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43023-013: Guangxi Beibu Gulf Cities Development Project Resettlement Monitoring Report Project Number: 43023-013 August 2017 PRC: Guangxi Beibu Gulf Cities Development Project – Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report (No.8) Prepared by Shanghai Yiji Construction Engineering Consulting Company for the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Cities Development Project and the Asian Development Bank. This resettlement monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Director, Management or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Resettlement, Monitoring and Evaluation Report 2017 No.7 Report Aug. 2017 PRC: GUANGXI BEIBU GULF CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Prepared by Shanghai Yiji Construction Engineering Consulting Company for the PRC: GUANGXI BEIBU GULF CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT and the Asian Development Bank. 0 Report Director: Wu Zongfa, Report Co-compiler: Wu Zongfa, Zhan Zexiong, Ma Zhenpeng, Li Yong, Xue Yuxiang E-mail: [email protected] 1 LIST OF ACRONYMS AND MEASURES ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AFs - Affected Families AHs - Affected Households APs - Affected Persons BPMO - Beihai Poject Management Office BUCIDCL - Beihai Urban Construction Investment and Development Co.,Ltd. EA - Executing Agency FCDTCL - Fangchenggang City Dongwan Transportation Co.,Ltd. GDG - Gangkou District Government GZAR - Guangxi Zhuang Automomous Region HDAO - House Demolishment Administration Office HHs - Households IA - Implementing Agency LA - Land Acquisition LAR - Land Acquisition and Resettlement LRB - Land Resources Bureau M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MLG - Minimum Living Guarantee OP - Operational Procedures PLG - Project Leading Group PMO - Project Management Office PRC - People’Rrepublic of China RO - Resettlement Office ROW - Right Of Way RP - Resettlement Plan VCs - Village Commettees WF - Women’s Federation US$ - United Stated Dollar CNY - CNY1 =1/6.80US$ WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Mu - Chinese area measure for land. 1 mu=1/15ha ( 1 ha = 15mu ) ㎞ - Kilometer ㎡ - Square Meter % - Percentage 2 CONTENTS REPLIES TO THE MIGRATION AND RESETTLEMENT MEMO IN THE ABD INSPECTION BETWEEN 28TH. NOV. TO 2ND DEC. 2016 ......................................................................................................... - 1 - 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ - 3 - 1.2 RESETTLEMENT POLICY AND FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 8 1.3 PROGRESS OF RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................... 8 1.4 EXTERNAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION ON RESETTLEMENT .................................................. 11 A. Work Plan and Arrangement ................................................................................................ 11 B. Work Procedures .................................................................................................................. 11 C. Methods ................................................................................................................................. 12 1.5 LAR INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................................... 12 1.6 LAND ACQUISITION PROGRESS ..................................................................................................... 13 D. Land Acquisition Procedures ................................................................................................ 13 E. Land Acquisition Progress .................................................................................................... 14 1.7 HOUSE DEMOLITION PROGRESS .................................................................................................... 15 1.8 RELOCATION FOR AFFECTED ENTERPRISES AND NONRESIDENTIAL RESETTLEMENT ..................... 16 1.9 COMPENSATION PAYMENT AND UTILIZATION ............................................................................... 17 1.10 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................................. 17 1.11 GENDER AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................. 17 1.12 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS .............................................................................................. 17 F. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 17 G. Suggestions ........................................................................................................................... 18 2. BEIHAI INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION .........................19 2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................ 19 2.2 LAR PROGRESS ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.3 PROJECT IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................... 20 2.4 RELOCATION PROGRESS ................................................................................................................ 20 H. Progress of land acquisition ................................................................................................. 20 I. Relocation Progress .............................................................................................................. 23 J. Policy for Land Acquisition .................................................................................................. 26 K. Policy for House Demolition ................................................................................................. 27 2.6 INCOME AND LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION ..................................................................................... 27 L. Social Economic Profile of the Affected Area ....................................................................... 27 M. Land Acquisition ................................................................................................................... 29 2.7 HOUSING RELOCATION ................................................................................................................. 31 N. Related Policies .................................................................................................................... 31 2.8 RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................. 34 2.9 BUDGET AND COST ESTIMATES FOR RESETTLEMENT .................................................................... 34 2.10 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........................................................... 35 2.11 COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS ........................................................................................................ 35 2.12 ORGANIZING AND ADMINISTRATING ........................................................................................... 36 2.13 ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE GROUPS ...................................................................................... 36 2.14 RE-EMPLOYMENT IN ZHULIN SALT FARM ................................................................................... 36 2.15 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS .............................................................................................. 37 O. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 37 P. Suggestions ........................................................................................................................... 37 2.16 INTERVIEW RECORDS .................................................................................................................. 37 3 QINZHOU PORT XINCHENG URBAN ROAD NETWORK AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT ..............................43 3.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................ 43 3.2 CURRENT STATUS FOR RESETTLEMENT ........................................................................................ 43 3.3 PROJECT IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................... 44 3.4 RESETTLEMENT PROGRESS ........................................................................................................... 44 Q. Progress of Land Aacquisition .............................................................................................. 44 R. Progress of Relocation Construction .................................................................................... 51 3.5 RELOCATION POLICY .................................................................................................................... 54 S. Policy for Land Acquisition .................................................................................................. 54 T. House Relocation Policy ......................................................................................................
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