THE ROADS DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN GEORGIA
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Kakheti Regional Roads Improvement Project (KRRIP) (P117152)
SLRP III Preparation of Feasibility Study and Bidding Documents for Design- and-Build Contract for Rehabilitation of Bypass of Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani Road Section under Kakheti Regional Roads Improvement ProjectKRRIP/CS/QCBS-03
Addendum to the Resettlement Action Plan
The Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and
Infrastructure of Georgia
Preparation of Feasibility Study and Bidding Documentation for
Design- and-Build Contract for Rehabilitation of Bypass
Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani Road Section under Kakheti Regional Roads
Improvement Project
KRRIP/CS/QCBS-03
Resettlement Action Plan
Addendum Kakheti Regional Roads Improvement Project
KRRIP / P117152
SLRP III
August 2016
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(as of 29 August 2015)
Currency Unit – Lari (GEL)
$1.00 = GEL 2. 29
ABBREVIATIONS
ACS – Acquisition and Compensation Scheme
CSC – Construction Supervision Consultant
AH – Affected Household
AP – Affected Person
CBO – Community Based Organization
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DMS – Detailed Measurement Survey
RDRD – Road Development and Resettlement Division
GoG – Government of Georgia
GRCE – Grievance Redress Committee
GRCN - Grievance Redress Commission
IA – Implementing Agency
IFI - International Financial Institution
IP – Indigenous Peoples
EMA – External Monitoring Agency
km – Kilometre
LAR – Land Acquisition and Resettlement
LARC – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Commission
LARF – Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework
RAP – Resettlement Action Plan
M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation
MFF – Multitranche Financing Facility
MOF – Ministry of Finance
MPR – Monthly Progress Report
MRDI – Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure
NAPR – National Agency of Public Registry
NGO – Non-Governmental Organization
OP 4.12 World Bank Involuntary Resettlement policy document
PEMI – Persons Experiencing Major Impact
PFR – Periodic Financing Request
PPR – Project Progress Report
PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance
PRRC – Property Rights Recognition Commission
RAP Resettlement Action Plan
R&R – Resettlement and Rehabilitation
RD – Roads Department
RDMRDI – Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development
and Infrastructure of Georgia
RoW – Right of Way
RU – Resettlement Unit
SES – Socioeconomic survey
ETCIC – Eurasian Transport Corridor and Investment Center
WB - World Bank
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 16
1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................... 16
1.2 THE IMPACTS CORRIDOR ................................................................................................................................. 18
1.3 MINIMIZING LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .............................................................................. 18
1.4 RAP PREPARATION .................................................................................................................................. 19
1.5 CONDITIONS FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................... 20
2 CENSUS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................... 21
2.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 21
2.2 IMPACT ON LAND, OTHER ASSETS AND INCOME ............................................................................................. 21
2.2.1 Impact on Crops ................................................................................................................................. 24 2.2.2 Impact on Trees .................................................................................................................................. 24
2.2.3 Impact on Buildings/Structures ......................................................................................................... 25 2.2.3.1 Type of Affected Structures ........................................................................................................................25
2.2.4 Relocation Needs and Strategy .......................................................................................................... 25
2.2.5 Business Impacts ................................................................................................................................. 26 2.3 APS AND COMMUNITIES ........................................................................................................................... 26
2.3.1 Impact on Employment and Agricultural Tenants ........................................................................... 26 2.3.2 Impact on Common Property Resources ........................................................................................... 26
2.3.3 Severely Affected and Vulnerable Households ................................................................................. 26 2.4 GENDER AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS ..................................................................................................... 26
2.5 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS ............................................................................................................................. 26
3 SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION ...................................................................................................... 28
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 28
3.2 AFFECTED POPULATION .................................................................................................................................. 28
3.2.1 Demography ....................................................................................................................................... 28 3.2.2 AH Ethnicity ...................................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.3 Level of Education of APs .................................................................................................................. 28 3.3 AGRICULTURE AND LAND RESOURCES ...................................................................................................... 29
3.3.1 Land Holding Status ........................................................................................................................... 29 3.4 ECONOMY OF AHS ................................................................................................................................... 29
3.4.1 Major Economic Activities ................................................................................................................ 29 3.4.2 Annual Income of AHs ...................................................................................................................... 29 3.4.3 Household Assets and Durables ......................................................................................................... 30 3.4.4 Prevalence of Debt ............................................................................................................................. 30 3.4.5 Access to Energy, Drinking Water and Civic Facilities..................................................................... 30 3.4.6 Access to Health Centre, Schools and Road ...................................................................................... 30
3.4.7 Cultural Values ................................................................................................................................... 30 3.5 GENDER ISSUES ......................................................................................................................................... 31
3.6 ASSESSMENT OF LIVING STANDARDS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PROJECT ............................................ 32
4 LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................... 34
4.1 GEORGIA’S LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ................................... 34
4.2 INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE WORLD BANK INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT
POLICY (OP 4.12) .................................................................................................................................................. 35
4.3 COMPARISON OF GEORGIAN LAWS AND PROCEDURES ON LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT AND
WB’S OP 4.12 REQUIREMENTS ON INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ......................................................................... 36
4.4 PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES OF LAND ACQUISITION .............................................................................. 38
5 COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS ........................................................................ 40
5.1 COMPENSATION MATRIX ................................................................................................................................. 40
5.2 ELIGIBILITY .............................................................................................................................................. 43
5.3 DEFINITION OF ENTITLEMENTS ................................................................................................................. 43
5.4 ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION UNIT VALUES ........................................................................................ 45
5.5 EXPROPRIATION AND LEGALIZATION ........................................................................................................ 45
6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ...................................................................................................... 46
6.1 RDMRDI ................................................................................................................................................. 46
6.2 CONSULTANTS .......................................................................................................................................... 46
6.3 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 47
6.4 OTHER AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS ....................................................................................................... 47
7 PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE ................................ 49
8 COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES......................................................................................................... 51
9 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................ 54
10 COSTS AND BUDGET .............................................................................................................................. 56
10.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 56
10.2 BUDGET .................................................................................................................................................... 56
10.2.1 Land Compensation ....................................................................................................................... 56 10.2.2 Buildings and Structures Compensation ....................................................................................... 56 10.2.3 Perennial plants compensation ..................................................................................................... 57 10.2.4 Business interruption compensation ............................................................................................. 58 10.2.5 Crops compensation ....................................................................................................................... 58 10.2.6 Allowances ..................................................................................................................................... 58
10.2.7 Administrative costs ...................................................................................................................... 59 10.3 AGGREGATE BUDGET ................................................................................................................................ 60
11 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ....................................................................................................... 61
11.1 INTERNAL MONITORING ........................................................................................................................... 61
11.2 EXTERNAL MONITORING .......................................................................................................................... 61
Figures
Fig. 1 Project status
Fig.2 Project affected houses
Appendices
Appendix 1 Public consultations
GLOSSARY
Beneficiary Community: All persons and households situated within the state owned or acquired
property who voluntarily seek to avail and be part of the Project and represented by a community
association duly recognized by the community residents, accredited by the local government, and
legally registered with the appropriate institutions.
Compensation: Payment in cash or in-kind of the replacement cost of the acquired assets.
Entitlement: Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance,
income substitution, and relocation which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of
their losses, to restore their economic and social base.
Improvements: Structures constructed (dwelling, fence, waiting sheds, animal pens, utilities,
community facilities, stores, warehouses, etc.) and crops/plants planted by the person, household,
institution, or organization.
Land Acquisition: The process whereby a person is compelled by a government agency to alienate
all or part of the land a person owns or possesses to the ownership and possession of the government
agency for public purpose in return for a consideration.
Affected People (AP): Individuals affected by Project-related impacts.
Affected Household (AH): All members of a household residing under one roof and operating as a
single economic unit, who are adversely affected by the Project. It may consist of a single nuclear
family or an extended family group.
Rehabilitation: Compensatory measures provided under the Policy Framework on involuntary
resettlement other than payment of the replacement cost of acquired assets.
Relocation: The physical relocation of a AP/AH from her/his pre-Project place of residence.
Replacement Cost: The value determined to be fair compensation for land based on its productive
potential and location. The replacement cost of houses and structures (current fair market price of
building materials and labour without depreciation or deductions for salvaged building material),
and the market value of residential land, crops, trees, and other commodities. This includes all
transaction costs such as taxes and land registration fees.
Resettlement: All measures taken to mitigate any and all adverse impacts of the Project on AP’s
property and/or livelihood, including compensation, relocation (where relevant), and rehabilitation
of the damaged/removed infrastructure and installations.
Sakrebulo: Representative body of local self-government. The middle level of local government
consists of 67rayons (districts) and six cities in Georgia: Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Poti, Batumi and
Sokhumi. The representative branch of rayon level is the rayon level Local Councils (Rayon
Sakrebulo) and the executive branch is represented by Rayon Gamgeoba (Gamgebeli).The self-
government level consists of settlements (self-governed cities) or groups of settlements
(municipalities). Settlements could be villages, small towns (minimum 3,000 inhabitants) and cities
(minimum 5,000 inhabitants). The representative and executive branches of self-government are
represented accordingly by Local Council (Sakrebulo) and the Gamgebeli of municipal level. The
exclusive responsibilities of self-government include land-use and territorial planning, zoning,
construction permits and supervision, housing, and communal infrastructure development.
Vulnerable groups – People who by virtue of gender, ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability,
economic disadvantage, or social status be more adversely affected by resettlement than others and
who may be limited in their ability to claim or take advantage of resettlement assistance and related
development benefits.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road represents the component of Kakheti Regional Roads Improvement
Project (KRRIP) funded by the Government of Georgia and the World Bank. The bypass road starts
from Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi and Bakurtsikhe-Telavi-Akhmeta cross road and ends at
Bakurtsikhe-Telavi-Akhmeta road. The road mainly uses original road corridor built in the 1980s, but
also envisages new realities. The main difference is that the new road will bypass those areas, which
have been developed and used since the 1980s.
2. The road covers approximately 15 km road section in Kakheti region from Village Bakurtsikhe till
Village Chumlaki, Gurjaani Region. This section is the part of Akhmeta - Telavi - Bakurtsikhe inter-
country road, which is one of the main roads of Kakheti region. The road passes through densely
populated areas and therefore the transit traffic in this area is intense with a high number of road
accidents. The arrangement of bypass road that will connect Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi-Azerbaijan
international border road to Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe inter-country road bypassing the villages on
Alazani Valley - Bakurtsikhe, Kolagi, Dzirkoki, Chandari, Vejini and Chumlaki and Gurjaani Region, is
being planned (see. Figure 1).
3. The arrangement of two-lane bypass road with the circular intersections at 0 km (Chumlaki) and 15.6-
km (Bakurtsikhe) in the beginning and end of the highway is being reviewed. The arrangement of
circular intersection is also being planned on the main intersection near Gurjaani - at 9.6 km. The
arrangement of another circular intersection (at 1.7 km) that will connect to Bakurtsikhe-Tsnori
planned road is also envisaged in the future. The project also envisages the arrangement of 7 bridge
crossings, including 1 railway bridge, 12 underpasses, pipes, supporting walls, shore protection and
headworks. The roadway width is 2 x 3.5 m, with 0.5 m paved shoulders with overall width of 2.5 m.
The pavement project implementation period shall be twenty years.
4. Need of this Addendum: During the implementation process in period February-July 2016 some additional,
not envisaged earlier cases emerged requiring resettlement. During the implementation of original RAP
for the Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road1 four AH, which residential land plots are affected by the
project, claimed that the project ROW will block the entrance of the houses. During the original RAP
preparation process the consultation company measured, calculated and valuated only impacted part of
residential land plots, so the affected four households were already included in original RAP for loss of
land only. Take into consideration the fact, that according grievances, AH will be in worse situation as
they were before project started, the project team came to the conclusion, that it is appropriate to prepare
an Addendum (which describes the impacts on houses and residual land plots) to the already approved
and implemented RAP for Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani road section (dated October 2015). The addendum
includes precise description of impacts and inventory of losses related to all Additional Resettlement
Components in accordance with eligibility matrix approved with the main RAP. Methodology and criteria
of valuation is the same, which was used in main RAP of October 2015. With this Addendum the
Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road will involve the physical displacement of a combined total of 8
households.
5. This Addendum to the resettlement action plan (RAP) meets the requirements of the relevant laws of
Georgia, the WB Policy OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement and the requirements of Land
Acquisition and Resettlement Framework document SLRP III1. The Addendum to resettlement plan has
been developed based on the results of:
(a) detailed measurement works;
1 Original RAP: http://www.georoad.ge/uploads/files/RAP_EN_3.pdf and Resettlement Polciy Framework: http://www.georoad.ge/uploads/files/SLRP%20III%20RPF51.pdf
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(b) the property evaluation / field and documentary study and inventory of affected areas; (c) description of 100% of affected individuals in demographic survey and socio-economic research of all
four affected families.
6. Total land area to be acquired is 3973 sq. m of land from 7 plots. In terms of tenure the affected
land plots are distributed in accordance with the following categories:
Category 1. 5 private land plots with full registration (3883 sq. m);
Category 2. 0 private rightfully owned unregistered plots (0 sq. m);
Category 3. 2 state owned plots illegally occupied by private users (86 sq. m);
Category 4. 0 state owned unused land plots of 0 sq. m.
7. Category 3 land parcels, no compensation is paid for land but only for lost assets and improvements (eg.
Fences, crops, etc) and resettlement or livelihood restoration as required.
8. Category 4 land parcels are not subject for compensation
9. Given the limited magnitude of environmental and social impacts (see Table E-1) the project under
this RAP Addendum has classified as category “B” by the World Bank. The project location map is
shown in Figure 1.1.
10. A summary of the project impact is represented in the following table :
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Table E-1.Summary of the project impact
# Impact Unit Q-ty 1. Total Land parcels affected No 7
2. Total land Area to be acquired Sq. m 3973
3. Category 1. Private registered plots (Legalized) No 5 Sq. m 3883
4. Category 2. Private rightfully owned unregistered plots (legalizable) No 0 Sq. m 0
5. Category 3. State Owned Plots Illegally Occupied by Private Users (Non
legalizable)
No 2
Sq. m 86
6. Category 4. State Owned Plots Not Used by Private Users No 0 Sq. m 0
7. Type 1. Private agricultural land No 0 Sq. m 3973
8. Type 2. Private non-agricultural residential land No 7 Sq. m 0
9. Type 3. Private non-agricultural commercial land No 0 Sq. m 0
10. Type 4. State owned agricultural land illegally used by private users No 0 Sq. m
11. Type 5. State owned land illegally used by private users as residential No 0
Sq. m 0
12. Type 6. State owned land illegally used by private users as commercial No 0
Sq. m 0
13 Type 7. State owned land unused No 0 Sq. m 0
14. Arable land for expected crop No 0
15. Affected fruit Trees No 191
16. Residential buildings No 4
17. Supplementary facilities No 13
18. Commercial buildings No 0
19. Fences m 341,65
20. Severely Affected Households (e.g. losing more than 10% of land) No 4
21. Vulnerable Households No 0
22. Resettled households No 4
23. AH with registered plots No 4
24. AH with legalizable plots No 0
25 AH illegally using State owned land No 1
26. AH with agricultural land plots No 0
27. AH with residential land plots (out of which 4 AH are physically displaced) No 4
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28. AH with commercial land plots (out of which at 3 unused commercial
buildings are affected)
No 0
29. Total AH No 4
30. Total Affected Persons by land loss No
31 Total Affected persons by physical displacement No
32 Total Affected business (only loss of material assets) No 0
11. The RAP Addendum impact extends to 17 peoples (8 male and 9 females). Further, no affected HH
are vulnerable and not headed by women. Out of four AH all four (17 APs) will be resettled and they
loss also residential land plots. Special attention will be given to the resettlement impact on
women and other vulnerable groups during monitoring and evaluation of the RAP.
12. The legal and Resettlement policy framework for SRLPIII of the project on land acquisition
13. Resettlement measures have been adopted to assist the APs and/or households for their lost land and
assets, income and livelihood resources. Expropriation of land through eminent domain will not be
applied unless approach for acquisition through negotiated settlement fails. Compensation eligibility
for RAP Addendum is limited by a cut-off date as set for this project on the day of the AP Census
finalization which is 30 July 2016.
14. APs entitled for compensation or at least rehabilitation assistance under the Project are
(i) all persons with registered or rightfully owned unregistered plots losing land
(ii) tenants and sharecroppers irrespective of formal registration,
(iii) owners of buildings, crops, plants or other objects attached to the land;
(iv) persons losing business, income, and salaries.
However, the census and socioeconomic survey did not identify any impacts on tenants, sharecroppers,
businesses income or salaries. A summary entitlements matrix is included in table below:
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Table E-2.Compensation Entitlement Matrix
Type of Loss Application Definition of APs Compensation Entitlements
Land
Permanent loss of
agricultural land
AH losing agricultural land
regardless of impact severity
Owner with full land
registration
Cash compensation at full replacement cost
or replacement land of the same value of
land lost and at location acceptable to APs
where feasible. The preferred option is cash
compensation as the land-for-land option is
not used since there are no state reserves of
public agricultural land which was
privatized during the land reform. If
residual plots become unusable the project
will acquire it in full if so the AP desires.
Owner/user of legalizable land These lands will be legalized and provided
with cash compensation at full replacement
cost.
Non-legalizable agricultural
lands (squatters/encroachers)
AH losing non-legalizable land, will not be
compensated for the value of the land.
However, they will be compensated at
replacement value for any loss of assets on
the land built before the cut-off date.
In cases where the affected land plot is the
only one used by AH and provides main
source of income, the AH will be
compensated with a single self-relocation
allowances in cash equal to 1 year of
minimum subsistence income. The Roads
Department will follow up the monitoring
during one year period.
Non-Agricultural
Land
AH losing their
commercial/residential land
Owner with full registration Cash compensation at full replacement cost
or replacement land of the same value of
land lost and at location acceptable to APs
where feasible.
Legalizable land APs ownership right to project-affected
parcel they possess will be legalized and
provided with cash compensation at full
replacement cost.
Renter/Leaseholder Rental allowances in cash for 3 months.
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Non-legalizable non-
agricultural lands
(squatters/encroachers)
AH losing non-legalizable non-agricultural
land, will not be compensated for the value
of the land. However, they will be
compensated at replacement value for any
loss of assets on the land built before the
cut-off date.
In cases where the affected land plot is the
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Type of Loss Application Definition of APs Compensation Entitlements
only land used for residence or providing
main source of income, the AH will be
compensated with a single self-relocation
allowances in cash equal to 1 year of
minimum subsistence income.
Buildings and Structures
Residential and non
residential
structures/assets
All AHs regardless of legal
ownership/ registration status
(including legalizable, non-
legalizable lands
(squatters/encroachers)
All impacts will be considered as full impacts
disregarding the actual impact percentage.
Impacts on residential and non-residential
structures/assets built before the cut-off date
will be compensated in cash at full replacement
costs free of depreciation and transaction costs.
Additionally, all such Ahs will receive
allowance covering transport expenses and a
livelihood expenses for the transitional period
for 3 months (see below)
Loss of Community Infrastructure/Common Property Resources
Loss of common
property resources
Community/Public Assets Community/Government Reconstruction of the lost structure in
consultation with community and restoration
of their functions
Loss of Income and Livelihood
Crops Standing crops affected or
loss of planned crop
incomes*
All AHs regardless of legal
status (including legalizable
and Informal Settlers)
Crop compensation in cash at gross market
value of actual or expected harvest.
Compensation for this item will be provided
even in case if the crops were harvested
Trees Trees affected All AHs regardless of legal
status (including legalizable
and Informal Settlers)
Cash compensation at market rate on the
basis of type, age, market price of product
and productive life of the trees.
The project affected person is given the
possibility to cut himself the trees in his
ownership and use the wood. In case he is
unable or denies to do so, the construction
contractor will clean the area from the
plants and store at the place allocated by the
Municipality and later will transfer to the
Municipality.
Business/Employment Business/employment loss All AHs regardless of legal
status (including legalizable
and Informal Settlers)
Owner: (i). (permanent impact) cash
indemnity of 1 year net income; (ii)
(temporary impact) cash indemnity of net
income for months of business stoppage.
Assessment to be based on tax declaration
or, in its absence, minimum subsistence
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Type of Loss Application Definition of APs Compensation Entitlements
Income as only acceptable evidence.
Permanent worker/employees: indemnity
for lost wages equal to 3 months of
minimum subsistence income and trainings
on computer literacy or other to be
implemented by the RD.
Allowances
Severe Impacts >10% income loss All severely affected AHs
losing more than 10% of
affected agricultural land plot
(including informal settlers)
Agricultural income: Two-year yield from
affected land
Non agriculture income: 1additional
compensation for 3 months of minimum
subsistence income.
Relocation/Shifting Transport/transition costs All AHs to be relocated Provision of allowance covering transport
expenses and a livelihood expenses for the
transitional period for 3 months equal to 3
months of minimum subsistence income.
Vulnerable People
Allowances
AHs below poverty line,
headed by Women, disabled
or elderly
Allowance equivalent to 3 months of
minimum subsistence income** and
employment priority in project-related work
(persons with such ability) Follow up
monitoring will be conducted by the RD.
Temporary Loss
Temporary impact
during construction
All AHs Due compensation will be assessed and paid
based on this RAP during construction. All
land required for temporary use is to be
obtained by the civil works Contractor on
voluntary basis (e.g., willing buyer-willing
seller basis through an informed consent
and power of choice on the part of land
owner to agree or disagree with the
temporary land acquisition). The maximum
period for temporary use is defined as 2
years. Compensation rates to be paid should
not be less than compensation at current
market rates for the gross value of 4 year’s
harvest of crops on the affected lands. It is
also required that lands (or other assets) be
fully cleared and restored following use
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Unforeseen
resettlement impacts,
if any
Road Department and the construction
contractor will address and
mitigate/compensate unforeseen resettlement
impact during the project in compliance with
the stipulations of this RAP.
Accidental damage to properties during
construction will be assessed and mitigated by
the RD and the contractor as per the
Environmental Management Plan and the
construction contract.
*Income expected from crops on affected agricultural land permanently used for crop cultivation during the recent years. In
case the land was permanently used for crop cultivation, but no crops have been planted (due to need of rest to this land or
illness of the farmer or any justifiable reason) for the year, when the inventory of losses was conducted, the land parcel will
be still considered as designed for crop cultivation and relevant compensations will be paid
** Minimum subsistence income to be calculated based on a 5-member family and the monthly-updated benchmarks indicated
by the National Statistics Office of Georgia at time of RAP approval
15. Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) is the executing agency (EA) of the
Project on behalf of the Government of Georgia and the Roads Department of the MRDI (RDMRDI) is
the implementing agency (IA). The World Bank (WB) will be financing the Project for civil works
construction and construction supervision. RDMRDI is responsible for road construction as well as
land acquisition and resettlement of the APs due to land acquisition and project construction. RDMRDI
is assisted by a number of other government departments and private agencies in the design,
construction and operation of the Project. The National Agency of Public Registry recognizes and
further registers the right on property of the legal land owners under the effective legislation. The local
government at Rayon and village levels are involved in the legalization of legalizable land parcels and
subsequently land acquisition and resettlement of APs. The Ministry of Environmental Protection is
responsible for environmental issues.
16. A grievance mechanism managed by MRDI will be available to allow APs appealing any disagreeable
decision, practice or activity arising from land or other assets compensation. APs will be fully informed
of their rights and of the procedures for addressing complaints.
17. All activities related to the land acquisition and resettlement have been scheduled to ensure that
compensation is paid prior to displacement and commencement of civil works. Public consultation,
internal monitoring and grievance redress will be undertaken on ongoing basis throughout the project
duration.
18. Land acquisition and resettlement tasks under the project will be subject to monitoring. Monitoring
will be the responsibility of RDMRDI. Internal monitoring will be carried out routinely by RDMRDI.
The results will be communicated to the WB through the quarterly project implementation reports.
External monitoring to be conducted by Social Safeguards Consultant will be carried out on a regular
basis, and its results will be communicated to RDMRDI and WB through quarterly reports.
19. Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road project RAP cumulative budget amounts 868 460.44 GEL
(379 008.6 USD)
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Background
20. Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road is the component of the Kakheti Regional Roads Improvement
Project (KRRIP) funded by the Government of Georgia and the Word Bank. The bypass road starts
from the crossing of Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe- Lagodekhi and Bakurtsikhe-Telavi –Akhmeta roads and ends
at the Bakurtsikhe-Telavi-Akhmeta road. The bypass road mainly uses the initial road route of the
1980s though it takes into account new realities as well. The main difference is that the new road
bypasses the areas, which have been developed and used since the 1980s.
21. The road includes a section of about 15 km in the Kakheti Region from the village Bakurtsikhe to the
village Chumlaki in Gurjaani District. This section is a part of the domestic Akhmeta-Telavi-
Bakurtsikhe road that is one of the main roads of the Kakheti Region. The road passes through densely
populated areas with high intensity of transit traffic and big number of road accidents on the above
section. There is planned to arrange a bypass road that will connect the international highway Tbilisi-
Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi-Azerbaijan border with the existing domestic Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe road
bypassing the villages Bakurtsikhe, Kolagi, Dzirkoki, Chandari, Vejini and Chumlaki and the town of
Gurjaani (see Fig. 1).
22. Need of this Addendum: During the implementation process in period February-July 2016 some
additional, not envisaged earlier cases emerged requiring resettlement. During the implementation of
original RAP for the Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road four AH, which residential land plots are affected
by the project, claimed that the project ROW will block the entrance of the houses. During the original
RAP preparation process the consultation company measured, calculated and valuated only impacted part
of residential land plots, so the affected four households were already included in original RAP for loss of
land only. Take into consideration the fact, that according grievances, AH will be in worse situation as
they were before project started, the project team came to the conclusion, that it is appropriate to prepare
an Addendum (which describes the impacts on houses and residual land plots) to the already approved
and implemented RAP for Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani road section (dated October 2015). The addendum
includes precise description of impacts and inventory of losses related to all Additional Resettlement
Components in accordance with eligibility matrix approved with the main RAP. Methodology and criteria
of valuation is the same, which was used in main RAP of October 2015. With this Addendum the
Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road will involve the physical displacement of a combined total of 4
households.
23. According the Addendum Total land area to be acquired is 3973 sq. m of land from 7 plots. In terms of
tenure the affected land plots are distributed in accordance with the following categories:
Category 1. 5 private land plots with full registration (3883 sq. m);
Category 2. 0 private rightfully owned unregistered plots (0 sq. m);
Category 3. 2 state owned plots illegally occupied by private users (86 sq. m);
Category 4. 0 state owned unused land plots of 0 sq. m.
24. Category 3 land parcels, no compensation is paid for land but only for lost assets and improvements (e.g.
fences, crops, etc) and resettlement or livelihood restoration as required. Category 4 land parcels are
not subject to compensation
25. Given the magnitude of impacts the project under this RAP and Addendum is classified as category
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“B” for resettlement. The project location map is shown in Figure 1.1.
26. The RAP Addendum impact extends to 17 peoples (9 male and 8 females). Further, no affected HH
are vulnerable and not headed by women. Out of four AH all four (17 APs) will be resettled and they
loss also residential land plots. Special attention will be given to the resettlement impact on women
and other vulnerable groups during monitoring and evaluation of the RAP.
27. The legal and policy framework of the project on land acquisition and resettlement has been adopted to
assist the APs and/or households for their lost land and assets, income and livelihood resources.
Expropriation of land through eminent domain will not be applied unless approach for acquisition
through negotiated settlement fails.
28. Compensation eligibility is limited by a cut-off date as set for this project on the day of the finalization
of the AP Census for RAP Addendum which is 30 July 2016. This Census covered an area of 3973 sq.
m (7 parcel) along the proposed corridor. 28 July 2016 was considered as commencement date for
the field survey works. The cut-off date was declared at the public meeting. In addition, each affected
person was individually informed about the date of field survey on his land (measurements, inventory,
census, socio-economic survey) by the representatives of Sakrebulo level self-government.
Also each affected person was given the contact information for inquiry corrections/amendments of
the data obtained during the field survey within 5 days.
1.2 The Impacts Corridor
1. The route starts at the junction of the Tbilisi – Bakurtsikhe – Lagodekhi road and the Bakurtsikhe –
Telavi – Akhmeta road and runs north-eastward from there for two kilometres. The route underpasses
the existing disused railway line near Km 2 before turning ninety degrees to run north-westward
parallel to the route of the existing road and disused railway line. In the vicinity of this curve the
alignment is currently not traversable. Thereafter the route runs parallel to the disused railway line for
approximately 6 km before turning away from the railway alignment to run approximately 1 km
northwards, before looping around and through a built-up area before continuing north-westward to a
major river crossing point at Km 13.7. There are two sections of obstruction in this built-up area (Km
9.5 to 10), one caused by buildings and the other by different miscellaneous structures. There is further
obstruction by buildings at Km 13.2 before the river crossing. The route continues for a kilometre after
the river crossing before converging with the existing Akhmeta-Telavi-Bakurtsikhe road and disused
railway line, at Km 14.6.
2. The route traverses agricultural land except for the built-up areas noted. There is intensive vineyard
cultivation on much of the agricultural land. The route is crossed by numerous minor roads running
along a south-west to north-east axis, as well as several watercourses on the same axis (discharging to
the north-east).
3. The general road cross section that shall be adopted is as follows:
- Number of lanes: 2
- Lane width: 3.50 m
- Carriageway width: 7.00 m
- Width of paved shoulder: 0.50 m
- Width of unpaved shoulder: 2.00 m - Total road width: 12.00 m
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4. Also, the project envisages arrangement of 7 bridge crossings, including 1 railway bridge, 12
underpasses, pipes, abutments, shore protection and regulatory structures.
5. The designed horizontal alignment shall be a smooth flowing alignment that matches the existing
right of way as closely as possible. Horizontal and vertical curves shall be designed to comply with the
Georgian geometric standards, for a design speed of 80 km/h.
6. Along the project road certain minor roads intersect the project road. These side road connections are
dealt with by intersections, both grade separated and at grade.
1.3 Minimizing Land Acquisition and Resettlement
7. Due considerations have been given during the design of the road alignment and inter sections layout
to minimize the adverse impacts of land acquisition and involuntary resettlement. Efforts have been
put to incorporate best engineering solution in avoiding large scale land acquisition and resettlement.
Following are the specific measures adopted for the selection of the route:
(i) Some sections of the road required improvement of geometric characteristics and involved
realignment. Realignment for these sections has been well tuned on site to avoid most densely
settled areas and agricultural lands. This specifically concerns the sections 0.0-0.7km, 7.2-
9.0km and 14.9-15.5km.
(ii) Inter sections with local roads have been designed to avoid resettlement
(iii) Designs of intersections were reviewed by resettlement specialists and the recommendations were
considered in the final design.
1.4 RAP Preparation
8. The original Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) has been prepared by Consultant, Roughton International
Ltd, for RDMRDI. Th e A d d e n d u m t o t h i s R A P w a s p r e p a r e d b y R D . It meets the
requirements of the relevant laws of Georgia, the World Bank and OP 4.12 Regulations and
Resettlement Policy Framework of SLRPIII provided by RDMRDI:
(http://www.georoad.ge/uploads/files/SLRP%20III%20RPF51.pdf)
9. . This Resettlement Plan has been developed based on the results of:
(a) detailed measurement works;
(b) the property evaluation / field and documentary study and inventory of impacted areas; (c) description of 100% of impacted families in demographic survey and in socio-economic survey .
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Fig. 1. Location of the project
10. The process of development of this addendum to resettlement action plan provided for intensive
consultations with all stakeholders conducted on 30 July 2016 in the Gurjaani district.
11. Before disbursement of the compensation funds to the APs as per the addendum to resettlement plan, it
is necessary to recognize the legalized property rights and to complete the registration process as well
as to ensure that all APs have signed the sale and purchase agreements, thus giving evidence that they
agree with the amount of the compensation. If the AP does not sign a contract, the case will be
referred to the competent court for expropriation proceedings, which will be implemented after the
deposit of the compensation funds in special accounts. Escrow accounts will be opened also for those
APs who are not in place and cannot be found out. If RD could not find those AP’s a special
announcement will be published in local newspaper and exposed in the Gamgeoba (local municipality)
office. By this announcement the AP’s will be given 3 months period for response (assuming that they can
be outside of Georgia).
12. The permit on commencement of the activity (implementation of works) by the construction
contractor in a specific plot or section of the road, will be issued only after the compensation for that
land or road section has been paid and the entitlements in this RAP, including resettlement assistance
have been implemented to those affected in that specific plot or road section.
13. After being approved by the World Bank and the Government of Georgia the sole responsibility for its
implementation shall be borne by the Roads Department. This RAP can be updated from time to time,
as needed, only in agreement between the WB and the Roads Department.
1.5 Conditions for Project Implementation
14. Based on the WB policy/practice, the approval of project implementation will be based on the following
RAP and Addendum -related conditions:
(i) Signing of Contract Award: Conditional to the approval of the RAP and Addendum by WB and
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Government. RAP and Addendum reflects final impacts, final AP lists and compensation rate
at replacement cost approved by RD.
(ii) Notice to Proceed to Contractors: Conditional to the full implementation of RAP and Addendum entitlements before land take of plots or sections of road required for construction works (legalization of legalizable owners, and full delivery of compensation and rehabilitation allowances).
2 CENSUS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT
2.1 Introduction
15. The impact assessment reflects the land, buildings, plants and other property losses for Bakurtsikhe-
Gurjaani bypass road project. All losses and damages were recorded and assessed in the alienation strip
specified by the project engineering design consultant.
16. Digital cadastral maps were collected through the National Agency of Public Registry. The road outline
design was applied on the digital cadastral maps and the detailed land surveys have been made using
DGPS on the site, aimed at identifying the affected land, specifying their cadastral data. Based on the
detailed survey the census of 100% of the APs was conducted on July 30, 2016. In addition, the
socioeconomic survey of 100% households(4) on the project affected areas was held, aiming
clarification of the socioeconomic conditions of the affected community.
17. July 28, 2016, the date of commencement of the detailed surveying works and census of affected
persons is considered to be the date of termination of the right to receive compensation. This Census
covered an area of 3973 sq. m (7 parcel) along the proposed corridor and finalized on 30 July, 2016.
2.2 Impact on Land, Other Assets and Income
General Classification of affected land
18. Total land area to be acquired is 3973 sq. m of land from 7 plots. In terms of tenure the affected land
plots are distributed in accordance with the following categories:
Category 1. 5 private land plots with full registration (3883 sq. m);
Category 2. 0 private rightfully owned unregistered plots (0 sq. m);
Category 3. 2 state owned plots illegally occupied by private users (86 sq. m);
Category 4. 0 state owned unused land plots of 0 sq. m.
19. The land costs and compensation categories within the project area are determined by the land use
factor. Figures on Land impacts are provided in accordance to the land classification and legal
categories that are relevant to determine compensation rates and amounts due to their use modalities.
The affected land has been classified by the following main types:
Type 1. Agriculture Private land
Type 2. Private Non-agricultural residential land (5 plot, 3883 sq. m)
Type 3. Private non-agricultural commercial land
Type 4. State owned agricultural land illegally used by private users
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Type 5. State owned land illegally used by private users as residential (2 plots, 86 sq. m)
Type 6. State owned land illegally used by private users as commercial
Type 7. State owned land unused
20. The aggregated figures for the land parcels of different categories are given below in Table 2.1. and
Table 2.2.
Table 2.1: Type of Land Ownership
Compensable Land
1 Category 1. Private registered plots (Legalized) No 5
Sq. m 3883
AH 4
2 Category 2. Private rightfully owned unregistered
plots (Legalizable)
No 0
Sq. m -
AH -
Sub-total compensable land No 5
Sq. m 3883
Non- Compensable Land
3 Category 3. State Owned Illegally Occupied by Private
Users (Non Legalizable)
No 39
Sq. m 6724
AH 36
4 Category 4. State Owned Not Used by Private Users No 48
Sq. m 233597
AH 0
Sub-total non compensable land No 87
Sq. m 240321
Total No 491
Sq. m 432768
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Table 2.2: Type of Land Use
# Impact
Unit
Compensable Land
1 Type 1. Private agricultural
land
Private agricultural land
(legalized or legalizable)
used for annual crops and
fruit tree gardens
No 0
Sq. m -
AH -
2 Type 2. Private non-
agricultural residential land
(Out of 28 affected land plots 24
losses only part of the yard,
while residential houses are
affected on 4 land plots)
Private land (legalized or
legalizable) used for
residential purposes
No 5
Sq. m
3883
AH 4
3 Type 3. Private non-
agricultural commercial land
Private land (legalized or
legalizable) used for
commercial purposes
No 0
Sq. m -
AH -
Sub-Total Compensable
No 5
Sq. m 3883
4 Type 4. State owned
agricultural land illegally
used by private users
State owned illegally
occupied by private users
for agricultural purposes
No 0
Sq. m -
AH -
5 Type 5. State owned land
illegally used by private users
as residential
State owned illegally
occupied by private users
for residential purposes
No 2
Sq. m
86
AH 1
6 Type 6. State owned land
illegally used by private users
as commercial
State owned illegally
occupied by private users
for commercial purposes
No -
Sq. m -
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AH 0
7 Type 7. State owned land
unused
State owned land not used
by anyone
No 0
Sq. m -
AH 0
Sub-total non compensable
land
No 2
Sq. m 86
Total
No 7
Sq. m 3973
2.2.1 Impact on Crops
21. Under this Addendum of RAP is no impact on agricultural parcels of land and crops.
2.2.2 Impact on Trees
22. This RAP Addendum affects 191 fruitful perennials (fruit trees and vineyards). The main impact falls on
grapes (64 root) and plum (25 trees). The project impact on perennial species by age groups is shown
in the table below.
23. This RAP Addendum describe impact on 7 unfruitful privately owned trees, for which no
compensation is envisaged but the wood remains in the owner's possession. Only fruit trees are
considered having economic value.
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Table 2.3: Affected fruitful perennials
Species of fruits Age groups
Total 5- 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25+
Apple 1 1 2 2 0 0 6
Pear 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
Plum/prune/cherry plum 11 12 0 1 1 0 25
Cherry/sweat
cherry/dogberry 8 7 5 0 1 0 21
Apple-quince 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Fig 3 0 0 4 8 0 17
Persimmon 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Walnuts 0 0 0 0 2 5 7
Hazelnuts 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Grapes (white) 42 8 0 5 9 0 64
Grapes (black) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peach/apricots 1 0 0 5 0 5 6
Other* 3 10 12 0 5 0 30
Total 72 39 27 19 26 11 191
* Acacia, Capers, Pomegranate, Mulberry, Almond, Bay leaves, Olives, Medlar, Mushmala, Kiwi, Feijoa
2.2.3 Impact on Buildings/Structures
2.2.3.1 Type of Affected Structures
24. The project affects various types of buildings, which can be classified into the following categories for
the purposes of the project: residential houses, auxiliary civil structures, commercial facilities and
fences/walls. In particular, the project affects 4 houses, 13 auxiliary civil structures, 341,65 m. total
length fences.
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Fig. 2 Project affected houses
25. In process of preparation of this Addendum to the Resettlement Action Plan all affected buildings
were thoroughly surveyed and described. The detailed data about the buildings are shown in the
Special Technical Annex. The following table shows the quantities of buildings/structures of different
type:
Table 2.4: Impact on Buildings/Structures
Type of building/structure Q-ty
Residential houses 4
Auxiliary civil structures 13
Production/commercial facilities 0
Fence 19
Total 39
2.2.4 Relocation Needs and Strategy
26. Gurjaani-Bakurtsikhe bypass road project requires relocation additionally of 4 households. Impacts
will be compensated in cash at full replacement costs free of depreciation and transaction costs. .
Additionally affected families will receive allowance covering transport expenses and a livelihood
expenses for the transitional period for 3 months
2.2.5 Business Impacts
27. According the RAP Addendum project not affects individual Businesses (land, fence, non-
operating/operating facilities, etc.) Therefore, in frames of the project no impact on the profit of
businesses and their employees’ wages is expected.
2.3 APs and Communities
28. According the RAP Addendum project affects 4 households with 17 members, however only 4
households are physically displaced and 247 households will loss more than 10% of agricultural lands.
The project will not impact on any community infrastructure and historical-cultural monuments.
2.3.1 Impact on Employment and Agricultural Tenants
29. According the RAP Addendum road construction will not affect any employees or agricultural tenants.
2.3.2 Impact on Common Property Resources
30. According the RAP Addendum road construction will not affect any community or public property.
2.3.3 Severely Affected and Vulnerable Households
31. Based on the inventory study carried out in the process of preparation of the Addendum to the
resettlement action plan of Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road project severely affects all 7 residential
parcels (each parcel lose more than 10% of its area), four AH.
Field study carried out in the process of preparation of and contacts with the social protection agencies
revealed the vulnerable households affected by the project.
32. Vulnerable households were identified by the following criteria: female headed household, the elderly
(pension aged) person headed household, household with disabled person and household below the
poverty line (registered by the social service agency). In the frames of the project a vulnerable household
is the one which meets at least one of the above criteria. The the Addendum to the resettlement action
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plan o f Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road project not affects any vulnerable households.
2.4 Gender and Resettlement Impacts
33. The Addendum to the resettlement action plan o f Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass road affects 9 women.
During During the field study carried out in the process of preparation of this resettlement plan, the
special focus was made to the study of gender issues through a random socioeconomic survey. The
project will have a positive impact on gender, and civil works contracts will include provisions to
encourage employment of women during implementation. Additionally, women headed households
have been considered as vulnerable and special assistance was provided in the original RAP
entitlements. The findings obtained during the research related to gender issues are presented in the
following section.
2.5 Summary of Impacts
3 A summary of the project impact is represented in the following table :
Table E-1.Summary of the project impact
# Impact Unit Q-ty 1. Total Land parcels affected N
o
7
2. Total land Area to be acquired Sq. m 3973
3. Category 1. Private registered plots (Legalized) N
o
5 Sq. m 3883
4. Category 2. Private rightfully owned unregistered plots (legalizable) N
o
0 Sq. m 0
5. Category 3. State Owned Plots Illegally Occupied by Private Users (Non
legalizable)
N
o
2
Sq. m 86
6. Category 4. State Owned Plots Not Used by Private Users N
o
0 Sq. m 0
7. Type 1. Private agricultural land N
o
0 Sq. m 3973
8. Type 2. Private non-agricultural residential land N
o
7 Sq. m 0
9. Type 3. Private non-agricultural commercial land N
o
0 Sq. m 0
10. Type 4. State owned agricultural land illegally used by private users N
o
0 Sq. m
11. Type 5. State owned land illegally used by private users as residential N
o
0
Sq. m 0
12. Type 6. State owned land illegally used by private users as commercial N
o
0
Sq. m 0
13 Type 7. State owned land unused N
o
0 Sq. m 0
14. Arable land for expected crop N
o
0
15. Affected fruit Trees No 191 16. Residential buildings N
o
4
17. Supplementary facilities N
o
13
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18. Commercial buildings No 0
18. Fences m 341,65
19. Severely Affected Households (e.g. losing more than 10% of land) No 4
20. Vulnerable Households No 0
21. Resettled households No 4
22. AH with registered plots No 4
23. AH with legalizable plots No 0
24 AH illegally using State owned land No 1
25. AH with agricultural land plots No 0
26. AH with residential land plots (out of which 4 AH are physically displaced) No 4
27. AH with commercial land plots (out of which at 3 unused commercial
buildings are affected)
No 0
28. Total AH No 4
29. Total Affected Persons by land loss No
30 Total Affected persons by physical displacement No
31 Total Affected business (only loss of material assets) No 0
3 SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION
3.1 Introduction
34. In the process of preparation of Addendum to the RAP the census of affected households was
carried out. The study covered 4 households. The objective of this study was to collect the general
information about the socioeconomic conditions of the affected persons.
3.2 Affected Population
3.2.1 Demography
35. Results of 100% demographic census of 4 project affected households are given in table below.
Table 3.1: Demographic Profile of APs
Category Men Women Total
Children (under 15) 2 1 3
Adults (from 15 to 65) 4 6 10
Elderly people (over 65 years old) 2 2 4
Total 8 9 17
3.2.2 Project affected household on average include 4.6 members. 100% of four households are headed by
male with the average age of 57.4 years.
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3.2.3 AH Ethnicity
36. All affected households are Georgian.
3.2.4 Level of Education of APs
37. The table below shows the distribution of the project affected persons by the education level.
Table 3.2 Level of Education of APs
Pre
kin
der
gard
en
P
resc
hoo
l
Bas
ic e
du
cati
on
Seco
nd
ary
edu
cati
on
Hig
her
edu
cati
on
T
otal
Male 0 % 0% 2,5% 51,1% 10,0% 63,6%
Female 0% 0% 1,5% 29,9% 5,0% ,7%
Total 0% 0% 4,0% 81,0% 15,0% 100%
3.3 Agriculture and Land Resources
3.3.1 Land Holding Status
38. The project affected households own an average of 65.5% farming land and 34.5% residential plot.
Affected persons by the Addendum to the resettlement action plan of Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani bypass
road basically are engaged in plant-growing. However, 90% of them have cattle (an average of 1.6
animal per household) and 80% have poultry (an average of 9.5 heads per household).
3.4 Economy of AHs
3.4.1 Major Economic Activities
39. For the majority of the project affected households, 80%, the main economic activity is agriculture. In
addition, 0% of these households carries out commercial activity and 20% is engaged in activities of
public sector. The impact caused by the project is significant for this four AH and has impact on their
agricultural land and activity, namely: two of them have vineyards and producing wine for home usage
and for selling. One household is busy with bee-farming, and another one-with greens-producing.
3.4.2 Annual Income of AHs
40. The average income of the project affected households is 7,212.5 GEL annually. The income and
expenses structure of these households are given in the table below.
3.4.3 Household Assets and Durables
41. The average age of buildings where the project affected persons live is 53 years, an average number of
storeys - 1.9, plan area - 214 sq m, the main building mass - brick/stone and concrete, the average
number of rooms 6-7.The following table summarizes the ownership of different types of durable
goods:
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Table 3.4: Possession of Durable Goods
Description Household % having
such goods
Radio 20%
Bicycle 0%
TV 99%
Gas stove 99%
Computer 40%
Refrigerator 99%
Washing machine 99%
Bike 0%
Motor car 80%
Air Conditioner 0%
3.4.4 Prevalence of Debt
42. 50% of household respondents said that they have taken loans from various sources. 50% of them have
taken loan from a bank, while the remaining 50% - from other sources (mainly from the relatives). To
avoid the deterioration of livelihood of these APs, the impact will be monitored and additional
assistance provided on “as needed” basis.
3.4.5 Access to Energy, Drinking Water and Civic Facilities
43. All houses have electricity. 100% of houses have natural gas and water pipelines. All 4 houses
have septic toilets. The main source of fuel for heating is wood (70% of households) and natural gas
(30%).
3.4.6 Access to Health Centre, Schools and Road
44. All households have access to health facilities (the average distance of 1.3 km) and schools (average
distance of 0.9 km). The houses of project affected persons have direct access to the roads, 69% - to
local roads, 17% - to the secondary road and 14% - to the international road. The average distance from
the center of a settlement where the project affected persons live to the secondary and international
roads is 0.4 km. During the public consultation meeting, the four AH informed the RAP team, that
after receiving the cash compensation, they will try to find houses in the same area (same settlement
Gurjaani). One AH has 12 years old child and option to change the school is not acceptable for them.
Another two children from other AH, under the age 15, who live in Gurjaani only during the summer
period, so they confirmed, that access to the school is not problem for them. The internal roads are not
always in sufficient condition, the AHs try to find houses nearby main road. First aid and Healthcare
centuries are in each settlement.
3.4.7 Cultural Values
45. The project affected households first of all name the following most valuable for them cultural
monuments: the churches - the St. Mary, the Holy Trinity, the Ascension, the All Saints, Kvirstkhveli,
the Archangel, St. George, St. Barbara, St John the Baptist, Kashveti, Father David, Zetskhoveli; the
museums of Nato Vachnadze, Ivane Beritashvili, John-Malkhaz Shalikashvili; the monument to
Makharasvhili. None of the above cultural monuments are affected by the project.
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4 LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK
This Chapter is described in the original RAP, prepared and approved for Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani road
section.
5 COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS This Chapter is described in the original RAP, prepared and approved for Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani road section.
6 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
This Chapter is described in the original RAP, prepared and approved for Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani road
section.
7 PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE
46. Concerned officials of centre, district/Sakrebulo, municipalities and villages/Sakrebulo have been
informed about the Project, and their assistance was solicited to conduct the inventory of affected
assets and the Census of APs and the DMS. Also, prior to the finalization of the Addendum to the RAP
and its submission to Project authorities, the APs will be thoroughly informed on the results of the
Census and DMS, and their preferences on compensation or other resettlement assistance will be
given due consideration. The processes and mechanisms ensuring the active involvement of APs
and other stakeholders was detailed (see appendix 2 with date, list of participants, and minutes of
consultation meetings).
47. Addendum of this RAP in Georgian and English will be disclosed on the RDMRDI website and
at RDMRDI head office. The addendum of this RAP in Georgian will also be disclosed at the Gurjaani
municipality office and at local governments’ offices. . The English version will be disclosed on the
WB website prior of starting of the implementation. A pamphlet in Georgian, summarizing
compensation eligibility and entitlement provisions, will be sent to all AP/AHs before the initiation
of the compensation/rehabilitation process and before signing contract awards. The consultation
process will be continued throughout the civil works and the road operational period.
48. In the process of preparation of RAP Addendum, public consultations with the AH were held,
on July 30, 2016 at which issues related to the Gurjaani bypass road project were addressed..
49. A total of 9 persons took part in the public consultations.
50. At the meetings the public representatives were informed about the main features of the
engineering design of the project, the basic principles of land acquisition and resettlement according to
the project framework; they also received answers to their questions.
51. The meeting held in Gurjaani Municipality, village Gurjaani The meeting participants were
informed about the commencement date (28 July 2016) of field survey (field measurements,
inventory and socio-economic survey). In total 9 APs participated in the meetings. APs have been
individually informed about the date of field survey on their land plots by the representatives of
Sakrebulo level local authorities.
52. Consultations with APs have been also conducted individually during the field survey works on
their land plots.
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8 COMPLAINTS AND GRIEVANCES
A grievance mechanism procedure and resolution process is described in original RAP.
53. During the implementation of original RAP four AH, which residential land plots are affected by the
project, claimed, that, project RoW will block the house entrances. During the original RAP preparation
process the consultation company measured, calculated and valuated only impacted part of residential land
plots, so the affected four households already included in original RAP. Take into consideration the fact,
that according grievances, AH will be in worse situation as they were before project started, the project
team came to the conclusion, that it is appropriate to prepare an Addendum (which will describe impact
on houses and residual land plots) to the already approved and implemented RAP for Bakurtsikhe-
Gurjaani road section.
All 4 complaints are redressed; mitigation and compensation measures are incorporated in RAP
Addendum.
9 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
54. The time schedule for the implementation of this RAP Addendum has been prepared by the
Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry in consultation with the Roads
Department. All activities related to the RAP implementation have been planned so as to ensure
payment of compensation before the relocation and beginning of construction operations.
55. The legal status of the project affected land was determined as a result of the activity related to the
acquisition and resettlement study and through searching the ownership certificates. In frames of this
research the land owners having the documents certifying the title of the land to be purchased, and
those without such documents, but subject legalization were identified.
56. This RAP Addendum is final Draft. The tasks of land acquisition and resettlement plan are divided as
follows:
Final preparation, that includes the approval of the plan, different initial tasks, such as legalization
of the affected landowners subject to legalization and signing agreements with them;
The plan implementation, that includes the finalization of the agreements, claiming corresponding
compensation and payment of allowances and compensations;
Implementation assessment. Public consultations, internal monitoring and grievance will be
conducted periodically during the project.
57. At the same time, the main stages of the RAP implementation are:
approval of land acquisition and resettlement plan;
signing agreements;
notification on the consent of the beginning of construction operations;
start of construction operations.
58. Further evaluation of the project implementation will be carried out on completion of the activity
provided by this plan.
59. The Resettlement Administration of the RDMRD will establish appropriate institutions, the Land
Acquisition and Resettlement Commission, the working group/LAR team, the grievance commission,
other necessary units.
60. The implementation timetable is given in the following table.
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Table 9.1: Implementation Timetable
Events
Months
1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Completion of RAP preparation
Public consultations/ongoing
engagement’s
RAP review and approval
RAP disclosure
RAP budget allocation
Land legalization
Assets acquisition
Transfer to the accounts of PAPs
Depositing in special cases
Grievance
Legal proceeding in court
Relocation of PAPs
Internal monitoring
External monitoring
Start of construction operations
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61. Construction works will start after completion of the preparatory work. These objectives are:
execution of agreements with affected persons;
information dissemination and consultations; grievance;
transfer of compensation and assistance to bank accounts of affected persons;
registration of land demarcated for the project on behalf of the Roads Department;
compliance and reporting review; notification of start of the construction operations; ;
monitoring.
Construction company also will have obligation under its contract to compensate any damage/loss to PAPs
even in case if there is no actual resettlement but the loss/inconvenience happens during the works.
62. Further evaluation of implementation will be made a year after the RAP Addendum implementation.
10 COSTS AND BUDGET
10.1 Introduction
63. The tentative costs of the Resettlement Plan implementation is the total of the due compensation
and benefits costs, the administrative costs and contingencies. The implementation administrative
expenses include the administrative expenses related to the implementation of the Resettlement Plan.
The contingencies (10% of total value) are also included in the budget to take account of changes in the
costs in the negotiation phase.
64. In case of the excessive estimate of costs the Roads Department shall timely ensure the attraction
of extra funds. The Roads Department in coordination with the Ministry of Finance will be responsible
for taking into account of the resettlement plan costs when drawing up the annual budget in advance.
65. Below are given the estimates related to the expenses of the different types of resettlement plan by
both the entitlement and compensation rates.
66. The methodological principles for determining compensation rates are set out in Appendix 5.
10.2 Budget
10.2.1 Land Compensation
67. The amount of compensation for the land was established in consideration of location of the
affected areas (the Gurjaani Municipality, the designed road route). The land is divided into three
types: agricultural (non-irrigated arable), household plots and industrial/commercial land. The
following table shows the amount of land compensation.
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Table 10.1: Land compensation
Type of land Compensated area
(sq. m)
Compensation rate
(GEL/sq. m)
Compensation
(GEL)
Agricultural 0 3.3 0
Household plot 3887 5.61 21806,07
Industrial/commercial 0 11.88 0
Total land compensation 21806,07
10.2.2 Buildings and Structures Compensation
68. The compensation for buildings and structures is calculated on the basis of current value of the
materials, construction operations and other costs required for construction of similar buildings less the
depreciation. The buildings are evaluated individually and the amount of their compensation rate is
given in the technical appendix. The following table shows the aggregate amount of compensation for
buildings and structures.
Table 10.2: Compensation for buildings/structures
Type Quantity Compensation
(GEL)
Residential houses 4 704 973.00
Auxiliary household facilities 13 74 532.00
Industrial/commercial structures 0 -
Fences 19 36 555.97
Total buildings and structures compensation 820010.97
10.2.3 Perennial plants compensation
69. The compensation amount for fruit-bearing perennials was calculated according to the
compensation rates and quantity of affected trees established on the basis of the inventory performed
in the frames of preparation of this resettlement plan (see Appendix 5 and Section 2.2.). The calculation
results are given in the following table:
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Table 10.3: Compensation for Fruit-bearing perennials
Species
Age group
Total
(GEL) 5- 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25+
Apple 70 200 400 200 0 0 870
Pear 90 0 0 300 260 260 910
Plum/prune/cherry plum 198 1120 130 115 55 0 1618
Sweet
cherry/cherry/dogberry
152
560
800
0
62
0
1574
Apple-quince 0 105 120 0 0 0 225
Figs 120 280 1120 280 0 0 3374
Persimmons 0 70 0 560 0 0 630
Walnuts 0 100 0 400 0 200 700
Hazelnuts 0 416 0 104 0 0 520
Grapes (white) 42 320 0 315 375 675 1 727
Grapes (black) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peach/apricot’s 35 500 0 200 0 0 735
Other 165 1100 1056 704 406 0 3 431
Total 872 4771 3626 3178 1958 327171 17 340
10.2.4 Business interruption compensation
70. No business interruption takes place in frames of this project. Consequently, no compensation for
the lost profit of businesses and loss of salaries of persons employed thereof is not provided by this
resettlement plan.
10.2.5 Crops compensation
10.2.6 During inventory works impact on Crops was not identified and compensation not calculated.
10.2.7 Allowances
71. The Addendum to the resettlement action plan stipulates issuance of the following allowances:
- Severe impact (3-month minimum subsistence income for a family of 5 members)
- Relocation/replacement (3-month minimum subsistence income for a family of 5 members)
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- Vulnerability (3-month minimum subsistence income for a family of 5 members)
According to official data, the living wage for a family of 5 members for this resettlement plan was
considered at 310.1 GEL (July 2015, http://www.geostat.ge/ ); therefore, 310.1 X 3 months equals 930.3 GEL. The
allowance for the severe impact - 310.1 X 3 months equals 930.3 GEL
72. The following tables present the allowance amounts:
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Table 10.5: Amounts of allowances
Severely
affected area
(sq. m)
Compensation
rate
(GEL/sq. m)
Compensation
(GEL)
Severe impact 4 930.3 3721.2
Number of
families
Compensation
rate
(GEL/sq. m)
Compensation
(GEL)
Relocation/replacement 4 930.3 3721.2
Vulnerability 2 930.3 1 860
Sub Total 8 930.3 5 581.2
Total allowances 9 302.4
10.2.8 Administrative costs
73. The original RAP budget already provided a certain amount for external monitoring and
minor administrative expenses.
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10.3 Aggregated budget
74. The aggregate budget of this resettlement plan amounts to 4 339 231.08 GEL and is presented in
the following table:
N Budgetary item Amount (GEL) Amount
(USD)
Compensations
1 Land compensation 21806,07
2 Buildings and structures compensation 8200010.97
3 Fruit-trees compensation 17340
4 Crops compensation 0
Total compensations 859 157.04
Allowances
5 Severe impact allowance 3721.2
6 Replacement/relocation allowance 3 721.2
7 Vulnerable allowance 1 860
Total allowances 9302.4
Total resettlement plan costs 868 459.44
Administrative costs
9 External monitoring agency 0
10 Minor administrative costs 0
11 Legalization and Registration fees 0
Total administrative costs 0.00
Total costs 868 460.44
Gross total 868 460.44 379 008.6
All funds provided for by the Resettlement Plan, which are needed for compensation and
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allowances, will be allocated by the Government of Georgia. The Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia provides the distribution of funds allocated for the implementation of the resettlement plan.
Solutions Matrix for the four Households additionally affected by the project:
AH Impact Solution
AH #1 Physical displacement ;
Loss more than 10% of residential
land, which is mostly used for
agricultural purposes ;
Loss more than 10% of agricultural
land.
AH will be provided with
cash compensation at full
replacement cost of land
and house. The AH already
found acceptable house in
the nearby area (the
Gurjaani district), house is
located on residential land
with grapes and fruit trees.
Another agricultural land
parcel(s) owned by AH are
in the same area and the
family has easy access to
their property.
There are not school
children in the family.
The family will have easy
access to healthcare center;
the internal roads as well as
main road are in the good
condition.
AH is not considered as
being vulnerable and will
not be providedwith
additional compensation.
Additionally affected family
will receive allowance
covering transport expenses.
The AH will be provided
with compensationa as
severly affected household.
AH#2 Physical displacement ;
Loss more than 10% of residential
land, which is mostly used for
agricultural purposes ;
Loss more than 10% of agricultural
land.
AH will be provided with
cash compensation at full
replacement cost of land
and house. The AH try to
find acceptable house in the
nearby area (the Gurjaani
district),
There are two school
children in the family., but
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they live with grandparents
only during the summer
period. So it is not
necessary to find house near
school.
If the family will find the
house in the same area, they
will have easy access to
healthcare center and
agricultural land owned by
this AH
AH is not considered as
being vulnerable and will
not be provided with
additional compensation.
Additionally affected family
will receive allowance
covering transport expenses.
The AH will be provided
with compensationa as
severly affected household
AH#3 Physical displacement ;
Loss more than 10% of residential
land, which is mostly used for
agricultural purposes ;
Loss more than 10% of agricultural
land.
AH will be provided with
cash compensation at full
replacement cost of land
and house.
The AH already find
acceptable house in the
nearby area (the Gurjaani
district), house is located on
residential land with
vegetable garden and fruit
trees.
Another agricultural land
parcel(s) owned by AH are
in the same area and the
family has easy access to
their property.
There are no school children
in the family.
The family will have easy
access to healthcare center;
the internal roads as well as
main road are in the good
condition.
AH is not considered as
being vulnerable and will
not be provided with
additional compensation.
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Additionally affected family
will receive allowance
covering transport expenses.
The AH will be provided
with compensationa as
severly affected household
AH#4 Physical displacement ;
Loss more than 10% of residential
land, which is mostly used for
agricultural purposes ;
Loss more than 10% of agricultural
land.(residential land is divided in
three parts and used for agricultural
purposes)
AH will be provided with
cash compensation at full
replacement cost of land
and house. The AH try to
find acceptable house in the
nearby area (the Gurjaani
district),
There is one school child in
the family,
If the family will find the
house in the same area, they
will have easy access to
healthcare center,
agricultural land and school.
AH is not considered as
being vulnerable and will
not be provided with
additional compensation.
Additionally affected family
will receive allowance
covering transport expenses.
The AH will be provided
with compensationa as
severly affected household
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11 MONITORING AND EVALUATION
This Chapter is described in the original RAP, prepared and approved for Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani road
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Appendices
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Appendix 1
Public Consultations
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Public consultation attendance log
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The Photos of the Meetings
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Protocol №1 of the public consultations and the discussions with the focus groups
Name of the project: Bakurtsikhe-Gurjaani Road
Number of participants: 9
Village: Gurjaani
District: Gurjaani
Region: Kakheti
Distance from Tbilisi: 100 km.
Date: 30.07.2016
Time: 12:00
The discussion topics The participants’ opinions, remarks and proposals
What kind of procedures have to be done to
receive the compensations and purchase
amount, after decision about acquisition of our
houses?
In case of your consent, an agreement on compensation
and purchase will be signed and amount will be transferred
during 10-14 working days.
Do we receive an amount for relocation of our
property/belongings?
Yes, it is provided
How many time do we have to find new
houses?
1. The certain term is not selected, approximately 3
month or other reasonable term to find the appropriate
house.