(1) The Collector or any officer specially authorized by the Collector and the requiring body shall as far as possible furnish the information requisitioned by the Agency throughout the Social Impact Assessment process. Any request for information from agency shall be met at the date, but not exceeding fifteen days from the date of such request.
(2) The Agency shall collect and analyse a range of quantitative and qualitative data, undertake detailed site visits, use participatory methods such as focused group discussions, participatory rural appraisal techniques and informant interviews in preparing the Social Impact Assessment report. Detailed assessment based on a thorough analysis of all relevant land records and data, field verification, review and comparison with similar projects shall be conducted by the Social Impact Assessment team. The assessment shall determine the following, namely:-
(a) Area of impact under the proposed project, including both land to be acquired and areas that will be affected by environmental, social or other impacts of the project;
(b) Quantity and location of land proposed to be acquired for the project;
(c) The land proposed for acquisition is the bare minimum required the land proposed for acquisition is the bare minimum required;
(d) Possible alternative sites for the project and their feasibility;
(e)Whether, the land proposed for acquisition in Scheduled Area as defined in Schedule 5 or 6 of Indian Constitution, is a demonstrable last resort:
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Provided that, in projects where resettlement is required, the identified resettlement sites shall be visited and a brief socio-economic profile of the land and its current resident population shall be indicated.
(3) Based on the land assessment, land records and field verification, the agency shall provide an accurate estimate of the number of affected families and the number of displaced families among them and ensure that, as far as possible, the Social Impact Assessment team shall enumerate all affected families.
(4) Socio-economic and cultural profile of the affected area must be prepared, based on:available data and statistics, field visits and consultations.
(5) The Social Impact Assessment Report shall be submitted in the given form-3 to the state Government within a period of two months from the date of its commencement and shall include the views of the affected families recorded in writing.
However the State Government may extend this period up to six months. (including the period already given).
(6) The Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) will present the ameliorative measures to be undertaken to address the social impacts identified in the course of the assessment. The Social Impact Assessment team must assess the viability of impact:
mitigation and management strategies with clear indication of costs and timelines. It shall be prepared as per the provisions given under sub-section (5) of section 4 of the Act.
(7) The Social Impact management plan must provide a conclusive assessment of the balance and distribution of the adverse social impacts and social costs and benefits of the proposed project and land acquisition, including the mitigation measures, and provide an assessment as to whether the benefits from the proposed project exceeds the social costs and adverse social impacts that are likely to be experienced by the affected families or even after the proposed mitigation measures, the affected families remained at risk of being economically or socially worse, as a result of the said land acquisition and resettlement, Format for Social Impact Management Plan in being given as form-4.
(8) Wherever environment impact assessment is carried out, a copy of the Social Impact Assessment report shall be made available to the Impact Assessment Agency authorized by the State Government. *
(9) The Agency shall also provide summaries of the feasibility/project impact report and Social Impact Management Plan.