Land Acquisition and Resettlement Due Diligence Report

Document stage: Draft Project Number: 48434-003 October 2018

IND: Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program – Project 1

Supply of Non-motorized Traffic Zones and Introduction of e-Vehicles in Greater Visakhapatnam City Prepared by Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Government of Andhra Pradesh for the Asian Development Bank. This draft due diligence report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 17 October 2018)

Currency unit = Rupee (₹)

₹1.00 = $0.0136

$1.00 = ₹73.7055

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank APSRTC -- Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation BRTS -- Bus Rapid Transit System DDR – Due diligence report DoI – Department of Industries GoAP – Government of Andhra Pradesh GVMC – Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation kV – Kilovolt MFF – Multitranche Financing Facility PIU – Project Implementation Unit PMU – Project Management Unit R&R – Resettlement and rehabilitation SPV -- Special Purpose Vehicle UCCRTF – Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund VCICDP – Visakhapatnam Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program WRD – Water Resources Department

NOTE

In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars.

CONTENTS Page

I. INTRODUCTION 4

A. Background 4 B. Scope of this report 4

II. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION 5

A. Proposed components 5

III. FIELD WORK AND CONSULTATION 6

A. Outline of field work 6 B. Consultation 6

IV. LAND AVAILABILITY AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS 6

A. Findings 6

V. CONCLUSIONS 10

A. Summary and Conclusions 10 APPENDIXES 1. Certification from GVMC for Ownership and Use of Land for Charging and Parking 11 2. Extract of Town Survey Register of Aqua Complex Site 12

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I. INTRODUCTION

A. Background

1. The proposed Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor Development Program (VCICDP) will complement ongoing efforts of the Government of Andhra Pradesh to enhance manufacturing sector growth and create high quality jobs in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The VCICDP comprises: (i) a policy-based loan to support policy reforms, and institutional development in the state’s industrial sector; and (ii) a multitranche financing facility (MFF) for priority infrastructure projects within the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor. 2. Under VCICDP, a UCCRFT Grant has been provided to support Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) for developing infrastructure and providing services that are more climate change resilient. The grant focuses on investments in two components:

(i) Component A. Watershed development and management program in Mudasarlova and rejuvenation of Mudasarlova lake that includes (a) enhancing water storage; (bi) flood control; (ci) checking sedimentation; (d) conservation of soil and water; (e) increasing green cover and (f) recharging of ground water; and

(ii) Component B. Harnessing renewable energy and GHG reduction through (a) developing a solar energy park at Mudasarlova/Megadhrigadda lake and (b) developing a pilot only e-Vehicle zone within the city by procuring and deploying e-Vehicles.

3. The proposed UCCRTF grant will be implemented by GVMC as part of the proposed VCICDP. The Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Andhra Pradesh will be the executing agency and the GVMC will be the implementing agency. Moreover, Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development will be responsible for major decision making in relation to project implementation and GVMC will be responsible for day-to-day project implementation activities B. Scope of this report

4. This land acquisition and resettlement due diligence report (DDR) is prepared for the Supply of E-vehicles along with supporting charging infrastructure in GVMC proposed under UCCRTF grant. 5. A due diligence process was conducted to examine land acquisition and resettlement issues in detail, in line with Asian Development Bank (ADB’s) Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009. This report describes the findings based on the screening site visits carried out on 22 June 2018 and 23 June 2018 and consultations had with officials of GVMC. Photographs of project location and Google images prepared based on coordinates taken during the site visits is presented in this report. This land acquisition and resettlement DDR should be read along with the Resettlement Framework prepared for VCICDP. 6. Upon award of contract and before commencement of works, the Safeguard Manager, Social and Gender in the GVMC, the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), will be required to undertake a review of this due diligence, update if there is any modification in the design of the project and/or additional sites for charging and parking are identified, and submit the updated due diligence report to the Safeguard Officer in the Project Management Unit (PMU) and ADB.

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II. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. Proposed components

7. Subproject components proposed under Supply of E-vehicles along with supporting charging infrastructure in GVMC include (i) solid waste collection using E-Rickshaws, (ii) E-Rickshaws for passenger movement at beach road, (iii) E-Buses on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor on a pilot basis and (iv) parking and charging stations.

8. The objective of proposing E-vehicles instead of the conventional diesel autos for door to door collection of solid waste is to improve the efficiency of the collection system and to reduce the carbon emission. The E-Rickshaw is proposed for passenger movement at key tourist location, such as Beach road, where there is restriction for entry of motor vehicles in the morning hours. E-Buses on a pilot basis are proposed on BRTS corridor before adopting the same for the City public transport. The E-Buses shall be operated by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) in coordination with Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), BRTS and GVMC at city level. 9. The E-Rickshaws and E-Buses shall be having charging and parking stations. It has been proposed to have five charging and parking stations and as of now GVMC has finalized 3 locations for charging and parking of the e-vehicles.

SNo Subproject

Components Location Component Description

Involuntary Resettlement Impacts

1 e-Vehicles Procurement of e-Vehicles

25 numbers of E-Rickshaw and 4 numbers of E-Buses will be procured under this subproject

No involuntary resettlement impact anticipated as it involves procurement of e-vehicles for use in Vishakhapatnam City

2 Charging and parking stations

GVMC Aqua Sports Complex, Beach Road

2,400 m2 of land available and the charging and parking place will be decided by the technical expert within this area

Vacant, unused municipal land within the boundaries of the GVMC Aqua Sports Complex. No involuntary resettlement impact anticipated.

GVMC Sewage Disposal Station, Shanti Ashram, Lawsons Bay

5,000 m2 land available and charging and parking place will be decided by the technical expert within this area

Existing Sewage Disposal facility. Land available within the boundaries of the GVMC Sewage Disposal Station No involuntary resettlement impact anticipated.

Maddilapalem Bus Station, Maddilapalem

23,269 m2 land available and charging and parking place will be decided by the technical expert within this area

Existing Bus Station with parking facility. Land Available within the limits of Maddilapalem Bus Station. No involuntary resettlement impact anticipated.

GVMC = Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation; m2 = square meter.

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III. FIELD WORK AND CONSULTATION

A. Outline of field work

10. Field inspection of proposed subproject charging and parking locations was undertaken in June 2018. These included field visit to the 3 proposed sites: (i) GVMC Aqua Sports Complex, Beach Road; (ii) GVMC Sewage Disposal Station at Shanti Ashramam, Lawsons Bay Colony; and (iii) Maddilapalem Bus Station. B. Consultation

11. Consultations were held with the key stakeholder, GVMC, APSRTC and it was ascertained that the charging and parking location sites belong to either GVMC or APSRTC. There is no private land involved in this project. GVMC officials including Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, Assistant Engineer and the Regional Manager from APSRTC participated in the consultations.

Consultations with GVMC and APSRTC Officials

IV. LAND AVAILABILITY AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS

A. Findings

12. The proposed site for charging and parking of passenger E-Rickshaws is inside the premises of the GVMC Aqua Sports Complex on the Beach Road and will be used to pick and drop passengers on the Beach Road. This property is owned by GVMC and the site measuring 2400 m2 will be used for charging and parking of the 10 E-Rickshaws, earmarked for passenger transportation. The proposed site is vacant and there are no informal settlers or users and is free from encumbrance. No involuntary resettlement impacts are anticipated in this site.

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Photographs of the GVMC Aqua Sports Complex, Beach Road

(June 2018)

13. The proposed site for charging and parking of solid waste E-Rickshaws is inside the premises of the GVMC Sewage Disposal Station at Shanti Ashramam, Lawsons Bay Colony. This property is owned by GVMC and the site measuring 5,000 m2 will be used for charging and parking of the 15 E-Rickshaws, earmarked for transporting solid wastes. These E- Rickshaws will be used for transporting solid waste instead of the conventional diesel autos. The site within the sewage disposal station is vacant and there are no informal settlers or users and is free from encumbrance. No involuntary resettlement impacts are anticipated.

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Photographs of the GVMC Sewage Disposal Station at Shanti Ashramam

(June 2018)

14. The proposed site for charging and parking of the e-Buses is inside the premises of the APSRTC Maddilapalem Bus Station. This property is owned by APSRTC and the entire bus depot station including the proposed charging and parking area is about 5.75 acres. The site is protected on all sides with a boundary wall and is free from encumbrance.

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Photographs of the APSRTC Maddilapalem Bus Station

(June 2018)

15. The indicative location of the three charging and parking sites for the e vehicles is depicted as a Google earth image below. 16. The letter of certification from GVMC confirming its ownership of the two sites: (i) Aqua Sports Complex on the Beach Road; and (ii) Sewage Disposal Station at Shanti Ashramam, Lawsons Bay Colony proposed for charging and parking of E-Rickshaws, and the use of APSRTC Maddilapalem Bus Station for charging and parking of E-Buses is given as Appendix-1. The extract of Town Survey Register of Aqua Sports Complex is enclosed as Appendix-2

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Figure 1: Google Earth Map showing Proposed Location of e-Vehicles charging and parking

V. CONCLUSIONS

A. Summary and Conclusions

17. No involuntary resettlement impacts are assessed at the identified sites as the lands belong to GVMC and APSRTC and are free from encumbrance and there are no non-titled users in these sites. 18. This social safeguards assessment needs to be updated by the GVMC if any additional sites are identified / proposed for charging and parking of e-vehicles and/or in case of any design changes or site changes, and the updated social safeguards document needs to be approved by ADB. In the event that any involuntary resettlement impacts are identified for new sites or for changes in design, resettlement plan will be prepared. Land records or certification of ownership of each proposed site, No Objection Certificates from owner departments such as APSRTC whose lands are proposed to be used, along with photographs depicting the existing land use at each site will be provided in the updated document. The updated social safeguards document shall be submitted to ADB for clearance, prior to start of construction.

Appendix 1 11

Certification from GVMC for Ownership and Use of Land for Charging and Parking

12 Appendix 2

Extract of Town Survey Register of Aqua Complex Site