Hebei Province Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
Botou City Water Treatment Plant and Urban Water
Distribution Network Rehabilitation Project
Revised Short Resettlement Plan with Due Diligence
Botou City Construction Bureau Botou City Water Supply Co.
December 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1．．． Project Introduction ...... 10 1.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT ...... 10 1.2 IMPACT OF PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION AND TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION ...... 13 1.3 COST ESTIMATE AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ...... 14 1.4 MITIGATION MEASURES TO REDUCE PROJECT IMPACTS ...... 14 1.4.1 During Planning and Design Phase ...... 14 1.4.2 During Implementation Phase ...... 15 1.4.3 During LAR Planning and Implementation Phases ...... 16
2．．．Scope of Land Acquisition Impacts ...... 17 2.1 PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION AND IMPACTS ANALYSIS ...... 17 2.2 TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION ...... 17 2.3 OTHER AFFECTED ASSETS ...... 18
3．．．Socio-Economic Situation of Affected Areas ...... 19 3.1 OVERVIEW OF BOTOU CITY ...... 20 3.2O VERVIEW OF BOTOU CITY ...... 20 3.3 AFFECTED PERSONS (AP S) AND BASIC SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE ...... 21 3.3.1 Affected Persons ...... 21 3.3.2 Basic Socio-Economic Profile of the APs ...... 21 3.4 PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY ...... 23 3.5 VULNERABLE GROUPS ...... 24 3.6 IMPACTS ON WOMEN ...... 24
4．．．Public Consultation, Participation and Grievance Redress ...... 26 4.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ...... 26 4.2 COMPLAINT AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS PROCEDURES ...... 28
5．．．Legal Framework and Policies ...... 31 5.1 APPLICABLE LAWS , REGULATIONS AND POLICIES FOR RESETTLEMENT ...... 31 5.2 ADB’ S POLICIES ON INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT ...... 32 5.3 RELATED LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF CHINA ...... 33 5.4 PROJECT POLICIES ON RESETTLEMENT ...... 36 5.5 ELIGIBLE CUT OFF DATE ...... 36 5.6 COMPENSATION STANDARDS ...... 36 5.6.1 Land Compensation Standards ...... 36 5.6.2 Other Ground Attachments ...... 37 5.6.3 Relevant Fees and Taxes ...... 37 5.7 FLOW OF COMPENSATION FUNDS AND TIMING ...... 38 5.8 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ...... 39
6．．．Livelihood Rehabilitation Plan ...... 41 6.1 LIVELIHOOD REHABILITATION MEASURES FOR AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS ...... 41 6.2 PRODUCTION REHABILITATION PLAN FOR AP S AFFECTED BY TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION ...... 41 6.3 TRAINING FOR THE AP S...... 42 6.4 VULNERABLE GROUPS AND WOMEN ’S RIGHTS ...... 42
7．．．Land Acquisition Budget ...... 43 7.1 RESETTLEMENT COST ESTIMATE ...... 43 7.2 RESETTLEMENT COST FINANCING AND DISBURSEMENT PLAN ...... 44 7.3 MANAGEMENT OF RESETTLEMENT FUND ...... 44
8．．．Institutional Framework ...... 45 8.1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ...... 45 8.2 STAFF ARRANGEMENT ...... 45 8.3 TRAINING PROGRAM ...... 46 8.4 INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF RESETTLEMENT INSTITUTIONS ...... 46
9．．．Resettlement Implementation Schedule...... 47 9.1 PRINCIPLES OF RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ...... 47 9.2 RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ...... 47
10 ．．．Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 49 10.1 INTERNAL MONITORING ...... 49 10.2 EXTERNAL MONITORING ...... 49 10.3 REPORT REQUIREMENTS ...... 50
Annex A: Terms of Reference for Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation ...... 51
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. The Botou City Water Treatment Plant and Urban Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation Project is composed: i) water resources component; ii) water transmission pipeline component; iii) water treatment plant expansion; iv) water distribution network component; v) automatic control system. The Project owner is Botou City Water Supply Co. (BCWSC).
2. Originally the WTP was proposed to be located in the southeast of Botou City and the abandoned disposal site which used as state-owned brick and tile factory before. Based on the preliminary design, the site has been changed to the Botou Industrial Development Zone. The Project permanently uses 35 mu of state-owned land located in the Botou Industrial Development Zone for the WTP construction with no households or persons affected. The land was transferred to the IA by the Administration Office of the Botou City Industrial Development Zone in January 2011. Due to the WTP location change, the RP has been revised. The construction of water transmission pipeline and distribution network also temporarily occupy 431.18 mu of land partially affecting 620 households with 1,915 persons in 17 villages, 3 townships. This includes 13 villages in 2 townships of Nanpi County and 4 villages in 1 township of Botou City. There has been no change of engineering scope. No residential and non-residential structures will be demolished, although some ground attachments will be affected. The compensation payment has been made to the affected owners or persons at a total amount of CNY 5.1386 million and no issues remained up to date. Of the total affected households and populations, no vulnerable groups have been affected.
3. In order to avoid or minimize land acquisition and resettlement, there was close consultation with the local officials and village committees (VCs) during the preliminary and final design stages for the optimal and proper engineering schemes of the Project.
4. The payment for the land transfer fee and compensation for the temporary land occupation and other assets are based on the Land Administration Law of PRC, amended in 2004, Document 28: State Council Decision to Deepen Reform and Strictly Enforce Land Administration in October, 2004, Hebei “Land Administration Law”, Hebei Provincial Management Guidelines for Implementation of the Land Administration Law of PRC (Revised in 2005), Notice on formulation of Pension Insurance System for Affected People by Land Acquisition in Hebei Province (effective as of February 17, 2005), and Method of Cangzhou Urban District Land Acquisition (Pilot) of Cangzhou People’s Government (effective as of December 1, 2003). The RP was prepared to comply with ADB’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement . Based on the consultations with local governments and those affected, and general practice in Botou City, the resettlement principles established for the
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Project are: (i) land acquisition and involuntary resettlement should be avoided or minimized where feasible by developing and comparing a series of design alternatives; (ii) compensation and entitlements provided must be adequate to allow those affected to at least maintain their pre-project standard of living, with the prospect of improvement; (iii) land temporarily occupied and the period for disruption are to be kept to a minimum; (iv) all the people affected, legal and illegal, are to be taken into consideration and accounted for; (v) resettlement plan should be prepared and implemented in accordance with state land rehabilitation policy, national economic and social development plans; (vi) all those affected will be adequately informed about eligibility, compensation rates and standards, livelihood and income restoration plans, and project timing; (vii) resettlement plan should be coordinated with such things as regional development, economic development and environmental protection; and (viii) practical and feasible measures should be formulated to restore the affected items; (ix) a preferential policy and assistance will be provided to vulnerable groups in such things as employment; and (x) close monitoring and timely actions will be carried out to identify and resolve any problems.
5. The people affected have been notified about the key elements of the RP. On various occasions during meetings, interviews, focus group discussions, public consultation workshops, and community consultation meetings, local representatives have participated in the planning and concerns have been integrated into the RP. The resettlement information booklet was distributed to affected villages and households in December 2009. The RP approved by Botou City Government was redistributed to the village committees by December 2009 to anyone wishing to consult the document at the village committees. At the same time the revised RP was posted on the ADB website in December 2009. The detailed design has been completed and construction is being undertaken, and the RP with due diligence has been revised based on detailed measurement survey (DMS) and will be submitted to ADB for review and approval. The Botou PMO and BCWSC will be responsible for supervising implementation, continuing public consultation, monitoring progress and responding to grievances. The grievance address procedures are well established and explanations are included in the RP and resettlement information booklets.
6. Although the Project permanently uses 35 mu of state-owned land by Botou Industrial Development Zone, no households and APs have been affected. The land was transferred from the Botou Industrial Development Zone to the Botou Water Supply Company. The Botou Water Supply Company paid CNY 2.41 million to the Botou Industrial Development Zone. Originally the land was irrigated land which was acquired from Diaoyutai Village by Botou Industrial Development Zone and the compensation payment made to the affected village was in May 2010. A total of 14 households and 42 persons were affected. A total of CNY 1,294,368 was paid to the affected village and APs by the Botou Industrial Development Zone, including CNY 1,094,488.20 to the affected households for resettlement subsidy and standing crops and CNY 199,879.80 to the affected village for land compensation. The fund flow is
8 from the Botou Industrial Development Zone to the affected village, in turn to the affected APs. The APs have used the compensation payment for the development of small or family business, agricultural product processing industry and bank saving for interest earning. The affected village has used the land compensation for the improvement of the village infrastructures for the APs. Based on the interview with the selected APs, it indicates that the APs are satisfied with the compensation payment and their income level has some increase compared to the level before land acquisition. Up to date, no complaints or appeals have been occurred and no remaining issues left from the permanent land acquisition.
7. The construction of the Project temporarily occupies land for about one month to three months at maximum. To compensate the temporary land and income loss of the APs, cash compensation has been directly paid to them at the total amount of CNY2,150,909.30 up to date. CNY104,244 has been paid to the transport and communication department for the water transmission pipeline crossing the Nanpi Road, and CNY40,000 for crossing the Jinghu Highway. The land will be restored to original condition and keep the same quality as before. Based on interviews with the APs, they are satisfied with the compensation payment. They have used the payment to deposit in the banks for interest earning, partial investment for their business, and improving their living conditions. No complaints or appeals have been involved so far.
8. The cost estimate for land use and resettlement is CNY5.9899 million or US $0.9215 million at the prices of 2011, including fees of land transfer, temporary land occupation, ground attachments, relevant land taxes, M&E, other costs, and contingency. The Administration Office of the Botou Industrial Development Zone was fully paid by the Botou Water Supply Company in January 2011. Construction had not taken place until the fees of the land transfer were fully made by the IA. Internal and external monitoring of the RP implementation will be conducted to ensure successful implementation of the RP.
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1．．． Project Introduction
1.1 Brief Introduction of the Project
Due to the continuous development of Botou City’s economic construction and urban scale, the people’s life standards are increasing day by day, thus the demand for large quantities and high quality of water is becoming increasingly. With the high priority and attention paid to the safety of people’s drinking water, the requirements for water quality and quantity are progressively standardized. Botou City is one of the fluorine poisoning area of Hebei province, drinking water contains with fluorine at about 3 mg/L. Many people are suffering from skeletal fluorosis and dental fluorosis. Since shallow underground water was polluted with different levels and water quality has been obviously declining, about 2/3 existing machine-pumped well water does not meet the standard of water.
The underground water resources are seriously insufficient in Botou City. The damages caused by abundant exploitation of underground water becoming serious day by day. The underground water level declined by 2 m-3 m every year, as a result it has declined from 41.2 m to 86.4 m since 1988 which has led to the shortage of water supply. Therefore, it is urgent for urban water distribution networks by using standardized methods to promote people’s awareness of water saving, increase new sources of water supply, reconstruct and expand the current existing water treatment plants.
The project includes: 1) water resources component; 2) water transmission pipeline component; 3) water treatment plant expansion; 4) water distribution network component; and 5) automatic control system.
Water Resources Component: Base on the hydrological conditions of water source area, the proposed surface water supply source will be Dalangdian Reservoir with Nanpi County.
Water Transmission Pipeline Component: Through the hydraulic calculation, the pipes used for water transmission from the water resource area to the water treatment plant should be selected as economic diameter of pipes at 400mm. The controlling flow speed is 1.4m/s. The pipes will be PVC-M type. The total length is 20.5 km.
Water Treatment Plant Expansion Component: The water treatment plant is located within Botou City Industrial Development Zone. The final water supply scale is 30,000 m3/day. The life of water treatment plant is designed as 20 years. The structures (filter tank, clean water tank, pumping house, chlorinating room, laboratory, distributing substation, the central control room, management room, duty office, plant area, enclosing walls, etc.) of water treatment plant will be constructed in one phase. The water treatment plant acquired a total of 35 mu land.
Originally the WTP was proposed to be located in the southeast of Botou City and the abandoned disposal site which used as state-owned brick and tile factory before. Based on the preliminary design, the site has been changed to the Botou Industrial Development Zone in 2009 due to the reason that the Project preparatory work took relatively longer time and some enterprises have been established gradually in the surrounding area of the abandoned disposal site of brick and tile factory. Meanwhile the municipal government considered that these enterprises could have potential pollution to the WTP. After planning and coordinator with the Botou Industrial Development Zone Administration Office, the new WTP site has been moved to the current Botou Industrial Development Zone. The site change has nothing to do with the reduction of LAR. The following figure provides the map for the new WTP site and the original site.
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Distribution Network Component: The layout of the existing water distribution networks in Botou City is not reasonable. The pipelines are ageing which need to have relatively great adjustment with combination of short- and long-term consideration. Based on 2020, the pipe diameter for short-term construction is DN50-DN400mm with total length of 29 km.
Automatic Control System: The water supply project will apply the scattered control system finally to realize tertiary control: on-site manual operation, automatic control in the workshop and centralized control in the central control room.
1.2 Impact of Permanent Land Use and Temporary Land Occupation
The Project permanently uses 35 mu of land, which is located in Botou City Industrial Development Zone. The IA paid CNY 2.41 million to the Administration Office of the Botou Industrial Development Zone for the urban land transfer in January 2011. Therefore, the WTP construction does not directly involve any households or APs to be affected. Originally the land was irrigated land which was acquired from Diaoyutai Village by Botou Industrial Development Zone and the compensation payment made to the affected village was in May 2010. A total of 14 households and 42 persons were affected. A total of CNY 1,294,368 was paid to the affected village and APs by the Botou Industrial Development Zone, including CNY 1,094,488.20 to the affected households for resettlement subsidy and standing crops and CNY 199,879.80 to the affected village for land compensation. The fund flow is from the Botou Industrial Development Zone to the affected village, in turn to the affected APs. The APs have used the compensation payment for the development of small or family business, agricultural product processing industry and bank saving for interest earning. The affected village has used the land compensation for the improvement of the village infrastructures for the APs. Based on the interview with the selected APs, it indicates that the APs are satisfied with the compensation payment and their income level has some increase than the level before land acquisition. No remaining issues left from the permanent land acquisition .
The water transmission pipeline is 20.5 km, it occupies 342.4 mu of land in 13 villages of 2 townships in Nanpi County, including 283 mu farmland, and 59.4 mu ponds and roads, with a total of 433 households and 1,352 persons to be affected; and occupy 88.78 mu of land in 4 villages of 1 township in Botou City, including 73 mu farmland and 15.78 mu roads and ponds, with a total of 187 households and 563 persons to be affected. Up to date, water transmission pipeline has been completed and the affected roads have been repaved. During construction, a total of 431.18 mu of land was occupied temporarily, including 283 mu farmland and 59.4 mu land non-farmland in in 13 villages of 2 townships in Nanpi County and 73 mu farmland and 15.78 mu non-farmland in 4 villages of 1 township in Botou City, with 620 households and 1,915 persons affected (433 households and 1,352 persons in Nanpi County and 187 households and 563 persons in Botou City). To compensate the temporary land and income loss of the APs, cash compensation has been directly paid to them at the total amount of CNY2,150,909.30 up to date. CNY104,244 has been paid to the transport and communication department for the water transmission pipeline crossing the Nanpi Road, and CNY40,000 for crossing the Jinghu Highway. The land will be restored to original condition and keep the same quality as before. Based on interviews with the APs, they are satisfied with the compensation payment. They have used the payment to deposit in the banks for interest earning, partial investment for their business, and improving their living conditions. No complaints or appeals have been involved so far.
All water distribution networks with total length of 29 km will be constructed along the urban roads, which will not involve temporary land occupation. The construction will be constructed by section, therefore the road will be affected for only one month to three months and bring certain inconvenience to the surrounding local residents, shops and traffics. The Project will not involve rural household relocation.
1.3 Cost Estimate and Implementation Plan
The cost estimate for land use and resettlement is CNY 5.9899 million or US $0.9215 million at the prices of 2011. Based on the original resettlement schedule, land acquisition and compensation for water intake engineering, water transmission pipeline and water treatment plant will be finished by the end of July 2013. However, up to the date, the land transfer and payment of land transfer fee for the WTP was completed in January 2011. The compensation for the water transmission pipeline has been fully paid, and 100% of pipelines have been installed and the roads repaved. All payment has been made to the APs according to the compensation standards regulated in the RP, and the APs are satisfied with the compensation and no complains and issues remained. The construction of water distribution network started in March 2011 and will be completed at the end of July 2013 (already completed 70%).
1.4 Mitigation Measures to Reduce Project Impacts
1.4.1 During Planning and Design Phase
During planning and design phase, in order to reduce the impacts to the local social economy by the project construction, some effective measures have been taken by the design institute and the project owner.
During the period of planning and designing, the sites of water resources and water treatment plant was chosen where can avoid the removal of houses and farmland acquisition. The water source will come from surface water supply, the WTP will use state-owned abandoned disposal land, and meanwhile the engineering try to choose the roads and the edge of the farmland as close as possible for future maintenance and
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Through the reasonable analysis for the layout of the water transmission pipelines, the pipeline will be designed along the roads as much as possible to reduce the socioeconomic impacts on the local communities.
1.4.2 During Implementation Phase
In order to alleviate the impact of urban transportation, the installation of pipeline network will be carried out at one side of roads or middle of roads in general. Road excavation will seriously affect the traffic of the area, project developers will fully take this factor into consideration when formulating and implementing the plan. For roads with heavy traffic, temporary road will be designed and arranged, and special traffic police will be arranged on duty to maintain the traffic flow in order. The construction method will take the approach by section and try as much as possible in a short period of time to complete the excavation, pavement of pipes, backfilling works. For the roads with heavy traffic, it requires to avoid peak hours (such as night-time construction to ensure smooth traffic flow during the day).
Measures of reducing dust
During construction, the mud excavates from ditches which pile along the roadside will cause dusty flow during dry season by wind and mechanical dust to affect nearby residents and factories. In order to minimize the construction impacts on the surrounding environment, water will be sprinkled on the surface to prevent dust for the sunny day during construction period. Construction units will plan timely to dispose the waste soils and transport without overloading during shipment. Measures will be taken to ensure no littering of soils to the ground from the trucks during transportation. The trucks will clean by using high-pressure water before driving out to prevent waste soils littering to the ground along the road to affect the environment. Construction units will implement cleaning rules in the front door and once littered, timely cleaning will be carried out.
Control of construction noise
Construction noise is caused by digging ditches for pipeline construction, sound from transport vehicles and motors, sound of concrete and soil mixers. For reducing construction impacts on the surrounding residents, no construction is allowed within 200 m of residents’ living area during 11 PM to 6 AM next day. The construction units should select low noise machine. For construction must be carried out during the night and the surrounding residents will be affected, noise reduction measures should be adopted for the construction machineries. Meanwhile temporary sound barriers around the construction sites or resident concentrated areas will be set up to ensure quality of sound environment in residential areas.
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Solid waste treatment in construction site
Project developer and construction units should promptly contact the local environment and sanitation department and clean domestic solid waste in the construction area to ensure the cleaning environment.
1.4.3 During LAR Planning and Implementation Phases
When land acquisition can not be avoided, effective measures will be taken to mitigate the impacts to the local residents, including:
To strengthen the baseline data and information collection, formulate practical and feasible RP through careful data collection and deep analysis on socio-economic situation and future development in combination with local condition. To encourage pro-active public participation and supervision; To strengthen internal and external monitoring, establish efficient communication channel to ensure the rapid and timely resolution of various issues.
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2．．．Scope of Land Acquisition Impacts
2.1 Permanent Land Acquisition and Impacts Analysis
The Project permanently uses 35 mu land, which is located within Botou City Industrial Development Zone. In May 2010, the lands became state-owned land by the Botou City Industrial Development Zone. Thus no households and APs have been directly affected by this project/IA, but farmers were directly affected by the original land acquisition. Under such circumstances, ADB involuntary resettlement requirements still apply, which is the reason for this RP has be revised with due diligence of LAR activities carried out by the Botou City Industrial Development Zone. Table 2-1 presents the impact of permanent land use.
Table 2-1 Impact of Permanent Land Use Permanent Land Use (mu) Engineering Affected Area Land of the Industrial Development Component Total Zone
Water Treatment Botou Industrial Development 35 35 Plant Zone
In May 2010, the land used for WTP was acquired by the Botou City Industrial Development Zone, and in January 2011, the land was transferred to the IA and the fee for land transfer has been fully paid to the affected Botou Industrial Development Zone by the the Botou Water Supply Company as land transfer. The Botou Water Supply Company paid CNY 2.41 million to the Botou Industrial Development Zone. Originally the land was irrigated land which was acquired from Diaoyutai Village by Botou Industrial Development Zone and the compensation payment made to the affected village in May 2010. A total of 14 households and 42 persons were affected. A total of CNY 1,294,368 was paid to the affected village and APs by the Botou Industrial Development Zone, including CNY 1,094,488.20 to the affected households for resettlement subsidy and standing crops and CNY 199,879.80 to the affected village for land compensation. The fund flow is from the Botou Industrial Development Zone to the affected village, in turn to the affected APs. The APs have used the compensation payment for the development of small or family business, agricultural product processing industry and bank saving for interest earning. The affected village has used the land compensation for the improvement of the village infrastructures for the APs. Based on the interview with the selected APs, it indicates that the APs are satisfied with the compensation payment and their income level has some increase than the level before land acquisition. No issues remained.
2.2 Temporary Land Occupation
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Water transmission pipeline component will temporarily occupy land.
The water transmission pipeline is 20.5 km, it will occupy 342.4 mu of land, including 283 mu farmland and 59.4 mu ponds and roads, with a total of 433 households and 1,352 persons to be affected in 13 villages, 2 townships in Nanpi County; and 88.78 mu land, including 73 mu farmland and 15.78 mu roads and ponds, with a total of 187 households and 563 persons to be affected in Botou City. Land will be temporarily occupied for 1 to 3 months. The impact is temporary and not in significant.
Up to date, water transmission pipeline has been completed and the affected roads have been repaved. During construction, a total of 431.18 mu of land was occupied temporarily, including 283 mu farmland and 59.4 mu land non-farmland in in 13 villages of 2 townships in Nanpi County and 73 mu farmland and 15.78 mu non-farmland in 4 villages of 1 township in Botou City with 620 households and 1,915 persons affected so far (433 households and 1,352 persons in Nanpi County and 187 households and 563 persons in Botou City). To compensate the temporary land and income loss of the APs, cash compensation has been directly and fully paid to them at the total amount of CNY2,150,909.30 up to date starting from January 2011. CNY104,244 has been paid to the transport and communication department for the water transmission pipeline crossing the Nanpi Road, and CNY40,000 for crossing the Jinghu Highway. The land will be restored to original condition and keep the same quality as before. Based on interviews with the APs, they are satisfied with the compensation payment. They have used the payment to deposit in the banks for interest earning, partial investment for their business, and improving their living conditions. No complaints or appeals have been involved so far.
All water distribution engineering works will be constructed along the roads, and will not involve temporary land occupation. The construction will be carried out by sections, therefore the road will be affected only for one month to three months at maximum and no residents will be affected. It will only cause some inconveniences to local residents, shops and traffics.
2.3 Other Affected Assets
Based on the field survey, the other affected assets are presented in Table 2-2.
Table 2-2 Project Impact of Other Affected Assets by Village Baixiao - Xiaozhao- Dazhao- No. Item Unit Yushipo Maxibo Baijitun Musanbo Zhangbogong Dashujing Total zhuang zhuang zhuang 1 Economic Tree Poplar Tree No. 250 534 695 450 367 2,296 (over 15 cm) Poplar Tree No. 450 748 243 365 1,806 (smaller than
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15 cm) 2 Fruit Tree Pear Tree No. 83 70 75 55 82 365 Dates Tree No. 69 120 70 73 332 3 Infrastructures Electric Poles No. 2 2 Hand Pumped No, 2 2 Wells 4 Tombs No. 1 1
From January to May 2011, all compensation for the affected ground attachments has been paid to the affected households and no issues remained.
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3．．．Socio-Economic Situation of Affected Areas
3.1 Overview of Botou City
Botou City is located in the southeast of Hebei Province. It is bordered by Nanpi County in the east, Wuqiang and Wuyi County in the west, and connects Fucheng in the south and Xianxian County in the north. Geographic coordinates is 38' 13' at north latitude, 116' 55' at east longitude. The distance is 150 km to Tianjin at the north and 80 km to Dezhou City at the south. It faces the Bohai Sea, and is 80 km far from Huanghua harbor.
Botou City covers an area of 1,006 km 2 with jurisdiction over 12 townships, 3 streets administration offices and 657 administrative villages. The total population is 556,000. Among them, 17.8 km 2 is urban area with population of 180,000. It has cultivated land of 950,000 mu, of which 57.5 mu is fruit tree including 250,000 mu of pear trees and 300,000 mu of dates trees. The annual output value of fruits is CNY 500 million.
Botou City is located in the Hebei plain. The physical feature is broad and flat. The climate belongs to the warm temperate zone continental monsoon climate, it is plentiful of sunshine. The annual average temperature is 12.6 0C. It has 187 frost-free days for many years. Soil is fertile and yields or harvests 3 times every two years.
3.2 Overview of Nanpi County
Nanpi County is located in the middle south of Cangzhou City. Geographic coordinates is 37' 50'-38' 11' at north latitude, 116' 32'-117’02’ at east longitude. It is bordered by Botou City in the west, Cang County in the north, and connects Lianmeng Village and Yanshan County in the east. The distance to Shijiazhuang City is 195 km and 38 km to Cangzhou City. The total area of the whole County is 794 km2.
Nanpi County covers an area of 800 km 2 with jurisdiction of 6 villages and 3 townships, and 312 administrative villages. The farmland area is 710,000 mu and the total population is 357,000. Nanpi County is classified as Paleozoic North China platform, is located in Huanghua depression zone. The surface is smooth and flat. The southwest is high, northeast is low and gradient is 1 / 800 - 1 / 2000. The highest altitude is 12 meters, and the lowest altitude is 7 meters. The main rivers are Nanyun River, Dalangdian River, Xuanhui River, and Zhangweixin River. Nanpi County is belonging to sub-humid warm temperate continental monsoon climate zone. By the monsoon circulation control, it has less snow in winter, it is cold, dry and windy in spring, hot, rainy in summer and mainly clear sky in autumn.
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3.3 Affected Persons (APs) and Basic Socio-Economic Profile
3.3.1 Affected Persons
The Project will temporarily affect 433 households with 1,352 persons in 13 villages, 2 townships of Nanpi County and 187 households and 563 persons in 4 villages, 1 township of Botou City.
3.3.2 Basic Socio-Economic Profile of the APs
In order to understand the basic status of the APs, the RP author, the staff of Botou Water Supply Company in association with local officials and the village cadres conducted a sample survey of the affected households in June 2008. As some changes involved based on the detailed design, the survey was re-conducted in August 2011, which includes 150 household with 715 person samples, which accounted for 25% of total affected households by permanent land acquisition.
(1) Nationality and gender analysis
The sample survey includes 150 households with a total population of 715 persons. All the sampled APs are agricultural population, including 365 women or 51.1% of the total sampled population. There are no ethnic minorities identified of total affected population. Field investigation result shows that the local fruit economy is well developed. In general, the majority of the female laborers are responsible for orchard garden management, crop farming, and house works or small businesses in the surrounding township. More male laborers go out as seasonable labors to do some part-time jobs for additional income except in busy farming seasons at home.
(2) Age structure
Of the 150 households or 715 persons, there are 441 persons are in labor force, accounting for 61.7% of the total population. There are 13 children with age from 0 to 6 years old, accounting for 8.1% of the total population; 29 persons with age from 7 to 17 years old, accounting for 17.4% of the total population; 103 persons with age from 18 to 50 years old, accounting for 61.7% of the total population; 11 persons with age from 51 to 60 years old, accounting for 6.8% of the total population; and 10 persons above the age of 61 and over, accounting for 6% of the total population.
(3) Educational background
Of the 150 households or 715 persons, there are 543 adults who are over 18 years old, including 3.1% of the total population graduated from primary school, 81.5% of the total population graduated from junior high school, and 15.4% of the total
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(4) Cultivated land resources
Of the 150 households or 715 persons, the average cultivated land area is 6.27 mu per household or 1.3 mu/capita.
(5) Family property
Of the 150 households or 715 persons, the average number of television is 1 per household; average number of refrigerator is 0.1 per household; average number of electric fan is 1.1 per household; average number of washing machine is 0.3 per household; average number of air-conditioner is 0.1 per household; average number of fixed telephone is 0.2 per household; average number of mobile phone is 1.1 per household; average number of bike is 0.9 per household; average number of motor bikes is 0.8 per household; average number of motor tricycle is 0.6 per household. According to the family property, the living standard of the affected people is at relatively higher level.
(6) Family income and expenditure
According to the survey of the 150 sampled households or 715 persons, per capita annual net income is CNY 4,558. Table 3-1 provides the family income and expenditure.
Table 3-1 APs’ income and expenditure Average Average Per Per Capita Ratio Items Household (CNY/ (%) (CNY/HH) person) Agricultural income 4,452 1,172 25.7 Sideline income 2,875 757 16.6 Family Salary income 1,957 515 11.3 income Part time seasonable job income 6,149 1,618 35.5 (CNY) Other incomes 1,887 496 10.9 Subtotal 17,320 4,558 100.0 Seeds 194 51 1.5 Pesticide and fertilizer 239 63 1.9 Irrigation cost 284 75 2.2 Family Machinery operation cost 141 37 1.1 expenditure Fruit labor cost (pruning, medicine spreading, picking) 200 53 1.6 (CNY) Water 137 36 1.1 Electricity 240 63 1.9 Communication 416 109 3.2
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Average Average Per Per Capita Ratio Items Household (CNY/ (%) (CNY/HH) person) Education 1,336 352 10.4 Medical service 413 109 3.2 Fuel 2,280 600 17.7 Food 4,722 1,243 36.7 Others 2,278 599 17.7 Subtotal 12,880 3,389 100.0 Net income 16,262 4,280 Annual savings 4,440 1,169
3.4 Public Opinion Survey
A survey of 150 households for the public opinions was conducted and the results are: 100% of the sampled households support the Project, all of them think the project can bring benefit to the country, collectives and individuals, increase job opportunities and improve the living standard of local people; 100% of them think that all land compensation should be paid to APs in cash after land acquisition without land re-adjustment by villages; 80% of them are satisfied with the compensation standard; 20% are not very satisfied as they are less familiar with the LAR laws, regulations and standards and ask for much higher compensation rates; 88% of them have knowledge about the land administration law; 12% of them are not quite familiar with the law; 80% know the policy about land acquisition and resettlement; and 20% of them don’t know the policy. Please see Table 3-2 for the detailed information of public opinion survey.
Table 3-2 Public Opinions Survey Results (%) No. Questions Answers (1) (2) (3) (4) Total Do you support this 1 1) yes (2) no (3) it doesn’t matter 100 100 project? Who do you think that a) nation 100 100 you can get benefit from 2 b) collectives 100 100 the Project (multiple
choices)? c) individuals 100 100 (1) increase income (2) increase 100 100 What benefits can the job opportunity (3) others, e.g. 100 100 3 Project bring to your life? promote local economic development (4) no benefit
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Results (%) No. Questions Answers (1) (2) (3) (4) Total (1) cash compensation to the whole village group, then land adjustment; (2) cash compensation to the group collective to develop economy, then After land acquisition, land adjustment; (3) cash 4 how to solve the 100 100 compensation to APs, no land problem of land loss? adjustment; (4) partial cash compensation to APs, partial cash compensation to the group, then no land adjustment. Are you satisfied with (1) yes (2) not very satisfied (3) 5 the land compensation 80 20 100 dissatisfied rate? Do you know Land 6 Administration Law of (1) yes (2) no (3) never heard 88 12 100 PRC? Do you know the policy 7 about land acquisition (1) yes (2) not too much (3) no 80 20 100 and resettlement? If your legal rights are offended during land 8 acquisition and (1) yes (2) no 100 100 resettlement, do you know to appeal? Do you need other help, 9 e.g. training, and job (1) yes (2) no 100 100 opportunities?
3.5 Vulnerable Groups
Of the APs, there is no disabled person, households living under minimum living guarantee (MLG), female-headed households, and ethnic minority households to be affected.
3.6 Impacts on Women
In total, there are 365 women or 51.1% of the total population to the affected by temporary land occupation. Of the surveyed households, there is no women-headed household. According to the socioeconomic survey, the affected women enjoy the same legal status as men for access to contracted farmland, education, family planning, voting, etc. Most of the surveyed women think that they have the same 24 decision-making rights as men on production and management. They have freedom to choose to be migrant workers or to start their own family business. However, male and female play different roles in family life and production activities. Usually women carry out more housework, look after the elder and children and also engage in some non-agricultural productions. Men usually plant crops during high-seasons of farming and move out as seasonable labours or do small businesses after that. Generally speaking, women’s working time is 1.3 times of men’s.
Basically the affected women are engaged in agricultural production; therefore land acquisition can reduce the pressure for them from agricultural production. Meanwhile the Project can bring the female laborers some guaranteed jobs, from which they can get more income than from agricultural production; therefore there are no obvious negative impacts on women.
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4．．．Public Consultation, Participation and Grievance Redress
4.1 Public Consultation and Participation
According to the policies and regulations of ADB and PRC on land acquisition and resettlement, it is necessary to carry out public consultation and participation during the Project preparation and implementation period. This serves to have a better understanding of the local needs, to adopt the proposals and suggestions of the APs, to further work out policies and detailed regulations related with land acquisition and resettlement, to prepare a good resettlement plan, to effectively organize the implementation, to protect the legal rights of the APs, and to reduce their complaints and achieve the resettlement objectives. The public consultation and participation during the Project preparation and implementation period are presented in Table 4-1.
Table 4-1 Public Consultation and Participation Aim Means Date Department Participant Main Topics Botou Construction Bureau, Botou Water Location of land Supply Co., Nanpi Representatives To discuss the issue use,, area, Meeting June 2008 County Government and from each about land acquisition compensation Botou City Government, department standards, etc. and relevant township governments and VCs. Inform land use location, area, and compensation To inform and discuss Nanpi County standards, and the issue about land Government and Botou Representatives employment, acquisition and listen Village City Government, and from each June 2008 discuss to relevant advices meeting relevant township department and disbursement and prepare income governments, VCs and APs channels, and rehabilitation plan APs. prepare income restoration scheme. Botou Land Resources Bureau, Botou Water Field survey of Supply Co., Nanpi To survey physical Representatives affected County Government and index, socioeconomic Field from each properties, June 2008 Botou City Government, status and to prepare survey department and socioeconomic relevant township RP APs status of affected governments, VCs and households APs, and design institute staff.
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Aim Means Date Department Participant Main Topics Botou Construction Disclosure of Bureau, Botou Water compensation Resettlement Supply Co., Nanpi Representatives rate, livelihood Village December information booklet County Government and from each rehabilitation meeting 2009 disclosure Botou City Government, department measures, and and relevant township grievance redress governments and VCs. channels, etc. ADB website December Disclosure of ADB disclosure 2009 original RP Botou Construction Bureau, Botou Industrial Development Zone Announce the Village requisitioned land notification Administration Office, Representatives area, Land Use board and Nanpi County from each compensation Announcement April 2010 villager Government and Botou department rates, and meeting resettlement City Government, and schemes, etc. relevant township governments and VCs. Botou Construction Bureau, Botou Industrial Development Zone Village Announcement of land Compensation notification Administration Office, Representatives Use compensation rates and board and Water Supply Co., Nanpi from each and resettlement April 2010 disbursement villager scheme County Government and department channels. meeting Botou City Government, and relevant township governments and VCs. Botou Industrial Development Zone Administration Office, Botou Construction Bureau, Botou Land Representatives Check and Recheck of affected Field Resources Bureau, remedy, and from each assets survey April 2010 Nanpi Land Resources identify the final department result Bureau, Nanpi County Government and Botou City Government, and relevant township governments and VCs. Botou Construction To know livelihood Resettlement Household Feb. 2011 – Bureau, Botou Water rehabilitation monitoring and Random sample visit Jul. 2013 Supply Co., Nanpi condition of APs evaluation County Government and after resettlement 27
Aim Means Date Department Participant Main Topics Botou City Government , implementation and relevant township governments, VCs and APs, External Monitoring and Evaluation Institute
During project preparation, about 750 people (including 715 APs) have participated in public consultation and participation. The APs (including affected woman) proposed cash compensation plan, and wish timely disbursement of compensation payment. These suggestions are all included in this resettlement plan with due diligence.
4.2 Complaint and Grievance Redress Procedures
In order to ensure the Project to be smoothly implemented and protect APs’ legal rights, a transparent and effective complaint and grievance redress channel has been established for the Project which is as follows:
Stage 1: If the rights of the affected households are infringed in any respect of the land acquisition and resettlement, the affected households can complain or appeal to the VC in oral or in written form. If an oral appeal is made, the VC must record it on paper and respond to it. The above appeal should be resolved within one week. The persons in charge of land acquisition and resettlement in VC are as follows:
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County/City Village / Village Contract Person Telephone Number
Township
Yushipo Men Weicai 13803237307
Baixiaozhuang Bai Wensheng 8777545 Dalangdian Maxibo Ma Junqi 15831718760
Baijitun Chen Fanglin 13700372220
Musanbo Xu Jinyun 13803252039
Xiaozhaozhuang Yang Shiguo 13784156416 Nanpi Nanpi Zhangsanbo Bai Fenglu 13293450339
Dazhaozhuang Wang zhongsheng 13513273395
Dadaoxing Xing Fuhang 8767692
Zhangbogong Li Wenbo 13313270012
Fenjiakou Zhanghanjia Zhao Jianfeng 8796166
Dashujing Wang Shuming 15803373135
Xiaobaizhuang Zhang Fengyou 8796530
Botou Bo Township Qingshuiwa Wang Zhonggang 8796012
Nanpi Dalangdian Yushipo Li Zhenggui 13831742332
Stage 2: If the AP is not satisfied with the decision in stage 1, he/she can appeal to “Botou City Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Urban Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation Project Resettlement Office”, the township government after receiving the decision will reach a solution within one week. The persons in charge of land acquisition and resettlement are Zhang Wei (Tel: 13931721689) and Ma Lihong (Tel: 15033681678).
Stage 3: If the AP is still dissatisfied with the decision in stage 2, he/she can appeal to “Botou City Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Urban Water Distribution Network Rehabilitation Project Resettlement Office”, the township government after receiving the decision will reach a solution within one week. The persons in charge are Feng Wentao (Tel: 0317-8182515). The office is located in Botou City Government. , Stage 4: if the AP is still dissatisfied with the decision, he/she can appeal to “County Resettlement Leading Group” and “Botou City Land Resources Bureau” after receiving the decision of Project Resettlement Office. It requires administration 29 arbitration to make decision within 10 days. The persons in charge of the leading group are Cui Zhengdong (Tel: 13931794526) and Mao Ning (Tel: 13931773691). The office is located in the building of Botou City Government. The person in charge of Botou City Land Resources Bureau is Wang Jinglin (Tel: 0317-8298171). The office is located in Botou City Land Resources Bureau.
All of the institutions accept the appeals and grievance of the affected persons will not make any charge to the AP, and the proper expenses occurred thereof will be paid from the contingencies of this Project. The grievance redress procedures are valid during the whole construction period and one year thereafter, so that the affected persons may use the procedures to solve relevant problems.
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5．．．Legal Framework and Policies
5.1 Applicable Laws, Regulations and Policies for Resettlement
The resettlement policies of this Project are mainly based on ADB’s policies and relevant laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, including:
ADB’s Policies and Guidelines
Involuntary Resettlement , ADB Manila, 1995; - Involuntary Resettlement, ADB Manila, November 1995; - Handbook on Resettlement: A Guide to Good Practice , ADB Manila, 1998; - Gender Checklist , ADB Manila, February 2003; - OM Section F2 — Operations Manual: Bank Policies (BP) and Operational Procedures (OP) , ADB, Manila, 2006.
Laws and Regulations of PRC
- Land Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China (effective as of January 1, 1999, Revised as of 28 August, 2004); - State Council Circular on the Decisions of Deepening Reform and Administrating Land Strictly (State Council [2004] No. 28, effective as of 21 October 2004); - State Council Circular Concerning Certain Issues Regarding Strengthening Land Adjustment and Control ( State Council, effective as of 31 August 2006); - Regulations of Public Hearings on Land and Resources (MLR, effective as of 1 May 2004); - Guiding Opinions on Improving Compensation and Rehabilitation System for Land Acquisition (No. 238 Decree and issued by Ministry of Land and Resources in 2004, effective as of November 3, 2004); - Measures for the Administration of Pre-examination of Land Used for Construction Projects (Document 27 of MLR, effective as of November 1, 2004); - Notifications Regarding Policy Issues on the Adjustment of Newly-Added Construction Land use Fee (Ministry of Finance, MLR and the People’s Bank of China, effective as of 1 January 2007); - Method for Public Notification of Land Acquisition (MLR, effective as of 1 January 2002) - Hebei Provincial Management Guidelines for Implementation of the Land Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China (Revised in 2005). - Notice on formulation of Pension Insurance System for Affected People by Land Acquisition in Hebei Province, effective as of February 17, 2005; and, - Method of Cangzhou Urban District Land Acquisition (Pilot) of Cangzhou People’s Government, effective as of December 1, 2003.
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5.2 ADB’s Policies on Involuntary Resettlement
The three important elements of ADB’s involuntary resettlement policies are: (i) compensation for lost assets and loss of livelihood and income; (ii) assistance for relocation, including provision of relocation sites with appropriate facilities and services; and (iii) assistance for rehabilitation to achieve at least the same level of well-being with the Project as without it. Some or all of the above elements may be present in projects involving involuntary resettlement. For any project that requires involuntary resettlement, resettlement should be an integral part of project design and should be dealt with from the earliest stages of the project cycle, taking into account of the following basic principles:
(i) Involuntary resettlement should be avoided where feasible. (ii) Where population displacement is unavoidable, it should be minimized by exploring all viable livelihood options. (iii) Replacing what is lost. If individuals or a community must lose all or part of their land, means of livelihood, or social support systems, so that a project might proceed, they will be compensated and assisted through replacement of land, housing, infrastructure, resources, income sources, and services in cash or in kind, so that their economic and social circumstances will be at least restored to the pre-project level. All compensation is based on the principle of replacement cost. (iv) Each involuntary resettlement is conceived and executed as part of a development project or program. ADB and executing agencies or project implementation agencies, during project preparation, assess opportunities for rehabilitation measures, the affected people need to be provided with sufficient resources and opportunities to re-establish their livelihoods and homes as soon as possible, with time-bound action in coordination with the civil works. (v) The affected people are to be fully informed and closely consulted. Affected people are to be consulted on compensation and/or resettlement options, including relocation sites, and socioeconomic rehabilitation. Pertinent resettlement information is to be disclosed to the affected people at key points, and specific opportunities provided for them to participate in choosing, planning, and implementation options. Grievance mechanisms for affected people are to be established. Where adversely affected people are particularly vulnerable Groups, resettlement planning decisions will be preceded by a social preparation phase to enhance their participation in negotiation, planning and implementation. (vi) Social and cultural institutions. Social organizational institutions of the affected people, and relevant hosts, are to be protected and supported. Affected people are to be assisted to integrate economically and socially into the host communities so that adverse impacts on the host communities are minimized and social harmony is promoted. (vii) No formal title. Indigenous Groups, ethnic minorities, pastoralists, people who
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claim for such land without formal legal rights, and others, who may have usufruct or customary rights to affected land or other resources, often have no formal legal title to their lands. The absence of a formal legal title to land is not a bar to ADB policy entitlements. (viii) Confirmation of eligibility. Affected people are to be identified and recorded as early as possible in order to establish their eligibility through a population record or census that serves as an eligible cut-off date, preferably at the project identification stage, to prevent a subsequent influx of encroachers or others who wish to take advantage of such benefits. (ix) The Poorest. Particular attention must be paid to the needs of the severely affected people, and vulnerable groups that may be at high risk of impoverishment. This may include those without legal title to land or other assets, households headed by females, the elderly or disabled and, other vulnerable groups, particularly indigenous peoples. Appropriate assistance must be provided to help them improve their socio-economic status. (x) The full resettlement costs are to be included in the presentation of project costs and benefits. This includes costs of compensation, relocation and rehabilitation, social preparation and livelihood programs as well as the incremental benefits over the without-project situation (which is included in the presentation of project costs and benefits). The budget also includes costs for planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation, land taxes, land fees, and physical and price contingencies. Where loans include subprojects, components or investments prepared only after project approval and loans through financial intermediaries that are likely to cause involuntary resettlement, sufficient contingency allowance must be allocated for resettlement prior to approval of the loan. Similarly, resettlement plans should also reflect the timeframe for resettlement planning and implementation. (xi) Eligible costs of compensation. Relocation and rehabilitation may be considered for inclusion in ADB financed loan project, if requested, to assure timely availability of the required resources and to ensure compliance with involuntary resettlement procedures during implementation.
5.3 Related Laws and Regulations of China
This Project can be implemented based on the PRC Land Administration Law (effective as of January 1, 1999 and revised as of 28 August 2004) as well as other related rules and regulations. The State Council Decisions to Deepen Reform and Strictly Enforce Land Administration (State Council [2004] No. 28, effective as of 21 October 2004) further specifies land acquisition and resettlement principles, compensation rates, land acquisition procedures and supervision mechanism. Listed below are the most important articles of the State Council No. 28 document:
Article 12: Improving land acquisition compensation methods: People’s Governments at the county level and above shall adopt practical measures to ensure that the
33 farmers whose land is acquired shall not be made worse off. It should be guaranteed to disburse fully and timely for land compensation, resettlement subsidies and compensation of affected assets to the APs. The people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate and publicize the annual average output values (AAOV) in uniform amount or comprehensive land price for each city/county, and the compensation should be uniformed for the same class of land. The full costs of land acquisition for national key construction projects shall be included in the overall project budget.
Article 13: Resettle the land-lost farmers properly: the people’s government at county level and above should specify detailed measures to secure APs’ long-term livelihood.
Article 14: Improve land acquisition procedure: before legally submitting for approval, the usage, location, compensation rate and resettlement measures for the land to be acquired should be disclosed to APs; the survey result on current situation for the land to be acquired should be confirmed by the affected rural collective economic organizations and households; if necessary, land and resources department should organise public hearing according to relevant regulations. The documentation on information disclosure to and confirmed by the APs should be treated as an integral part of the materials submitted for the approval of land acquisition.
Article 15: Strengthen supervision and management of the land acquisition process: In case the compensation and resettlement of land acquisition has not been in place, use of the acquired land is not allowed. Provincial government, autonomous region and municipality shall formulate the internal distribution options of the land compensation within the collective organization based on the principle that most of the compensation should be used for farmer households whose land has been requisitioned. The rural collective organization shall make the information on the revenues and allocation of the land compensation fund publicized to and supervised by its members. The agriculture, civil affairs and other departments shall strengthen the supervision over the distribution and use of the compensation fund within the rural collectives.
Gaps between ADB and PRC Policies
Table 5-1 shows the gaps between ADB and PRC policies and the differences in contents or time delays about information disclosure and consultation aspect.
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Table 5-1 Gaps between ADB and PRC Policies No. ADB IR Policy Comparison with PRC Policy Remark 1 Involuntary resettlement should be No difference avoided whenever feasible Usually conducted with technical and economic analysis 2 Where population displacement is No difference unavoidable, it should be minimized by c.f. Clause 13 of No. 28 document providing viable livelihood options [2004] 3 Replacing what is lost No difference With compensation and assistance 4 Each involuntary resettlement is Slight difference ADB procedure has conceived and executed as part of a been and will be development project or program. followed 5 The affected people are to be fully Different ADB procedure has informed and closely consulted. Usually no consultation before, and the been and will be information disclosure are conducted followed after RP approval in China 6 Social and cultural systems No difference With adaptability analysis, China has rich experiences on this aspect 7 No formal title of land No difference. Negotiation on an agreed compensation price in China 8 Confirmation of qualification for No difference compensation and entitlement (ADB statement “as early as possible” is vague) 9 Concerns for the poorest and No difference Special fund vulnerable Groups Provided assistance provision to the vulnerable groups when applicable 10 The full resettlement costs are to be Slight difference; ADB procedure has included in the presentation of project c.f. point of clause 12, No. 28 document been and will be costs and benefits [2004]; followed The full costs of land acquisition for national key construction projects shall be included in the overall project budget. 11 Regular internal monitoring and No difference ADB requires supervision and a completion report quarterly reports from the EA/IA 12 Independent external monitoring & Different, usually no external monitoring ADB requires evaluation and reports and evaluation agency in China semi annual reports from the EA/IA
Notwithstanding the minor difference in clause or statement, the most significant 35 difference is the procedures. ADB requires RP preparation starting from the beginning of project preparation, but in China it will only be considered during the project land approval stage. Meanwhile, during the time of project preparation, there are no specific persons responsible for RP on a proposed project. It is very unlikely that project resettlement can achieve a successful result without a well-prepared RP. In short, the successful implementation of resettlement work needs strong enforcement for the improvement of current regulations and policies.
5.4 Project Policies on Resettlement
The principles of compensation and resettlement for APs are based on ADB’s policies and the laws and regulations of China. The first objective is to ensure the APs can restore and even increase their income and living standard after resettlement, and to avoid or minimize social and environmental impacts on them. Table 5-2 is Resettlement Principles of the Project.
Table 5-2 Resettlement Principles of the Project Resettlement Principles 1 Involuntary resettlement should be avoided or minimized where feasible; Compensation and entitlements provided for the APs should be able to at least maintain, or improve their 2 “pre project” standard of living; 3 No matter whether they have legal entitlements , a ll A Ps will be compensated and assisted; Where la nd per capita after land acquisition is not sufficient to maintain livelihood, compensation by cash or 4 through land replacement and other income generating activities will be provided for; All APs will be adequately informed on eligibility, compensation options and standards, livelihood and income 5 rehabilitation program, project timing, and they will be involved in RP implementation; 6 No land acquisition will take place unless replacement land or sufficient compensation are given to APs; 7 The EA and independent/third party will monitor compensation and resettlement operations; Vulnerable Groups will receive special assistance or treatment to ensure them to be better off. APs should 8 have the opportunities to benefit from the Project; 9 RP should be combined with overall region planning; and , 10 RP budget should be adequate and cover full aspects of land acquisition and resettlement.
5.5 Eligible Cut-off Date
Botou City Government confirms that the eligible cut-off date was 30 th May, 2008. After this date, the settlement in the affected areas, newly cultivated land, newly built houses as well as any newly planted trees or newly added facilities of the affected persons aimed at extra compensation will be excluded from compensation and subsidy.
5.6 Compensation Standards
5.6.1 Land Compensation Standards
According to the field survey and the result of analysis, the average annual output value (AAOV) of irrigated land (mainly for the crops of wheat and corn) is CNY 36
1,200 / mu, and the temporary occupation land for water transmission pipeline is 195 mu. Compensation calculation for temporary land occupation is based on time to be used. The land for the project will be occupied for six months, meanwhile the land reclamation could not immediately be reached its original production capacity, thus compensation for the temporary land occupation is calculated on a yearly basis that is CNY 1,200 / mu. The land recovery fee will be CNY 200/mu. However, during the actual implementation and compensation negotiation, CNY 4,623/mu is determined as the final compensation standard paid to the affected households by taking into consideration of with the purpose of better protection of the interest of the affected persons and the smooth implementation of land occupation.
5.6.2 Other Ground Attachments
Based on “Cangzhou City ZFL No. 3[2003], Table 5-3 provides the compensation rates of ground attachments. The compensation is adequate as it is based on the assessment of replacement value. This compensation standard is accepted by most of the APs. The fruits are for self consumption, and the compensation for fruit trees is based on the average production and output value.
Table 5-3 Compensation Rates of Other Ground Attachments Compensation No. Item Unit Standard (CNY) 1 Economic Tree Poplar Tree (over 15 cm) No. 100 Poplar Tree (below 15 cm) No. 30 2 Fruit Tree No. Pear Tree No. 450 Dates Tree No. 600 3 Infrastructures Electric Poles No. 300 Hand Pumped Wells No. 200 4 Tomb No. 1000
5.6.3 Relevant Fees and Taxes
Refer to Table 5-4 for relevant fees and taxes which will be paid.
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Table 5-4 Relevant Fees and Taxes No. Item Rate Recipient
Land survey and 1 CNY 333 /mu LRB investigation fee
Land Acquisition 2 CNY 67/mu LRB Administration fee
3 Notary Cost CNY 300/copy LRB
4 Certification cost CNY 20/copy LRB
Reconnaissance, Design 5 CNY 50,000 Design institute and Research Fee
Implementation 6 3% of rural resettlement compensation fee RP Implementing Agency Management Fee
7 Technical Training Fee 0.5% of rural resettlement compensation fee RP Implementing Agency
External Monitoring and External Monitoring 8 CNY 20,000 Evaluation Cost Agency
10% of the total rural resettlement
9 Physical Contingency compensation fee, other fees and relevant
taxes
3% of rural resettlement compensation fee, 10 Price Contingency other fees and relevant taxes.
5.7 Flow of Compensation Funds and Timing
It is planned that the compensation for the land loss and affected assets has been paid starting from January to May 2011. The flow of the fund is presented in Figure 5-1. Compensation for the affected ground attachments will be paid directly to the property's legal owner. Compensation for land recovery fees was paid directly by the construction unit to restore the land.
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Botou Water Fee of land transfer → → Botou City Industrial Development Zone Administration Office Supply Co. Compensation of standing Botou Water Botou LRB & crops for temporary land → → → Township → VC → APs Supply Co. Nanpi LRB occupation Compensation of land recovery for temporary → Botou Water Supply Co. → Contractors land occupation Botou Water Botou LRB & Ground Attachments → → → Township → VC → APs Supply Co. Nanpi LRB Land acquisition → Botou Water Supply Co. → Botou LRB processing cost Investigation, design and → Botou Water Supply Co. → Design Institute measurement cost Training cost → Botou Water Supply Co. → Training institutions Monitoring and evaluation → Botou Water Supply Co. → IMA Note: IMA independent monitoring agency; LRB – Land Resources Bureau; VC – village committee.
Figure 5-1 Flow of Compensation Fund
5.8 Entitlement Matrix
Refer to Table 5-5 for the entitlement matrix.
Table 5-5 Entitlement Matrix Type of Impact Entitled Compensation Policy Implementation Issues Loss Degree Person Permanent 35 mu Botou City The land transfer fee is paid to Except the fee for the land land use of Industrial the Botou Industrial transfer paid by the IA to the stated owned Development Development Zone by the IA. Botou Industrial Development land (Jan. Zone Zone, land use processing fees 2011) include land survey and investigation, land administration, notarization,
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certification fees is paid to Botou City Land Resourse Bureau by Botou Water Supply Co. Permanent 35 mu Diaoyutai Cash compensation is paid to The land was acquired by the land Village – 14 the affected farmers and village Botou Industrial Development acquisition of HHs with 42 affected by permanent land Zone collective persons acquisition. land (May The compensation of 2010) resettlement subsidy and standing crops are paid to the APs and the land compensation is paid to the affected village. Compensation rate paid to the APs: CNY 31,271/mu including resettlement subsidy and standing crops; and compensation rate paid to the affected village: CNY 36,982/mu including land compensation Temporary 431.18 mu Nanpi County: Based on one year output value The compensation fees of land 433 HHs with to compensate, it is standing crops will be paid by occupation 1352 person, CNY1,200/mu, meanwhile land Botou City Water Supply Co. to Botou City: recovery is CNY200/mu, the the APs, and the land restoration 187 HHs with total temporary land occupation fees will be paid to the 563 persons. fee is CNY1,400/mu. However, contractors to recover the land during the actual implementation into its original conditions. and compensation negotiation, CNY 4,623/mu is determined as the final compensation standard paid to the affected households. Ground Tree, owner Cash compensation Trees will be disposed by the Attachments electricity owners pole, tomb, well, etc.
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6．．．Livelihood Rehabilitation Plan
6.1 Livelihood Rehabilitation Measures for Affected Households
There are 35 mu of land used permanently for the WTP construction, which is located within the Botou City Industrial Development Zone. The land is state-owned by the Industrial Development Zone and no households and APs were directly involved. Originally, the land was farmland (irrigated land) which was acquired by the Botou City Industrial Development Zone in May 2010 from Diaoyutai Village. A total of 14 households and 42 persons were affected. A total of CNY 1,294,368 was paid to the affected village and APs by the Botou Industrial Development Zone, including CNY 1,094,488.20 to the affected households for resettlement subsidy and standing crops and CNY 199,879.80 to the affected village for land compensation. The APs have used the compensation payment for the development of small or family business, agricultural product processing industry and bank saving for interest earning. The affected village has used the land compensation for the improvement of the village infrastructures for the APs. The APs are satisfied with the compensation payment and their income level has some increase than the level before land acquisition. No remaining issues left from the permanent land acquisition.
The location of the project water resource is Dalangdian Reservoir in Nanpi County as surface water supply; therefore no land acquisition and APs will be involved. The land acquisition and resettlement was undertaken in the year of 1996. There are no remaining issues left. In addition to the compensation for land loss for the livelihood and income rehabilitation, the affected households are also provided with the post resettlement subsidies with CNY 600/person each year.
6.2 Production Rehabilitation Plan for APs Affected by Temporary Land Occupation
Temporary land occupation refers to land temporarily occupied by pipeline and will be rehabilitated after laying pipelines. Totally 431.18 mu land will be involved. According to “Regulations of Land Administration Law in Hebei Province”, application for temporary land occupation should be submitted to the municipal LRB for approval. The APs should be compensated based on AAOV during land occupation period and the land should be returned to its original condition to the APs for continuous faming after land reclamation. According to the relevant provisions, before the construction, the 0.3 m of fertilized surface soil should be piled 50 m outside the construction zone (cost included in the excavation budget), refilled to pit after excavation and improved for future farming. Compensation of standing crops for temporary land occupation will be paid to APs. The land recovery cost will be disbursed to responsible units to restore the land into its original conditions.
The reconstruction of water distribution networks will temporarily occupy road which
41 will be recovered after the project. The affected facilities include power and communication lines as well as the urban road. The corresponding compensation, such as maintenance and cost of road and pipelines, has been included in the civil works budget.
6.3 Training for the APs
Relevant technical institution under village committee’s assistance provides technical training for APs, including: 1) economic crops growing; 2) repairing of agricultural machineries; 3) animal husbandry; 4) small businesses and processing industries. Those plans have the budgets, so all APs could participate in it. The training will be held for three times, female and male will be offered equal training opportunity.
After training, the APs knowledge and skills will be improved. This in turn will help them to improve the output and cost saving of their production and other income earning opportunities. As no livelihood loss will be caused by the Project, the APs will benefit from the training.
6.4 Vulnerable Groups and Women’s Rights
Permanent land use did not affect the poor and other vulnerable groups, as well as female-headed households. If there are any temporary impacts in the future, special priority will be given to the poor and vulnerable groups as well as to female-headed households, particularly in the resettlement assistance and employment during the construction period. During project implementation, these groups will have priority to obtain the employment opportunities, and if it is necessary, they will also get the relocation and reconstruction assistance.
Through the investigation on women, they all agreed with the Project, and wish to get job opportunity generated by the Project, such as landscaping, cleaning and food services, etc. with income at over CNY 1,000 per month during the 2.5 years construction period and same types of jobs and salary level during operational period. In light of these women’s willingness, it was agreed that the IA will provide the affected female labour force with technical training and guaranteed jobs to ensure their economic status will not be impaired.
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7．．．Resettlement Budget
7.1 Resettlement Cost Estimate
The cost estimate of this Project includes the resettlement cost. According to the price in 2011, resettlement cost is CNY 5.9899 million, of which rural resettlement subsidy is CNY 5.1386 million, other fees are CNY 53,700, land use processing fee is CNY 16,300 and contingencies are CNY 781,293.10. Table 7-1 provides the overall resettlement cost.
Table 7-1 Cost Estimate of Resettlement Price No. Item Unit Quantity Cost Estimate (CNY) (CNY/Unit) Rural Resettlement 1 5,138,619 Compensation Cost 1.1 Permanent Land Use* mu 68,857.14 35 2,410,000 1.2 Temporary Land Occupation mu 4,622.56 431.18 1,993,153 1.3 Land Recovery Cost mu 200 431.18 86,236 1.4 Infrastructures Electric Poles 300 2 600 Hand Pumped Wells No. 200 2 400 1.5 Other Compensation Cost 1.5.1 Tree Poplar tree (over 15cm) No. 100 2,296 229,600 Poplar tree (less than 15cm) No. 30 1,806 54,180 Dates tree No. 600 332 199,200 Pear tree No. 450 365 164,250 1.5.2 Tomb No. 1,000 1 1,000 2 Other cost 53,671 Reconnaissance, Design and 50,000 Research Implementation Management 3.00% 45,998 Technical Training 0.50% 7,666 External Monitoring and 20,000 Evaluation 3 Land Transfer Processing Cost 16,330 Land Survey and Investigation mu 333 40 13,320 Land Transfer Administration Fee mu 67 40 2,680 Notary Fee No. 300 300 Certification Fee No. 20 30 4 Contingency 781,293 Physical Contingency 10.00% 5,208,620.49 520,862 Price Contingency 5.00% 5,208,620.49 260,431 43
Price No. Item Unit Quantity Cost Estimate (CNY) (CNY/Unit) Total 5,989,914 Note: Cost estimate includes villager’s training fees. Cost estimate of resettlement office training include in implementation management cost, see Table 8-2 for detailed cost estimate. *The unit price is based on the basic standard land price of the Botou Industrial Development Zone. The land transfer fee was paid to the Administration Office of the Botou Industrial Development Zone by the IA.
7.2 Resettlement Cost Financing and Disbursement Plan
All the resettlement cost is financed by Botou Municipal Government. All compensation fees of CNY 5.1386 million have been paid to APs and affected village groups prior to land use.
7.3 Management of Resettlement Fund
To ensure the timely availability of the fund in full amount for the restoration of the production and living standard, and the income of affected persons, the measures will be adopted as follows:
- All the fees concerning the resettlement will be included in the Project total cost. - All the resettlement cost should be paid prior to resettlement activities so as to ensure that all the affected persons can be resettled properly. - For the smooth implementation of resettlement, finance and supervision institutions at all levels should be established to make sure all the funds can be disbursed timely.
Botou Water Supply Co. promises that the full amount of compensation will be paid. The contingencies should be taken into the account of budget which can be used and modified according to the requirements.
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8．．．Institutional Framework
8.1 Institutional Framework
In order to ensure successful implementation of the resettlement, Cangzhou Project Management Office (PMO) will appoint 2 persons to be responsible for the resettlement. Meanwhile, Botou Construction Bureau, Dalangdian Township, Nanpi Township, Fengjiakou Township and Bo Township, affected villages and Botou Water Supply Co. will specially appoint persons to be responsible for the implementation and coordination of the resettlement activities. Refer to Figure 8-1 for resettlement organizational structure.
Cangzhou Municipal PMO (2 Persons ）
Botou City Construction Bureau （2 Persons ） Botou LRB External M&E Relevant Township Governments （2 Persons ）
Botou Water Supply Company (4 Persons)
Affected Villages and Population
Figure 8-1 Resettlement Organizational Structure
8.2 Staff Arrangement
Specific resettlement staffs in each resettlement institution will be arranged during the resettlement implementation, which forms a smooth information communication channel. See Table 8-1.
Table 8-1 Staff Arrangement in Resettlement Institutions Organizations Staff (Persons) Position Canzhou Municipal PMO 2 Official Botou City Construction Bureau 3 Official Botou Water Supply Co. 4 Technician Relevant Township 1/each Official Village Committee 5～6 Cadre and APs representatives External M&E Agency 3 Resettlement Specialist
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8.3 Training Program
During the implementation process of the Resettlement Plan, it is planned to organize the key members engaged in the Resettlement Plan to study and visit ADB-financed projects in China and participate in resettlement policy and implementation training as well as other special training. This training will be organized by Botou Construction Bureau. Refer to Table 8-2 for the training plan.
Table 8-2 Training plan of resettlement Staff No. Training Program Target Person Time Location Cost （（（CNY ））） Visit of other ADB Shijiazhuang 1 PMO key officials October 2011 3,500 Loan Project in China City Resettlement Relevant resettlement November 2 Domestic visit 3,500 Professional Training staff 2011
8.4 Institutional Strengthening of Resettlement Institutions
In order to ensure the successful implementation of the resettlement, it is necessary to strengthen the capacity of each institution. Measures to be taken are as follows:
1) Fund and facilities are sufficiently guaranteed, the concerned institutions are equipped with telephones, fax machines and computers, etc. 2) Establish resettlement management information system, use computer to process the data of resettlement, enhance the information feedback and guarantee smooth information communication. 3) Improve the reporting system, strengthen the internal monitoring to identify and solve problems or grievances in a proper and timely manner. 4) Improve the external monitoring and evaluation mechanism, set up early warning system. The external monitoring and evaluation institution should propose timely suggestions and solutions to the existing problems to the resettlement implementation.
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9．．．Resettlement Implementation Schedule
9.1 Principles of Resettlement Implementation
According to the plan of the Project implementation, this Project started construction in February 2011, and will be finished by August 2013. To link the plan of resettlement implementation progress with that of overall project construction, the temporary land use for water transmission pipeline construction started in January 2011 and has been fully completed, and the water distribution network started in March 2011 and will be finished by July 2013 (with 70% completion up to date). The basic principles for resettlement implementation plan are as follows:
- The land acquisition must be finished prior to the start of project construction. Sufficient time will be given to those affected villages to prepare for the resettlement and income restoration program. - Those affected persons should have the opportunity to participate in the Project during the process of resettlement. At the end of December 2010, the area of land use was made known to the public, the resettlement information booklet was issued, and the public who can participate in the related work was ensured. - All kinds of compensation have been paid directly and fully to the property owner prior to land use. No unit or individual can use the compensation fee on behalf of the property owner. No discount should be allowed from the compensation.
9.2 Resettlement Implementation Schedule
Resettlement activities were scheduled to precede the Project construction schedules, which commenced in January 2011. Detailed measurement surveys have been conducted in the affected village, and the compensation contracts will be negotiated and signed with the village committee and households. Based on these surveys, the RP has been revised and due diligence has been conducted. The revised RP with due diligence was submitted to ADB for review and approval. Table 9-1 provides the resettlement implementation schedule.
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Table 9-1 Resettlement Implementation Schedule Resettlement Tasks Target Responsible Agency Deadline Status 1. Disclosure Botou Water Supply 1.1 620 Households Dec. 2009 Completed - Information booklet Company Botou Water Supply 1.2 Dec 2009 Completed - Approved RP 17 villages Company and ADB Botou Water Supply 1.3 1 Short RP Dec 2009 Completed - RP posted on ADB website Company and ADB 1 Revised Short Botou Water Supply 1.4 - Revised RP with due diligence RP with Due Dec 2011 Company and ADB Diligence 2. Approval Dec 2009 Original Botou City Gov’t 2.1 Approval of RP and budget Jan 2012 Revised 2.2 Approval of land use plan Hebei Provincial LRB Apr 2010 Completed 2.3 Approval of land acquisition Botou City Gov’t Apr 2010 Completed 3. Agreements Botou Water Supply 3.1 Jan 2011 Completed - Compensation rates 17 villages Company /PLG Botou Water Supply 3.2 620 Households Jan 2011 Completed - Households agreements Company /PLG 4. Detailed Measurement Survey for Botou Water Supply Nov 2010 Recheck Completed water lines Company/ LRB Jan 2011 5. Detailed Plans Botou Water Supply 5.1 Feb 2011 Completed - Village rehabilitation plans 17 villages Company
Botou Water Supply May 2010- Planned 5.2 - Training Plans for APs 365 APs/3 times Company Dec 2011 Completed
6. Establishment of Implementation PLG/Botou Water Supply May-Dec Completed Capacity Company /PMO/Others 2010 7. Monitoring and Supervision Botou Water Supply June 2008 Original 7.1 35 Households Company / External Monitoring - Baseline survey Aug 2011 Revised Institute Botou Water Supply 7.2 Jan 2011 Completed - Set up internal supervision As per RP Company Botou Water Supply 7.3 - Dec 2010 Completed Hiring external monitor Company Botou Water Supply 7.4 Feb 2011 1st Report Internal monitoring reports Quarterly Company Dec 31 2011 1st Report Botou Water Supply Jun 30 2012 7.5 Company / PMO and External 2nd Report External monitoring reports Semi annual Dec 31 2013 Monitoring Institute 3rd Report Dec 31 2014 4th Report Resettlement Completion Botou Water Supply 7.6 1 report Company /PMO and July 2014 Reports External Monitoring Institute Botou Water Supply 8. Documentation of Consultation Company/ Village On-going Committee Botou Water Supply 9. Documentation of Grievances Company / Village On-going Committee 10. Compensation Payments for temporary land occupation Botou Water Supply Jan 2011 - 10.1 Completed To affected village 100% of funds Company May 2011 Botou Water Supply Jan 2011- 10.2 “ “ “ Company/ Village Completed - To affected families May 2011 Committee
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In order to ensure the successful implementation of this Resettlement Plan, to achieve the goal of proper resettlement, the regular monitoring including both the internal monitoring within resettlement institutions and the external monitoring and evaluation will be carried out during the implementation of resettlement activities in accordance with the requirements of Resettlement Policy of Asian Development Bank.
10.1 Internal Monitoring
The internal monitoring agencies of resettlement include Botou Construction Bureau and Botou Water Supply Co., will provide detailed internal monitoring reports for the resettlement activities and the reports will be submitted to ADB for disclosure. The monitoring content includes:
1) investigation, coordination and suggestions for the major problems in both the resettlement institutions and the implementing agency in the implementation of resettlement; 2) livelihood rehabilitation situation of the households after land acquisition; 3) disbursement, use and being in place of the resettlement compensation fund; 4) participation and consultation of affected households during the implementation; 5) resettlement training and its effects; and, 6) complaints and grievances/appeals.
It is anticipated that internal monitoring reports will be served as brief documents reporting on progress to date and identification of issues, solutions, consultations undertaken, and revisions of the resettlement schedule and disbursement of budget where required.
10.2 External Monitoring
According to the requirements of ADB policy, Botou water Supply Company will entrust a qualified, independent and experienced resettlement agency to be the independent resettlement monitoring agency.
The external monitoring and evaluation agency (The Monitor) will make regular follow-up monitoring and evaluation of the resettlement implementation, monitor the progress, quality and fund of resettlement, and make necessary recommendations. These agencies will also conduct follow-up monitoring on production and living standards of land acquisition and resettlement, and submit independent monitoring and evaluation report to Botou Water Supply Company and ADB. The outline of the external monitoring and evaluation terms of reference is presented in Annex A.
(1) Baseline survey: Baseline survey will be carried out by the external monitoring
49 and evaluation agency to obtain basic data about production and living level of the APs. Then the survey will be conducted semi-annually to follow up the change of their production and living standards. The measures such as follow-up investigation of sample households: more than 20% of the affected households, casual interviews and field observation are generally used for necessary data collection. Analysis and evaluation are all based on the data collected.
(2) Regular monitoring and evaluation: the external monitoring agency will carry out regular follow-up monitoring twice a year during the implementation of the resettlement plan. The following activities will be monitored through field observation, follow-up investigation of sample households and casual interviews with affected persons: payment and amount of compensation, new livelihood and jobs, production and living standards of the affected persons, resettlement institutional framework, etc.
10.3 Report Requirements
The Botou Construction Bureau (PMO) will semi-annually submit an internal monitoring report to ADB each quarter, as part of the Project Progress reports. The external monitoring and evaluation agency will submit resettlement monitoring reports to the ADB and Botou Construction Bureau every six months during 2 years project construction.
Annex A provides the Terms of Reference for Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation.
50 Annex A: Terms of Reference for Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation
A. Purpose of Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation
According to the requirements of ADB’s Resettlement Policy, external monitoring and evaluation will be conducted during resettlement implementation. The follow-up evaluation will be conducted during the resettlement activities through checking the progress, fund and management of resettlement and through analyzing and comparing the changes and restoration of production and living standards of those affected persons. Apart from the regular submission of report (twice a year in the resettlement implementation) to ADB, Botou Construction Bureau and relevant departments, information and advice are also provided for every department to make decision as a reference. Through the external monitoring and evaluation, ADB and departments in charge of the program will get sufficient information about whether the resettlement activities are implemented timely and the requirements are met. Moreover, problems will be identified and suggestions for the work improvement will be given.
B. Major Indicator of Monitoring and Evaluation
(1) Monitoring and evaluation on implementation schedule of land acquisition Including: ① Progress of land acquisition; ② Project impact progress. (2) Monitoring and evaluation on fund disbursement and usage Including ：①Fund disbursement; ② Fund usage (planning and actual). (3) Monitoring and evaluation on APs’ production and livelihood Including: ① Production and living conditions of the APs before land acquisition; ②Production and living conditions of the APs after land acquisition; ② Analysis and evaluation of employment and living condition before and after the resettlement. (4) Evaluation abilities of RP Agency; assistant to vulnerable groups; public participation and complaints
C. Technical Flow Chart
Figure 1 is external evaluation technical flow chart.
D. External Monitoring Institutions
The external monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken by an independent external monitoring agency agreed by ADB and entrusted by Botou Construction Bureau.
E. Organizations and Responsibilities
Botou City Construction Bureau will entrust an independent external monitoring and evaluation agency to conduct baseline survey, follow-up investigation, data collection, calculation and data analysis of data, regular report submission as well as the provision of opinions and advices.
51 External monitoring and evaluation agency will establish an “Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Group”, which will be responsible for: monitoring and evaluation of the land acquisition and project resettlement, formulation of the outline for monitoring and evaluation, establishment of monitoring sites, monitoring of field survey and the data analysis, as well as preparation of land acquisition and resettlement monitoring and evaluation reports, according to ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy; and, Botou City Construction Bureau will coordinate with the resettlement monitoring and evaluation group concerned personnel, transportation and so on during the field monitoring and survey.
F Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Methods
Monitoring and evaluation adopts a combined method of field investigation, calculation and analysis, and comprehensive assessment by experts. Investigation will be conducted in the way of a combination of the key parts with the overall project. There should have an overall investigation of land acquisition and resettlement implementation progress, funds, institutions and management. A sample investigation should be carried out among affected households. Random sampling and other methods will be adopted to make follow-up investigation for the typical sampling households. Sampling ratio will be: no less than 20% of the affected households. The overall investigation adopts the forms of table investigation, forum discussion, and inquiring of documents and archives. Photos, audio and video records, and objects should be collected apart from the written materials.
G. External Monitoring and Evaluation Report
The external monitoring and evaluation agency will submit resettlement monitoring reports to the ADB every six months during resettlement implementation and annual evaluation reports as well within 2 years. Table 1 provides the resettlement monitoring and evaluation schedule.
Table 1 Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Schedule No. Monitoring and evaluation report Date 1st s ocioeconomic baseline survey June, 2008 1 2nd socioeconomic baseline survey August, 2011 2 No.1 monitoring report Dec 31, 20 11 3 No. 2 mon itoring report Jun 30, 20 12 4 No. 3 monitoring report Dec 31, 20 12 5 Resettlement final report Dec 31, 2013
52 Project Identification
Prepare TOR for external monitoring and evaluation
Design survey outline, survey form, and typical household record form
Design Sample investigation Scheme
Baseline Survey
Establish an information system of monitoring and evaluation management
Monitoring survey
Socio-economic Monitoring Monitoring on VCs Monitoring on HHS Survey on EAs Affected by LA affected by LA
Establish Monitoring Database
Comparing, Analysis, and Evaluation
Prepare Monitoring and Evaluation Report
No Whether Resettlement Monitoring is Finished or not
Finished
Figure 1 Technical Flow Chart of External Monitoring and Evaluation
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