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MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT WADI SHAER JOINT SERVICE COUNCIL - WSJSC WADI SHAER JOINT Services Council Solid Waste ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT - TF 053262 RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN For ANABTA DUMPSITE WASTE PICKERS September 2009  Table of content Page Background 2 Objectives 2 Census Survey 2 Consultation with PAP about acceptable compensation schemes 5 Institutional responsibility for implementing the grievance redress 6 Arrangements for monitoring and implementation 8 Timetable and budget 9 Annexes Annex (1): Waste pickers list in the Anabta Dump site Annex (2): Photos for waste pickers in Anabta dumpsite 10 11  1. Background: In the context of improving the solid waste management system in the West Bank and Gaza, the Government of Italy (GOI) has contributed to the Palestinian Authority (PA) a grant for the amount of EURO 1.36 million to implement a solid waste management project. The objective of this project is to improve the environmental living conditions of the people of Anabta and surrounding villages through an environmentally sound solid waste management system. This project is planned to provide a component to establish a transfer station in Anabta region and transfer the solid waste (about 40 tons per day) from the station to the Zahrat Al-Finjan sanitary landfill which was recently constructed under the SWEMP and operational since July 2007. Currently, burning of waste is a very common practice. This project includes investments in the Wadi Shaeer area in Tulkarm governorate region for the purpose of providing solid waste management services to Anabta and selected surrounding villages related to the construction of a regional transfer station, construction of a transmission water pipeline, construction of an electrical MV line, and access roads to the new facilities. In addition the project will also support the closure and rehabilitation of 3 random small and remote dumpsites (Ramin, Kufr Al-Labad and