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EMERGENCY TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION PROEJCT 
Resettlement Action Plan for Project Affected families at AIR Land & Okkium Thoraipakkam 
TAMIL NADU SLUM CLEARANCE BOARD

The Project Description

Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) has taken a major initiative for construction of 3616 multi storied tenements at All India Radio (A.I.R.) Land Thiruvottiyur and 2064 families at Okkium Thoraipakkam for the Tsunami affected slum dwellers under the World Bank Assistance. MoEF clearance and CRZ clearance from Government of India have been obtained.

Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)

Environment and Social Assessment for the Construction of Tenements at All India Radio Land, Thiruvottiyur and Okkium Thoraipakkam  was completed .There is a need for assessment  and evaluation of environmental and social issues related to the project and provide an Environmental Management Plan for adequate mitigation. Hence as per the directions of the World Bank it is felt important for the need of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the additional 103 project affected families          (103 families and one Pothu Nala Sangam - 104 structures) living on the approach road to be resettled at AIR Land and Okkium Thoraipakkam along with the Tsunami affected Resettlement project.

The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Project Affected Families of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board contains the magnitude of resettlement issues and the mitigation of impacts. This report also includes the baseline socio economic characteristics of project affected people, the R& R policy provisions, the entitlements, outcomes of the public consultation held with community, implementation and monitoring mechanisms and the budget for implementing the R&R Provisions.

Based on the outcome of the Environmental and Social Assessment report submitted by the Ecosmart consultants and the baseline survey carried out by the community development wing of Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board, the draft RAP report has been prepared by the Tamilnadu Slum clearance board with the aim of filling up the gaps and additional information wherever required.

 

The Project Description

Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) has taken a major initiative for construction of 3616 multi storied tenements at All India Radio (A.I.R.) Land Thiruvottiyur and 2064 families at Okkium Thoraipakkam for the Tsunami affected slum dwellers under the World Bank Assistance. MoEF clearance and CRZ clearance from Government of India have been obtained.

Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)

Environment and Social Assessment for the Construction of Tenements at All India Radio Land, Thiruvottiyur and Okkium Thoraipakkam  was completed .There is a need for assessment and evaluation of environmental and social issues related to the project and provide an Environmental Management Plan for adequate mitigation. Hence as per the directions of the World Bank it is felt important for the need of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the additional 103 project affected families          (103 families and one Pothu Nala Sangam - 104 structures) living on the approach road to be resettled at AIR Land and Okkium Thoraipakkam along with the Tsunami affected Resettlement project.

The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for Project Affected Families of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board contains the magnitude of resettlement issues and the mitigation of impacts. This report also includes the baseline socio economic characteristics of project affected people, the R& R policy provisions, the entitlements, outcomes of the public consultation held with community, implementation and monitoring mechanisms and the budget for implementing the R&R Provisions.

Based on the outcome of the Environmental and Social Assessment report submitted by the Ecosmart consultants and the baseline survey carried out by the community development wing of Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board, the draft RAP report has been prepared by the Tamilnadu Slum clearance board with the aim of filling up the gaps and additional information wherever required.

Stages in Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)

The Resettlement Planning involves the following elements:

Objectives of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)

The objective of the RAP is to improve the overall living standards of the persons to be resettled to AIR site. This will be achieved by adopting the following measures:

To establish implementation procedures including monitoring and evaluation to track the timely progress of implementation.

Magnitude of Impact

103 households are being affected due to the Relocation and Resettlement of Tsunami affected slum dwellers at the AIR and Okkium Thoraipakkam sites. All the 103 households will be resettled from the two settlements to the respective site.

Impact Category

AIR

OT

Loss of Houses

72

29

Loss of Commercial Structures

0

0

Residential & Commercial

03

0

Loss of Livelihood

03

0

Magnitude of Impact on Common Properties Resources:  

The Project does not affect any of the community properties.  

2.0       CENSUS AND SOCIO – ECONOMIC SURVEY

A full census survey has been carried out in All India Radio Nagar road side slum and the Okkium Thoraipakkam slum. Around 104 Structures have been enumerated as the affected structures. The census survey covered 100% of the affected population within the Project affected area, their assets, and sources of livelihood. The surveys registered the extent of the area affected and document the socio –economic details of the entire affected population.

Structured formats were prepared on which the data of the households were recorded. Information includes the asset details, ownership details, extent of loss, household information such as religion, age, sex, education, income and other demographic details. During the survey, each structure affected was evaluated for the physical condition, size of the structure, type of roof and value of the structure.

3.0       BASELINE SOCIO – ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

The report presents the socio – economic features of the Project affected slum dwellers in AIR Land and Okkium Thoraipakkam. The survey was conducted among all the 103 families affected i.e., 74 families in the AIR Land and 29 families in the Okkium Thoraipakkam.  One structure at AIR Land was a common property which belongs to “Pothu Nala Sangam” (Local Welfare Association). Hence, the total number of structures affected are 104 nos.

The report was classified into following major components:

3.1       SOCIAL FACTORS  

The Social factors include the following:

3.1.1       SEX

S. No

Head of the Family

AIR

OT

Total

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Male

63

85

25

86

88

85

2

Female

11

15

4

14

15

15

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

Gender analysis of the AIR Land slum reveals that 85% of the population are from Male headed households and 15% of them are Female headed households. The analysis of the Kannagi nagar slum reveals that 86% of the households are Male headed and 14% of them women headed. On the whole 85% of the households are headed by Male members and 15% of them are Women headed Families.

3.1.2   EDUCATION

S. No

Education

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Illiterate

38

51

15

52

53

51

2

Upto 5th Standard

9

12

7

24

16

16

3

5th to 8th

18

24

2

7

20

19

4

8th to 10th

8

11

4

14

12

12

5

10th to +2

0

0

1

3

1

1

6

Degree

1

1

0

0

1

1

7

PG

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

Diploma

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

IT

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

Professional

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The education status of the affected population reveals that only 49% of them are literates. The above table portrays that 51% of the slum dwellers are illiterate, followed by 19% educated up to elementary level, 16% of them educated up to 5th primary level, 12% of them educated up to SSLC level. One of the affected persons was a graduate and none of them have a diploma degree.

3.1.3       RELIGION

S. No

Religion

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Hindu

66

89

29

100

95

92

2

Christian

1

1

0

0

1

1

3

Muslim

7

9

0

0

7

7

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

Data on the religious groups highlights, 92% of the affected population belongs to Hindu religion, followed by 7% Muslims and only one percent belongs to Christian community.

3.1.4. AGE

S. No

Age

( in Years)

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Up to 25

5

7

0

0

5

5

2

25-35

10

14

14

48

24

23

3

35-45

24

32

9

31

33

32

4

45-55

19

26

3

10

22

21

5

Above 55

16

22

3

10

19

18

Total

74

100

29

100

30

100

The table on the age classification describes that 5% in the age group are below 25 years. 23% of the affected people belong to the age group of 25 to 35 years, followed by 32% belonging to the age group of 35 to 45 years and 21% of the male are between 45 to 55 years of age. The elderly and dependent population, above 55 years constitute 18%.

3.1.4       SOCIAL STRATIFICATION

S. No

Social Stratification

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

BC

32

43

27

93

59

57

2

MBC

7

9

1

3.5

8

8

3

SC

35

47

1

3.5

36

35

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The Social category reflects that, 57% of the population belongs to the backward class category followed by 43% of the affected people belonging to the scheduled caste and 8% to most backward class. The data related to the social category highlights the vital role of the PIU in identifying the vulnerable groups based on the indigenous characteristics. There is a high ratio of SC population in AIR land rather than the OT site.

3.1.5. MARITAL STATUS

S. No

Marital Status

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Married

62

84

25

86

87

84

2

Widow

11

15

4

14

15

15

3

Unmarried

1

1

0

0

1

1

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The Marital status of the head of the households depicts, 84% of them married, followed by 15% of the families as Women Headed families i.e. widowed. One affected person is unmarried.  The data expressed the need for identifying the women headed families, since the factor is also included in finalizing the vulnerability of the family.

3.1.5       HOUSEHOLD SIZE

S. No

Household Size

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

1

2

3

0

0

2

2

2

2

16

22

6

21

22

21

3

3

19

26

12

41

31

30

4

4

18

24

10

34

28

27

5

5

15

20

1

3

16

16

6

More than 5

4

5

0

0

4

4

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The data on the household size of the affected families describes that 30% of the families consist of 3 members in the family, followed by 27% with 4 members, 21% with two members, 16% with 5 members, 2% with single member and 4% with more than 5 members in the family.  

The average household size calculated reveals that there are 3.5 members per family.

3.2  ECONOMIC  FACTORS

The Economic factors include the following

3.2.1   OCCUPATION

S. No

Occupation

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Worker -Pvt Company

16

22

1

3

17

17

2

Construction Labour

3

4

12

41

15

15

3

Cook

1

1

2

7

3

3

4

Coolie

10

14

1

3

11

11

5

Driver

3

4

4

14

7

7

6

Electrician

0

0

1

3

1

1

7

Mason

2

3

3

10

5

5

8

Painter

3

4

3

10

6

6

9

Sweeper

2

3

1

3

3

3

10

Tea Shop/ Petty business

10

14

1

3

11

11

11

Govt Service

2

3

0

0

2

2

12

Skilled labour

5

7

0

0

5

5

13

house maid

1

1

0

0

1

1

14

Vendor

5

7

0

0

5

5

15

Fishing

1

1

0

0

1

1

16

Agriculture

2

3

0

0

2

2

17

Not in work force

8

11

0

0

8

8

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The Occupation pattern reflects that 17% of the head of the household are engaged as Helpers, followed by15% as construction workers, 3% as Coolis, 5% as street vendors, 6% as painters and 7 % as drivers and 2% as farmers and 5% are masons, 11% in small business activities and the rest 8% of the affected persons are not engaged in any occupation.

3.2.2   MONTHLY INCOME

S. No

Monthly income

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

No Income

1

1

0

0

1

1

2

Below Rs.1500

28

38

5

17

33

32

3

1500-2500

25

34

14

48

39

38

4

2500-3500

10

14

5

17

15

15

5

3500-4500

3

4

4

14

7

7

6

Above 4500

7

9

1

3

8

8

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

An analysis on the monthly income of the household reflects that 32% of the affected people earn below Rs.1500 per month, followed by 38% with income range of Rs.1500-2500 and 15% of the respondents earning Rs.2500-3500 and 7% earn  Rs.3500 -4500 per month. Only 8% of the total households earn more than Rs.4500 per month. 1% of the affected families do not have any income. The monthly income is one of the variables to decide the vulnerability status of affected people falling under the BPL category. 33% of the affected people fall under the BPL category.

The average monthly income is calculated at Rs.2319 per month.

3.2.3       EARNING MEMBERS

S. No

No of Earning members

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

No Earning Member

1

1

0

0

1

1

2

1

43

58

17

59

60

58

3

2

26

35

11

38

37

36

4

3

3

4

1

3

4

4

5

More than 3

1

1

0

0

1

1

Total

74

100

29

41

103

100

The occupational profile of the affected persons was analyzed to assess the number of earning members in the family. The study on the earning members reflects that 58% of the families have a single earning member, followed by 36% of the families having two earning members in the family. Only 4% of the families have three earning members and 1% has more than 3 earning members. An analysis on the average number of earning members reflects the average number of earning members as 1.5 members / family.  

4.0 PROFILE OF VULNERABLE POPULATION

A vulnerability criterion of the affected population   is mentioned as people who fall under one of the three categories shown below:

4.1       VULNERABLE STATUS

S. No

Vulnerability

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Non Vulnerable

18

24

17

59

35

34

2

Vulnerable

56

76

12

41

68

66

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

Based on the survey findings and physical survey, it is described that 66% of the affected population are vulnerable and 34% of them are non- vulnerable. The vulnerability classification is the major focus area for any Resettlement Action Plan, since the entitlements framework will be based on the vulnerable status of the people. The unit of entitlement for the vulnerable people is the household in general.  

4.2 VULNERABLE CATEGORYWISE

S. No

Vulnerability

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

BPL

33

59

12

41

45

44

2

SC

31

55

2

7

33

32

3

WHH

10

18

2

7

12

12

Among the vulnerable people, 44% of them living below poverty line, 32% of the affected masses were Scheduled caste people and 12 % of the families are Women Headed Families. It is also noted that some of the affected population fall in two or all the three category.

5.0 PROFILE OF STRUCTURES AFFECTED

The type of loss of the affected people was broadly classified as structure loss, homestead land loss and livelihood loss. The survey focuses more on the study on the structures based on their ownership, tenure, type and extent of loss.  

5.1 OWNERSHIP OF THE STRUCTURE

S. No

Ownership of Structure

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Own

38

51

29

100

67

65

2

Occupier (tenant)

36

49

0

0

36

35

3

Leased

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The ownership of the structure reveals that 65% residents in the area are owner occupants, followed by 35% occupiers (tenants) and hence are also owner occupants. 

5.2 PERIOD OF RESIDING IN RENTAL STRUCTURES

S. No

Rented House - Period of Residing

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Less than 5 years

21

58

0

0

21

58

2

5-10 years

9

25

0

0

9

25

3

10-15 years

4

11

0

0

4

11

4

More than 15 years

2

6

0

0

2

6

Total

36

100

0

0

36

100

Among the rented structures, the tenancy period for 58% is less than 5 years, followed by 25% of the tenants residing for 5 to 10 years, 11% of the tenants for 10 to 15 years and a 6% of them residing for more than 15 years. The tenancy period highlights the vital role of the policy makers to decide entitlement framework for the tenants.

5.3       RENTAL STRUCTURES – RENTAL AMOUNT

S. No

Rented / Leased  House - Rental Amount

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Less than Rs.500

34

94

0

0

34

94

2

500-1000

2

6

0

0

2

6

3

1000-1500

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

1500-2000

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

36

100

0

0

36

100

Among the rented structures, the rental amount towards the rented structures depicts 94% of the tenants are paying less than Rs.500 per month and 6% of them are paying rental amount of Rs.500 to 1000 per month. The tenants will be the target group to be focused while planning for Resettlement.  

5.4 REASONS FOR RESIDING IN THE AREA

S. No

Reason for Residing in the Area

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Near to workplace

66

89

0

0

66

64

2

To Save Rent

0

0

8

28

8

8

3

Friends and Relatives
Staying near by

3

4

1

3

4

4

4

Availability of Land

4

5

1

3

5

5

5

Others

1

1

19

66

20

19

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The Survey focuses on the interest of the people, the reasons for residing in the area, which reveals that 64% of the people are residing in the area since it is at close proximity near by to the work place, 8% to save the rent, 4% reported the reason as friends and relatives staying nearby and 5% are residing due to availability of land and 19 percent reported various other reasons.  

5.5. TYPE OF STRUCTURE

S. No

Type of Structure

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Pucca

16

22

0

0

16

16

2

Semi Pucca

11

15

0

0

11

11

3

Kutcha

47

64

29

100

76

74

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

In order to ascertain the loss of structure, the survey focused on the type of structure in which the affected people were living. It is observed that 74% of the affected people are living in Kutcha type roofed houses, followed by 16% in Pucca structures and 9% in Semi - pucca structures. The housing condition of the affected people is one main variable to ascertain the living condition of the people. Since the data reveals more than 74% as residing in thatched roof houses which needs special attention of the policy makers to frame the entitlements matrix.

5.6 TYPE OF LOSS

S. No

Type of Loss

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Residential

71

96

29

100

100

97

2

Commercial

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Residential & Commercial

3

4

0

 

3

3

4

Homestead Land

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The survey findings depicts that 97% structures affected were residential structures and 3% of them are both residential and commercial. No homestead land is affected.

5.7 EXTENT OF STRUCTURAL LOSS

S. No

Extent  of Structure Loss
( Residential)

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Below 10 Sq.mt

13

18

0

0

13

13

2

10 to 20

30

41

13

45

43

42

3

20 to 30

14

19

15

52

29

28

4

30 to 40

7

9

1

3

8

8

5

Above 40

10

14

0

0

10

10

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

An analysis was attempted to describe the extent of the loss for the affected structures, which state that 42% of the structures with loss of 10 to 20 sq.mts., followed by 28% with loss of 20-30 sq.mts, 13% living in houses less than 10 Sq.mt. 8 % of them in house size ranging from 30-40Sq.mt. and 10% of them losing more than 40 sq.mts house. All the commercial structures are below 10Sq.mts. The average area lost by the affected people account for 20.30 sq.mts.

5.8 VALUE OF STRUCTURAL LOSS

Sl. No:

Value of Structure as per PWD *

Value of Proposed Tenement by TNSCB

Compensation to be paid

1

1,71,171

2,50,000

Nil

2

3,24,790

2,50,000

74,790

3

2,49,660

2,50,000

Nil

4

4,18,950

2,50,000

1,68,950

5

4,95,743

2,50,000

2,45,743

6

1,71,851

2,50,000

Nil

7

2,65,905

2,50,000

15,905

Total...

20,98,070

17,50,000

5,05,388

* PWD C.M. No. HDO (A) 48518 / 2003, dated 07.05.2007 (copy Enclosed)

Out of the affected, 7 houses were permanent structures. Only the value of 4 structures exceed the unit cost in the proposed site. i.e., Rs.2,50,000/- and the difference will be given as compensation to the eligible PAFs.

S. No

Value  of Structure Loss

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Below Rs.10000

7

9

0

0

7

7

2

10000-20000

18

24

18

62

36

35

3

20000-30000

10

14

10

34

20

19

4

30000-40000

7

9

1

3

8

8

5

Above 40000

32

43

0

0

32

31

Total

74

100

29

100

103

100

The valuation of the affected structures reveals 31% of the structures at Rs.40,000 and above, 35% of the affected structures valued at Rs10000 -20000, followed by 19% valued at Rs.20000-30000, 8% of the structures valued at Rs.30000 -40000 and 7% less than Rs.10000 respectively. Among the commercial structures, one structure cost is valued at Rs.10000-20000, another valued at Rs. 20000 – Rs.30000 and third one was valued at Rs. 30000-40000 respectively.

5.9 COMPENSATION

The Project Affected Families will be rehabilitated at new site which belongs to Government and will be eligible for compensation for structural loss only. The owner occupants will be given an assistance which will be the difference between the value of their own structure affected and cost of the unit to be given by TNSCB. As per table 5.8 A, four owner families are to be assisted with Rs.5,05,388/-. The occupants (tenants) in the Project Affected Area will be given only the housing units. The owners of the structures, tenants, squatters and encroachers who are eligible for housing units at the new site will be paid a shifting allowance of Rs. 1,000/- per family.  

5.10    LIVELIHOOD LOSS

Sl No

Livelihood Loss / month in Rs

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Below 1000

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1000 to 2000

2

100

0

0

2

100

3

2000 to 3000

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

3000 to 4000

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

Above 4000

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

2

100

0

0

2

100

The data on the livelihood loss highlights that 2 of the affected population lost their livelihood due to resettlement. Hence this connotes that the PIU should focus on income restoration mechanism for the people losing their livelihood.

5.11  EXTENT OF LIVELIHOOD LOSS

S. No

Livelihood Loss /
 month in Rs

Nos.

%

1

Below 1000

0

0

2

1000 to 2000

1

50

3

2000 to 3000

1

50

4

3000 to 4000

0

0

5

Above 4000

0

0

Total

2

100

The data on the livelihood loss highlights the extent of the livelihood lost, with 50% of the people who have lost their livelihood in the income range of Rs.1000 – 2000 and 50% their income of Rs.1000 -2000.

6. RESETTLEMENT

6.1 OPTION FOR RESETTLEMENT

The household survey also covered the consent of the people to move to new site, which shows that 100% of the affected families were ready for relocation.

S. No

Opted for Resettlement

No

%

1

Yes

103

100

2

No

0

0

Total

103

100

6.2 DISTANCES FROM RESETTLEMENT SITE

The household survey focused on the awareness level among the affected people about the identified resettlement site. 72% of the people were aware of the site and opined that the site is within 0.5 Km distance from the present area.28% of people living in Okkium Thoraipakkam opined that the site is more than 1 Km from their original site.

S. No

Distance to Site

No

%

1

Within 0.5 km

74

72

2

0.5-1.0Km

0

0

3

More Than 1 Km

29

28

Total

103

100

7.0 TRAINING  

The household survey findings were not only limited to analyze the socio – economic factors, but also attempted to find out potential population eligible for Skill Training programme after resettlement. It is noted that the eligibility criteria has been fixed as 18 years to 35 years with minimum of 8th standard qualification. This table depicts the eligible number of male and female to whom the training shall be focused.

S. No

Eligible Family Members* for Training

AIR

OT

TOTAL

Nos

%

Nos

%

Nos

%

1

Male

20

56

4

24

24

45

2

Female

16

44

13

76

29

55

Total

36

100

17

100

53

100

  The eligibility table describes that out of the eligible members, 45% of them are Males and 55% of them are Females.

Public consultation:

Public consultation meeting were held for the better understanding of the perceptions, concerns and responses of the project affected. The outcomes of these meetings held during the preparation of Environment and Social Impact Assessment helped the TNSCB in formulating the strategies for the affected people. The consultation was held in the following ways.

Livelihood Losses in the Project:

Livelihood loss in the project includes the non –land based economic activities. Apart from the loss of the structures for a household, the project involves the loss of livelihood of an individual by losing employment due to closure of business and change of place.

Income Restoration Schemes:

To compensate the loss of livelihood, assistance shall be given to reestablish his /her livelihood and income, as per the provisions in the entitlement matrix. The implementation of the Income restoration programme shall be carried out as follows:

Database Management:

The details collected from the census survey and enlistment survey will be compiled. An external database management specialist shall be appointed for establishing the database. The external consultant shall train the PIU for updating and retrieval of the database. The key tasks for the database establishment involve:

Implementation Agency:

A well-defined institutional arrangement and implementation mechanism is very important for timely and successful implementation of any plan. The success or failure of a Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) programme predominantly depends on the officers responsible for its implementation. Therefore it is appropriate to define the type of institutional arrangement and implementation mechanism proposed for the R&R programme.

Implementation Authority

The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) which is responsible for the implementation of this project, ‘Tenements for Tsunami affected at All India Radio Site in Thiruvottiyur’ and the Okkium Thoraipakkan , and other related components will be responsible for the implementation of the Resettlement Plan (RP).The TNSCB will constitute Project Implementing Unit (PIU) which will be under the direction of the Executive Engineer, Division I and FAP, TNSCB, who are responsible for coordination of all components of  resettlement. The PIU will be staffed with an Officer – Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the rank of Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE-RR) from the same Divisional Office. The AEE-RR will be supported by one Community Development Officer and Community Officer with experience in consultation and relocation activities, for a period of three months (intermittently) or till the end of the implementation of the RP.

RAP facilitation

Since this project involves allotment of tenements in the proposed project as resettlement measure for 103 PAFs and providing livelihood assistance to 2 PAFs, there is no need for a separate NGO to facilitate the RP implementation and the same can be undertaken by the Community Development Officer of TNSCB who will be involved in the implementation of this RP.

The designated Community Development Officer (CDO) of TNSCB will be responsible for the following tasks:

 

Project Supervision

In order to oversee the timely implementation of the programme and take appropriate decisions from time to time, the Project Management Unit (PMU) constituted at CRA will meet periodically to discuss the progress made in the RP implementation and take timely decisions to overcome any operational difficulties.

Implementation of RAP

The entire programme will be implemented over a period of 3 months (intermittent). Each entitled unit (family/persons) will be issued an identity card that will list the support mechanisms and amount of assistance to be given. The PIU will be established exclusively for the purpose of implementing the RP in order to complete the implementation in twelve weeks. However if there is any delay in implementation due to unforeseen circumstances, the period of PIU will be extended accordingly.

The implementation of the RAP involves the following activities:

Community Participation for Implementation of RAP

During the implementation of the RAP, as a follow up action for the consultations held continuous participation of community has been envisaged through three levels:

Gender issues in the Project

Realizing the need for gender issues, the R&R policy includes the Women Headed Households as the vulnerable groups. These households will be entitled for all assistances under vulnerable category. The impact assessment will focus on the women gender in specific. The concerns and the responses of the women during the consultation meetings will be addressed.  

Plan for Continuous Participation

Follow-up consultation will be held prior to the resettlement. The stake holders’ workshops are to be conducted, wherein the PAFs shall be explained as to how the issues raised during the earlier consultations have been or not been addressed in the final design.  

Co-ordination with civil works

The PIU will be responsible for coordination of civil works and the RP for timely relocation of the PAFs. The PIU will be responsible for the overall co-ordination of RP and will ensure that construction of tenements are complete and all related amenities are in place before advising the PAFs to relocate to the tenements allotted to them. Further, it will be the responsibility of the PIU to ensure that the widening of the approach road in the Western side is not taken up for construction until all PAFs occupy their respective tenements. By ensuring this the shifting of PAFs temporarily does not arise and the PAFs can continue to live in the same place until the tenements are ready for occupation. The PIU will also ensure that the western side of the site is adequately safeguarded during construction operation.

Training and Development of Staff

To strengthen the PIU, a couple of training activities will be planned for the duration of the project. These training programmes will cover subjects such as policy framework, identification and verification of beneficiaries, public consultations, resettlement action plan, compliance, and coordination with civil work.  

Resettlement site

Based on the feedback obtained during the socio-economic survey, wherein all PAFs had opted for a house in the AIR site being developed to house Tsunami affected, there is no need for identifying, selecting and developing a separate resettlement site.

Steps in Implementation

The main steps in implementation of the programme include:

Grievances Redressal Mechanism

Any aggrieved PAFs will be directed to approach the Executive Engineer, TNSCB and forwarded to the Chief Engineer (TNSCB) subsequently at the first level. Further if the PAFs are not satisfied, they may approach Assistant Commissioner / DMR and DRO / R&R of Project Management Unit Office at Ezhilagam. Petitions received will be acknowledged within 7 days from the date of receiving the petition. The action taken on the grievance will be communicated to the aggrieved PAF through registered letter within 30 days from the date of receipt of the petition. The project affected person can go through these two levels of grievance redressal forum available to the PAF and if not satisfied can appeal in the Court of Law. Step-by-step process for registering and redressing of grievances, response time, communication modes, mechanism for appeal and the provisions to approach civil courts in case of other provision fail will be disseminated. These will be prepared in the local language and distributed to all the PAFs at the time of issuing identity cards.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Though sizeable number of PAFs are involved, the impact to the PAFs is one and the same and hence TNSCB itself can do the concurrent monitoring. A consultant will be appointed who would undertake an impact evaluation, six months after the implementation of the RP. TNSCB will monitor the R&R activities and prepare monthly progress reports in terms of physical and financial indicators and submit the same to the Special Officer, ETRP/TEAP. In addition, the monitoring process will also look into the communication and reactions of PAFs, use of grievance procedures and information to PAFs on benefits, options and implementation timetable. The progress report will be reviewed by the PMU.

For the impact evaluation the consultant would collect primary data from the PAFs and compare the same with the BSS data collected. Some of the key socio-economic indicators that would be used to assess the success of the project are listed below:

Entitlements Matrix

ENTITLEMENTS - Category

ELIGIBILITY

Entitlements

Compensation for Land

No Such Cases

Nil

Compensation for Structures

Owners of the Structures, Occupants, Squatters and Encroachers

All the Families residing in Government Land , will be provided with Built House approximately of 270 Sq.mt. without any cost in the proposed site.

 For the structures whose value exceeds the unit cost of alternate built house the balance will be given as assistance.

* Unit cost of the alternate built house is Rs.2,50,000/-

Shifting Assistance for the Loss of Complete structures

Owners of the Structures, Tenants, Squatters and Encroachers

Rs.1000/- will be provided as shifting assistance.

Loss of Livelihood

Owners of the Structures, Tenants, Squatters and Encroachers

Those who have lost their livelihood. Alternate Shops will be provided in the proposed site.

Costs and Budget

Sl. No

Items

Amount (Rs.)

1

R&R Cash Assistance – Compensation for the Structures

5,05,388

2

Shifting allowance to 103 families @ Rs. 1000/- per family

1,03,000

 

Grand Total

6,08,388

Chief Community Development Officer