Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 35354 April 2010 PRC: Lanzhou-Chongqing Railway Development – Social Action Plan Monitoring Report No. 1 Prepared by: CIECC Overseas Consulting Co., Ltd Beijing, PRC For: Ministry of Railways This report has been submitted to ADB by the Ministry of Railways and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. ADB LOAN Social External Monitoring Report –No.1 The People’s Republic of China ADB Loan LANZHOU –CHONGQING RAILWAY PROJECT EXTERNAL MONITORING & EVALUATION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN Report No.1 Prepared by CIECC OVERSEAS CONSULTING CO.,LTD April 2010 Beijing 1 CIECC OVERSEAS CONSULTING CO.,LTD TABLE OF CONTENTS 1． MONITORING AND EVALUATING OUTLINE……………………….………………………3 1.1 THE PROJECT PROMOTED SOCIAL DEVDLOPMENT ALONG THE RAILWAY OBVIOUSLY…………………………………………………..………….…3 1.2 THE PROJECT PROMOTED THE POOR PEOPLE’S INCOME AND REDUCED POVERTY……………………………………………………………...………………….5 2. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT..……………………….6 2.1 MACRO-BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT………………...…………………………….7 2.2 THE EXTENT OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT OF PROJECT AND RESETTLEMENT RESULTS…………………………………………………....8 2.3 INFLUENCE AND PROMOTION OF PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND LOCAL ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT………………………………………………………10 2.4 JOB OPPORTUNITY FROM THE PROJECT…………………………………… 14 2.5 PURCHASING LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS……………………………… 16 2.6 “GREEN LONG PASSAGE” PROJECT IN PROCESS..………………………… 16 3. SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE OF BUILDERS………………………………………………………………….…………… 20 3.1 SAFETY REGULATION AND OPERATION OF CONSTRUCTION...……………… 20 3.2 RIGHTS MAINTAININGOF STAFF ………………………………………………………21 3.3 HEALTH MAINTENANCE..…………………………………………………………… 21 4 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND INFLUENCE OF POVERTY……………………..22 4.1 POVERTY REDUCTION METHOD BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE AREA OF PROJECT……………………………………………………………………………………22 4.2 INCOME IMPROVERMENT OF POOR FAMILY….………………………………….23 5 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND WOMEN DEVELOPMENT…..…………………24 5.1 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY.……………………………………………………….24 6 CONCLUSIONS AND PROBLEMS..……………..……………………………………… 27 7 Annex: Social Development Action Plan of Lan Yu Railway Project..……….…………..29 ADB LOAN Social External Monitoring Report –No.1 Foreword Lan Yu railway project is 819.975 km long. In which, the section of Lanzhou to Guangyuan (free) is 491.437Km,Guangyuan (including) to Chongqing section is 328.538Km long. The new lane from Nanchong passing Guangan to Gaoxing is 93.639km long. Planned investment amount to 82.9146 billion yuan. among which ,300 million U.S dollars from ADB loans. The project construction has a period of 6 years. The scope of land acquisition and resettlement involved in Gansu, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chongqing provinces and one city of 7 prefecture-level cities, 20 counties, 77 towns and 246 villages. Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, Chengguan District 2 county (district), Dingxi Minxian, Zhangxian, Weiyuan County, Lintao County, stability County 5 counties (districts), Longnan City, Wudu District, Dangchang County 2 County (area); Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province in Ningqiang County 1 County; Sichuan Guangyuan overturned District, Lee state area, Yuanba, Cangxi 4 counties (districts), Nanchong City Langzhong, Nanbu, Jialing District, along Qing District, 4 counties (districts), Guang'an Wusheng County, a county (district); Hechuan District. The railway began in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, Lanzhou hub, set along the west through the city of Gansu Province, Gansu and the city of Hanzhong City, Shanxi Province, Sichuan Guangyuan, Nanchong City, Guang an City, Chongqing City, Hechuan District, and other administrative area, the end arrived in Chongqing in Chongqing hub, and from the Nanchong lead to the construction of single-track railway through Guang'an Nanchong to Gaoxing section. The ine runs roughly north-south. The project construction has a period of 6 years. Main Line Technical Standards of Lan Yu Railway: Rail level National I Number of main lane: Lanzhou-Chongqing two-lane, Nanchong east to Gaoxing single-lane Limiting gradient: Lanzhou to Guangyuan 13 ‰, Guangyuan to Chongqing, Nanchong east to Gaoxing 6 ‰ Objective speed: Lanzhou-Chongqing 200Km / h, Nanchong east-Gaoxing 160Km/ h Category of traction: Electric power Load-pull: 4000t Minimum bend radius: general sections of Lanzhou-Chongqing Section: 3500m, difficult sections: 2800m; general section of the Nanchong east- Gaoxing: 2000m, difficult section: 1600 m Classification of locomotives: Lanzhou-Chongqing: EMU, SS7E; truck SS7; Nanchong east- Gaoxing: SS7E, trucks SS7 Effective length of arrival and departure line: single: 850m, double: 880m 1 CIECC OVERSEAS CONSULTING CO.,LTD ADB LOAN Social External Monitoring Report –No.1 The larger rivers crossed by the Line include the Yellow River, Weihe River, Tao River, Bailong River, Jialing River, Fu River, river drainage, etc.. Method used in this project is that bridges replace the high embankment; there is a big number of bridges in this project. The basis of non-section area and spoil of non-cross river bridge has some influence to the ecological environment along the line, at the same time, crossing river bridge construction has influence on water quality and aquatic life to some extent. Total amount reaches 228.805 million cubic meters of earth and stone, of which, 177,768,200 cubic meters of excavation, filling 51.0368 million cubic meters; the entire line consists of super large, large, medium bridges amount to 433, the total length extends to 181,788 meters; the number of tunnel reaches 267 and has a general of 596.8Km, in which ,11 tunnels are more than 10Km long, total length is 168Km;main line track is 819.975Km, hub and contact line reaches 180Km; 23 traction substations; the project takes across the board area of 5218.2 hm2, permanent land 3289.7hm2, temporary sites 1928.5 hm2. Beijing ZhongZi Overseas Consulting Co., Ltd. accepted the engagement of the Asian Development Bank and the Capital and Technology introducing center of Railways Ministry, give a whole external monitoring on the region's social development affected by Lan Yu railway project which uses ADB loans. Beijing ZhongZi Overseas Consulting Co. Ltd set up an investigation team to monitor and evaluate the social development outside in February to March, 2010, and do evaluation survey along the railway project. During the investigation, the Chinese Ministry of Railways, the project owner Lan Yu Railway Company, and construction company involved in the railway and Gansu, Sichuan, Shanxi and Chongqing municipalities and local governments provided information and data, these information and data is essential for external monitoring agency to complete the railway Lan Yu project‘s monitoring and assessment , we want to express our sincere thanks together to those organizations who provide strong support and help. 2 CIECC OVERSEAS CONSULTING CO.,LTD ADB LOAN Social External Monitoring Report –No.1 1. MONITORING AND EVALUATING OUTLINE 1.1 The project promoted social development along the railway obviously 1. Lan Yu Railway is causing changes in the local economy in a positive way. construction along the railway will improve the traffic environment, there will be a positive impact on the local socio-economic development . Local industry that has the resources will be promoted to help attract foreign investment and activate elements of the local economy and create more employment opportunities. For instance, counties in Gansu Province / District has begun to adjust to local social and economic plan, including plans to build strategic loading point together with the railway construction and make future arrangements for socio-economic development by using railway. 2. Lan Yu railway projects has provided permanent land 28592.03 hectares; complete 833836.00m2 of demolition, 2980 affected families and 9540 people by demolition . Gansu, Sichuan, Shanxi and Chongqing provinces and one city of 7 prefecture-level cities, 20 counties, 77 towns and 246 villages. 19 settlements housing demolition received special support from the project in order to properly resettle the affected people and to ensure their housing reconstruction after demolition. Roads, irrigation facilities, power lines, communications facilities and other infrastructure caused by the railway construction is being restored; Resettlement department pays a lot of attention to community residents’ various types of requisition and complaints caused by demolition and construction works and they were solved one by one carefully. Such as the corner problem, construction noise, temporary land reclamation, road access issues; Various vulnerable groups’ problems and impact created by the project was taken good care of and with the assistance of the local community, the resettlement department will help to reach the renewal of life. Overall, although the recovery of life is undergoing, but what can be confirmed is that conditions of most land acquisition and resettlement of affected residents has been greatly improved. 3. Lan Yu Railway has just entered the first year, huge investment in public works, building materials procurement and tens of thousands of builders of living has greatly stimulate the regional social development. The project contractor building this railway project has employed 71.1 million manday, including 13.2 million manday direct employment along the railway ,which is 18.6% of the total amount of labor.