Social Monitoring Report
Project Number: 33165 July 2005
People’s Republic of China: Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project
Prepared by Henan Huanghe Resettlement Economic Development Company
For Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, People’s Republic of China
This report has been submitted to ADB by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Ministry of Water Resources and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB.
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project
RESETTLEMENT MONITORING AND EVALUATION (Report No. 3)
Henan Huanghe Resettlement Economic Development Company
July 2005
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table of Contents 1. GENERAL______4 1.1 Project Brief______4 1.2 Implementation of Land Acquisition and Resettlement______4 1.3 Monitoring and Evaluation ______5 1.4 Settlement of Earlier Problems ______9 2. RSETTLEMENT FOR DIKE CONSOLIDATION______10 2.1 General______10 2.2 Resettlement and Compensation ______10 2.2.1 Lankao (135) Dike Consolidation______10 2.2.2 Dongming Dike Consolidation ______11 2.3 Land Acquisition, Compensation and Production Reestablishment ______14 2.3.1 Yuanyang (left-bank) Dike Consolidation______14 2.3.2 Kaifeng Dike Consolidation ______15 2.3.3 Lankao (135) Dike Consolidation______15 2.3.4 Lankao (152) Dike Consolidation______16 2.3.5 Dongming Dike Consolidation ______16 2.3.6 Dongpinghu Box Dam Rehabilitation______17 2.4 Schools______17 2.5 Special Facilities ______17 3. RSETTLEMENT FOR FLOODPLAIN SAFETY DEVELOPMENT ______18 3.1 General______18 3.2 Letter of Promise ______18 3.3 Implementation ______19 4. INCOME LEVELS ______21 5. WILLINGNESS AND PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS ______22 6. EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION ______23 6.1 Evaluation ______23 6.2 Problems and Recommendations______24
¡ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
GENERAL 1.1 Project Brief The ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project includes 4 components: flood management, flood control works, village protection, and project management, with a total cost estimate of 2.935 billion RMB, including 1.694 billion RMB local funds and 1.241 billion RMB equivalent ADB loan proceeds, i.e. 58% and 42% respectively. In addition, 1.54 million RMB counterpart funds are financed by the local government[1]. The State approved 22 subprojects in 3 groups in 2003 and 2004, including 6 for floodplain safety development, 9 for dike consolidation, and 7 for dangerous dike section habilitation, together with 3 project management and 1 non-structural flood control schemes, with a total cost estimate of 1.93032 billion RMB. Resettlement monitoring and evaluation is involved in the 22 subprojects, with a total amount of 1.82881 billion RMB provided by the State, including 359.21 million RMB for land acquisition. Refer to Table 1 for details. 1.2 Implementation of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Each subproject has its own Employer, Implementing Agency, Designer, and Engineer, which meets the requirements of project management and basically satisfies the demands of land acquisition and resettlement. Land acquisition and resettlement have been started for 11 subprojects, including 6 dike consolidation subprojects, i.e. Yuanyang (left-bank 100+800~124+700, 142+400~148+350, referred to as “Yuanyang (left-bank)” hereinafter), Lankao (right-bank 152+600~156+050, referred to as “Lankao (152)” hereinafter), Lankao (135+738~138+400, referred to as “Lankao (135)” hereinafter), Kaifeng, Dongming, and Dongpinghu, and 5 floodplain safety development ones, i.e. Miaozhai, Wuqiu, Fanxian, Dongming, and Pingyin. Preparatory work necessary for the commencement of construction is performed except for Lankao Floodplain Safety Development which is waived already. It is noted that these 10 subprojects not started at the time of our field work were already commenced by the time of this report, so this report is prepared to reflect the progress achieved as of the time of field work. As planned, the said 6 dike consolidation subprojects involve a total number of 120 villages in 26 townships of 10 counties, requiring 11,080.74 mu for permanent use and 32,497.42 mu for temporary use and necessitating the resettlement of 312 households. The approved cost estimate is 1.2459 billion RMB, including 242.2 million RMB for land acquisition relating to resettlement. Work quantities completed by the time of this report include 9,072.34 mu for permanent use, 7,643.71 mu for temporary use, and 357 households from 119 villages in 24 townships of 8 counties, accounting for 81.87%, 23.52%, and 114.42% of the planned figures. Refer to Table 2 for detailed information. It was planned to have 15 shelters under the abovementioned 5 floodplain safety development subprojects, to receive 37,065 people of 9,028 households, but the number was adjusted to 13
[1] Source: Appraisal of the Feasibility Report of ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project, China
International Engineering Company, November 7, 2001 ¢ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) in the course of implementation. The work quantities completed by the time of this report include 4,402.74 mu for permanent use and 2,241.21 mu for temporary use, accounting for 95.27% and 26.55% of 4,621.5 mu and 8,411.64 mu included in the Implementation Scheme. It is planned to resettle 88 households, and the number actually completed is 5. Refer to Table 3 for details. 1.3 Monitoring and Evaluation Henan Huanghe Resettlement Economic Development Company, the resettlement monitoring and evaluation agency, started work in 2004 according to the contract and the land acquisition and resettlement schedule, and has prepared 2 reports in both Chinese and English. The work team prepared the TOR and questionnaires for the third monitoring and evaluation in April 2005, carried out field work in May, and then prepared this report (No. 3) in both Chinese and English on the basis of data interpretation, calculation and analysis. Refer to Table 1 for detailed information. Basis: national and local land management laws/regulations, national and local resettlement policies, plans and subproject proposals approved by the State, ADB resettlement policies, and contract signed with YRCC. Scope of work: implementation of land acquisition and resettlement, enforcement of letter of promise, payment of compensation costs, reconstruction of schools and other special facilities, income of resettlement families, and protection of rights and interests. Methodology: formulation of questionnaires and preparation of TOR; establishment of task teams and training of personnel; discussion with the city/county Yellow River Engineering Bureau and other responsible parties; collection of relevant data, performance of field visit; completion of questionnaires on the basis of interviews with villages, groups and households, with personal data kept secret; and preparation of the report in both Chinese and English based on interpretation, calculation and analysis of investigation results. The report is submitted to: (1) Lender: ADB; (2) Executive authority: YRCC’s ADB-financed Project Office; (3) Employer: Yellow River Engineering Bureau
£ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 1 Summary of Approved Subprojects
Total Incl. Land No. Subproject Progress Baseline Survey Monitoring and Evaluation Cost Acquisition 1 Kaifeng Dike Consolidation 9814 2767 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 2 Miaozhai Floodplain Safety Development 2736 76 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 3 Dongpinghu Box Dam Rehabilitation 8547 361 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 4 Yuanyang Dike Consolidation 39496 7817 Being implemented Sep-Oct 2004, completed Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 5 Lankao (152) Dike Consolidation 6149 1248 Being implemented Sep-Oct 2004, completed Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 6 Dongming Dike Consolidation 58478 11141 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 7 Lankao Floodplain Safety Development 1989 257 Not implemented Not implemented Not implemented 8 Fanxian Floodplain Safety Development 6064 665 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 9 Wuqiu Floodplain Safety Development 2543 361 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 10 Dongming Floodplain Safety Development 4195 723 Being implemented Apr-June 2004, completed Apr-Jul, Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 11 Puyang Dike Consolidation 14038 3021 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 12 Lankao (135) Dike Consolidation 2106 886 Being implemented Sep-Oct 2004, completed Sep-Dec 2004, Apr-July 2005 13 Juancheng Dike Consolidation 4324 1140 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 14 Mudan Dike Consolidation 10703 2731 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 15 Pingyin Floodplain Safety Development 5400 654 Being implemented Jan-Feb 2005, completed Apr-July 2004 16 Huayuankou & Madu Dangerous Section Rehabilitation 192 222 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 17 Dongbatou Dangerous Section Rehabilitation 421 33 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 18 Heigangkou Dangerous Section Rehabilitation 443 31 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 19 Zhaokou, Yangqiao & Jiubao Dangerous Section Rehabilitation 1811 249 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 20 Weishan & Fanpo Dangerous Section Rehabilitation 1252 200 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 Huangzhai, Huozhai, Baocheng & Gaocun Dangerous Section 21 1252 1240 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 Rehabilitation 22 Likou Dangerous Section Rehabilitation 928 98 Being implemented Scheduled to start in Aug. 2005 Scheduled to start in Sep 2005 Total 182881 35921
¤ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 2 Baseline Data on Dike Consolidation Subprojects
Temporary Land Permanent Land Use School Use Production No. Subproject Stage County Township Village Resettlement Reestablishment Area Amount Area Amount Number Amount Remarks
104 104 Unit mu 104 RMB mu Household Person RMB RMB (1) Canal reconstruction is Planned 1 7 29 2360.75 1416.66 11622.20 2153.70 839 excluded; (2) land adjustment is going on, Yuanyang Scheme 1 7 34 2360.73 1659.39 11622.20 1982.94 839 1 (left-bank) compensation costs are paid to households, but Completed 1 7 34 1446.47 1353.30 200.43 44.00 recultivation of temporary land is not started
Planned 1 1 3 358.92 336.01 796.50 152.56 67 270
Lankao 2 Scheme 1 1 4 404.33 431.53 796.50 132.69 66 264 (135) (1) Temporary land use is excluded from planning and Completed 1 1 4 404.33 419.15 185.00 40.14 66 Implementation Scheme; (2) Planned 2 3 7 414.00 471.04 1699.06 243.25 3 445 Compensation costs are paid to households, without land Lankao 3 Scheme 2 3 7 414.00 476.86 2125.00 337.39 462 adjustment. (152)
Completed 2 3 7 358.57 371.71 1381.96 246.55
Planned 2 3 18 1410.40 1750.74 5038.73 388.61 912 1 76.20 Land is not adjusted if payment to 4 Kaifeng Scheme 2 3 18 1410.40 1738.96 5061.39 530.07 871 1 78.20 households, or partly adjusted if equally shared by all. Completed 2 3 12 1323.58 1666.18 4681.40 723.35 1 76.20
Planned 1 7 32 6370.06 6044.92 13026.70 1191.48 242 2738 2 56.91 Payment is made to households, with land 5 Dongming Scheme 1 7 34 6353.44 6113.81 13026.70 1191.48 299 2538 2 46.51 adjustment in a few villages. Completed 1 7 38 5432.66 5136.54 1096.89 291 1
Planned 3 5 31 166.61 180.61 314.23 72.93 Payment is made to Dongpingh villages, but without 6 Scheme 3 5 31 166.61 180.61 314.23 72.93 u land adjustment due to limited land use. Completed 1 3 24 106.73 120.25 98.03 21.49
Planned 10 26 120 11080.74 10199.98 32497.42 4031.77 312 5204 3 133.11
Scheme 10 26 128 11109.51 10601.16 32946.02 4418.26 365 4974 3 124.71
Total Completed 8 24 119 9072.34 9067.13 7643.71 1075.53 357 2 76.2
% of planned 81.87 88.89 23.52 26.68 114.42 66.67 57.25
% of Scheme 81.66 85.53 23.20 24.34 97.81 66.67 61.10
Notes: 1. Scheme means the Implementation Scheme; 2. The planning is considered as the
Implementation Scheme if the latter is not prepared, 3. Planned figures are for the base year. ¥ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 3 Baseline Data on Floodplain Safety Development Subprojects
Permanent Temporary No. Subproject Stage Township Shelter People Received Resettlement Land Use Land Use Remarks Unit Village Household People mu mu Household
Planned 1 3 4 890 3988 634.36 1422.30 Green crop compensation costs are not paid except that 1 Miaozhai Scheme 1 1 4 890 3988 554.03 792.91 for temporary land use for pipes. Land adjustment is Completed 1 1 554.03 729.91 2 finished save for Gaozhuang.
Planned 1 2 3 1181 4651 597.38 759.00 Green crop compensation costs are not paid. Land 2 Wuqiu Scheme 1 2 3 1181 4651 591.81 759.00 adjustment in Jingzhai is finished Completed 1 2 591.81 3
Planned 1 1 9 2178 8704 1001.76 2867.57 An amount of 0.45 million RMB is paid as compensation for green crops and 3 Fanxian Scheme 1 1 9 2178 8704 1030.00 2867.57 appurtenances due to permanent land use. Internal Completed 1 1 1030.00 land adjustment is not started.
Planned 1 2 11 2297 9594 1080.00 2090.00 Most of green crop compensation costs are paid to households, and land 4 Dongming Scheme 1 2 11 2297 9594 1080.00 2090.00 5 adjustment is finished in villages affected by the south Completed 1 2 1055.80 340.20 shelter.
Planned 4 7 12 2482 10128 1365.66 1932.16 Compensation costs for green crops and appurtenances are 5 Pingyin Scheme 4 7 13 2482 10128 1365.66 1932.16 partly paid, but land adjustment is not started Completed 4 7 1171.10
Planned 8 15 39 9028 37065 4679.16 9071.03
Scheme 8 13 40 9028 37065 4621.50 8441.64 5
Total Completed 8 13 4402.74 2241.21 5
% of planned 94.09 24.71
% of 95.27 26.55 Scheme
Notes: 1. Scheme means the Implementation Scheme; 2. Planned figures are for the base year. ¦ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
1.4 Settlement of Earlier Problems Problems identified in the previous monitoring and evaluation are mainly in the following aspects: compensation, production/livelihood reestablishment, shelter construction, cost control, resettlement information handbook, and school construction. Refer to Table 4. Table 4 Summary of Earlier Problems No. Problem Content Settlement Green crop compensation (Miaozhai and Wuqiu Payment is not made except for temporary land use Floodplain – Safety Development) for pipes. Difference in compensation rates between Government Notice and planning – Dongming Balance is used to solve remaining problems. Dike Consolidation ¨ Compensation Compensation rates not published – Dongming Floodplain Safety Development and Yuanyang Published Dike Consolidation not published Compensation for a fishpond in Wutun of Solved Caiyuanji Township Appurtenance compensation and site clearing – Paid Fanxian Floodplain Safety Development Changed resettlement scheme for Fanzhuang – Solved Dongming Dike Consolidation Costs for backfill works are equally shared by Identification of homestead for 20 households Employer, Implementing Agency and Contract, with in a 6 m deep puddle in Guozhuang – 100,000 RMB paid by the Contractor and 80% soil Dongming Dike Consolidation depression works completed. © Livelihood Power supply is available to the new sites of reestablishment Power supply for new village – Dongming Dike Xiaolizhuang, Dalizhuang and Dongzhuang, but Consolidation temporary lines are still used in the new sites of Renzhuang and Xililian. Relocation of 5 families and compensation for 4 Housing and appurtenances are verified, and involved in south shelter – Dongming implemented is underway. Floodplain Safety Development Gaozhuang has accepted 93 mu from Mayezhuang, Land dispute between Gaozhuang, Mayezhuang but not accepting 28 mu from Weizhai; internal and Weizhai – Miaozhai Floodplain Safety adjustment is completed in Qianzhaizhuang and
Production Development, and land adjustment – Dongming Houzhaizhuang involved in the south shelter, but
reestablishment Floodplain Safety Development adjustment between villages is not started; this is the same case in 4 villages involved in north shelter. Production reestablishment – Dongming, Inadequate attention Kaifeng and Lankao Dike Consolidation Source of soil materials – Fanxian Floodplain Being considered Safety Development Shelter Drainage – Fanxian Floodplain Safety Solved Development
Cost control – Faifeng and Lankao Dike Cost control Being solved Consolidation Resettlement Dongming, Kaifeng and Lankao Dike information Not distributed to households Consolidation handbook Yantan Primary School is almost completed; Xuji School Dongming Dike Consolidation Primary School is not started, but new site is identified. Agreement of Kaifeng Outskirts is corrected, but Range land use, excavation depth and land Agreement on that of Kaifeng County remains unchanged. recultivation not stated in agreement on temporary land Excavation depth is included in the agreement of temporary land use – Kaifeng and Lankao Dike use Lankao County by hand, but recultivation Consolidation responsibility is not clear.
§ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
RESETTLEMENT FOR DIKE CONSOLIDATION 1.5 General Altogether 9 dike consolidation subprojects are approved by the State in 3 groups, including Yuanyang (left-bank), Lankao (135), Lankao (152), Kaifeng, Puyang, Juancheng, Mudan, Dongming, and Dongpinghu. The former 5 are located in Henan and the latter 4 in Shandong. Construction of these has been started except for Puyang, Juancheng and Mudan by the time of this report. 1.6 Resettlement and Compensation According to the planning, the 6 subprojects in scope of monitoring and evaluation do not involve resettlement except for Lankao (135) and Dongming. Lankao (135) Dike Consolidation This subproject involves a total resettlement population of 278 people, 67 households from 2 villages. With verification done during implementation, the number is finalized as 278 people, 66 households. Identification of homestead: The mode of centralized back-move resettlement is proposed, but decentralized resettlement is allowed where the environmental capacity is limited. Land adjustment and homestead identification at the new sites are not carried out by villages. New homesteads are required for 6 households, including 1 to make use of the old homestead, 30 to exchange, and 29 to buy, but not required for 3 to need compensation for properties only, 1 to live with parents, and 2 to buy new houses. Construction of house: At the time of this report, 34 households have completed new houses, 12 are building, and 14 have not started. Our investigation of 5 sample households having completed their new houses indicates a homestead area of 1.04 mu and a main housing area 229.7 m2 per household, versus 0.7 m and 136.2 m2 before resettlement, including 64 m2 brick and concrete structures that they did not have before resettlement. Relocation: Altogether 25 households have moved into new houses, 2 bought, 27 borrowed, and 12 in other old houses. Details are shown in Table 5 and Appendix 3. A total amount of 2.2101 million RMB has been paid as housing compensation, taking up 97.44% of the amount 2.2686 million RMB included in the Implementation Scheme. This basically meets the progress of housing. Evaluation: Relocation of houses basically meets the schedule of construction. Compensation for house is paid as agreed. Improvement is achieved in housing conditions, floor areas, and structures as compared with the situation without resettlement. Major problems: Where the proposed mode of centralized resettlement within the villages is changed to decentralized resettlement in the course of implementation, temporary power lines
provided by villagers themselves represent potential risks. In addition, there are problems in ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) drinking water supply and sewage discharge. Dongming Dike Consolidation The planned resettlement population is 1,062 people, 242 households in 20 villages. During implementation, it is changed to 1,278 people, 291 households in 21 villages, with centralized resettlement is 9 villages and decentralized resettlement elsewhere. Land acquisition and leveling are completed in the villages where the mode of centralized resettlement is adopted, with the exception of Guozhuang in Changxing Township. Power supply and street greening in new sites are not implemented, but wells are dug by individual households for drinking water supply. Relocation: A total number of 264 households have completed relocation, while the rest 27 have not for the time being, because their houses will not be occupied until roads are restored upon completion of the subproject. Identification of homestead: Each of these 264 has 0.3-0.6 mu homestead by use of their own contracted lands, internal land adjustment within the villages, or paid land allocation in adjacent villages, except for one house used for the custody of a fishpond and not needing any new homestead. Housing: Among the 263 households having got their homesteads, 164 have completed new houses, 78 are building, and 21 have not started (including 20 in Guozhuang Village, mainly because the homestead is identified in a 6 m deep puddle). The Employer, Implementing Agency and Contractor have agreed to equally share the costs for backfill soil works, so as to solve this problem. An amount of 100,000 RMB is paid to the township government by the Contractor, and 80% soil works are completed. As judged from the completed houses, the average platform, homestead, and floor area are changed from the previous 1.3 m, 0.52 mu, and 90 m2 to 1.4 m, 0.46 mu, and 87 m2 respectively. There was no brick-concrete structure before resettlement, but 6 m2/household now. Resettlement in Fanzhuang: The subproject was originally planned to involve 4 resettlement families in Fanzhuang. Since the subproject will result in such a case that the other residents will be surrounded by the dike on 3 sides and a brook (a drainage canal on the landside) on the rest side, as strongly requested by the villagers and coordinated by the local government, the design was changed during implementation to the extent that 73 households would be resettled as a whole. With 0.4 mu homestead identified for each, 34 have completed housing, and the others are doing it. Resettlement: The total number of 264 households having completed relocation includes 145 new houses, 81 borrowed, 9 rent, 10 shacks, and 19 other old houses.
Details are provided in Table 5 and Appendix 4. ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 5 Resettlement Component of Dike Consolidation
Relocation Housing Progress (household) Resettlement (household) Living Incl. No Subproject Stage Expense Housing Homestead Under Construction 4 4 Not Housing Village Household People (10 RMB) (10 RMB) Completed Subtotal New Bought Borrowed Rent Shack Others Area Started Household Subtotal House Foundation Platform (mu)
Planned 2 67 278 220.70 194.55 0.25
Lankao Implementation 2 66 278 328.11 226.86 (135) Scheme
Completed 2 66 278 267.15 221.01 60 34 12 12 14 6 66 25 2 27 12
Planned 20 242 1062 826.00 578.42 0.25
Implementation Dongming 21 291 1278 825.98 578.42 0.4 Scheme 0.3-0. Completed 21 264 747.81 449.98 263 164 78 5 6 67 21 1 264 145 81 9 10 19 6
Planned 22 309 1340 1046.70 772.97 0.5
Implementation 23 357 1556 1154.09 805.28 0.4 Scheme Total Completed 23 330 278 1014.96 670.99 323 198 90 17 6 67 35 7 330 170 2 108 9 10 31
% 51.52 0.61 32.73 2.73 3.03 9.39
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
The total amount of house compensation costs paid as of this report is 4.4998 million RMB, accounting for 77.79% of the amount 5.7842 million RMB included in the cost estimate. This basically meets the progress of housing. Evaluation: Relocation of houses essentially meets the schedule of construction. Housing compensation costs are paid, in full and in time, against the rates published by the counter government. The increased height of platforms and floor area of brick-concrete structures provide better resistance to flood events. Homestead and floor areas are reduced to some extent, but basically comply with the provincial land regulation and policies. The housing conditions are better than the situation without resettlement. Outstanding problems: (1) slow progress in filling the 6 m deep puddle where the homestead for 21 households in Guozhuang of Changxing Townshp is identified, (2) delay in power supply and road construction in some villages. 1.7 Land Acquisition, Compensation and Production Reestablishment Yuanyang (left-bank) Dike Consolidation This subproject involves 29 villages of 7 townships and a farm operated by the army, with a total area of 3,782.38 mu for permanent use, including 2,360.73 mu for dike consolidation and 1,311.65 mu for canal reconstruction by categories of works, or 2,760.55 mu farmland and 911.83 mu non-productive land by types of land. The area for temporary use is 11,622.24 mu, totally farmland for the use of dike consolidation. The areas completed by the time of this report include 2,413.86 mu farmland for permanent use and 200.43 mu for temporary use, i.e. 87.44% and 1.7% of the planned areas respectively, 34 villages and a farm operated by the army. This total area for permanent use includes 1,446.47 mu for dike consolidation and 967.39 mu for canal reconstruction, taking up 99.8% and 73.8% of the planned areas. Agreements on permanent land use are concluded with 33 villages and the farm, except for Lougudui Village of Guanchang Township. A total amount of 22.3769 million RMB is settled, including 22.01 million RMB disbursed to townships and partly paid to households. Also, 0.44 million RMB is disbursed as compensation for temporary land use, 0.95 million RMB for appurtenances, 1.42 million RMB for special facilities, and 0.17 million RMB for other purposes. The total amount of disbursements is 24.99 million RMB, taking up 35.54% of the planned amount of 70.3169 million and 93.22% of the settled amount of 26.8089 million RMB. Land adjustment and compensation for the purpose of production reestablishment involved in permanent land use are implemented as arranged by townships and villages. Recultivation of the farmland for temporary use is not implemented. Refer to Tables 2 and 6 for details.
Table 6 Progress of Land Acquisition and Compensation No. Index Land Acquisition (mu) Compensation (104 RMB)
Planned Completed Planned Settled Disbursed ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Subtotal Incl. Farmland 1 Permanent land use 3672.38 2760.55 2413.86 3179.89 2237.69 2201.00 1.1 Dike consolidation 2360.73 1448.9 1446.47 1659.39 1353.30 1317.00 1.2 Canal reconstruction 1311.65 1311.65 967.39 1520.50 884.39 884.00 2 Temporary land use 11622.24 11622.24 200.43 1982.94 44.09 44.00 3 Appurtenance 283.52 233.23 95.00 4 Special facility 1227.83 148.82 142.00 5 Recultivation 344.91 6 Others 12.60 17.05 17.00 Total 15294.62 14382.79 2614.29 7031.69 2680.90 2499.00 Kaifeng Dike Consolidation For the purpose of this subproject, it is planned to acquire 1,410.4 mu for permanent and 5,038.73 mu for temporary use, involving 18 villages of 3 townships governed by Kaifeng Outskirts and Kaifeng County. Agreements are completed for 1,323.58 mu for permanent use, with an agreed amount of 17.1133 million RMB. By the time of this report, 1,323.58 mu has been completed and 16.6618 million RMB disbursed to townships. According to the vouchers presented by the Implementing Agency and the villages, a total amount of 12.1253 million RMB has been paid to households. Agreements are completed for 46.814 mu for temporary use, with an amount of 7.2335 million RMB. Refer to Table 2 and Appendix 2. There is a delay in compensating for permanent land use in Liuyuankou Township of Kaifeng Outskirts, mainly because of disputes between villages regarding the ownership and quantity of land for the use of canals. Land for temporary use is leveled by the contractors, except where there is a large excavation depth, and partly cultivated by the farmers. The agreements of Kaifeng County, which are completed by the Implementing Agency as entrusted, do not include the quantities by villages, so it is temporarily impossible to evaluate the progress of implementing. In some cases, compensation for temporary land use is arranged by villager representatives, without complete formalities and proper compensation. Compensation costs are paid to villages for resettling 912 people by improving irrigation facilities, optimizing cropping structures, developing aquacultural and processing activities, and vegetable sheds. Such costs are paid in different ways during implementation, without overall arrangements for production reestablishment: paid to land losers directly, without land adjustment; paid to land losers, but the paid area will be deducted from the receivable land area at the time of future land adjustment; and shared by all villagers, with land adjustment carried out in the group. According to our investigation of 62 households, the money is used for production by 51.6%, for living expenses by 32.2%, for repayment by 6.5%, and for saving by 9.7%. More details are discussed in Appendix. Lankao (135) Dike Consolidation The planning involves 3 villages in a single township, with 358.92 mu for permanent use and 796.5 for temporary use. Lankao Yellow River Engineering Bureau has signed agreements with the relevant villages about 404.33 mu for permanent use and 276.58 mu for temporary use, with an amount of 4.1915 million RMB and 0.4747 million RMB respectively. The total area completed by the time of this report includes 404.33 mu for permanent use and 183 mu
for temporary use, with a separate amount of 4.1915 million and 0.4014 million RMB. Refer ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) to Table 2 and Appendix 2 for details. Problems and recommendations: The range, area, excavation depth, and compensation rates of temporary land use are changed considerably. The depth is increased, as compared with the planned value of 1.5 m, to about 7 m and even over 10 m in a few cases. Further, the 30cm topsoil is not moved to 50 m beyond prior to excavation, for the use of future recultivation. This has aroused many complaints. The approved compensation rates are increased due to the larger excavation depth, but the degree of difficulty in recultivation is increased accordingly. On the other hand, some agreements neither state whether recultivation costs are included in the rates, nor identify the responsibility for cultivation, which will probably give rise to disputes in the future. It is recommended that the agreements (already discussed in our Report No. 2) be improved as soon as possible, to determine whether recultivation costs are included in the rates and who are responsible for recultivation upon completion of the subproject. It is planned to resettle 270 people in 3 villages by improving irrigation facilities, optimizing cropping structures, developing aquacultural and processing activities and vegetable sheds. As found in the investigation, land compensation costs are paid to households directly in the process of “village-group-household” or “village-household” process, and land for temporary use is recultivated by the contractors, where the excavation depth is about 1 m, and partly cultivated by the farmers. Refer to Appendix 3. Lankao (152) Dike Consolidation This subproject involves 7 villages in 3 townships governed by Lankao County of Henan and Dongming County of Shandong Province, with 414 mu for permanent use (including 11.4 mu productive land) and 1,699.06 mu for temporary use, and an amount of 4.7104 million RMB and 2.4325 million RMB respectively. Agreements are completed for 358.57 mu permanent land use and 1,428.35 mu for temporary use, with a separate amount of 3.7171 million RMB and 2.4757 million RMB. Permanent land acquisition and compensation are totally completed as agreed, while the completed area for temporary use is 1,381.96 mu, with an amount 2.4655 million RMB. Refer to Table 2 and Appendix 2. Dongming Dike Consolidation There are altogether 32 villages and 1 farm in 7 townships are involved, with 6,370.06 mu (including 5,520.16 mu for warping works and 849.45 mu for break forests) for permanent use and 13,026.7 mu for temporary use, and a total number of 2,738 people in the need of production reestablishment. Agreements are completed for a total amount of 52.903 million RMB compensation costs for permanent land use, 46.2732 million RMB of which is settled. Land acquisition for the use of warping works is totally finished, with a total area of 5,432.66 mu and a total amount of 51.3654 million RMB. Surveying of permanent land use for break forests is finished, but quantities are counting by the Land Bureau. The completed area for temporary area is 1,096.89 mu, i.e. 8.42% of the planned figure. Land compensation costs are disbursed to villages via townships, and, except for Yulou and Pangqiao, paid to villagers in
full. Land adjustment is carried out in a few cases. Refer to Table 2 and Appendix 4. ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Dongpinghu Box Dam Rehabilitation The original design is revised in light of the actual conditions during implementation. This scheme involves 31 villages in 5 townships governed by Liangshan, Wenshang and Dongping Counties, with 166.61 mu for permanent and 314.23 mu for temporary use, and total amount of 3.61 million RMB. The areas completed by the time of this report include 106.73 mu and 98.03 mu, or 64.1% and 31.2% of the planned figures. Refer to Table 2 and Appendix 5. The amounts are disbursed to the Employer in full. Dongpinghu Management Bureau has disbursed 2.23 million RMB to the county project office, which, in turn, has disbursed a total amount of 2.0542 million RMB (with a balance of 0.1758 million RMB) to the townships and organizations concerned, including 1.2025 million RMB for permanent, 0.2149 million RMB temporary land use, 0.1896 million RMB for sparse trees, 0.3482 million RMB for special facilities, and 80,000 RMB for overhead charges. These amounts have been paid to villages or households by townships. Refer to Appendix 5. 1.8 Schools This component involves 3 primary schools at Liuzhuang in Kaifeng and Yantan and Xuji in Dongming. Compensation costs have been disbursed by the time of this report. Liuzhuang Primary School is planned to have a plot area of 9.7 mu, with an approved cost estimate of 0.762 million RMB. The new site is identified between Liuzhuang and Bandi. The teaching building was put into service in December 2004. Land leveling and access road are not completed, which affects the extracurricular of pupils, but improvement is achieved in the campus and school buildings. Norma orders are basically resumed. Yantan Primary School used to have a campus of 15 mu, with 7.92 mu used for the subproject. With 2 mu added as a result, the campus is now 9.08 mu. The approved cost estimate of 0.3603 million RMB is adjusted to 0.2505 million RMB. By the time of this report, 15 old rooms are removed and 12 new ones completed. Relocation is nearly finished and normal orders are resumed, but without finishing land leveling, completing water/power supply, painting the inner wall of new classrooms, building an access road is not built, and providing a playground, which affects the normal teaching and extracurricular as a consequence. The approved cost estimate for reconstructing Xuji Primary School is 0.2088 million RMB. The new site is identified, but implementation is not yet started. With old school rooms removed in March 2004, 4 classes are arranged in the villager committee and 2 in borrowed rooms. Normal schooling has been affected adversely for long. 1.9 Special Facilities The special facilities affected by Yuanyang Dike Consolidation mainly include canals, roads, power facilities, and cables through the dike. The approved cost estimate for this purpose is 27.4833 million RMB, including 10.0997 million RMB disbursed by the time of this report, i.e. 36.75%. Except that the compensation costs for some poles and roads are disbursed to the villages, the amounts for structures are paid the villages in full, and the amounts for canals are disbursed by 35.5%, other special facilities are not implemented as they do not cause any impact on the progress of construction as time being. Lankao (135) Dike Consolidation: Power, telecommunications and transport facilities are
involved, with an approved cost estimate of 0.11 million RMB. Implementation is not started. ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Lankao (152) Dike Consolidation: Power, telecommunications, transport, and irrigation facilities are involved, with an approved cost estimate of 0.45 million RMB. Compensation for bridges and power facilities is completed by 58.07%. Kaifeng Dike Consolidation: Power facilities and roads are involved, with an approved cost estimate of 0.38 million RMB. Agreements are completed for 49,900 RMB as compensation for poles. Dongming Dike Consolidation: Power, telecommunications, and irrigation facilities and oil pipes are involved. These are not yet implemented except that poles are completed upon the receipt of payment to villages. Dongpinghu Box Dam Rehabilitation: Power and telecommunications facilities and roads are involved. Completed portions include 35kv high-voltage lines, low-voltage lines, roads, 66.7% 10kv high-voltage lines, and 95.5% telecommunications facilities. RSETTLEMENT FOR FLOODPLAIN SAFETY DEVELOPMENT 1.10 General As previously planned, Miaozhai, Wuqiu Fanxian, Dongming, and Pingyin Floodplain Safety Development Subprojects include a total number of 15, which is adjusted to 13 during implementation, to receive 37,065 people of 9,028 households from 40 villages. The planned areas include 4,621.5 mu for permanent use and 8,441.64 mu for temporary purposes, with an approved total cost estimate of 2.0938 million RMB. The completed areas include 4,402.74 mu for permanent and 2,241.21 mu for temporary use, i.e. 94.09 and 24.71% respectively. Refer to Table 3. Placement of shelters for Miaozhai in Changyuan and Changxing (south and north shelters) in Dongming is approaching to the end, while that for Tanjing in Tanjing is going on. Box and dividing dikes for Luji in Fanxian are completed. Clearing of appurtenances in Sanyi of Wuqiu is almost finished. Land acquisition in Pingyin is started. Shelters are not completed, without involving resettlement at this moment. Therefore, the focus of our work is placed on the enforcement of the letter of promise and the impacts on farmland and housing. 1.11 Letter of Promise The financial sources of floodplain safety development subprojects include: State investments and ADB loans to cover the construction of shelters; local counterpart funds to cover the resettlement of people, compensation for appurtenances and green crops, construction of public facilities, and relocation of poor families; and own money to cover the costs for housing. Henan/Shandong Provincial Government and the local governments at all levels have made a promise, as required by the ADB, regarding “completion of houses for the poor families and public facilities in association with shelter subprojects within 2 years after the completion of new shelters”. This promise is being enforced step by step. As required in the letter of promise, Henan Provincial Government has promised to provide 5 million RMB as counterpart funds for Changyuan (Miaozhai and Wuqiu) and Fanxian subprojects in the minutes of the governor’s working conference (ref No. [2004]93). By the time of this report, an amount of 1.5 million RMB has been disbursed to the counties. Based on the local government’s promise to provide counterpart funds for the use of land acquisition, relocation of very poor families, and reconstruction of schools, hospitals and water/power supply facilities, compensation costs for green crops are paid for temporary land use for pipes
in Miaozhai Subproject, an amount of 0.3027 million RMB is disbursed for recultivating 86 ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) mu farmland and clearing appurtenances in Sanyi involved in Wuqiu Subproject, and the costs for appurtenances compensation and site clearing for Fanxian Subproject are partly disbursed and paid to households. According to the letter of promise, the total amount of 52 million RMB local counterpart funds is split in the minutes of Shandong Provincial Government (ref No. [2003]67), with 20 million RMB from the provincial government, including 12 million RMB for Dongming Subproject and 8 million RMB for Pingyin, and the rest 32 million RMB from Heze City, Dongming County, Jinan City, Pingyin County, and relevant townships. By the time of this report, 9 million RMB provincial funds have been disbursed to Dongming Subproject and 6 million RMB to Pingyin Subproject, with a separate outstanding amount of 3 million RMB and 2 million RMB confirmed. Refer to Table 7 for details. Table 7 Disbursement of Shandong Provincial Counterpart Funds
Provincial & Development Provincial Department of
Subproject Total Reform Commission Finance Remarks
Subtotal 2004 2005 Subtotal 2004 2005 Funds for 2004 are disbursed, Dongming 1200 600 300 300 600 300 300 those for 2005 are disbursed by the Provincial Development & Pingyin 800 400 200 200 400 200 200 Reform Commission and included in the budge by the Total 2000 1000 500 500 1000 500 500 Department of Finance. 1.12 Implementation Miaozhai: The planned 3 shelters are merged into a large one to receive 3,988 people of 890 households in Mayezhuang, Gaozhuang, Heluzhang and Weizhai. Completed work quantities include 90% soil works, with 554.03 mu in Mayezhuang, Gaozhuang and Heluzhang for permanent use, and 792.91 Mayezhuang, Gaozhuang, Heluzhang and Weizhai for temporary purposes, a part of compensation for green crops occupied by pipes, and recultivation of land for the temporary use of construction equipment, but such compensation for other land uses it not implemented. Heluzhang has started to cultivate 40 mu from Weizhai, and Gaozhuang has accepted 93 mu from Mayezhuang, but refused to accept 28 mu from Weizhai, which is not allocated as agreed. Altogether 2 households are affected, one in Mayezhuang and the other in Gaozhuang. Both are living with neighbors or parents temporarily after having received their compensation or rent. Refer to Table 3 and Appendix 6. Wuqiu: It is planned to have 2 shelters, one in Jingtan and the other in Sanyi, to hold 4,651 people of 1,181 households in Tanqiu, Jingzhai, and Sanyi of Wuqiu Township. With 368.79 mu acquired, cofferdams for Tanjing shelter are completed and placement is underway. Jingzhai has received 56 mu farmland provided by Tanqiu, but internal adjustment is not finished. This issue is to be settled first by the new villager committee. The area for the use of Sanyi shelter is 223.02. The placement of cofferdam is underway. Land adjustment between villages is finished, and internal adjustment is to be started soon. Local counterpart funds are
arranged for recultivating 85 mu land in low-lying depressions. By the time of this report, ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) such funds have been paid to villager groups in bankbooks. The total number of households affected by Tanjing shelter is 3, including 2 in Tanqiu and 1 in Jingzhai. They are living in temporary housing or with their parents temporarily after having received the due amounts. Land use for Sanyi shelter involves 3 households, which are not yet compensated and relocated. Compensation costs for green crops are not disbursed. Refer to Table 3 and Appendix 6. Fanxian: It is planned to have one shelter, with 1,001.76 mu for permanent and 2,867.57 mu for temporary use, to receive 8,704 people of 2,178 households in 9 villages: Beiyangzhuang, Qianwanglou, Wanggengbai, Caozhuang, Baizhuang, Zhangdouhuan, Houshi, Luji, and Malukou. Box and dividing dikes are completed. The completed area is 1,030 mu, involving Qianwanglou, Caozhuang, Baizhuang, Luji, and Sunlou (not to be moved). The Bureau of Finance has disbursed 0.4504 million RMB to the Rural Credit Cooperative as compensation for land acquisition, housing, and tomb clearing, with an account established for each household. Land adjustment and resettlement are not stated. Refer to Table 3 and Appendix 7. Dongming: It is planned to have 2 shelters in Changxing Township, one in the south and the other in the north, to accommodate 9,594 people of 2,297 households in 11 villages. They are Qianzhaizhuang, Houzhaizhuang, Xindianji, Guanzhai, Yangzhuang, Linkou, Dongzhulin, Xizhulin, Maozhuang, Xinliuxiang, and Laoliuxiang. The completed work quantities include 92% soil works for the south shelter and 86% for the north one. Edging and covering works are partly stated. For the purpose of the south shelter, 462.3 mu is acquired for permanent and 134.2 mu for temporary use, involving Qianzhaizhuang and Houzhaizhuang. Internal land adjustment is finished, but that between villages is not started. The area for the north shelter includes 593.5 mu for permanent and 206 mu for temporary use, involving Maozhuang, Dongzhulin, Xizhulin, and Xinliuxiang. Land adjustment inside and between villages is not carried out. Except in Xinliuxiang, the compensation costs for green crops and appurtenances are paid to households in full. House relocation and compensation are not involved in this stage. Refer to Table 3 and Appendix 8. Pingyin: It is planned to have 7 shelters for 10,128 people of 2,482 households in 4 townships, with 1,365.66 mu for permanent and 1,932.16 for temporary use. Production reestablishment is required for a total number of 1,072 people. During implementation, the scheme is adjusted to the extent that 7 shelters are provided for 13 villages: one for Lingzhuang, one for Houzhai, one for Xinboshi and Laoboshi, one for Qianruaner, one for Dingkou and Wangxiaozhuang, one for Liuhejuan, and one for Dahekou, Xiaohekou, Liuzhuang, Tieyang, and Suqiao. Land acquisition is just started, but resettlement is not. Measurement of land areas for temporary purposes, nonproductive land in most cases, is not implemented. According to the “Circular Letter on Publishing the Guiding Compensation Rates for Green Crops and Appurtenances” issued by the county project office in April 2005, a total amount of 1.449 million RMB is disbursed to the township field project offices, with the exception of Lingzhuang shelter. The inventory and registration of appurtenances are completed in terms of administrative villages. Compensation for Liuhejuan and Houzhai is started. Payment is generally made against the rates as published, except that adjustment is made to few categories and rates, such as trees.
Refer to Table 3 and Appendix 9. ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
INCOME LEVELS Since the incomes in 2004 are not affected by Yuanyang (left-bank) and Pingyin Subprojects commenced in 2005, and Dongpinghu Subproject whose design changes were approved in October 2004, this chapter only discusses the income impacts by Miaozhai, Wuqiu, Fanxian, Dongming, Lankao (135), Lankao (152), Kaifeng, and Dongming, altogether 8 subprojects. A total number of 418 households with 2,027 people are selected for investigating the family incomes in 2004, including all sample households from 50% sample villages involved in dike consolidation subprojects and 10% from over 50% groups involved in floodplain safety development subprojects, one third for each of high, middle and low income levels (with low levels selected from vulnerable groups such as families of enjoying “five guarantees”, those with physical disabilities, and others without labor forces and mainly depending on women). Refer to Table 8 for details. Table 8 Investigation of Family Incomes
Involved Baseline Survey Present Investigation No. Subproject Township Village Group Family Township Village Group Family Township Village Group Family People Miaozhai Flood Safety 1 1 4 890 1 4 90 1 4 10 32 174 Development Wuqiu Floodplain 2 1 3 1181 1 3 117 1 2 9 25 121 Safety Development Lankao (135), Lankao 3 2 5 25 2 5 21 51 2 3 6 34 162 (152) Kaifeng Dike 4 3 18 34 3 9 25 106 3 5 15 62 314 Consolidation Fanxian Floodplain 5 1 9 2178 1 9 16 220 1 5 11 59 253 Safety Development Dongming Dike 6 7 31 6 27 76 312 6 13 144 708 Consolidation Dongming Floodplain 7 1 11 2297 1 11 218 1 6 62 295 Safety Development Total 16 81 59 6546 15 68 138 1114 15 38 51 418 2027
The subprojects included in this follow-up investigation of family incomes were all started in 2004. As result of autumn floods in the Yellow River, farming incomes in the fall 2003 were affected significantly. For the data collected to be more comparable, the baseline data in 2003 are calculated as those in a normal year. At the time of counting and summarizing, the incomes of 15 households with 65 people in 2 groups of Yuanzhai Village involved in Lankao (152) in 2003 and 2004 are excluded. Based on statistical and analysis results of the rest 403 households with 1,962 people, the per capita farmland area in 2004 was 1.11 mu, or 0.25 mu less than 1.36 mu in 2003, and the income was 1,270 RMB, almost equal to the value 1,271 in the previous year. The contribution by farming was reduced by 146 RMB, i.e. 34 RMB/mu, due to the reduced farmland and the delayed seeding in spring 2004 as a result of autumn floods in 2003. Details are shown in Table 9 below. Table 9 Investigation Results of Farmland and Income Per Per Farming Income Farming No. Subproject Year People Farmland Capita Capita Remarks Income/mu Farmland Income Value %
1 Miaozhai 2003 174 199.75 1.15 921 479 51.98 417
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Floodplain 2004 Safety 174 111.10 0.64 772 262 33.96 411 Development Change -88.65 -0.51 -149 -217 -45.25 -6 Wuqiu 2003 121 170.75 1.41 972 514 52.89 364 Floodplain 2 Safety 2004 121 138.84 1.15 913 404 44.29 352
Development !#" -31.91 -0.26 -59 -110 -21.38 -12 2003 97 111.06 1.14 1117 402 35.97 351 Excluding 15 households Lankao (135), (65 people) in 2 groups of 3 97 95.70 1142 299 Lankao (152) 2004 0.99 26.20 302 Yuanzhai involved in Change -15.36 -0.15 24 -103 -25.56 -49 Lankao (152)
2003 313 378 1.21 2074 901 43.45 747 Kaifeng Dike 4 280 Consolidation 2004 314 0.89 2453 661 26.93 740 Change -97.50 -0.31 380 -240 -26.67 -6
Fanxian 2003 253 250.90 0.99 1523 573 37.60 578 Floodplain 5 Safety 2004 253 161.24 0.64 1436 333 23.22 523 Development Change -89.66 -0.35 -88 -239 -41.79 -54 2003 711 871.30 1.23 964 491 50.93 401 Dongming Dike 6 708 716.70 864 369 Consolidation 2004 1.01 42.73 365 Change -154.60 -0.21 -101 -122 -24.85 -36
Dongming 2003 301 694.00 2.31 1323 706 53.36 306 Floodplain 7 295 676.00 1326 693 Safety 2004 2.29 52.26 302 Development Change -18.00 -0.01 3 -13 -1.84 -4
2003 1970 2675.46 1.36 1271 596 46.84 439 Total 2004 1962 2179.78 1.11 1270 449 35.36 404 Change -8 -495.68 -0.25 -1 -146 -24.59 -34
WILLINGNESS AND PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS A total number of 25 indexes oriented to the right to know, participate and appeal in respect of compensation rates, resettlement information handbook, dissemination, channel and result of complaint management, and willingness to move are developed for our investigation. The total number of people investigated is 7,683. Regarding the right to know, there are 8 indexes regarding whether to know the compensation rates, resettlement planning, and resettlement information handbook, etc. As indicated by the investigation results, 88.54% know the rates for permanent land use, while 2.6% do not; more than 55% know house compensation rates and their own entitlements, while 5.45 and 11.96% do not; over 30% choose not to make any comment, mainly because they are not involved in land acquisition or house relocation; and more than 80% have no idea about resettlement planning and information, consequently 51.34% have no comment on the implementation of resettlement policies. Refer to indexes 1-9 and 23 listed in Tables 10-1 through 10-5. In respect of the right to participate, 54.91% clearly say they have participated in measuring the land/housing and making inventory of appurtenances in the stage of implementation, 47.77% have not participated in surveying their own properties in the stage of planning, and
66.89% have not participated in site selection, mainly due to the small quantity of properties ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) and the limitation of site selection. Refer to indexes 10-12 listed in Tables 10-1 to 10-5. In respect of dissemination, there are 6 indexes regarding the awareness of the organizations and targets, and the degree of satisfaction with the content, method and effect. Only 8-28% are unsatisfied or unaware, while the majority express awareness or satisfaction. Refer to indexes 13-18 in Tables 10-1 to 10-5. With regard to the channel and result of complaint management, there are 4 indexes regarding availability of channels, timely management of complaints, and degree of satisfaction with the process and result of complaint management. As many have not raised any complaint up to now, there is a higher percentage of “no comment”, including 90% not making any comment on the timely management of complaints and the degree of satisfaction with the process of management. Refer to index 19 to 12 shown in Table 10-1 to 10-5. For the purpose of investigating the willingness to move, 2 indexes are developed regarding the willingness to move and the ability to build a house in time. As indicated by investigation results, 76.87% are willing to move, but 85.02% say they are unable to complete new houses within 2 years after completion of the shelters. EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION 1.13 Evaluation Livelihood reestablishment: (1) Homesteads are identified for the households in the need of new houses. Lankao (135) and Dongming Dike Consolidation Subprojects necessitate the resettlement of 357 households, including 330 having relocated their old houses and received homesteads. (2) House compensation essentially meets the progress of house construction. A total amount of 6.7104 million RMB is disbursed against the published or agreed rates, taking up 83.33% of the amount of 8.0528 million RMB included in the Implementation Scheme. (3) Completed new houses are better than old ones. (4) The higher percentage of raised platforms the brick-concrete structures represents higher resistance to flood events. (5) New houses are not totally completed. The overall progress of housing is as follows: 60% have completed, 27.27% are constructing, 4.55% do not need new houses but have received compensation costs, and 8.18% have not started. The scenarios of resettlement include: 51.52% have moved into new houses, 0.61% have bought, 9.39% live in other types, 32.73% have borrowed, 2.73% have rent, and 3.03% live in simple shacks. (6) Water/power supply facilities and roads in new sites are not all completed. Compensation and resettlement involved in floodplain safety development are not started except for 2 families in Miaozhai and 3 in Tanqiu, who are living in temporary houses or with their neighbors or parents temporarily after having received their compensation or rent. Various types of compensation costs for the permanent use of dike consolidation are paid in succession. Production reestablishment is not implemented as planned. Some villages share land compensation costs and adjust the farmland, while others pay to the households and do not arrange land adjustment. The counterpart funds promised by the local government are disbursed step by step. Since shelters are not completed, implementation of infrastructures is not started, but compensation for land use is started. The situation of compensation considerably differs from one place to another. In some subprojects, payment is made in a timely manner, but this is not the case in others despite of the fact that the land losers have suffered from the loss of 2 crops. Some
villages have completed land adjustment between villages or groups, some have completed $ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3) internal adjustment, but others have not started. Refer to Appendixes 1 to 9. 1.14 Problems and Recommendations Besides the outstanding problems encountered in the last round of monitoring and evaluation, some others are found this time in the following aspects: housing, compensation, livelihood
reestablishment, construction, and school reconstruction. These are detailed in Table 11.
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 10-1 Investigation of Resettlement Willingness
Total Chan Yuan Floodplain Safety Development
No. Index Yes No No Comment Yes No No Comment Total Total People % People % People % People % People % People % Know compensation rates for 1 55 31 56.36 3 5.45 21 38.18 housing? Know compensation rates for 2 192 170 88.54 5 2.60 17 8.85 permanent land use? Know land compensation rates 3 217 69 31.80 147 67.74 1 0.46 for shelters? Know compensation rates for 4 560 162 28.93 330 58.93 68 12.14 temporary land use? 92 5 5.435 45 48.91 42 45.65
5 Know your own entitlements? 560 310 55.36 67 11.96 183 32.68 92 42 45.65 33 35.87 17 18.48
6 Know other’s entitlements? 297 89 29.97 190 63.97 18 6.06 92 9 9.783 66 71.74 17 18.48
7 Know resettlement planning? 499 27 5.41 420 84.17 52 10.42 92 4 4.35 63 68.48 25 27.17 Know resettlement information 8 499 9 1.80 442 88.58 48 9.62 handbook? 92 71 77.17 21 22.83 Notice of compensation 9 73 26 35.62 33 45.21 14 19.18 provided? Participating in survey of your 10 224 86 38.39 107 47.77 31 13.84 92 25 27.00 48 52.00 19 21.00 own properties in planning stage? Participating in surveying of land housing and inventory of 11 224 123 54.91 66 29.46 35 15.63 92 42 46.00 28 30.00 22 24.00 appurtenances in the stage of implementing? 12 Participating in site selection? 151 19 12.58 101 66.89 31 20.53 92 14 16.00 50 54.00 28 30.00 Know the organization of 13 156 102 65.38 44 28.21 10 6.41 dissemination? Know the target of 14 156 102 65.38 44 28.21 10 6.41 dissemination? Satisfied with the content of 15 363 225 61.98 55 15.15 83 22.87 dissemination? Satisfied with the method of 16 363 229 63.09 43 11.85 91 25.07 dissemination?
17 Dissemination in a timer manner? 218 104 47.71 19 8.72 95 43.58 Satisfied with the effect of 18 290 155 53.45 42 14.48 93 32.07 dissemination? Smooth channel of complaint 19 622 211 33.92 105 16.88 306 49.20 92 7 8.00 36 39.00 49 53.00 management? Satisfied with the result of 20 622 130 20.90 119 19.13 373 59.97 92 2 2.00 22 24.00 68 74.00 complaint management? Complaint management in a 21 252 1 0.40 23 9.13 228 90.48 timely manner? Satisfied with the process of 22 252 1 0.40 19 7.54 232 92.06 complaint management? Satisfied with the implementation 23 224 50 22.32 59 26.34 115 51.34 92 6 7.00 22 24.00 64 70.00 of resettlement policies? 24 Willing to move? 307 236 76.87 53 17.26 18 5.86 92 79 86.00 12 13.00 1 1.00
25 Able to build a house in time? 307 31 10.10 261 85.02 15 4.89 92 91 99.00 1 1.00
Overall 7683 2698 35.12 2797 36.41 2188 28.48 1196 235 19.65 587 49.08 374 31.27
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 10-2 Investigation of Resettlement Willingness
Fanxian Floodplain Safety Development Dongming Floodplain Safety Development
No. Index Yes No No Comment Yes No No Comment Total Total People % People % People % People % People % People % Know compensation rates for 1 housing? Know compensation rates for 2 permanent land use? Know land compensation rates 3 61 49 80.33 11 18.03 1 1.64 for shelters? Know compensation rates for 4 59 55 93.22 3 5.08 1 1.69 61 29 47.54 32 52.46 temporary land use? 5 Know your own entitlements? 59 55 93.22 3 5.08 1 1.69 61 52 85.25 9 14.75
6 Know other’s entitlements? 59 23 38.98 35 59.32 1 1.69 61 22 36.07 39 63.93
7 Know resettlement planning? 59 12 20.34 41 69.49 6 10.17 Know resettlement information 8 59 4 6.78 49 83.05 6 10.17 handbook? Notice of compensation 9 provided? Participating in survey of your 10 59 27 46.00 32 54.00 own properties in planning stage? Participating in surveying of land housing and inventory of 11 59 49 83.00 10 17.00 appurtenances in the stage of implementing? 12 Participating in site selection? 59 5 8.00 51 86.00 3 5 Know the organization of 13 dissemination? Know the target of 14 dissemination? Satisfied with the content of 15 dissemination? Satisfied with the method of 16 dissemination? 17 Dissemination in a timer manner? Satisfied with the effect of 18 dissemination? Smooth channel of complaint 19 59 25 42.00 26 44.00 8 14 61 37 60.66 19 31.15 5 8.00 management? Satisfied with the result of 20 59 12 20.00 34 58.00 13 22 61 22 36.07 26 42.62 13 21.00 complaint management? Complaint management in a 21 timely manner? Satisfied with the process of 22 complaint management? Satisfied with the implementation 23 59 17 29.00 31 53.00 11 19 of resettlement policies? 24 Willing to move? 59 52 88.00 7 12
25 Able to build a house in time? 59 15 25.00 38 64.00 6 10
Overall 767 351 45.76 353 46.02 63 8.21 366 211 57.65 136 37.16 19 5.19
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 10-3 Investigation of Resettlement Willingness
Pingyin Floodplain Safety Development Yuanyang Dike Consolidation
No. Index Yes No No Comment Yes No No Comment Total Total People % People % People % People % People % People % Know compensation rates for 1 housing? Know compensation rates for 2 73 57 78.08 2 2.74 14 19.18 permanent land use? Know land compensation rates 3 156 20 12.82 136 87.18 for shelters? Know compensation rates for 4 156 3 1.92 153 98.08 73 5 6.85 51 69.86 17 23.29 temporary land use? 5 Know your own entitlements? 156 8 5.13 2 1.28 146 93.59 73 40 54.79 14 19.18 19 26.03
6 Know other’s entitlements?
7 Know resettlement planning? 156 7 4.49 149 95.51 73 1 1.37 55 75.34 17 23.29 Know resettlement information 100.0 8 156 156 73 1 1.37 54 73.97 18 24.66 handbook? 0 Notice of compensation 9 73 26 35.62 33 45.21 14 19.18 provided? Participating in survey of your 10 73 34 47.00 27 36.99 12 16.00 own properties in planning stage? Participating in surveying of land housing and inventory of 11 73 32 44.00 28 38.36 13 18.00 appurtenances in the stage of implementing? 12 Participating in site selection? Know the organization of 13 156 102 65.38 44 28.21 10 6.41 dissemination? Know the target of 14 156 102 65.38 44 28.21 10 6.41 dissemination? Satisfied with the content of 15 156 83 53.20 16 10.26 57 36.54 73 61 84.00 3 4.11 9 12.00 dissemination? Satisfied with the method of 16 156 88 56.41 10 6.41 58 37.18 73 61 84.00 3 4.11 9 12.00 dissemination? 17 Dissemination in a timer manner? 156 82 52.57 14 8.97 60 38.46 Satisfied with the effect of 18 156 78 50.00 21 13.46 57 36.54 dissemination? Smooth channel of complaint 19 156 18 11.54 4 2.56 134 85.90 73 46 63.00 1 1.37 26 36.00 management? Satisfied with the result of 20 156 1 0.64 7 4.49 148 94.87 73 32 44.00 4 5.48 37 51.00 complaint management? Complaint management in a 21 156 9 5.77 147 94.23 timely manner? Satisfied with the process of 22 156 1 0.64 7 4.49 148 94.87 complaint management? Satisfied with the implementation 23 73 27 37.00 6 8.22 40 55.00 of resettlement policies? 24 Willing to move? 156 105 67.31 41 26.28 10 6.41
25 Able to build a house in time? 156 16 10.26 132 84.61 8 5.13
Overall 2652 714 26.92 945 35.63 993 37.44 949 423 44.57 281 29.61 245 25.82
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 10-4 Investigation of Resettlement Willingness
Lankao Dongming Dike Consolidation
No. Index Yes No No Comment Yes No No Comment Total Total People % People % People % People % People % People % Know compensation rates for 1 34 11 32.35 2 5.88 21 61.76 21 20 95.24 1 4.76 housing? Know compensation rates for 2 34 29 85.29 2 5.88 3 8.82 85 84 98.82 1 1.18 permanent land use? Know land compensation rates 3 for shelters? Know compensation rates for 4 34 19 55.88 9 26.47 6 17.65 85 46 54.12 37 43.53 2 2.35 temporary land use? 5 Know your own entitlements? 34 33 97.06 1 2.94 85 80 94.12 5 5.88
6 Know other’s entitlements? 85 35 41.18 50 58.82
7 Know resettlement planning? 34 2 5.88 29 85.29 3 8.82 85 1 1.18 83 97.65 1 1.18 Know resettlement information 8 34 2 5.88 30 88.24 2 5.88 85 2 2.35 82 96.47 1 1.18 handbook? Notice of compensation 9 provided? Participating in survey of your 10 own properties in planning stage? Participating in surveying of land housing and inventory of 11 appurtenances in the stage of implementing? 12 Participating in site selection? Know the organization of 13 dissemination? Know the target of 14 dissemination? Satisfied with the content of 15 72 55 76.00 16 22.00 1 2.00 dissemination? Satisfied with the method of 16 72 55 76.00 16 22.00 1 2.00 dissemination? 17 Dissemination in a timer manner? Satisfied with the effect of 18 72 55 76.00 16 22.00 1 2.00 dissemination? Smooth channel of complaint 19 34 4 11.76 7 20.59 23 67.65 85 71 83.60 11 12.90 3 3.50 management? Satisfied with the result of 20 34 9 26.47 25 73.53 85 61 71.80 14 16.40 10 11.80 complaint management? Complaint management in a 21 34 1 2.94 10 29.41 23 67.65 timely manner? Satisfied with the process of 22 34 9 26.47 25 73.53 complaint management? Satisfied with the implementation 23 of resettlement policies? 24 Willing to move?
25 Able to build a house in time?
Overall 340 101 29.71 108 31.76 131 38.53 917 565 61.61 332 36.21 20 2.18
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 10-5 Investigation of Resettlement Willingness
Kaifeng Dike Consolidation
No. Index Yes No No Comment Yes No No Comment Total Total People % People % People % People % People % People % Know compensation rates for 1 housing? Know compensation rates for 2 permanent land use? Know land compensation rates 3 for shelters? Know compensation rates for 4 temporary land use? 5 Know your own entitlements?
6 Know other’s entitlements?
7 Know resettlement planning? Know resettlement information 8 handbook? Notice of compensation 9 provided? Participating in survey of your 10 own properties in planning stage? Participating in surveying of land housing and inventory of 11 appurtenances in the stage of implementing? 12 Participating in site selection? Know the organization of 13 dissemination? Know the target of 14 dissemination? Satisfied with the content of 15 62 26 41.93 20 32.26 16 25.81 dissemination? Satisfied with the method of 16 62 25 40.32 14 22.58 23 37.1 dissemination? 17 Dissemination in a timer manner? 62 22 35.48 5 8.06 35 56.45 Satisfied with the effect of 18 62 22 35.48 5 8.06 35 56.45 dissemination? Smooth channel of complaint 19 62 3 4.84 1 1.61 58 93.55 management? Satisfied with the result of 20 62 3 4.84 59 95.16 complaint management? Complaint management in a 21 62 4 6.45 58 93.54 timely manner? Satisfied with the process of 22 62 3 4.84 59 95.16 complaint management? Satisfied with the implementation 23 of resettlement policies? 24 Willing to move?
25 Able to build a house in time?
Overall 496 98 19.76 55 11.09 343 69.15
ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Table 11 Major Problems and Recommendations No. Problem Description Recommendation Most villagers involved in floodplain % Unable to build safety development say they are houses in time unable to complete houses in time. Their worries are not eliminated by the explanation of the county government Villagers in Nanlouzhai and Yantan and project office. It is recommended that (border on Henan Province) involved the county government make up the in Dongming Dike Consolidation are difference between the published and the of the opinion that the rates of Henan approved rates, as early as possible, while are higher that those of Shandong. continuing dissemination in resettlement policies. It is recommended that the Employer Details on the compensation for canal cause the Conservancy Bureau to report reconstruction involved in Yuanyang the progress of land acquisition and the Dike Consolidation are not available. use of compensation costs in detail. The township governments relating to Dongming Dike Consolidation
promised, in writing or oral, to give It is recommended that the township & Compensation 1,000 RMB money reward to each governments keep their promise properly, household relocated prior to April 15, or explain why the promise is not kept. 2004, but this promise is not kept by Jiaoyuan, Changxing and Liulou. The ownership of permanent land uses is disputed in Wenshang and Liangshan involved in Dongpinghu The local government is recommended to Subproject and Liuyuankou discuss and solve this problem. Township involved in Kaifeng Subproject. It is recommended the Employer do more Compensation for temporary land use in supervising and controlling the for Kaifeng Subproject is payment by the Implementing Agency implemented as arranged by villager and villager representatives, to improve representatives, so it is hard to the transparency of resettlement control the rates and quantities. information. Power supply and roads are not It is recommended that the Implementing ' Livelihood started in the central sites identified Agency devote more efforts to reestablishment for Dongming Dike Consolidation. infrastructures in new sites. Villagers in Dongming Floodplain It is recommended that the Implementing Safety Development strongly request Agency give full consideration to this for a larger homestead area, believing request while meeting the land laws and 0.25%/household is not enough store regulations, with higher standards applied farming machinery and firewood. wherever possible. Some households in Dongming Dike It is recommended to provide special Consolidation have not complete subsidies for the households that have houses. difficulties in deed. Access roads are not available to It is recommended that the Employer some villages and households in cause the responsible parties to act as so
Dongming Dike Consolidation. as possible. $ ADB-financed Yellow River Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation (Report No. 3)
Placement of shelters in Dongming Dongming County Government is Floodplain Safety Development is recommended to make proper coming to an end, and resettlement is arrangements and implement to be started soon. infrastructures as early as possible. Houses in the cofferdams for Fanxian Fanxian County Government is Floodplain Safety Development are recommended to do more, so as to avoid almost at the same elevation of the delaying the progress of construction and shelters, so people are not willing to affecting the livelihood of these people. move. It is recommended that the Implementing With 290 mu farmland acquired for Agency provide guidance for production Dongming Dike Consolidation, there development and proper use of remains 0.7 mu/person. Villages are compensation costs, to create more job ( Production concerned about their future. opportunities other than farming. reestablishment Luji Township is recommended to initiate Land adjustment is a problem in land adjustment as soon as possible, thus Fanxian Floodplain Safety avoiding possible increase in green crop Development. compensation due to delayed adjustment. Foundations are soaked and cracks It is recommended that the contractor are found in walls in Gaozhai as a take active actions for discussing the result of drainage during construction affected villagers, so find out a solution of Miaozhai Floodplain Safety acceptable to both parties.
Development. ) Construction Poor drainage results in flooding of It is recommended that the parties first farmland and housing in the villages solve the problem of safety of people of Jiaoyuan, Guoyuan of Sanchunji, whose houses are seriously affected, to Pangqiao of Liulou, and Guozhai and avoid possible injury/death, and provide Xixiezhai of Shawo involved in appropriate compensation on the basis of Dongming Dike Consolidation. the result of evaluating agencies. It is recommended that the government officials in charge be held responsible to The land management authority * Collection of solve this problem, with charges paid to intends to collect charges for the land charges department responsible for implementing use of Dongpinghu Subproject. resettlement work, but without collecting any charge not approved by the State. The responsibility for recultivating
+ Recultivation of the deeply-excavated land for It is recommended all parties pay their
temporary land temporary use of Kaifeng Subproject attention to this. is not clear. Without land leveling and access road, teaching and extracurricular are It is recommended that the Implementing affected in Liuzhuang and Yantan Agency cause the responsible parties to Primary Schools involved in Kaifeng complete this part of work. and Dongming Subprojects.
, It is recommended that the ADB-financed Relocation of school Xuji Primary School affected by Project Office and the Yellow River Dongming Subproject was removed Engineering Bureaus at all levels cause in April 2004, but not reconstructed, Dongming County Government to speed so teaching activities have been up the progress or attempt to arrange affected for long. acceptable classrooms, to avoid affecting the pupils physically and psychologically.
$