Scope of the Project

1. The Government of Karnataka through the Government of India is expected to receive a

second loan of about US$ 350 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the
Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project – III (KSHIP-III), designed to upgrade 419km of
state roads to 2-lanes or 4-lanes with paved shoulders, bypasses and other capacity
augmentation improvements as required.1These roads will be built under 3 contract packages.
The project’s Executing Agency (EA) is Karnataka Public Works, Ports, and Inland Water
Transport Department, Government of Karnataka (KPWP&IWTD). The Project Implementation
Unit is Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (PIU-KSHIP).
2. The following document is the Resettlement Plan (RP) for Kollegal to Hannur, of a total
design length of 23.782 km an estimation of land to be acquired is around 30.28 Ha which includes
private, forest, government/waste land. The census survey and inventory of lost assets included
in this RP is based on the final design. This RP will thus be treated as final. However, should there
be significant delays between the disclosure of this RP and its actual implementation (2 years),
the document and related census and asset survey will be updated
Project Description
The project road (State Highway SH-79) starts at Ch. 0.000 from the take-off point of the
proposed bypass of NH-209 near Agraharam Village (NH-209 Ch. 345+400) and ends at Hannur
at (Ch. 85+770) (at junction of SH-79 and MDR). The existing road is and intermediate two-lane
configured bituminous road with both side earthen shoulders. The alignment is having some
substandard geometry which is not satisfying the codal provisions. Improving the project road will
involve improving the substandard geometries to ensure a more efficient use of the road and the
safety of drivers and pedestrians.
The project will provide local residents, including the poor and vulnerable, with improved
access to economic opportunities and higher quality services. An efficient road network linking
villages, towns, and cities will provide stronger links between remote, poor regions and more
developed markets and urban hubs. There will also be improved access to public and social
service facilities such as government agencies, health centers, and schools
Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts
The existing Right of Way (RoW) varies from 13.57 mtrs to 122.85 mtrs. In open countries
RoW boundaries were assessed using available records from the Revenue Department and were
marked and verified during field visits. It is estimated that 30.28 Ha of land needs to be acquired
for the project, including private, forest, government/waste land. The Resettlement Plan (RP) has
been prepared based on the corridor of impact (COI). The corridor of impact is the width required
for the actual construction of the road, including carriageway, shoulder, embankments,
longitudinal drainage and utilities. Land and properties within the COI were surveyed and included
in the list of assets likely to be affected
Summary of Affected Households
SI Status category Households Families Persons

A Titled Holders Land with 45 94 211

structure 814
Land Only 209 403
B Non-title Holders
Squatters
26 51 108
Encroachers 82 166 378
Tenants 78 137 302
Employees 8 9 18
total

448 860 1831

 Socio-economic Information and Profile
The project road traverses through Chamrajnagar district in Karnataka. According to the
2011 census, the total population of Chamrajnagar district is 0.10 million. 83.36% of the
population of Chamrajnagar district lives in rural areas. The income levels of the majority (45.54%)
of APs are above Rs. 100000 annually. The majority (32.37%) of the households are engaged in
bussiness and the next major economic activity is agriculture in which (29.91%) of APs are
engaged. A for religious beliefs and social category, the majority (92.63%) of the APs are Hindus.
As regards social category of APs, the majority (56.47 %) is Other Backward Class (OBC), 1.34%
are ST, and 15.85% are Scheduled Castes (SC).The total number of vulnerable households
(including land and structure) is 316.

Information Disclosure, Consultation, and Participation

During the RP preparation, consultations were held with affected households and
commercial establishment owners along the project corridor, as well as other members of the
community. Moreover, officials of the district administration, Land Revenue department and
elected members of the local panchayat were also consulted. During 15th August 2015 to 22nd
November 2015, 5 public consultation meetings and 3 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were
conducted involving the participation of more than 216 people. The discussions focused on the
presentation of the project’s features, social impacts, benefits and entitlements to affected
persons. The suggestions of the consulted groups/people were incorporated into the project
design to the extent possible

Grievance Redress Mechanism

The EA will establish a grievance redressal committee at local and district levels to receive
and facilitate the resolution of affected persons’ concerns and grievances. The Government of
Karnataka has initiated the process of establishing a 5 member Grievance Redress Committee
(GRC) with the Deputy Commissioner (DC)/Special DC Land Acquisition as the Chairman in each
project district. The phone number and location of the grievance officer will be put on signboards
in strategic places along the project corridor.
In addition to the standard Grievance Redress Mechanism described above, the project
will build-up on the experience of KSHIP1 and KSHIP 2 and continue using its mobile and web-
based grievance redress platform. KSHIP has a fully-staffed Public Response Center that uses a
24*7 phone helpline and its project website to receive, quickly address and efficiently follow-up
and monitor complaints and grievances. Complainants can submit their grievances in English or
Kannada using their mobile and SMS, landline, website, social media and in writing to the Public
Response Center. The resolution status of grievances can be monitored on the website by KSHIP
staff and the wider public at: www.kship.in. Both of the grievance systems described above will
be readily accessible to the APs at no costs

Legal Framework
The preferred approach of the project will be direct purchase for the acquisition of private
land and structures based on the provisions of Section 46 of RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and ADB’s
SPS (para. 25, Involuntary Resettlement Requirement 2, Appendix 2, p. 48). As per SPS
requirements, a third party monitor will be recruited by ADB to monitor the fairness and
transparency of the direct purchase process. It is expected that many asset owners will refuse
settle. Should negotiations fail, land will be acquired through the Right to Fair Compensation and
Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act
2013) and the Involuntary Resettlement Standard Requirement of the ADB’s Safeguards Policy
Statement, 2009.

Resettlement Budget and Financing Plan

The resettlement cost estimate for the RP includes the compensation for structures at
replacement cost without depreciation, compensation for livelihood loss, resettlement assistances
and cost of RP implementation. The total resettlement cost for the project is 48.66 INR Crores.
The EA will provide the necessary funds for compensation for land and structures and R&R
assistance. The EA will ensure timely availability of funds for the smooth implementation of the
RP

Monitoring and Reporting

The monitoring mechanism for the RP shall comprise of both internal and external
monitoring. While internal monitoring will be carried out by the RP implementing agency
(Consultant/NGO) and PIU, external monitoring will be carried out by the Monitoring Consultant.
An independent monitor hired by ADB will monitor the direct purchase and negotiated settlement
to assess the fairness and transparency of the process.
Semi-annual social monitoring reports describing the implementation of the RP will be
disclosed on ADB’s website as well as on the EA’s website.
Impacts on the Poor, Indigenous and/or Ethnic Minorities and Other Vulnerable Groups
Impact on Indigenous and Vulnerable Households. Primitive Tribal Groups are
identified as isolated communities among the Scheduled Tribe (STs) characterized by a low rate
of population, a pre-agricultural level of technology and extremely low levels of literacy. The
Director of Tribal Welfare GoK, has indicated through a letter No. DSTW: TSP: OSCR 12 / 2010-
11 dated 26.4.2010, that no village in the State of Karnataka has been designated as tribal village,
and that the project roads are not passing through any Integrated Tribal Development Plan (ITDP)
areas.
Based on the information provided by the Tribal Department and the census surveys, an
Indigenous People’s Development Plan (IPDP) will not be required as there are no traditional
tribal groups and other traditional forest dwellers who are affected due to the widening of the
project road. The ST affected persons do not fulfill the requirements to trigger ADB’s Indigenous
People Safeguards Policy.
The findings of the survey show that although 6 Scheduled Tribe households are living
along the project road, they are fully integrated with their respective communities. They are
presently leading a life style which is more or less similar to other groups of the people living in
the community. They have integrated into mainstream of the society. They are currently working
in agriculture, business and other services. Their children are going to school. They are
participating in similar social and economic activities as the non-Scheduled Tribe members of
society: they are speaking the same language (Kannada) and share the same religious beliefs as
non-Scheduled Tribes. The profile of ST households is given along with that of other project
affected households (PAHs) in the

I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Introduction
The Government of Karnataka through the Government of India is expected to receive a
second loan of about US$ 350 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the
Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project – III (KSHIP-III), designed to upgrade 419 km of
state roads to 2-lanes or 4-lanes with paved shoulders, bypasses and other capacity
augmentation improvements as required. This will improve connectivity to important tourism
locations and industrial estates. The project’s Executing Agency (EA) is Karnataka Public Works,
Ports, and Inland Water Transport Department, Government of Karnataka (KPWP&IWTD). The
Project Implementation Unit is Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (PIU-KSHIP).
The list of project roads is outlined below
• Chintamani to AP Border (39.8 km)
• Bengaluru (NICE Road) to Magadi to NH75 via Chikkamudigere and Iyandahalli(50.8 km)
• Kollegal to Hannur (23.8 km)
• Magadi to near Somwarpet (166.0 km)
• Gadag to Honnali (138.2 km)

Existing Road Description

The project road (Figure 1) is State Highway 79 (SH-79) and it starts in Agraharam village
(Kollegal) and ends at the Hannur. It passes through the Chamrajanagar district. The total design
length of project road is about 23.782 kms. The project road starts from the take-off point of the
proposed bypass of NH-209 near Agraharam Village Ch. (NH-209 Ch. 345+400) and ends at the
Hanur at Ch. 85+770 (at junction of SH-79 and MDR) as shown in Figure 2 & Figure 3.