Resettlement and Rehabilitation is explained through a real life case study. Includes all the supportive actions taken to satisfy the project affected persons. Rehabilitation strategies employed and compensations promised are also described in the presentation.

1. Rehabilitation
&
Resettlement
Himachal Pradesh Power Transmission
corp. case study
Vishal Shinde
M.Tech. Project Management
VJTI, Mumbai
Email: shinde.vishal@icloud.com

2. HPPCL Transmission lines project
• Electricity cannot be stored so it has to be
transmitted from generators to substations as per
demand
• It is transmitted by overhead cables, whereas in
some sensitive places, like cities, it is transmitted
underground
• However, underground transmission has significantly
higher cost as well as limitations
• Hence high voltage transmission line projects are set
up nationwide.

3. Himachal Pradesh terrains and Power lines

4. • These projects need to acquire government as well
as private land which may affect some families
• Construction of transmission towers and noises of
power line too affects the people residing near the
projects
• To protect the interests of all such affected people,
HPPCL has prepared resettlement, relief and
rehabilitation policy

5. Project news and 25 mw
plants map in Himachal

6. Objectives
• To minimize the adverse impact on persons
• To sustain quality of life of the people in the area
• To create a goodwill for organization and have a
long term relationship
• To ensure that rights of individual and society (esp.
those belonging to vulnerable/weaker groups of
society) are safeguarded.
• To assist the affected persons to regain or achieve
the standard of living if negative impacts are
unavoidable
• to ensure the people are well informed and
involved

7. Rehabilitation Strategies
• Each project affected family will be suitably
compensated to ensure replacement of lost assets
• Guidance and counseling for the local population
affected by projects
• Contribute to development by improving local
infrastructure with participation of the affected

8. Rehabilitation Strategies
• Creating opportunities of income or employment
for local people
• Maintaining a friendly relation with the public by
regular public meetings, public consultations,
project functions etc.
• Provide direct help to the people in extreme
hardship

9. Impacts of the project
A. Permanent impacts
i. Loss of agricultural land/orchard (full/partial)
ii. Loss of residential/non resi. Structures
iii. Loss of commercial structures
iv. Loss of religious structures
v. Loss of government property eg. govt. offices
vi. Location of tower on private land
vii. Pollarding or cutting of trees
viii.Loss of land value due to laying of tower cables
or tower in the vicinity.
ix. Affect of power line on transport routes/rail lines.

10. Impacts of the project
B. Temporary impacts
i. Loss of standing crops, damage to fruit trees
ii. Hindrance in accessibility to property
iii. Psychological impact due to overhead towers
iv. Loss due to hindrance in agricultural land during
tower/line being erected
v. Disturbance to movement of vehicles, trains.

11. Compensation policy
• Land acquisition will be according to Land
Acquisition Act 1894 or by negotiation if possible.
• Rehabilitation will be ensured before any
displacement of affected families
• While acquiring land or immovable property,
replacement value shall be kept in view.
• Surplus lands, if any, will be returned to community
after project completion.
• For transmission lines, optimum route will be
selected under criterion laid down in
ESSP(Environment and social safeguard policy)

12. Compensation policy
• HPPCL shall give 3 options for title owners
A. Land Acquisition under LAA by paying one time
compensation
B. Land acquired by paying yearly lease money
C. Transmission line laid by invoking the Indian
Telegraph Act 1885

13. Sanction of grants/facilities
to the affected families
• Each family rendered houseless due to HPPCL’s
acquisition will be provided with an independent house
with built up area of 150sqmt along with construction
cost 4000 per sqmt.
• Grant upto Rs. 50,000 will be provided to restart business
which cannot be relocated.
• For crops lost during project, value of crops will be
estimated and paid accordingly

14. Concept of Transmission Right of way

15. • RoW interference: HPPCL will make efforts to avoid
RoW over any existing building, if totally inevitable,
compensation will be paid on assessment and
building will be demolished.
• Shifting allowance: For temporary shifting of a
family, rent and goods transportation charges will
be paid.
• Provision of annuity policy for the vulnerable group
• Loss of income from forest or government land
• Accident assistance for affected during project
development and operation
Sanction of grants/facilities
to the affected families

16. Additional schemes
• Merit and support scholarship scheme
• Medical fund
• Training cum awareness camp
• Provision of self employment
• Award of petty contracts and hiring of vehicles
• Decommissioning or shifting of transmission line or
other project components will not result in taking
back the released grants.

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