This is another specialty and unique service provided by APC in resettlement projects. RAP is the document in which a project sponsor or other responsible entity specifies the procedures that it will follow and the actions that it will take to mitigate adverse effects, compensate losses, and provide development benefits to persons and communities affected by an investment project.
Anchor Property consultants have expertise in the development of this document and implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan. The purpose of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Framework Study is to prepare a policy framework for land acquisition and resettlement by taking appropriate social considerations as a basis for detailed study of land acquisition and resettlement to be conducted in the next stage, namely, the Basic Design stage. In order to achieve this propose, the RAP Framework is prepared by reflecting regional conditions, which are studied through site reconnaissance and a socio-economic interview survey, and by considering donor policies such as IFC and World Bank Operational Polices 4.12.
APC understand that the law defines that land acquisition can be exercised for the purpose of public
interest, as indicated below:
- Construction, enlargement, amendment, and extension of roads, streets, and Squares
- Projects related to water and wastewater
- Projects related to irrigation and drainage
- Projects related to power and energy
- Construction and amendments on bridge and surface passage (railroad crossings) and underground passage
- Projects related to transportation and communication
- Projects related to urban planning and improvement of public utilities, which is defined in other regulations
APC expertise understand that the law also defines that the owners are eligible to be compensated for loss due to land acquisition.
