Deal #7826

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

Brahmin and Chhetri, Dalit

Recognition status of community land tenure

Community traditional or customary rights recognized by government

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Limited consultation

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Mixed reaction

Comment on community reaction

There were delays in the construction of the powerline due to acquisition of Right of Way from the community

Presence of land conflicts

Yes

Displacement of people

Yes

Number of households actually displaced

969

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic, Cultural loss, Displacement

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

Negative impacts include: economic loss and quality of life changes due to land use changes, project acquisition of private agricultural lands, minor built structures removal, damage to standing crops, and temporary land rental during construction.

Promised or received compensation

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

Compensation for permanently occupied lands at transmission right of way; 4) partial compensation for temporary damage to crops/cropland; 5) discomfort allowance to affected residential households

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

Compensation was agreed during a meeting upon but no information has been disclosed as of March 2019

Promised benefits for local communities

Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Capacity building, Community shares in the investment project

Comment on promised benefits for local communities

As per the resettlement action plan, local employment, capacity building, compensation, allowance, rehabilitation programs to be implemented