Taiyuan-Zhongwei Railway Project
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Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Final Project Number: 36433 March 2006 PRC: Taiyuan-Zhongwei Railway Project Prepared by Ministry of Railways. The resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors. - i - RESETTLEMENT PLAN TAIYUAN – ZHONGWEI RAILWAY PROJECT IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, NINGXIA HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION GOVERNMENT, SHAANXI PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, AND SHANXI PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT 28 February 2006 - i - CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (February 2006) Currency Unit: CNY US$ 1.00 = CNY 8.083 ABBREVIATIONS AAOV Average Annual Output Value ACWF All China Women’s Federation ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Persons CPAP County Poverty Alleviation Planning DMS Detailed Measurement Survey DRC Development & Reform Committee (local government level) EA Executing Agent EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FCTIC Foreign Capital and Technical Import Center FS Feasibility Study IA Implementing Agency Km Kilometer LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement MOR Ministry of Railways, PRC mu Unit of land measurement in PRC [15 mu=1 hectare (ha)] NDRC State Development & Reform Committee NGO Non-government Organization NHAR Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region PIA Project Impact Area PPTA Project Preparation Technical Assistance PRC People’s Republic of China RC Resettlement Census RCSO Railway Construction Support Office RIB Resettlement Information Booklet RP Resettlement Plan ROW Right-of-Way SEPA State Environmental Protection Agency STI Socially Transmitted Infection TERA TERA International Group, Inc. (USA) TSDI Third Survey and Design Institute TZR Taiyuan-Zhongwei Railway TZRC Taiyuan Zhongwei Railway Company - i - TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY RESETTLEMENT PLAN ................................................................................................ iv SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1 1.1 BACKGROUND...............................................................................................................1 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................1 SECTION 2: SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT............................................7 2.1 SCOPE AND NECESSITY OF LAND ACQUISITION AND BUILDING DEMOLITION...7 2.2 MEASURES TO REDUCE PROJECT IMPACT..............................................................8 2.3 SUMMARY OF KEY EFFECTS ....................................................................................11 2.4 PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ..13 2.5 STATION LINK AND CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROADS..........................................14 2.6 VILLAGE IMPACTS......................................................................................................15 SECTION 3: SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE AND PROJECT IMPACT .............................................17 3.1 OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................17 3.2 SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF AFFECTED VILLAGES, HOUSEHOLDS AND ENTERPRISES .........................................................................18 3.3 AFFECTED VILLAGES.................................................................................................18 3.4 AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS .........................................................................................19 3.5 AFFECTED ENTERPRISES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EMPLOYERS........................20 3.6 PROJECT IMPACT.......................................................................................................20 SECTION 4: OBJECTIVES, POLICY FRAMEWORK AND ENTITLEMENTS ..................................27 4.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .....27 4.2 PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND STRUCTURE OF PAYMENTS.................................27 4.3 APPLICABLE LAND POLICIES, LAWS, AND GUIDELINES........................................29 SECTION 5: RESETTLEMENT AND COMPENSATION MEASURES .............................................35 5.1 PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION.............................................................................35 5.2 TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION............................................................................37 5.3 BUILDING DEMOLITION AND REALLOCATION.........................................................37 5.4 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION.................................................................................42 5.5 ELGIBILITY POLICY AND ENTITLEMENTS MATRIX .................................................42 SECTION 6: ECONOMIC RESTORATION STRATEGY...................................................................46 6.1 CURRENT INCOME LEVEL AND VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS..............................46 6.2 SUPPLEMENTARY INCOME RESTORATION STRATEGY........................................47 6.3 LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION STRATEGY .................................................................48 6.4 ECONOMIC REHABILITATION PLANS FOR SERIOUSLY AFFECTED VILLAGES...50 6.5 SAMPLE RESETTLEMENT AND RESTORATION PLAN ............................................51 6.6 MEASURES FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS ................................................................55 SECTION 7: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND ARRANGEMENTS ..........................................58 7.1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK...................................................................................58 7.2 INSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS ..................................................................................60 7.3 HIGH LEVEL COORDINATION ....................................................................................61 7.4 CAPACITY TO PLAN AND MANAGE LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .61 SECTION 8: CONSULTATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS PARTICIPATION..............................63 8.1 PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS .......................................................................................63 8.2 MECHANISMS FOR STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION .............................................63 8.3 LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS ...........................................................69 - ii - 8.4 PROCEDURES FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES ...................................................70 SECTION 9: RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ...........................72 9.1 LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT COSTS.................................................72 9.2 ANNUAL BUDGET........................................................................................................74 9.3 SOURCES OF FUNDING.............................................................................................75 9.4 TIME SCHEDULE .........................................................................................................75 SECTION 10: MONITORING AND EVALUATION........................................................................78 10.1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE..........................................................................................78 10.2 BASELINE DATA..........................................................................................................78 10.3 INTERNAL MONITORING OF RESETTLEMENT TARGETS ......................................79 10.4 EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.................................................................82 10.5 PARTICIPATION BY AFFECTED PEOPLE..................................................................88 10.6 MONITORING REPORT...............................................................................................88 10.7 ESTABLISHING A COMPUTERIZED DATABASE.......................................................90 ANNEXES TO THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN ANNEX A: DETAIL OF LAND, BUILDINGS TO BE ACQUIRED ANNEX B: COUNTY LEVEL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ANNEX C: AFFECTED ENTERPRISES AND INSTITUTIONS ANNEX D: RESETTLEMENT STATUS AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL ANNEX E: ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT BY PROVINCE ANNEX F: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EXTERNAL MONITORING SUPPLEMENTARY ANNEXES TO RESETTLEMENT PLAN (BOUND SEPARATELY) ANNEX 1: INTERVIEWS AND DATA GATHERING ANNEX 2: LIST OF PEOPLE MET ANNEX 3: NHAR 5-YEAR PLAN OF FARMERS’ NEW RESIDENCES ANNEX 4: APPLICATION OF ADB DEFINITION TO HUI ANNEX 5: TERA SURVEY FORMS ANNEX 6: SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE BY PREFECTURE AND COUNTY ANNEX 7: MINUTES OF MEETINGS WITH SHANXI AND SHAANXI PROVINCES, AND THE NINGXIA HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION AND OTHER AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MOR AND THE THREE PROVINCES ANNEX 8: ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD AND VILLAGE RESETTLEMENT SURVEYS ANNEX 9: NHAR APPROVED LAR VALUES - iii - SUMMARY RESETTLEMENT PLAN 1. The Project railway line is 939.889 km long, including (i) electrified double-track from Taiyuan/Yuci at its eastern terminus to Dingbian (508.338 km), where it separates into electrified single-track lines to (ii) Zhongwei (239.196 km) and (iv) Yinchuan (192.355 km). The Taiyuan- Zhongwei Railway (TZR) Project will cross 3 provinces, 7 prefecture level cities, and 22 counties and districts. The areas near the eastern and western termini are developed urban centers with considerable commercial, administrative and industrial activities. These areas have rail lines and expressways that provide access to China’s national transportation network and the national economy. The areas between these economic centers have relied on the limited capacity of a two- lane paved road for their access to China’s