Updated Resettlement Plan Dingxing County Wastewater Treatment Plant Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Updated Project Number: P36437 August 2008 PRC: Integrated Ecosystem and Water Resources Management in the Baiyangdian Basin Project Prepared by Dingxing County Urban Construction and Municipal Engineering Limited Liability Company, PRC 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. Catalogue PREFACE .......................................................................................................................................... I 1 PROJECT INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................... 1 1.1.1 PROJECT COMPOSITION AND SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION ........................ 1 1.1.2 PROJECT IMPACTS ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 PROJECT ESTIMATED SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS ................................................ 4 1.3 COST ESTIMATE AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .......................................................... 4 2 PROJECT IMPACTS AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE PROJECT AREA .............. 6 2.1 MEASURES TO AVOID OR MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF LAND ACQUISITION ........... 6 2.1.1 PROJECT DESIGN AND SITE-SELECTION PRINCIPLE ........................................ 6 2.1.2 PROJECT SCHEME COMPARISON ........................................................................ 6 2.2 SURVEY MEASURES AND PROCESS ........................................................................... 7 2.3 SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE AFFECTED COUNTY AND TOWN ...................... 7 2.4 SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE AFFECTED VILLAGE .......................................... 9 2.5 PROJECT IMPACTS ....................................................................................................... 10 2.5.1 PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION AND PROJECT IMPACTS ANALYSIS .......... 10 2.5.2 TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION ....................................................................... 11 2.5.3 PROJECT DEMOLISHMENT IMPACTS ................................................................. 12 2.5.4 AFFECTED POPULATION AND BASIC ECONOMIC STATUS .............................. 14 2.5.5 VULNERABLE GROUPS ........................................................................................ 15 2.5.6 IMPACTS ON WOMEN ............................................................................................ 15 2.5.7 INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUND ATTACHMENT ............................................. 15 2.5.8 PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY .................................................................................... 16 3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICIES .................................................................................. 19 3.1 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS & POLICIES FOR RESETTLEMENT ................ 19 3.2 ADB POLICIES ................................................................................................................ 20 3.3 CHINA’S LAWS, REGULATIONS AND RELEVANT ARTICLES ..................................... 21 3.4 COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES FOR THIS PROJECT ................................................. 30 3.5 COMPENSATION ELIGIBILITY CUT-OFF DATE ........................................................... 30 3.6 DEFINITION OF THE RESETTLEMENT RATE .............................................................. 30 3.6.1 COLLECTIVE-OWNED LAND ACQUISITION ........................................................ 30 3.6.2 TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION COMPENSATION ......................................... 31 3.6.3 DEMOLISHED HOUSES COMPENSATION ........................................................... 31 3.6.4 INFRASTRUCTURES AND GROUND ATTACHMENTS COMPENSATION .......... 32 3.6.5 OTHER COMPENSATION STANDARD .................................................................. 32 3.7 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ................................................................................................. 34 4 RESETTLEMENT MEASURES .............................................................................................. 36 4.1 OBJECTIVES OF RESETTLEMENT .............................................................................. 36 4.2 RESTORATION MEASURES OF THE PERMANENTLY REQUISITIONED COLLECTIVE LAND ................................................................................................................... 36 4.2.1 LAND READJUSTMENT AND CASH COMPENSATION ....................................... 36 4.2.2 APS TRAINING ........................................................................................................ 37 I 4.2.3 PROJECT EMPLOYMENT ...................................................................................... 37 4.2.4 SUGGESTION FOR LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION ............................................... 38 4.3 WOMEN’S RIGHTS......................................................................................................... 39 4.4 RESTORATION OF HOUSE DEMOLISHMENT ............................................................. 39 4.4.1 RESIDENTIAL HOUSES DEMOLISHMENT ........................................................... 40 4.4.2 COUNTRYSIDE ENTERPRISE DEMOLISHMENT ................................................ 40 4.5 RESTORATION OF TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED LAND ............................................... 42 4.6 RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURES AND GROUND ATTACHMENTS ............... 42 5 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................ 43 5.1 INSTITUTION ESTABLISHMENT ................................................................................... 43 5.2 STAFF ARRANGEMENT AND TRAINING PLAN ........................................................... 43 5.2.1 STAFF ARRANGEMENT ......................................................................................... 43 5.2.2 TRAINING PLAN ..................................................................................................... 44 5.3 ENHANCEMENT MEASURES FOR RESETTLEMENT INSTITUTIONS ....................... 44 6 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS ...................................................... 45 6.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................ 45 6.1.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT PREPARATION PERIOD ................ 45 6.1.2 PARTICIPATION PLAN IN THE PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION ......................... 46 6.2 GRIEVANCE REDRESS ................................................................................................. 47 7 RESETTLEMENT COST ESTIMATE ...................................................................................... 48 7.1 RESETTLEMENT COST ESTIMATE .............................................................................. 48 7.2 RESETTLEMENT INVESTMENT PLAN AND BUDGETARY RESOURCES.................. 49 7.3 RESETTLEMENT FUND MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSEMENT ................................ 49 8 RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ........................................................................ 50 8.1 PRINCIPLES OF RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ............................................... 50 8.2 SCHEDULE FOR RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION .............................................. 50 9 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 52 9.1 INTERNAL MONITORING .............................................................................................. 52 9.2 EXTERNAL MONITORING ............................................................................................. 53 APPENDIX 1 OUTLINE OF EXTERNAL MONITORING APPENDIX 2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING MINUTES APPENDIX 3 RESETTLEMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET APPENDIX 4 OPINIONS ON LAND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION APPENDIX 5 OPINIONS ON PRELIMINARY SITE SELECTION OF WWTP II LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1-1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT COMPOSITION ............................................. 2 TABLE 2-1 TWO COMPARING SCHEMES FOR THE PROJECT............................................... 7 TABLE 2-2 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION ................................. 10 TABLE 2-3TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION CONDITION ................................................... 12 TABLE 2-4PREJECT DEMOLISHMENT IMPACTS ................................................................... 13 TABLE 2-5IMPACTS ON AFFECTED ENTERPRISES .............................................................. 13 TABLE 2-6 STATISTICAL TABLE OF AFFECTED PERSONS ................................................ 14 TABLE 2-7FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS ................................................. 14 TABLE 2-8BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUND ATTACHMENT AFFECTED BY PROJECT ................................................................................................................................... 16 TABLE 2-9SURVEY RESULTS OF PUBLIC OPINIONS ............................................................ 17 TABLE 3-1SUMMARY OF MAIN ARTICLES IN LAND ADMINISTRATION LAW AND RELEVANT POLICIES ................................................................................................................ 23 TABLE 3-2 REF. NO.GF [2004]28, REF. NO.GTZF [2004]238, JZ [2004]151,