Fengqiu County Seat Wastewater Treatment Project Under Henan
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REVISED RESETTLEMENT PLAN Fengqiu County Seat Wastewater Treatment Project Under Henan Wastewater Management and Water Supply Sector Project IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Fengqiu Construction Bureau August 2006 The resettlement plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. 1 Endorsement Letter of the Resettlement Plan Fengqiu County Construction Bureau has prepared the resettlement plan for Asian Development Bank (ADB) financed wastewater treatment project in our county. This resettlement plan fully complies with requirements of the relevant laws, regulations and policies of People’s Republic of China and Henan Province as well as complies with ADB’s policy on involuntary resettlement. Fengqiu County People’s Government hereby confirms the content of this resettlement plan and will guarantee the land acquisition, compensation and relocation budget being provided according to the provisions of this resettlement plan. This resettlement plan is based on the detailed design and the detailed measurement surveys. Signature of Deputy Head of the County: Gao Guorui Fengqiu County People’s Government August 18th, 2006 2 ABBREVIATIONS RP Resettlement Plan APs Affected Persons ADB Asian Development Bank DMS Detailed Measurement Survey PMO Project Management Office AAOV Annual Average Output Value WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant/Project PPO WWTP Project Preparation Office LARO Land Acquisition and Resettlement Office VCRLT Village Committee Resettlement Leading Team DI Design Institute MEA Monitoring and Evaluation Agency TA Technical Assistance EA Executing Agency IA Implementing Agency RIB Resettlement Information Brochures NGO Nongovernmental Organization TOR Terms of reference HWMWSP Henan Wastewater Management and Water Supply Project LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement 3 Table of Contents Executive Summary................................................................................................................................ 7 1 Introduction and Project Description .................................................................................................... 9 1.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 9 1.2. Project Background .......................................................................................................... 9 1.3. Project Description ......................................................................................................... 10 1.3.1. Project Location ...................................................................................................... 10 1.3.2. Main Construction................................................................................................... 10 1.3.3. Investment Estimation and Implementation Schedule............................................. 10 1.3.4. Benefits of the Project............................................................................................. 10 2 Socioeconomic Background of the Affected Areas ........................................................................ 12 2.1 Background of the City Affected by the Project............................................................... 12 2.1.1 Features of the city ................................................................................................. 12 2.1.2 Urban Layout .......................................................................................................... 12 2.1.3 Population............................................................................................................... 12 2.1.4 Natural Conditions .................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Basic Situations of Affected Areas .................................................................................. 12 2.3 Socioeconomic Background of the Affected Villages ...................................................... 13 2.3.1 Impacts of Permanent Land Acquisition and Resettlement ..................................... 13 2.3.2 Regions Affected by Temporary Land Use .............................................................. 13 2.3.3 Socioeconomic Conditions of the Displaced Households Affected by the Project ... 14 2.4 Sampling Survey on the APs .......................................................................................... 14 2.4.1 Statistic characteristics of APs ................................................................................ 14 2.4.2 Scale of the Families Interviewed............................................................................ 14 2.4.3 Time of Living in the village..................................................................................... 15 2.4.4 Average annual family income and expenditure per household .............................. 15 2.4.5 Minority Families and Vulnerable Groups................................................................ 16 2.4.6 Willingness of Compensation for Land Acquisition.................................................. 16 2.4.7 Willingness to obtain training................................................................................... 17 2.4.8 Information about the Project and Land Acquisition ................................................ 17 2.4.9 Understanding and attitudes ................................................................................... 18 3. Project Impacts ................................................................................................................................. 19 3.1 Types of loss Caused by Land Acquisition ..................................................................... 19 3.2 Measures to Minimize Land Acquisition.......................................................................... 19 3.2.1 Measures to minimize land acquisition during project design.................................. 19 3.2.2 Measures to Minimize Land Acquisition and Resettlement augmented in Construction Stage 20 3.3 Project Impacts............................................................................................................... 20 3.3.1 Survey Methods...................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Summary of Project Impacts ................................................................................... 21 3.3.3 Cultural Relics and Vulnerable Groups ................................................................... 22 3.3.4 Public Concerns...................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Project Impact Analysis .................................................................................................. 22 4. Legal and Policy Framework............................................................................................................. 23 4.1 The Main Law and Policy of Resettlement Foundations ................................................. 23 4.1.1 Legal framework ..................................................................................................... 23 4.1.2 Relevant Legal Extracts .......................................................................................... 24 4.2 ADB Policy on Involuntary resettlement.......................................................................... 29 4.2.1 Overall Objective of ADB Involuntary Resettlement Policy...................................... 29 4.2.2 Resettlement Plan Preparation ............................................................................... 30 4.3 Resettlement Objectives and Planning Principles........................................................... 30 4.3.1 Resettlement target................................................................................................. 30 4.3.2 Resettlement planning principles ............................................................................ 31 4.4 Compensation Rate........................................................................................................ 31 4.4.1 Compensation Principle .......................................................................................... 31 4.4.2 Compensation Rates for Land Acquisition and Resettlement.................................. 32 farmland................................................................................................................................. 32 4.4.3 Cut-off Date............................................................................................................. 33 4 4.4.4 Payment of Compensation...................................................................................... 33 4.4.5 Procedures for Compensation Payment ................................................................. 33 4.4.6 Eligibility and Entitlement for Compensation ........................................................... 34 5 Compensation and Rehabilitation Measures ................................................................................. 36 5.1 Resettlement Strategy.................................................................................................... 36 5.1.1 Resettlement Objective........................................................................................... 36 5.1.2 Principle of RP .......................................................................................................