[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME UNDER USRIP- III
(Rehabilitation & Resettlement Implementation Programme under Uttarakhand State Roads Investment Programme (USRIP- III)
(Asian Development Bank- ADB Assisted Project)
BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
The Uttarakhand State Road Sector Investment Project (USRIP) is an Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded project and is a State Government’s initiative to support economic growth and reduce poverty by improving connectivity and access to development opportunities and social services, including health and education. The Project also supports State Government’s initiative to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the state road sector management and provide the sector with the capacity to ensure efficiency of road investments and sustainable road development impacts to support Uttarakhand’s social and economic development. The project is to be implemented through the Project Management Unit (PMU) of ADB-PWD at the State level. At the District level there is Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of ADB-PWD and HIFEED is coordinating at both with the PMU and PIU to implement the 5 Resettlement Plans in the State. HIFEED was provided responsibility by the Project Management Unit of ADB-PWD to execute the 5 Resettlement Plans (RPs) in the Project- III roads in the Districts of Dehradun, Rudraprayag and Bageshwar.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
The project was to implement 5 RPs in the Phase- 3 of the ADB funded project in three Districts. The broad objective was to improve road connectivity thereby to improve accessibility and reduce poverty and open opportunities for people in the interiors of the State. The improved road connectivity will improve access to market and will also improve health and education in the hills.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT
• Information Campaign on Resettlement Entitlement. HIFEED designed, planned and implemented information campaign in the affected areas primarily to inform the Affected Persons (APs) about entitlement policy and how to avail their respective entitlements.
• Identification of Affected Persons (APs) and issuance of Identity (ID) Cards.
• Updation of Affected Persons (APs) database and creation/computerization of database and affected persons files. Primary survey and consultation was done at the field level by HIFEED to update the APs in the 5 RPs.
• Participation in grievance redress. HIFEED has so far handled the issue of APs grievance at the field level though community level discussions and interaction with the individuals at the household level and have held meeting with individual households with the ADB-PWD staff at the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) level.
• Livelihood Restoration. On primary examination, no DPs were found to be losing its livelihood due to the implementation of the resettlement plans (RPS). However HIFEED plans to still have training workshop in the villages where the roads are being expanded. The training workshop will likely be on the subject related to agriculture and will involve village youth.
• Relocation and Rehabilitation Assistance. This was one of the task to be performed under the project, however there are no DPs which will be needing relocation in the project, though HIFEED was capable to assist in the rehabilitation of the DPs, through livelihood training programme.
• Community Participation and HIV/AIDS Awareness. In addition to the Resettlement Plans (RPs), HIFEED is also to conduct HIV/AIDS awareness activities in the project location. HIFEED in the past has been one of the initially partner Organizations of Uttarakhand State AIDS Control Organization (USACS) and has the expert team to impart awareness on HIV/AIDS issue. This is the task proposed to be done at the end of the project, when the DPs are given all assistance related to Rehabilitation and Resettlement. HIFEED has the required software ready and also the resource persons to execute the activities under HIV/AIDS awareness campaign.
TARGET AREA AND TARGET GROUPS OF THE PROJECT
The target area of the project was five villages of District Dehradun, Rudraprayag and Bageshwar in the State of Uttarakhand affected by the construction of roads. Target groups of the project was general public of the villages.
FUNDING AGENCY
The project is funded by Project Management Unit (PMU), ADB (Transport), Public Works Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun (Asian Development Bank- ADB Assisted Project)
COST OF THE PROJECT
The project was sanctioned by PMU during the year 2013. Total cost of the project sanctioned by PMU for nine months was Rs. 4,60,000.00[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”994,993,992,991,996,995,990″][/vc_column][/vc_row]