Social Monitoring Report

# 10 June 2020

People’s Republic of China: Chongqing Urban–Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project II — External Monitoring Report (No. 10)

Prepared by Halcrow (Chongqing) Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd. for the People’s Republic of China and the Asian Development Bank.

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ADB-Financed Chongqing Urban–Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project II

Social Assessment and Project Performance

External Monitoring Report（No.10）

(January -- June 2020)

Halcrow (Chongqing) Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd.

August 2020

Table of Contents 1 Project Profile ...... 3 1.1 Introduction ...... 3 1.2 Project Scope and Location ...... 3 1.3 Overall Implementation Progress ...... 4 1.4 Scopes and Methodologies for Midterm Social Monitoring ...... 5 2 Project Performance Indicator Monitoring ...... 9 3 Monitoring on Implementation of Enthnic Minority Development Plan ...... 16 3.1 Summary of the Ethnic Minority Development Plan (EMDP) ...... 16 3.2 Custom and Social Activities of the Minorities in the Project Area ...... 18 3.3 Implementation Status of the EMDP ...... 18 3.4 Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations ...... 20 4 Monitoring of the Gender Action Plan ...... 22 4.1 Summary of the Gender Action Plan...... 22 4.2 Summary of Implementation of Gender Action Plan ...... 22 4.3 Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations ...... 26 5 Monitoring on Implementation of Social Action Plan ...... 28 5.1 Summary on Social Action Plan ...... 28 5.2 Summary of the Implementation of SAP ...... 28 5.3 Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations ...... 32 6 Sampling Survey of Households ...... 33 6.1Scope of the Survey ...... 33 6.2 Household demographics ...... 34 6.3 Annual household income ...... 34 6.4 Annual household expenditure ...... 34 6.5 Ethnicity distribution ...... 35 6.6 Education background ...... 35 6.7 Religious belief and linguistic culture ...... 36 6.8 In-depth Interview with Vulnerable Groups ...... 36 7 Complaints and Grievances ...... 44 7.1 Mechanism of Complaints and Grievances ...... 44 7.2 Complaint Records and Responses ...... 45 8 Outstanding Activities and Recommendations ...... 49 Appendix 1: Implementation Progress of Ethnic Minority Development Plan ...... 54 Appendix 2: Implementation Progress of Gender Action Plan ...... 60 Appendix 3: Implementation Progress of Social Action Plan ...... 64 Appendix 4: Comparison of Social - Economic Data and Baseline Data ...... 75 Appendix 5: The Details of Activities in each Districts/Counties ...... 76

1 Project Profile 1.1 Introduction

Asia Development Bank (ADB) financed Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development

Demonstration II Project (Project) aims to attain socially inclusive and economically balanced growth by integrating urban and rural development in Chongqing. Given its imbalanced urban and rural growth which resulted in socioeconomic development gaps, the project will selectively enhance development potentials of small- and medium-sized cities and villages through:

(i) economically and environmentally sustainable water sector reform;

(ii) urban flood risk management for various river sizes; and

(iii) improving local road connections between poverty stricken remote areas and their

nearest urban centers.

1.2 Project Scope and Location

The Project includes eight subprojects originally. Youyang subproject quits the ADB loan and two new subprojects (Tongnan road and Fengjie road) are added after mid-term adjustment, so there are nine subprojects totally so far. In addition, Wulong dike road package is added in Wulong subproject and

Rongchang Yudai river flood management package is added in Rongchang subproject.

(i) Chengkou urban-rural road network improvement;

(ii) Shizhu urban-rural road network improvement;

(iii) Fuling urban-rural road network improvement;

(iv) Wanzhou Yangliu water supply plant;

(v) Wulong Wujiang River flood management and Wulong levee crown highway

construction;

(vi) Rongchang Rongfeng River flood management and Rongchang Yudai River flood

management;

(vii) Fengjie urban-rural road network improvement;

(viii) Tongnan urban-rural road network improvement; and

3 The projects are located in 8 districts /counties, including Rongchang, Wulong, Chengkou, Fuling, Shizhu,

Wanzhou, Fengjie and Tongnan. Among them, Shizhu County is a minority autonomous county, and both

Taihe Township and Yunwu Township of Fengjie County is Tujia Townships.

1.3 Overall Implementation Progress

By the end of June 2020, Wanzhou, Chengkou and Shizhu construction has been completed; C01, C02,

C03, and C04 of Rongchang have been completed; after the medium-term adjustment, the completion percentage of new subprojects C05 and C06 both are 30%, and the completion percentage of C07 is 68%,

The completion percentage of Fengjie subproject and Tongnan subproject are 65% and 30% of respectively. C01, C02, and C03 of Wulong have basically completed with 98% of completion percentage, and C04 is about to be commencing for the construction. C02 of Fuling has completed 65% of the construction. From January to March 2020, due to the COVID-19, there was a restriction on transportation, which impacted the progress of the project. The overall completion percentage is around

74.37%. The project implementation progress for each component is summarized in Table 1-1 below. Table 1-2 Construction Progress for Each Component (Jan 2020 to Jun 2020) Contract value Completed District/County Contract Completion Note (Yuan 10K) (Yuan 10K) RO-C01 1826.1 1650 100% Completed in Oct 2016 RO-C02 1913.89 1913.89 100% Completed in May 2018 RO-C03 2854.14 2854.14 100% Completed in Jul 2018 Rongchang RO-C04 2435.94 2435.94 100% Completed RO-C05 4588.88 1,376.67 30% / RO-C06 5486.95 1646.08 30% / RO-C07 6303.58 4286.43 68% / WA-C01 5001.15 5001.15 100% Completed by the end of May 2016 Wanzhou WA-C02 9521.42 9521.42 100% Completed by the end of August 2018 WU-C01 11850.32 11613.31 98% WU-C02 15156.74 14853.6 98% Sustainably completed. Wulong WU-C03 15569.76 15258.36 98% WU-C04 2657.28 0 0% To be commencing for the construction SZ-C01 4855.01 4855.01 100% Shizhu Completed in Oct 2019 SZ-C02 5539.81 5539.81 100% CH-C01 2999 2999 100% Chengkou Completed in Jul 2019 CH-C02 5231.27 5231.27 100% Fuling FL-C02 10444.16 6788.71 65.00% / TN -C01 12458.07 3737.42 30.00% / Tongnan TN -C02 15147.57 4544.27 30.00% / Fengjie FJ-C01 6599.63 4289.76 65.00% / Total 148440.67 110396.24 74.37% /

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1.4 Scopes and Methodologies for Midterm Social Monitoring

(1) Survey procedures for monitoring evaluation

The field survey on external monitoring and evaluation of this project is conducted based on the following steps:

(i) Design of sampling plan. According to the ADB requirements, sampling questionnaires are

designed family size and economic status, income and expenditure, and resettlement willingness,

etc.;

(ii) Survey. A survey has been conducted in terms of general situations of economy in all districts

involved in the project and the project areas;

(iii) Establishing information system. According to the investigation, the corresponding data are

collected for comparative analysis purpose with basal data and those relevant data during previous

monitoring;

(iv) Preparing monitoring and evaluation report. Based on the relevant data and information

from the survey, the midterm social assessment and project performance monitoring report has been

prepared according to the ADB’s requirements.

(2) Main indicators and content of monitoring and evaluation

(i) Basic situation of the beneficiaries , including family structure, education, property, land

ownership, income and expenditure and current status of the affected people’s participation;

(ii) Poverty reduction: including the number of poverty-stricken people hired during project

implementation;

(iii) The number of local farmers hired by the contractor during project implementation,

including the proportion of women and poverty-stricken people, and their income level, etc.;

(iv) Frequency, time, place and women's proportion of public participation in the meeting

during the project implementation;

(v) Prevention training of disease and sexual knowledge for constructors in project areas;

(vi) Environmental health and sanitation awareness training;

5 (vii) The construction ability of implementing agency, including the number of people trained

and training content;

(viii) Status of women’s participation during the project implementation including publicity,

employment and training, etc.;

(ix) Monitoring of performance indicators.

This is the 10th progress monitoring and evaluation report. The status of the indicators above will be

surveyed in the investigation and made comparative analysis with the basic data references.

(3) Monitoring evaluation schedule

The Project involves 8 districts and counties with very different progress timings for design, report and approval in different stages of the project as well as the local adjustment of the plan, the period of the monitoring evaluation cannot reach synchronism. The current monitoring duration has lasted 3 months, starting from June 2020 to early of August 2020. Surveys have been made successively in 5 districts and counties, in some places even multiple investigations being conducted during this period (The LA of

Wanzhou, Chengkou, Shizhu and Rongchang Rongfeng River Subproject is completed. So, there is no site survey in those districts and counties this time). Due to heavy rainfall in many parts of Chongqing in

July and frequent rockfall on mountain roads, the site visit to Fengjie was postponed to 6th and 7th .of

August.

Table 1-2 External Monitoring Team Site Survey Record Meeting the main Members of District/ Time leaders and the monitoring Activities county relevant head team Visiting all the contracts in Yudai River Subproject to Contractors, understand implementation progress, employment, skill Secretary Fang of Wang Hong, Hu trainings and estimated completion time, etc; Jun 30, Rongchang Baochengsi, Yushu, Zhou Understanding the HD, and transferring from 2020 Director Huang of Xinzhu agricultural to non-agricultural status, and social Huangjinpo activity; APs survey Site inspection to understand implementation progress; IA, Construction Wang Hong, Hu Jul 2, Understanding the LA, HD, urbanization, and social Tongnan units, Affected Yushu, Zhou 2020 status; village committees Xinzhu APs survey

6 Site survey to understand the current implementation progress; IA, Secretary Dai of Consulting with IA, affected village committees to Jul 8, Hu Yushu, Zhou Fuling Yuelai village understand resettlement status; 2020 Xinzhu committees Understanding HD APs and cooperages’ current situation; APs survey

Understanding the social activities of Chengdong Secretary Dai of Village; Jul 9, Chengdong Village, Hu Yushu, Zhou Wulong and project implementation progress, demolition 2020 Engineer Chen and Xinzhu progress of corporate; Ran APs survey

Aug 6, Consulting with IA to understand the overall General liou of IA 2020 implementation progress Wang Hong, Hu Fengjie Construction units, Yushu, Zhou Site inspection to understand implementation progress; Aug 7, Jinzi Village Xinzhu Understanding the LA, HD, urbanization, and social 2020 Committee of Taihe status; Town APs survey

(4) Monitoring and evaluation methodologies

The following methods have been adopted in the monitoring and evaluation.

(i) Desk study. Referring to all kinds of Project reports reviewed and approved by the ADB as

well as the implementation and schedule of the project, funds utilization, statistical statement,

social and economic statistical yearbook of the project area, etc.;

(ii) Sampling investigation. Making a sampling plan and carefully designed questionnaires. By

using purposive sampling methods, the monitoring and evaluation team went to the families in

the project areas, conducting the questionnaire survey to different groups (gender, income, EMs,

etc.). The main content of the investigation is the basic population and family structure, income

and expenditure, etc.;

(iii) Focus Group Discussions. Respectively having a community interview with the affected

township, the village committee and villager representatives to understand the impact of the

projects, the needs and willingness of villagers on the project, change of the livelihood, and

public participation status;

(iv) Key Informants interviews. For example, the interviews to the project management office,

7 civil affairs bureau, director or secretary of the village and villagers (women, the elderly, the poverty family) in each district and county have been made, mainly to understand the situation of the implementation of the project, publicity, training and employment opportunities offered by the government departments at all levels, village ethnic composition, production and living conditions, the status of women participation;

(v) In-depth interviews. Some in-depth interviews have been conducted for affected villagers with different ethnicity, gender, and economic status to understand their awareness of the project, participation, sustainable arrangement of livelihoods measures.

8 2 Project Performance Indicator Monitoring

According to the latest statistic book, the main social and economic developments of various districts and counties in 2019 are:

(i) Compared with 2018, the population growth of each district and county is slow in 2019,

with the overall increase between 0.00% and 2.01%;

(ii) GDP in 2019 in all areas increased at rate between 0.58% and 13.76% , with Tongnan

being highest at 13.76;

(iii) The overall poverty rate in Chongqing decreased by 0.48% and the poverty rate in all

districts and counties decreased by 0.07% to 3.08%;

(iv) The per capita disposable income of urban residents in the city was 37939 yuan, with an

increase of 8.74% over the previous year; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was

15133 yuan, with an increase of 9.81% over the previous year.

The main poverty alleviation situation in all districts and counties in 2019 is as follows:

(i) There are 3 poverty counties in the project area. According to the latest List of National

Key Poverty Alleviation Counties, Chengkou County, Shizhu County and Fengjie County are

nationally designated poverty counties.

(ii) The overall poverty rate in Chongqing decreased by 0.48%, and the poverty rate in all

districts and counties decreased 0.07 to 3.08 percentage points;

(iii) The top ten measures of targeted poverty alleviation are the main poverty alleviation

measures including: cadres staying at villages, VET, micro-credit, relocation of ex-situ pro-poor,

E- business training, tourism training, poverty alleviation in PV, tree planting, entrepreneurship

training hold by leaders for becoming rich; and leading enterprises;

(iv) As planned by the government, poverty alleviation will be completed by the end of 2020.

The details are shown in Table 2-1 below.

9 Table 2-1 Area Status and Comparison with Basic Socio-economic Indicators 2018 2019 Area Indicator ± % Figure Figure Total population (10k) 3101.79 3124.32 0.73% Women (10k) 1538.36 1548.92 0.69% Urbanization rate 65.50% 66.80% 1.30 GDP（RMB 100 M） 20363.19 23605.77 15.92% Poverty person (10k) 13 2.4 -81.54% Poverty rate 0.60% 0.12% -0.48 Unemployment rate 4.70% 5.10% 0.40 Chongqing Medical Insurance rate 97% 81.66% -15.34 Agricultural output (100 M) 1378.27 1551.42 12.56% Total industry value (100M) 8328.79 9496.84 14.02% Urban Residents per Capita Net Income 34889 37939 8.74% (yuan) Rural Residents per Capita Net Income 13781 15133 9.81% (yuan) Engel coefficient (%) 32.30% 32.10% -0.2 Total population (10k) 25.12 25.15 0.12% Women (10k) 10.75 11.86 10.33% Urbanization rate 35.28% 37.70% 2.42 GDP（RMB 100 M） 48.79 52.5 7.60% Chengkou Poverty person (10k) 0.3255 0.0769 -76.37% Poverty rate 3.5% 0.42% -3.08 Unemployment rate 3% - - Medical Insurance rate 95% 89.70% -5.30 Total population (10k) 54.86 54.86 0.00% Women (10k) 26.53 26.54 0.04% Urbanization rate 43.94% 45.38% 1.44 GDP（RMB 100 M） 175.97 159.38 -9.43% Shizhu Poverty person (10k) 0.77 0.0851 -88.95% Poverty rate 1.72% 0.23% -1.49 Unemployment rate 3.30% 4.50% 1.20 Medical Insurance rate 95% 83.58% -11.42 Total population (10k) 115.13 115.13 0.00% Women (10k) 56.6 56.47 -0.23% Urbanization rate 68.70% 69.77% 1.07 GDP（RMB 100 M） 1076.13 1178.66 9.53% Fuling Poverty person (10k) 0.2333 0.0051 -97.81% Poverty rate 0.20% 0.00% -0.20 Unemployment rate 3.16% 0.47% -2.69 Medical Insurance rate 74.07% 72.38% -1.69 Total population (10k) 164.75 165.01 0.15% Women (10k) - 85.39 - Urbanization rate 67% 67.46% 0.58 GDP（RMB 100 M） 982.58 920.91 -6.28% Wanzhou Poverty person (10k) 0.6683 0.2006 -69.98% Poverty rate 0.41% 0.12% -0.29 Unemployment rate 2.93% 2.97% 0.04 Medical Insurance rate 80% 78.03% -1.97 Rongchang Total population (10k) 71.56 72.03 0.66%

10 Women (10k) 41.7 41.76 0.14% Urbanization rate 56.58% 58.36% 1.78 GDP（RMB 100 M） 504.88 652.54 29.25% Poverty person (10k) 2 1.96 -2.00% Poverty rate 2.80% 2.73% -0.07 Unemployment rate 2.79% 2.79% 0.00 Medical Insurance rate 95% 92.82% -2.03 Total population (10k) 34.82 35.52 2.01% Women (10k) 19.65 19.62 -0.15% Urbanization rate 44.17% 45.55% 1.38 GDP（RMB 100 M） 182 209.66 15.20% Wulong Poverty person (10k) 1.9423 1.7764 -8.54% Poverty rate 5.78% 5% -0.78 Unemployment rate 1.96% 0.22% -1.74 Medical Insurance rate 98.38% 95.47% -2.91 Total population (10k) 105.81 105.82 0.01% Women (10k) - - - Urbanization rate 44.02% - - GDP（RMB 100 M） 300.68 303.42 0.91% Fengjie Poverty person (10k) 0.8984 - Poverty rate 0.08% - Unemployment rate 3.79% - Medical Insurance rate 85.78% - Total population (10k) 95.2 95.2 0.00% Women (10k) 45 45.07 0.16% Urbanization rate 41.80% 55.56% 13.76 GDP（RMB 100 M） 380.95 451.08 18.41% Tongnan Poverty person (10k) 5.1633 2.53 -51.00% Poverty rate 5.42% 2.66% -2.76 Unemployment rate - - - Medical Insurance rate 77% 76.80% -0.57 Sources: Government official websites

(v) Poverty Reduction Measures in the Project Districts/ Counties

According to the interviews with Civil Affairs Bureau, Poverty Alleviation Office and related streets committee in the counties and districts in the project areas, the major reasons for the poverty of county residents in the project area include mainly sickness, male labor disability, female headed households, and so-called “three without”people (the ones without identification cards, without normal residence permit and without source of income). In addition to the minimum living allowance and social assistance system, some municipal level poverty reduction measures are also taken to reduce poverty. For example: "Spring breezing plan", "Rain plan" and micro credit for women as well as Ten Targeted Poverty Alleviation

11 Projects like providing help in the village, land circulation, equity return from planting, online retail and

vocational education and training. At the same time, each project county has also established some

poverty reduction measures according to the features and customs in the poverty-stricken areas; the

specific measures are summarized in Table 2-2:

Table 2-2 Poverty reduction measures in project districts/ counties

Poverty Reduction Measures Components Skills training Employment training County Agricultural Commission organizes breeding Designated labor skills training base with main courses including trainings and sales about Chengkou mountain chicken and Chengkou computer training, e-commerce, catering service training, marketing Apis cerana; characteristic industry trainings including Road training and mine electrician training, home economics training and so planting and sales of honeysuckle, bamboo shoots, herbs on. and dried fruits; financial aids given to the poor. Designated units in Fuling district are Xinhua Culinary The Fuling District Government has repeatedly carried out Skills Training School and Fuling Central Hospital Staff re-employment training for farmers, and been the first in the city to Fuling Road Skills Training School. Damu county where ADB project implement poverty alleviation pilot to form a model of “fund to locates is an important rural tourism development place in households + shares of poverty” so as to strive to have an innovation Fuling. in poverty alleviation. Employment assistance: the "development of the public position" has provided some public welfare position to the employment-hardship people in sanitation, health care, education and other departments; Designated trainings: including computer training, “Coptis, Brasenia schreberi, Umber crops, Chilli peper planting re-employment training, micro-enterprise training and pig breeding training; Relying on the Huangshui tourism entrepreneurship training, surplus agricultural labor force Shizhu Road planning, the trainings on tourism, homework, hotel service, local transfer training, pre-service and in-service trainings for dance, and online retail are conducted. "Training delivery to farmers' skill improvement and so on. These projects are enterprises to improve staff skills effectively" activities and other free for access. services targeted to the industrial park workers have also been provided. Government also provided subsidies for medical treatment and house repairing. Fengjie is a national network poverty alleviation pilot “Farmer Night School”, “Field Classroom”, “Joint Training” and county, It vigorously promotes network poverty “Order Training”. Organize the rural labor force to be trained on the alleviation; and holds Taobao University Fengjie spot, in batches and in stages, and combine theory with practical Fengjie Road Network Poverty Alleviation and Entrepreneurship practice. Focus on three kinds of special occupational training for Training seminar (navel orange); crop planting training olive planting, navel orange planting, tourism product production (fire dragon fruit, medicinal materials, etc.) (cross stitch and embroidered insole).

12 Adopting the model of poverty alleviation workshop + enterprise + Designated trainings Baby-raising training, beauty households, allowing poor households to participate in skills, and training, electrician training; bee farming training, poultry helping poor households to increase their income through technology Tongnan Road and livestock breeding training, crop planting training transfer and product recycling. The Employment and Talent Service (prickly pepper), etc. Bureau of Tongnan focuses on the training of childcare, beauty, electricians, and nurses. Designated trainings: including computer training, Rongchang government and the relevant departments have also graphic design training, accounting training, maintenance Rongchang attached great importance, they have developed some employment electrician training, domestic service personnel training, Flood plan each year, for example, "entrepreneurial Rongchang" has offered SYB entrepreneurship training and micro enterprises Management loans for small and micro enterprises, "Qingfeng plan" also creation training and other project. These projects are free encourages the youth entrepreneurship. for access. Wulong County Poverty Alleviation Office has Relying on the tourism industry, the local has established Karst coordinated with the Employment Bureau, Tourism Company, Impression Companies and other tourism enterprises to Bureau and other relevant units for several times to carry provide employment opportunities for the local residents as far as out some diversified training, including ecological possible. Some specialized area of business and agricultural streets are Wulong Flood tourism and special tourism, and integrated political also built in the areas including the Fairy Mountain scenic spot to Management resources like Sunny Training, Labor Skills Training and guide the surrounding the farmers to develop businesses like so on. specialties and farm characteristic businesses, agricultural products The departments have implemented some training to the sales and tourism marketing and other business thus to greatly promote local residents especially the poor villagers to develop the the local residents to get out of poverty. tourism service and farming as well as other skills. The employment agency develops the rural and urban employment Designated training units: including poultry breeding, car through the "four strengthening" while implementing some Youyang Flood repairing, electronic technology applications, restaurant employment assistance programs, for example, employment and Management service, vocational qualification training, safety trainings entrepreneurship platform, private enterprises special recruitment and for bus and tax drivers. migrant workers returning recruitment and so on. Through the “Spring breezing plan " and other measures, in order to The main training industries include kiwi fruit, plum, tea, encourage the local farmers and peasant to start their own businesses, Wanzhou tobacco; meanwhile, other agricultural fields and modern the unit has provided interest free or low interest small loan. At the Water Supply agriculture as well as the rural tourism are also important same time, Wanzhou District Office of Poverty Alleviation and contents coming from the industries above. Employment Bureau have also opened the "online employment channel" to help the relevant job hunters to find suitable jobs.

13 Implementation of activities in each project district/county:

As EMDP, GAP, SAP’ s requirments, activities are divided into these categories: information disclosure and publicity, public consultation and

participation, resettlement meetings, employment training and entrepreneurship training, project absorption of labor, AIDS prevention training and

training areas The implementation of the county is shown in the following table. For the specific activities, please refer to Appendix 5- The Details

of Activities in each Districts/Counties. Table 2-3 Project Implementation Data Sheets (Jan 2020-Jun 2020) Wanz Item Activity Rongchang Wulong Shizhu Chengkou Fuling Fengjie Tongnan Total Notes hou Inform the times 3 4 2 2 2 4 15 following participants 1434 883 307 264 126 104 3118 information: 6 104 33 woman/ pct 384 27% 232 26% 240 78% 80 30% 44 35% 62% construction 4 4 % Information information, pct=EM disclosure construction 92 panticipants/tot EM/pct 0 0% 0 0% 281 92% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 281 skills % al panticipants training, in Shizhu skills age 20-55 20-55 20-55 20-50 20-60 20-60 20-60 training government times 4 3 2 3 4 3 19 set up a participants 528 214 157 316 387 145 1747 propaganda / / 6 54 woman/ pct 221 42% 76 36% 130 83% 135 43% 320 83% 43% 944 column for： 2 % Public poverty pct=EM consultation alleviation, 82 panticipants/tot EM/pct 0 0% 0 0% 128 82% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 128 and construction % al panticipants participatio safety, in Shizhu n environment al protection, Poverty age 20-75 20-60 20-55 20-65 20-60 20-70 20-75 alleviation activities Meetings for times 2 4 4 10 Resettlement / / / resettlement participants 110 269 124 503

14 3 33 woman/ pct 25 23% 104 39% 31% 167 8 % pct=EM panticipants/tot EM/pct 0 0% 32 12% 0 0% / / al panticipants in Shizhu age 30-75 30-75 20-75 20-75 times 3 2 3 2 5 3 18 participants 120 82 326 104 305 100 1037 Housekeepin 7 68 Employment woman/ pct 87 73% 45 55% 183 56% 65 63% 250 82% 74% 704 g, 4 % training and babaysitting, pct=EM entrepreneur auto 95 panticipants/tot ship training EM/pct 0 0% 0 0% 310 95% 0 0% 21 7% 0 0% 310 repairing % al panticipants in Shizhu age 18-45 20-60 20-60 20-50 20-55 20-50 18-60 participants 478 120 65 132 63 26 884 1 32 woman/ pct 128 27% 42 35% 34 52% 40 30% 22 35% 62% 282 Project labor Construction 6 % / absorption employment Local 100 2 96 468 98% 105 88% 65 122 92% 63 100% 100% 849 residents/ pct % 6 % EM/pct 5 4% 2 2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 7 1% times 4 3 2 4 3 3 19 participants 558 170 280 327 154 67 1556 AIDS 3 57 woman/ pct 200 36% 123 72% 251 90% 216 66% 62 40% 52% 887 HIV AIDS prevention, 5 % prevention health / pct=EM training promotion, 96 panticipants/tot EM/pct 0 0% 0 0% 269 96% 0 0% 20 13% 0 0% 269 free clinic % al panticipants in Shizhu age 20-70 20-75 20-65 30-75 20-75 20-70 20-75

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Fig. 2-1 Environmental Improvement Activity in Huangjinpo of Rongchang District Fig. 2-2 LA and HD meeting in Bajiao Village, Tianjia Town, Tongnan District Fig. 2-3 Poverty Alleviation Meeting in Matou Village, Yunwu Township, Fengjie County Fig. 2-4 Environmental Improvement Activity in Yuelai Community, Jiaoshi Town, Fuling District

3 Monitoring on Implementation of Enthnic Minority Development Plan

3.1 Summary of the Ethnic Minority Development Plan (EMDP)

EMDP mainly aims to mitigate the adverse impact on the ethnic minority during project implementation and enhance their opportunities to share the benefits from the project. The EMDP of this project primarily involves the following aspects:

a) project information disclosure and propaganda;

b) public consultation and participation;

c) land acquisition and resettlement related affairs;

d) employment training and start-up training;

e) Traffic safety awareness and HIV/AIDS Prevention.

16 The detailed actions in EMDP include:

a) information on the project construction, asking for the suggestions about the roadway

design and traffic safety design from the minority villagers;

b) technical training and micro credit application training arrangement;

c) publicize the laborer rights and interests;

d) introduce the compensation policy and standard regarding the land acquisition and

resettlement;

e) give the affected minorities enough chance to express the opinions by publicity and

public meeting, answer all possible legislation issues;

f) let the resettled minorities participate in the selection and assignment of homestead;

g) Organize minority villagers to train and learn housekeeping, nursing, car beauty,

driving, civil construction, travelling, economic planting like coptis and chili, etc.

During project implementation, the government conducts the construction labor training and requests the contractors to hire the local minorities as much as possible. The hiring rate of ethnic minority reached more than 80%. The HIV/AIDS prevention and control training was also organized timely. Detailed implementation statuses please refer to the Appendix 1.

In this project, the EMs are mainly concentrated in Shizhu County and Fengjie County. There are 324,758

EMs in Shizhu, accounting for 78.25% of the total population of the county. Tujia accounts for 99.6% of the total minority population of the county. Fengjie County is a multi-ethnic and scattered county with a total population of 1.07 million. Among them, there are more than 15,000 EMs including Tujia, Hui,

Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Shui, Buyi and Yi, accounting for 1.7% of the county's total population. The county has four Tujia townships, namely Yunwu, Longqiao, Chang'an and Taihe. This project involves

Yunwu and Taihe townships.

In RP, it mentioned that Fengjie is not necessary to set up a separate ethnic minority development plan, so

EMDP only covers Shizhu County.

17 3.2 Custom and Social Activities of the Minorities in the Project Area

The religion and folk faith present a diversified and complicated existence. They have not only the native traditional folk faiths, but also worship some deities in Buddhism and Taoism. The ethnic minority worship more naturalpower and other things with spirits as people thought. But generally, the folk faiths are becoming increasingly marginal in their daily life and the influence is dwindling nowadays.

Tujia and Miao EMs have some native customs and languages but these were being weakened and even the Tujia and Miao languages are less spoken. Their languages and customs are deeply influenced by

Chinese Han nationality. Even for them it was hard to identify the difference with Chinese Han nationality.

The minority has been integrated into Han nationality in the society and economy. Their livelihood mode, policy-making power, employment and financial resources are almost same with the Han nationality. The

Tujia and Miao minority can speak Chongqing dialect and they became the mainstream in the local society and economy together with the Han nationality. Local residents firmly believe that the minority have no difference with the Han nationality in the society and economy.

There’re no differences between the minority and Han nationality in Shizhu. The livelihood mode, policy-making power, employment and financial resources of the minority are almost same with the Han nationality. They all speak Chongqing dialect and they became the mainstream in the local society and economy.

3.3 Implementation Status of the EMDP

In the implementing the EMDP, we surveyed the two villages in Shizhu (Jinhua Village in Huangshui

Town and Xincheng Village in Yuelai Town).

From Jan 2020 to Jun 2020, the implementation of the EMDP is as follows:

(1) Information Disclosure and Public Consultation, and Participation

During this monitoring period, for the informing of training, introducing loan, and introducing new economic activities, have been held for 2 times in two towns, with a total of 307 participants including

281 EMs (92%), which reached the requirement that at least 2 meetings have been held, each town should

18 have at least hold 1 meeting. Although the number of holdings has decreased by 1 times compared with the second half of 2019, but the number of ethnic minority participants still exceeds 80%;

(2) Resettlement: No resettlement meeting has been hold;

(3) Capacity Building and Poverty Alleviation: The skill training (housekeeping, cooking, etc.). It has been held for 3 times in two towns, with a total of 326 participants including 310 EMs (95%).

Shizhu still provide employment training and activities for EMs. The basic alleviation measures are the same as those in the previous reports, and there is no significant change.

The implementation of poverty alleviation plan brought a qualitative change to the living conditions of villagers of project related areas. There are 38 households with more than 346 people who have not been out of poverty. Except for some extremely poor households, other poor households will all be lifted out of poverty by the end of 2020.

(4) Implementation and Work Force: As the project has been completed in October, there is no employed worker in Shizhu subproject;

HIV AIDS prevention training: 2 trainings have been held in two towns, with a total of 280 participants and 269 EMs (96%). To cope with the COVID-19 virus impacts, the local government have taken highly cautious control measures, such as restriction on transportation, wearing masks in public places, measuring body temperature when entering buildings where people gather, nucleic acid testing and remain in quarantine for 14 days for outsiders; to effectively prevent transmission and outbreak and to efficiently safeguard their staff’s health and safety.

(5) In this EM period, the unfinished EMDP activities were: The participation of local villagers in the design and implementation of road safety plans. The road construction has been completed, but there’s no plan for setting up bus, so bus stop discussuion and other activities have not been held in the village

(expected to be held in October 2020). EMT has asked the IA and local village committees to organize relevant public consultation activities as soon as possible, with special emphasis on the participation of women and EMs.

For specific data, please refer to Table 2-3, Appendix 1 and Appendix 5.

19 3.4 Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations

From 2015 to Jun 2020, in the information disclosure and publicity, public consultation and participation, and AIDS prevention training held in Shizhu, the percent of EMs in the total participants was around 90%; but the percentage of EM employees have not reached 80%, as follows:

(1) Information disclosure, public consultation and participation: During the implementation,

the local government or employers could inform the EMs on the construction condition and

progress timely, and ask for advices from ethnic minority villagers on the road design and traffic

safety design. Every village / community has set up the propaganda column. The local government

encouraged APs to take part in small loan training meetings. So far, from 2015 to Jun 2020, 45

meetings of Information disclosure have been carried out. Meetings attracted 3642 people from 5

villages, including 3434 EMs (94.29%).

(2) Resettlement Meeting: In order to introduce the compensation policies and compensation

standards for land requisition and housing demolition to villagers, 17 resettlement meeting have

been carried out in Shizhu County since 2015. The total number of participants was 1091 of whom

960 were EMs (88%).

(3) Capacity building: from 2015 to Jun 2020, 28 meetings of skill training have been carried out

so far, such as housekeeping, nursing, auto beauty, driving, civil construction, pepper, turmeric

planting and so on. 3288 people participated in the training, of which 2973 were EMs (90.42 %).

(4)Project-driven employment: contractors hired local residents as much as possible during the

construction, especially for APs. From 2015 to Jun 2020, 31 employment trainings had been carried

out in Shizhu County. The project has employed 1021 people in the construction, including 702

EMs (68.76%).

(5) HIV/AIDS prevention training: From 2015 to Jun 2020, 36 trainnings for AIDS prevention

had been carried out with 2933 participants, including 2811 EMs (95.84 %).

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20 The activities of the EMDP were progressed well with a completion rate of 76%. There are still some outstanding activities of the EMDP. EMT has urged PIUs and EAs to implement the outstanding activities as soon as possible.

Recommendations:

(1) As the road construction of Shizhu has been completed in Oct 2019, reducing employment, the employment of EM is correspondingly reduced; and the proportion of EM employees from 2015 to the present is 68.77%, has not reached 80%. It is recommended that Shizhu should employ more EM workers in road maintenance in the future to ensure the participation 80% of EMs.

(2) Urging the implementation of public consultation of bus stop setting, and to hire and train local minority villagers to carry out simple maintenance work on the new road near the village.

(3) The local village committees should closely follow the government's requirements and continue to implement the prevention and control of COVID-19.

21 4 Monitoring of the Gender Action Plan

4.1 Summary of the Gender Action Plan

Gender action plan is made based on the result of female group consultation. Some basic training requirements are:

a) health (with a focus on the women's health issues);

b) disease prevention (especially aquatic infection);

c) hygienic and environmental consciousness;

d) small business skills and basic calculating ability;

It is essential to the successful implementation of Gender action plan that the participation of female group and meeting their reasonable demands, Gender action plan focuses on environment and hygienic awareness program, which will directly address the needs of women, promote women's performance in the decision-making process and strengthen the knowledge of public hygiene and health, including the awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS and STDS.

During the external monitoring, no discrimination against women was found through the interviews to the

Women's Federation, Poverty Allevation Office and Public Security Department. In the survey, the survey team asked affected families about their ideas of raising kids and most of them responded that they didn’t mind the gender of babies and there exists no sex selection during pregnancy.

4.2 Summary of Implementation of Gender Action Plan

Except for Wanzhou, Rongchang Rongfeng River subproject and Chengkou, we conducted survey in the remaining districts and counties. From Jan 2020 to Jun 2020, the implementation of the GAP is as follows:

(1) Women’s Participation in the Project Construction

The female have equal rights in the workplace and when hiring female labor force, employers must comply with all the provisions of the China labor law like “equal pay for equal work” and no employment

22 of child labor or labor trafficking. Proper lavatories for women have been provided on all the construction

sites of each contractor with separate washrooms for women.

Compared with male counterparts, females’ physical conditions decide that they could not take that much

hard-physical labor. They usually spend more time taking care of the family, and this decides to some

extent that female group does not have much time to work on the construction site.

According to the employment statistics in the first half year of 2020, the total number of employed

workers is 884. The employment rate for female labor is 31.9%. This has met the requirement of 30%.

Compared with the second half of 2019, the total number of employed workers has increased by 73.67%,

and the number of female employees has increased by 97.2%. All projects have increased the

employment of female labor.

Up to June 2020, only Chengkou has employed workers in landscaping and simple road maintenance with

a total of 65 people, including 34 women (52.3%), which has met the requirement of 50%.

Table 4-1 Employees with Project Components (Jan to Jun 2020)

Rongchang Wan Shi Wulong Chengkou Fuling Fengjie Tongnan Total Yudai River zhou zhu Total 478 120 / / 65 132 63 26 884 persons Employment Yuan 4800-8700 4000-450 / / 3000 3000-700 3500-500 3000-350 wages /month 0 0 0 0 1. Local 468 105 / / 65 122 63 26 849 persons employment Ratio % 97.91% 87.50% / / 100% 92.42% 15.79 100.00% 96.04% Emplo 2. Women 128 42 / / 34 40 22 16 282 yment persons employment during Ratio % 26.78% 35.00% / / 52.31% 30.30% 34.92% 61.54% 31.9% Projec 5 2 / / 0 0 0 0 7 t 3. EM persons Imple employment mentat Ratio % 0 1.67% / / 0 0 0 0 0.79% ion 4. 0 0 / / 3 0 0 26 29 Employment persons of APs Ratio % 0.00% 0 / / 4.62% 0 0 100.00% 3.28% 5. 0 0 / / 25 100 5 7 137 Employment persons of the poor Ratio % 0 0.00% / / 38.46% 75.76% 7.94% 0 15.5%

23 Table 4-2 Female Labor Force in the Projects

Female labor forces in previous period Female labor forces in this period Notes Component Females Wage Payment Females Wage Type of work workers （yuan） pattern workers （yuan） Unskilled Unskilled No Chengkou / Cash 34 Cash laborer laborer differences Unskilled in wages Shizhu 10 Cash / / / laborer between male and Unskilled Fuling 24 Cash 40 Cash female laborer labor force. Wanzhou / / / / / / All projects Unskilled Unskilled Wulong 25 Cash 42 Cash comply laborer laborer with the Unskilled Unskilled Rongchang 68 Cash 128 Cash principle of laborer laborer equal pay Unskilled Unskilled for equal Fengjie 10 Cash 22 Cash laborer laborer work. Unskilled Unskilled Tongnan 6 Cash 16 Cash laborer laborer

(2) Women`s Participation on AIDS/Disease Prevention

From Jan 2020 to Jun 2020, there were 19 acticities; with total 1556 participants, including 887 female

(57%); From Aug 2019 to Dec 2019, there were 17 acticities; with total 2523 participants, including 1590 female (63%).

Compared with the second half of 2019, the total number of participants has decreased by 38.33%, and the number of female participants has decreased by 44.21%.

To cope with the COVID-19 virus impacts, the local governments have taken highly cautious control measures, such as restriction on transportation, wearing masks in public places, measuring body temperature when entering buildings where people gather, nucleic acid testing and remain in quarantine for 14 days for outsiders; to effectively prevent transmission and outbreak and to efficiently safeguard their staff’s health and safety.

For specific data, please refer to Table 2-3, Appendix 2 and Appendix 5.

24 (3) Females’ Participation in the Activities of Road Components a. Ensure women participate in community consultation meetings and decision-making processes regarding the road design features.

All the road components have completed this activity (refer to Appendix 2). b. Road safety campaigns and trainings.

Except for Fengjie, Other road components have completed this activity (refer to Appendix 2). c. The community consultation meeting that women should participate regarding the bus stop setting, service frequency and schdule has not been held. Although the construction of Shizhu has been completed, the local government has not planned to set up bus, so the activity has not yet been implemented. It is expected to be carried out in October 2020; In Chengkou, the bus has been operated

(but only one kilometer road in Yinghong Village of this project has been covered by the bus line), by only conducted household survey, not a public consultation meeting; Because the construction in Fengjie and Tongnan have not yet completed. This activity will generally be held near the end of construction.

(4) Females’ Participation in the Activities of Flood Management Components

ADB requires all Flood Management Components to conduct early flood warning and evacuation awareness training; planning and implementation of advocacy campaigns for protecting rivers and environment.

The activity have already carried out in all flood management components, without provide activity materials (refer to Appendix 2).

(5) Females’ Participation in the Activities of Water Supply Components

The water plant has started to operation since July 2019. Since the water tariff in Wanzhou has not changed yet, the water tariff public consultation meeting has not been held; the community water conservation training and demonstration activities have not been carried out.

(6) Females’ Participation in the Capacity Development and Institutional Strengthening

Due to coronavirus, there is no elevant activity has been carried out.

Please refer to Appendix 2 and Appendix 5 for the completion of specified activities.

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4.3 Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations

From the beginning of the project to Jun 2020, the proportion of female employees hasn’t reach 30%; but the proportion of female participants in the activities reached to 40% or more, as follows:

(1) Participation in the Public Consultation: Up to Jun 2020, the participants of public

consultations conducted in project areas has reached 20985 persons, of whom, female participants

were 9688 and accounted for 46.17% of the total.

(2) Participation in the Skill Training: Based on the monitoring indexes, the training for females

mainly focuses on the following two aspects: Up to Jun 2020, the construction skill training, the

career and micro credit training. 5207 people have participated in the construction skill training, of

whom, female participants were 1333 and accounted for 25.6% of the total. 7930 people have

participated in the career and micro credit training, among which, female participants were 4094 and

accounted for 51.63% of the total.

(3) Participation in the Project Construction: According to the Project Agreement approved by

ADB, there will be 1865 job positions provided to the local labors during the project construction (30%

are for women). Up to Jun 2020, the total number of laborers employed in the project was 7703, with

local laborers accounted for 83.10% of the total workers, of whom, 1961 were women (25.46%).

Female participants in the construction are mainly involved in the lighter goods carrying, cleaning,

and logistics etc.

(4) Participation in HIV/AIDS/Disease Prevention: During the project implementation, all project

areas have carried out the publicity activities of HIV/AIDS prevention. According to the statistics, up

to Jun 2020, 13899 people participated in the activities, of whom, 6815 were women (49.03%). It

hasn’t reached the goal of 50%.

The completion rate of activities for the Gender Action Plan is 50%. Wanzhou, Shizhu, Chengkou,

Fengjie and Fuling still have unfinished GAP activities. During EMT site survey, the relevant departments have been urged to implement the activities as soon as possible.

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Recommendations:

(1) Up to Jun 2020, the employment statistics show that the local female labor force accounts for 30.06% of total local labor, accounts for 25.23% of total labor and does not meet the requirements of 30%.

Because women have to spend more time on looking after family and are not willing to participate in some heavy physical work. Female participants in the construction are mainly involved in the lighter goods carrying, cleaning, and logistics etc. In this case, it is difficult to achieve a ratio of 30%. It is recommended that the contractors, especially the contractors of the Fuling, Fengjie and Tongnan, special attention should be paid to recruiting female labor to meet the requirement by providing more flexible and suitable work for women, to increase the proportion of female employees.

In the operational phase, only Chengkou has employed relevant workers, and has reached the requirement that female labor force accounts for 50% of the total labor force. EMT has reminded IAs, special attention should be paid to recruiting female labor to meet the 50% requirement in landscaping maintenance and road maintenance work.

(2) Up to Jun 2020, the cumulative proportion of women participating in AIDS training has not reached

50% because less female employees in the construction It is recommended to increase the women participates in community/village trainings in the future.

(3) Urge all IAs to complete various activities of GAP: tariff public consultation, public bus service consultation, etc. EMT also urged Fengjie and Tongnan to complete relevant GAP activities timely. Refer to Table 8-1 for suggestions.

(4) The local village committees, IAs and Contractors should closely follow the government's requirements and continue to implement the prevention and control of COVID-19. Provid prevention training for labors, including temporary workers, to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

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5 Monitoring on Implementation of Social Action Plan

5.1 Summary on Social Action Plan

Based on the thorough communications with relevant authorities and project affected residents, it is necessary to develop measures that can bring benefits to the affected residents and minimize potential risks to the project. To realize this target, a Social Action Plan is made based on the communications with relevant parties, extensive survey and in-depth analysis. Please see Appendix 3 for SAP details.

Project involved areas are places where economic conditions and infrastructure are relatively less developed. Travel was difficult for local residents; drinking water is unsafe and flood disaster occurs frequently. The project aims to improve the conditions of the traffic, drinking and flooding control to promote the regional economic growth. At the preparation stage, the social action plan was made in order to put forward measures to mitigate social negative influence, control potential social risks, and maximize project benefits. In addition, training plans to improve the consciousness of health and hygiene of the poor and vulnerable people, STD and HIV/AIDS prevention is carried out; and relevant strengthening of IAs’ executive capabilities is implemented.

5.2 Summary of the Implementation of SAP

Except for Wanzhou Subproject, Rongchang Rongfeng River Subproject and Chengkou, the EMT has conducted survey in other project areas. From January 2020 to June 2020, the implementation of the SAP is as follows:

(1) Participation of the Construction Works

According to the Project Agreement approved by ADB, there shall be 1865 job positions provided to the local labors during the project construction (30% are for women). Among the launched projects, majority of the non-skilled workers in each county are local residents, the wage is range from 3000 yuan to 7000 yuan/month, which helped to promote the local economic development and employment.

The contractors have taken the following measures while employing local residents in the project construction:

28 (1) Pre-job safety education and simple skill training;

(2) Temporary work agreements were signed with local labor force in accordance with project

timeline;

(3) There is no sex discrimination on wage for the same work type;

Generally, local employees may obtain income of 2950 yuan to 6000 yuan per month, paid daily

or monthly.

From January 2020 to June 2020, a total of 884 laborers were recruited (including laborers in landscaping and simple road maintenance work in Chengkou), with 849 local laborers (96.04%), 282 women (31.9%) and 137 poor people (15.5%); In the second half of 2019, a total of 509 laborers were recruited, including

382 local laborers (75.05%), 143 women (28.09%) and 105 poor and poor people (20.63%).

Compared with the second half of 2019, the number of total employment, local labor and women in the first half of 2020 has increased; and the proportion of women has reached to 30%.

(2) Disease Prevention & Treatment and Public Health Training

During this report period, all the component areas except Fengjie and Tongnan have carried out the publicity activities of HIV/AIDS prevention. According to the statistics, 1556 people participated in this activity, that means all the employees have participated in the HIV/AIDS trainings, and it reached the requirement of 100%. 887 of them were female participants, accounting for 57% of total participants.

Compared with the second half year of 2019, the total number of participants has decreased by 38.33%, and the number of female participants has decreased by 44.21%.

To cope with the COVID-19 virus impacts, the local governments have taken highly cautious control measures, such as restriction on transportation, wearing masks in public places, measuring body temperature when entering buildings where people gather, nucleic acid testing and remain in quarantine for 14 days for outsiders; to effectively prevent transmission and outbreak and to efficiently safeguard their staff’s health and safety.

Specific data for 2020 can be found in Table 2-3, Appendix 3 and Appendix 5.

(3) The Performance of Activities of Road Components

29 The unfinished activities of the Road Components were public consultation related to bus services, cooperation with the education department to organize road safety advocacy campaign, innovative advocacy campaign on road safety (also targeting drivers of through traffic), and trainings in income generating activities in villages along these roads as part of local government training programs. Because the construction of each road subproject is not yet completed, the above activities are generally carried out when the road is completed.

Public consultation related to bus services: Although the construction of Shizhu has been completed, the local government has not planned to set up bus, so the activity has not yet been implemented. It is expected to be carried out in October 2020; In Chengkou, the bus has been operated (only one kilometer road in Yinghong Village of this project has been covered by the bus line), by only conducted household survey, not public consultation meeting; because the construction in Fengjie and Tongnan has not yet completed. This activity will generally be held near the end of construction (Refer to Appendix 3).

(4) The Performance of Activities of Flood Management Components

In addition to the Rongchang Rongfeng River Subproject, which has completed all relevant activities, there are still unfinished activities in Rongchang Yudai River Subproject and Wulong. Solid waste disposition campaigns, guidelines for the the disposal of garbage along the riverbank and related supervision work have not yet been implemented.

(5) The Performance of Activities of Water Supply Components

Since the water tariff in Wanzhou has not changed yet, the water tariff public consultation meeting and workshop for effective participation have not been held.

(6) Capacity Building

Due to the coronavirus, there’s no relevant training was been held in the first half year of 2020.

Up to June 2020, 11 project trainings and 7 financial trainings have been held. The project trainings cover the project management, ADB procurement guidance, the technique standards establishment, the financial management, the social security training and the contract management training, etc. The participants also had the chance to study five times in the other provinces where the ADB projects were conducted. 450

30 people have participated in the training (see detailed data in Table 5-1). The training significantly boosts the relevant personnel’s working efficiency. However, the external monitoring found that the relevant personnel paid more attention to the land acquisition and the resettlement process, but not to the SAP,

EMDP and GAP, which made it difficult to get sufficient data through external monitoring. It is suggested that CPMO continues to carry out relevant trainings.

Table 5-1 Project institution enhancement and capacity building training No. Date Training participants 20th, Aug, 2014 Project management, ADB procurement guideline, Specification, 40 1 Financial management, social safeguard trainings

5th, Dec, 2014 The financial experts provide the financial executives of the 2 6th, Mar, 2015 project IAs with specific training related to accounts setup and 86 22nd, May, 2015 other aspects 7th December 2015 3 20th-21st Aug, 2015 Project management and social ssfeguard training 40

4 9th– 13th, Sept 2015 Study and survey on the ADB loan Heilongjiang Project to 10 enhance the management capacity. 5 24th- 26th Aug 2016 Project management and contract management training, social 40 safeguard training 6 31st, Aug, 2016 Study and survey to the ADB funded Gansu project on project 10 0- 3th, Sept. 2016 management and social safeguard 7 8-12th May 2017 Study to the ADB funded Guangxi project on project 14 management, social safeguard and capacity building 8 4-5th September 2017 Project management , contract management, information patment 62 systm environmental monitoring management and resettlement social monitoring management training 9 11-14th December 2017 Financial check and work guidance trainning 18 10 16-20th April 2018 Study to the ADB funded Shanxi project, exchanged experiences 11 with Shanxi ADB Office, and visited ADB funded Shanxi Small Town Development Project (Taiyuan City, Fenyang County, Pingyao County, Lingshi County) 11 6-11th May 2018 Conducted financial management study in Changchun City, 10 Baishan City, and Harbin City, and exchanged experiences with Jilin Provincial Project Office, Harbin Project Office and Baishan Project Office. 12 Jul 10,2019 Fengjie External Monitoring Training and Construction 14 Commencement Meeting, to introduce the ADB safeguard policies, requirements and indicators of external monitoring in Fengjie

31 13 Jul 19,2019 Tongnan External Monitoring Training and Construction 28 Commencement Meeting to introduce the ADB safeguard policies, requirements and indicators of external monitoring in Tongnan. 14 Aug 20, 2019 project management, project settlement, financial payments, 67 external monitoring, and resettlement and social policies 11 capacity building training 317 Total 7 financial trainings 133

5.3 Findings, Challenges, and Recommendations

Up to June 2020, the participation in engineering construction, labor force participates in skills training, disease prevention and environmental health training completed well, the details are as follows:

(1) Participation of the construction works: According to the Project Agreement approved by ADB,

there will be 1865 job positions provided to the local labors during the project construction. Up to

June 2020, the total number of laborers employed in the project was 7703, with local laborers at

6401, which accounted for 83.10% of the total workers and 1679 workers (21.80%) are from poor

households. All projects have already launched and started to employ local labor force，which

contributed to the promotion of local employment and increase of their income.

(2) Job skills training for local laborers: Up to June 2020, there were a total of 10749 people

participating in job trainings including fowl breeding, cultivation, mechanic, catering, cleaning,

repairing and other technical trainings. The villagers in local counties have promoted their work

skills by job skills training provided.

(3) Disease Prevention & Treatment and Public Health Training: According to the statistics, up to

June 2020, 13899 people participated in these activities; the employee participants in AIDs

prevention trainings have met the requirement of 100%.

The completion rate of activities for the Social Action Plan is 56%. Except for Rongchang Rongfenghe

Subproject, all subprojects still have unfinished SAP activities. During the ADB mission in 2019 and

EMT site survey, the relevant departments have been urged to implement the activities as soon as possible.

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Recommendations:

(1) The proportion of poor and female employees is less than 30%. Due to poverty alleviation, the number of poor people is decreasing, and the poverty alleviation will be completed by the end of 2020, it cannot meet the indicator that at least 30% of workers are from poor households. Contractors are advised to provide more priority work women.

(2) Urge all districts and counties to complete various activities in SAP: solid waste disposal training, bus service consultation, etc. EMT also urged the all the subprojects to complete the relevant SAP activities timely.

(3) The local village committees, IAs and Contractors should closely follow the government's requirements and continue to implement the prevention and control of COVID-19. Provid prevention training for labors, including temporary workers, to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

6 Sampling Survey of Households

6.1Scope of the Survey

The living conditions of the APs have no big changes in every half year, it is recommended to conduct a sampling survey of households once a year. The sampling survey in this period, we have invested

Rongchang, Wulong, Fuling, Fengjie, and Tongnan, which covers 379 persons of 77 households. The number of affected households accounted for 81.82% of the total sample. Refer to table 6-1 for the details.

Table 6-1 Sampling in the Forth Phase of SAP

District/County Household Person AH AP Rongchang 23 107 18 74 Yudai River Shizhu / / / / Chengkou / / / / Wulong 7 21 3 10

33 Fuling 15 72 14 65 Fengjie 21 93 16 74 Tongnan 18 86 12 57 Total 77 379 63 280 6.2 Household demographics

(1)Gender status：In the surveyed families, there are 239 men, accounting for 63.06%; 140 women, accounting for 36.94%.

(2)Aging structure：People in 0-6 are 14, accounting for 3.69%, 58 in 7-15, accounting for 15.30%, 231 in16-60, accounting for 60.95%, and 76 above 60, accounting for 20.05%.

(3)There are 333 laborers involved in sample survey（including the laborer who has reached the statutory retirement age and is still engaged in labor）,accounting for 87.86% of the total amount. 235 laborers are in the local workspace, accounting for 75.38% of the total amount; 82 laborers are migrant workers, accounting for 24.26% of the total amount; 46 people without working ability, including 75 students at school and 32 elderly above 70 years old.

6.3 Annual household income

According to the survey of 77 households, the estimated total annual income in the first half year of 2020 amounted to 3329475 yuan, with 43230 yuan on average and the agricultural earning per household is

43230yuan, accounting for 10.11% of total annual family income. The average annual non-agricultural income per family is RMB 38869, accounting for 89.89% of the total amount. The income of migrant workers per capita is 35280 yuan, accounting for 81.59% of the total income. The monitoring group finds that the agricultural income in rural families is mainly achieved by the elderly over 50 years old, while the young adults are mostly on part-time jobs, working in township enterprises nearby or going out to work; thus most of their income doesn’t depend on farmland, and it almost won’t be influenced by the land acquisition involved in this project.

6.4 Annual household expenditure

The estimated per capta annual expenditure of 77 households surveyed in 2020 is:

Table 6-2 Per Capta Annual Expenditure in 2020

34 Iterm Estimated expenditure (yuan/person) % Total: per capta annual expenditure 31867 / Food 8540 26.80 Utilities and fuel costs 482 1.51 Shopping and other entertainment 5768 18.10 consumption Traffic 635 1.99 Communications 738 2.32 Education 3706 11.63 Medical 6825 21.42 Gifts 5173 16.23

6.5 Ethnicity distribution

The southeast of Chongqing is a concentrated area for EMs, an ethnic minority area involved in Asia

Development Bank (ADB) financed Chongqing Urban-Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration

II Project is Shizhu and Fengjie. And all of the 22 Tujia people involved in this survey are from Shizhu and Fengjie County.

6.6 Education background

Table 6-3 Education Background

Education Background Person % Preschool 26 6.86 Illiterate 26 6.86 Primary school 136 35.88 Middle school 109 28.76 High school and technical school 45 11.87 Junior college 8 2.11 Bachelor’degree or above 2 0.53 Total 379 100

35 6.7 Religious belief and linguistic culture

Since about 97% of ethnic minority APs are Tujia in the project area, the below description only focuses on Tujia minority. In terms of religious belief, all of the 77 households in this survey have no religious belief.

6.8 In-depth Interview with Vulnerable Groups

At early stage of the external monitoring, the survey team has selected a few typical affected households to conduct the in-depth interviews with 11 households and will follow up during the entire implementation period. EMT parcipated in villagers’ meeting and interviewed the affected farmers in field.

Fig. 6-1 to Fig. 6-3 Household Survey

(1) TANG Youhong, the affected person of the urban & rural road network improvement component in Chengkou County

36 This Affected Person (AP) is a poor villager in group 4, Yinghong Village, Yanhe Town in Chengkou

County. There are 4 people in his family, 4 mu dry land, 10 mu forest land, and 4 mu other land; among which, 1.3 mu dry land, 1 mu forest land and 3 mu other land have been acquired. Before the land acquisition, the annual income was RMB 8500 Yuan, including agricultural income 4500 Yuan, other income 4000 Yuan. Tang got silicosis when he was a minner, so he can’t do heavy work any more.

Tang’s son is a migrant worker.

According to the survey in Jan 2019, the main source of income is his parttime job, his son’s earnings, and raising poultry. The total annual income of 2018 is about RMB 58,000, which is higher than last surney. Compared with 2017, his son’s earning has increased 20000 Yuan.

According to the survey in July 2019, due to the new road has been opened to traffic, Tang Hongyou's new house is next to the new road, Traveling and going out to work are much convenient than before.

This year, his daughter-in-law also went out to work. It is estimated that the family's income is around

80,000 yuan in 2019, compared to 2018, increase by more than 20,000 yuan. He is happy with the new house and new road.

According to the telephone interview in July 2020, there is no significant change on his income sources and living situation.

(2) ZHAO Bingkui, the affected person of the urban & rural road network improvement componnt in Chengkou County

This AP is a poor villager in group 6, Yinghong Village, Yanhe Town in Chengkou County. There are 4 persons in his family, 9 mu dry land, 20 mu forest land, and 3 mu other land; among which, 1.7 mu dry land, 2 mu forest land and 1 mu other land has been acquired. Before the land acquisition, his annual income was 4000 Yuan, mainly coming from some temporary works and subsidies from his sons and daughters.

According to the survey in Jan 2019, Zhao’s living standard has been improved a lot. The source of income is raising poultry and son’s earnings. His breeding skill has been improved because he participated in poultry breeding training. The annual income of 2018 is about 60,000 yuan.

37 According to the survey in July 2019, it is found that there is no significant change on his family income.

He is happy with the road opening, and expectes that the family income can be increased after the road is opened for traffic.

According to the telephone interview in July 2020, there is no significant change on his income sources and living situation.

(3) WANG Zhongying, the affected person of the urban & rural road network improvement component in Shizhu County (Tujia minority family)

This affected person is from Dachuan group of Jinhua village, Huangshui Town in Shizhu County. There are four persons in WANG Zhongying’s household, WANG Zhongying (54 years old), her husband XU

Zhengwen (52 years old) and 2 grandsons.

According to the survey in Dec 2018, Wang is an urban resident now due to this project. She can receive pension insurance every month because she had reached the age to get pension. Now, the source of income is planting berberine and leeks, raising poultry, and family members’ parttime work. The annual family income of 2018 is about 66,400 yuan, and the living standard has been greatly improved.

According to the survey in July 2019, as Yuehuang Road has been opened to traffic in Oct, Jinhua village will be developed into a scenic area. The requirements for environmental protection are very strict, and no more poultry farming can be allowed. Therefore, Wang Zhongying cannot raise poultry this year and her family’s annual income has decreased. It is estimated that the income is about 60,000 yuan in 2019, but it will not have much impact on their life. After the completion of the scenic spot development, tourism will bring income growth to the villagers.

According to the telephone interview in July 2020, there is no significant change on her income sources and living situation.

(4) PENG Mingxiang, the affected person of the urban & rural road network improvement component in Shizhu County （Tujia minority family）

This affected person is from Dachuan group of Huangshui village, Huangshui Town in Shizhu

County.There are three persons in PENG Mingxiang’s household census registration, namely, PENG

38 Mingxiang (58 years old), her husband named RAN Mengqun (58 years old), and her second son RAN

Junwei.

According to the survey in Dec 2018, the source of income mainly comes from crops planting; pension insurance (700 yuan per month) and husband's retirement wage (4,000 yuan per month). The annual income is about 56,400 yuan, and the living standard is greatly improved.

According to the survey in July 2019, the income of the Peng’s family has no remarkable change comparing with that in 2018.

According to the telephone interview in July 2020, there is no significant change on her income sources and living situation.

(5) Ma Peihong, the affected person of the urban & rural road network improvement component in

Shizhu County

In the fourth survey, we found that Ma Peihong of 47 years old is a villager in Xincheng Village of Yuelai

Town in Shizhu. There are five people in Ma’s family. Ma has a son, a daughter and a grandson. Ma’s son married, but devoiced now but devoiced now and works part-time job at the town, not to mention that his daughter is still on high school. Ma Peihong is the only one in the family could apply for transferring from agricultural to non- agricultural. Ma`s arm is injured seriously in a traffic accident and cannot take heavy work. His wife is engaged in farming at home. In this ADB project, 0.8 mu of land has been acquired and 2400yuan land compensation has been received (15000*0.8*0.2=2400). Considering his special case, the government has provided him with 10,000yuan poverty subsidy for each member of this family to build a new house. What’s more, the government provides a small loan to Ma and trains him with breeding pig. He deliveries cargo by driving car to increase income so his family living standard is largely increased. By cultivating agricultural products and working outside, the annual income of Ma

Peihong is over 30,000yuan. The main expenses are daily living expenses and traffic expenses. As we knew, his family is very supportive to the ADB project which is beneficial to the people.

39 According to the survey in Dec 2018, the life standard of Ma has improved. The source of income is trucking service and his son’s earnings. The family also breeds pigs. The estimated annual income is at least 40,000 yuan.

According to the survey in July 2019, the life of the Ma Peihong family has not changed. The annual income is at least 40,000 yuan. After the road is opened, the transportation is convenient and saves time now. It is more convenient for him to pull out the goods, and it can also save the cost of the car.

According to the telephone interview in July 2020, after the road is opened, the transportation is much more convenient, but due to the impact of COVID-19 in the first half of 2020, there is not much business going out to transport goods. So there is no significant change on her income sources and living situation.

(6) AO Zhiyou, the affected person of the flood control component of Rongfeng River in Rongchang

County

This affected person, 50 years old, in Fenggao Village of Rongchang County, is a villager in the second community of Donghu. The reason to survey this villager is that there are two people in the family including his 12-year-old son and himself. Ao originally owned 4 mu dry land and 0.1 mu dry land was acquired.

According to the survey in Dec 2018, he is working as a security guarderman now, so he has a steady income. The estimated annual income is about 25,000yuan. The major expenditures are for daily life and son`s education.

According to the survey in July 2019, The life condition of Ao`s family has no significant change.

According to the survey in June 2020, Ao's daughter and son-in-law have returned to Rongchang to live with him and work in the local area (3000 yuan / month / person). Therefore, the annual family income is expected to increase to about 97000 yuan, and the living standard has been greatly improved.

(7) Shi Xianyu, the affected person of the flood control component of Rongfeng River in Rongchang

County

Shi Xinyu from Group 9 of Hailuo Village lives a hard life and needs major support. Shi Xinyu of 85 years old, suffering from glaucoma, has transferred from agricultural to non-agricultural when highway

40 was built. She has an only Child Yang Xiujun of 41 years old. Yang Xiujun is an ex-soldier who is unable to do heavy work due to his serious illness on the waist. He works at part-time at Rongchang for now. Shi

Xianyu’s daughter-in-law is 30 years old with worse vision and she basically has no work ability. Besides,

Shi Xianyu has a granddaughter of 5 years old.

According to the survey in Dec 2018, her family's live standard has greatly improved. The main source of family income is from her son's work (3,000 yuan/per month), her social security (1,500 yuan/per month) and daughter-in-law's minimum living allowance (900 yuan/per month). The annual income is about

64,800 yuan.

According to the survey in July 2019, it can be found that the life condition of Shi`s family has no significant change.

According to the survey in June 2020, since her daughter-in-law has joined Shi Xianyu's household registration, she can't meet the standard of receiving minimum living allowance. Therefore, Shi Xianyu’s family annual income is expected to decrease to 54000 yuan.

(8) Du Fuqi, This affected person is from the 4th group of Bajiao village, Tianjia Town in Tongnan

District.

According to the survey in January 2020, there are three people in Du Fuqi’ s family (including his wife, a child, and himself). Part of his land has been occupied by this project, and his house will be demolished.

The demolition compensation will be enough for his family to purchase a commercial house in Tongnan

District. The relevant compensation is expected to be paid in February 2020. Due to the poor health of his family (he has hearing impairments and his wife cannot do heavy work), his family is the household enjoying the minimum living guarantee in Bajiao village. At present, the source of income is mainly from part-time jobs (RMB 6000 / year) and getting minimum living allowances (RMB 375 * 3 persons * 12 months / year). The annual income of his family in 2019 is 19,500 yuan.

According to the survey in June 2020, the source of income is mainly from part-time jobs (RMB 10000 / year) and getting minimum living allowances (RMB 375 * 3 persons * 12 months / year). The estimated annual income of his family in 2020 is 23500 yuan.

41 (9) Tang Liangyong, this affected person is from the 1st group of Xiaoqiao village, Tianjia Town in

Tongnan District.

According to the survey in January 2020, there are four people in Tang’ s family (including his wife, two children, and himself). His family has not been affected by LA or HD. He and his wife are both 40 years old. Because he has nasal cancer, he can't do heavy work; The wife farms at home and raises the younger daughter; his eldest son is unemployed. His family is the household enjoying the minimum living guarantee in Xiaoqiao village. At present, the source of income is mainly from farming (RMB 3000 / year) and getting minimum living allowances (RMB 375 * 3 persons * 12 months / year). The annual income of his family in 2019 is 16,500 yuan. They are very supportive of the construction of our project. After the road construction is completed, it will become easier for family members to go out to work and seek medical treatment.

According to the survey in June 2020, the source of income is mainly from wife's logistical work at school (RMB 12000 / year) and getting minimum living allowances (RMB 375 * 3 persons * 12 months / year). The estimated annual income of his family in 2020 is 25500 yuan.

(10) Xu Gang： This affected person is from the 5th group of Pingfeng village, Yunwu Town in

Fengjie County.

According to the survey in January 2020, there are five people in Xu Gang's family (including his wife, two children, mother-in-law, and himself). 19.89 mu of forest land in Xu’ s family has been acquired for this project, and the related compensation (99,450 yuan) has been paid in January 2020. Due to the poor health of his family (his mother-in-law suffered from cirrhosis, and his wife suffered the cerebral infarction, Xu Gang himself also suffered from gastric bleeding and was unable to do heavy work), at present, the source of living mainly depends on planting medicinal materials (RMB 3000 / year), raising pigs (RMB 20,000 / year), and getting minimum living allowances (RMB 250 * 5 people * 12 months / year). In 2019, he also received 10,000 yuan in poverty alleviation for planting. And participated in the skills training (auto repairing) organized by the government, and the annual income of 2019 is 48,000 yuan. As compensation for land acquisition has been received, life is expected to be improved in 2020.

42 According to the survey in June 2020, since they have received LA compensation, family's living standards have improved, with an estimated annual income of 147,450 yuan.

(11) Yu Yixi： This affected person is from the 5th group of Pingfeng village, Yunwu Town in

Fengjie County.

According to the survey in January 2020, there are six people in Yu’s family (including his wife, three children, father-in-law and himself). His family is the poor household in the village. A total of 16.43 mu lands (3.9 mu of cultivated land and 12.53 mu of forest land) have been occupied by this project. The related compensation (129,210 yuan) has been paid in January 2020. Because he and his wife are less educated, they can only stay in the village to engage in agricultural work and provide financial support to the elderly and children at home, so the living standards can never be improved. The source of living mainly depends on raising pigs and bees (25,000 yuan / year) and relatives' assistance (100,000 yuan in borrowing). The annual income of 2019 is about 25,000 yuan. Since the compensation for land acquisition has been received, life is expected to be improved in 2020.

According to the survey in June 2020, since they have received LA compensation, family's living standards have improved, with an estimated annual income of 154,210 yuan.

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7 Complaints and Grievances

7.1 Mechanism of Complaints and Grievances

The complaint channel, coordination and arbitration modes for each component are almost the same: To those affected residents who are unsatisfied with the implementation of EMDP or the resettlement plan, they can start reporting to the village committees or the resident administrative offices. The relevant staffs shall be responsible to help the reporters sort out the problems with communications with the employers or authorities. If the problem could not be resolved, affected people can appeal to the specified immigration implementing agencies, such as resolving problems by holding coordination meetings, hearings and so on. If the problems still cannot be coordinated or resolved, the affected people can lodge complaint to the people`s courts through legal channel. In such cases, the affected people enjoy the rights to appeal to the courts directly.

The detailed grievance procedures as shown below:

 Stage 1: If there is any argument on the resettlement plan and EMDP for land acquisition

compensation and EMDP implementation, the affected person or group will submit a written or oral

complaint to the township/town government. As for oral complaint, the government will deal with it

and give written record. Whenever possible, the town government will resolve the issue directly with

the affected person. The town government shall give a clear reply within one week.

 Stage2: if not satisfied with solution in stage 1, the affected person or group can lodge a

complaint to county land and resources bureau of each component according to relevant laws and

regulations in China, and the Land and Resources Bureau of all counties should make solutions

within ten days.

 Stage 3: if not satisfied with solution in stage 2, the affected person or group can lodge a

complaint to district/county PMOs after receiving the written decision, the district/county PMOs

should take actions within one week.

 Stage 4: if still not satisfied with solution in stage 3, as for any problem concerning the

resettlement, the affected person or group can lodge a complaint to governmental departments

44 including county legal department like courts, county discipline inspection department and petition

department.

7.2 Complaint Records and Responses

From January 2020 to June 2020, Fuling has received 1 complaint, which has been solved. At present, the complaint mechanism of the project is operating smoothly in the project areas, and the complaints from affected people and the solution by authorities are shown in Table 7-1 for reference. Table 7-1 Complaint and Solutions in Project Area

County/ Time Complains Responses District

1, The claimed land has planted 1. To avoid losses, construction would crops; start after the harvest, 2, TaiTong Pharmaceutical area 2. Explained that it was only a temporary required compensation due to use, and it would be restored as soon as extra-space of construction; possible after the completion, so it did not 3, 5 villagers of Fenggao Street involve any permanent land acquisition; asked for levy of other small RongChang Jan-Dec 2015 3. Reached agreements by adding levy or land around the construction temporary leasing affected areas area. according to the implementation; 4, For the land levied in 2013, 4 4. Explained the compensation policies in villagers ask for new a more detailed way, and persuaded the compensation standard (2015) in villagers to give up the additional replacement of the old one compensation requirements. (2013). 1, Rearranged the construction process to minimize the noise influence at night, at 1, Construction noise influence; the same time, explained the necessity to 2, The compensation standards speed up the construction. complaints; 2, Increased the compensation standard; Jan-Dec 2015 3, Riverside HD compensation; 3, Be included into the compensation 4, The construction influences program; the land and buildings around it 4, Included the affected land and buildings according to the actual influence assessment, 1.Complain that fruit trees Wulong compensation distributing 1. Publishing the compensatory policy and through several layers and could procedure, taking measures to assure Jan-Jun 2 016 not be paid on time; compensation would distribute on time 2. APs did not agree that 2. Check actual compensation area and compensation area calculated as compensate as actual area slope rather than trace contour 1. Construction of the project damaged the brick kiln and 1. The construction organization has Aug 2016 finished bricks belonged to compensated for 100,000 yuan. villagers Luo Shiping, and caused losses to him

45 Wanzhou N/A 1, Explained the rationality of the line; 2, Released the basis for compensation timely and explained the policies and basis of compensation standards; 1, Require the line near their 3, Contractor agreed to build a slope, the own doors; farmer will be easy to get out. 2, Require to increase the 4, Traffic Committee paid the contractor compensation standards; 45000 yuan to help the whole pipes 3, A householder reports that the relocation. road surface is 70cm higher than 5, Cash compensation for ones who the ground level of their own relocate cemetery by their selves, or Jan - Dec 2015 house, requires to reduce the relocating by government with no height of the road compensation 4, Water pipe removal 6. Measure according to the horizontal 5, Cemetery relocation projection area and measure with a 6. How to measure the area of professional measurement unit; Lintian 7. Unified deforestation by the Forestry 7, woodland felling Bureau. Trees with pine wood nematode 8. Relocation of the house must be sealed during transportation and finally concentrated on incineration; 8. Direct compensation for cash, the government is responsible for demolition The two lawsuits have ended and the court rejected Zhang Min’s appeal. The The former construction team of remaining six lawsuits are still in the first C02 (Zhang Min) filed 8 instance. Zhang Min team started Shizhu Mar 2016 lawsuits to the IAs for his loss construction in Mar 2016 and ended in caused during project Jan 2017. The construction work was construction. hand over to the present company in June 2017 1, Two householder’s 1, Found out the land boundaries, visit the boundaries unclear; retired party members and asked for their 2, Qin Shuquan and some opinions, resolving problems by villagers from Xin guang group coordination and negotiation. hope the Yuehuang Road could 2, The county government and the Traffic Jan-Jun 2016 connect to their village paths in Committee promised to pay for the order that the traffic will be construction of the other 6 connecting more convenient. The other 6 paths in village, so 80% of the villagers householders hope to have this can easily reach to the YueHuang road. , kind of connecting path. each path costs about 110,000 yuan. The per capita cultivated farmland of the For Fengxiangpin land Shiping group where Zeng Xiaohua is acquisition, Zeng Xiangmu’s registered is 1.81mu, but only 0.337 mu of daughter, Zeng Xiaohua her land was acquisitioned which does not complained to the Petition meet the standard of transferring from Office on 18 Sept 2017. She agricultural to non-agricultural. The LA Sep 2017 requested the government to Officers have explained the policy to her solve Qin Xuxiang’s pension several times. LA Office has officially insurance issue because the responded that her complaint is ADB Yuehuang project unreasonable. acquisitioned 0.337 mu of her The problem has been solved. Zeng land. Xiaohua understood that the land

46 acquisition area of her family does not meet the standard of transferring from agricultural to non-agricultural, and no complaints will be made. 4 AHs had land disputes in The village officers , PIA staff, DMS staff Jan-Jun 2017 Shizhu Yuelai village, due to the and the householders get together to deal land boundary are not clear. with the disputes on site. 1. Road repairing and blasting shattered the roof tiles of the 1. Buy tiles to help the farmers fix the farmers’ houses and was roof compensated by the farmers. 2. After the slope excavation is Jul-Dec 2018 2. Excavation of the slope completed, repair the cultivated land and damages the farmland of the compensate the farmers for temporary farmer and is compensated by land occupation. the farmer The excavation on AK3+600 was too close to two residential Through setting up retaining wall to Jan-Jun 2016 houses, who worried about ensure stability of the house foundation safety of the houses IAs, the traffic committee, the township At the right side of K6+560, the government, the design institute, and the second floor of a house is at the supervision unit will survey the site Jun 2018 same elevation as the road together and make design variation subgrade, so that the residents (adjusting the slope of road, and reducing are not able to go out. the elevation of the roadbed) During the excavation foundation of Reinstall the reference water pipe to the BK3+100-BK3+800 section other side of the river by avoiding the retaining wall constructions, the Aug 2018 construction area, and the water pipe excavation process affected the repair work was completed in August drinking water source of Yuelai 2018. Town due to the foundation in Fuling the Maxi River. The river was blocked by branches and rocks because the The construction unit has been regularly Nov 2019 construction unit cut down trees cleaned up branches and rocks. and excavated during the construction process. Roads were closed during the After the Fuling Traffic Commission construction period, and the organized a discussion with the IAs, Road roads in Wuling Mountain were Department, traffic police, and Damu Nov 2019 frozen in winter and could not Township Governmen, the old road from pass through, which stoped Juandong to Dojing Village was used as a people in Damu Township from temporary emergency road. going out. The road of BK5+500-BK7+776 was blocked due to construction, Access roads have been dug for villagers Jun 2020 which makes it difficult for on both sides of the road. villagers to go out. 1 、 Fan Yuexing: Excavation 1、Compensate for the loss earthwork damaged the 2、Compensate for the cultivated land Chengkou 2017 cultivated land slope 2、Liu Yicai: Road construction 3、Give compensation

47 damaged the cultivated land 4、After negotiation, the construction can slope be started. And the compensation has 3 、 Zhou Wanfa: Road been paid. construction damaged the forest land 4、Tang Hongyou: constructor started work without negotiation on compensation of greens /corps The villager Xu Lianshan: (1) stopped the construction due to the occupation of his forest land Government intends to compensate Mr. by construction; (2) at the joint Xu according to the actual loss. But Xu of C01 and C02, the want to get more. No agreement has been construction caused a landslide reached yet so far even the government of about 20m2. He requested officers negotiated with him 8 times. Jun 2018 green compensation more than Because Xu Lianshan had gone out to 70,000 Yuan (ginseng planting), work, he didn’t stop the construction. But which is far more than the he and the government did not reach an market price. Coordination by agreement, and would consult with him in IAs are unsuccessful so far; (3) the future. 0.1mu his land was flooded because C02 construction occupied the river channel.

48 8 Outstanding Activities and Recommendations

Up to June 2020, most of the action plans have been completed. The completion rate of SAP is 56%; the completion rate of GAP is 50%; and the completion rate of EMDP is 76%.

(1) The Unfinished Activities

Except for the new projects Tongnan, Fengjie and the Fuling project, the construction for Shizhu and

Chengkou have been completed. Some outstanding activities such as solid waste treatment training, road safety plans and public consultation on bus services should be carried out as soon as possible.

The unfinished activities and suggestions are summaried in Table 8-1. EMT has reminded the IAs to implement those activities as soon as possible in the previous report, but there is still no new progress in the first half year of 2020. It is recommended that CPMO once again urge relevant IAs to conduct within the time recommended in Table 8-1.

Table 8-1 Unfinished Activities and Recommendations Activities Recommendations Shizhu 1. Conduct consultations with women regarding time, frequency and The construction has been completed. hours of service Propose to implement in in Oct 2020 2. After due diligence in consultation with villagers, especially women, The construction has been completed. arrangements for public transport are put in place to meet the needs of Propose to implement in in Oct 2020 those living in the vicinity of the improved roads 3. Work with the local women and Department of Education to design, The construction has been completed. pilot and implement an innovative, low-cost interactive school road Propose to implement in in Oct 2020 safety advocacy campaign suitable for local children with little real experience of traffic other than motorbikes. 4. Work with the County Roads Bureau and local women to design, pilot The construction has been completed. and implement an innovative advocacy campaign on road safety suitable Propose to implement in in Oct 2020 in communities in the vicinity of the project road improvements (but also targeting drivers of through traffic) 5. Contracting and training of local villagers by the Shizhu and This event is not held by relevant Chengkou Road Bureaus to work independently on the simple departments. Proposed to implement in maintenance work on the new project roads adjacent to their village Nov 2020. Chengkou The bus has been operated, but only 1. Conduct consultations with women regarding time, frequency and conducted a household survey. Propose hours of service to implement in Oct 2020 2. After due diligence in consultation with villagers, especially women, The bus has been operated, but only

49 arrangements for public transport are put in place to meet the needs of conducted a household survey. Propose those living in the vicinity of the improved roads to implement in Oct 2020 3. Work with the local women and Department of Education to design, The bus has been operated, but only pilot and implement an innovative, low-cost interactive school road conducted a household survey. Propose safety advocacy campaign suitable for local children with little real to implement in Sep 2020 experience of traffic other than motorbikes. 4. Work with the County Roads Bureau and local women to design, pilot The bus has been operated, but only and implement an innovative advocacy campaign on road safety suitable conducted a household survey. Propose in communities in the vicinity of the project road improvements (but to implement in Sep 2020 also targeting drivers of through traffic) 5. Contracting and training of local villagers by the Shizhu and This event is not held by relevant Chengkou Road Bureaus to work independently on the simple departments Proposed to implement in maintenance work on the new project roads adjacent to their village Nov 2020 Fuling 1. Conduct consultations with women regarding time, frequency and The bus company is in charge of this hours of service issue. CQPMO will push the IAs to coordinate with bus company. Suggest being implemented in Dec 2020 2. After due diligence in consultation with villagers, especially women, This event is usually held near arrangements for public transport are put in place to meet the needs of completion. Propose to implement in those living in the vicinity of the improved roads Dec 2020 3. Work with the local women and Department of Education to design, This event is usually held near completion. pilot and implement an innovative, low-cost interactive school road Propose to implement in Dec 2020 safety advocacy campaign suitable for local children with little real experience of traffic other than motorbikes. 4. Work with the County Roads Bureau and local women to design, pilot This event is usually held near completion. and implement an innovative advocacy campaign on road safety suitable propose to implement in Dec 2020 in communities in the vicinity of the project road improvements (but also targeting drivers of through traffic) Tongnan 1. Conduct consultations with women regarding time, frequency and This event is usually held near hours of service completion. Suggest being implemented in Jun 2021 2. After due diligence in consultation with villagers, especially women, This event is usually held near arrangements for public transport are put in place to meet the needs of completion. Propose to implement in Jun those living in the vicinity of the improved roads 2021 3. Work with the local women and Department of Education to design, This event is usually held near completion. pilot and implement an innovative, low-cost interactive school road Propose to implement in Jun 2021 safety advocacy campaign suitable for local children with little real experience of traffic other than motorbikes. 4. Work with the County Roads Bureau and local women to design, pilot This event is usually held near completion. and implement an innovative advocacy campaign on road safety suitable propose to implement in Jun 2021 in communities in the vicinity of the project road improvements (but also targeting drivers of through traffic) Fengjie

50 1. Conduct consultations with women regarding time, frequency and This event is usually held near completion. hours of service propose to implement in Jun 2021 Propose to implement in the second half 2. Conduct aitivities and trainings about road safety of 2020 3. After due diligence in consultation with villagers, especially women, This event is usually held near completion. arrangements for public transport are put in place to meet the needs of propose to implement in Jun 2021 those living in the vicinity of the improved roads 4. Work with the local women and Department of Education to design, This event is usually held near completion. pilot and implement an innovative, low-cost interactive school road propose to implement in Jun 2021 safety advocacy campaign suitable for local children with little real experience of traffic other than motorbikes. 5. Work with the County Roads Bureau and local women to design, pilot This event is usually held near completion. and implement an innovative advocacy campaign on road safety suitable propose to implement in Jun 2021 in communities in the vicinity of the project road improvements (but also targeting drivers of through traffic) Wanzhou 1. Public consultation on water price Propose to implement in Sep 2020 (If the tariff increasing is required) 2. Ensure women take part in the training about Water resources This event is not held by relevant protection and demonstration of water resources in the community departments. Proposed to implement in include women Sep 2020 3. Pricing Bureau requires of at least 40% women among of household If the tariff increasing is required. consumers selected from applicants to participate in tariff setting Propose to implement in Sep 2020 4. Before tariff public consultation, conduct a workshop for selected If the tariff increasing is required. consumer representatives on 'techniques for effective participation of Propose to implement in Sep 2020 non-experts in decision making meetings' workshop for intended participants on (e.g. preparing how to express opinions, getting items on the agenda, etc.) Wulong 1. Work with local women to design and pilot a low-cost This event is not held by relevant community-based advocacy campaign suitable for the local context on departments Proposed to implement in the environmentally friendly way of disposing of solid waste Oct 2020 2. Work with the agency responsible for the landscaped project areas This event is not held by relevant along riverbanks, and with the Department of Education, to develop a departments Proposed to implement in guide containing a set of practical activities that older school children Oct 2020 can carry out (i) to heighten their own awareness of the importance of environment-friendly disposal of solid waste, and (ii) to reduce the disposal of garbage along the river bank and into the river 3. Collaborate with schools in or adjacent to the flood risk anagement This event is not held by relevant project areas to have their older pupils carry out these activities as an departments Proposed to implement in after-school activity, supervised by a teacher or volunteer members of Oct 2020 the community Rongchang Yudai River 1. Work with local women to design and pilot a low-cost This event is not held by relevant community-based advocacy campaign suitable for the local context on departments Proposed to implement in

51 the environmentally friendly way of disposing of solid waste Oct 2020 2. Work with the agency responsible for the landscaped project areas This event is not held by relevant along riverbanks, and with the Department of Education, to develop a departments Proposed to implement in guide containing a set of practical activities that older school children Oct 2020 can carry out (i) to heighten their own awareness of the importance of environment-friendly disposal of solid waste, and (ii) to reduce the disposal of garbage along the river bank and into the river 3. Collaborate with schools in or adjacent to the flood risk anagement This event is not held by relevant project areas to have their older pupils carry out these activities as an departments. Proposed to implement in after-school activity, supervised by a teacher or volunteer members of Oct 2020 the community

(2) The Unreached Targets

As the country's poverty alleviation efforts strengthened, the number of poor people decreased significantly, and also the proportion of poor employees has decreased. It cannot meet the indicator that at least 30% of workers are from poor households.

In addition, the proportion of EM employees and the proportion of female employees have not met the requirements. In the implementation of new projects, construction units should be urged to maximize the proportion of minority employees and female employees;

The cumulative proportion of EM employees has not reached to 80%. The main reason is that local young people in Shizhu go to work outside. The main residents in the villages are elderly and women, local villagers have limited participation in construction. It is recommended that Shizhu should employ more

EM workers in road maintenance in the future to ensure the participation 80% of EMs.

The cumulative proportion of female employees has not reached the requirement of 30%. The main reason is that local women spend more time to look after their families and are unwilling to engage in heavy physical construction. The contractors of Wulong, Fuling, Fengjie, Tongnan and Rongchang should try their best to increase the proportion of female employees.

(3) Suggestion for Operational Phase

The proportion of women and EM empolyees in road maintenance and landscaping is currently unmonitored. Only Chengkou has employed workers laborers in landscaping and simple road

52 maintenance, and has met the requirement of 50%. EMT has reminded that IAs should increase women and EM employees to participate in road maintenance and landscaping in the future.

The specific implementation is shown in Appendix 1 to Appendix 3.

53 Appendix 1: Implementation Progress of Ethnic Minority Development Plan Progress Challenges Objectives and Responsible Progress Updates Updates and/or Activity Timing targets agency (Up to Jun 2020) (From Jan 2020 Follow-ups to Jun 2020) Recommended Information disclosure, public consultation and participation Prior to Prior to the commencement commencement of of the construction (2015), The meeting should construction, the Two towns of Shizu has be convened by the contractor and the held 3 meetings, covering 5 project implementing agency village / community (there implementation shall convene are only 5 village / consultant society / villages` cadre community are affected by (I) at least 2 gender experts and / meetings in the two this project)., at least 1 meetings, each town or implementing affected villages and Tujia cadre and 1 Tujia should have at least agencies and led by towns. woman attend; Number of 1 county and Only training, (I)to inform the participation is 125, (II) at least one cadre township leaders; loans and minority and other including female 50, ethnic and one woman the village / economic events residents of the minority 103; has informed should attend one on community leaders have been held. construction of the them of the construction of these meetings and contractors 2 meetings in 2 project; May-June the project, and has given (III) attendance should attend the towns, attend Completed (II) give residents 2015 them opportunities to raise record should be meeting 307, including opportunities to raise questions. made by gender, age female 240 questions. Training, loans and and national division (78%) and ethnic Take the opportunity economic events are held (IV) training minority 281 of the meeting to separately. Details are as evaluation, this is (92%) inform the village follows: designed to measure Town Government cadres and villagers 2016: County government the understanding of the training organized 4 micro-loans the issues raised opportunities and other free training Take the opportunity Poverty Alleviation meeting with 220 of the meeting to and Development participants, including 150 inform the village Office, National female (68%) and 186 EM cadres and villagers and Religious (84%). the information Affairs Bureau and 2017: 5 meetings in 2 about the credit funds the China National towns, attend 335,

54 and how to get credit Women's including female 194(54%) Federation attended and ethnic minority the meeting and 331(93%) delivered a speech 2018; 18 meetings in 2 (as well as other towns, attend 1652, agencies provided including female 811(49%) credit at that time) and ethnic minority 1609 Take the opportunity (97%) of the meeting to 2019: 13 meetings in 2 inform the village towns, attend 983, cadres and villagers including female 525 about the new (53%) and ethnic minority economic activities Agricultural sector 924 (94%) (need training and 2020: 2 meetings in 2 marketing skills towns, attend 307, support) is whether including female 240 feasible or not and is (78%) and ethnic minority related requirements. 281 (92%) The implementing agency and the Set up the propaganda National Women's July 2015 There are only 5 villages / column in each Set up the Federation, the communities are affected village / community propaganda column National and by this project. In 2015, the to introduce the / Completed in each village / Religious Affairs propaganda column has source of small credit community Administration and been set up in 5 and how to obtain Poverty Alleviation communities/groups. credit and Development Office Be sure to carry out (I) to provide the Project 2015--2016 (1) The daily routes of the Although the Monitor relevant consultations with the daily public implementation public transport have been construction of people and minority villagers transport routes consultant society / provided in June 2015. Shizhu has been departments to (especially women) before 2015 gender experts and / (2) Although the completed, the complete the on the public (II) to determine the or the construction of Shizhu has local government activity transport services(bus route, starting time, implementation of been completed, the local has not planned routes, starting time, frequency, etc., in social experts to government has not to set up bus, so location, etc.) accordance with the assist the county / planned to set up bus, so the activity has provided by the recommendations of district traffic the activity has not yet been not yet been government along the the minority women management implemented. It is expected implemented. It

55 new road who were present at department through to be carried out in Oct is expected to be the meeting consultation 2020 carried out in Oct 2020

To hold a meeting to Throughout provide information project APs have been widely and explain the implementati As described in the As described in the consulted during the question of the legal on and after immigration plan immigration plan resettlement process. affairs of the land completion Cost has been incorporated acquisition and into the immigration plan resettlement budget. The selection and Jan—June 2015: 10 meetings, 595 distribution of the 2016 attendances, 236 women minority families As described in the As described in the (39.66%), 476 EM (80%) participating in the immigration plan immigration plan 2016 - 2017: relocation of the 4 meetings, participation of housing / Completed 173 people, 68 women To ensure that the Throughout (39.31%), 169 EM (97%) minority groups are project 2018: 1 meetings, fully involved in the implementati participation of 13 people, ongoing consultations on and after 4 women (31%); 9 EMs on land acquisition completion (69%) and resettlement, and As described in the As described in the 2019: 2 meetings for in 2 to monitor and report immigration plan immigration plan towns, participation of 310, (divided by the 100 women (32%), 306 nationality) on the EMs (99%) effects of land 2020: N/a acquisition and resettlement. Let the local ethnic (I) the number of Project Jan-June groups participate in minority residents implementation 2016 the design and involved in the consultant society / Monitor relevant implementation of program design gender experts; people and community and should be divided by project security To be completed To be completed departments to school road safety age, gender, and expert. The complete the plan, road design and national and village implementation of activity important features, division. the social / gender such as route, lighting (II)the number of issues of the

56 schools and students implementation of involved in the plan agency personnel; design and County Highway implementation Bureau, the (III) holding Education activities near the 7 Department, the villages/ Police, the School, communities and the National schools along the Women's road Federation, the (IV) the change of National and the accidents number Religious Affairs compared to the Administration baseline data in the beginning of the project Capacity building Skills training that Throughout 2016: Shizhu county may create new project organized 8 trainings. positions should be As described in the As described in the implementati 900 people in 5 villages in provided to the immigration plan immigration plan on and after Shizhu received the skills minority of the completion training covering affected EMs housekeeping, driving, 2015--2018 pepper planting and Provide training in nursing. Including 477 key areas of female (53%) and 810 EM 3 trainings, with development: attendances (90%). 326 people, (I) the farmers' For the 6 training 2017: 7 trainings with including female Completed access to the market courses for the 735people, including 459 183 (56%), EMs through the As a part of the affected villages, female (62%); 603 EM 310 (95%) cultivation of Huangshui town there are about 600 (89%), age (35-65) economic crops; (II) government training people involved in 2018: 6 trainings, with 821 the economic crops plan the 7 affected people, 472 women (57%); and other local villages 779 EMs (95%). specialty marketing 2019: 4 trainings, with 506 training; people, including female (III) the tourism 382 (75%), EMs 471 (92%) employment training 2020: 3 trainings, with 326

57 people, including female 183 (56%), EMs 310 (95%)

Implementation and work force Throughout 2016: Trainings have been project organized for workers on implementati AIDS, infectious and on and after sexually diseases awareness completion and prevention. 79 attendances; 16 women (20.2%); 55 EM (70%) 2017: 5 trainings, with 183 Coordination people, including 110 Construction workers between the 2 trainings, The number and women (60%), 146 EM AIDS, infectious Disease Prevention participation of type of training and (80%) diseases and sexually and Control Center 280 people, education, and the 2018: 19 trainings, Completed transmitted disease and the social including female number of participation of 1619 awareness and project 251 (90%), EMs participants (by sex) people, 843 women (52%); prevention training implementation 269 (96%) 1595 EMs (99%) consultant 2019: 9 trainings, participation of 772 people, including female 586 (76%), EMs 746 (96%) 2020: 2 trainings, participation of 280 people, including female 251 (90%), EMs 269 (96%) To ensure that From 2015 2016: Total 640 employees, minority men and including 520 local women have equal residents (81.3%), 139 Only 68.77% of At least 80% of the Contractor, opportunities to be were women (26.8%), and The construction the employees employees are from monitored by the employed by 400 were minority has completed are from a a minority family. local authority contractors and to (76.92%). minority family. take part in 2017: total 104 empolyees, Contractors maintenance (tree including EMs 78 (75%) should employ

58 maintenance, etc.): 2018: 227 labor force, 197 more EM labors (I) to perform due EMs (86.78%) in landscaping diligence on the 2019: total of 50 people, and road contractor to see if including EMs 27 (54%) maintenance there are at least 80% 2020： N/a work to keep the of the 260 non percentage at technical positions A total of 1021 people were least 80%. available to a employed, including EMs minority 702 (68.77%), which did (ii)Inform the village not meet the 80% cadre and so on to requirement. provide the employment and training information through posters As part of the initial The labor and social Mar-June20 meeting (activity 1), security 15 Has completed in Shizhu, to ensure that the departments refer to the first See activity 1 refer to the first activity of Completed cadres to understand attended the activity of EMDP EMDP the interests of meeting and workers delivered a speech Implementing July 2015 / Completed set up the propaganda agencies and the column in each The propaganda columns in Chinese National village/community so set up propaganda 5 villages of 2 townships Women's as to promote the column in each have been set up to Federation and the rights and interests of village / community promote the workers’ rights office of poverty workers and to find and interests. alleviation and ways for help development 7 villages adjacent to Road To hire and train local the new road/ completion Monitor relevant minority villagers to communities , people and carry out simple Township Highway people employed in To be completed To be completed departments to maintenance work on Bureau the communities for complete the the new road near the the road activity village. maintenance

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Appendix 2: Implementation Progress of Gender Action Plan Challenges Progress Updates Responsible Progress Updates and/or Activities Target and Indicators Timing (From Jan 2020 to Party (Up to Jun 2020) Follow-ups Jun 2020) Recommended Across the Road, Flood Risk Management and Water Supply Components 1. Ensure that all project Has provided equal pay Since the contractors: (i) Number of workers for equal work and do accumulative (i) provide equal pay for recruited to particular not discriminate in (i) Contractors, employment equal work and do not positions employment with compliance ratio for women discriminate in (ii) At least 30% of (i)Data about closely and proportion employment, among unskilled non-technological monitored by for Aids training (ii) set the target of workers are women position has been A total of 884 laborers Department of Throughout u do not women employees, (iii) Separate sanitary collected were recruited, Labor and project conform to (iii) provide separate facilities (toilets) are (ii)Number of positions including 282 women Social Security, implementation requirement, it toilets for female workers, available for women on is about 7703, including (31.9%) and IAs is suggested to and all contractors’ work female 1961 (25.46%) (ii) Contractors provide more (iv) provide separate sites (iii) All subprojects are in conjunction access for training on transmission (iv) 50% of women equipped with bathroom with CDC woman and prevention of workers attended the (iv)Number of trainee is participation in HIV/AIDS for female and HIV/AIDS training 13899, including female the future. male employees. 6815 (49.03%) 2. Give priority to employ Road bureaus, 50% of women local women in permanent and agencies Upon Chengkou: A total of 65 Chengkou: A total of employed in jobs in landscaping and responsible for completion of laborers, including 34 65 laborers, including To be completed landscaping and simple simple road maintenance maintenance of project works women (52.3%) 34 women (52.3%) road maintenance work work landscaping 3. Ensure that time and Relevant staff Number of participants (i) At least 30% of place is appropriate for from CPMO, in implementation attendees are women Throughout 3118 participants, women in project IAs, Department project is 20985, Well (ii) Records of project including 1044 female information dissemination, of Labor and including female 9688, implementation attendance, implementation (33%) consultancy, and advocacy Social Security, accounted for 46.17% of disaggregated by sex sessions PADO, ACWF total B. Road Components

60 The designers have conducted the site meeting with the Relevant staff villagers (including 1. Ensure women from IAs and female villagers) for the participate in community 50% of participants in PMC, County Prior to road safety features such consultation meetings and consultations are Roads finalization of as longitudinal gradient, / Completed decision making processes women Department, road design return bend, road regarding the road design Project junction, safety facilities features engineers and etc. 211 particapants including 106 females (50.02%) Conducting public (i) 50% of attendees in Relevant people 2. Consult with women County Roads consultancy meeting and consultations are and departments regarding time, frequency, Department, Towards the end collected data about women will be and hours of service for Bus companies, of road traffic demanding for bus To be completed (ii) Safety features monitored to public transportation along PMC, and IA construction station construction, but incorporated into road complete this project roads staff beyond the range of design and construction activity project monitoring Completed in Fuling, Shizhu, Chengkou, and Tongnan Shizhu: 262 people, ACWF, including 151 women Department of (57%) Fengjie will be Education Prior to opening Chengkou: A total of 83 3. Road safety campaigns At least 30% of monitored to supported by of new road to people, including 47 / and trainings conducted attendees are women complete this PMC traffic women (56%) activity social/gender Fuling: 50 people, specialist including 25 women (50%) Tongnan: 113 particapants including 36 females (32%) C. Flood Management Components 1. Flood early warning At least 30% of CPMO, PMC Throughout Trainings in Rongchang / Completed

61 and evacuation awareness attendees are women social/gender project Rongfeng River training conducted specialist implementation Subproject and Wulong have been conducted, with 112 attendants including female 34(30%); 2019: Rongchang Yudai River Subproject has conducted training once for flood warning and awareness, with 37 attendants, including female 15 (40.54%) Rongfeng River Subproject of Rongchang and Wulong have been conducted; with 110 PMC people, including female social/gender 2. Target women in 39(35%) specialist to Completed. planning and Report detailing gender 2019, Rongchang Yudai work with a Throughout But the implementation of sensitive advocacy River Subproject has contracted project / advocacy advocacy campaigns for materials, outreach held 2 consultancy agency to implementation materials should protecting rivers and methods and activities meeting for river and undertake be provided environment water resource advocacy protection, with 43 campaigns attendance, including female 18 (41.86%), covering 2 communities and 2 schools D. Water Supply Component Relevant people At least 30% of and departments 1. Public consultation attendees at public Water Resource At time of will be process on water tariff To be completed To be completed meetings on tariff Bureau consultation monitored to conducted setting are women complete this activity 2. Ensure women are At least 30% Relevant staff As soon as the To be completed To be completed Relevant people

62 targeted in beneficiaries of water from IAs and new system is and departments community-level water conservation trainings PMC operating will be conservation trainings and and demonstrations are monitored to demonstrations women complete this activity E. Capacity Development and Institutional Strengthening Component Training records, 1. Ensure that the number disaggregated by sex, of women attending any age, and position, Training staff capacity building compared with organizers/ CPMO has organized 11 session is at least organizational records agencies At time of subproject training and 7 Well / proportional to the number relating to sex nominating staff trainings training for finance, implementation of women in relevant composition of staff in to attend attend 450 positions in participating positions to which trainings organizations capacity building is relevant Record of workshop 2. Workshops on GAP to Completed attendances, be held for all CPMO/IAs PMC At beginning of 7 times, with 194 people disaggregated by sex, members. Workshop to gender/social project participated, including 65 / Completed age, position in include capacity building specialist implementation women (33.51%); age organization, and job on GAP implementation range (24-58) description

ACWF = All China Women’s Federation, CDC = Center for Disease Control, CPMO=Chongqing project management office, GAP= gender action plan, IA=implementing agency, PADO = poverty alleviation and development office, PMC = project management consulting service.

63 Appendix 3: Implementation Progress of Social Action Plan

Progress Updates Challenges/ Responsible Progress Updates Activity Target and Indicators Timing (From Jan 2020 to Jun Recommenda Party (Up to Jun 2020) 2020) tion Project Management 1. Ensure that: (i) Staff designated to CQPMO; Before (1) Social staff is  roles and fulfill commencement specified for each responsibilities involving responsibilities County/DistrictIA of project county/district IAs, and socialissues are allocated associated with s implementation CQPMO. to appropriate staffin the implementation of the (2) Most of staff CQPMO and SAP, GAP, performs the related County/District IAs, RP, and EMDP responsibilities in a  these roles and (ii) Designated staff timely manner. responsibilities, able to performplanned (3) No exact TORs includeliaising with other gender/social for the designated staff agencies, involved inSAP relatedresponsibilities but they received the implementation, are spell in a timely trainings from social / Completed out in theTORs of the manner specialist of HJI designated staff, and (iii) TORS prepared for Group.  there is formal designatedstaff, which agreement regarding outlines theproportion of staff allresponsibilities members’ work timethat associated with will be allocated at implementation of different stagesin project SAP, EMDP implementation to the . carryingout of the above roles andresponsibilities. 2. Project Implementation (i) Number of months PIC At time of (1) Social specialist Consultant (PIC)Team to allocated toPIC appointment of has total 22 person include a social/gender social/gender specialist PIC months in the Project. consultanton team, inPIC contract (2) Specialist visits / Completed preferably with experience arrangements sites 4 times every inplanning (ii) Number of visits year. community-based allocated to (3) IA staff are able to advocacycampaigns. theSocial/gender receive specialist`s

64 specialist in thePIC advice in a timely contract arrangements manner as and when (iii) IA staff needed. responsible for gender/social issues able to receive specialist advice in a timely manner as and when needed Across the Road, Flood Risk Management and Water Supply Components 3. Ensure that contractors (i) Contractors follow (i) Contractors, Throughou (1) Contractors have Among the 884 Due to poverty ฀conform to all national all regulationsand with t construction been required to employees, the poor alleviation, the and provincial requirements in compliance comply with the population accounted for number of laborregulations and any assurances closely covenant items related 15.5% and the female poor people is additional (ii) At least 30% of monitored by to labor and accounted for 31.90%. decreasing, relevantrequirements workers employed by Department of HIV/AIDS. All employees are and the incorporated in contractors are from Labor (2) Of the total 7703 trained in HIV/AIDS. poverty ProjectAssurances poor households and Social employees, 1679 poor alleviation ฀take appropriate steps to (iii) All workers attend Security people occupy about will be protect thesurrounding HIV/AIDS awareness and IAs 21.80%, 1961 women completed by environment of villages / and prevention (ii) CDC to assist 25.46% the end of communities near training, reflected in with (3) All workers attend 2020, it cannot construction sites records of attendance at theHIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS awareness meet the andcamps established to HIV/AIDSsessions. training and prevention indicator that house constructionworkers (iv) Inspection of any (iii) IAs, training, reflected in at least 30% of (i.e., appropriate drainage, construction inconjunction records of attendance workers are solidwaste disposal, workers’ camps shows with Department at HIV/AIDS from poor sanitary facilities etc.) no of sessions. households. ฀provide sex-segregated evidence of any Labor and (4) No environmrntal The HIV/AIDS and environmental SocialSecurity; problems by now percentages of STIseducation to all problems being created PADO and /or poor and workers at the time of for ACWF to ensure female theirmobilization, and neighboring villages aprocess is in employees are ensure a means place, ifnecessary, both lower ofpurchasing condoms is to than 30%. readily accessibleif assistcontractors It is

65 construction workers are recruit recommended housed wheresuch access Appropriate that the PMO might otherwise be limited locallabor. and demonstrate due diligence county/district in attempting tomeet a IAs to require target of employing the contractors women for30% of labor to give more force and of job priority to employingworkers from women. poor households for 30% ฀recruit unskilled labor locally if any Hui are employed, provide a separatecanteen room where they can preparetheir food. Component1: Road 1. Ensure adequate (i) Safety features County Roads Prior to (1) Chengkou: The / Completed features are incorporated incorporated into road Department; finalization of implementing agent and into the road design to design and construction Project engineers road design design institutes have protect residents crossing (ii) Local villagers held 2 site meetings the new roads where these consulted before design with local villagers to divide communities, or finalized discuss the road scheme, where there is a school (iii) Number of with total 60 people, nearby. villagers consulted, including 17 women disaggregated by age (age:20-60). and sex. (2) Shizhu: It was held twice in 2014 and once in 2015 covered 5 villages in at least one village. There is one cadre and one woman in each village. Number of participants: 125, including 50 women (53%), 103 EM (82%), age: 40-65; (3) Fuling: 2 meetings

66 were held in 2017, a total of 70 people, 36 women, age: 30-60; Tongnan: 67 particapants including 20 females (30%), age: 40-60; Fengjie: 86 particapants including 43 females (50%), age: 40-60 (4) Safety announcements and boards have been made before construction in all road subprojects.

2.Ensure that the design of (i) Safety features for County Roads Prior to (1) The safety issue has Has been completed in Completed roads allows for their safe pedestrians and Department; finalization of been discussed with Tongnan and Fengjie. use by pedestrians non-vehicular traffic Project engineers road design local villagers by walking along the road incorporated into road designer. and by non-motorized design and construction (2) Safety access will be traffic, especially where provided for passengers’ village houses are located safety. directly along the road 3.Prior to start of road （1）Number of PMC specialist Prior to 2015-2016, construction, conduct a meetings held and/or IAs, commencement Chengkou: 7 site meeting in each township （2）Number of County /District of construction meetings in 2 villages in in the project area for villages/communities leaders, Township in any locality 2 townships village representatives, to represented at meetings Dept of Shizhu: 10 meetings in3 inform them of (i) what Labor and villages in 2 towns / Completed will be happening, (ii) to Security; Fuling: 3 ensure they understand PADO, ACWF, meetingswith local labor rights and who can Department of villagers/residents were be contacted for labor Agriculture; held in 2 villages and 1 help, and (iii) to inform Safety community in 1 town them of possible sources Supervision 2017,

67 of credit and training for Bureau, etc. Chengkou: 11 site villagers meetings in 2 villages in 2 townships Shizhu: 16 meetings in 4 villages in 2 towns Fuling: 5 meetings with local villagers/residents were held in 2 villages and 2 community in 1 town 2019： Tongnan: 1 meeting in 6 villages covered 2 towns Fengjie: 1 meeting with local villagers/residents were held covered 5 villages in 2 towns. 4. After due diligence in (i) Match between final County/District At time of To be completed To be completed To be consultation with traffic routes, times, Department of establishing completed villagers, especially frequencystopping Traffic public transport women, arrangements for places etc. and the list Management services public transport are put in of recommendations as place to meet the needs of a result of consultations those living in the vicinity with women of the improved roads 5. Work with the local Campaign strategy Relevant PIU Just before To be completed To be completed To be women and Department of developed and and/or IA staff, opening of new completed Education to design, pilot documented for future Dept of road and implement an replication, as well as Education; Health innovative, low-cost current use Promotion Unit interactive school road ACWF safety advocacy campaign suitable for local children with little real experience of traffic other than motorbikes. 6. Work with the County (i) Campaign strategy Just before To be completed To be completed To be Roads Bureau and local developed PIC social/gender opening of new completed

68 women to design, pilot (may incorporate specialist; IA staff road and implement an alternative responsible for innovative advocacy media, if considered social/gender campaign on road safety desirable - issues; suitable in communities in e.g. street theater) County Road the vicinity of the project (ii) Campaign strategy Bureau road improvements (but documented also targeting drivers of for future replication, through traffic) as well as current use 7.Contracting and training （i）Number of people IAs; Responsible On completion To be completed To be completed To be of local villagers by the from adjacent villages Road Bureaus of road works completed Shizhu and Chengkou contracted to work on Road Bureaus to work each sections of the independently on the new roads, simple maintenance work disaggregated by sex on the new project roads adjacent to their village 8. As part of Government (i) Number of trainings Human Resource Around time of Shizhu: once with a / Completed training program, local conducted and Social completion of total of 220 people, authorities in Fuling and in villages in Project Security Bureau; new roads. including 121 women; Shizhu, to conduct areas Agriculture Fuling: It was held once, trainings in income (ii) Number of Department and with a total of 48 people generating activities in trainees,disaggregated related technical including 17 women. villages along these roads by sex staff as part of local government training programs 9. As part of ongoing (i) Number of PADO Around time of Shizhu: 4 households Completed government credit households completion of with 32 persons and 10 / schemes, on completion of receivingmicro-credit new roads. women, Xincheng roads, PADO in Fuling to start a newbusiness, Village in Banyan and Shizhu, to give disaggregated by Town, 1 household is a residents of villages along sex,village, poverty poor household; the roads priority with situation Fuling: There are 47 respect to receiving people in 6 households micro-credit for viable and 16 females. It new business plans involves Tujing Village in Damu Township and

69 has no poor households. Component 2: Flood Risk Management 1.Prior to commencement (i) Number of Relevant PMC As early as 2015-2016, / Completed of construction in any villages/communities and/or IAs staff, possible prior to Rongchang: 2 street particular locality, represented at meetings County/District commencement offices in 2 communities contractors and IA staff to leaders; Township of project works Wulong: 1 village in 1 hold a meeting to inform (ii) Attendance records, Dept of Labor and in any place town, 875 people residents about project disaggregated by sex, Security; participated, including implementation, and age, and village of contractors female 410 (46.9%) enable residents to ask residence 2017: questions Rongchang: : 2 street offices in 2 communities Wulong: 1 village in 1 town, represented at meetings, and 125 participants, including 46 female (36.8%) 2019, Rongchang: 2 communities, and 169 attendants, including female 79(46.74%) 2. Work with local women (i) Campaign strategy Relevant PMC 2015—2018 In April 2016, a special / Completed to design and pilot a developed and and/or IA staff; workshop on “water community-based implemented ACWF, Dept. of source protection” was advocacy campaign (ii) Number of Education, and; organized by Fenggao suitable for the local villages/communities -in Rongchang community primary context on how to protect covered by campaign Environment school in Rongchang waterways. (iii) Number of schools Protection County. participating Bureau and January-June 2017: Water Affairs Rongchang County Dept. inYouyang, organized a river and the Longtan community Government environmental Environment consulting meeting, with Protection Dept 50 people, including 25 and women (50%) Water Affairs and 2018: Wulong County

70 in Wulong, Civil organized a river and Management community Bureau. Also a environmental community-based protection meeting, 130 advocacy participants, including consultant if 74 women (56.92%) necessary 2019: Rongchang Yudai River organized 2 consultations about river and water resource protection, with 43 participants, including female 18 (41.86%), covering 2 communities and 2 schools. 3. Work with local women (i) Campaign strategy Relevant PMC Throughout Completed in / To be to design and pilot a developed and and/or IA staff; project Rongchang Rongfeng completed in low-cost implemented local volunteers, implementation River project with a Ronghcang community-based (ii) Number of ACWF, total of 50 people, Yudai River advocacy campaign villages/communities Environment including 20 women. It Project and suitable for the local covered by campaign Protection Bureau also need IA to provide Wulong context on the and /or Civil relevant strategic environmentally friendly Management information way of disposing of solid Bureau; (also a waste community-based advocacy consultant contracted if necessary)

4.Work with the agency (i) Simple manual Agencies At Completed in / To be responsible for the produced for teachers responsible for commencement Rongchang Rongfeng completed in landscaped project areas and volunteers listing maintenance of of project River project with a Ronghcang along riverbanks, and with various activities, how new landscaped implementation total of 92 people, Yudai River

71 the Department of they can be carried out, area; including 35 women. Project and Education, to develop a and any safety Department of Wulong guide containing a set of precautions necessary Education; local practical activities that (e.g., use of disposable teachers; relevant older school children can gloves) MC and/or IA carry out (i) to heighten staff their own awareness of the importance of environment-friendly disposal of solid waste, and (ii) to reduce the disposal of garbage along the river bank and into the river 5.Collaborate with schools (i) Number of children Department of Throughout Completed in / in or adjacent to the flood involved Education, Local project Rongchang Rongfeng risk anagement project (ii) Number of schools schools; local implementation River project with a areas to have their older involved volunteers total of 42 people, pupils carry out these (iii) Number of facilitated as including 10 children, 4 activities as an teachers involved necessary by teachers, 28 volunteers, after-school activity, (iv) Number of relevant PIU covered 2 schools. supervised by a teacher or volunteers involved and/or IA staff volunteer members of the community Component 3: Water supply 1. Conduct community (i) Number of activities Relevant PMC Throughout Until Dec 2016, special / Completed publicity activities, carried out and/or IA staff project water resource advocating water (ii) Number of Water Pricing implementation protection propagation conservation, but communities involved Bureau, ACWF; has conducted once in including community (iii) Coverage of (a) Water Resource one community, with contribution to the care of water Bureau; 450 publicity sheets reticulated water systems conservation; (b) tariffs Environment distributed in Wanzhou and to include details of and Protection County. how tariffs are set, why tariff setting processes Bureau, they are necessary, the and (iv)community Construction tariff setting public responsibilities Bureau consultation process, etc. withrespect to care of reticulatedwater

72 systems 2.Pricing Bureau requires (i) Number of activities Pricing Bureau Prior to public To be completed To be completed To be of at least 40% women carried out consultation on completed among of household (ii) Number of tariff setting consumers selected communities involved from applicants to participate in tariff setting 3.Before tariff public To be completed To be consultation, conduct a completed workshop for selected (i) Number of consumer representatives participants attending on 'techniques for workshop, Relevant PMC During effective participation of disaggregated by sex, and/or IA staff; preparations for non-experts in education, occupation, Pricing Bureau. public To be completed decisionmaking meetings' etc. (Specialist trainer consultation on workshop for intended (ii) Evaluation of if necessary) tariff settings participants on(e.g. training after public preparing how to express consultation has taken opinions, place getting items on the agenda, etc.) Component 4:Capacity Building 1. Conduct workshop for / Well Workshop attendances, all CPMO/IA members to completed disaggregated by sex, 7 subproject training explain the SAP and GAP, PMC At beginning of age, organization, with 230 participants, the rationale behind the gender/social project position in including 65 women proposed activities and to specialist implementation organization, and job (42.1%), age: 24-58 build capacity with respect description to its implementation 2. Conduct workshop for / Completed Relevant PMC representatives from (i) Record of workshop and/or IA staff Completed relevant agencies on the attendances, (Assisted by Held 5 times, with a basic principles of disaggregated by At beginning of contracted total of 140 people designing sex, age, organization, project community-based participated, including community-based position implementation advocacy 59 women (42.1%), advocacy campaigns, in organization, and job specialist if age range (24-58) including for people who description necessary) are illiterate, and possible

73 techniques Monitoring and Evaluation 1. Ensure that the (i) All monitoring Have submitted the 10th monitoring and evaluation reports have a Throughout EMR. of social indicators in the carefully analyzed project. 8 external monitoring DMF and PPMS is section on External CPMO and IA reports have been undertaken. progress of monitoring submitted. implementing social exceeds the actions prescribed in project schedule the SAP/GAP

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Appendix 4: Comparison of Social - Economic Data and Baseline Data County／ Benefit Actual Benefit Poverty Component Benefit Estimated Directly Benefit Distric Townships Villages Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Poor People Villages Fuling Road 3 12 11,877 836 1 Rongchang Flood risk management 2 3 1,700 To be 81 0 collected when Shizhu Road 3 5 2,340 the project is 900 1 Wulong Flood risk management 1 1 300 completed 52 0 Youyang Flood risk management 1 5 4,100 293 0 Chengkou Road 2 5 4,617 1,104 5 Wanzhou Water supply 14 140 230,000 Estimated 23,000 3 Tongnan Road 2 6 153,371 99,691 0 Fengjie Road 2 5 18,581 13,006 1 Total 25 173 259,903 26,409 10

75 Appendix 5: The Details of Activities in each Districts/Counties

Participation numbers Components Town Village Time Activity Women’s participation Total Number % Age range AIDS prevention propaganda 120 42 35% 20-50 Construction safety propaganda 240 84 35% 20-50 Contruction Unit Mar to Jun 2020 Production skills training 240 84 35% 20-50 Flood prevention knowledge 120 42 35% 20-50 training May 2020 Environmental propaganda 198 84 42% 35-60 Wulong May 2020 Skills training (cooking) 32 10 31% 20-60 May 2020 Skills Training (Housekeeping) 50 35 70% 20-60 Xiangkou Chengdong May 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 299 14 5% 45-55 June 2020 Free clinic 107 74 69% 60-75 June 2020 Health propaganda 63 49 78% 60-75 Subtotal of Wulong 1469 518 35% Chengkou Has been opened to traffic in August 2019 April 2020 Environmental improvement 54 36 67% 20-55 activity Contruction April 2020 petty loan propaganda 105 74 70% 20-55 Unit Jinhua Huangshui May 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 103 94 91% 20-55 June 2020 Skills Training (Housekeeping) 92 92 100% 30-60 Shizhu June 2020 Health propaganda 160 154 96% 20-65 April 2020 petty loan propaganda 202 166 82% 20-55 Xincheng May 2020 Skills training (cooking) 120 50 42% 20-60 Yuelai June 2020 Health propaganda 120 97 81% 20-65 June 2020 Skills training (cooking) 114 41 36% 30-60 Subtotal of Shizhu 1070 804 75% AIDS prevention propaganda 478 128 27% 20-55 Contruction Unit Mar to Jun 2020 Rongchang Construction safety propaganda 478 128 27% 20-55 Yudai River Production skills training 956 256 27% 20-55 subproject April 2020 Environmental propaganda 145 43 30% 30—55 Changzhou Baochengsi April 2020 Skills Training (Auto repairing) 34 1 3% 20-30 May 2020 Free clinic 20 16 80% 50-75

76 June 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 80 30 38% 20-60 April 2020 Environmental propaganda 168 87 52% 25-60 April 2020 Skills Training (babysitting) 42 42 100% 18-55 May 2020 Skills Training (Housekeeping) 44 44 100% 18-55 Huangjinpo May 2020 Free clinic 20 17 85% 50-70 June 2020 Coronavirus propaganda 39 39 100% 50-70 June 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 135 61 45% 30-65 Subtotal of Rongchang 2639 892 34% Wanzhou The large-scale civil engineering of the project has been completed, and only equipment commissioning, and other work remains. AIDS prevention propaganda 132 40 30% 20-50 Contruction Unit Mar to Jun 2020 Construction safety propaganda 132 40 30% 20-50 Production skills training 132 40 30% 20-50 April 2020 Coronavirus propaganda 195 176 90% 60-75 May 2020 Skills training (cooking) 43 7 16% 20-50 Jiaoshi Yuelai Environmental improvement June 2020 56 50 89% 20-65 Fuling activity April 2020 Skills training (cooking) 61 58 95% 20-50 Tujing May 2020 Ressettlment meeting 110 25 23% 30-75 May 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 142 45 32% 65-75 Damu May 2020 Free clinic 87 33 38% 60-75 Yingxin Environmental improvement June 2020 118 40 34% 40-65 activity Subtotal of Fuling 1208 554 46% AIDS prevention propaganda 26 16 62% 20-55 Contruction Unit Mar to Jun 2020 Construction safety propaganda 52 32 62% 20-60 Production skills training 52 32 62% 20-60 June 2020 LA and HD meeting2 次 52 13 25% 20-75 April 2020 Coronavirus propaganda 20 14 70% 30-70 Bajiao April 2020 Free clinic 21 5 24% 50-70 Tongnan June 2020 Skills Training (Auto repairing) 24 21 88% 20-50 June 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 59 31 53% 20-60 Tianjia April 2020 LA and HD meeting 35 10 29% 28-55 Luohan May 2020 Environmental propaganda 47 30 64% 30-50 May 2020 Skills training (cooking) 49 26 53% 30-50 LA and HD meeting 37 15 41% 30-65 Xiaoqiao April 2020 Skills Training (Housekeeping) 27 27 100% 30-50

77 June 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 39 11 28% 30-70 Subtotal of Tongnan 306 164 54% AIDS prevention propaganda 76 6 8% 20-60 Contruction Unit Mar to Jun 2020 Construction safety propaganda 63 22 35% 20-60 Production skills training 63 22 35% 20-60 May 2020 LA and HD meeting 113 64 56% 30-75 May 2020 Environmental propaganda 76 72 95% 25-60 Taihe Jinzi May 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 78 48 62% 30-55 June 2020 Skills training (cooking) 38 35 92% 20-50 June 2020 Skills Training (Auto repairing) 54 18 33% 20-50 Fengjie May 2020 LA and HD meeting 67 33 49% 30-70 May 2020 Poverty alleviation meeting 104 62 60% 25-70 Pingfeng June 2020 Skills training (cooking) 69 60 87% 25-40 June 2020 Skills Training (Housekeeping) 71 64 90% 25-40 Yunwu June 2020 Free clinic 59 32 54% 65-75 LA and HD meeting 89 47 53% 30-70 May 2020 Skills Training (Housekeeping) 73 73 100% 25-50 Matou Poverty alleviation meeting 144 138 96% 60-75 June 2020 Free clinic 32 18 56% 20-70 Subtotal of Fengjie 1269 814 64% Total 7961 3746 47%

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