REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

environmental clearances from the respective authorities including the SPCBs
and the MOEF on behalf of NHIDCL/MORT&H. The Consultants will make
presentation, if required, in defending the project to the MOEF Infrastructure
Committee.
10. The Consultant shall identify and plan for plantation and Transplantation of
the suitable trees along the existing highway in accordance with IRC guidelines.
11. The Consultant shall assist in providing appropriate input in preparation of
relevant environment and social sections of BPIP.
4.13.2 Social Assessment
1 The Consultant would conduct base line socio-economic and census survey to
assess the impacts on the people, properties and loss of livelihood. The
socioeconomic survey will establish the benchmark for monitoring of R&R
activities. A social assessment is conducted for the entire project to identify
mechanisms to improve project designs to meet the needs of different
stakeholders. A summary of stake holders discussions, issue raised and how the
project design was developed to meet stakeholders need would be prepared.
2 The Consultant shall prepare Land Acquisition Plan and assist
NHIDCL/MORT&H in acquisition of land under various Acts.
4.13.2.3 The Consultant would prepare Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan –assess
feasibility and effectiveness of income restoration strategies and suitability and
availability to relocation sites. The resettlement plan which accounts for land
acquisition and resettlement impacts would be based on a 25% socio-economic
survey and 100 % census survey of project affected people which provide the
complete assessment of the number of affected households and persons,
including common property resources. All untitled occupants are recorded at
the initial stages and identify cards will be issued to ensure there is no further
influx of people in to the project area. All consultations with affected persons (to
include list of participants) should be fully documented and records made
available to NHIDCL.
• Assessment on the impact of the project on the poor and vulnerable
groups along the project road corridor.
• Based on the identified impacts, developing entitlement matrix for the
project affected people.
• Assessment on social issues such as indigenous people, gender,
HIV/AIDS, labourers including child labour.
• Implementation budgets, sources and timing of funding and schedule
of tasks.
• Responsibility of tasks, institutional arrangements and personnel for
delivering entitlement and plans to build institutional capacity.
• Internal and external Monitoring plans, key monitoring indicators and
grievance redress mechanism.
• Incorporating any other suggestions of the ADB/ World
Bank/MORT&H / NHIDCL, till the acceptance of the reports by the
ADB/ World Bank/ NHIDCL, as applicable.