total 25.1 58 248.1746 341,360

2.6 Impact on Built Structures

27. During census and preparation of individual Inventory of Loses (IoL), no built structures of both

primary or secondary category were identified on the land selected for tower foundation, service area

and clearing width of ROW for installing transmission line of 230 kV Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project.

As there are no structures, which means that the Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project does not have

physical displacement due to the project intervention.

2.7 Impact on Trees

28. Given technical specification of the construction of towers and transmission lines, a significant

number of standing trees of different varieties and size have been affected and must be removed to

pave the way of the tower foundation and transmission lines. Clearing width of RoW defined 20 m on

either side from the center line of the route. All trees and scrubs within the 40 m RoW of transmission

line route should be cut down and remove for clearing the ROW. Appropriate mitigation measures have

been adopted and identified owner of tress will be compensated. Trees standing on the land of tower

location, and withing the ROW of transmission lines of the 230 kv Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project has

been enumerated during sub-project specific RP updating. The total number of trees to be removed is

estimated at 2979 which include 890 fruit-bearing trees (29.88%), 1904 timber trees (63.91%), and 185

medicinal plants (6.21%), 1010 sapling from different vareities. During the survey, it was found that

most of the timber trees are mehgini, raintree, korai and akasi (local name), fruit bearing trees have

many species mostly mango, jackfruit, palm, dates, peach. Medicinal trees found mostly as neem, sishu

though the quantity is few. Trees on tower location and within the ROW of transmission line of 230kv

Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project is presented in the below Table 2-5:

Table 2-5: Trees Affected by the Gopalganj-Shibchar230 kv Sub-project

Location Fruit Trees Timber Trees Medicinal Plant

Total Trees (> 10 m

height)

(5-10 m

height)

(> 10 m

height)

(5-10 m

height)

(> 10 m

height)

(5-10 m

height)

Tower Foundation 10 14 5 20 5 15 69

ROW Transmission Line 155 710 429 1450 126 40 2910

Total 165 725 434 1470 131 55 2979

29. Additionally, during the field visit and the survey, it was observed that, some bamboo yard will

be affected at different points of Gopalganj-Shibchar transmission line. Different size of baboo must be



cleared in the the tower foundation and ROW as it is considered the fastest growing species. Number

of bamboo of different size on within the RoW of transmission line of 230kv Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-

project is presented in the following Table 2-6

Table 2-6: Number of Affected Bamboos

Location Bamboo

Total (> 10 m height) (5-10 m height)

ROW Transmission Line 859 2535 3394

Total 859 2535 3394

2.8 Measure Adopted to Mitigate Impacts

30. The project will use private land for a short period of time to construct towers in the chosen

location. The project has ensured avoiding and minimizing any adverse socio-economic impact on the

community by adopting a mitigation policy. Since no residential structures will be affected by the project,

there will be no displacements. The project will ensure that compensation for assets lost in the process

is paid according to current market price and other measures will be taken to ensure that the

socioeconomic conditions of the affected population do not deteriorate from the present status.

31. There will be no major impact on livelihood as no land acquisition is required or no primary and

secondary structures will be affected. There will be no major impact on income as project will pay

compensation for the crops for the entire season according to the market price.

2.9 Summary of Impacts

The table beneath shows the summary impact by the project on the people and local community due

to construction of transmission towers and establishments of lines. The details of summery impact have

been illustrated previously by sector.



3 SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE

3.1 Introduction

32. The socio-economic profile of the affected HHs is presented following demographic profile of

the HHs. A total of 71 HHs comprising 333 people will be affected by the project with average HH size

4.7 which is higher than the national average (4.3) according to BBS (2011). Below Table 3-1 shows

the general profile of the affected people.

Table 3-1 General Profile of Affected Population

Number of total affected households 71

Number of total populations 333

Average HH size 4.7

Source: EQMS census and IOL survey, February 2022

3.2 Demographic Profile of Affected HHs

33. Demographic profile of the affected community has been analyzed as part of socioeconomic

profile of the project area. This comprises of gender profile and age-sex distribution of the PAPs. All

surveyed HH’s are found male headed HHs against 88% male headed HHs in national level (BBS,

2011)2. However, the general scenario in Bangladesh is similar as most of the HHs are headed by

male.

3.3 Sex Profile of Affected Populations

34. Sex profile of the affected HHs is shown in Figure 3-1. From the sex profile, we can find out

that the percentage of male populations is higher than the females in the project area. The overall male

female ratio of the project area is 100:112.98 (the national ratio is 100:99.68) which implies that the

project area is different from the corresponding national condition with a higher female population.

2 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2011, Socio-Economic and Demographic Report, National Series, Volume - 4



Figure 3-1 Sex Profile of the affected population


3.4 Marital Status

35. Marital status of the people from surveyed households are distributed by married, unmarried

and widow as the survey did not find any separated person during the survey. Among 333 people a

total 195 people were found married, 122 people unmarried and 16 widow. Figure 3-2 shows the

distribution of marital status among surveyed people from the affected households.

Figure 3-2 Marital Status of the PAPs


58.6

3.2

Male Female

Married 58%

Unmarried37%

Widow5%

Marital Status

Married Unmarried Widow



3.5 Age and Sex Distribution of Affected Population

36. Figure 3-3 to the below presents age distribution of the affected HHs. The survey findings

indicate that population percentage increases respectively from the age group of 18-30 years.

According to the age group distribution, the most prominent one is 18-45 years, which comprises of 172

of the total population. The numbers of affected persons steadily decrease at age limit 60+ years. The

steady decline in the number of populations after this age limit can be considered significant for low life

expectancy in the region. It is almost like the national scenario.

Figure 3-3 Age- Distribution of PAPs in the project area


3.6 Level of Education of PAPs

37. Education level of the affected population is presented in the below Table 3-2. The table

demonstrates that primary and secondary level enrolment is high in the area. It also indicates that higher

education rate is high among male population. Furthermore, illiteracy is high among male population.

HH members whose age is 5 years and above are counted in this analysis.

Table 3-2 Level of Education of PAPs

Education Male No % Female No % Total

Primary 49 47.6 54 52.4 103

SSC 66 70.2 28 29.8 94

HSC 23 79.3 6 20.7 29

Graduate 16 66.7 11 33.3 27

Postgraduate 3 59.3 4 40.7 7

Religious 2 42.9 1 57.1 3

18

55

94

78

52

36

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 to 5 6 to 17 18 to 30 31 to 45 46 to 60 60+

Population by age group

Population



Children 9 42.9 2 57.1 1

Uneducated 21 42.9 28 57.1 49

Total 189 56.8 144 43.2 333


3.7 Primary Occupation of PAHs

38. According to the census of the affected households 19.8% HHs primary occupation is

agriculture. There will not be any impact on their income as compensation will be paid for the entire

season and after one season; affected HHs will be able to use land as usual. Based on the income

level, their socio-economic condition is better than rest of the population in that region. In addition to

Agriculture, the other significant occupations are business, remittance, service, etc. Below Table 3-3

Occupation of PAH shows the details about the occupation of the PAH.

Table 3-3 Occupation of PAH

Employment Number Percentage

Agriculture 66 19.8

Business 14 4.2

Service 1 0.3

Driver 5 1.5

Mason 18 5.4

Remittance 15 4.5

Student 78 23.4

Elderly 18 26.1

Unemployed 31 5.4

Housewife 87 9.3

Total 333 100.00


3.8 Religion of PAHs

39. The religious background of the affected HHs is entire population from survey were found as

Muslim. No Hindu or other religious groups were found during the survey of affected household.

Therefore, there is no opportunity for religious discrimination among the people through this project.

3.9 Income of Affected HH

40. Income range as per the employment status from survey data conducted by EQMS is presented

in the Figure 3-4, where it is seen that majority of the people found with zero income and most of the

people belongs to 0-10 thousand income range and 11-20 thousand income range.



Figure 3-4 Monthly Income of the AHHs


3.10 Energy Use of PAHs

41. Electricity is the main source of lighting for 100% grid connected households. Survey found that

100% households are under electricity coverage, no other source of lighting rather than the rural

electricity were found during the survey.

42. Households in the project affected areas experience frequent load shedding which deprives

them regular supply of electricity throughout the day. Daily power shedding is extensive and continues

for several hours both daytime and night. Load shedding adversely affect the farmers in irrigating their

cultivation fields and providing a regular supply of water, children’s studies at nighttime, and women in watching television programs during their leisure time. Sleep at night after a day’s hard work is difficult as they cannot operate fans particularly during warm seasons. Despite irregular and limited power

supply, households lament over having to pay high electricity bills.

3.11 Fuel Source of PAHs

43. Firewood is the main source of energy used by most of the households (41%) for cooking and

boiling purposes followed by 8.6% using liquefied petroleum gas, particularly by people living closer to

urban areas. Kerosene is used by 11.0% which is very harmful for the health and environment caused

by indoor pollutants. Below Figure 3-5 shows the fuel source of PAHs.

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Figure 3-5 Fuel Source of PAHs


3.12 Water Source of AHs

44. Survey data shows that, most of the household consumes drinking water from tube well, supply

and deep tube well is negligible in number. Number of the households that consumes drinking water

from the sources are presented in the Figure 3-6. However, river water used in domestic animals

bathing and for the irrigation.

Figure 3-6 Source of drinking water by household number


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Tube-well Supply water Deep tube-well



3.13 Sanitation Facilities of Ahs

45. About 15% and 38% of households use water sealed and non-water-sealed sanitary latrine

facility, respectively, whereas about 18% households use non-sanitary facilities. The following Figure

3-7 shows sanitation facility of the project area.

Figure 3-7 Sanitation Facilities of AHs


3.14 Health and Services

46. No major chronic illnesses are reported from the subproject affected areas. However, incidence

of water borne diseases and skin ailments were frequently reported during consultations. People

approach multiple institutions for medical care and treatment. Despite the presence of several health

and medical service institutions, access to them from rural areas is rather remote. Distance from the

households to such institutions varies from 2 km to 10 km across the project affected areas. Medical

services at private clinics are expensive and unaffordable to many families. Government hospitals in

local areas lack enough medicine, diagnostic facilities, and staff. Patients must wait in long queues. For

serious illnesses, people must go to Dhaka for treatment. People sometimes travel more than 100 km

to get their medical tests done.

3.15 Role of Women and Gender Issues

47. Women in the project affected areas are engaged in multiple activities. Apart from their

household roles such as household cooking, cleaning, fetching water, feeding children, helping in

children’s studies, and looking after the in-laws (particularly those living in extended families), women

across the project areas also make a significant contribution to the household economy.

48. Despite strong pressures from the families to dissuade women finding employment, they take

a lead role in livestock farming and take care of the feeding of their cattle, goats, and poultry. Home

gardening is another important economic activity of women, produce of which is used for both

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household consumption and marketing. Other forms of economic activities conducted by women

include agricultural labor work, dressmaking, handicraft-making, employment in apparel industries etc.

Educated women are employed in both government and private sector jobs. Women’s earnings are mainly used for children’s education and clothing, to supplement the households’ consumption needs, and to repay the past debts. Some women would also save some money to be used in emergencies or

for their children’s future. In some communities, however, it has been reported that women must hand

over their earnings to husbands or else get prior consent of the husband to spend their earnings.

Women also participate in the activities of NGOs like BRAC and Grameen Bank to access micro-credit

which they would use to buy cattle, goats, and poultry.

49. Household level decision-making is largely vested with the husband. A few instances of joint

decision making by both men and women were reported. Women also perform a significant role in

managing household assets despite the key immovable assets like land and house are owned by men.

Physical assets such as land and jewelry received by women as part of their dowry remain in her

possession but on some occasions, they are transferred to the ownership of men as part of matrimonial

agreements. Women are discouraged from participating in social and political activities mostly by their

male counterparts. However, many women struggle to change this situation.

3.16 Indigenous Peoples

50. There are no indigenous people’s settlements in the affected area of the project. Therefore, no

permanent or temporary and direct or indirect impacts on indigenous people’s communities are anticipated. The project has taken necessary steps to avoid the indigenous people’s communities and their properties and other social and cultural activities from the areas identified for project

implementation.



4 INFORMATION DISCLOUSER, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION

4.1 Consultation

51. Consultations were carried out with groups of men and women and their community-based

organizations and members of the local government authorities (union parishad) in the project affected

areas for the purpose of disclosing information about the proposed project and its various

subcomponents and eliciting their views and concerns. The persons to be affected by land acquisitions

were also consulted during project preparation. In addition to community level consultations, interviews

were also conducted with local level politicians and administrators including the district level officers

responsible for land acquisitions. The feedback received from consultations will be used by the project

executing agency to carryout necessary revisions to the technical designs to minimize the resettlement

impacts. Furthermore, consultation outcomes were also helpful in identifying the key issues and

concerns of the local communities on the potential impacts of the project on their economic and social

assets, specifically on land and livelihoods, assessing the level of compensation anticipated by the

affected persons, and establishing appropriate safeguards measures such as grievance redress

procedures and the preparation of the entitlement matrix in the resettlement plan. Consultations with

women also led to identifying the special safeguard measures that need to be adopted to secure the

rights of women and children during project construction and operation.

4.1.1 Participation through Focus Group Discussion

52. People were participated in discussion through several focus group during the site visits and

socioeconomic survey at Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project area in the month of February 2022 as part

of the preparation of resettlement plan. Participants in the FGDs includes the affected land owners,

womens, dependents such as tenants and sharecroppers, local youth and elits, vulnerable groups, and

members of local government authorities (union paishad) and civil society organization. People from

different occupation and age group were participated in that group discussion to express their opinion

about the project. Information of the project dessiminated among the participants to obtain their views

and opinions. Women were consulted separately during the consultation and group discussion. The

FGDs were conducted in local languages.

53. Table 4-1 shown the the FGD’s locations and the number of participants..

Table 4-1 Locations and the Number of Participants at Public and Women’s Consultation

Date Area Participant details No of FGD

No of particpants Male Female

15/02/2022 Muksodpur

Land owners, Sahrecropers,

Local Elders, Community

infuletial,

1 0 6

18/02/2022 Bhanga Ward Member, Land owners,

Elders, Businessman 1 0 7

19/02/2022 Rajoir

Ward member, Land owners,

Businessman, School

teacher, Imam

1 1 15

23/02/2022 Shibchar Local leader, Elders, Land

owners, Businessman 1 1 14

Total 4 3 42



54. Discussion and response against each issue were noted during the FGD and reviewed carefully

whether any points missing. The purpose of the FGD’s is to let the participants express their opinion through participation. The key issues raised and discussed during consultations are mainly evolved

around perceived and potential impacts of the project, and issues related to land procurementand

compensation, grievance redress, project benefits, and safety related issues. Key issues were

discussed in the FGDs is summarized in below Error! Reference source not found.

Table 4-2 Summary of Issue discussed and response from FGD

Issue Discussed Response

Knowledge about projet

• Most of the participants have primary

knowledge about the project.

• Some says they don’t have clear concept

about it and they just come the light

through the groups discussion.

Any foreseen risk due to project

• Some says, if compensation for damage

property is not assessed properly it might

create displeased among owners.

• Work may delayed due to community

anger and unresolved payment for

damage.

How community people shows their views about

the project

• People mostly welcome and accept the

project for greter wellbeing.

• Some says, community engagement

should priorize before any kind of

construction started.

• More engagement with community will

help the project run smoothly.

Key challenges for implementing authority

• Proposde tower might decrease the

value of that particular land, and people

are showing their concern regarding this

issue.

• Some people might create obstacle for

construction due to land price issue if

they are not addreesd the issue properly.

• Determining crops compensation should

be fair and equal for every land owners.

Key concern from the land owners

• Most of the land owners claim for the

price of their land which will be

permanently blocked by the tower area

and the declined value of that land needs

to consider by the authority.

• People from vulnerable or single plot

holder raised concern about being

affected by the project and seeking



proper compensation for the land or any

better alnernative solutions for their loss.

• Affected trees are need to compensatate

based on marker price.

• Compensation must paid in a timely

manner with prior to the proper pricing to

that damaged crops.

• Land that are used for service area must

clear and kept as it was before. No rock,

sands or any material shouldn’t left on

the land.

Outcome of the project

• Every single participants agreed that, the

project will benefit the country’s power sector with more power supply.

• People of their community and nearby

areas will be benfitted due this project

once they started receiving electric

supply.

• Economically people will get benefited

from that project once they have

received power supply their business

and irrigation system will flowrish.

• Women will contribute more effectively

on their household activity and other

economic cycle they are already

engaged with.

• Power supply also will help the students

to be more attentive with their study.

Suggestions and Recommendations

• Participants suggested to active

participation form the community in the

project and implementing authoirity.

• During construction and tower erraction

people specilly the land owner needs to

informed and present there.

• Proper compensation for damaged crops

and trees are requested to paid timely.

• Consider the price of land that are going

to be fenced thorough the tower

permanently.

• Those who have only one piece of land

that are going to be affected needs to

pay special attention to that landowner.



• Construction team must clear all kind of

material from the land once they finish

their work.

• Notify the land owner before start

working on his land.

• Assess labor from locality if possible

while doing civil work and other non-

techinical work.

• Facilitate any grivence to its redressal

and easy access to raise grievance.

• Any public utility should not blocked by

the project during construction or any

other phase of work.

4.2 Outcome of the FGDs discussion

55. Communities anticipated that the project would contribute to overcome one of their critical

power related issues, namely load shedding and that communities will also have stable power supply

particularly during dry seasons. Communities who are frequently affected by load shedding almost daily

are adversely affected by their inability to provide a stable supply of water for their crops as they cannot

operate their water pumps. Farmer communities expected to use electricity for irrigation purposes so

that they would be able to avoid crop losses, increase productivity and generate higher incomes.

Children are unable to engage in their studies at night due to lack of electricity. Women aspired better

lighting for their households and particularly to spend their leisure time in watching television programs.

56. Communities did express concerns over the potential loss of their land, trees and crops and

the adverse consequences that such losses can have on their livelihoods and incomes. They

emphasized that the project follows adequate measures to avoid/minimize any adverse impacts on their

private properties, residential dwellings, public infrastructure, livelihoods, and personal security. If

subprojects caused any adverse impacts on individual properties, valuable tree species and

cultivations, people requested that such losses irrespective of whether they are permanent or temporary

should be compensated adequately and timely. Consultations also highlighted that compensation for

any of their losses should be paid over and above the current market rates (3-5 times) to enable them

to buy alternate land, find alternate livelihoods or to invest in other productive activities to avoid their

impoverishment. Compensation for land devaluation causing from the installation of transmission

towers and lines traversing their private properties was another concern of the participants at the

consultations.

4.3 Information Disclosure

57. During the due diligence conducted for the project, information related to preliminary

engineering designs and line routes of the project, land requirements and acquisition procedures,

potential impacts of the project, both positive and negative and direct and indirect, entitlement policies

and frameworks for compensation for the affected parties and grievance redress procedures were

shared with affected persons during consultations. The PMU and its Environmental and Social Unit

(ESU) of the executing agency will continue their communications with the affected persons and other

stakeholders and disclose information such as the dates of final surveys and census of affected



households, valuation procedures, project related impacts, specific entitlements of the affected persons,

compensation procedures, grievance redress procedures and dates of the commencement of civil

works.Brochures and posters containing relevant information will be printed in Bengali and they will be

made available/displayed at places easily accessible to affected persons and other interested parties..

4.4 Continued Consultation and Participation

58. The PMU of the executing agency directs their project directors, engineers, and ESU to engage

in continuous consultations with the affected persons to minimize/avoid adverse impacts of the project

emanating from final engineering designs. For continued consultations, the following steps are

envisaged from the ESU:

• Organize and conduct periodic meetings with affected persons and other stakeholders e.g.,

members of union parishad, upazila nirbhai officers etc. to inform them the status of final

engineering designs, land acquisition process and entitlements and payment of compensation

to affected persons.

• In coordination with, engineers engage the affected persons and other stakeholders to review

the final engineering designs, and entitlements and other benefits to affected persons.

• Liaise with the office of the Deputy Commissioner to verify the status of land acquisitions and

communicate the same information to the affected persons.

• Conduct consultations with affected persons and other stakeholders to elicit their views and

suggestions to revise and to update the resettlement plan.

• Share the final resettlement plan with the affected persons and other stakeholders.

• Hold periodic meetings with the affected persons and other stakeholders to review any

unanticipated or indirect consequences of the implementation of safeguard plans.

• Assist the affected persons to access necessary information, prepare documentation related

to land acquisitions and receive compensation and other resettlement assistance and other

project related benefits.

• Organize public meetings and appraise the communities about the progress of project

implementation and the implementation of social safeguards such as payment of

compensation and other assistance to be provided.

• A regular update of the progress of the resettlement component of the project is placed for

public display at the offices of the executing agency and its PMU.

• All monitoring reports of the resettlement components of the project are disclosed in the same

manner as that of the resettlement plan.

• Conduct information dissemination sessions at major locations and solicits the help of the

local community leaders to encourage the participation of the affected persons in resettlement

plan implementation.

• Place special attention to assist the vulnerable groups to understand the process and to help

them in getting the compensation and other assistance.



5 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

59. The impacts of the project may raise grievances and complaints on the part of affected persons.

Resolution of such grievances within the legal framework of Bangladesh largely rests with the Deputy

Commissioner who is responsible for land acquisitions. Affected parties can submit their grievances

and complaints to the Deputy Commissioner for redress. The land acquisition law also provides for the

affected parties recourse to the country's judicial system in case the Deputy Commissioner has not

resolved the issue or else the parties are dissatisfied with the decision of the Deputy Commissioner.

Meanwhile, there will be several other non-land acquisition-based grievances and complaints. The

clearance of standing trees and way-leaves within the RoW of the transmission lines can adversely

affect the livelihoods and incomes of households; civil construction works can cause destructions to

standing crops; stringing of transmission lines over private properties can lead to property devaluation

and raise people's concerns over their personal safety; and construction work of the project could also

result in various inconveniences to the general public such as access difficulties, restrictions to public

places, damages to privately owned built structures and common property resources, disturbances

causing from noise and dust, and issues related to labour influx etc.

60. However, the legal framework of the country may not address all grievances effectively

Therefore, the project will establish a project-based grievance redress mechanism (GRM) which is

easily accessible to the aggrieved parties, transparent and accountable in grievance handling and

responding while winning the confidence of the complainants. A well-established and well- functioning

GRM would be able to resolve the grievances locally and avoid lengthy court procedures.

61. The project will establish a three-tier GRM, details of which are described in the sections to

follow. The GRM will function throughout the life cycle of the project implementation and PGCB will

ensure its accessibility to affected parties, and transparency and efficiency in grievance resolution.

However, it will not deal or interfere with any matters which are already placed before the country's

courts of law. The project will provide wider publicity for the GRM established using a variety of media

such as brochures and leaflets printed in Bengali, and through community level awareness raising

programs. The roles and functions of the GRM and its different tiers, specific locations where the

different tires are established, grievance reporting procedures, time frames for grievance resolution at

each level etc. will be disseminated to the affected persons as well as the public using the above-

mentioned modes of communication. Furthermore, the project will provide orientation and training to

the members of the GRM on effective grievance handling procedures. Site level grivence box will be

set to receive grievance and the box will be hung on a place where grieving person can access easily

and drop the complain without any fear or hesitation. All expenses related to the functioning and use of

the GRM will be borne by the project. PGCB will carefully record on grievances and report on the status

of open and closed grievances in semi-annual monitoring reports submitted to ADB. Records on

grievances will be made available to the external monitor and ADB supervision missions.

62. GRM - Level 1: Level 1 of the GRM will be the project officer/s appointed by PGCB to a

subproject. The person can be a sub assistant engineer, or any other engineer appointed by PGCB to

a specific site. Also, contractors on project sites can be a window for field level grievances. In case of

grievances that are urgent and minor, aggrieved parties can easily approach PGCB's field officer and/or

contractors. Contact phone numbers, mails and names of the focal persons will be posted at all

construction sites at visible locations. Considering female complainant, a contact point of a focal female

person will be posted too. Grievance box will be set in a place where grieving person can drop his/her

appeal in a peaceful mind without any hesitation or discomfort. The field officer of PGCB and focal

person of the contractors will record the name of the complainant, the date of complaint and the nature



of the complaint. The field officer of PGCB and/or focal person of contractors will communicate with the

complainant/s to reach an amicable settlement within a period of two weeks.

63. GRM - Level 2: Level 2 of the GRM will be the Local Grievance Redress Committee (LGRC)

chaired by one of the Executive Engineers. PGCB will establish five LGRCs, one for each Division

under the project namely, Dhaka, Barishal, Khulna, Rajshai and Rangpur. 3The rest of the members

of the GRC will include (i) the project officer/assistant engineer from concerned project area; (ii) the

focal persons from the contractors; (iii) representatives of the concerned Union; (iv) representatives of

the relevant government offices such as DC; and (v) representative of the affected households.

Grievances that cannot be resolved at GRM-Level 1 or else if the affected persons were dissatisfied

with the Level 1 resolution can submit their grievances to LGRC. The meetings of the LGRC will be held

at the local office of PGCB or the union office in the area where the complaint originated. The LGRC

can convene the affected person to explain his/her grievance at its meeting. The complainant can also

send his/her nominee to the LGRC, if he/she is unable to physically participate in the LGRC. During the

committee deliberations, LGRC will clarify the issues involved, and would try its best to reach a

settlement acceptable to both the affected person and the project within a period of two weeks. The

executive engineer can also consult his/her respective deputy project director (DPD) for advice and

guidance if necessary. If an agreement or resolution is reached, the key points of the

agreement/resolution will be summarized, documented and signed by both the affected person and the

members of the LGRC. The project officer of PGCB at site level from where the complaint was submitted

to LGRC will assist in the documentation and record keeping, summaries of which will also be reported

to ADB through monitoring reports.

64. GRM - Level 3: Level 3 of the GRM will be the Project Management Unit of PGCB. The GRC

at the PMU will be charged by Project Director (PD) and comprise (i) external monitor for resettlement;

(ii) safeguards specialist(s) under PMU/ESU; (iii) relevant technicians and engineers from PGCB and

contractors; and (iv) representatives of the relevant government offices. The complainant and/or

representative will be called to appear before the Level 3 GRC and explain his/her grievance. An officer

from ESU/PMU will coordinate with the complainant. The complainant can send his/her nominee to the

GRC, and in the event of both being unable to physically participate in the GRC, the ESU officer will

explain the grievances on behalf of the complainant. If necessary, GRC members will undertake field

inspections to verify the issues reported. Level 3 GRC will reach a settlement through consensus among

its membership, failing which the decision may be taken on a majority vote. The GRC located at PMU

will conclude its proceedings within a period of one month since the submission of the grievance. Any

significant grievances which an implication on life of a person may have should be resolved

immediately. Also, in the case of critical issues to be resolved, PD can also consult the managing

director of PGCB for advice and guidance. The ESU officer will assist in the documentation and record

keeping, and summary outcomes will be reported to ADB through monitoring reports. Also, the external

monitor will take a role as a liaison between the GRC and ADB.

65. Apart from the above described three levels of GRM, contractors will also establish a GRM at

site level which will exclusively address the issues and grievances of the labor teams. It has been

observed that, during the site visit every construction site has grivence box in a accessible place for all

to drop or file their complain in a comfortable way. However, whenever necessary, the aggrieved

laborers also have the choice of approaching the project based GRM.

66. The GRM does not impede access to the legal system. Affected persons can resort to legal

action through the country's judiciary system at any time. They can also submit their grievances to

3 Since there will be only 4 executive engineers, one of them will be assigned to oversee 2 Divisions.



ADB's Accountability Mechanism, which has both a problem-solving function to respond to concerns of

project affected people and a compliance review function where there is discrepancy with

implementation of ADBs operational policies.



6 POLICY AND LEGAL FREMAWORK

6.1 Introduction

67. The government does not have a national policy on involuntary resettlement. The law of

eminent domain is applied for the acquisition of land for infrastructure projects of public interest. The

legal and policy framework for land acquisition and involuntary resettlement for the project will be based

on: (i) the recently enacted Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Act (ARIPA) 2017 (ii) the

Electricity Act of 2018; (iii) the Bangladesh Telegraph Act of 1885 and (vi) ADB's Safeguards Policy

Statement (SPS), 2009, which applies to all ADB financed and/or administered projects, regardless of

the country of where the project is located or the financing modality (i.e. loan, a grant, or other means).

6.2 Legal Framework for Land Acquisition in Bangladesh

68. The principal legal instrument governing land acquisition in Bangladesh was the Acquisition

and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance (ARIPO) 1982. This ordinance was repealed by the

newly passed act under the name of Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Act of 2017.

Land acquisitions for the 15 new substations and any land required for bay extensions for existing

substations will be carried out in accordance with the provisions in the ARIPA 2017. The ARIPA 2017

requires that compensation be paid for (i) land and assets permanently acquired (including standing

crops, trees, houses); and (ii) any other damages caused by such acquisition. The Act also provides

for the acquisition of properties belonging to religious organizations like mosques, temples, pagodas,

and graveyards if they are acquired for public interest, provisions for which were excluded from the

former ARIPO. However, the project for which the land is acquired is bound to provide similar types of

assets in some other appropriate place. The Act stipulates certain safeguards for the landowners and

provides for payment of "fair value" for the properties acquired.

69. The Ministry of Land (MOL) has overall responsibility to enforce land acquisition. The MOL

delegates some of its authority to the Commissioner at the Divisional level and to the Deputy

Commissioner at the District level. The Deputy Commissioners are empowered by the MOL to process

land acquisition and pay compensation to the legal owners of the acquired property. The burden to

establish his/her legal rights to the acquired property to be eligible for compensation under the law is

on the landowner. The Deputy Commissioner is empowered to acquire a maximum of 50 standard bigha

(16.50 acres) of land without any litigation for which he would obtain the approval of the Divisional

Commissioner. Acquisition of land exceeding 16.50 acres must be approved from the central land

allocation committee (CLAC) headed by the prime minister of the Government of Bangladesh. In the

case of acquiring Khas land (government owned land), the land will be transferred through an inter-

ministerial meeting following an acquisition proposal submitted to DC or MOL.

70. Under the ARIPA 2017, The Deputy Commissioner determines the value of the acquired assets

as at the date of issuing the notice of acquisition under section 4(1) of the Act. The premium for land is

200%, thus 3 times of the mouza value for the affected land is provided as compensation. In addition,

if there are other asset and income/livelihood losses caused by the land acquisition, 2 times of the

market rate for these items is provided as compensation, as premium for these items is 100%. The

compensation such determined is called the Cash Compensation under Law (CCL). If the land acquired

has standing crops cultivated by a tenant (Bargadar) under a legally constituted written agreement, the

law requires that compensation money be paid in cash to the tenants as per the agreement. Households

and assets moved from land already acquired in the past for project purposes, and/or government has

land are not included in the acquisition proposal, and therefore, excluded for considerations for



compensation under the law. Lands acquired for a public purpose cannot be used for any other purpose.

The new Act under section 4 (2) also facilitates the private organizations to request from the government

to acquire the land for their development activities. Furthermore, the new Act under its section 15

provides for the acquisition of entire houses/buildings if their owners request to acquire the entire house

or building against partial acquisition.

71. The government is obliged to pay compensation for the assets acquired. The previous

Ordinance of 1982 did not address social and economic impacts resulting from land acquisition such

as compensation and other assistance for non-titleholder project-displaced persons such as informal

settlers (squatters), occupiers, and informal tenants and leaseholders without registration document.

Furthermore, the Ordinance did not provide for compensation for loss of livelihoods and incomes. The

new Act of 2017 has incorporated certain provisions to address the above gaps, and therefore, it

reduces the gaps between the national legislative framework of the government and ADB's policies.

Below Error! Reference source not found. shows the details about land acquisition process under

ARIPA, 2017.

6.3 Valuation of Assets and Property Compensation

72. The ARIPA provides for the payment of compensation for land and other assets permanently

acquired, including standing crops, trees, and houses and any other damages caused by such

acquisition. The Deputy Commissioner determines the market value of acquired assets as per its value

on the date of issue of the notice of acquisition (Section 4 (1) Notice under ARIPA), based on the

registered value of similar property bought and/or sold in the area over the preceding 12 months. The

market value of the property determined by the Deputy Commissioner is reinforced by 200% due to

compulsory nature of acquisition. The law specifies methods for calculation of market value of property

based on recorded prices obtained from relevant Government departments such as Registrar (for land),

Public Works Department (for structures), Department of Forests (for trees), Department of Agriculture

(for crops) and Department of Fisheries (for fish stock). The following factors will be considered by the

Deputy Commissioner in determining the market value of the property to be acquired.

i. The market value of the land permanently lost for four tower footings combined calculated using

mouza rate of each mouza of tower location.

ii. Damages caused to any standing crops or trees on the property because of acquisition.

iii. Any severance of the property from other property held by the interested parties.

iv. Any injurious affection on other properties, movable or immovable, in any other manner, or the

earnings of the interested parties

v. Any possibilities that compel the person interested in the property (to be acquired) to change

his residence or place of business, the reasonable expenses, if any, incidental to such change;

and

vi. Any damages that may result from diminution of the profits of the property between the date of

serving the notice under section 7 (ARIPA) and the date of taking possession of the property

by the Deputy Commissioner.

6.4 The Electricity Act, 2018

73. The Electricity Act enacted on 12th February 2018 repealed the former Electricity Act of 1910

with amendments to develop and reform the sectors of power generation, transmission, supply, and

distribution and for better service delivery to consumers and to meet the increasing demand for

electricity. The Act specifies the role of licensees in the supply of energy and construction of lines for

energy transmission. The key features of the Act are given below in Table 6-1.



Table 6-1 Key Features of the Electricity Act, 2018

Chapter Issues Provisions in the Electricity Act,

2018

Chapter 3, section 6 Civil works If any licensee is permitted to

lay power supply lines within the

area of supply or, subject to the

terms of his license, beyond the

area of supply, the licensee

may, as soon as may be, do

necessary civil works, with

intimation to the concerned

person or the local authority for

supplying electricity to that

area. Licensee must take

consent from all affected

parties. However, if any power

supply line or civil works creates

any obstacle to proper

execution of legitimate authority

of any person, the licensee may

shift the site for power supply

line or civil works.

Chapter 3, section 9 Damages lf any road, railway,

underground drain, sewer, or

tunnel is damaged in

consequence of civil works, the

part excavated shall have to be

filled up by soil, the part

damaged shall have to be

repaired and the garbage shall

have to be removed

immediately after such works.

Chapter 3, section 12 Compensation If any damage, harm, or

inconvenience is caused while

doing civil works under this Act,

the licensee shall, in such

manner as may be prescribed

by rules, pay compensation to

the person affected or the

owner of the land affected for

acquiring land for construction

of electricity towers.

Chapter 3, section 13 Right of Way For the purpose of laying power

supply lines or doing civil works

under this Act, the licensee

shall reserve the right of way

over the land and the space

above or underground there of:

Provided that the licensee shall



inform the landowner in writing

before laying of power supply

lines and doing civil works

within a reasonable time.

Chapter 3, section 14 Acquisition of land If acquisition of land is required

for establishment of power

generation plant or sub-station,

it shall be deemed to have been

necessary for public interest

and the existing laws and

regulations on acquisition of

land shall have to be followed. If

any private company holding

license requires any land for

constructing any connection

line with power station, sub-

station, or grid substation the

licensee may purchase or

acquire such land from the

concerned landowner in

accordance with the existing

laws and regulations regarding

land acquisition.

Chapter 5, section 29 Accidents and investigation lf any accident occurs, or any

risk arises due to power

generation, transmission,

supply or distribution or due to

power supply line or any other

work, the person affected or the

person having knowledge of it,

as the case may be, may give

notice in writing to the Authority

of such incidence or damage.

6.5 ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009

74. The Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) of ADB (2009) includes safeguard requirements for

environment, involuntary resettlement, and indigenous people. The objectives of the Involuntary

Resettlement Safeguard policy are to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize

involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore,

the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre- project levels; and to improve the

standards of living of the displaced poor and other vulnerable groups. The involuntary resettlement

safeguards cover physical displacement (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and

economic displacement (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of

livelihoods) because of (i) involuntary acquisition of land; or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or

on access to legally designated parks and protected areas. It covers them whether such losses and

involuntary restrictions are full or partial, permanent, or temporary. The three important elements of

ADB's SPS (2009) are: (i) compensation at replacement cost for lost assets, livelihoods, and incomes

prior to displacement; (ii) assistance for relocation, including provision of relocation sites with

appropriate facilities and services; and (iii) assistance for rehabilitation to achieve at least the same



level of well-being that affected persons had prior to the project. The SPS gives special attention to poor

and vulnerable households to ensure their improved well-being because of project interventions.

75. The ARIPA of 2017 provides for the payment of compensation, 3 times of the mouza value for

land and 2 times of the market value for other assets and income/livelihood loses, but there can be a

gap between this compensation amount and replacement cost required by ADB. If there is a gap

between the compensation amount by ARIPA and the replacement value by ADB's SPS then it will be

filled by the project as provided for in the entitlement matrix of the resettlement plan.

76. ADB's involuntary resettlement requirements emphasize that displaced persons without titles

to land or any recognizable legal rights to land are eligible for resettlement assistance and

compensation for loss of non-land assets. However, ARIPA recognizes only the entitlements of legal

titleholders who can establish their ownership rights. The Act does not address losses of the project-

affected persons who do not have titles or ownership records to their properties such as informal

settlers, squatters, and occupiers, nor the informal tenants and leaseholders who are unable to produce

any documentary evidence in support of their properties. Neither the Act provides for any resettlement

assistance or transitional allowances for restoration of livelihoods of non-titled affected persons. The

only exception is for bargadar (registered sharecroppers/tenants) who have cultivated standing crops

under a legally constituted written agreement. These sharecroppers/tenants are entitled to a part of the

compensation money as provided for in the written agreement. Therefore, any payment of

compensation for project affected non-titleholders will be in accordance with the provisions in the

entitlement matrix of the resettlement plan, the cost of which will be entirely borne by the project

executing agency.

77. ADB's involuntary resettlement policy recognizes the need for resettlement of physically and

economically displaced persons providing them with needed assistance including secured tenure to

relocation land, better housing at resettlement sites with comparable access to employment and

production opportunities, transitional support and development assistance, such as land development,

credit facilities, training, or employment opportunities and civic infrastructure and community services,

as required. The regulatory framework in Bangladesh does not provide for such resettlement and

rehabilitation assistance for displaced persons. It only provides for cash compensation for properties

acquired. This gap between the safeguards requirements of ADB and the national regulatory framework

will be bridged through a series of project specific measures built into the resettlement plan such as

provisions to pay compensation for non-titleholders who as per the SPS are entitled to compensation

at replacement cost for assets other than land affected by the project; and extend special assistance to

restore and improve the livelihoods of the affected persons including the vulnerable groups such as

elderly and women headed households.

78. ADB's policy recommends adequate and appropriate replacement land or cash compensation

at full replacement cost for lost land. Neither the Telegraph Act of 1885 nor the Electricity Act of 2018

have any provisions to pay compensation for the land used for the erection of tower foundations of the

transmission lines. The Telegraph Act provides for compensation for the trees fell, if those trees were

in existence before the telegraph line was erected. The Electricity Act recognizes full compensation for

damage, detriment or inconvenience caused by the project. In the circumstances, the project ensures

cash compensation for the land lost for the foundation areas of the transmission towers as well as

permission for the landowners to cultivate the land under the transmission towers after they are erected.

However, erecting any structures or planting any tall trees under the towers will be disallowed.

79. Carrying out meaningful consultations with affected persons, host communities, and concerned

nongovernment organizations and establishing a grievance redress mechanism that would receive and

facilitate resolution of the concerns of the affected persons are key policy requirements of ADB. The



ARIPA does not make any provisions for consultations or a project- based grievance redress

mechanism. The law provides only limited space for the affected persons to raise objections to land

acquisition (after section 5 Notice under ARIPA is issued) while disputes over land acquisition must be

settled through an arbitrator or the courts of law. Therefore, the vacuum for consultations and grievance

redress procedures observed in the regulatory framework will be addressed through the resettlement

plan. Following Table 6-2 discusses about the Compliance Review of the Legal Framework of

Bangladesh and the Safeguard Principles of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement of 2009.

Table 6-2 A Compliance Review of the Legal Framework of Bangladesh and the Safeguard

Principles of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement of 2009

Sl. No. ADB Safeguard Policy

Principles (2009)

Legal Framework of

Bangladesh (ARIPA 2017)

Degree of Compliance or

Gaps and Proposed Action

to Address Gaps

1

Screen the project early on

to identify past, present, and

future involuntary

resettlement impacts and

risks.

Deputy Commissioner

conducts a joint verification

with PGCB and categorizes

land by types and any

assets thereon and

identifies owners of physical

assets prior to issue of

section 4(1) notice.

Partially complied. PGCB &

consultants will conduct an

independent assessment &

prepare an Inventory of

Losses and identify

resettlement issues.

2

Carry out meaningful

consultations with affected

persons, host communities,

and concerned

nongovernment

Organizations.

Affected persons are

allowed to raise objections

under section 4(7) of ARIPA,

if they disagree with joint

verification assessment,

and under section 5(1)

against land acquisition.

Deputy Commissioner

hears the complaints and

grievances under section

4(9) of ARIPA.

Partially complied. PGCB

will initiate a comprehensive

process of consultation with

affected persons and others

during resettlement plan

preparation and

implementation, to inform

them of their entitlements

and resettlement options, to

ensure their participation in

resettlement planning and to

address the needs of

vulnerable groups.

3

Establish a grievance

redress mechanism to

receive and facilitate

resolution of the affected

persons' concerns.

Affected persons are

allowed to raise objections

under section 4(7) if they

disagree with joint

verification assessment and

under section 5(1) against

land acquisition. Deputy

Commissioner hears the

complaints and grievances

under section 4(9).


will establish a project

based GRM through

resettlement plan to

address grievances.

4

Provide cash compensation

at replacement cost.

For land, 200% premium is

given in addition to the

original mouza value.


will appoint a Property

Assessment and Valuation

Committee (PAVC) to

recommend replacement



cost and pay additional

compensation directly to the

affected persons, if they are

entitled through the

entitlement matrix and if the

CCL paid by Deputy

Commissioner is lower than

the replacement cost or if

not covered by CCL. PAVC

will also recommend

additional resettlement and

rehabilitation assistance to

relevant affected persons.

5

Improve or at least restore

the livelihoods of all

displaced persons.

For the other asset and

income/livelihood loses,

100% premium is given in

addition to the market value

of the items.


through the Entitlement

Matrix of the resettlement

plan will provide additional

compensation for loss of

trees and crops, transitional

allowances, shifting costs,

reconstruction assistance,

livelihood training, access to

credit & grants, employment

during project

6.6 Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard Principles Applicable to

Project

80. Based on the national regulatory framework and the safeguards policy of ADB, the project

implementation will be guided by the following safeguards principles.

• Adverse impacts arising from project design, planning and implementation including involuntary

resettlement would be avoided, minimized and mitigated by exploring design alternatives.

• Project related information including entitlements to affected persons will be disclosed in a

timely manner and will be made available in places easily accessible to them and in local

languages.

• Consultations will be carried out with the affected persons and their communities to elicit their

views and suggestions on project design and implementation procedures, and to ensure their

participation in project planning, implementation, and monitoring.

• Permanent and temporary loss of crops, standing trees and commercial trees due to project

constructions will be compensated at replacement cost as determined by the Property

Assessment and Valuation Committee (PAVC) to be established by the executing agency.

• Civil construction works will be scheduled for off-farming seasons to minimize adverse impacts

on crops and cultivations. If unavoidable, affected persons will be compensated at replacement

cost for their loss of production and incomes.

• Vulnerable persons/households and persons significantly affected by land acquisitions will be

provided with special assistance as per the entitlement matrix of the resettlement plan.

• All entitlements and compensation will be paid to the affected persons prior to the

commencement of the civil construction work.

• Livelihoods and incomes of all displaced persons will be restored and improved.

• Affected households will be eligible for compensation, irrespective of tenure status, social or

economic standing, and any such factors that discriminate against achievement of the



resettlement objectives. Lack of legal rights to lost assets, tenure, social or economic status will

not bar the affected households from entitlement to compensation and assistance.

• A grievance redress mechanism will be established at different levels from construction sites to

the executing agency level to receive and resolve any.



7 ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS

81. The Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project will provide cash

compensation against the lost land and other aniticipated impacts.

82.

83. The affected persons will include both legal titleholders, and non-titleholders. Among them are

landowners/claimants affected by landprocurement , and the leaseholders/tenants, and share-croppers

dependent on such land. The corridors earmarked for transmission lines will also affect several persons

such as those who would lose their land for tower foundation area at ground level of the transmission

towers, , standing trees and crops are located within those boundaries due to temporary impacts

imposed on land use. Furthermore, both land procurmentand transmission corridors can also affect

people’s livelihoods and incomes. 84. Though the legal and regulatory framework of Bangladesh does not recognize nontitle holders

and their rights to compensation, this resettlement plan advocates compensation and/or R&R

assistance to all persons affected by the project irrespective of their title to offset such losses and

enabling restoration of living conditions to a state better or equal to the pre-project situation.

85. All affected persons who are identified in the project-affected areas on the cut-off date will be

entitled to compensation for their affected assets, and rehabilitation measures. The social cutoff date

for non-title holders and affected people by transmission lines is the final date of the census of APs

conducted based on the detailed measurement survey and the final engineering design. All entitlements

will be paid to eligible households prior to physical and economic displacement commencement of civil

works.

7.1 Entitlement Matrix

86. This section presents an entitlement matrix that provides for compensation and other R&R

assistance for different losses of the affected persons depending on the type and scope of the losses,

its impact, and status of ownership to the affected assets and the social and economic vulnerability of

the affected persons. The land procured for the project as well as the land, trees, and crops that would

be affected by impacts imposed on land use during the construction of the transmission towers and

lines will be compensated. Furthermore, the landowners will be allowed to continue to use the land

falling within the RoW of the transmission lines and under the transmission towers (except for planting

of tall trees) after the completion of construction work. In addition, since there are no land acquisitions

for transmission lines, people can still retain their ownership to the land, and use it for residential and

cultivation purposes provided the vertical clearance requirement is maintained. The standard vertical

clearance between lines and structures is 6 m for 230 kV.

87. Apart from the statutory compensation/cash compensation under the law (CCL) paid for the

land acquired for the project, the executing agency (PGCB) will ensure that parties affected by land

procurement are paid compensation... All affected persons will be entitled to receive compensation for

their losses at replacement cost. The executing agency will establish independent Property Assessment

and Valuation Committees (PAVCs) in project areas to assess all losses to the affected persons and

advise on the replacement cost for all such losses. All entitlements of compensation will be paid to the

affected persons prior to their displacement and handing over the construction sites to the contractors.

88. The entitlement matrix was prepared taking into consideration the provisions in the national

regulatory framework of Bangladesh and in compliance with ADB’s SPS 2009. The good practices that Bangladesh followed in externally funded development projects that involved involuntary resettlement



impacts have also been incorporated into the entitlement matrix. The enititlement matrix is prepared on

the basis of impact identified during census in the course of RP updating.

89. Error! Reference source not found. summarizes the main types of losses and the

corresponding entitlements in accordance with the policies and legal framework of the government and

ADB safeguard policies.



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Land

Land used for four

tower foundation

areas at ground

level of the

transmission

towers

Agricultural, fallow

land, pond land,

and commercial

land used for

tower footing

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• Cash compensation for the

affected land (four footing area)

will be calculated at actual as per

mouza rate.

• Though, the land will not be

acquired under ARIPA-2017, but

owner will get

compensation/price for that

amount of land which was

permanently lost due to four

tower footing and the amount will

paid to him at actual as per

mouza rate.

• Compensation will be paid

before startng of construction

work.

• Prior advance notice to the

affected persons to cut down

• PGCB

• Contractors



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standing trees and the right to

possess the timber and any

other produce.

• Landowner will gain his

ownership of the land

underneath the tower and can

cultivate.

• Compensation for the damaged

crops will be paid as per the

assessed rate of DAE.

Trees

Trees in the tower

footing area and

within the RoW of

transmission lines.

Trees within the

RoW of the

transmission lines

Legal titleholders, non-

titleholders, tenants, &

socially recognized tree

growers

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• Cash compensation at the rate of

DOF and recommend by PAVC

based on the type, age,

productivity, and lost income

during the life cycle of the trees

including additional

• PAVC

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• Contractors



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compensation for fruit bearing

trees.

• Prior advance notice to the

affected persons to cut down

standing trees and the right to

possess the timber and any

other produce.

• Tree owner allow to take away

sulvagable tree free of cost and

will clear the ROW of

transmission line within one

week of receiving the

compensation.

• Linkages with relevant agencies

which can support tree planting

programs.



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Crops

Any crops

within the tower

foundation area

and service area

of the tower

footing

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titleholders,

sharecroppers, and

tenants

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• Advance notice to the affected

person to harvest crops.

• PAVC

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Crops within the

RoW of the

transmission lines

Legal titleholders,

non- titleholders,

sharecroppers

and tenants

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person to harvest crops.

• PAVC

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Special assistance to vulnerable and significantly affected households

Vulnerable

allowances

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• One-time grant of Tk 10,000 per

vulnerable household

• Contractors

• PGCB



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restoration

allowances

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households

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• Livelihoods restoration grant

of Tk 15,000 per household

• PGCB

• Contractors

Compensation for unforeseen impacts

Unforeseen Legal titleholders,

non- titleholders,

Ca• Properties and livelihoods as

determined by PAVC.

• PAVC

• PGCB



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Persons/Institution

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adverse impacts

on properties and

livelihoods during

project

construction

sharecroppers,

tenants, daily wage

laborers

and vulnerable

households

sh compensation at replace

• A written agreement between the

landowner and the contractor for

the temporary use of land for

construction related activities.

• Full restoration of the land

temporarily used for construction

related activities to its original

condition before returning to their

respective owners.

• Contractors



Type of Loss

Affected

Persons/Institution

s

E

n

t

i

t

l

e

m

e

n

t

s


ment cost

Unforeseen other

impacts Affected persons

Will be assessed a

• Will resolve upon discussion and

proper obersavation.

• Maintain coordination with the

respected person to avoid further

any impact.

• PGCB

• Contractors



Type of Loss

Affected

Persons/Institution

s

E

n

t

i

t

l

e

m

e

n

t

s


nd determined based on safe



Type of Loss

Affected

Persons/Institution

s

E

n

t

i

t

l

e

m

e

n

t

s


guards principles and inco



Type of Loss

Affected

Persons/Institution

s

E

n

t

i

t

l

e

m

e

n

t

s


rporated into the entitlem



Type of Loss

Affected

Persons/Institution

s

E

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e

m

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ent matrix



8 INCOME RESTORATION

90. The project will not cause permanent physical displacements and relocation of affected

people. Landowners will receive compensation from the project for the acquired land at replacement

cost together with additional compensation for affected standing trees, crops, and fish stocks.

Meanwhile, leaseholders and sharecroppers will receive cash compensation for the loss of their

crops and incomes. Livelihood restoration grants will be provided to the significantly affected

households to help them restoring their livelihoods and incomes. Additional cash grants will also be

provided to vulnerable households to cope with their income losses during a transitional period and

until their livelihoods are reestablished. The project encourages the landowners to invest their

compensation money diligently, and for productive purposes such as buying alternate land for

cultivations or initiating alternate livelihoods so that they would not be impoverished by the loss of

their land or face food insecurities in their households. Project will also extend assistance to

leaseholders and sharecroppers to find alternate land for cultivations. The construction work of the

transmission lines will temporarily affect the crops cultivated within the clearing RoW as well as trees

grown therein. It is estimated that 71 households would be affected. Project will pay compensation

for the affected crops for the duration of the construction period and the trees that are to be removed

from the RoW. Project will encourage APs to use part of their compensation for re-planting the trees

and will facilitate linkages with support agencies that can assist the APs in replanting programs.

Project will also reach agreements with construction contractors to offer employment in construction

work, specifically for households affected by the project.

Table 8-1 Livelihood and Income Restoration Plan

Affected Persons Livelihood and Income Restoration

Measures

Responsibility

Households/persons

affected by the

construction of

transmission lines

Cash compensation at replacement

cost for affected crops to off-set their

production and income losses

PGCB/ESU


cost for affected trees to off-set their

losses as well as to invest part of the

compensation money in tree planting

PGCB/ESU

Cash compensation for the land

under four tower footings PGCB

Temporary employment at project

construction sites for affected men

and women with equal wages as per

the contractual agreement reached

with respective contractors

PGCB/Contractors

Full restoration of the land

temporarily affected by construction



respective owners

Contractors

Full restoration of the land

temporarily affected by construction


PGCB/ESU




respective owners

Tenants and

Sharecroppers affected

by land acquisitions


cost to off-set their loss of trees and

crops as well as to invest part of the

compensation money in tree planting

and crop cultivations in alternate

land

PGCB/ESU

Assistance for sharecroppers and

tenants to identify and move into

alternate land

PGCB/ESU

Temporary employment at project

construction sites for affected men

and women with equal wages as per

the contractual agreement reached

with respective contractors

PGCB/Contractors



9 BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN

91. The budget will be revised and updated after completion of the final engineering designs,

final inventory of losses and a systematic valuation of the losses by the executing agency. The

preparation of the budget was guided by the entitlement matrix which provides for payment of

compensation at replacement cost and includes compensation for both temporary and permanent

loss of land and the other assets. The budget also makes provisions for additional resettlement

assistance for non-titleholders, vulnerable and significantly affected households and particularly

for their livelihood restoration. A contingency provision of 5% of the total budget is set aside to cover

unanticipated.

92. The RP of Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project estimated budget for the impacted land and other

assets are presented in the following section separately.

9.1 Cost Estimation for Land of Tower Footing

93. Price of land in Bangladesh varies substantially depending on productivity, commercial

utility, and proximity to urban centers and access to communications. Therefore, land price also

varies within a given geographical boundary like the smallest land administration unit called “Mouza”. The Deputy Commissioner determined mouza-wise price by “Land Category” which differs from mouza to mouza. The land types in the project area recognized are as follows:

• Dhani/Bilan (Agricultural/Crop Land)

The replacement cost for the permanently affected land for the tower footing area will be determined

as per mouza rate of the respective Upazila. The estimated amount for land procurement has been

assessed based on mouza rate which land is 30745 Tk.Table 9-1 shows the land amount required

for tower in each mouza and price as per mouza rate. Detailed calculation for the lnad value of tower

footing area is presented in the Annex.

Table 9-1 Upazila wise land and cost estimation for tower footing

Name of

Upazial

No of tower Amount of land for

four tower footing

combined

Estimated cost for

the lost land Angle Suspenssion Total

Moksudpur 1 2 3 0.000415 955

Bhanga 3 9 12 0.001660 6514

Rajoir 5 12 17 0.002352 8049

Shibchar 8 18 26 0.003597 15227

Total 17 41 58 0.008024 30745

9.2 Cost Estimation for Crops

94. The cost for compensation of standing crops for land has been estimated based on a fixed

rate for total cropped land. Compensation for standing crops for tower footing and service area during

the construction of the tower has been estimated for one time crop for three seasons. Compensation

for crops to be damaged during stringing of the wire for the transmission lines will be paid one crop

season in single year. Rates for the cost estimation for the crops has collected from the Department

of Agricultural Extension Offices in respective Districts. Following Department of Agriculture

Extension’s rate for category wise crops and production rate of crops per hectre in that area the

estimated value for the service area’s damaged crop is 10,004,210 Tk. Table 9-2 shows the

estimated crops value for tower footing and service area.



Table 9-2: Crops compensation value for Tower foundation service area and ROW

Sl. No. Particulars Estimated Cost (BDT)

1 Cash Compensation for standing crops to be paid during the

construction of the Towers 6,629,030

2 Cash Compensation for standing crops to be paid during the

stringing of the wire 3,375,180

Total Cost for the land 10,004,210

9.3 Cost Estimation for Trees of Tower Foundation Area

95. All trees and scrubs within the tower foundation area should be cut down and remove for

clearing the area to construct the tower. Appropriate mitigation measures have been adopted and

identified and owner of tress will be compensated. Trees standing on the land of tower footing and

foundation area of 230 kv Gopalganj-Shibchar sub-project has been enumerated during sub-project

specific RP updating. The total number of trees to be removed is estimated at 69 which include 24

fruit-bearing trees, 25 timber trees, and 20 medicinal plants. Cost calculation for trees that are going

to be affected due to tower foundation of the transmission line has been determined based on the

calculation from local market, assessment value of forest department and reviewing of other similar

kind of resettlement project in that area. Estimated value for the trees is 792,000 Tk.

No of

small

trees

No of

medium

trees

No of

large

trees

Estimaed cost

for small trees

Estimaed cost

for medium

trees

Estimaed

cost for large

trees

Total

Estimated

cost for

trees

24 25 20 132,000 300,000 360,000 792,000

9.4 Cost Estimation for Trees& Bamboos of ROW

96. The compensation for affected trees on private land in the tower foundations and

transmission lines are presented in below Table. In some cases, the trees will not be fell down but

will require tuning of the branches for easy stringing of the wires. In case of installation of the towers,

affected trees will need to fell-down. The trees owners will be allowed to fell and take away the trees

after payment of compensation. In case of tuning of the branches the PAVC will assess the losses

and compensation through detailed measurement. This RP considers all trees might be affected

within the transmission line and tower foundations for full compensation and budget has been

prepared accordingly based on the rates obtained from the Department of Forest. Value of the fruits

will be applicable 30% of the timber value for each grown trees (above 5 meter I height) as one-time

grants

97. The total number of fruit and timber trees including to be removed is estimated at 3644 and

a total 3698 bamboos to be removed as well. Total estimated cost for the trees of transmission line

is 36,755,400.

Table 9-3 Cost Estimation for Trees and Bamboos of ROW Clearance

Sl. No. Type of Trees Estimated Cost

(BDT)

1 Affected Fruits and Timber Trees in the Transmission Lines 31,267,000

2 Medicinal Trees in the Transmission Lines 1,413,000



3 Bamboos 1,190,000

4 Value of fruits @ 30% of timber value for each grown up trees (Above

5 meter) 2885400

Total Cost for the Trees 36,755,400



9.5 Resettlement budget (Summary)

SL No. Particulars Affected Amount/Unit

Estimated Cost at Mouza Rate

Total Cost

A

Private land

1 Tower Footing Area 0.008024 30,745

Sub Total 30,745

Total Cost for Private Land 30,745

B

Crops Affected Unit Estimated Cost

1 Cash Compensation of Standing Crops for Tower Footing and Service Area

81,622 6629030

2

Cash Compensation of Standing Crops for ROW Clearance-one-time cash grant

37,502 3375180

Sub Total 10,004,210

Total Cost for Crops 10,004,210

C

Trees

Affected Unit Estimated Cost

Fruit Trees

1 Large 161 2898000

2 Medium 560 6720000

3 Small 170 935000

Value of fruits @ 30% of timber value for each grown up trees (Above 5 meter)

2885400

Sub Total 13438400

Timber Trees

1 Large 440 7920000

2 Medium 912 10944000

3 Small 462 2541000

Sub Total 21405000

Medicinal

1 Large 43 774000

2 Small 131 1572000

Sub Total 2346000

Bamboos

1 Large 859 429500

2 Medium 2535 760500

Sub Total 1190000

Total Cost for Trees 46047000

Total Estimated Cost

Total Estimated Cost of SRAP (A+B+C)

47,081,955



SL No. Particulars Affected Amount/Unit

Estimated Cost at Mouza Rate

Total Cost

10% of total budget as contingency

4708196

Provisions for Applicable VAT at 15%

7768523

Grand Total 59,558,673



10 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

98. PGCB will be the executing agency of the overall project. The executing agency will establish

a Project Management Unit (PMU) for the overall implementation and coordination of the project related

activities. The PMU with its Project Director (PD) appointed to be in-charge of different components of

the Project will be responsible for overall project planning and implementation, including procurement,

accounting, quality assurance, social and environmental issues, coordination with concerned agencies,

supervising, monitoring, and auditing. It is also the responsibility of PMU to report to ADB on the

implementation of the resettlement plan on a semiannual basis during construction and on annual basis

during operation. The PD will be assisted by two Deputy Project Directors (DPDs).

99. Bangladesh does not have a legal framework that provides guidance for resettlement plan

implementation. Therefore, an implementation procedure has been defined, based on the key

safeguards policy requirement of ADB and lessons learnt from many other successfully completed

donor funded projects in Bangladesh with resettlement plan requirements.

100. PGCB has an environmental and social unit (ESU) at its headquarters composed of a manager

and two engineers with resettlement experience. ESU has gained sufficient resettlement experience in

implementing several resettlements plans for ADB funded power sector projects of PGCB as well as

several World Bank projects such as Power System Reliability and Efficiency Improvement Project,

Bangladesh Rural Electricity Transmission and Distribution Project and Scaling up Renewable Energy

Project. One of the engineers will be responsible for the overall coordination and direction of the

resettlement plan implementation. In addition, PGCB/PMU will assign safeguards tasks to two staff

members with resettlement experience under each of the four executive engineers who will be

responsible for the implementation of resettlement activities at field level including coordination of land

acquisition process and payment of compensation. Of the two officers placed under the supervision of

each executive engineer, one will be assigned for transmission line component while the second will

look after the substation component. Altogether, there will be 10 officers (2 for each of the five divisions

where the project is implemented and supervised by 4 executive engineers) for field level safeguards

management and coordination. The safeguards management responsibilities of PMU at field level

include:

i. Conduct overall coordination, preparation, planning, and implementation of all field level

activities related to resettlement plan implementation.

ii. Implement Environmental Management Plan and the environment and social policy guidelines

and environmental and social good practices at the project site.

iii. Undertake and supervise compensation to the affected persons based on the entitlement matrix

in the resettlement plan.

iv. Oversight of construction contractor(s) on monitoring and implementing mitigation measures

during design, construction, and operation phases of the project.

v. Advise and coordinate within the PMU to finalize survey and detailed design and update the

safeguards documents following detailed design.

vi. Engage in grievance redress and ensure the prompt resolution of complaints.

vii. Set up appropriate record keeping system.

viii. Disclose relevant information to the affected people and continue consultations.

ix. Provide training and awareness on environmental and social issues and safeguards to the

project staff and engineering-procurement contractor(s), if necessary, with assistance from

external resettlement experts.

x. Engage the services of an external monitor; and Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid

Expansion Project (RRP BAN 51137-003)71



xi. Preparation of environmental monitoring reports on a regular basis and semiannual social

monitoring reports (see Section11 for monitoring items).

10.1 Role of the Project Director in Managing Land Acquisition and

Resettlement

101. The specific duties of the PD will be the coordination of the preparation and implementation of

the land acquisition and resettlement activities in a timely and socially acceptable manner. The PD will

be assisted by the two DPDs and PGCB’s ESU. These duties will include: • Reviewing and updating schedules for the implementation of civil works and coordinating them

with the process tasks required for land acquisition and resettlement compensation.

• Coordinating the monitoring of all RP-implementation related activities performed at the PMU

level and ensuring that all tasks related to land acquisition and compensation, including the

placement of acquisition funds with the DC’s office, are all completed on time.

• Consulting with Chief Engineer and DPDs to resolve any issues that are deemed instrumental

for land acquisition and preparation and implementation of the resettlement activities.

• Monitoring the payments to APs, confirming that their compensations/entitlements are

delivered in full before the land is taken over for civil construction.

• Ensuring payment of compensation for crops and trees for temporary used land in the

transmission lines.

• Ensuring payment of compensation for damaged structures, trees, crops, and other assets

following the policy framework and entitlement matrix of this RP.

• Ensuring payment of compensation for vulnerable, and significantly affected households

defined in the RP and following the policy framework and entitlement matrix of the RP and ADB

SPS 2009.

• Ensuring that all mandatory reporting is completed and transmitted to the agencies as defined

in the RP.

10.2 Environment and Social Unit (ESU)

102. The Environmental and Social Unit of PGCB is responsible for the overall planning,

management, and monitoring of the implementation of the Environmental Management Plan and this

resettlement plan. The ESU and its officer assigned for overall coordination of resettlement plan

implementation will be assisted by the ten officers assigned for the 4 executive engineers. The specific

functions and responsibilities of the ESU in resettlement plan implementation include

i. Maintaining relevant files of the affected persons;

ii. Monitoring the timely disbursement of compensation and other entitlements;

iii. Establishing the GRM and ensuring its effective and efficient functioning;

iv. Liaison with the PAVC to ensure that the affected persons are compensated for their property

losses at replacement cost;

v. Plan and implement necessary resettlement measures including negotiations with the

contractors to offer employment for the affected persons;

vi. Monitor the unforeseen project impacts and plan and implement necessary mitigation

measures;

vii. Conduct training and orientation programs for resettlement/safeguards staff on resettlement

plan implementation and safeguards management, if necessary, with

viii. Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project (RRP BAN 51137-003)72 the

assistance of external resource persons;

ix. Ensure and provide necessary funds for the implementation of resettlement activities; and

x. Preparation of periodic progress reports to the project management



103. Furthermore, ESU will be responsible to guide and direct the field level resettlement officers

placed under the executive engineers to engage in the mobilization of communities to participate in the

process of resettlement plan implementation, conducting the relevant socioeconomic surveys, project

impact assessments and enumeration of the affected persons, preparation of inventory of losses,

dissemination of relevant information including entitlements to affected persons, assisting and guiding

the affected persons in the process of preparing their title documents, appearing before inquiries and

compensation procedures, facilitation of the proper functioning of the GRM, ensuring timely payment of

compensation from both Deputy Commissioner and PGCB, implementation of the livelihood restoration

and improvement program and implementing all other safeguard measures to secure the rights of all

affected persons including women and vulnerable groups. The specific task of the ESU is given in the

following Table 10-1.

Table 10-1 Tasks and Responsibilities of ESU

No Tasks and Responsibilities

Surveys, data management, planning and documentation

1

Reconciliation of census and joint verification data of each affected household within the

land acquired for substations and the proposed RoW as per the final alignment and the

corresponding resettlement plan prepared by the consultant

2 Prepare and maintain profiles of affected persons

3 Collect and computerize all resettlement related data, including land acquisition and

census to prepare a resettlement databank

Assist in the land acquisition process

4

Participate with Deputy Commissioner and PGCB for carrying out Joint Verification Survey

or Joint On-Site Inventory verification of the affected assets of APs following final

resettlement plan

5 Assist PVAC in valuation of properties/assets for finalization of replacement cost

6 Collect Award list from office of the Deputy Commissioner

Assistance to resettlement implementation agencies

7 Assist formation of GRC and PAVC

8 Liaise with various agencies and officials in resettlement plan implementation and R&R

programs

Liasson with affected persons

9 Guide the field level resettlement officers to develop rapport with APs

10 Guide and direct resettlement officers to conduct awareness raising programs among Aps

on their entitlements and mechanism of payments as mentioned in the entitlement matrix

11

Guide and direct resettlement officers to engage in information dissemination activities to

create awareness about the project, and distribute/display booklets and posters prepared

by ESU in the affected areas and communities

12

Assistance to Affected Persons

13 Direct the resettlement officers to assist APs in opening of their bank accounts.

14 Ensure timely delivery of full entitlements to AP



15 Wherever possible, guide the resettlement officers to ensure proper utilization of

compensation and resettlement assistance by APs for productive purposes

16 Guide the resettlement officers to assist APs interested in purchasing alternate land and

in the process of restoring their damaged structures (if any)

17 Assist APs in redressing their grievances through Grievance Redress Committee

18 Facilitate establishing links with micro-finance institutions and other support organizations

that can help APs for their livelihood and income restoration

Monitoring and Reporting

19 Regularly monitor the progress of compensation payments to APs

20 Collect relevant data and assist PGCB to monitor and assess the progress of safeguards

management

10.3 Role of Implementing NGO

104. A RP implementing NGO will be appointed by the PIU by taking support of the ESU. The NGO

will play a key role in the RP implementation. The appointed NGO will set up necessary field offices,

carry out information campaign and involve APs including affected households (AHs) headed by women

and vulnerable persons in the RP implementation process. The NGO will collect, collate, computerize

and process data for correct identification of eligible persons for compensation payment as well as

ensuring all resettlement benefits through assessing the entitlement policy framed in the RP. Some of

the key roles and responsibilities of the NGO will comprise of the following:

i. To take lead responsibility in planning and implementing the resettlement activities following

the entitlement matrix mentioned in Chapter 7;

ii. Closely working with affected community and disseminate information to ensure correct and

complete information is available to affected persons and affected households;

iii. To assist in disbursement of compensation (making of ID cards etc);

10.4 Property Assessment and Valuation Committee (PAVC)

105. The PMU will establish Property Assessment and Valuation Committees at the district level

(Upazila) through a gazette notification to be issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral

Resources (MPEMR). The Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and PGCB will conduct joint onsite verification

of the affected physical properties on private land proposed for acquisition for the substations. The DCs

will also assess the market price of the affected land, structures, trees and crops with available data,

and assistance from the Sub-Registry offices for land, Public Works Department (PWD) for structures,

Department of Forest (DoF) for trees, and Agriculture Extension and Agriculture Marketing Departments

for crops. The DCs will not compensate the residential structures, shops or any other entities affected

on Government land or having no legal documents/title to the assets to be affected by project

interventions. However, as per the ADB SPS 2009 on involuntary resettlement, the authorized and

unauthorized occupants of public land, sharecroppers, and lessees with no legal documents will also

be entitled for compensation and assistance irrespective of their titles. In the circumstances, the

physical and economic losses of these non-titled affected persons will be assessed at replacement cost

of affected physical assets and incomes will be determined by the Property Assessment and Valuation

Committee (PAVC) established for each district under the project. At each district, there will be five

members in each PAVC. The members of PAVC will be nominated by the Superintending Executive

(Grid Circle) of PGCB and the Project Director. The Vice Chairman of the relevant Upazila will

represents the interests and concerns of the Aps. The following Table 10-2 shows the membership

status of PAVC.



Table 10-2 Membership of PAVC

Superintending Executive (Grid Circle) PGCP Convener

Executive Engineer, Grid Maintenance Division

(GMD) of the concern jurisdiction, PGCB

Member

ESU officer responsible for resettlement plan

implementation

Member-Secretary

Representative of concerned DC office Member

Upzila Vice Chairman (concerned Upazila) Member

106. The PAVC will verify and cross check the field books of the joint verification survey (JVS)

conducted jointly by PGCB and the Deputy Commissioners in respective project areas. The PAVC will

also review and certify the census of affected households (titled and non-titled) and assets conducted

by PGCB through ESU. If there is major variation between Census and JVS data (more than 10%) in

assessing affected properties, PAVC will consult the JVS for titled losses and the Census for non-titled

losses. PAVC will assess the quantity and the category of affected physical properties (structures, trees,

businesses, common properties etc.) on substations and transmission lines. Replacement cost of the

affected physical properties will also be determined by PAVC based on current market price. The PAVC

will also design and conduct a property valuation survey (PVS), review the secondary data available

and consult the public to recommend the replacement cost of land and structures and the market price

of trees and crops as well as the amount of income losses at current market price.



11 MONITORING AND REPORTING

107. PGCB will have the overall responsibility for monitoring the project processes, outputs,

outcomes and impacts in periodic intervals. The project will be monitored both internally and externally

as required by ADB’s SPS 2009 for projects classified for A category. The executing agency will establish the necessary institutional arrangements required for monitoring of the implementation of the

resettlement plan. The project director who will be responsible for the overall project management and

coordination will appoint competent staff to carry out the internal monitoring activities. Semiannual

reports will be submitted to ADB and disclosed on the ADB website.

11.1 Internal Monitoring

108. The Environmental and Social Unit of PGCB in consultation with the resettlement officers

assigned to executive engineers will design a monitoring framework which will include the key areas for

monitoring, methodologies and relevant indicators and plans for disclosure of monitoring results well in

advance of the project implementation. The monitoring system will also focus on engaging all the

relevant stakeholders in the monitoring processes and adopt participatory processes. The

methodologies would include review of documents produced by the project staff, contractors etc.,

individual/group meetings with affected persons and other stakeholders and surveys and studies. The

ESU will maintain a database of all the relevant information such as baseline survey/census data,

profiles of affected persons and information related to resettlement. ESU will also provide necessary

training and orientation to the resettlement officers prior to the commencement of the monitoring

process

109. The ESU officer and the resettlement officers will undertake periodic field visits to project sites

and engage in communication with the affected persons and ensure that consultations are conducted

regularly and effectively. The monitoring process will also focus on (i) the progress of the

implementation of the resettlement plan; (ii) the level of compliance of project implementation with

safeguards plans and measures provided in the legal agreements including payment of compensation

and other resettlement assistance and mitigation of construction related impacts; (iii) disclosure of

monitoring results to the affected persons and other stakeholders; (iv) the level of consultations

conducted with the affected persons and other stakeholders to address gaps in resettlement plan

implementation and to identify necessary measures to mitigate, avoid or minimize adverse impacts

arising from project implementation; and (v) redressal of affected persons’ grievances. 110. The resettlement officers will systematically document the monitoring results and quarterly

(internal) reports will be produced during implementation of the resettlement plan. The executing agency

will submit consolidated semiannual reports for review by ADB on the progress of the safeguard’s implementation of resettlement activities and any compliance issues and corrective actions adopted

until a project completion report is issued. These reports will closely follow the involuntary resettlement

monitoring indicators (see Table 11-1: Monitoring Indicator) agreed at the time of resettlement plan

approval and will be disclosed on the ADBs and PGCBs websites.

Table 11-1 Monitoring Indicators

Monitoring Themes Monitoring Indicators

Status of RP implementation • Have all land acquisition and resettlement

staff been appointed and mobilized for field

and office work on schedule?



• Have capacity building and training activities

been completed on schedule (As per RP)?

• Have the surveys and census after the

completion of the final engineering designs

and updating the plan, disclosure to the

affected persons and other stakeholders

and obtaining approval been conducted?

• Are involuntary resettlement implementation

activities being achieved against agreed

implementation plan?

• Are funds for land acquisition and

involuntary resettlement being allocated to

the EA on time?

• Have funds been disbursed according to

RP?

• Has the land made encumbrance- free and

handed over to the contractor in time for

feasibility study implementation?

Delivery of APs’ entitlements

• Have all APs received entitlements

according to categories of loss set out in the

entitlement matrix?

• Are activities related to income and

livelihood restoration being implemented as

planned?

• Have all processes been documented?

• Have resettlement information

brochures/leaflets been prepared and

distributed?

Consultations, grievances, and special issues

• Have consultations taken place as

scheduled, including meetings, groups, and

community activities?

• Who participated in consultations?

• What were the information shared and

disclosed with APs and other stakeholders?

• Were the APs and other stakeholders

consulted on final engineering designs and

RP?

• What were the outcomes of consultations?

• What were the measures adopted to

address issues emerged from

consultations?

• Have any APs used the grievance redress

procedures?

• What grievances were raised?

• What were the outcomes?

• Have problems/conflicts been resolved?

• Have grievances and resolutions been

documented?

• Have any cases been taken to court?



Benefit monitoring

• What changes have occurred in the lives

of families who were relocated and

resettled?

• What changes have occurred in patterns

of livelihoods compared to the pre-

project situation?

• What changes have occurred in income

and expenditure patterns compared to

pre-project situation?

• Have APs income kept pace with these

changes?

• What changes have occurred for

vulnerable groups and significantly

affected households?

11.2 External Monitoring

111. In parallel to the internal monitoring exercises, the executing agency will appoint an

Independent External Social Monitoring Expert to review and evaluate the social safeguards

management in the Project and its compliance with the safeguards policies of ADB and the government.

The Terms of Reference for the External Social Monitoring Expert is given in following Table 11-2.

Table 11-2 Reference for the External Social Monitoring Expert

Project Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid

Expansion Project

Expertise External Social Monitoring Report

Source National

Objective and Purpose of the Assignment

An independent local expert (external expert) will be engaged to carry out external monitoring and to

verify monitoring information for the project. The external expert will be retained on behalf of PGCB,

executing agency. The external expert will be responsible for reviewing resettlement monitoring

reports and providing guidance in accordance with the resettlement plan (RP), loan agreements,

project administration manuals (PAM) and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). The external monitoring report will be prepared and submitted to ADB for review semi-annually.

Scope of Work

The external expert will be responsible for periodic monitoring of the progress and status of RP

implementation about achieving objectives of the ADB’s Safeguard Policy on Involuntary

Resettlement. Independent evaluation will be done twice during the project implementation period.

Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Outputs

i. The activities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

ii. Review the progress and status of RP implementation and internal monitoring reports.

Identify the key issues that need to be addressed.

iii. Review compensation and entitlement policy compliance; adequacy of organizational

mechanism for implementing the RP; and provisions for adequate budgetary support for

implementing the RP.

iv. Assess whether resettlement objectives, particularly assistance to vulnerable and

significantly affected groups and restoration of livelihoods and living standards of the affected

persons have been fulfilled.



v. Assess resettlement efficiency, its effectiveness, impact, and sustainability in relation to

policy and practices and to suggest any corrective measures.

vi. Appraise the accounting documents used in recording the payments of compensation to

affected people by PGCB.

vii. Provide guidance to PGCB on the grievance redress mechanism, grievance handling and

grievance log and documentation.

viii. To provide inputs into the RP and assist RP update, if necessary.

ix. The external monitoring expert should make necessary field visits and activities such as

conducting formal and informal surveys/interviews/public consultations/focus group

discussions and in-depth case studies to assess impact of resettlement.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

The specialist should have an advance degree in environmental studies, social science, or other

related disciplines and with at least 7 years of related work experience in resettlement. The specialist

should be an expert on resettlement and social issues especially in preparation of resettlement and

social monitoring reports.

Minimum General Experience: 7 years

Minimum Specific Experience: 5 years (relevant to assignment)

Regional/Country Experience: Required

Deliverables Estimated Submission Date Type

External Resettlement Monitoring Report bi-annually Report Final Evaluation Report

Place of Assignment Days Estimated Dates (dd/mm/yyyy)

TOTAL DAYS 178 (intermittent)

2 months/year and for 4 years

from the loan effective date.

Early termination is possible if

the land acquisition and

compensation for both

substations and transmission

lines is completed.



12 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

112. Activities related to social safeguards management will go through different phases which

include preparation of draft and final resettlement plan, public consultations and information disclosure,

and disclosure of resettlement plans, land acquisition and payment of compensation and other

assistance, relocation and resettlement, grievance redress etc. The compensation will be provided

before any physical and/or economic displacement. The implementation schedules for each substation

and transmission line vary, and therefore finalizing resettlement plan encompassing all project

components and their implementation schedules into one single framework prior to the award of the

first contract is not feasible. Meanwhile, implementation schedules for transmission lines are difficult to

finalize prior to the award of contract as the design will be finalized by the contractors. Therefore, the

team will finalize the resettlement plan by component by component.

113. However, all activities related to assessment of losses and payment of compensation will be

completed before subproject sites are handed over to the contractors and the commencement of the

civil work constructions. No physical or economic displacement of the affected persons will occur until

full compensation is paid to the affected persons at replacement cost and the executing agency will

ensure that compensation is paid prior to the start of civil works. All land will be freed from its

encumbrances before they are handed over to the contractors. Public consultations, information

disclosure, grievance redress processes and monitoring will continue an intermittent basis for the entire

duration of the project which is now considered to be five years. Table 12-1 presents an implementation

schedule for resettlement activities. The timeframe planned for the completion of resettlement activities

will vary from minimum of 13 to 16 months, preceding the implementation of each project component.

The implementation schedule for resettlement activities is tentative and subject to modification based

on the actual progress of work.



Table 12-1 Implementation Schedule

Activity 2022 2023 2024

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Prepare the draft resettlement plan Census and Socio-

economic survey

ESU conducts a census survey and prepares IoL

Disclosure of resettlement plan

Submit the updated RP

Complete land procurement process for tower

foundationand payment of compensation including

compensation payments

Functionalize PAVC

Establish the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)

Disclose information on GRM

PAVC verifies IoL and determines replacement cost for

all affected properties acquired and the properties

affected by transmission lines

PGCB pays additional compensation as recommended

by PAVC

ESU implements the resettlement plan including

livelihood restoration activities

Clear the land for construction work (component by

component)

Hand over the sites to contractors (component by

component)

Conduct grievance redress

Continue stakeholder consultations



Activity 2022 2023 2024

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Information disclosure

Monitor safeguards compliance (internal and external)

Reporting resettlement plan implementation progress



APPENDIX A: PHOTOGRAPH OF SOCIAL SURVEY

Socioeconomic Suvey, Gopalganj to Shibchar Line



APPENDIX B: PHOTOGRAPHS OF FGDS

Public Consultation during safeguard consultation-Gopalganj and Madaripur District



APPENDIX C: ATTENDANCE OF FGDS



APPENDIX D: LIST OF LAND OWNERS

SL.NO Land Owner Name Father's Name Mobile Number Area Name

1. ABDUL JALIL MUNSHI LATE YUSUF MUNSHI 01614200479 CHAGOL CHIRA

2. FIROZA BEGUM HAMID MUNSHI 01614200479 KASHEMPUR

3. AWLID KHAN MAZED KHAN O1707199185 TOPARKANDI

4. WAHID KHAN LATE ANAR UDDIN KHAN 01726161859 TOPARKANDI

5. MD.EAR KHAN HASEN KHAN 01726161859 TOPARKANDI

6. ABDUL HAQUE TALU HOSEN MATUBBER 01307840149 SRI RAMPUR

7. ATIR MATUBBER HARUN MATUBBE 01718686931 SRIRAMPUR

8. DADON MATUBBER ABDUL WAZED MATUBER 01749157008 SRI RAMPUR

9. BABUL MATTUBER ABDUL SAMAD MATUBER 01740858674 MATUBER BARI

10. SIRAJ BATUBBER HELAL UDDIN MATUBER 01318593653 MATUBER BARI

11. MD.RIPON MATUBBER AHMED MAZID 01710859335 MUNSHI PARA

12. MD ENAYET HOSSAIN SEKENDAR MATUBBER 01753804275 DIGHLIA

13. SHAHIDUL MATUBBER LATE SIRAZUL ISLAM 01715972072 RANIPUKUR

14. SAIFUL ISLAM FIROZ LATE KADER MUNSHI 01727829754 BASUDEBPUR

15. MD.GOFFAR MUNSHI MD.YOUNUS MATUBBER 01717441287 MUNSHI PARA

16. RUHUL AMIN MATUBUR ALIM UDDIN JOMDDER 01716418832 RANIPUKUR

17. SHAH ALOM JAMDDER LATE JOYNAL KHALASHI 01722738175 DIGHLIA

18. SHORAB KHALASHI CHODURUDDIN MUNSHI 01762441065 MACHKANDA

19. MALEK MUNSHI MAZID MATUBBER 01770295809 NAWRA

20. KERAMOT MATUBBER HAQUE MATUBBER 01944034907 DAMER CHAR

21. HARUN BEPARI RASHID KHALIFA 01720029326 NAWRA

22. MINTU MATBOR TARAMIA MATBOR 01746416350 PROTHAR CHAR

23. MD.IMARAT MATUBBER MAKSED MATUBBER 01733011083 PROTHAR CHAR

24. ADEL UDDIN MOLLAH LATEAFSAR MOLLA 01317015208 PROTHAR CHAR

25. JAHANGIR MATUBBER ANSER UDDIN MATUBER 01308992308 SARISSTABAD

26. BALAM BEPARI HALIM MATUBBAR 01722484272 DEWRA

27. HASAN SHEKH SEKENDER FAKIR 01768994303 ATTABADSHA

28. MST.AMENA SATTAR MOLLIK 01726841269 ATTABADSHA

29. KAHINUR AKON LATE ISHAK MATUBBAR 01319792407 VARSHA

30. MST.AMELA BEGUM DABIR MATUBBER 01724021379 VARSHA

31. KHAKON MATUBBER LATE.HAZI OSMAN GAZI 01310374285 VARSHA

32. BAZLUR RAHMAN LATE.OYAZED MOLLA 01715479191 SAWTHER

33. SHIRAJ HAWLADER MD.HAFIZUL MUNSHI 01824211967 SAWTHER

34. AMIR MUNSHI LOTIF MUNSHI 01784720345 HAWLADER BARI

35. HARUN BEPARI MOSLEM MATUBBER 01317571662 MUNSHI PARA

36. MOSTOFA HAWLADAR RAHMAN HAWLADAR 01747604280 KACHIKATA

37. MUJIBOR HAWLADAR SHOFI HAWLADER DOLKANDI

38. ALAMGIR MATOBBOR SATTAR MATOBBER 01783324089 PATAIL



39. SHOHID MATOBBAR MD.NASIR KHA 12919630089 JANGAL

40. RAJAB ALI MATUBBER ANSER UDDIN MATUBER 01735742489

41. MOSLEM MATUBBER HALIM MATUBBAR SHIRWAIL

42. AZIZUL FAKIR SEKENDER FAKIR O1779007789 SHOLAPUR

43. KABUL MALLIK SATTAR MOLLIK 01727108484 SHOLAPUR

44. IBRAHIM MATUBBER MD.ISHAK MATUBBAR 01790520712 SHOLAPUR

45. AFZAL HOSSAIN DABIR MATUBBET 017122971436 MATBBAR BARI

46. ABDUL HAIGH MASTER HAZI OSMAN GAZI 01720177778 MATUBAR BARI

47. MD.MOJIBOR MOLLA LATE.OYAZED MOLLA 01905527646 MATUBAR BARI

48. MD.HAFIZUL MUNSHI MD.HAFIZUL MUNSHI 01763182781 MOLLA BARI

49. MANIK MUNSHI LOTIF MUNSHI 01716560427 CHAR KAKOIR

50. DADON MATUBBER MOSLEM MATUBBER 01722223534 CHAR KAKOIR

51. ABDU MANNAN MATBOR MALEK MATBBOR 01775337693 CHAR KAKOIR

52. JUBAYER MATOBBOR MOFAZZAL 01731119901 SENERBAT

53. JALAL KHA LATE.HALEM KHA 01714220074 SENERBAT

54. MOHAMMED KHA MD.NASIR KHA 01750478359 SENERBAT

55. MOHAMMAD KHA LATE.NASER KHA 01595494364

56. MD.SALAUDDIN KHAN LATE.LATIF KHAN SENERHAT

57. THANDU KHAN LATE. CHANMIA KHAN 01766841934 SENERBAT

58. MD.ALOMGIR LATE RATON MATUBAR 01906121433 SENERBAT

59. MD.FATEH ALI MADBOER JAYED ALI MADBER 01733658632 MATUBBAR BARI

60. ABDUR RAHMAN RAJJAK SHIKDAR 01552353050 JADUARCHAR

61. MD.SIDDIQ SHIKDER MUBARAK SHIKDER 01721850116 SHIKDER BARI

62. MIZANURAKON MANNAN AKON 01756723606 SHIKDER BARI

63. MST.BILKIS BEGUM HARUNUR RASHID 01765773538 AKON BARI

64. HOBI FARAZI SEKAN FARAZI 01311369049 HAWLADER BARI

65. AKBAR MATUBBER JALIL MATUBBER 01710590703 SHOTARPAR

66. HAMIDUL HAQUE MOTALLEB 01710497793 SUTAR PAR

67. MD.RUHUL AMIN ABDUL KARIM 01742608748 SUTAR PAR

68. HABI BEPARI DALILUDDIN BEPARI 01716654724 SUTAR PAR

69. EDRIS AKON LATE.KHALEK AKON 01784271701 GOZARIA

70. MD.KAWSAR HOSSAIN NURUL HAQUE MADBOR 01314892035 JADUARCHAR

71. DADON BEPARI SAYFUL BEPARI 01726301822 KUMERPAR



APPENDIX E: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE



APPENDIX F DETAILS OF BUDGET

Table 0-1 Estimated Budget for Tower Footing

MOUZA NAME

Land price in decimal

as per Mouza Rate

Land price in acre

Land require for tower

Total tower

Total Land

Total price

ATTABADSHA 23000 2300000 0.000138 3 0.000415 955

BASUDEBPUR 36885 3688500 0.000138 4 0.000554 2042

CHARKAKOIR 25695 2569500 0.000138 3 0.000415 1067

DAMER CHAR 29595 2959500 0.000138 2 0.000277 819

DIGHILIA 61328 6132800 0.000138 3 0.000415 2546

GOPALPUR 22771 2277100 0.000138 5 0.000692 1576

GOZARIA 35745 3574500 0.000138 4 0.000554 1979

KACHIKATA 54673 5467300 0.000138 4 0.000554 3026

NAWRA 28865 2886500 0.000138 3 0.000415 1198

NOJIRKHA 22480 2248000 0.000138 1 0.000138 311

PROTHAR CHAR 30515 3051500 0.000138 4 0.000554 1689

SADEKABAD 42881 4288100 0.000138 4 0.000554 2374

SAWTHAR 25000 2500000 0.000138 2 0.000277 692

SHIROAIL 46505 4650500 0.000138 2 0.000277 1287

SHOLAPUR 30637 3063700 0.000138 2 0.000277 848

SONAIMUKHIR CHAR 27000 2700000 0.000138 2 0.000277 747

SOUTH SARISSTABAD 50515 5051500 0.000138 3 0.000415 2097

SRI RAMPUR 48900 4890000 0.000138 3 0.000415 2030

TALUKDERKANTI 95139 9513900 0.000138 2 0.000277 2633

VARSHA 30000 3000000 0.000138 2 0.000277 830

Total

0.008026 30745



Table 0-2 Estimated Budget for Crops

Type Category of Losses Unit Affected Unit Estimate Budget

as per DAE

Tower

Footing

and

Service

Area

Cash Compensation of Standing

Crops for Tower Footing and

Service Area (Karif-I)

Kg 14,545 827,250



Service Area (Karif-II)

Kg 27,575 2,426,600



Service Area (Rabi)

Kg 37,502 3,375,180

ROW

Clearance


Crops for ROW Clearness- one-

time cash grant (Considering

Rabi Season)

Kg 37,502 3,375,180

Sub Total 1,000,4210

Total Cost of Crops 1,000,4210



Table 0-3 : Estimated Budget for Trees

Cost Estimation for Trees of Tower

Footing and Service Area

Unit

Rate

Affected

Unit

Estimatecd

Cost

Fruits

1 Above 10 Meter 18000 6 108000

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 12000 10 120000

3 Less than 5 meter 5500 10 55000

4 Sapling 100 0 0

Sub Total 283000

Timber

1 Above 10 Meter 18000 11 198000

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 12000 12 144000

3 Less than 5 meter 5500 12 66000

4 Sapling 100 0 0

Sub Total 408000

Medicinal

1 Above 10 Meter 18000 3 54000

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 12000 5 60000

3 Less than 5 meter 5500 0 0

Sub TotaL 114000

30% of fruit bearing trees 2885400

Total Cost for Trees of Tower Foundation and Service Area 3690400

Cost Estimation for Trees of ROW Clearance

Fruits

1 Above 10 Meter 18000 155 2790000

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 12000 550 6600000

3 Less than 5 meter 5500 160 880000

4 Sapling 115 0 0

Sub Total 10270000

Timber

1 Above 10 Meter 18000 429 7722000

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 12000 900 10800000

3 Less than 5 meter 5500 450 2475000

4 Sapling 115 1010 116150

Sub Total 21113150

Medicinal



1 Above 10 Meter 18000 40 720000

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 12000 126 1512000

3 Less than 5 meter 5500 0 0

Sub Total 2232000

Bamboo

1 Above 10 Meter 500 859 429500

2 5 Meter to 10 meter 300 2535 760500

Sub Total 1190000

Total Cost for Trees of Tower Foundation and Service Area 34074350



Appendix G List of Trees of ROW

Table 0-4 List of trees within ROW clearence

Tower No Trees Name Type Big Medium Small

DL4/2

MEHOGONY Timber 5 15

COCONUT Fruits 1 5

JACKFRUIT Fruits 1 12 8

DL4/2 TO AP5/0 KARAI Timber 17 7

MANGO Fruits 11

DL4/2 TO AP5/0 MEHOGONY Timber 12 7

PALM Fruits 13 2

DL4/2 TO AP5/0 CHAMBUL Timber 2

DL4/2 TO AP5/0 EUCALYPTUS Timber 29 5

RAINTREE Timber 3

DL4/2 TO AP5/0


MANGO Fruits 1

PALM Fruits 124

EUCALYPTUS Timber 1

AP5/0 TO DL5/1 MEHOGONY Timber 19 7

AP5/0 TO DL5/2 KARAI Timber 1

DL5/2 TO 5/3 MEHOGONY Timber 3 10 11

DL 5/2 TO 5/3

JACKFRUIT Fruits 2

KARAI Timber 11

MEHOGONY Timber 1

DL5/2 TO 5/3 PALM Fruits 1 3


DL5/2 TO 5/3

KARAI Timber 3

MEHOGONY Timber 8 16 2

BOMBAX Timber 1

DL5/2 TO 5/3 Mango Fruits 1


DL5/2 TO 5/3 PALM Fruits 2 9

DL5/2 TO 5/3 KARAI Timber 12

JACKFRUIT Fruits 13

DL5/2 TO 5/3 KARAI Timber 3 4

MANGO Fruits 14

DL5/3 TO 5/4

PALM Fruits 1

MEHOGONY Timber 2 3

Akashmoni Timber 4

KARAI Timber 2 13

AP6/0 TP DL 6/1 KARAI Timber 4




DATE PALM Fruits 1 13

MANGO Fruits 5

JACKFRUIT Fruits 22 3

MEHOGONY Timber 12

DL6/1 TO 6/2

MEHOGONY Timber 7

Karai Timber 5 19

KARAI Timber 1

Mango Fruits 17

DL6/1 TO 6/2 MEHOGONY Timber 11 6

WODIER Timber 12

DL6/1 TO 6/2

DATE PALM Fruits 1

ARJUN Medicinal 4 0 9

Tal Fruits

Karai Timber 21 35

WODIER Timber 1

DL6/1 TO 6/2


BANYAN Timber 1 13

COCONUT Fruits 15

KARAI Timber 4 15

DL6/1 TO 6/2 MEHOGONY Timber 6

DATE PALM Fruits 1

DL6/1 TO 6/2


MANGO Fruits 4 2

COCONUT Fruits 12

DATE PALM Fruits


Mango Timber 6 15

DL6/1 TO 6/2

JACKFRUIT Fruits 1

KARAI Timber 20

COCONUT Fruits 2

MANGO Fruits 3

DL6/2 TO 6/3

MEHOGONY Timber 2

KARAI Timber 2 19

JACKFRUIT Fruits 2

DL6/2 TO 6/3 SHISHU Timber 10 7

DL6/2 TO 6/3

JACKFRUIT Fruits 3


MEHOGONY Timber 9

DL6/3 TO AP 7/0


KARAI Timber 13 2

PALM Fruits 1




IJOL Timber 1

DL6/3 TO AP 7/0


MANGO Fruits 3

MEHOGONY Timber 10


Nim Timber 10

DL9/3 TO 9/4 MEHOGONY Timber 2 2

BOMBAX Timber 1

DL9/3 TO 9/4

KARAI Timber 1

CHAMBUL Timber 1

MEHOGONY Timber 7

PLUM Fruits 4 1

DL9/3 TO 9/4 MANGO Fruits 2

MEHOGONY Timber 1

DL9/6 TO 9/7

KARAI Timber 5 8 4



Jack Fruit Fruits

DL9/6 TO 9/7


KARAI Timber 2 3

Karai Timber 10 5 4

CHAMBUL Timber 2 5

RAINTREE Timber 5 10

EARLEAF Timber 40 3

DL9/6 TO 9/7

KARAI Timber 2 3


RAINTREE Timber 4 20 5

DL9/6 TO 9/7 MEHOGONY Timber 12 12 6

KARAI Timber 2 4 2

DL9/6 TO 9/10


KARAI Timber 3 2

RAINTREE Timber 22 3

DL9/7 TO AP10/0 CHAMBUL Timber 3

Akashmoni Timber 12 2

DL9/7 TO AP10/0 MEHOGONY Timber 6 40 5

DL9/7 TO AP10/0


BOMBAX Timber 1

Akashmoni Timber 5 5 6

CHAMBUL Timber 3


MEHOGONY Timber 4





AP11 TO AP10/0


MANGO Fruits 12

COCONUT Fruits

MEHOGONY Timber 2 5

AP11 TO AP10/0 MEHOGONY Timber 6

AP11 TO AP10/0

KARAI Timber 1 3

MEHOGONY Timber 4


AP11 TO AP10/0 COCONUT Fruits

AP11 TO AP10/0 Mehogoni Timber 9 3

AP12/0 TO 11/0 KARAI Timber 9

AP12/0 TO 11/0 KARAI Timber 25 7

Mango Fruits 8 10

AP12/0 TO 11/0 MEHOGONY Timber 2

AP12/0 TO 11/0 MEHOGONY Timber 4

EARLEAF Timber 1

DL12/1 TO 12/2 KARAI Timber 4

MEHOGONY Timber 2

DL12/1 TO 12/2

MEHOGONY Timber 5 8

KARAI Timber 1

VELVET APPLE Fruits 2

JAVA PLUM Fruits 3

Nim Timber 0

BOMBAX Timber 1

COCONUT Fruits 1 13


MANGO Fruits 8 1

DL12/3 TO 12/4 BAMNA Timber 2

DL12/4 TO 12/5

KARAI Timber 1 11

CHAMBUL Timber 2 3


DL12/4 TO 12/5

MEHOGONY Timber 3

MANGO Fruits 2

KARAI Timber 2


CHAMBUL Timber 1

DL12/4 TO 12/5 Mehogoni Timber 5

BUR FLOWER Timber 1

AP13/0 TO DL 13/1 KARAI Timber 9

AP13/0 TO DL 13/1 KARAI Timber




DL14/0 TO 14/3 DATE PALM Fruits 5

END PROPOSED TTO2

KARAI Timber 2 5

BOMBAX Timber 1

COCONUT Fruits 1

DL 14/3 TO 14/4

CHAMBUL Timber 5

DATE PALM Fruits 6

PALM Fruits 4 6 5


DL15/0 TO DL 15/1 MEHOGONY Timber 6 2 8

DL 15/0 TO 15/1


COCONUT Fruits 6

JACKFRUIT Fruits 2

CHAMBUL Timber 3

MEHOGONY Timber 3


DL15/1 TO DL 15/2 Mehogoni Timber 5 7

DL15/1 TO 15/2

COCONUT Fruits 2 5

Nim Medicinal 2 0 11

RAINTREE Timber 2

CHAMBUL Timber 1

Mehogoni Timber

DL15/1 TO 15/2



CHAMBUL Timber 12 4


COCONUT Fruits 5 7

DL15/1 TO DL 15/2

MEHOGONY Timber 5

CHAMBUL Timber 1 2

RAINTREE Timber 1

DL15/1 TO DL 15/2

Akashmoni Timber 5 3 10




DL15/1 TO DL 15/2

Mehogoni Timber 10

MANGO Fruits 4 7 2

CHAMBUL Timber 11 3 4

MEHOGONY Timber 1

DATE PALM Fruits 2

BUR FLOWER Timber 1

DL15/1 TO DL 15/2 Tal Timber 4 2 6




MANGO Fruits 3 11

MEHOGONY Timber 2 1

DL15/2 TO AP16



Nim Medicinal 3 0 9

DL15/2 TO AP16

MEHOGONY Timber 4 5

COCONUT Fruits 2 12 7


JACKFRUIT Fruits 3

DL15/2 TO AP16




KARAI Timber 1

Nim Medicinal 1 0 8

AP16 TO AP17 MEHOGONY Timber 6 3


JAVA PLUM Fruits 1

COCONUT Fruits 12

MANGO Fruits 2 1

AP16 TO AP17 EUCALYPTUS Timber 5

AP16 TO AP17 Akashmoni Timber 2 6 3

AP16 TO AP17 Mango Fruits 50 6 10

AP16 TO AP17


MANGO Fruits 1 8


SAPODILLA Fruits 4 1

POMELU Fruits 2 1

AP16 TO AP17



MANGO Fruits 6




PALM Fruits 3 3

PLUM Fruits 14 1

POMELO Fruits 2

TAMARIND Fruits 4 3

DEBDORON Timber 12

JAVA PLUM Fruits 1 6 6

SAPODILLA Fruits 4 4

AP16 TO AP17 MEHOGONY Timber 2





AP16 TO AP17 MEHOGONY Timber 5 5


AP 17 TO PROPOSED TT2

MEHOGONY Timber 6 5

COCONUT Fruits 5 10

DATE PALM Fruits 2 8 2

PALM Fruits 1 1

MANGO Fruits 2

AP 17 TO PROPOSED TT2

MEHOGONY Timber 2 3

CHAMBUL Timber 3 2

MANGO Fruits 5 9 7


PLUM Fruits 4

AP 17 TO PROPOSED TT2 MEHOGONY Timber 2 5 10

Mango Fruits

Total 763 1472 644

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