Updated Resettlement Action Plan for Hamirpur - Rath Road (SH-42)

The development objective of the Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Project for India is to: (i) improve quality, safety, and sustainability of targeted state highway corridors; and (ii) introduce better road management practices. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) providing assistance to vulnerable encroachers, squatters, and kiosk as per resettlement and rehabilitation (R and R) policy; (2) providing employment to the local population; (3) providing drainage facility in all urban areas; (4) providing compensation at replacement value; and (5) ensuring that footpath and safety railing is provided in every urban area. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the vulnerable encroachers will receive replacement cost of their (building) structures. This will have the right to salvage material from their structures, and will be notified in time of remove their assets. However, during the census of PAPs, no agricultural encroacher was recorded. The vulnerable group encroachers will be entitled to the additional support mechanisms and assistance, as per the entitlement framework; all amenities affected will be either conserved or replaced by the project. While replacing the amenities, particularly those used as a common resource with no restriction of access, development of the surrounding site will be given due consideration; the project affected persons (PAPs) are required to participate in developing feasible long- term income generating schemes. The long- term options are expected to be developed during the implementation of the RAP and also supported by the government assistance; and loss of commercial space (for temporary structures and mobile vendors) should be given utmost importance since this involves vulnerable sections of the PAPs. They also need to be given alternative space in an adjacent area for carrying on their trade or vocation. The temporary structure can be shifted to the new location and the mobile vendor can get stationed there. Needless to mention, the PWD has to use its good offices with the local authorities (i.e. Municipality or Panchayat) for getting the alternative space.