Deal #7408

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality, Gorkha,

Gandaki Rural Municipality, Gorkha,

Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality, Gorkha,

Arughat Rural Municipality, Gorkha,

Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality, Dhading,

Siddhalek Rural Municipality, Dhading,

TripuraSundari Rural Municipality, Dhading

Name of indigenous people

Tamang,

Darai,

Kumal,

Majhi,

Gurung

Recognition status of community land tenure

Comment on recognition status of community land tenure

Indigenous Peoples are recognized by government but not implemented

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Other

Comment on consultation of local community

Government of Nepal has consulted and take consent with the affected communities. However,it is not implemented on what consent they had done with the communities

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Mixed reaction

Presence of land conflicts

Yes

Comment on presence of land conflicts

There are land fraud issues

Displacement of people

Yes

Number of people actually displaced

27 000

Number of households actually displaced

5 000

Number of people displaced out of their community land

0

Number of households displaced "only" from their agricultural fields

5 000

Number of people facing displacement once project is fully implemented

27 000

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Cultural loss, Eviction, Displacement, Violence

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

Government of Nepal (GON) has promised to provide additional compensation than other affected areas to the main market land areas of Gorkha and Dhading district namely Arughat, Aarkhet and Khahare Bazar for the resettlement. Furthermore, GON has also promised to provide additional 0.0508 Hectare (1 Ropani) of land with 1 Million Nepalese Rupees for building house, 10% extra compensation to the land owner who have less than 0.508 Hectare (10 Ropani) of Land and 15% extra compensation to the land owner who have less than 0.762 Hectare (15 Ropani) of Land

Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

Not yet implemented

Promised benefits for local communities

Health, Education, Financial support, Community shares in the investment project

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

Community can get 50% share bonus from their total investment. Limitation for the investment is Five Hundred Thousand

Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)

Farmer Organizations and NGOs/INGOs have not taken any actions. However, Buddhi Gandaki Jal Bidhyut Aayojana Rastriya Sarokar Samiti are taking lead for advocacy and campaign for the right of affected people. Representatives from the affected Rural Municipalities of Dhading and Gorkha are the member of this committee