Name of the Assignment: Preparation of Resettlement Action and Rehabilitation Plan
Project Location: Patuakhali district
Project Authority: Payra Port Authority, Ministry of Shipping
Financier: Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Fund (BIDF)
Project Background: Bangladesh is located in an important location of South Asia and her international trade is growing fast, GDP of Bangladesh is growing at 6% per annum and trade is growing at close to 10% per annum. Considering the handling of future trade volume and export /import growth, Govt. of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh decided to build a new sea port and an act was passed on national parliament on 05 Nov 2013, Honorable prime Minister inaugurated 3rd sea port at Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali district on 19 Nov 2013. For building a new modern sea port, it is planned to acquire about 7,000 acres of land at Kalapara Upazila of Patuakhali district and the place is located in regional & international shipping friendly position.
Objectives of the Assignment: The primary objective of this RAP is to identify impacts and to plan measures to mitigate various losses of the affected persons.
Actual Services provided by SAMAHAR:
- Census (100%) survey, IOL survey, socio-economic survey, land and property valuation survey etc.
- Identification of PAHs and PAPs and collection of additional key information regarding project affected households and project affected persons and poverty mapping through PRA
- Identification of Non-Title Holders and institutional mapping to identify the stakeholders
- Develop and Implement user friendly menu-driven MIS for monitoring progress and generate report
- Poverty and social assessment survey based on the stakeholder’s identification
- Labor Market assessment, social risk Identification through consultation and
- Identification of social characteristic and transport users through KII, FGD’s and PRA
- Preparation of resettlement budget and livelihood restoration budget
- Preparation of socio-economic, census, IoL survey report, market survey report
- Preparation of stakeholder/FGD/Consultation meetings report
- Preparing STI/HIV/AIDs and human trafficking assessment report
- Gender Assessment and Preparation of gender action plan
- Preparation of Indigenous People Plan
- Preparing land and property valuation survey report
- Preparation of Livelihood Restoration Plan
- Preparation of Resettlement Action and Rehabilitation Plan