Resettlement policy framework and specific resettlement action plan

11Provision with housing, objects of infrastructure, and social services

The Project will not affect settlements or homes; it will therefore avoid physical resettlement. Thus, there is no need to develop RPF activities aimed at provision of housing, infrastructure, and facilities for social services.

12Environmental protection and management

Measures for protection and sustainable use of environment shall be developed within the framework of the EA of the Project.

Besides, at the stage of land selection for construction works, Geocadastre will determine the necessity and scope of activities on restoration of land for farming activity, including removal and temporary storage of topsoil, and shall determine the need in sanitary and water-protection zones around facilities being constructed and the rules and restrictions to be followed within such perimeters.

According to the requirements of the Land Code and nature protection legislation, the oblast State Committee for Nature Protection will carry out the environmental examination, which will assess the impact of facilities being put into operation and that of technologies being used during construction process, and shall, if necessary, implement measures towards rational use and protection of lands. It is prohibited to put into operation facilities and implement technologies without ensuring measures for protecting land from degradation or damage, and positive environmental assessment.