Resettlement Policy Framework

Final

First  East-West Highway Improvement Project

E-60 Highway  Agaiani – Sveneti   (km43-km80) section

September  2006

 

RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK

INTRODUCTION

This RPF has been prepared under the PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES, PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING AND RESETTLEMENT project to meet international standards and specifically, the terms of the World Bank OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement, the policy followed by most international financial institutions.  The assignment relates to the Agaiani-Sveneti portion of the itinerary about 37 km located between kilometre posts (KP) 43 and 80.  

The construction of the road and other associated permanent and temporary facilities in Georgia will require an acquisition of approximately 153 hectares   of land along the road corridor.

The proposed improvement of Agaiani – Sveneti section of the East – West Highway will not require a large scale expropriation of private land. RDMED owns a sufficient parcel of land either side of the existing road and the existing 2-lane road can be expanded to a 4-lane road most likely within the current right of way (ROW).

The project is committed to minimising the involuntary resettlement or physical displacement of people. The inventory process is needed to indicate that this is being achieved. A small proportion of the Project Affected Populations (PAPs) and about 27.8 hectares of private lands will be interrupted during the construction of the road. 

Losses in income and livelihood caused by the project might be mitigated both through cash compensation and through activities financed by a special fund. The temporary economic dislocation of PAPs will be minimized.  At the stage of detail design the studies should be conducted to tailor the mitigation measures to the vulnerabilities of the affected populations. 

 

For more details please see file...

 

AMENDMENT TO RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK (RPF) FOR THE 

FIRST EAST-WEST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

This RPF has been prepared under the PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES, PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING AND RESETTLEMENT project to meet international standards and specifically, the terms of the World Bank OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement, the policy followed by most international financial institutions.  The assignment relates to the Agaiani-Sveneti portion of the itinerary about 37 km located between kilometre posts (KP) 43 and 80.  

The construction of the road and other associated permanent and temporary facilities in Georgia will require an acquisition of approximately 153 hectares   of land along the road corridor.

The proposed improvement of Agaiani – Sveneti section of the East – West Highway will not require a large scale expropriation of private land. RDMED owns a sufficient parcel of land either side of the existing road and the existing 2-lane road can be expanded to a 4-lane road most likely within the current right of way (ROW).

The project is committed to minimising the involuntary resettlement or physical displacement of people. The inventory process is needed to indicate that this is being achieved. A small proportion of the Project Affected Populations (PAPs) and about 27.8 hectares of private lands will be interrupted during the construction of the road. 

Losses in income and livelihood caused by the project might be mitigated both through cash compensation and through activities financed by a special fund. The temporary economic dislocation of PAPs will be minimized.  At the stage of detail design the studies should be conducted to tailor the mitigation measures to the vulnerabilities of the affected populations.