The National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program (NTCHIP) Project will affect 9,272 households that were identified through a detailed measurement survey of the impacts caused by the two core-subprojects on land including loss of titled plots, loss of leases, and loss of untitled space.
According to the 'Summary of Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy of Project', released by Asian Development Bank, impacts include demolition of houses and loss of business, crops, and trees. Land acquisition will be conducted under the Land Acquisition Act 1894, which provides for compensation to be paid in a fair and transparent manner according to market value. Other losses will be compensated according to the entitlement matrix developed for the project in keeping with Pakistan laws and ADB safeguard policies where the absence of a formal legal title is not a bar to compensation.
For all additional projects that entail resettlement, ADB report said that the executing agency will prepare resettlement plans on the basis of the resettlement framework prepared for the project.
Considering the possible presence of labourers from outside the immediate project area and for long-distance truck drivers, NHA will employ qualified national consultants under construction supervision to conduct information and education campaigns on the risks of HIV/AIDS and human trafficking, targeting construction workers at campsites, truck drivers at truck stops, and local communities along project highways, particularly rural women. The consultants will work closely with the relevant district agencies and other existing networks dedicated to the prevention of HIV/AIDS and human trafficking.
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