Resettlement Plan
March 2019
PRC: Guizhou Gui’an New District New Urbanization Smart Transport System Development
Prepared by the Gui’an Project Management Office for the Asian Development Bank.
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Guizhou Gui’an New District New Urbanization Smart Transport System Development Project
Resettlement Plan
Gui’an Project Management Office (GPMO) March 2019
Bureau of Economic Development of Gui’an (BEDGA): 1 March 2019
Definition of Terms
Affected Household: All persons residing under one roof and eating from the same kitchen, who are adversely affected by the Project, or any of its components; may consist of a single nuclear family or an extended family group.
Affected Persons: In the context of involuntary resettlement, displaced persons are those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.
Compensation: Cash or in-kind payment of the replacement cost of an asset lost due to Project-related impacts
Entitlement: Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution, and relocation, which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore their economic and social base
Income Restoration: Reestablishment of income sources and livelihoods of Aps
Involuntary Resettlement: Full or partial, permanent or temporary physical displacement (relocation, loss of residential land or shelter) and economic displacement (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a consequence of development projects, compelling APs to rebuild their lives, incomes and asset bases
Land Acquisition: The process whereby a person is compelled by a government agency to relinquish their land or land use rights to the government (i) for a public purpose and (ii)in return for compensation. This land may be either owned or possessed by the affected person.
Replacement Cost: The value determined to be fair compensation for various types of agricultural and residential land, crops, trees, and other commodities based on current market rates; the cost of rebuilding houses and structures at current market prices of building materials and labor, without depreciation or deductions for salvaged building material
Vulnerable Groups: Distinct group of people (poor, elderly, disabled and female-headed households) who may suffer disproportionately from resettlement effects
Contents
Executive Summary ...... i A. Project Background ...... i B. RP Preparation ...... i C. LA and Resettlement Impacts ...... i D. Project Policies and Entitlements ...... i E. Resettlement Policies and Programs ...... ii F. Implementation Arrangements ...... ii G. Consultation and Disclosure ...... ii H. Grievance Redress ...... iii I. Resettlement Budget ...... iii J. Progress and Monitoring ...... iii I. Project Description ...... 1 A. Project Background ...... 1 B. Project Scope ...... 2 C. Preparation of Safeguard Documents ...... 7 D. Measures to Reduce LA and Resettlement Impacts at the Design Stage ...... 8 II. Land acquisistion and Resettlement Impacts ...... 9 A. Resettlement Impacts ...... 9 B. LA Impacts...... 9 C. Affected Ethnic Minorities ...... 11 D. Affected Ground Attachments ...... 12 E. Temporary Land Occupation ...... 12 III. Socioeconomic Profile ...... 13 IV. Policy & Legal Frameworks ...... 22 A. PRC Laws, Regulations and Policies ...... 22 B. Local Regulations and Policies ...... 23 C. ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement ...... 24 D. Differences between ADB and PRC Policies and Gap Filling Measures ...... 24 E. Resettlement Principles for the Project ...... 26 V. Compensation Rates and Entitlements ...... 27 A. Cut-off Date ...... 27 B. Compensation Rates for Rural Collective Land and Crops ...... 27 C. Compensation Rates for State-owned Land ...... 29 D. Compensation Rates for Temporary Land Occupation ...... 29 VI. Income and Livelihood Restoration Measures ...... 32 A. LA Compensation ...... 32 B. Employment Training and Opportunities ...... 32 C. Commercial Property Resettlement ...... 33 D. Social security fund for LEFs ...... 34 E. Supporting Measures for Vulnerable Groups ...... 34 F. Assistance Measures for Minority Residents ...... 34 G. Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests ...... 34 VII. Implementation Arrangements ...... 34 A. Organizational Setup ...... 34 B. Responsibilities ...... 35 C. Staff and Training ...... 36 VIII. Information Disclosure, Consultation and Participation ...... 38 A. RP Preparation Stage ...... 38 B. RP Update and Implementation Stage ...... 40
IX. Grievance Redress ...... 41 X. Budget, Funding Source and Disbursement ...... 42 XI. Resettlement Implementation Schedule ...... 43 XII. Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 46 A. Internal Monitoring ...... 46 B. External Monitoring ...... 46 Appendix 1: Due Diligence Report ...... 49 Appendix 2: GNDG General Office Document No.1 ...... 74 Appendix 3: Interim Measures for Endowment Insurance for Urban and Rural Residents of Gui’an New District ...... 79 Appendix 4: Interview Minutes ...... 83 Appendix 5: Resettlement Information Booklet ...... 85
Abbreviations
AAOV - Average Annual Output Value ADB - Asian Development Bank AH - Affected Household AP - Affected Person DMS - Detailed Measurement Survey FGD - Focus Group Discussion GGAND - Government of Gui’an New District GPMO - Gui’an Project Management Office LA - Land Acquisition LEF - Land-expropriated Farmer M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MLS - Minimum Living Security NRCR - National Research Center for Resettlement PMO - Project Management Office PRC - People’s Republic of China RIB - Resettlement Information Booklet RP - Resettlement Plan
Units
Currency unit = Yuan (CNY) 1.00 yuan = $0.15 1 hectare = 15 mu
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A. Project Background
1. The proposed project will establish an urban transport network in the Gui'an Direct Administrative District (GDAD), including a comprehensive intelligent transport system (ITS); 20 new bus stations; 200 new clean energy buses such as electric buses; 21 electric charging stations; 8.2 km of supporting urban roads; and increased efficiency of transport system and strengthened smart transport capacity.
B. RP Preparation
2. This Resettlement Plan (RP) has been prepared in accordance with the latest Feasibility Study Report, the applicable state and provincial laws, regulations and policies, and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009), and has been approved by the Gui’an PMO (GPMO) and ADB to avoid or minimize resettlement impacts. At the detailed design stage, this RP will be updated based on the DMS results. The updated RP will be submitted to ADB for review, and any resettlement activity will not begin before ADB approval.
C. LA and Resettlement Impacts
3. 698.57 mu of land will be occupied for the Project, including 481.96 mu of permanently occupied existing state-owned land which has been acquired before and 216.61 mu of rural collective land which need to be newly acquired. Among them: (i) 386.95 mu of land for supporting road component has already been acquired by the local government which is not anticipant of this ADB project and all affected households have been compensated; (ii) 267.11 mu of land for bus infrastructure component, among them, 59.48 mu of land has been acquired by the local government which is not anticipant of this ADB project and all affected households have been compensated. The other 207.63 mu of collective-owned land will be newly acquired for this Project, affecting 150 households with 646 persons in 10 villages in 4 townships; (iii) 44.51 mu of land for charging stations component, among them, 35.53 mu of land has been acquired by the local government which is not anticipant of this ADB project and all affected households have been compensated. The other 8.98 mu of collective-owned land will be newly acquired for this project, affecting 11 households with 51 persons in 3 villages in 4 townships. There is no vulnerable group1 in the project area. This RP has been prepared only to address the resettlement impacts resulting from acquisition of 216.61 mu of land for bus infrastructure and charging stations. Land acquisition and resettlement due diligence on acquired land has conducted and enclosed as Appendix 1. LA will have little impact on the AHs, because their main income source is employment.
D. Project Policies and Entitlements
4. This RP has been prepared in accordance with the Land Administration Law of the PRC (2004), Decision of the State Council on Deepening the Reform and Rigidly Enforcing Land Administration (SC [2004] No.28), applicable provincial policies, and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). Compensation is based on full replacement cost, and some mitigation measures have been developed to support the affected population, especially vulnerable groups.
1 The vulnerable group here refers to distinct group of people (poor, elderly, disabled and female-headed households) who may suffer disproportionately from resettlement effects. ii
E. Resettlement Policies and Programs
5. According to the Land Administration Law of the PRC, Guidelines on Improving Compensation and Resettlement Systems for Land Acquisition, Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1) (Appendix 2), and other applicable policies, acquired rural collective land in Gui’an New District (hereinafter, “Gui’an”) will be compensated for at location-based composite land prices (34,020-74,000 yuan/mu), and the compensation for young crops or attachments on acquired land will be paid to proprietors (3,646-4,600 yuan/mu for vegetable land and 10,000 yuan/mu for citrus garden). In practice, young crop compensation is usually 10% of LA compensation.
F. Implementation Arrangements
6. The Bureau of Economic Development of Gui’an (BEDGA) will be the executing agency (EA) for the loan. A project management office (GPMO) has been established to manage the project implementation daily. The project has several components. As arranged by the GGAND, the GPMO will be the primary IA for the project. Meanwhile, some subcomponents under the project will be implemented by several government entities, who are considered as sub-PMOs: • The Culture and Tourist Investment Company (CTIC), for the public transport subcomponents (bus hub construction, and electric bus procurement); • The Industrial Investment Company (IIC), for the electric vehicle charging station construction; • The Construction Investment Company (CIC), for the supporting road construction; • The PMO, for the remaining components (bus terminal/depot construction, ITS development, Intelligent connected vehicle system demonstration site piloted, and capacity strengthening programs).
7. The primary responsibilities of GPMO at the project preparation stage include (i) coordination with central/provincial governments, ADB, and related government agencies; (ii) preparing required reports and obtaining approvals from upper level governments/authorities; (iii) organizing project preparation activities, such as consultant recruitment and report preparation (project proposal, feasibility studies, land acquisition and resettlement plan, environment and social assessments, etc.); and, (iv) arranging project implementation.
8. During implementation, GPMO will be responsible for (i) coordination among central/provincial governments, ADB, the EA, and related government agencies and entities; (ii) implementation planning, arrangement, and quality control; (iii) loan disbursement and financial management; (iv) compliance of environment and social safeguards; (v) procurement and contract management; and (iv) direct implementation of some project subcomponents. A social safeguards unit will be established by GPMO responsible for implementation of all social safeguard aspects. The social safeguard unit have dedicated resettlement officer, who will be supported by project management consulting firm (PMC) having a resettlement specialist. GPMO will hire an external monitor.
G. Consultation and Disclosure
9. A series of consultations have been conducted since July 2018 by the GPMO, TRTA resettlement specialists, design institutions with the affected villagers, officers of affected townships, officers from related bureaus such as GGAND, Gui’an Land and Resources Bureau, Gui’an Planning and Construction Bureau, Gui’an Land Reservation Center, etc. A socioeconomic survey has been conducted by the Design Institute (DI) under the direction of iii resettlement specialists, with about 35% of participants being women, covering LA and resettlement issues to ensure that the RP is appropriate. All affected persons (APs) will participate in the project through these activities, and their opinions are fully considered in the planning and implementation of the Resettlement Plan. In the Project, great importance has been and will continue to be paid to public participation and consultation, and information disclosure during resettlement based on ADB’s past good practices, and a number of working mechanisms and procedures have been established to ensure the effectiveness thereof. In addition, the principles of encouraging public participation are also included in this RP, and the Resettlement Information Booklet (RIB) containing key resettlement information will be distributed to the APs in February 2019.
H. Grievance Redress
10. An appeal procedure has been established to settle disputes over compensation and resettlement. The aim is to respond to appeals of the APs in a timely manner and transparently. Grievances about the Project may arise from the acquisition of collective land or other causes. Correspondingly, the GPMO, and the affected township governments and village committees will coordinate and handle grievances and appeals arising from resettlement. The APs may file appeals about any aspect of resettlement, including compensation rates.
I. Resettlement Budget
11. All costs incurred during LA and resettlement will be included in the general budget of the Project. Based on prices in the first half of 2018, the resettlement budget of the Project is 21.8 million yuan. GPMO will disburse resettlement funds to the district agency concerned according to the compensation rates for payment to the affected villages and persons.
J. Progress and Monitoring
12. In order to ensure the successful implementation of this RP, resettlement implementation will be subject to internal and external monitoring according to ADB’s policy on involuntary resettlement. This RP will be implemented from 2019 to 2021. Internal monitoring will be performed by GPMO and agencies concerned, and an internal monitoring report will be submitted to ADB semiannually during resettlement. GPMO will appoint an external monitor to conduct external monitoring and evaluation (M&E) semiannually.
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I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A. Project Background
1. In the western region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), economic growth has been slower than in the coastal provinces and there are many parts of the region that still have relatively low urbanization and infrastructure development. Guizhou is in the southwest PRC and has a population of 35 million, most of which is rural and 36.1% of whom are ethnic minorities. Guizhou has one of the lowest gross domestic products (GDP) per capita in the PRC at CNY 33,246, which is 67.4% of the PRC average. The rural poverty ratio in Guizhou (18.0%) is much higher than the national rate (7.2%). Increased urbanization, better infrastructure, and improved connectivity to markets, employment opportunities, and social services can reduce the high incidence of poverty in Guizhou and surrounding regions.
2. The impact of the project will be increased economic activity in the Gui'an Direct Administrative District (GDAD). The outcome will be efficiency of the GDAD transport system is increased. The project will have three components:
3. Output 1: Intelligent transport system designed and installed. To provide an integrated solution to address the potential traffic management, safety and infrastructure capacity issues, a comprehensive ITS suite is proposed. The scope of the ITS will cover all aspects of the transport system, including private and commercial vehicles, public transport, non-motorized transport (bicycles and pedestrians), parking, and other services. Data collected will be consolidated in the big data center. The data will then be analyzed and deployed for fleet monitoring, ticket management, and traffic monitoring as part of smart city management.
4. Output 2: Sustainable transport infrastructure built. To promote maximum public transportation use, the transport system must be flexible and enable users to switch seamlessly between modes, including walking, cycling, buses, trains and cars. Bus stations with multimodal connectivity, smart parking lots and supporting urban roads will be developed. This infrastructure will work together with ITS elements to optimize infrastructure and overall urban mobility. Developing ITS components alongside this infrastructure will produce real-time information systems that provide users with seamless end-to-end journey planning facilities including intuitive wayfinding, public transport information and parking systems. Ensuring these systems have user-friendly interfaces will be key to encouraging public transport use. Clean energy buses will be purchased to increase the bus route coverage in Gui’an and reduce emissions from public transport services. These buses will be equipped with onboard systems to communicate with the traffic management control and data centers. In addition, electric charging stations for private and public vehicles with different capacity will be placed in the area. Information about the status of the buses and charging stations will also be readily available to operators and users as part of the ITS to be developed. An intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) system demonstration zone for research and development of ICV and associated technologies will be setup.
5. Output 3: Smart transport capacity strengthened. Feasibility of autonomous vehicles will be studied and piloted if deemed feasible. Capacity strengthening activities will be provided to ensure relevant and up-to-date ITS and clean transport technology is considered at design, implementation, and operation phases. ADB will transfer knowledge and international prevailing practices on sustainable urbanization, including integrated smart transport planning, design, operation and maintenance. Consulting services for supervision and project management will also be provided. Community outreach programs on gender sensitive public transport and ITS will also be conducted. 2
Figure 1-1 Project Area and Location in the PRC
B. Project Scope
6. The proposed project will establish an urban transport network in the Gui'an Direct Administrative District (GDAD), including a comprehensive intelligent transport system (ITS); 20 new bus stations (6 hub stations, 3 depots,11 terminal stations); 200 new clean energy buses (electric buses); 21 electric vehicle charging stations; 8.2 km of supporting urban roads; demonstration of autonomous vehicle and roads; and increased efficiency of transport system and strengthened smart transport capacity. Please find the detailed information of each subcomponent and the locations of the project sites in table 1-1 to table 1-3 and figure 1-2 to figure 1-4. Table 1-1 Positions and Land Areas of Bus Stations
Land area (mu) Bus Station Type/ Description Township Village State- Collective Total owned 1. Hub stations 36.93 33.45 70.38 1.1 Gaofeng Passenger Station Hub Gaofeng Town Dalege 0 6.01 6.01 1.2 Machang Passenger Station Hub Machang Town Chuanxin 0 7.69 7.69 1.3 Biguiyuan Hub Huchao Xiang Xiaba 10.8 7.2 18.00 1.4 South College Town Hub Dangwu Town Wenggang 0 11.55 11.55 1.5 Yunman Lake Hub Machang Town Jiahe 15.13 0 15.13 1.6 Fukang North Road – Xuanshui Machang Town Ganhe, 11 1 12 3
Road Hub Kaizhang 2. Terminal stations 22.55 23.72 46.27 2.1 Shuangxi Road Terminal Machang Town Chuanxin 3.25 0 3.25 2.2 Xinghu Community Terminal Huchao Xiang Huchao 0 3.42 3.42 2.3 Xingyue Community North Huchao Xiang Qishan 3.93 0 3.93 Terminal 2.4Gaofeng High School East Gaofeng Town Dalege 0 1.8 1.80 Terminal 2.5 Machang Town Terminal Machang Town Liujia 5.26 4 9.26 2.6 High-end Equipment Industrial Dangwu Town Maocao 0 3.77 3.77 Park Terminal 2.7 Dongqing – Siya Road Terminal Dangwu Town Luhua 4.5 0 4.50 2.8 Bonded Zone Terminal Machang Town Ganhe 3.18 0 3.18 2.9 Xing’an Avenue South Terminal Machang Town Chuanxin 0 3.14 3.14 2.10 Minbo Park Terminal Huchao Xiang Guangxing 2.43 2.5 4.93 2.11 Gui’an Chuanggu Terminal Dangwu Town Wenggang 0 5.09 5.09 3. Depots 0 150.46 150.46 3.1 Central Huchao Xiang Malu 0 23.92 23.92 3.2 College Town Dangwu Town Dangwu 0 68.28 68.28 3.3 Machang East Machang Town Longshan 0 58.26 58.26 TOTAL 59.48 207.63 267.11 Source: Feasibility Study Report
Figure 1-2 Location Map of Bus Stations
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Table 1-2 Information of Supporting Road
Boundary Design Length Area No. Name Class line width speed Significance Remarks (km) (m) m2 mu km/h From Tianhe Lake in the north to Jing th, Acquired in 1 No.5 Road Trunk 1.920 44 84480 126.72 50 ’an Avenue in the sou being a trunk road in the central 2014 area Zhanqian Serving the building complex, Acquired in 2 Road Trunk 0.864 44 38016 57.02 50 national security bureau and 2014 extension public security bureau From Tianhe Lake in the north to Weimin Road in the south, Changfeng Sub- Acquired in 3 1.493 31 46283 69.42 40 being a sub-trunk road in the Road (Z7) trunk 2015 central area, serving Gui’an Center and Financial Harbor Acquired in 4 H6 Branch 0.453 24 10872 16.32 30 2014 Acquired in 5 Z3 Branch 0.395 24 9480 14.22 30 2014 Acquired in 6 H8 Branch 0.338 24 8112 12.17 30 2014 Acquired in 7 H11 Branch 0.339 24 8136 12.20 30 2014 Acquired in 8 H12 Branch 0.227 24 5448 8.17 30 2015 Acquired in 9 H13 Branch 0.417 24 10008 15.01 30 2015 Acquired in 10 Z4 Branch 0.741 24 17784 26.68 30 2015 Acquired in 11 Z8 Branch 0.162 18 2916 4.37 30 Serving Financial Harbor 2014 Acquired in 12 H4 Branch 0.297 24 7128 10.69 30 Serving Financial Harbor 2013 Acquired in 13 H1 Branch 0.517 18 9306 13.96 30 Serving Civic Center 2013 Acquired in Total 8.163 257969 386.95 2015 Source: Feasibility Study Report
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Figure 1-3 Location Map of Supporting Road
Table 1-3 Positions and Land Areas of Charging Stations
Land area (mu) Charging Station Type / Township Village State- Description(name) Collective Total owned 1. Cooperative construction 1.1 East Gui’an Station Huchao Xiang Zhongyi 7.14 0 7.14 1.2 Jinronggang Huchao Xiang Xinmin 1.78 0 1.78 1.3 Complex three Huchao Xiang Xiaba 2.62 0 2.62 1.4 Citizen Center Huchao Xiang Xiaba 2.86 0 2.86 1.5 Longshan Industrial Park Machang Town Shaba 1.26 0 1.26 1.6 Comprehensive Bonded Zone Machang Town Jialin 2.46 0 2.46 1.7 Yungu Smart Machang Town Ganhe 1.2 0 1.2 1.8 Electronic Information Industry Machang Town Jialin, Ganhe 2.65 0 2.65 Incubation Park 1.9 Stirling Industrial Park Machang Town Ganhe 1.09 0 1.09 1.10 Digital Economic Industrial Park Dangwu Town Siya 1.04 0 1.04 2. Self-constructed 1.1 Moon Lake Huchao Xiang Wangguan 3.60 0 3.60 1.2 Liangjiang Rode Huchao Xiang Wangguan 3.40 0 3.40 1.3 Fengming Rode Huchao Xiang Wangguan 9.81 0 9.81 1.4 Huantie-Huchao Station Huchao Xiang Qishan 0 3.33 3.33 1.5 West Coast Huchao Xiang Yuanfang 0 3.77 3.77 1.6 Xinmin Rode Huchao Xiang Xinmin 3.13 0 3.13 1.7 Qingqu Rode Qingqu Rode Xinmin 3.71 0 3.71 1.8 Tianfu Rode Machang Town Longshan,Sha 4.94 0 4.94 6
ba 1.9 Shuangxin Avenue South Machang Town Chuanxin 5.57 0 5.57 1.10 High-end Equipment Industry Dangwu Town Maocao 0 1.88 1.88 Park 1.11 Simeng Avenue East Dangwu Town Xiaba 1.36 0 1.36 TOTAL 59.64 8.98 68.62
Figure 1-4 Location Map of Charging Stations
Table 1-4 Scope of Construction and Resettlement Impacts
Component Subcomponent Land area (mu) Main resettlement impacts Remarks None Located on Floors 1 and 2 of the Due Diligence Intelligent ITS center 0 Civic Center, with a building area of Report Transport development 2,500 m2, LA compensation (Appendix 1) System completed in 2015 Other systems 0 None 20 bus stations, with a total land area of 267.11 mu, including RP and Due Sustainable Bus stations (6 hub 207.63 mu of cultivated land newly Diligence Transport stations, 3 depots,11 267.11 acquired for the Project, affecting Report Infrastructure terminal stations) 150 households with 646 persons (Appendix 1) in 10 villages in 4 townships, and 7
59.48 mu of state-owned land. 21 charging stations will be built in this project. Among them, there are two types of land use and construction: 1) Cooperative construction. 10 charging stations will be built in the parking lots of existing public facilities and industrial parks without newly land occupation. The PIE will only install the charging equipment in the RP and Due Electric vehicle parking lots without land occupation Diligence charging station 44.51 directly. 2) Self-constructed. The Report construction other 11 charging stations need (Appendix 1) permanent land occupation for the construction of charging station by the PIE themselves, and the total area is 44.51 mu, including 8.98 mu of cultivated land newly acquired for the Project, affecting 11 households with 51 persons in 3 villages in 4 townships, and 35.53 mu of state-owned land. New energy buses 0 0 None (Electric buses) None. Located in Huchao Xiang, LA Due Diligence Supporting roads 386.95 compensation completed before Report 2018 under a project not financed (Appendix 1) by ADB Intelligent connected Use the existing roads in the vehicle (ICV) system 0 None industrial park. demonstration piloted Total 698.57 Source: Feasibility Study Report 7. It can be seen from table 1-4 that in total 698.57 mu of land will be occupied for the Project, including 481.96 mu of permanently occupied existing state-owned land and 216.61 mu of rural collective land. See the land acquisition and resettlement due diligence of the 481.96 mu of acquired land in appendix 1 and the resettlement plan for the 216.61 mu of newly acquired land in the following chapters.
C. Preparation of Safeguard Documents
8. Since the ITS, intelligent connected testing ground, new energy buses and supporting roads will not need new land acquisition or land occupation, this RP is for bus infrastructure construction and charging stations which need new land acquisition. The land acquisition and resettlement due diligence report is also prepared for the supporting road components and the bus stations and charging stations, for which land has been acquired before and not anticipant of this ADB project. Please find the DDR in appendix 1.
9. This RP has been prepared according to the Feasibility Study Report of the Project to avoid or minimize resettlement impacts. 8
10. The tabulated data in this RP is from the Feasibility Study Report, statistical yearbooks, fieldwork, etc., and the figures are from the Feasibility Study Report and maps provided by the land and resources bureau. The fieldwork was conducted by the task force of Hohai University during 1 August to 12 August 2018 and additional survey for the charging stations was conducted in October and November 2018. 11. At the design stage, a DMS and a sampling survey, and further consultation with all stakeholders will be conducted to identify final resettlement impacts. This RP will be updated and submitted to ADB for review and approval before resettlement.
D. Measures to Reduce LA and Resettlement Impacts at the Design Stage
12. Resettlement impacts have been minimized at the design stage on the following principles: • Avoiding or minimizing occupation of existing and planned residential areas; • Avoiding or minimizing occupation of high-quality farmland; • Gaining access to the proposed construction sites through existing state and local roads; and • Avoiding or minimizing occupation of environmentally sensitive areas.
13. The Project will be implemented on the basis of minimizing resettlement impacts. The table below sets out the optimization measures which have been taken to reduce the resettlement impacts at the feasibility design stage:
Table 1-5 Measures to Reduce LA and Resettlement Impacts at the Design Stage
Sub-component Measure Bus stations It is found in the survey that the Rencai Road Junction Terminal of College Town will occupy land of a driving school, which entered into an LA agreement with the village committee over 10 years ago, but the land ownership is unclear, so this terminal has been cancelled. There is a dispute over LA for the Lanzhou Road Terminal, and the land ownership is unclear, so its construction is suspended. The Rencai Road Junction Terminal has been changed to Gui’an Chuanggu Terminal, and the Lanzhou Road Terminal to the Shuangxi Road Terminal. Through site and layout adjustment, the design of related auxiliary facilities has been adjusted, and effective public participation ensured. The supply of buses will be reduced as the case may be to improve bus utilization efficiency. Bus stations and command centers will be relocated, and related buildings and facilities optimized to minimize permanent LA impacts during construction. Supporting road The design of routes, bus lanes, bus stations, sidewalks and landscaping will construction (Phase be reviewed and adjusted if necessary, and public security and environmental 1) sanitation improved. Intelligent Transport Sites and layouts will be reviewed and adjusted if necessary, and the design System of auxiliary facilities adjusted.
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II. LAND ACQUISISTION AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS
A. Resettlement Impacts
14. According to the Feasibility Study Report, the Project will involve 216.61 mu of rural collective land (including 209.41 mu of cultivated land and 7.2 mu of woodland) acquisition because of the construction of bus stations and charging stations. Newly land acquisition will affect 13 villages in 4 townships in Gui’an, which are Machang Town (Chuanxin, Ganhe, Kaizhang, Liujia, Longshan Villages), Dangwu Town (Dangwu, Wenggang, and Maocao Villages), Huchao Xiang (Xiaba, Qishan, Yuanfang and Malu Villages), and Gaofeng Town (Dalege Village). The Project will not involve house demolition. See Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Summary of Land Acquisition Impacts
Population Area(mu) Component Sub-component HHs Female Ethnic Total people Hub stations 33.45 35 156 74 12 Bus Terminal 102 36 Infrastructure 23.72 33 211 stations Construction Depots 150.46 38 279 136 21 Subtotal 207.63 150 646 312 59 Charging 24 0 Self-constructed 8.98 11 51 Stations Subtotal 8.98 11 51 24 0 TOTAL 216.61 161 697 336 128 Source: GPMO and resettlement survey team
B. LA Impacts
15. In total 216.61 mu of rural collective land will be acquired for the Project, affecting 161 households with 697 persons, among which 336 are female and 29 HHs are ethnic minority household1. Please find details in table 2-2. (i) Among 20 bus stations, 15 of them need newly land acquisition which will affect 150 households with 646 persons in 10 villages in 4 townships, involving the acquisition of rural collective land in 10 villages in Machang Town, Dangwu Town, Gaofeng Town and Huchao Xiang. (ii) Among 11 self-constructed charging stations, 3 need new land acquisition which will affect 11 households with 51 people in 3 villages in 2 townships, involving Huchao Xiang and Dangwu Town.
16. These villages located in the suburb, where per capita cultivated area has been dropping year by year with the progress of urbanization, and many villagers work at nearby factories or deal with individual operations, so the proportion of nonagricultural income to household income is rising gradually. The land loss rate of about 80% AHs is less than 10% and the land loss rate of the other 20% AHs is less than 20%. The average land loss area per household is about 1.35 mu.
1 A minority household here means a household headed by a minority resident. Chinese is the local everyday language, and many minority residents under 50 years can no longer speak in their ethnic languages. 10
The average annual output value (AAOV) of land is from 398 Yuan/mu to 463 Yuan/mu. The agriculture income loss is from 537 Yuan to 625 Yuan which is about 2% of the total annual income of the AH. LA will have minor and controllable impacts and all APs will receive adequate and reasonable cash compensation. Please find the details from table 2-2 to table 2-3.
Table 2-2 Summary of Permanently Acquired Collective Land
Permanent LA Affected Sub- Component Description Township Village population component Area (mu) Population HHs / females Machang Passenger Station Machang Chuanxing 7.69 7 44/21 Hub Town Fukang North Road – Machang Ganhe, 1 1 4/2 Xuanshui Road Hub Town Kaizhang Hub Huchao Biguiyuan Hub Xiaba 7.2 10 37/16 stations Xiang Gaofeng Passenger Station Gaofeng Dalege 6.01 5 22/12 Hub Town Dangwu South College Town Hub Wenggang 11.55 12 49/23 Town Machang Machang Town Terminal Liujia 4 9 36/17 Town Huchao Minbo Park Terminal Guangxing 2.5 12 40/17 Xiang Dangwu Gui’an Chuanggu Terminal Wenggang 5.09 9 45/23 Town Bus Sustainable Xing’an Avenue South Machang terminals Chuanxin 3.14 3 17/7 Transport Terminal Town Infrastructure High-end Equipment Dangwu Maocao 3.77 2 12/6 Industrial Park Terminal Town Gaofeng High School East Gaofeng Dalege 1.8 9 37/18 Terminal Town Xinghu Community Terminal Huchao 3.42 7 24/14 Dangwu College Town Dangwu 68.28 26 121/56 Town Huchao Depots Central Malu 23.92 6 30/15 Xiang Machang Machang East Longshan 58.26 32 128/65 Town Huchao Huantie-Huchao Station Qishan 3.33 3 8/4 Xiang Charging Huchao West Coast Yuanfang 3.77 5 24/11 stations Xiang High-end Equipment Industry Dangwu Maocao 1.88 3 19/9 Park Town Total 216.61 161 697/336
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Table 2-3 Analysis of Land Loss Rates
Land loss rate 6-10% 11-15% 16-20% Total Township Village ≤5% Percent Percent Percent Percent HHs HHs HHs HHs HHs (%) (%) (%) (%) Machang Chuanxin 4 40.00 4 40.00 1 10.00 1 10.00 10 Town Machang Ganhe 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 Town Machang Longshan 18 56.25 6 18.75 4 12.50 4 12.50 32 Town Machang Liujia 4 44.44 5 55.56 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 Town Dangwu Wenggang 11 52.38 8 38.10 2 9.52 0 0.00 21 Town Dangwu Dangwu 8 30.77 10 38.46 6 23.08 2 7.69 26 Town Dangwu Maocao 1 20.00 4 80.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 Town Huchao Xiaba 5 50.00 3 30.00 0 0.00 2 20.00 10 Xiang Huchao Guangxing 5 41.67 5 41.67 1 8.33 1 8.33 12 Xiang Huchao Huchao 3 42.86 1 14.29 2 28.57 1 14.29 7 Xiang Huchao Malu 2 33.33 2 33.33 2 33.33 0 0.00 6 Xiang Gaofeng Dalege 7 50.00 3 21.43 4 28.57 0 0.00 14 Town Huchao Yuanfang 2 40.00 3 60.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 Xiang Huchao Qishan 1 33.33 2 66.67 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 Xiang Total 71 44.09 57 35.40 22 13.66 11 6.83 161
C. Affected Ethnic Minorities
17. Among the 161 AHs with 697 persons, there are 29 minority households, accounting for 27.36% of all AHs, including 16 Miao households, 6 Buyi households, one Gelao households and 4 Bai households. Table 2-4 Distribution of Affected Minority Population
Percent of AHs Total Village minority Other ethnic HHs Miao Gelao Buyi Bai Han population, % minorities Chuanxin 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 Ganhe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Xiaba 80.00 10 2 0 6 0 0 2 Dalege 35.71 14 4 0 0 1 0 9 12
Wenggang 4.76 21 1 0 0 0 0 20 Guangxing 58.33 12 2 2 0 3 0 5 Maocao 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Huchao 14.29 7 1 0 0 0 0 6 Malu 16.67 6 1 0 0 0 0 5 Longshan 18.75 32 5 1 0 0 0 26 Liujia 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 Dangwu 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 Qishan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Yuanfang 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Total 18.01 161 16 3 6 4 0 132
18. It is found that minority population accounts for 18.01% of all APs. Out of all minority residents, 55.17% are Miao, 20.69% Buyi, 10.34% Gelao and 13.79% Bai.
D. Affected Ground Attachments
19. Crops such as pepper, corn and other vegetables are grown on the acquired collective land. There are apple and pear trees on the 1 mu of cultivated land acquired for the Fukang North Road – Xuanshui Road Hub; there are 1.5 mu of Sakura (5cm diameter, 170 trees) and 1 mu of laurel (4cm diameter, 250 trees) on the land occupied for the Minbo Park Terminal; there are 20 tombs on the land occupied for the Gaofeng High School East Terminal, and 4 tombs on the land occupied for the Machang East parking lot; there are 3.77 mu of cherry tree (about 100 trees) in Yuanfang village and 1 mu of peach tree (about 100 trees) in Qishan village will be affected by the construction of 2 charging stations. See Table 2-5.
Table 2-5 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments
Name of village Item Unit Qty. AH AP Dalege Tomb / 20 1 5 Longshan / / 4 4 17 Ganhe Fruit 1 4 trees(apple mu 1 and peach trees) Guangxing Sakura / 170 7 26 Laurel / 300 Yuanfang Fruit trees 5 24 mu 3.77 (Cherry tree) Qishan Fruit trees 8 mu 1 (Peach tree) 3 Xiaba Small tress mu 7.2 10 37 Total 31 121
E. Temporary Land Occupation
20. The land occupied temporarily for the Project is located on the acquired collective land and occupied state-owned land, with no additional occupied land area.
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III. SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE
A. Guizhou Province and Guiyang City
21. Guizhou Province, “Qian” for short, located in southwestern China, bordered by Chongqing, Sichuan, Hunan, Yunnan and Guangxi, being a major destination of mountain tourism, China’s first state-level big data pilot region, a national ecological civilization pilot region, and an inland open economy pilot region.
22. In 2017, Guiyang City’s GDP was 353.796 billion yuan, up 11.3% year on year, in which the added value of primary industries was 14.733 billion yuan, up 6.3%; that of secondary industries 137.518 billion yuan, up 10.0%; and that of tertiary industries 201.545 billion yuan, up 12.6%, with a healthy ratio of 4.2:38.8:57.0, and per capita GDP 74,493 yuan, up 9.2%. In 2017, the city’s grain output was 427,400 tons, down 3.3%; the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 32,186 yuan, that of rural residents 14,264 yuan, up 10.0%, in per capita nonproductive expenditure 12,369 yuan, up 12.0%. At the end of 2017, the city had a resident population of 4.802 million. In 2017, the city’s birth rate was 11.76‰, death rate 5.68‰, natural population growth rate 6.08‰, and urbanization rate 74.8%.
Figure 1-1 Gui’an Direct Administrative Area
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23. The Gui’an planned area comprises 1,795 square kilometers (km2), with a population of 0.73 million (2016 estimate) that is expected to reach 2.3 million in 2030. The Gui'an Direct Administrative District (GDAD) covers 470 km2, comprising 4 townships, 7 villages and one community of Qingzhen city, located between and originally under the jurisdiction of Guiyang City (Huaxi District and Qingzhen City) and Anshun City (Pingba District). GDAD forms the core of Gui’an, which will be expanded south and west to cover the whole of the planned area.
24. Gui’an is growing exponentially, with GDP expected to increase by about 58% annually from CNY 17 billion in 2015 to CNY 150 billion in 2020, targeting a composition of 11% agriculture, 56% industry, and 33% service sector development, indicating a high focus on urbanization.2 In 2017, per capita disposable income of urban residents reached CNY 27,137, or an increase of 9% over the previous year. Similarly, per capita annual net income of farmers reached CNY 12,517 or an increase of 10% over the previous year.
25. GDAD had a total of 180,000 permanent residents by the end of 2017 under its jurisdiction, of which 69.5% were rural population and urban population only accounted for 30% of its population. At the same year, ethnic population accounted for 36.7% of its population. Miao, Buyi and Gelao minorities account for 95% of total ethnic population. The minority population is composed mainly of Miao (about 53%), Buyi (about 40%), Gelao (about 2.6%), as well as Yi, Dong, Bai, Tujia, Hui, Manchu and Zhuang (4.4%). Marriage across ethnic boundary is popular in project areas. Most of ethnic people use Mandarin as routine communication language, even people aged 65 years and above.
26. In 2017 the national rural poverty line was per capita annual net income CNY 3,335 under which 5935 people were poor in Gui’an. The poverty rate in Gui’an was 5%, higher than the average of nation-wide (3.1%) but lower than the Guizhou provincial level of 7.75%.
2. Affected Townships and Villages
27. Machang Town located in east longitude 106°27 27.41 and north altitude 26°24 35.70 , 7.6 km away from the center of Gui’an and 46 km away from Guiyang City, with a land area of 198.5 km2, a forest area of 23,978 mu, a cultivated area of 40,949 mu, and a per capita cultivated area of 0.68 mu. The town governs 28 villages, one community and 260 village groups, and has 13,210 households with 53,124 persons, including a minority population of nearly 25,000, accounting for 41.8%, composed mainly of Miao and Buyi people. The town has 9 poor villages, a poor population of 2,986, and 144 Minimum Living Security (MLS) or five-guarantee households with 322 persons. In 2017, the town’s per capita net income of farmers was CNY 7,890. The town is a major agricultural town, and agriculture is the main income source of villagers.
28. Chuanxin Village is governed by Machang Town, with a land area of 9.3 km2, a population of 2,190, composed mainly of Miao, Han, Gelao and Buyi people, an annual gross output value of CNY 3.5 million, and annual per capita net income of CNY 9,180.
29. Ganhe Village is governed by Machang Town, with a land area of 4.8 km2, a population of 893, composed mainly of Han, Miao, Buyi and Bai people, an annual gross output value of CNY 240,000, and annual per capita net income of CNY 11,980. The village governs Liujiazhuang Groups 6, 7 and 8, and Ganhe Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The village deals with crop cultivation and stockbreeding mainly.
2 Government of the PRC, State Council. 2015. National Economy and Social Development Thirteenth Five-Year Plan, 2016–2020. Beijing. 15
30. Liujia Village is governed by Machang Town, with a land area of 8.4 km2, a cultivated area of 1,231 mu, and a population of 1,201, composed mainly of Han, Miao and Buyi people, an annual gross output value of CNY 286,900, and annual per capita net income of CNY 8,389. The village governs 7 groups, and deals with crop cultivation mainly. Due to its advantaged geographic location, villagers have strong market awareness.
31. Longshan Village is governed by Machang Town, with a land area of 6.2 km2, a cultivated area of 995 mu, a population of 1,368, composed mainly of Han and Miao people, an annual gross output value of CNY 2.87 million, and annual per capita net income of CNY 8,579. The village governs 3 natural villages, and deals mainly with crop cultivation.
32. Dangwu Town located in southeastern Gui’an, 13 km away from the center of Gui’an, with a land area of 63.4 km2, and a cultivated area of 12,495.13 mu. The Town governs 18 administrative villages, 66 natural villages and 99 village groups, and has a resident population of 23,753, composed mainly of Han, Miao and Buyi people. The town has rich forest and water resources, a mild climate, ample rainfall, and an annual average air temperature of 14.4 . Its famous farm products are Dangwu pepper, Zhangke red tea, spicy chicken and purple-skinned garlic. In 2017, per capita net income was CNY 13,200. ℃
33. Wenggang Village is part of the College Town, 5km away from the seat of the Dangwu Town Government. Its population is composed mainly of Han and Miao people. In addition to traditional crop cultivation, the village also develops tertiary industries actively through investment promotion. In 2017, per capita net income was CNY 8,900.
34. Dangwu Village has 730 households with 2,700 persons, in which 51% are males, 1/3 laborers and 5% minority residents (Miao). The village has a land area of 7,300 mu, in which 65% is slope land and 35% cultivated land, a per capita cultivated area of 0.95 mu, per capita annual net income of CNY 10,000.
35. Maocao Village has over 300 households with 1,200 persons, in which 20% are Miao people, a per capita cultivated area of 1.8 mu, and per capita net income of CNY 8,342.
36. Gaofeng Town has a land area of 105.26 km2, a population of 38,625, a per capita cultivated area of 1.4 mu and per capita annual net income of about CNY 12,000.
37. Dalege Village enjoys convenient traffic, and has 13 natural villages, 15 groups, 576 households with 2,538 persons, a land area of 7.53 km2, a per capita cultivated area of 1.5 mu, and per capita annual net income of CNY 8,200.
38. Huchao Xiang, located in southwestern Guiyang, has a land area of 111.39 km2, governing 19 administrative villages, 51 natural villages, one community and 71 village groups, with a population of 55,750, including a poor population of 656, a minority population of 14,763 (accounting for 36.8%), a per capita cultivated area of 1.07 mu, and per capita annual net income of CNY 8,100. It is in the planned urban core of Gui’an.
39. Guangxing Village enjoys convenient traffic and a good landscape. It governs 12 groups and 9 natural villages, with a per capita cultivated area of 1.02 mu, and per capita annual net income of CNY 8,000. The main crops are paddy rice, corn, peanut, okra, pumpkin and pepper.
40. Xiaba Village has a population of 1,980, in which 70% is Buyi and 5% Miao, including 1,100 laborers. The village has 5 groups, a per capita cultivated area of 1.3 mu, and per capita annual net income of CNY 7,900. 16
41. Yuanfang Village has 2000 mu of collective-owned in total. There are groups with a population of 444 households with 2158 people, among them 15 households with 87 people are Miao people. The annual net income per capita is CNY 8,500.
3. Affected Population
42. During August 1-12, 2018, the task force conducted a socioeconomic survey on a sample of 60 AHs (with 252 persons), accounting for 57% of all AHs. See Table 3-1.
Table 3-1 Sample Distribution of Socioeconomic Survey All Han Ethnic minorities Item Item N Percent (%) N Percent (%) N Percent (%) <18 years 47 18.69 35 18.92 12 17.91 18-30 50 19.84 37 20.00 13 19.40 Age 31-40 59 23.41 43 23.24 16 23.88 41-60 47 18.65 35 18.92 12 17.91 >=60 years 49 19.45 35 18.92 14 20.90 Male 131 52 97 52.43 34 50.7 Gender Female 121 48 88 47.57 33 49.3 Han 185 73.4 185 100 0 0 Miao 29 11.5 0 0 29 43.28 Buyi 20 7.95 0 0 20 29.85 Ethnic group Gelao 10 3.98 0 0 10 14.93 Bai 8 3.17 0 0 8 11.94 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 Illiterate 13 5.16 8 4.32 5 6.76 Primary school or below 26 9.92 19 10.27 7 10.82 Junior high school 97 38.42 70 37.84 27 40.42 Educational Senior high school or 68 26.97 52 28.11 16 23.88 level technical secondary school Junior college 35 15.07 24 12.97 11 15.99 Undergraduate 12 4.76 11 5.95 1 1.53 Graduate 1 0.4 1 0.54 0 0 Civil servant 23 14.74 15 13.04 8 19.51 Farmer 30 19.23 21 18.26 9 21.95 Occupation Employee 58 37.18 44 38.26 14 34.15 Self-employer 38 24.36 29 25.22 9 21.95 housewife 7 4.49 6 5.22 1 2.44 Source: Social-economic survey of APs in August 2018 by NRCR.
⚫ Ethnic composition and gender
43. The 60 sample households have 252 persons in total, averaging 4.2 persons per household, including 121 women, accounting for 48.02%, 67 minority residents (29 Miao, 20 Buyi, 10 Gelao and 8 Bai), accounting for 26.59%, and 46 laborers. There are 46 Han households with 197 persons and 14 minority households with 55 persons. A minority household here means a household headed by a minority resident and a Han household here means a household headed 17 by a Han resident. As the marriage across ethnic boundary is popular in project areas, some of the Han households have minority resident and some of the minority households have Han residents. During the social survey, it was found that Chinese is the local everyday language, and many minority residents under 50 years can no longer speak in their ethnic languages.
⚫ Age structure
44. Among the 252 sampled people, 47 are aged 0-18 years, accounting for 18.69%; 50 aged 18-30 years, accounting for 19.84%; 59 aged 31-40 years, accounting for 23.41%; 47 aged 41-60 years, accounting for 18.65%; and 49 aged over 60 years, accounting for 19.45%.
⚫ Educational level
45. Among the 252 sampled people, 13 are illiterate, accounting for 5.16%; 25 have received education primary school or below education, accounting for 9.92%; 97 have received junior high school education, accounting for 38.42%; 68 have received senior high school or technical secondary school education, accounting for 26.97%; 35 have received junior college education, accounting for 15.07%; 12 are undergraduates, accounting for 4.76%; and one is graduate, accounting for 0.4%. There is no difference in educational level between Han and ethnic minorities, because all local minority residents can speak in Chinese, and received elementary education.
⚫ Means of production
46. The 60 sampled households have a total cultivated area 259.56 mu, all being non-irrigated land, with an average cultivated area of 1.03 mu per capita or 4.33 mu per household, and the main crops are corn and pepper.
⚫ Occupation
47. 19.23% of the sampled people are farmers, 14.74% civil servants, 4.49% housewives, and 61.54% employees or self-employers, all dealing with nonagricultural operations.
48. 56.1% of the minority sampled people deal with nonagricultural operations, while this figure is 63.48% for the Han respondents; 21.95% of the minority respondents deal with agriculture, slightly higher than that of the Han respondents of 18.26%; 19.51% of the minority respondents are employed in enterprises or institutions, slightly higher than that of the Han respondents of 14.74%.
⚫ Family properties
49. Among the 60 sampled households, every 10 households have 8 cars, 10 motorcycles, and 12 electric bicycles. Among the 14 minority sample households, every 10 households have 9 cars, 6 motorcycles, and 14 electric bicycles.
⚫ Annual household income
50. The average annual income of the 60 sampled households is CNY 26,200, including agricultural income of CNY 3,000, accounting for 11.45%, individual business income of CNY 5,700, accounting for 21.76%, and local employment and wage income of CNY 17,500, accounting for 66.79%. 18
51. The average annual income of the 46 Han households is CNY 26,763, including agricultural income of CNY 3,000, accounting for 11.2%, individual business income of CNY 5,600, accounting for 20.92%, and local employment and wage income of CNY 18,163, accounting for 67.87%.
52. The average annual income of the 14 minority households is CNY 24,350, including agricultural income of CNY 2,800, accounting for 11.50%, individual business income of CNY 5,200, accounting for 21.35%, and local employment and wage income of CNY 16,350, accounting for 67.15%.
53. The average annual income per capita of the sampled households is CNY 6,238 which is much higher than the national rural poverty line of CNY 3,335 per capita per year in 2017. The average annual income per capita of the Han households and minority households are CNY 6,249 and CNY 6,198.
54. It can be seen that there is no significant difference in average annual income per capita of the Han and minority households.
4. Affected Ethnic Minorities
55. The Miao people have their own language, and some of them speak and write in Chinese. Their religious beliefs are natural and ancestral worship. Their ancestors lived in the middle and lower Yellow River, and later migrated southward and westward in the southwestern mountain region and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau gradually.
56. The Gelao people speak in the Gelao language and write in Chinese, but do not have a written language. They worship ancestors and the mountain deity. They mostly live in Wuchuan and Daozhen Gelao-Miao Autonomous Counties, and Shiqian County in northern Guizhou, and others are scattered in over 20 counties and cities.
57. Buyi is a major ethnic minority in southwestern China. The Buyi people speak in the Buyi language, and write in Chinese. They deal with agriculture mainly, and live in Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces mainly, in which Guizhou has 97% of the country’s Buiyi population, where the Buyi people live in Qiannan and Qianxinan Buyi-Miao Autonomous Counties mainly.
58. Bai is the 15th largest ethnic minority of China, and is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and Hunan Provinces mainly, especially Yunnan (mostly in Dali Bai Autonomous County). The people speak in the Bai language, and write in Chinese. They are widely known for their architecture, sculpture and painting, and have created a brilliant economy through interactions with other ethnic minorities. Bai is a highly concentrated ethnic group, and is strongly influenced by Han culture.
59. The Project is located in 4 townships in Gui’an. Although minority residents composed mainly of Miao and Buyi account for 36.72% of the gross population of the project area, it is not a minority area. Local minority residents show no difference from Han people in customs, except that they have their own festivals.
60. It is found that affected minority residents have no difference from local Han people, and enjoy the same social and economic status. The same as local Han people, more than half of them deal with nonagricultural operations, such as small businesses, running restaurants, providing transportation services, building and road construction, working in the factories nearby, hotel waitresses and cleaners. 19
61. Although they have their own festivals, they also celebrate Han festivals. They enjoy the same rights as Han people in LA, and enjoy priority in employment and skills training. As the marriage across ethnic boundaries is popular in project areas which are suburban areas in the downtown city or very near the downtown city, some of the Han households have minority resident and some of the minority households have Han residents. There is no significance of difference between the minority people and Han people. The Indigenous People’s Policy of ADB’s SPS will not be triggered.
5. Gender Analysis and the Impacts on Women
62. The 60 sample households have 252 persons including 121 women (48.02%) and 81 women laborers (51.92%). In the sample, no women headed households were identified. Also, there were no widows, or divorcees or abandoned women among the sample households. 22.22% of them are engaged in agriculture. According to the survey, among the population affected by land acquisition, women enjoy the same legal power as men, including the rights of contracting cultivated land, education, family planning, and participation in elections. Most of the women who have been visited during the survey are convinced that they have the same autonomy of production and management as men, and they can choose whether to work or to do small businesses on their own. Men and women undertake different responsibilities and play different roles in their family life and reproduction. Women usually spend more time in child-raising, housework, and family sideline works. According to the interviews with the APs, the family status is equal for men and women in the affected families, and the couples make decisions together.
⚫ Education
63. Most respondents were well educated. More women completed primary and junior high school than men. The percentage of women having senior high school education and technical school is lower than that for men. However, the percentage of women having college and above education is almost twice that of men. The survey indicates that the average education level of men is a little bit higher than for women.
Table 3-2 Educational Level by Gender
Educational Male Female Total %(N=252) Level No. %(N=115) No. %(N=137) Illiterate 5 4.35 8 5.84 13 5.16 Primary school 10 8.70 16 11.68 26 10.32 or below Junior high 44 38.26 53 38.69 97 38.49 school Senior high school or technical 35 30.43 33 24.09 68 26.98 secondary school Junior college 17 14.78 18 13.14 35 13.89 College and 4 3.48 9 6.57 13 5.16 above Total 115 100.00 137 100.00 252 100.00 Source: Social-economic survey of APs in August 2018 by NRCR 20
⚫ Occupation
64. The survey shows that only 19.23% of affected households were still engaged in agriculture through farming on their own land for the crop supply of their own family or leasing land to other people for planting. The majority of respondents are involved in non-farm jobs: 37.18% were employees working in factories, 14.74% were civil servants, 24.36% engaged in small business by themselves, given that their land has been acquired for the establishment and growth of Gui’an New District. There are differences of occupation between women and men. Women who engaged in agriculture and house works, accounted for almost 30% of the total female occupations. The male percentage of employees and self-employed was slightly higher than that for women. Table 3-3 Occupation Distribution by Gender
Male Female Total Occupation No. % (N=75) No. % (N=81) No. % (N=156) Civil servant 12 16.00 11 13.58 23 14.74 Farmer 12 16.00 18 22.22 30 19.23 Employee 30 40.00 28 34.57 58 37.18 Self-employer 20 26.67 18 22.22 38 24.36 Housewife 1 1.33 6 7.41 7 4.49 Total 75 100.00 81 100.00 156 100.00 Source: Social-economic survey of APs in August 2018 by NRCR
⚫ Income
65. The income contribution of men and women in the total household income is very hard to distinguish. According to the interview with the respondents, most of the households (about 90%) have both women and men as the primary income earners. The major source of income are wages and small business income. Only a small number of households rely on one family member because of young children and elderly people who need care. There are 7 stay-at-home individuals among the surveyed households, 6 women and one man. Although this may prevent some women from entering the labor market, this has no impact on their importance and role in the family. Meanwhile, this situation is generally dynamic, when the children grow up and go to school, most of the women go to work in the nearby factories again. One male responden was taking care of his baby and doing housework while his wife was working at the factory nearby. He said he was a van diver before and after the birth of the baby, he has discussed with his wife to stay at home taking care of the baby and participate in the training and examination of truck/bus driver at the same time. He said that now men and women are equal, and it doesn't matter who cares for children at home. He was so glad to have a bus terminal near his house and thought the project will be good for travel and could create more job opportunities and business opportunities after construction. If possible, he would like to be a bus driver during the project operation period. The officer from GPMO said they will give priority of the job opportunities to the APs during project operation.
6. Transportation Use and Road Access in Project Area
66. This section used the results of the social survey for 404 sample households of project beneficiaries for two reasons: 1) the APs were also included in the sample households; 2) the current transportation use situations of the APs were the same as other residents in the project area. 21
⚫ Current public transportation situation in project area
67. The public transit system is at an early stage of development in the project area. Up to now, there are 10 public bus routes in the project area, among them 4 routes are operating between project area and Guiyang city, Qingzhen City and Huaxi District, 6 routes are operating inside project area. These public lines typically extend from the existing trunk mains such as Gui’an Avenue, Baima Avenue, Jinma Avenue, Qianzhong Road, etc. Both of them are not covering the rural and suburban area. The existing bus fleet is comprised of 55 new energy buses (natural gas buses and electric buses). Meanwhile, there are also about 50 new energy taxis operating in the project area. But most of them are running in the college town in Huaxi District and it is hard to take taxis in other places of the project area.
68. The current public transportation operations suffer from low efficiency and low coverage. More than half of the interviewees were not satisfied with the current bus services. The number of women expressing their dissatisfaction of bus services was higher than that of men. The main reasons for dissatisfaction included: long waiting times, long travel times, distance between bus stops and homes and high cost. In terms of bus waiting times, more than 40% of interviewees need to spend 30-40 minutes, more than one third of the interviewees spend 20-30 minutes, and less than 1% of interviewees spent within 10 minutes. In terms of the willingness to improve bus services, more than 90% of interviewees wanted to reduce waiting times, followed by increasing direct routes between Gui’an and Guiyang and increasing bus routes in residential areas.The main transportation means for the residents in the project area including the APs are private cars, motorcycles and electric bicycles.
⚫ Gender-Disaggregated data of transport means and destinations
69. The survey revealed that the choices of transport means are different for different purposes. The gender-differentiated transportation patterns and needs, including travel destinations and purpose, travel means and travel frequency, of APs and other residents are as follows: (i) To go to work: The majority of respondents chose electric bicycles (30.4%) and private cars (29.2%) for their daily travel to the work place, followed by public buses (16%), walking (14.9%) and motorcycles (13.6%). Fewer people use bicycles and motor tricycles for travelling. Men mainly choose private cars to travel to the work place, followed by motorcycles and electric bicycles, while women mainly choose electric bicycles for work travel, followed by private cars and public buses. (ii) To go to hospital: Interviewees went to the hospital on average 2.1 times a year. The female frequency was 2.3 times higher than that of the men. The public bus (82.9%) and private car (39.9%) are commonly used to go to hospital. The proportion of men choosing private cars is higher than that of women, while the proportion of women choosing buses is higher than that of men. (iii) To go to the market: The frequency of interviewees going to the market is 28.0 times a year on average. Specifically, the frequency of women going to the market was 5.7 times higher than that of the men. Most interviewees use electric vehicles and private cars. Men went to the market mainly by private car, followed by electric cars and motorcycles. More than 40% of women go to the market by electric bicycle, followed by private cars and public buses. (iv) To go to school: The average distance from kindergarten, primary school, middle school to home is 1.56 km, 2.8 km and 4 km, respectively. Nearly half of interviewees chose to walk to kindergarten mainly because it is very near the 22
community, followed by private cars and electric bikes. Of the surveyed interviewees, more than a third chose to transfer their children or grandchildren to primary school by private car and electric bikes. 28.4% students go to middle school by public bus, 24% students walk to school, 24% students are dropped and picked up by private car. 17.9% students use electric bicycles.
⚫ Road access and safety
70. Many interviewees are dissatisfied with the current road access, among which the number of dissatisfied men is higher than that of women. The main reasons for dissatisfaction include: construction obstacles (75%), no branch roads connecting to trunk roads (57.8%) and no road access (55%). There is no significant gender difference between men and women regarding road access difficulties.
71. 52.5% of respondents believe that there are serious problems with road safety at present, mainly including speeding and the lack of safety signs at intersections connecting villages or residential areas. Some vehicles do not stop at red lights, particularly in the evening.
72. The gender analysis revealed that women are more likely to use public transport than men, and that they travel to the market and hospital more often than men. During consultations women expressed interest in having preferential access to employment opportunities created by the project. Concerns expressed by women included road safety conditions, including fear of using ride-sharing services or informal taxis on their own. Better and more frequent buses will alleviate the current reliance on informal taxis for women who do not have private transport means.
73. Based on focus group discussions and key informant interviews with different local residents, most think the project will bring benefits, particularly in terms of public transport service improvements. Furthermore, the development of public transport is a key concern for Gui’an residents because taking the bus is cheaper. Currently many families have private cars, which will lead to heavy traffic in the future with Gui’an’s development. In summary, the project will strengthen the urban road network development through constructing 13 new urban roads; improving local connectivity and residents’ mobility to access the hospital, governmental administration center, markets and Gui’an High-speed Railway Station. The local residents also consider the long-term positive impacts such as more attractiveness of Gui’an New District being a smart and green city for tourists, enterprises and residents from Guiyang, resulting in economic development and more business opportunities for local people. The local residents also expect job opportunities from project implementation.
IV. POLICY & LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
A. PRC Laws, Regulations and Policies
74. The laws and regulations of the PRC based on which this RP is developed mainly include: (i) Land Administration Law of the PRC (effective from January 1, 1999, amended on August 28, 2004) (ii) Measures on Public Announcement of Land Acquisition (Decree No.10 of the Ministry of Land and Resources) (iii) Regulations on House Acquisition on State-owned Land and Compensation (Decree No.590 of the State Council) 23
(iv) Opinions of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and the Ministry of Agriculture on Protecting Lawful Rights and Interests in Land of State-owned Farms (SCO [2001] No.8) (v) Decision of the State Council on Deepening the Reform and Rigidly Enforcing Land Administration (SC [2004] No.28) (vi) Measures for the Administration of Preliminary Examination of the Land Used for Construction (Decree No.27 of the Ministry of Land and Resources) (vii) Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Doing a Good Job in the Employment Training and Social Security of Land-expropriated Farmers (SCO [2006] No.29) (viii) Opinions of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and the Ministry of Agriculture on Strengthening the Management of Land of State-owned Farms (MLR [2008] No.202) (ix) Notice of the State Council on Intensifying Land Control (SC [2006] No.31) (x) Notice of the Ministry of Land and Resources on Doing a Good Job in Publishing and Applying AAOV Rates and Location-based Land Prices for Land Acquisition (MLR [2008] No.135) (xi) Notice of the Ministry of Land and Resources on Doing a Better Job in Land Acquisition Management (June 26, 2010)
B. Local Regulations and Policies
75. The provincial and local regulations and policies based on which this RP is developed mainly include: (i) Land Administration Regulations of Guizhou Province (2010-09-17) (ii) Forest Administration Regulations of Guizhou Province (2000-03-24) (iii) Decision of the Guizhou Provincial Government on Amending the Measures for the Administration of Woodland Occupation Compensation of Guizhou Province (Decree No.124 of the Guizhou Provincial Government) (iv) Notice of the Guizhou Provincial Government on Taxation on Collective Land Occupation (GPG [2010] No.19) (v) Opinions of the Provincial Land and Resources Department, and Finance Department on Strengthening Land Consolidation and Farmland Balancing (GPGGO [2007] No.101) (vi) Opinions of the Guizhou Provincial Government on Doing a Better Job in the Employment and Social Security of Land-expropriated Farmers (GPG [2011] No.26) (vii) Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1) (viii) Workflow for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.3) (ix) Cash Compensation Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.3) (x) Document of the Gui’an New District Land and House Acquisition Leading Office (QGAZAB [2018] No.10) (xi) Notice on Publishing and Implementing the Comprehensive Location-based Composite Land Acquisition Prices of GADD by Management Committee of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.133) (xii) Implementation Plan for the Employment and Social Security of Land-expropriated Farmers in the Direct Jurisdiction of Gui’an New District (QGAZAB [2014] No. 34) 24
C. ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement
76. Relevant ADB policies on (i) Safeguard Policy Statement (June 2009) (ii) Accountability Mechanism Policy (February 2012) (iii) Access to Information Policy (September 2018) (iv) Public Communications Policy (October 2011)
77. The ADB has adopted Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 including safeguard requirements for environment, involuntary resettlement and indigenous people. The objectives of the Safeguard Policy Statement 2009 (SPS) is to avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the standards of living of the displaced poor and other vulnerable groups. The involuntary resettlement safeguard covers physical displacement (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and economic displacement (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas. It covers them whether such losses and involuntary restrictions are full or partial, permanent, or temporary.
78. In addition, the ADB SPS Safeguard Requirements on Indigenous People stress that the Project should be designed and implemented with full respect for the indigenous people’s identity, dignity, human rights, lifestyle and culture, so that they 1) receive social and economic benefits suited to their cultural traditions; 2) are not adversely affected by the Project; and 3) can participate in the Project meaningfully.
D. Differences between ADB and PRC Policies and Gap Filling Measures
79. The main aspects of the legal system include the collective land acquisition, the procedures for transferring collective land to the state, house demolition on collective land in rural areas, and house demolition on state-owned land in urban areas triggering the need for compensating and relocating persons, households, and communities. Key gaps between SPS and the PRC’s system and how to the bridge the gaps are as follows:
(i) Lack of identification of the poor and vulnerable groups during the screening process. 80. Specific to vulnerable households (men, women, ethnic groups), they are identified by the Government as those who belong to the (i) Five-Guarantee program (the elderly, weak, widowed and disabled members who are unable to work and have no means, or whose households lack labor) who are being provided with production and living assistance (e.g. food, clothing, fuel, education and burial expenses) and (ii) those eligible for the Minimum Living Guarantee System and are provided with living subsidy each month. Furthermore, identification of the poor and vulnerable households is only done during implementation.
81. Those who are not considered as vulnerable groups as per Government definition but may become at risk of being vulnerable or experience hardship due to impacts of LA/HD; i.e., may need special support during the transition period (e.g. during relocation such as provision of labor, transport) will also be identified and will be provided with necessary assistance.
82. Those belonging to ethnic minorities, the elderly, and women-headed-households who do 25 not fall under the Government criteria require greater in-depth assessment during the DMS to determine the degree of their vulnerability. In this project, no poor and vulnerable households were found. However, it will be verified during RP updating.
(ii) Lack of documentation on the consultation and information disclosure activities, and grievances received. 83. Meetings and interviews held with the affected households are reflected in the RP and will continue to be documented during RP updating and implementation. The grievance redress will also be documented as part of the monitoring reports. Disclosure of the key information in the RP will be carried out through the distribution of resettlement information booklets in local language.
(iii) Inadequate social and risk analysis as resettlement planning is focused on loss of land and impacts on houses. 84. An impact assessment was carried out during RP planning through the conduct of socio-economic surveys, consultation meetings, inventory of losses, and key informant interviews. Gender analysis was also carried out. Such measures led to the preparation of project entitlements, relocation, rehabilitation, and gender strategies; and they are reflected in this RP.
(iv) Assistance to households who are not eligible for compensation of houses at replacement cost. 85. Based on the Regulations on the Demolition and Compensation of Houses on State-owned Land (2011), the illegal houses and temporary structures which were constructed after the approval period will not be compensated. However, if the APs belong to the vulnerable groups and are in need of housing, they will be assisted in securing affordable housing or low-rent housing which is according to the Regulations to Solve the Housing Difficulties for the Low Income HHs issued by State Council [GF 2007, No 24], affordable housing and low-rent housing should be provided to the households who have housing difficulties. HHs whose houses were demolished can apply for affordable housing and low-rent housing.
86. Compensation for non-land assets will be at replacement cost and provision of resettlement assistance similar to those who have licensed houses provided that the affected households meet the Project’s cut-off date. If an earlier cut-off date has been established by the Government, the Government’s cut-off date will be followed provided that the following conditions are met: (i) copy of Halt Notice for Land Acquisition and House Demolition/ pre-notice for Land Acquisition and House Demolition published, (ii) documents confirming dissemination of information (billboards, minutes of public meetings, letters to households, newspapers, websites, broadcast, etc), and (iii) confirmation from households that they were informed about the cut-off-date verbally and in writing. For households who are not eligible for compensation for houses at replacement cost, the history or reason why the structure has no certification/license; and their socio-economic conditions and vulnerability will be assessed by the Project (through its local government and concerned bureaus) to determine the necessary assistance that can be provided to them to ensure that they will be able to restore their socio-economic conditions and will not be worse-off.
87. In this project, there were no illegal houses found.
(v) Inadequate monitoring and reporting arrangements 88. Monitoring is not done on a regular basis. Each implementing agency has their own way of monitoring and documenting the process. 26
89. For this Project, regular internal monitoring and submission of monitoring reports will be carried out. External monitoring should be carried out by an external monitor too. External monitoring reports will be disclosed to the public. All monitoring reports will be submitted to ADB.
E. Resettlement Principles for the Project
90. Based on the above, the main Involuntary resettlement safeguard principles of the Project are as follows: Table 4-1 Resettlement Principles of the Project
Principles Screen the project early on to identify past, present, and future involuntary resettlement impacts and (i) risks. Determine the scope of resettlement planning through a survey and/or census of displaced persons, including a gender analysis, specifically related to resettlement impacts and risks. Carry out meaningful consultations with affected persons, host communities, and concerned nongovernmental organizations. Inform all displaced persons of their entitlements and resettlement options. Ensure their participation in planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of resettlement programs. Pay particular attention to the needs of vulnerable groups, especially those below the poverty line, the landless, the elderly, women and children, and Indigenous Peoples, and (ii) those without legal title to land, and ensure their participation in consultations. Establish a grievance redress mechanism to receive and facilitate resolution of the affected persons’ concerns. Support the social and cultural institutions of displaced persons and their host population. Where involuntary resettlement impacts and risks are highly complex and sensitive, compensation and resettlement decisions should be preceded by a social preparation phase. Improve or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons through (i) land-based resettlement strategies when affected livelihoods are land based where possible or cash compensation at replacement value for land when the loss of land does not undermine livelihoods, (ii) prompt (iii) replacement of assets with access to assets of equal or higher value, (iii) prompt compensation at full replacement cost for assets that cannot be restored, and (iv) additional revenues and services through benefit sharing schemes where possible. Develop procedures in a transparent, consistent, and equitable manner if land acquisition is through (iv) negotiated settlement to ensure that those people who enter into negotiated settlements will maintain the same or better income and livelihood status. Prepare a resettlement plan elaborating on displaced persons’ entitlements, the income and livelihood (v) restoration strategy, Organizational Arrangements, monitoring and reporting framework, budget, and time-bound implementation schedule. Disclose a draft resettlement plan, including documentation of the consultation process in a timely manner, before project appraisal, in an accessible place and a form and language(s) understandable to (vi) affected persons and other stakeholders. Disclose the final resettlement plan and its updates to affected persons and other stakeholders. Include the full costs of resettlement in the presentation of project’s costs and benefits. For a project with (vii) significant involuntary resettlement impacts, consider implementing the involuntary resettlement component of the project as a stand-alone operation. Conceive and execute involuntary resettlement as part of a development project or program. Include the (viii) full costs of resettlement in the presentation of project’s costs and benefits. Pay compensation and provide other resettlement entitlements before physical or economic relocation. (ix) Implement the resettlement plan under close supervision throughout project implementation. Monitor and assess resettlement outcomes, their impacts on the standards of living of displaced (x) persons, and whether the objectives of the resettlement plan have been achieved by taking into account the baseline conditions and the results of resettlement monitoring. Disclose monitoring reports. 27
V. COMPENSATION RATES AND ENTITLEMENTS
A. Cut-off Date
91. The cut-off date will be as formally disclosed by GPMO to the affected villages, and may be found in the RIB or the village bulletin board. Any building constructed or tree planted purely for extra compensation will not be entitled to compensation or subsidization.
B. Compensation Rates for Rural Collective Land and Crops
92. According to the Land Administration Law of the PRC, Guidelines on Improving Compensation and Resettlement Systems for Land Acquisition, Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1) and Notice on Publishing and Implementing the Comprehensive Location-based Composite Land Acquisition Prices of GADD by Management Committee of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.133) (Appendix 2), and other applicable policies, LA compensation consists of three parts: 1) land compensation. 2) young crop compensation. 3) ground attachment compensation.
⚫ Land compensation
93. The compensation standard of land compensation is according to location-based composite land price of the township which including land fee (40%) and resettlement subsidy (60%). It is based mainly on land type, annual output value, land location, land grade, per capita land area, land supply and demand, local economic level, and urban MLS level. In the affected villages, the main crops are pepper, corn and fruit trees. In practice, compensation rates based on location-based composite land price are deemed reasonable, as shown below, being 91-182 times the average annual output value (AAOV) of land. Table 5-1 Comparison of LA Inputs and Outputs
Machang Town Dangwu Town Huchao Xiang Gaofeng Town Item Corn / pepper Corn / pepper Corn / pepper Corn / pepper Input / yuan/mu 200 180 200 200 Output Output kg/mu 500 460 510 460 / Price yuan/kg 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 / Net income yuan/mu 450 418 463 398
Table 5-2 Location-based Composite Land Prices
Location-based composite land price Township AAOV (yuan/mu) (yuan/mu) Multiple Cultivated land Woodland Machang Town 450 41000 20000 91 Dangwu Town 418 76000 31000 182 Huchao Xiang 463 59000 24000 127 Gaofeng Town 398 41000 20000 103 Source: GNDGO [2017] No.133
94. In Huchao Xiang and Dangwu Town, 8% of land compensation is retained by the village collective, and the remaining 92% paid directly to the AHs. In Machang and Gaofeng Towns, all land compensation will be paid to the AHs, and the affected villages will additionally receive 28
3,000 yuan/mu in compensation. The portion of the land compensation retained by the village collective will be used as resolved by villagers.
Table 5-3 Distribution of Land Compensation
Land 8% retained by village collective Paid to AHs Township compensation rate (yuan/mu) or 3,000 yuan/mu paid to (yuan/mu) (yuan/mu) village collective Machang Town 41000 41000 3000 Dangwu Town 76000 69920 6080 Huchao Xiang 59000 54280 4720 Gaofeng Town 41000 41000 3000 Source: GNDGO [2017] No.133
⚫ Young crop compensation:
95. Young crop compensation rates has increased 20% to 38% after the adjustment in the end of 2017, according to GNDGO [2017] No.133, the young crop compensation standard are increased to 1,800 yuan/mu, which is equivalent to 4 times the AAOV of land.
⚫ Compensation Rates for Attachments and Infrastructure
96. According to the Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1), the compensation rate for each tomb is from 1,300 yuan to 9,000 yuan. Normally, the tomb could be relocated to the public cemetery for free. If the owner of a tomb wants to select the site of the tomb by themselves, they could get a subsidy of 1,000 yuan/unit. The compensation rate for trees are different depending on type, use and DBH (size). According to the survey, the tombs affected by this project areestimated to be worth 3,000 yuan and will be relocated into the public cemetery for free, and that for fruit trees is estimated to be 16,500 yuan/mu. See Appendix 2. Table 5-4 Compensation Rates for Ground Attachments
Item Unit Compensation rate (yuan) Tomb / 3000 Fruit trees Mu 16500 Sakura / 120 Laurel / 80 Small trees Mu 5000 Source: GNDGO [2017] No.1
⚫ Taxes and fees on LA
97. In addition, the following taxes and fees will be paid on LA: 1) land reclamation fees; 2) compensation for additional construction land; and 3) farmland occupation tax.
Table 5-6 Taxes and Fees on LA
Rate Rate Item yuan/m2 yuan/mu Land reclamation fees 9.60 6,400 Farmland occupation tax 20 13333.34 Forest vegetation restoration fees 3-6 2000-4000 29
C. Compensation Rates for State-owned Land 98. Any other urban construction land occupied for the Project will be allocated by the government.
D. Compensation Rates for Temporary Land Occupation 99. The Project does not involve temporary land occupation. 30
Table 5-7 Entitlement Matrix Type of Degree of APs Compensation and resettlement policy Compensation rates impact impact LA 216.61 mu of 161 households with 1) Cash compensation: Compensation and Resettlement Program for Location-based composite land prices for cultivated collective land 697 persons Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] land: Machang and Gaofeng Town: 41,000 yuan/mu in 13 villages in No.1) and Notice on Publishing and Implementing the Huchao Xiang: 59,000 yuan/mu 4 townships. Comprehensive Location-based Composite Land Acquisition Prices Dangwu Town: 76,000 yuan/mu Including 7.2 of GADD by Management Committee of Gui’an New District mu woodland in (GNDGO [2017] No.133); In Huchao Xiang and Dangwu Town, 8% Location-based composite land prices for woodland Xiaba village in of land compensation is retained by the village collective, and the in Huchao town: 24,000 yuan/mu Huchao town remaining 92% paid directly to the AHs. In Machang and Gaofeng and 209.41 mu Towns, all land compensation will be paid to the AHs, and the cultivated land. affected villages will additionally receive 3,000 yuan/mu in compensation. The portion of the land compensation retained by the village collective will be used as resolved by villagers. 2) Laborers in the AHs will receive vocational training, and employment information and guidance from the government to get employed. 3) Commercial property resettlement. The APs and affected village collective could get the right of benefit sharing of these shops according to the land loss area. They could get 0.5 to 5 m2 of the shops per mu, please find the details in table 6-2. Income on such properties will be distributed at not less than 15 yuan/m2 per month from the month following LA compensation agreement signing and relocation. 4) Job opportunities. The APs could get employment opportunities during the project construction and operational phases. 5) Social security for LEFs. Registered rural population having attained 16 years of age, with all or most of land acquired by the government according to law. As the land loss rate of APs in this project is less than 20%, if there are qualified APs after DMS or during the project implementation, the policy will be applicable. Ground 24 tombs, 5.77 Proprietors， 31 According to GNDGO [2017] No.1: Compensation Item Unit attachments mu of fruit trees, households with 121 1) Ground attachments will be compensated as stipulated. rate (yuan) 7.2 mu of small persons 2) The compensation rate for trees depend on type, use and DBH Tomb / 3000 trees, 170 (size). Fruit trees Mu 16500 sakura trees 3) Subsidies for tomb relocation are 1,300-9,000 yuan. Normally, the Sakura / 120 and 300 laurel tomb could be relocated to the public cemetery for free. If the owner Laurel / 80 trees. of a tomb wants to select the site of the tomb by themselves, they Small trees Mu 5000
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could get a subsidy of 1,000 yuan/unit. According to the survey, the tombs affected by this project are estimated to be worth 3,000 yuan and will be relocated to the public cemetery for free, and fruit trees are estimated to be worth 16,500 yuan/mu.
Vulnerable None / / / groups Women 336 affected 48.21% of affected Unskilled jobs at the construction and operation stages will be first made / women population available to women. Women will receive equal pay for equal work. Skills training will be first available to women, in which at least 50% of trainees (300 men-times in total) will be women. Women will receive relevant information during resettlement, and are able to participate in resettlement consultation. A special women’s FGD will be held to introduce resettlement policies.
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VI. INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION MEASURES
100. In the Project, compensation will be based on location-based composite land prices. In addition, the AHs will receive guidance and support in how to utilize compensation prudently. The main income and livelihood restoration measures are: i) endowment and medical insurance; ii) property allocation; iii) training and employment information; and iv) job opportunities. GPMO will assist the IAs in providing necessary training and job opportunities to the APs, including jobs generated during construction. The APs may invest compensation in catering, transport, household tourism, etc.
A. LA Compensation
101. The main type of impacts of the Project is permanent LA, involving 13 villages in 4 townships in Gui’an. LA will have non-significant impacts on the AHs, as described in Chapter 2. According to the survey, some affected land is no longer used for cultivation, mainly because the development of Gui’an involves much LA and HD, and some villagers have been relocated and no longer deal with crop cultivation. LA compensation rates are 75-180 times of the AAOV of land.
102. According to the sample willingness survey, all AHs asked for cash compensation. 51% of the respondents shared that they will use land compensation to develop secondary and tertiary industries, 31% will work locally, and 18% will use it for insurance. After LA, 43% of the respondents expect nonagricultural jobs or skills training. All AHs support the Project, because they think that the Project will improve local public transport, provide living conveniences, especially for old people, and attract more enterprises to generate more job and business opportunities.
103. In Huchao Xiang and Dangwu Town, 8% of land compensation is retained by the village collective, and the remaining 92% paid directly to the AHs. In Machang and Gaofeng Towns, all land compensation will be paid to the AHs, and the affected villages collectives will additionally receive 3,000 yuan/mu in compensation. The portion of the land compensation retained by the village collective will be used as resolved by villagers, and the main purposes may include: 1) road construction, lighting, etc.; 2) parking lot construction; 3) construction of public recreational facilities; 4) running hotels, guesthouses, supermarkets, etc. to generate profits for all villagers; 5) founding a property management company to serve residents; and 6) celebrating ethnic festivals (for minority villages).
B. Employment Training and Opportunities
104. Laborers in the AHs will receive vocational training, and employment information and guidance from the government to get employed.
105. Middle-aged APs prefer to work at major enterprises (Huawei, Foxconn, Apple, etc.) in local industrial parks so that they can also take care of families, and will be paid 3,000-4,000 yuan per month. They may also use land compensation for individual operations, such as construction, decoration and catering.
106. In addition, a large number of public welfare jobs will be available to those aged below 60 years, such as cleaning, security and bar setting. The Project will also generate some jobs at the construction and operation stages, including 576 temporary jobs (235 skilled and 341 unskilled) at the construction stage, which will be first made available to the AHs. 33
107. During project implementation, GNDG and GPMO will offer different training courses to the APs based on local industry and service development. GPMO will discuss with the APs to learn their training needs. All training courses will be offered to the APs for free to reduce their negative impacts resulting from LA, and improve their livelihood restoration capacity. At least two members of each AH receive skills training (one man and one woman if possible). A preliminary training program for the APs has been developed for the Project, and will be finalized through consultation when the RP is updated. Table 6-1 Local Skills Training Programs
Men-times Agencies Funding District Township Time Trainees Scope trained responsible (0,000 yuan) 2020~ Hairdressing, Dangwu Town APs 100 1 2023 housekeeping 2020~ Cooking, catering Female Gaofeng Town APs 150 0.5 2023 service, startup employees’ 2020~ committee of the Huchao Xiang APs 150 Catering service 1 Gui’an 2023 district federation 2020~ of trade unions, APs 300 Electric work, welding 1.5 2023 labor and social Machang Town 2020~ security bureau APs 150 Housekeeping 0.5 2023 Other irregular training 3.5 Total 8
C. Commercial Property Resettlement
108. Some commercial properties, such like shops, will be constructed and allocated to the APs and the affected village collectives and operated and managed in a unified manner. The APs and affected village collective could get the right of benefit sharing of these shops according to the land loss area. They could get 0.5 to 5 m2 of the shops per mu, please find the details in table 6-2. Income on such properties will be distributed at not less than 15 yuan/m2 per month from the month following LA compensation agreement signing and relocation. Please find one case in the following table.
Table 6-2 Program of Commercial Property Resettlement
Township Dangwu Town Huchao Xiang Machang Town Gaofeng Town Individual reward 2 m2/mu 3 m2/mu 5 m2/mu 5 m2/mu Collective reward 0.5 m2/mu 1 m2/mu 1 m2/mu 1 m2/mu
Lei Liangxi (male, 49 years, Chuanxin Village, Machang Town): 1.5 mu of cornfield of my family will be acquired, and my parents are working on it. Corn can hardly be sold, and is for self-consumption, and it is also convenient and cheap to buy vegetables from the outside. My family will receive tens of thousands of yuan from LA, including land compensation of 51,030 yuan, young crop compensation of 2,241 yuan, and a 7.5 m2 commercial property, which will earn 112.5 yuan per month for my family. I can use the compensation to buy an excavator (about 50,000 yuan), which will earn over 100,000 yuan per annum. The LA policy is very preferential, including transition subsidy and urban endowment insurance. In case of insurance, a man or woman will receive a pension monthly when attaining 55 or 60 years. For example, a neighbor who is a 55-year-old woman paid 60,000 yuan to get insured at a time, in which 13,500 yuan was refunded half a year later, and she receives a pension of 1,000 yuan monthly.
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D. Social security fund for LEFs
109. In case of LA, a social security fund for LEFs will be withdrawn at not less than 6% of the income from the transfer of the right to use state-owned land, paid to the special fiscal account of the social security agency, and used for LEFs under unified planning. 110. According to the local social security policy, LEFs will be exempt from medical insurance premiums for 5 years. According to the Opinions of the Guizhou Provincial Government on Doing a Better Job in the Employment and Social Security of Land-expropriated Farmers (GPG [2011] No.26), AHs with less than 70% of cultivated land remaining after LA may cover basic endowment insurance for urban employees or endowment insurance for urban and rural residents, and receive a subsidy, being 900 yuan per capita per annum with 30% or less cultivated land remaining, 600 yuan per capita per annum with 30-50% cultivated land remaining, or 300 yuan per capita per annum with 30-70% cultivated land remaining. An insured AP having paid premiums for 15 years will receive a pension based on their contribution level.
111. As the land loss rate of APs in this project is less than 20%, if there are qualified APs after DMS or during the project implementation, the policy will be applicable.
E. Supporting Measures for Vulnerable Groups
112. There are no vulnerable groups in the project area.
F. Assistance Measures for Minority Residents
113. Affected minority residents have no difference from local Han people, and enjoy the same social and economic status. Although they have their own festivals, they also celebrate Han festivals. They enjoy the same rights as Han people in LA, and enjoy priority in employment and skills training. Therefore, there are no significant differences between ethnic minorities and Han people and the Indigenous People’s Policy under the SPS will not be triggered .
G. Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests
114. The Project will affect about 216 women, all of whom will be affected by LA. These women will have the right to enter into compensation agreements and use compensation. Their representatives were involved in consultation and the survey. GPMO will also take the following supporting measures for women: • Priority in employment (with equal pay for equal work) • Agricultural and nonagricultural skills training (50% of trainees being women)
115. At the RP update stage, a more thorough survey will be conducted to identify women’s specific training needs and provide them with necessary support and guidance.
VII. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS
A. Organizational Setup
116. In order to ensure the successful implementation of resettlement as expected, an organizational structure must be established at the implementation stage to plan, coordinate and monitor resettlement activities. Since resettlement is a comprehensive task that requires the cooperation of different agencies, a sound resettlement implementation structure has been established by the Government of Gui’an New District, the agencies concerned will participate in 35 and support resettlement implementation. The agencies responsible for resettlement in the Project are:
• Project Leading Group • GPMO (Gui’an Economic Development Bureau) • Gui’an Land Reservation Center (resettlement unit at the GPMO level) • Affected township governments • Affected village committees • Design agency • External M&E agency • Other agencies: Gui’an Land and Resources Bureau, Gui’an Planning and Construction Bureau, Gui’an Administrative Approval Bureau, Gui’an Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, township LA management agencies, etc.
B. Responsibilities
117. Project Leading Group is responsible for making overall arrangements and decisions, and leading the implementation of the Project.
118. The roles and responsibilities of the following agencies for resettlement are as follows:
a) GPMO (Gui’an Economic Development Bureau) and Gui’an Land Reservation Center (GLRC) • Appointing a resettlement consulting agency to prepare for resettlement; • Coordinating the consulting agency with other agencies at the preparation stage; • Coordinating the implementation progress of the Project and the RP; • Reporting the resettlement fund disbursement plan and supervising the disbursement of funds • Coordinating the work of resettlement agencies; • Raising resettlement funds and disbursing funds timely; • Responsible specifically for resettlement implementation; • Tracking and supervising the disbursement of resettlement funds; • Handling grievances and appeals of APs arising from resettlement; • Supporting the work of the external M&E agency b) Gui’an Land and Resources Bureau, • Developing the resettlement policies in coordination with departments concerned; • Taking full charge of LA affairs (including endowment insurance for LEFs); • Participating in the DMS; • Supervising the implementation of resettlement activities c) Affected township governments • Participating in the DMS • Participating in compensation calculation • Participating in compensation payment • Participating in appeal handling • Participating in housing land allocation • Participating in skills training for APs • Implementing employment measures for APs d) Design agency • Reducing resettlement impacts by optimizing the project design 36
• Identifying the range of LA and HD
C. Staff and Training
119. In order to ensure the successful implementation of resettlement, all resettlement agencies of the Project have been provided with full-time staff, and a smooth channel of communication has been established.
Table 7-1 Staffing of Resettlement Agencies Agency Resettlement workforce Female workforce GPMO ( Development Gui’an Economic 3 1 Bureau) Gui’an Land and Resources Bureau 2 0 Gui’an Planning and Construction Bureau 2 1 Gui’an Land Reservation Center 1 0 Machang Town Government 2 1 Dangwu Town Government 2 0 Huchao Xiang Government 2 0 Gaofeng Town Government 2 0 Total 16 3
120. As this is the first ADB project for the PMO, a project resettlement staff was hired by the PMO and the capabilities of the PMO was weak at the beginning, after trainings conducted by the resettlement specialist, the capabilities increased and is also need further improvement to be qualified for resettlement management. In addition, the resettlement staff will be further trained on the ADB safeguard policy Statement, 2009. See Figure 7-1. 37
Figure 7-1 Organizational Chart
Project Leading Group Land and Design agency Planning GPMO and GLRC
External M&E agency Land
Administra
Macha Dang Gaofe Hucha ng wu ng o Town Town Town Xiang
Affected villages
APs AHs
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VIII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION
121. In order to lay a solid foundation for the resettlement work of the Project, protect the lawful rights and interests of the APs and entities, and reduce grievances and disputes, great importance is attached to the participation of and consultation with the APs at the preparation and implementation stages, and a number of mechanisms and procedures established for this purpose. During census it was identified that APs have not been adequately informed and consulted by GPMO. Meaningful consultation will be strengthened as per the consultation plan given in this chapter. The social safeguard unit has been established at the GPMO level and will be responsible for implementation of consultation plan.
A. RP Preparation Stage
122. Information disclosure, consultation and participation activities undertaken at this stage covered the following topics:
• Basic information of the Project; • Differences between PRC and ADB policies; • Resettlement policies and principles of the Project; • Potential LA and resettlement impacts of the Project; • Cut-off date; • Special measures for vulnerable groups; • Replacement cost; • Importance of consultation, participation and disclosure; • Interim resettlement implementation schedule; • Fund use plan; • Clarification of questions for APs and vulnerable groups
123. Since July 2018, GPMO, the design agency, and the task force has conducted a series of socioeconomic survey and public consultation activities under the direction of technical assistance experts, with about 35% of participants being women, covering LA and resettlement issues to ensure that the RP is scientific and rational. Resettlement information booklet will be disclosed to the APs in affected villages by the GPMO in Feb 2019. See Table 8-1.
Table 8-1 Key Information Disclosure and Consultation Activities # of Objectives/Consultations Time Activity Participants Suggestion Organizer persons Avoiding the 22, LAR impact screening demolition of Optimization GPMO, township including Jul. and identification during residential 1 of project and village 11 reps. GPMO 2018 site visiting and design houses and design officials, APs, DI of APs (9 discussion productive women) properties Investigation Resettlement impact Applying 14, of quantity of GPMO, task survey and preliminary compensation including Aug. affected force, GLRC, resettlement scheme modes flexibly 2 7 reps. of GPMO 2018 physical village officials, APs (3 goods-first APs women) time Aug. Social GPMO, task 13, Discuss and determine Developing a 3 GPMO 2018 economic force, GLRC, including resettlement scheme sound 39
# of Objectives/Consultations Time Activity Participants Suggestion Organizer persons survey of APs village officials, 5 reps. of compensation APs APs (2 strategy to women) ensure the livelihood restoration of vulnerable groups Discuss and determine Increasing 14, Determination GPMO, task resettlement scheme income level and including Aug. of force, GLRC, offering more job 4 7 reps. of GPMO 2018 resettlement village officials, opportunities APs (3 modes APs through women) resettlement LAR impact screening of Avoiding the 24, 3 adjusted bus stations demolition of Optimization GPMO, Affected including Sep. and 3 new bus stations residential 5 of project villages, GLRC, 11 reps. GPMO 2018 houses and design DI of APs (9 productive women) properties LAR impact screening of Avoiding the Further 24, 3 adjusted bus stations demolition of Determination GPMO, Affected including Oct and 3 new bus stations residential 6 of villages, GLRC, 11 reps. GPMO 2018 houses and resettlement DI of APs (9 productive modes women) properties LAR impact screening of Avoiding the 15, charging staions demolition of Optimization GPMO, Affected including Nov residential of project villages, GLRB, 6 reps. of GPMO 2018 houses and design DI APs (3 productive women) properties Additional census on the Avoiding the Additional 16, LAR impact of charging demolition of census of GPMO, Affected including Nov stations residential 7 APs and villages, GLRB, 11 reps. GPMO 2018 houses and consultation DI of APs (7 productive with APs women) properties AP = affected person, DI = Design Institute, GLRB = Gui’an Land and Resources Bureau, GLRC = Gui’an Land Reservation Center, GPMO = Gui’an Project Management Office, LAR = land acquisition and resettlement,
124. In the sample survey, 19% of the respondents are clear about the Project, 42% not quite clear, and 39% not clear. However, public support for the Project is high—95.64% of the respondents support the Project, and 4.36% don’t care. 98.75% of the respondents think the Project will make traffic more convenient, 20% think the Project will make it more convenient to go to school or work, and 30% think the Project will bring convenience to old people and children. 52% of the respondents think the Project will have no adverse impact on them, 31 % think the Project will affect traffic during construction, and 2% think the Project will increase their financial burden due to LA. 86% of the respondents are clear about resettlement policies, 12% not quite clear, and 2% not clear. 40
B. RP Update and Implementation Stage
125. At the RP update and implementation stage, consultation and public participation should at least include the following:
(i) Consultation with the APs during and after the general survey and the DMS to ensure that they understand the project indicators and their entitlements, and have a chance to express opinions, including their preference for mode of communication for receiving updates and feedback channels; (ii) A public consultation meeting open to all APs to announce the cut-off date and the project area; (iii) A public consultation meeting with all APs to disclose the eligibility, entitlements, grievance redress mechanism and monitoring arrangements, and discuss relevant changes and other concerns; (iv) A public consultation meeting to discuss replacement costs and appraisal results; (v) Individual consultation to prepare contract negotiations and address individual concerns; (vi) Individual consultation on contract provisions with AHs; (vii) A public consultation meeting with all APs to disclose the latest RP between GNDG and ADB, property transfer prices to be paid, and other compensation or entitlements; (viii) Documentation on consultation and participation (minutes, list, photos); (ix) A project information board that can be checked and identified easily (x) Posting of updates on progress of construction and information on the eligibility, entitlements, grievance redress mechanism and monitoring arrangements on the government website. Use communication tools to inform APs conveniently can also receive the information in time, such as telephone call, WeChat, and other online forums.
Table 8-21 Public Participation Plan Partici Purpose Mode Time Agencies Topic pants LA announcement Village bulletin GPMO, GLRC, Disclosure of LA area, board, village Mar. 2020 township and village All APs compensation rates and meeting. officials resettlement modes, etc. Announcement of Compensation fees and Village bulletin GPMO, GLRC, compensation and mode of payment board, village Mar. 2020 township and village All APs resettlement meeting. officials programs DMS results 1) Finding out anything verification omitted to determine the GPMO, GLRC, final impacts; 2) preparing a Field survey Mar. 2020 township and village All APs list of lost land and assets; officials 3) preparing a basic compensation agreement Determination of Discussing the final income Before GPMO, GLRC, income restoration Village meeting restoration program and the implementa township and village All APs plan (many times) program for use of tion officials compensation fees Training program IA, labor and social Discussing training needs April. 2020 Village meeting security bureau, All APs Dec. 2023 – township and village 41
Partici Purpose Mode Time Agencies Topic pants officials
M&E 1) Resettlement progress External M&E and impacts; 2) payment of Villager Dec. 2019 – agency, township All APs compensation; 3) participation Dec. 2023 and village officials information disclosure; 4) livelihood restoration AP = affected person, GLRB = Gui’an Land and Resources Bureau, GLRC = Gui’an Land Reservation Center, GPMO = Gui’an Project Management Office, IA = implementing agency, LA = land acquisition, M&E = monitoring and evaluation
IX. GRIEVANCE REDRESS
126. Since public participation is encouraged during the preparation and implementation of this RP, no substantial dispute is likely to arise. However, unforeseeable circumstances may arise during this process. In order to address issues effectively, and ensure the successful implementation of project construction and LA, a transparent and effective grievance redress mechanism has been established. The basic grievance redress mechanism is as follows:
(i) If any right of any AP is infringed on in any aspect of LA and resettlement, he/she may report this to the village committee or township government, which shall record such appeal and solve it together with the village committee or the AP within two weeks. (ii) If the appellant is dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 1, he/she may file an appeal to GPMO within one month after receiving such disposition, which shall make a disposition within two weeks. (iii) If the appellant is still dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 2, he/she may file an appeal to the Gui’an Arbitration Committee within one month after receiving such disposition, which shall make a disposition within two weeks. (iv) If the appellant is still dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 3, he/she may bring a suit in a civil court directly in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the PRC. • At any stage, an AP may bring a suit in a civil court directly if he/she is dissatisfied with the grievance redress procedure or disposition. • The APs may also lodge their complaints with ADB. Initially, complaints will be handled by the Project Team in the Operations Department. If the APs are dissatisfied with the result of complaint handling and are hurtaffected negatively because ADB’s policies were not observed, they may make complaints to the Office of Special Project Facilitator or the Office of Compliance Review Panel, the two branches of the ADB’s Accountability Mechanism3. • All grievances, oral or written, will be reported to ADB in internal and external resettlement monitoring reports. • All agencies will accept grievances and appeals from the APs for free, and costs so reasonably incurred will be disbursed from the contingencies. At the
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whole construction stage, the above procedure will remain effective so that the APs can use it to solve relevant issues. The above appeal channel will be disclosed to the APs via the RIB and mass media. • During the implementation of the RP, the resettlement agencies should register and manage appeal and handling information, and submit such information to GPMO in writing on a monthly basis. • GPMO will inspect the registration of appeal and handling information regularly, and will prepare a registration form for this purpose. See Table 9-1. Table 9-1 Grievance Registration Form Accepting agency: Time: Location: Proposed Appellant Appeal Expected solution Actual handling solution
Recorder Appellant (signature) (signature) Notes: 1. The recorder should record the appeal and request of the appellant factually. 2. The appeal process should not be interfered with or hindered whatsoever. 3. The proposed solution should be notified to the appellant within the specified times
127. The resettlement agencies will appoint persons chiefly responsible to accept and handle grievances and appeals. See Table 9-2.
Table 9-2 Contact Information for Grievance Redress
Agency Contact Address Tel GPMO Sect. Chief Tan 5# Building of GNDG 18585060687 and Resources Gui’an Land Director Yuan 3# Building of GNDG 13765365777 Bureau Gui’an Land Reservation Center Ms Xiong Government building 0851-88900903 Machang Town Government Director Ma Government building 15985309678 Dangwu Town Government Director Tang Government building 15985128399 Huchao Xiang Government Director Zuo Government building 13765829107 Gaofeng Town Government Director Zhao Government building 15685353908
X. BUDGET, FUNDING SOURCE AND DISBURSEMENT
128. All costs incurred in LA and resettlement will be included in the general budget of the Project. Based on prices in the second half of 2018, the resettlement budget of the Project is CNY 21.8 million. A qualified agency will be appointed to verify the budget when the RP is updated. In addition, GPMO has prepared an interim annual investment plan.
Table 10-1 Annual Investment Plan Year 2020 2021 2022 Total Investment (CNY 0,000) 1525.58 435.88 217.94 2179.40 Percent (%) 70 20 10 100
129. All resettlement funds of the Project are from local counterpart funds and domestic loans. 130. All costs related to LA will be disbursed by the IAs to the agencies concerned for further 43 distribution to the affected villages. Land compensation will be paid before LA. Land compensation, resettlement subsidy and young crop compensation will be paid directly to the AHs, and ground attachment compensation paid to relevant entities or individuals.
Table 10-2 Resettlement Budget Compensation Budget No. Item Unit Qty. Percent rate (yuan) (CNY) 1 Basic resettlement costs / / / 1350.22 61.95% 1.1 Permanent LA mu 24000-76000 216.61 1259.35 57.78% 1.1.1 Cultivated land Machang Town 41000 74.09 303.77 Dangwu Town 76000 90.57 688.33 Huchao Xiang 59000 36.94 217.95 Gaofeng Town 41000 7.81 32.02 1.1.2 Woodland Huchao Xiang 24000 7.2 17.28 1.2 Young crop compensation mu 1800 209.41 37.69 1.73% 1.3 Ground attachments m2 28.61 1.13% 1.3.1 Tomb / 3000 24 7.20 1.3.2 Fruit trees mu 16500 8.1 13.37 1.3.3 Sakura / 120 170 2.04 1.3.4 Laurel / 80 300 2.40 1.3.5 small trees mu 5000 7.2 3.60 Extra compensation for village 1.4 24.57 1.13% collective Machang Town 3000 74.09 22.23 Gaofeng Town 3000 7.81 2.34 2 Contingencies (10%*1) / / / 135.02 6.20% Administrative costs (management 3 / / / 54.01 2.48% fees) (4%*1) Resettlement planning and 4 / / / 135.02 6.20% monitoring costs (10%*1) 5 Resettlement training costs / / / 8 0.37% 6 Taxes and Fees on LA mu / / 416.12 19.09% 6.1 Land reclamation fees mu 6400 209.41 134.02 6.15% 6.1 Farmland occupation tax mu 13333.34 209.41 279.21 12.81% 6.1 Forest vegetation restoration fees mu 4000 7.2 2.88 0.13% 7 Social security fund for LEFs (6%*1) 81.01 3.72% Total / / / 2179.40 100%
XI. RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
131. According to the implementation schedule, the Project will break ground in September 2019, and be completed in December 2023. The construction of bus stations and charging stations are estimated to start in July 2020 and complete in December 2023. At the detailed design stage, this RP will be updated based on the final technical design and DMS results. In order to coordinate resettlement and construction progress, the RP will be updated and implemented from 2020 to 2021, and a post-evaluation will be conducted in 2023.
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(i) LA should be completed at least 3 months prior to the commencement of construction, and the starting time will be determined as necessary for LA and resettlement. (ii) All compensation fees will be paid to the affected proprietors directly and fully within 3 months of approval of the compensation and resettlement program for LA. No entity or individual should use such compensation fees on their behalf, nor should such compensation fees be discounted for any reason. (iii) Construction will begin in areas in which land has been acquired, AHs have received full compensation and been relocated, and restoration measures have been taken. 45
Table 11-1 Interim Implementation Schedule
Year 1 Year 2 Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Determining the range of LA and
resettlement Approving the project design Notifying the Aps Consultation and disclosure Census and detailed measurement
survey Identifying vulnerable groups Determining replacement costs Preparing the updated RP Disclosing important information to
Aps Submitting the updated RP to ADB ADB review and approval Uploading to ADB’s website Entering into agreements Disbursement and compensation Relocation and restoration Starting civil works Internal monitoring External M&E 46
XIII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
A. Internal Monitoring
133. Internal monitoring aims to check if the resettlement policies and objectives are fulfilled, identify any issue or potential issue for which an action is to be taken, and sum up good practices and lessons. GPMO will submit semiannual progress reports to ADB. Internal monitoring will cover the following:
• Organizational structure: setup, division of labor, staffing and capacity building of resettlement implementation and related agencies; • Resettlement policies and compensation rates: development and implementation of resettlement policies; actual implementation of compensation rates for different types of impacts, with particular focus on compliance with the rates in the RP and reasons for deviations; • Resettlement budget and implementation thereof: level-by-level disbursement of resettlement funds, fund use and management, disbursement of compensation fees to proprietors, holders of land use rights and land users, village-level use and management of compensation fees, supervision and auditing of fund use; • Skills training, employment and land reallocation; • Grievance redress, public participation and consultation, information disclosure
134. After the completion of resettlement, GPMO will submit a resettlement completion report to ADB. B. External Monitoring
135. The objectives of external M&E are:
• To evaluate the effects, impacts and sustainability of LA, compensation and resettlement measures; • To determine if these activities comply with the safeguard policies in the RP; • To gain lessons and experience for future safeguard policy making and project planning
136. The external M&E agency will conduct follow-up M&E of resettlement activities periodically, monitor resettlement progress, quality and funding, and give advice. It shall also conduct follow-up monitoring of the displaced persons’ production level and standard of living, and submit bi-annual M&E reports to GPMO and ADB.
Table 12-12 Scope and Indicators of External M&E Item Detail Key indicators Construction land approval Construction land Land areas, types and impacts approval and progress Construction progress and connection with LA Types and areas of temporary land use Permanent LA Temporary land use Compensation and payment and temporary Types and areas of permanent LA land occupation Permanent LA Compensation and payment Compensation rates and adjustment Compensation rate Compensation payment Transition subsidy 47
Infrastructure comparison Per capita house size Livelihoods Community facilities Distance from township center Satisfaction survey Cash compensation Cash compensation paid Per capita land area before and after LA Land reallocation Standby land resources Land quality and distance after adjustment Impact on production mode Production Number of nonagricultural employees resettlement Crop structure change Change in domestic stockbreeding Change in per capita net income of rural residents Income change Change in per capita net income of urban residents Proportions of employees in primary, secondary and tertiary industries Employment Proportion of women in medium and small enterprises Supporting Number of migrant workers measures Training type and time Training Frequency and performance Resettlement Sampling survey satisfaction Compensation rates and adjustment Compensation Compensation mode Compensation during closure period Enterprise reestablishment mode Households resettled House reconstruction Enterprise expanded Enterprises closed down Affected employees and income Restoration Change of enterprise income Satisfaction survey for employees and operators Available funds Funding source and payment progress Fund availability Fund use Fund use Number of women consulted; Number of women employed and number of jobs offered Gender equality, public Gender to them participation Equal pay for equal work Other gender specific impacts Number of grievances and appeals received, and rate of timely response Grievance Appeals Patterns of grievances redress Available staff and resources for grievance redress Timely reporting and appeal Public Number, time, venue, topic and efficiency; Public consultation consultation Mode and scope of disclosure and information and information disclosure activities disclosure Defining roles and Qualified workforce Organizational responsibilities, Coordination meeting and subsequent actions structure coordination and Capacity building reporting Monitoring and reporting 48
Table 12-2 Schedule of Resettlement M&E
No. Report Survey time Submission time Semiannual monitoring 1 Dec 2019 Feb 2020 (including baseline survey) 2 Semiannual monitoring July 2020 Sep 2020 3 Semiannual monitoring Dec 2020 Feb 2021 4 Semiannual monitoring July 2021 Sep 2021 5 Annual monitoring July 2022 Sep 2022 6 Annual monitoring July 2023 Sep 2023 7 Completion report Nov 2023 December 2023
137. Within 12 months of resettlement completion, the external M&E agency will conduct a post-evaluation, and the post-evaluation report will be submitted to ADB and GPMO. 49
APPENDIX 1: DUE DILIGENCE REPORT
ADB-financed Guizhou Gui’an New District New Urbanization
Smart Transport System Development Project
Guizhou Gui’an New District New Urbanization Smart Transport System Development Project
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I. BACKGROUND
A. Project Background
1. In September 2006, the General Office of the Guizhou Provincial Government issued the Notice on Giving Priority to the Development of Urban Public Transport (GPGGO [2006] No.91), setting out the specific objectives of public transport development, and requiring municipal governments to support the preparation of urban public transport plans.
2. The proposed project will establish an urban transport network in the Gui'an Direct Administrative District (GDAD), including a comprehensive intelligent transport system (ITS); 20 new bus stations; 200 new clean energy buses such as electric buses; 21 electric charging stations; 8.2 km of supporting urban roads; and increased efficiency of transport system and strengthened smart transport capacity. The total land occupation area is 698.57 mu, among them, 216.61 mu of collective-owned land need newly acquired, 481.96 mu of land has been acquired before and not in anticipation of this ADB project. With regard to the land already acquired before and not in anticipation of this ADB Project, due diligence was carried out.
3. The Project will be implemented for 5 years, including a preparation stage (from January 2018 to Feb 2019), and a construction period (from June 2019 to December 2024).
Land Component Subcomponent Main resettlement impacts Remarks area (mu) None Due Diligence Intelligent ITS center Located on Floors 1 and 2 of the Civic Center, with 0 Report Transport development a building area of 2,500 m2, LA compensation (Appendix 1) System completed in 2015 Other systems 0 None 20 bus stations, with a total land area of 267.11 Bus stations (6 RP and Due mu, including 207.63 mu of cultivated land newly hub stations, 3 Diligence 267.11 acquired for the Project, affecting 150 households depots,11 Report with 646 persons in 10 villages in 4 townships, and terminal stations) (Appendix 1) 59.48 mu of state-owned land. 21 charging stations will be built in this project. Among them, there are two types of land use and construction: 1) Cooperative construction. 10 charging stations will be built in the parking lots of existing public facilities and industrial parks without Sustainable newly land occupation. The PIE will only install the RP and Due Transport Electric vehicle charging equipment in the parking lots without land Diligence Infrastructure charging station 44.51 occupation directly. 2) Self-constructed. The other Report construction 11 charging stations need permanent land (Appendix 1) occupation for the construction of charging station by the PIE themselves, and the total area is 44.51 mu, including 8.98 mu of cultivated land newly acquired for the Project, affecting 11 households with 51 persons in 3 villages in 4 townships, and 35.53 mu of state-owned land. New energy buses (Electric 0 0 None buses) 51
None. Due Diligence Located in Huchao Xiang, LA compensation Supporting roads 386.95 Report completed before 2018 under a project not (Appendix 1) financed by ADB Demonstration of autonomous 0 Use the existing roads in the industrial park. None vehicle and roads Total 698.57
B. LA and Resettlement Impacts
1. Supporting Roads subcomponent
4. This component will occupy 386.95 mu of state-owned land in Xinmin Village, Lanhuapo Village, Xiaba Village and Zhongba Farm (state-owned farm), affecting 521 households with 2,084 persons, and an state-owned farm with 2 employees.
5. The land of the project site has been acquired by the local government for several domestic projects in mid 2015, and the compensation had been fully paid by 2018. All of them were not anticipant of this ADB project: 1) All land in Xinmin Village and Xiaba Village were acquired for the A118 land acquisition and reservation project (A118 project). It is identified by the officer of Land Reservoir Center that the land used for this supporting road subcomponent inside the A118 project scope didn’t have HD impacts but only LA impacts. 2) The land occupied in Lanhuapo Village has been acquired for the Public Security Bureau Business Center and No.5 Road by the local government. 3) The land occupied in Zhongba Farm has been acquired for the construction of main roads project. The state-owned farm has 200 employees in total and this project only affected a small part of their land. We couldn’t obtain the actual amount of the affected land of the farm but according to the interview with the officer from Gui’an Land Reservoir Center, there was no need for resettlement for the employees, because the state-owned farm has other land and the 2 employees already work in other places of the farm after LA without adverse impacts.
LA compensation disbursement form
2. Bus stations, hub stations and depots subcomponent
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1) Fukang North Road – Xuanshui Road Hub
7. This hub is located at the junction of Ganhe and Kaizhang Villages, and has a floor area of 12 mu. 11 mu of land has been acquired, affecting one household with 4 persons, and some crops and commercial trees.
8. Groups 7, 10 and 12 in Kaizhang Village, and Groups 1, 3 and 4 in Ganhe Village will be affected.
9. LA began in mid 2013 for the Western International Intelligence Project and the BAK Battery Project, and was completed in 2016. Compensation has been fully paid.
LA compensation disbursement form
2) Biguiyuan Hub
10. This hub is located in Xiaba Village, Huchao Xiang, with a floor area 18 mu, in which 10.8 mu has been acquired for the Heyuan Project (Phase 1), affecting 45 households with 93 persons.
Fieldwork photos
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LA compensation disbursement form
3) Yunman Lake Hub
11. This hub is located in Jiahe Village, Machang Town, with a floor area of 15.13 mu, which has been fully acquired for the Yunman Lake Leisure Center, affecting 6 households with 24 persons.
Fieldwork photos
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LA compensation disbursement form
4) Machang Town Terminal
12. This terminal is located in Liujia Village, Machang Town, with a floor area of 9.26 mu, in which 5.26 mu has been acquired for Leima Road, affecting 11 households with 40 persons.
Fieldwork photos
LA compensation disbursement form
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5) Minbo Park Terminal
13. This terminal is located in Guangxing Village, Huchao Xiang, with a floor area of 4.93 mu, in which 2.43 mu has been acquired for Minbo Park, affecting two households. The remaining 2.5 mu includes 1 mu of 5708 Factory Military Hospital and 1.5 mu of collective land of Group 8.
Fieldwork photos
LA compensation disbursement form
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6) Dongqing – Siya Road Terminal
14. This terminal is located at a landscape area in Dangwu Town, with a floor area of 4.5 mu, which has been acquired.
3. Charging station sub-component
15. 35.53 mu of state-owned land will be occupied permanently.
16. This component has 10 charging stations in cooperation with other entities as related projects. The compensation is as follows:
17. Among the other 10 self-built charging stations, LA for 7 has been completed.
Cooperative charging stations:
1) Gui’an High-speed Rail Station charging station
18. This station is located at Floor B2 of the high-speed rail station, where the building and the car park have been completed, with a planned land area of 7.05 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Zhongyi Village, Chaohu Xiang, and was fully acquired for the West Square and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
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2) Financial Harbor charging station
19. This station is located at the underground garage of Financial Harbor, where the building and the car park have been completed, with a planned land area of 1.78 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Xinmin Village, Chaohu Xiang, and was fully acquired for the A118 Project and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
3) Complex 3 charging station
20. This station is located at the underground garage of Complex 3, where the building and the car park have been completed, with a planned land area of 2.62 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Xiaba Village, Chaohu Xiang, and was fully acquired for the Central Ecology Town Project and fully compensated for in 2013. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
4) Citizen Center charging station
21. This station is located at the underground garage of Citizen Center, where the building and the car park have been completed, with a planned land area of 2.86 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Xiaba Village, Chaohu Xiang, and was fully acquired for the A118 Project and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form. 58
5) Longshan Industrial Park charging station
22. This station is located at the aboveground car park of Longshan Industrial Park, where the existing car park has been completed, with a planned land area of 1.2 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Shaba Village, Machang Town, and was fully acquired for the Yang’ai First Women’s Prison and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
6) Integrated Free Trade Zone charging station
23. This station is located at the aboveground car park of Integrated Free Trade Zone, where the existing car park has been completed, with a planned land area of 2.46 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Jialin Village, Machang Town, and was fully acquired for the car park of the Integrated Free Trade Zone and fully compensated for in 2015. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
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7) Yungu Zhiduhui charging station
24. This station is located at the underground garage of Yungu Zhiduhui, where the existing car park has been completed, with a planned land area of 1.27 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Ganhe Village, Machang Town, and was fully acquired for Electronic Information Industrial Park and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
8) Electronic Information Industrial Park charging station
25. This station is located at the aboveground car park of Electronic Information Industrial Park, where the existing car park has been completed, with a planned land area of 2.65 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Jialin Village, Machang Town, and was fully acquired for Electronic Information Industrial Park and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form. 60
9) Stirling Industrial Park charging station
26. This station is located at the aboveground car park of Stirling, where the existing car park has been completed, with a planned land area of 1.09 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Ganhe Village, Machang Town, and was fully acquired for West International Intelligent Industrial Town and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
10) Digital Economy Industrial Park charging station
27. This station is located at the underground garage of Digital Economy Industrial Park, where the existing car park has been completed, with a planned land area of 1.04 mu. The plot of this station formerly belonged to Siya Village, Dangwu Town, and was fully acquired for the Qunsheng Great Wisdom Project and fully compensated for in 2014. See the LA compensation disbursement form.
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Self-built charging stations:
1) Moon Lake charging station
28. 3.6 of land is to be occupied, which is currently wasteland and formerly belonged to Wangguan Village, Chaohu Xiang, affecting 5 households with 31 persons, and was acquired for the Moon Lake Project in 2013.
2) Liangjiang Road charging station
29. 3.4 of land is to be occupied, which is currently wasteland and formerly belonged to Wangguan Village, Chaohu Xiang, affecting 7 households with 30 persons, and was acquired for the Moon Lake Project in 2013. Site survey photos are as follows:
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LA compensation disbursement form
3) Fengming Road charging station
30. 9.81 of land is to be occupied, which is currently wasteland and formerly belonged to Wangguan Village, Chaohu Xiang, affecting 7 households with 30 persons, and was acquired for Ecological Civilization Innovation Park in 2014. Site survey photos are as follows.
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4) Qingqu Road charging station
31. 3.71 of land is to be occupied, which is being leveled and formerly belonged to Xinmin Village, Chaohu Xiang, affecting 7 households with 35 persons, and was fully acquired for the A118 Project and fully compensated for in 2014. Site survey photos are as follows:
5) Tianfu Road charging station
32. 4.94 of land is to be occupied, which is currently wasteland and formerly belonged to Longshan and Shaba Villages, Machang Town, affecting 11 households with 51 persons, and was fully acquired for Renchuangsha Industrial Park and fully compensated for in 2014. Site survey photos are as follows:
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LA compensation voucher
6) Shuangxi Road South charging station
33. 5.57 of land is to be occupied, which is currently wasteland and formerly belonged to Chuanxin Village, Machang Town, affecting 9 households with 43 persons, and was fully acquired for the Baima Road Land Acquisition and Reservation Project, and fully compensated for in 2013. Site survey photos and compensation vouchers are as follows:
7) Simeng Road west charging station
34. 1.36 of land is to be occupied, which is currently wasteland and formerly belonged to Xiaba Village, Machang Town, affecting 5 households with 24 persons, and was fully acquired for the Simeng Road Land Acquisition and Reservation Project, and fully compensated for in 2014. Site survey photos and compensation vouchers are as follows.
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C. Purpose, Scope and Methods of Due Diligence
35. In order to check the LA and resettlement procedures and progress, and ensure that the lawful rights and interests of the APs are protected, NRCR was appointed by GPMO to conduct due diligence on the Project.
36. Due diligence aims to review the LA and resettlement work of the Project, evaluate if such work complies with the applicable state, provincial and local regulations and policies, identify outstanding issues, and propose feasible suggestions accordingly.
37. Due diligence covers LA policies and compensation rates, fund disbursement, resettlement and satisfaction, information disclosure, grievance redress, outstanding issue evaluation, and supplementary actions.
38. The following methods were used during due diligence:
1) Deskwork: collecting, referring to and verifying documents and materials related to the Project and resettlement with the assistance of Gui’an Land Reservation Center (also called Gui’an LA and HD Leading Group Office), affected township governments and village committees.
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2) Fieldwork: including sampling survey, FGD, key informant interview, participatory observation, etc.
39. After the deskwork and field work, the due diligence team have ascertained confirmed that that all (100%) of affected persons have been fully paid.
40. Sampling survey: A sampling plan was designed, and AHs selected randomly for a questionnaire survey.The land acquired for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure is located in Ganhe, Kaizhang, Liujia, Jiahe, Ganhe, Maocao, Guangxing, Xiaba, Qishan and Malu Villages in Gui’an. Among the 200 households with 720 persons directly affected, 35 households with 126 persons were sampled, with a sampling rate of 17.5%. The land acquired for Road Network Enhancement in Central Gui’an (Phase 1) is located in Xinmin, Lanhuapo and Xiaba Villages, and Zhongba Farm in Gui’an. Among the 521 households with 2,084 persons directly affected, 78 households with 313 persons were sampled, with a sampling rate of 15.0%.
41. FGD: including county-level and village-level FGDs with PMO staff, township and village officials, and AP representative’s Key informant interview: including project and village officials, APs, etc.
II. LA COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION
A. IA
42. The Gui’an Land Reservation Center (also called Gui’an LA and HD Leading Group Office), and Land and Resources Bureau participate in LA and resettlement. These agencies are well staffed and operate normatively, ensuring successful implementation.
B. Compensation Rates
43. The LA compensation rates are based mainly on Document [2015] No.56 of the Gui’an New District Land and House Acquisition Leading Office.
1) LA compensation rates
44. The compensation rate for cultivated land is 56,900 yuan/mu, and that for other land types 22,760 yuan/mu. 92% of compensation is paid to the APs, and 8% to the affected village collectives.
45. The young crop compensation rates are 1,807 yuan/mu for paddy fields and 1,301 yuan/mu for non-irrigated land.
46. Compensation for temporary land occupation = period of use * AAOV * young crop compensation + maturation period compensation + compensation for land conversion.
2) HD compensation rates
47. Demolished houses will be subject to cash compensation or property swap, and the compensation rates are as follows:
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Structure Outer wall Unit price (yuan/m2) Tiled 1884-1934 Frame Unplastered 1678-1728 Tiled 1562-1662 Masonry concrete Unplastered 1462-1562 Masonry timber 977-1202 Timber 1042 Stone timber 1008
a) Cash compensation: lawful building area multiplied by appraised unit price
b) Property swap: equal size swap, in order of agreement signing
48. For equal size, the difference between the appraised prices will be settled.
49. For any excess size of 0-10 m2 (including 10 m2), no sum will be paid; for any excess size of 10-40 m2 (including 40 m2), 800 yuan/m2 will be paid; any excess size of over 40 m2 will be paid for at the appraised price of the resettlement house.
3) Moving subsidy and transition subsidy
50. Moving subsidy: 10 yuan/m2 per time for residential houses, and 15 yuan/m2 per time for non-residential properties based on lawful building area; paid once for cash compensation, and twice for property swap
51. Transition subsidy: 10 yuan/m2 per month for residential houses, and 15 yuan/m2 per time for non-residential properties, increased by 10% per month after 24 months but up to 5 times the base level
4) Compensation for enterprises
52. All relocated enterprises will be subject to cash compensation through appraisal.
5) Land and house acquisition reward a) Commercial property allocation for individuals 3 m2/mu of acquired land area for LA 2 m2 pre capita based on resident agricultural population for house acquisition b) Commercial property allocation for village collectives 1 m2/mu of acquired contracted land area for affected village collectives c) Income on such properties will be distributed at not less than 15 yuan/m2 per month from the month following LA compensation agreement signing and relocation.
53. For all land acquired for the Project, LA compensation agreements have been entered into, and a specialized agency appointed to appraise compensation. No outstanding issue has occurred to date.
C. Evaluation
54. The APs have used the land acquisition compensation to start small businesses and spend on outside employment which increase both sideline incomes and wage income. Post land acquisition, there is no sign of impoverishment among affected households. In fact, due to 68 the generous cash compensation that they received, household income has increased. The environment of the resettlement housing is much better than previous village. At the same time, they can get job opportunities from the construction site in the project area and rental income from the resettlement houses as a sustainable livelihood. It can be seen that LA compensation and resettlement measures are sufficient for resettlement and livelihood development.
III. HOUSEHOLD AND SATISFACTION SURVEY
A. Sampling Household Survey
55. The land acquired for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure is located in Ganhe, Kaizhang, Liujia, Jiahe, Ganhe, Maocao, Guangxing, Xiaba, Qishan and Malu Villages in Gui’an. Among the 200 households with 720 persons directly affected, 35 households with 126 persons were sampled, with a sampling rate of 17.5%. The land acquired for Road Network Enhancement in Central Gui’an (Phase 1) is located in Xinmin, Lanhuapo and Xiaba Villages, and Zhongba Farm in Gui’an. Among the 521 households with 2,084 persons directly affected, 78 households with 313 persons were sampled, with a sampling rate of 15.0%.
B. Basic Information of AHs
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a) Ethnic composition and gender: The 35 sample households have 126 persons in total, averaging 3.6 persons per household, including 98 Han people and 28 people of ethnic minorities, such as Miao and Buyi. The sample population includes 65 laborers and 62 women, accounting for 49.20%. b) Age structure: Among the 720 APs, 208 are aged 0-18 years, accounting for 28.89%; 390 aged 19-60 years, accounting for 54.17%; and 122 aged above 60 years, accounting for 16.94%. c) Educational level: Among the 720 APs, 169 have received education primary school or below education, accounting for 23.47%; 480 have received junior high school education, accounting for 66.67%; and 71 have received senior high school or above education, accounting for 9.86%. d) Housing conditions: The houses of the 200 AHs are all in masonry timber structure, and with a full range of facilities, with an average size of 93.00 m2 per household or 22.65 m2 per capita. e) Means of production: The 200 AHs have a total cultivated area of 885.6 mu, all being non-irrigated land, with an average cultivated area of 1.23 mu per capita or 4.92 mu per household. The main crops are corn and pepper. f) Family properties: Among the sample households, an average household has one color TV, pone refrigerator, 1.2 fans, 2.5 fixed or mobile phones, 1.5 motorcycles and 0.8 car. g) Annual household expenditure: In 2017, the average annual expenditure of the sample households was 18,250 yuan, including productive expenses of 7,600 yuan, accounting for 41.64%, and nonproductive expenses of 10,650 yuan, accounting for 58.36%. h) Annual household income: Before LA, the average annual income of the sample households was CNY 13,200 including agricultural income of CNY 2,800, accounting for 21.21%, sideline income of CNY 3,700, accounting for 28.03%, and local employment income of CNY 6,700, accounting for 50.76%. In 2017, the average annual income of the sample households was CNY 19,200 which increased by 45.45% compared with the income before LA, including 69 agricultural income of CNY 2,400, accounting for 12.50%, sideline income of CNY 6,500, accounting for 33.85%, and local employment income of CNY 10,300, accounting for 53.65%. 57.
58. Road Network Enhancement in Central Gui’an (Phase 1):
a) Ethnic composition and gender: The 78 sample households have 313 persons in total, averaging 4.0 persons per household, including 230 Han people and 83 people of ethnic minorities, such as Miao and Buyi. The sample population includes 188 laborers and 154 women, accounting for 49.30%. b) Age structure: Among the 313 samples, 91 are aged 0-18 years, accounting for 29%; 174 aged 19-60 years, accounting for 55.6%; and 48 aged above 60 years, accounting for 15.4%. c) Educational level: Among the 313 samples, 70 have received education primary school or below education, accounting for 22.37%; 209 have received junior high school education, accounting for 66.67%; and 34 have received senior high school or above education, accounting for 10.96%. d) Housing conditions: The houses of the 78 sample households are all in masonry timber structure, and with a full range of facilities, with an average size of 91.00 m2 per household or 21.35 m2 per capita. e) Means of production: The 78 sample households have a total cultivated area of 478.89 mu, all being non-irrigated land, with an average cultivated area of 1.53 mu per capita or 5.98 mu per household. The main crops are corn and pepper. f) Family properties: Among the sample households, an average household has one color TV, one refrigerator, one fan, two fixed or mobile phones, 0.5 motorcycle and one car. g) Annual household expenditure: In 2017, the average annual expenditure of the sample households was 17,210 yuan, including productive expenses of 7,400 yuan, accounting for 43%, and nonproductive expenses of 9,810 yuan, accounting for 57%. h) Annual household income: Before LA, the average annual income of the sample households was CNY 14,250 including agricultural income of CNY 2,100, accounting for 14.74%, sideline income of CNY 3,980, accounting for 27.93%, and local employment income of CNY 8,170, accounting for 57.33%. In 2017, the average annual income of the sample households was CNY 21,200, which increased by 48.77% compared with the income before LA, including agricultural income of CNY 2,300, accounting for 10.85%, sideline income of CNY 7,700, accounting for 36.32%, and local employment income of CNY 12,100, accounting for 57.08%.
C. Satisfactory Status, Complaints and Outstanding Issues
59. The task force conducted a satisfaction survey on 100 AHs, and the results are as follows:
Percent (%) LA Resettlement Answer Policy Compensation DMS compensation policy transparency mode results policies implementation Very dissatisfied 0 0 0 0 0 Not so satisfied 5.0 5.0 5.0 0 0 Satisfied 95.0 95.0 95.0 100 100 Total 100 100 100 100 100
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60. 100% of the respondents are satisfied with the resettlement implementation. Only 5% of the respondents are not so satisfied with the policy transparency, compensation and DMS results. Among these respondents who are not so satisfied, some of them want more information on job opportunities and trainings such as how to run small businesses with the compensation fees with the support from government. Some of them want to have compensation fees paid in cash rather than by bank card. Some of them have disputes over the ownership of land or ground attachments with other villagers during the DMS period which have been resolved by the village committee and land reservoir center of the township on the spot through mediating and remeasuring. All of the compensation agreements have been signed between the villagers who have disputes with each other.
61. The consultants have checked with the village/township government/ GPMO (Land Reservoir Center on behalf) and didn’t find any evidence of appeals or lawsuits during the due diligence, and were further informed that there are no outstanding issues.
D. Key Informant Interview
62. The following findings come from key informant interviews:
63. Villagers in Xinmin Village think that compensation is very high, and most households have at least one car.
64. According to the Xinmin Village Committee, an official was appointed to explain LA policies to local Buyi people. In addition, for a traditional festival of Buyi people on June 6, the village committee provided them with an open space in advance for celebration.
65. In Yangliushao Group of Chuanxin Village, group members mostly deal with excavators, bulldozers or truck transport, where most households have two excavators or trucks. Based on conservative estimates, the annual profit of truck transport is over 200,000 yuan.
66. According to the interviews with an officer from Land Reservoir Center and leaders of the affected village, all of the AHs affected by HD of the domestic projects in the same area subcomponents have chosen the way of HD resettlement voluntarily and the transition subsidies were distributed fully in time and increased according to the policy. The AHs were resettled in Xinghe resettlement housing community and Yangai resettlement housing community. Up to the end of 2018, there were a total of 809 AHs from Xinming Village, Xia Village and Lanan Village moved to Xinghe resettlement housing community and 2 AHs from Guangxing Village have moved to Yangai resettlement housing community. The resettlement housing communities are equipped with elevators, central heating, direct drinking water, natural gas and other infrastructure. Simple decoration, electricity and water are available in the houses which reduced the cost of decoration of the AHs. The location and traffic of resettlement housing communities are very convenient. For example, Xinghu resettlement housing community is adjacent to Wetland Park, bus station, attached to the School of Gui'an North Normal University and Tongji Hospital of Gui'an. It has convenient transportation, convenient living and pleasant environment. Most of them have purchased at least 2 houses; one is used for living and the other one was rent out. The average rent price in the area was about CNY 1000/month. The AHs are generally satisfied with compensation and resettlement, and their livelihoods are well protected.
E. Evaluation
67. LEFs can work at major enterprises (Huawei, Foxconn, Apple, etc.) in local industrial parks, and will be paid 3,000-4,000 yuan per month. A large number of public welfare jobs will be 71 available to those aged below 60 years, such as cleaning, security and bar setting. In addition, an old age subsidy will be paid to each person aged 80 years or above. The government offers employment training for free every month.
68. Any household affected by HD will not only get a resettlement house of the same size, but also receive a transition subsidy, which will rise by 10% per month after 24 months. An AH can receive a transition subsidy of 100,0000-200,0000 per annum, while local monthly rentals are within the range of 500-1,000 yuan. The AHs can use LA compensation to do business.
69. 100% of the respondents are satisfied with the resettlement implementation. Only 5% of the respondents are not so satisfied with the policy transparency, compensation and DMS results.
IV. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS
A. Information Disclosure and Consultation
70. The Guizhou Provincial Government has disclosed information on the Western International Intelligence Project, BAK Battery Project, A118 Land Reservation Project, Public Security Bureau Business Center, No.5 Road, No.4 Road, etc. The Project was also reported by local publicity platforms at the early stage.
71. GPMO conducted extensive consultation with the AHs by means of FGD, interview, etc. to make them aware of the compensation policies and resettlement programs.
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B. Grievance Redress
72. A sound grievance redress mechanism (GRM) has been established for the Project, as detailed below:
➢ Stage 1: If any AP is dissatisfied with LA compensation or resettlement, he/she may report this to the village committee/township government, which shall record such appeal and solve it together with the village committee/township government or the AP within two weeks. ➢ Stage 2: If the appellant is dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 1, he/she may file an appeal to GPMO within one month after receiving such disposition, which shall make a disposition within two weeks. ➢ Stage 3: If the appellant is still dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 2, he/she may bring a suit in a civil court directly in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the PRC.
73. APs could lodge their grievances to the village committee/township government and GPMO (Land Reservoir Center on behalf) directly or in sequence, while resolutions would be consequently made directly or in sequence. The GRM was explained to APs before LAR. In addition, the GRM was also disclosed to the public on mass media (newspaper and TV).
74. In practice, the compensation rates of the Project comply with the applicable regulations and policies, and compensation has been paid fully, so there has been no grievance or appeal. Some minor issues, such as registration errors, were corrected timely.
C. Evaluation
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V. CONCLUSION
76. Road Network Enhancement in Central Gui’an (Phase 1) affected 521 households with 2,084 persons, and one state-owned enterprise with 2 employees. Sustainable Transport Infrastructure occupied 57.23 mu of state-owned land permanently, affecting 200 households with 720 persons. Compensation has been completed by 2018, with no outstanding issue. 74
APPENDIX 2: GNDG GENERAL OFFICE DOCUMENT NO.1
Documents of the GNDG General Office (GNDGO [2017] No.1)
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APPENDIX 3: INTERIM MEASURES FOR ENDOWMENT INSURANCE FOR URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENTS OF GUI’AN NEW DISTRICT
Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 In order to establish an integrated endowment insurance system (“Endowment Insurance” for short) for Gui’an New District (“Gui’an” for short), and promote balanced urban and rural development, these Measures have been developed in accordance with the Social Insurance Law of the PRC, and other state and local policies, and based on local conditions. Article 2 The principles for Endowment Insurance shall be basic security, wide coverage, flexibility, sustainability and voluntariness. Article 3 Urban and rural residents with registered local residence, having attained 16 years (excluding students), and having not covered basic endowment insurance for urban employees may cover Endowment Insurance voluntarily. Article 4 Endowment Insurance will be subject to unified systems, policies and processes of Gui’an, and the fund will be managed at the district level. Article 5 Endowment Insurance shall be implemented and coordinated by the Gui’an New District Government as a component of the district economic and social development plan, and subject to annual KPI evaluation. The township governments shall conduct publicity and mobilization for Endowment Insurance. Article 6 The Gui’an Social Affairs Management Bureau shall be responsible for policymaking and operational guidance for Endowment Insurance. Article 7 The Gui’an New District Social Security Service Center (“GSSSC”) shall be responsible for individual account and fund management, and pension payment. The township human resources and social security service center shall handle registration, premium collection and pension application. Article 8 Funds of GSSSC, and the township human resources and social security service center shall be included in the district fiscal budget, other than from the Endowment Insurance fund. Article 9 The Gui’an Finance Bureau, Economic Development Bureau, Public Security Bureau and other agencies concerned shall conduct Endowment Insurance properly according to their respective duties.
Chapter 2 Contribution Article 10 The Endowment Insurance fund consists of an individual contribution, a government subsidy, interests and other income. Article 11 Individual contribution: The insured shall pay premiums in full at a time in one of the following levels – 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1,000, 1,200, 1,600 and 2,000 yuan per annum, which shall be adjusted as the case may be. 80
Article 12 Government subsidy: The Gui’an New District Government shall grant a subsidy of 30 yuan per annum to the insured, which shall be included in the individual account. For severely disabled persons, the Gui’an New District Government shall pay premiums for them fully or partly depending on if they are covered by minimum living security. The Gui’an New District Government shall grant a subsidy of 100 yuan per capita per annum to single-child families. Article 13 Other subsidies: Village committees, other social organizations and individuals shall be encouraged to subsidize the insured. The total amount of other subsidies in a natural year shall not exceed the ceiling specified in Article 11.
Chapter 3 Individual Account Management Article 14 GSSSC shall establish a lifelong individual account and a file for the insured. Article 15 The individual contribution and other subsidies shall be included in the individual account. Article 16 The interest rate on the balance of the individual account shall be the one-year RMB deposit rate published by the People’s Bank of China, and GSSSC shall settle interests annually. Article 17 If the insured suspends premium payment, the individual account shall be retained; when payment is resumed, the payment period can be accumulated. Article 18 If the insurance relationship of the insured is transferred, the balance of the individual account shall be transferred with interests. Article 19 The insured shall have the right to acquire of GSSSC about its individual account information.
Chapter 4 Benefit and Payment Article 20 If the insured has paid premiums for 15 years or above, it shall receive a pension monthly from the month following 60 years, which shall include a basic pension and an individual account pension. 1) The basic pension shall be 105 yuan per capita per month, in which 55 yuan is from central finance and 50 yuan from district finance. 2) The monthly individual account pension shall be the balance of the individual account divided by 139. Article 21 If the insured has attained 45 years when these Measures come into effect, it may get insured as follows: 1) If the insured has attained 60 years and has not covered basic endowment insurance for urban employees, it may receive the basic pension granted by the state (55 yuan per month) monthly without payment; it may also pay premiums for 15 years at a time voluntarily to receive a pension under Article 20. 81
2) If the insured has attained 45 years but is under 60 years, it shall pay premiums annually. If it has premiums for less than 15 years when attaining 60 years, it may receive a pension monthly equal to the basic pension of 105 yuan less 3 yuan per year of non-payment; it may also pay premiums for 15 years at a time voluntarily to receive a pension under Article 20. 3) If the insured is eligible for retroactive payment, it may select one of the levels under Article 11, and pay premiums at a time without subsidization by Gui’an. Article 22 The basic pension shall be adjusted as the case may be. Article 23 When the insured is eligible for pensions, it shall apply for receiving with the township human resources and social security service center, subject to GSSSC approval. Article 24 If the insured dies during pension receiving, GSSSC shall suspend pension payment from the month following its death, pay a one-time funeral subsidy of 1,000 yuan, and return the balance of its individual account (from which provincial and district subsidies are deducted) to its legal heir or designated beneficiary. If the insured is missing for over 6 months during pension receiving, pension payment shall be suspended from the 7th month. When its death is announced, the balance of its individual account (from which provincial and district subsidies are deducted) shall be returned to its legal heir or designated beneficiary. Article 25 District finance shall determine the number of persons receiving pensions and the amount of pensions, and disburse the sum to the pooling account annually. Article 26 GSSSC shall organize the township human resources and social security service center to qualify pension receivers, and disclose pension information for public supervision.
Chapter 5 Fund Management and Supervision Article 27 The Endowment Insurance fund shall be included in the special fiscal account, managed separately and used for designated purposes. Article 28 GSSSC shall establish a budgeting and final accounting system, a management system, and an internal control system for the Endowment Insurance fund to ensure its safety. Article 29 The Gui’an Finance Bureau shall prepare an annual budget of Endowment Insurance subsidies, and disburse subsidies timely. Article 30 The Endowment Insurance fund shall be used to pay pensions and the one-time funeral subsidy on schedule only, and shall not be withdrawn in advance. Article 31 The balance of the Endowment Insurance fund can only be deposited with a bank or used to subscribe for national debt. Article 32 The Gui’an Social Affairs Management Bureau, and Finance Bureau shall strengthen the supervision of the Endowment Insurance fund.
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Chapter 6 Supplementary Provisions Article 33 If any government and GSSSC staff in Gui’an New District violates Article 27, 28 or 30, the Gui’an Social Affairs Management Bureau or its next higher level authority shall order the violator to correct such violation within a specified; if such violation constitutes a crime, it shall be handled by the judicial authority. Article 34 In case of certificate falsification or any other form of cheating, GSSSC shall recover the related sum, and hold the cheater liable; if such act constitutes a crime, it shall be handled by the judicial authority. Article 35 The Endowment Insurance system shall be coordinated with other social security systems according to the state provisions. Article 36 If the state, provincial government, the Gui’an New District Government or any department concerned grants any additional pension to special persons, the provisions thereof shall apply. Article 37 These Measures shall come into effect on January 1, 2014. 83
APPENDIX 4: INTERVIEW MINUTES
Date 2018.8.7 Venue Dalege Village Committee (Gaofeng Passenger Station Hub, Gaofeng High School East Terminal) Participants Village head (Tel: 13595339602), Director Zhao of the Gaofeng Town LA Management Office, task force Key points 1. The Gaofeng High School East Terminal will occupy over 1 mu of land, which was bought by the government at 8000 yuan/mu in 2010. 2. The land used for the terminal involves 9 households with 37 persons in Yangjiazhai Group, including two Han households with the others being Miao people. 3. Dalege Village has 15 groups and 13 natural villages, with per capita income of 8,000 yuan and a per capita land area of 1.5 mu, including 0.9 mu of cultivated land, on which paddy rice and corn are grown. 4. Gaofeng Town has 300 Gelao people, and 8,000 Miao and Buyi people each. Endowment insurance for LEFs is borne by public finance.
Date 2018.8.7 Venue Qishan Village Committee (Xingyue Community North Terminal) Participants Village head, head of Group 3 (Tel: 15885089239), task force Key points 1. Groups 4 and 5 of Qishan Village are minority groups, with 93% of population composed of Miao people. Groups 2 and 3 are affected more seriously by LA, and LA in Groups 1 and 4 has not begun. 260 households in the village have moved to Xingyue Resettlement Community, accounting for 70% of all households in the village, and the village has 2,000 mu of remaining land. 2. Villagers have received a transition subsidy for 4 years at 20 yuan/m2 per month, increased month by month, but not more than 50 yuan/m2. 3. The APs mainly do odd jobs in nearby areas, such as security guard and cleaner. The government offers free training to villagers semiannually, covering beauty care, hairdressing, etc., and grants a dining subsidy of 10 yuan per day to each trainee. Villagers’ average annual income is 8,000 yuan. The village collective pays endowment insurance premiums for LEFs aged above 60 years, 1,500 yuan per capita. 4. The land used includes sloped and flat land. The sloped land was acquired for Yuheng Road in 2015, belonging to 4 households (all Han) in Group 4, and the flat land has not been acquired, belonging to 3 households with 18 persons (including two Miao households. Group 3 has 45 households with 1,500 persons, and Group 4 has 54 households with 160 persons.
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APPENDIX 5: RESETTLEMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET
1. Purpose of resettlement information booklet
The purpose preparing the booklet is to provide key information for the persons who are influenced by the resettlement. The information includes compensation principles, standards, other relevant policies, and the ways and times how to obtain the information. The booklet distribution is a link in information disclosure, through which land acquisition, resettlement planning, compensation standards and fee, complaint and grievance channels and policies are announced. Prior to the detailed investigation, the booklet will be distributed.
2. Project Background
The proposed project will establish an urban transport network in the GDAD, including a comprehensive intelligent transport system (ITS); 20 new bus stations; 200 new clean energy buses such as electric buses; 21 electric charging stations; 8.2 km of supporting urban roads; and increased efficiency of transport system and strengthened smart transport capacity.
3. LA and Resettlement Impacts
698.57 mu of land will be occupied for the Project, including 481.96 mu of permanently occupied existing state-owned land which has been acquired before and 216.61 mu of rural collective land which need to be newly acquired. Among them, 1) 386.95 mu of land for supporting road component has already been acquired by the local government which is not anticipant of this ADB project and all affected households have been compensated. 2) 267.11 mu of land for bus infrastructure component, among them, 59.48 mu of land has been acquired by the local government which is not anticipant of this ADB project and all affected households have been compensated. The other 207.63 mu of collective-owned land will be newly acquired for this Project, affecting 150 households with 646 persons in 10 villages in 4 townships. 3) 44.51 mu of land for charging stations component, among them, 35.53 mu of land has been acquired by the local government which is not anticipant of this ADB project and all affected households have been compensated. The other 8.98 mu of collective-owned land will be newly acquired for this project, affecting 11 households with 51 persons in 3 villages in 4 townships. There is no vulnerable group1 in the project area. This RP has been prepared only to address the resettlement impacts resulting from acquisition of 216.61 mu of land for bus infrastructure and charging stations. Land acquisition and resettlement due diligence on acquired land has conducted and enclosed as Appendix 1. LA will have little impact on the AHs, because their main income source is employment.
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4. Policy Framework and Entitlements
In order to prevent or minimize adverse impacts caused by land acquisition, full negotiation with affected villages and migrants has been carried out on the selection of the project site. This RP has been prepared in accordance with the Land Administration Law of the PRC (2004), Decision of the State Council on Deepening the Reform and Rigidly Enforcing Land Administration (SC [2004] No.28), applicable provincial policies, and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). Compensation is based on full replacement cost, and some mitigation measures have been developed to support the affected population.
According to the Land Administration Law of the PRC, Guidelines on Improving Compensation and Resettlement Systems for Land Acquisition, Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1) and Notice on Publishing and Implementing the Comprehensive Location-based Composite Land Acquisition Prices of GADD by Management Committee of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.133) (Appendix 2), and other applicable policies, LA compensation consists of three parts: 1) land compensation. 2) young crop compensation. 3) ground attachment compensation. Please find the detailed entitlements in the end of this RIB.
5. Compensation Standards and Resettlement Scheme
According to the Land Administration Law of the PRC, Guidelines on Improving Compensation and Resettlement Systems for Land Acquisition, Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1), and other applicable policies, acquired rural collective land in Gui’an New District (hereinafter, “Gui’an”) will be compensated for at location-based composite land prices (34,020-74,000 yuan/mu), and the compensation for young crops or attachments on acquired land will be paid to proprietors (3,646-4,600 yuan/mu for vegetable land and 10,000 yuan/mu for citrus garden). In practice, young crop compensation is usually 10% of LA compensation. The main income and livelihood restoration measures are: i) endowment and medical insurance; ii) property allocation; iii) training and employment information; and iv) job opportunities during project construction and operation period. GPMO will assist the IAs in providing necessary training and job opportunities to the APs, including jobs generated during construction. The APs may invest compensation in catering, transport, household tourism, etc.
6. Grievance Redress
An appeal procedure has been established to settle disputes over compensation and resettlement. The aim is to respond to appeals of the APs timely and transparently. Grievances about the Project may arise from the acquisition of collective land or other causes. 87
Correspondingly, the GPMO, and the affected township governments and village committees will coordinate and handle grievances and appeals arising from resettlement. The APs may file appeals about any aspect of resettlement, including compensation rates. At any stage, an AP may bring a suit in a civil court directly if he/she is dissatisfied with the grievance redress procedure or disposition. The APs may also lodge their complaints with ADB. Initially, complaints will be handled by the Project Team and the Operations Department. If the APs are dissatisfied with the result of complaint handling and are adversely affected because ADB’s policies were not observed, they may make complaints to the Office of Special Project Facilitator or the Office of Compliance Review Panel, the two branches of the ADB’s Accountability Mechanism2.
7. Implementation Schedule
According to the implementation schedule, the Project will break ground in September 2019, and be completed in December 2023. The construction of bus stations and charging stations are estimated to start in July 2020 and complete in December 2023. At the detailed design stage, the Resettlement Plan will be updated based on the final technical design and DMS results. In order to coordinate resettlement and construction progress, the RP will be updated and implemented from 2020 to 2021, and a post-evaluation will be conducted in 2023.
8. Project contact details
Project Management Office Office Address: Bureau of Economic Development of Guian – BEDGA, The government of Gui’an New District, Huchao Township, Gui’an New district, Guizhou Province, 550029, PRC Tel: +86-851-88909777 Email: [email protected]
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Entitlement Matrix Type of Degree of APs Compensation and resettlement policy Compensation rates impact impact LA 216.61 mu of 161 households with 1) Cash compensation: Compensation and Resettlement Program for Land Location-based composite land prices collective land in 697 persons and House Acquisition of Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.1) and for cultivated land: Machang and 13 villages in 4 Notice on Publishing and Implementing the Comprehensive Location-based Gaofeng Town: 41,000 yuan/mu townships. Composite Land Acquisition Prices of GADD by Management Committee of Huchao Xiang: 59,000 yuan/mu Including 7.2 mu Gui’an New District (GNDGO [2017] No.133). In Huchao Xiang and Dangwu Town: 76,000 yuan/mu woodland in Dangwu Town, 8% of land compensation is retained by the village Xiaba village in collective, and the remaining 92% paid directly to the AHs. In Machang and Location-based composite land prices Huchao town Gaofeng Towns, all land compensation will be paid to the AHs, and the for woodland in Huchao town: 24,000 and 209.41 mu affected villages will additionally receive 3,000 yuan/mu in compensation. yuan/mu cultivated land. The portion of the land compensation retained by the village collective will be used as resolved by villagers. 2) Laborers in the AHs will receive vocational training, and employment information and guidance from the government to get employed. 3) Commercial property resettlement. The APs and affected village collective can get the right of benefit sharing of these shops according to the land loss area. They could get 0.5 to 5 m2 of the shops per mu, please find the details in table 6-2. Income on such properties will be distributed at not less than 15 yuan/m2 per month from the month following LA compensation agreement signing and relocation. 4) Job opportunities. The APs can get employment opportunities during the project construction and operational phases. 5) Social security for LEFs. Registered rural residents having attained 16 years of age, with all or most of land acquired by the government according to law. As the land loss rate of APs in this project is less than 20%, if there are qualified APs after DMS or during the project implementation, the policy will be applicable. Ground 24 tombs, 5.77 Proprietors ， 31 According to GNDGO [2017] No.1: Compensation Item Unit attachments mu of fruit trees, households with 121 1) Ground attachments will be compensated for as stipulated. rate (yuan) 7.2 mu of small persons 2) The compensation rate for trees depend on their type, use and DBH (size). Tomb / 3000 trees, 170 Subsidies for tomb relocation are 1,300-9,000 yuan. Normally, the tomb could Fruit trees Mu 16500 sakura trees and be relocated to the public cemetery for free. If the owner of a tomb wants to Sakura / 120 300 laurel trees. select the site of the tomb by themselves, they could get a subsidy of 1,000 Laurel / 80 yuan/unit.According to the survey, the tombs affected by this project are Small trees Mu 5000 estimated to be worth 3,000 yuan and will be relocated to the public cemetery for free, and the fruit trees areestimated to be worth 16,500 yuan/mu. 89
Women 336 affected 48.21% of affected Unskilled jobs at the construction and operation stages will be first made / women population available to women. Women will receive equal pay for equal work. Skills training will be first available to women, in which at least 50% of trainees (300 men-times in total) will be women. Women will receive relevant information during resettlement, and are able to participate in resettlement consultation. A special women’s FGD will be held to introduce resettlement policies.