market value of such land. land) are not taken into For losses that cannot easily be consideration. The market value is arrived at by valued or compensated in the use of comparative method monetary terms (eg access to evidenced by actual recent sales of public services, customers and similar properties; or by the use of suppliers, or to fishing, grazing the income approach, or or forest areas) attempts are replacement cost method, where made to establish access to the property is of special nature equivalent and culturally and not saleable. acceptable resources and earning opportunities. In practice, with land an attempt is made to establish market value from recent sales, but these are usually not transparent. As for unexhausted improvements in terms of buildings and other civil infrastructure, the depreciated replacement cost approach is used Relocation and Tanzanian laws do not provide for WB OP 4.12 stipulate that where Tanzanian law provides for Resettlement relocation and resettlement. project impacts include physical transport allowance for 12 tons of However, there are a few cases relocation, measures should be luggage for up to 12 kilometres where the government has taken to ensure that the from the acquired land, provided provided both compensation and displaced persons are: (i) the displaced person was living alternative land, but this has been provided with assistance (such on that land. done at its discretion. In general as moving allowance) during In lieu of housing however, the government feels that relocation; and (ii) provided with accommodation allowance is it has discharged its duty once residential housing, or housing made in the form of rent for 36 compensation is paid, and it is up sites, or, as required, months. to the displaced persons to resettle agricultural sites for which a and re-establish themselves combination of productive Occasionally, in a discretionary elsewhere. potential, locational advantages manner alternative land is and other factors is at least awarded. equivalent to the advantages
market value of such land. The market value is arrived at by the use of comparative method evidenced by actual recent sales of similar properties; or by the use of the income approach, or replacement cost method, where the property is of special nature and not saleable. In practice, with land an attempt is made to establish market value from recent sales, but these are usually not transparent. As for unexhausted improvements in terms of buildings and other civil infrastructure, the depreciated replacement cost approach is used For losses that cannot easily be valued or compensated in monetary terms (eg access to public services, customers and suppliers, or to fishing, grazing or forest areas) attempts are made to establish access to equivalent and culturally acceptable resources and earning opportunities. land) are not taken into consideration. Relocation and Resettlement Tanzanian laws do not provide for relocation and resettlement. However, there are a few cases where the government has provided both compensation and alternative land, but this has been done at its discretion. In general however, the government feels that it has discharged its duty once compensation is paid, and it is up to the displaced persons to resettle and re-establish themselves elsewhere. WB OP 4.12 stipulate that where project impacts include physical relocation, measures should be taken to ensure that the displaced persons are: (i) provided with assistance (such as moving allowance) during relocation; and (ii) provided with residential housing, or housing sites, or, as required, agricultural sites for which a combination of productive potential, locational advantages and other factors is at least equivalent to the advantages Tanzanian law provides for transport allowance for 12 tons of luggage for up to 12 kilometres from the acquired land, provided the displaced person was living on that land. In lieu of housing accommodation allowance is made in the form of rent for 36 months. Occasionally, in a discretionary manner alternative land is awarded.