Hunan Flood Management Sector Project: Chenxi Subproject
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External Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report July 2014 People’s Republic of China: Hunan Flood Management Sector Project External Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report No. 9 Prepared by Changsha Xinghuan Water & Electricity Engineering Technology Development Co., Ltd. for the Hunan Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank. This external resettlement monitoring and evaluation report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Loan No.: 2244—PRC Hunan Flood Control Project for Hilly Areas Utilizing ADB Loans Resettlement External Monitoring & Evaluation Report (No. 9) Chenxi County Subproject Changsha Xinghuan Water & Electricity Engineering Technology Development Co., Ltd. July 2014 Verified by: Ouyang Xiongbiao Reviewed by: Shi Changqing Checked by: Xia Jihong Compiled by: Chen Zizhou Main Working Staff: Chen Zizhou Cai Min Xia Jihong Ren Yu Qin Si Li Lin Zeng Di Mo Jie Guo Chen Li Yin Yu Tian Du Lina Zhou Yuchi Resettlement External Monitoring & Evaluation Report on the Hunan Flood Control Project for Hilly Areas Utilizing ADB Loans Contents 1. General Description .......................................................................................... 1 2. Project Description ........................................................................................... 1 3. Resettlement Agency ........................................................................................ 4 4. Engineering Implementation Progress ........................................................... 5 5. Basic Investigations on Social and Economic Conditions of Relocatees .. 6 6. Implementation Progress of Resettlement Project ...................................... 12 7. Quality Evaluation and Existing Problems of Resettlement ....................... 15 8. Appeals and Complaints of Relocatees ........................................................ 20 9. Support to Vulnerable Groups ....................................................................... 20 10. Public Participation and Consultation and Information Disclosure .......... 21 11. Main Existing Problems and Corresponding Suggestions ........................ 21 12. Annexes ............................................................................................................... 25 Changsha Xinghuan Water & Electricity Engineering Technology Development Co., Ltd. 1 Resettlement External Monitoring & Evaluation Report on the Hunan Flood Control Project for Hilly Areas Utilizing ADB Loans 1. General Description 1.1 Previous Monitoring Work The resettlement external monitoring & evaluation of Chenxi County subproject was formally launched at the end of 2008. Our company submitted the No. 1 (the No. 4 of the general reports), No. 2 (the No. 5 of the general reports)No. 3 (the No. 6 of the general reports) and No. 4 (the No. 8 of the general reports)Resettlement External Monitoring & Evaluation Reports to the ADB, the PPMO as well as the Employer of Chenxi County Subproject in Apr. 2009, Jun. 2010, Apr. 2011 and Jun. 2013. 1.2 Monitoring Work of Current Period The resettlement external monitoring & evaluation task of this period is focused on the resettlement situation of the relocatees, resettlement quality and effects, etc. Our company started the monitoring for this period in Apr. 2014. After the inspection work, the professionals of our company systematically sorted out the data and information as soon as possible and precisely analyzed the former data. So it is this report comes from. Time period of this Report: Jan. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2013. 1.3 Work of Next Period The negotiation on demolition didn’t go well, because some relocatees’ claim for compensation was beyond the amount specified in relevant policies, and was too much to be satisfied as it is very difficult for the Chenxi Subproject to raise sufficient funds. After overall consideration, the Employer of the subproject decided to make a reasonable adjustment to the original scheme so as to turn away from the section with relocation and demolition by changing the line direction of the flood embankment as well as terminating construction Contract for parts of bid section subject to consent of ADB. According to the adjusted scheme, the land acquisition and demolition task of Chenxi Subproject has been fulfilled. We have made a follow-up monitoring & evaluation work on the subproject for five years. At present, our company has completed monitoring task according to Monitoring Contract signed with Subproject Management Office in Chenxi County. 2. Project Description Chenxi County is located on the middle reaches of Yuanshui River; the Chenshui River from southwest joins the Yuanshui River at the Zhongnan Dock of county town. The landform in town is high on northeast and low on southwest, the county town was constructed along the mountain tendency in all previous years, and is distributed in trapezium. The whole urban area is along the river in the shape of strip. The first grade branch of Yuanshui River, Shuangxi River, runs transversally through the county town, and divides the urban area in to the old and the new blocks naturally. The embankment standard of right bank of Yuanshui River in Chenxi County Town is not high enough, in the non-closed status, and the present flood-control ability is low. As the subproject county utilizing the loans from ADB, Chenxi County will thus greatly be improved Changsha Xinghuan Water & Electricity Engineering Technology Development Co., Ltd. 1 Resettlement External Monitoring & Evaluation Report on the Hunan Flood Control Project for Hilly Areas Utilizing ADB Loans in its flood-control and waterlogging harnessing ability through the implementation of project. The flood-control standard will rise from the present less than 3~10-year-occurrence to 20-year-occurrence flood, and the waterlogging harnessing ability will rise from the present 3-year-occurrence to 10-year-occurrence flood, the improvement will greatly relieve the burden on the flood-control for Chenxi County Town Area, and benefit the development of society and economy. 2.1. Project Description The flood control projects of Chenxi County mainly include the flood control project, waterlogging harnessing project, and other construction projects. The total planned time limit is 18 months. The total investment of the subprojects is RMB 113.6 million yuan, of which the resettlement land acquisition and demolition compensation investment is RMB 1.9 million yuan. After the project implementation, the flood control and waterlogging harnessing ability of Chenxi will be improved to 20-year-occurrence and 10-year-occurrence. Therefore, the implementation of this subproject will reduce the probability of being affected by flood to a great extent. Refer to Table 2.1-1 for the details of the engineering scale of Chenxi County subprojects. Table 2.1-1 Subproject Description Planned Project Flood-control Waterlogging Planned engineering Subproject Other projects progress of investment project harnessing project objective the project estimation Build two new The total The flood control ability sections of open Build new gravity investment is increased from present Build new earth channel, of which the water-retaining dike estimation of the 10-year-occurrence to dike of 1,220m and The total inlet open channel is of mortar rubber of project is RMB 20-year-occurrence, and Chenxi gravity planned 394m and outlet open 50m, and build 1 113.6 million the waterlogging County earth-retaining wall time limit is channel is 813m; build Zheping weir dam yuan, of which harnessing ability is & water-retaining 18 months. 1 new electrical and a tunnel of the resettlement increased from the present wall of 719.1m. drainage station and 3 400m. investment is 3-year-occurrence to sluices. RMB 1.9 million 10-year-occurrence. 2.2 Resettlement Description For the Urban Flood Control Project for Hilly Areas of Chenxi County, the land acquisition area due to the project refers to unrecoverable area on which the residents are affected in production and living due to the project construction in land acquisition area. According to the resettlement plans of Chenxi County Subproject, the temporary land occupation is 132 mu, the permanent land occupation is 47.37 mu, and the number of total affected population is 183 from 55 households, and the houses of 26 persons from 6 households are demolished, with an area of 819.44 m2. Refer to Table 2.2-1 for details of the survey results of the project impact. Changsha Xinghuan Water & Electricity Engineering Technology Development Co., Ltd. 2 Resettlement External Monitoring & Evaluation Report on the Hunan Flood Control Project for Hilly Areas Utilizing ADB Loans Table 2.2-1 Summary Table for Basic Conditions of Resettlement Affected Project Impact Situation Affected administrative village 3 administrative villages of one township Temporary land occupation area 132 mu in all types Temporary Land Dry farmland 40 mu, shrubbery land 66 mu and Occupation Temporary land occupation type wasteland 26 mu Average time limit of land borrow 2 years Affected administrative village 3 administrative