The project is co-financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The LARP was developed in accordance with the principles of ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS 2009) and includes an assessment of project impacts and values, as well as a detailed action plan for the provision of land acquisition and resettlement rehabilitation measures and compensation to affected persons (APs) and households (HHs).
Implementation
Since October 2022, Media-Model’s consulting team has been implementing the LARP for Sections 1 and 2 of Lot 1 of the Kajaran–Agarak road section under Tranche 4 of the North–South Road Corridor Investment Program. The assignment covers the full cycle of organizing and implementing the acquisition process for affected properties.
As part of the implementation of Sections 1 and 2 of Lot 1 of the Tranche 4 Kajaran–Agarak LARP, the LARP implementation team has carried out the following activities by stage:
- preparation of draft acquisition contracts and compensation agreements and notification of APs
- meetings and negotiations with APs
- resolution of identified issues
- signing of acquisition contracts and compensation agreements and organization of compensation payments
- completion of state registration procedures
- implementation of property acquisition through judicial procedures
The implementation team has initiated more than 80 court cases under the LARP. These are cases in which agreement with property owners on compensation terms could not be reached. As a result, in accordance with the procedures and timeframes established by Armenian legislation, the compensation amount was transferred to a court deposit account and judicial proceedings were initiated.
