Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Draft for Consultation Project Number: 39153 September 2007 PRC: Chongqing–Lichuan Railway and Railway Safety Enhancement Project Prepared by Ministry of Railways, Chongqing Municipality Government, and Hubei Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 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. RESETTLEMENT PLAN CHONGQING – LICHUAN RAILWAY PROJECT IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, CHONGQING MUNICIPALITY GOVERNMENT, AND HUBEI PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT 11 August 2007 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (27 July 2007) Currency Unit – yuan (CY) $1.00 = CY 7.5 The exchange rate of the yuan is determined under a floating exchange rate system. In this report, the rate used is the rate prevailing at the above date. ABBREVIATIONS AAOV average annual output value ACWF All China Women’s Federation ADB Asian Development Bank CLR Chongqing-Lichuan Railway Contract contract for PPTA consulting services CPI consumer price index CR China Railway EA executing agency EIA environmental impact assessment FYP five year plan GDP gross domestic product Ha hectare HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency IA implementing agency JVC joint venture company Km kilometer LPG leading preparatory group M2 square meter MOR Ministry of Railways (PRC) Mu unit of land measurement; 15 mu=1 ha NDRC National Development and Reform Commission (PRC) PIA project impact area PSA poverty and social analysis PRC People’s Republic of China RA railway administration RP resettlement plan RCSO Railway Construction Support Office SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome SDAP social development action plan SEIA summary environmental impact assessment SEPA State Environmental Protection Administration (PRC) SIA social impact assessment SOE state-owned enterprise SPRSS summary poverty reduction and social strategy SSDI Second Survey and Design Institute, Chengdu STI socially transmitted infection TA technical assistance TOR terms of reference TVE town and village YWR Yichang-Wanzhou Railway - i - NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government and its agencies ends on 31 December. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends, e.g., FY2005 ends on 31 December 2005. (ii) In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. - ii - TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .....................................................................................................................III SUMMARY RESETTLEMENT PLAN..................................................................................................V SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1 1.1 BACKGROUND...............................................................................................................1 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................1 SECTION 2: SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT............................................4 2.1 SCOPE AND NECESSITY OF LAND ACQUISITION AND BUILDING DEMOLITION...4 2.2 MEASURES TO REDUCE PROJECT IMPACT..............................................................6 2.3 ESTIMATE OF KEY EFFECTS.......................................................................................7 2.4 AFFECTED ENTERPRISES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EMPLOYERS........................11 2.5 PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ..12 2.6 STATION LINK AND CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROADS..........................................12 2.7 VILLAGE IMPACTS ......................................................................................................12 SECTION 3: SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE AND PROJECT IMPACT .............................................15 3.1 OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................15 3.2 SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS ...................................16 3.3 AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS .........................................................................................16 SECTION 4: POLICY FRAMEWORK ...............................................................................................25 4.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .....25 4.2 PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND STRUCTURE OF PAYMENTS.................................25 4.3 APPLICABLE LAND POLICIES, LAWS, AND GUIDELINES........................................27 4.4 COMPENSATION STANDARDS AND RATES ............................................................33 4.5 ELIGIBILITY POLICY AND ENTITLEMENTS MATRIX ................................................36 SECTION 5: RELOCATION AND REHABILITATION MEASURES...................................................40 5.1 LAND ACQUISITION ....................................................................................................40 5.2 BUILDING DEMOLITION AND REALLOCATION.........................................................40 SECTION 6: INCOME RESTORATION STRATEGY ........................................................................45 6.1 CURRENT INCOME LEVEL AND VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS..............................45 6.2 LIVELIHOOD RESTORATION STRATEGY .................................................................45 6.3 SPECIAL MEASURES FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS ................................................47 6.4 ECONOMIC REHABILITATION FOR RURAL RESETTLEMENT ................................51 6.5 VILLAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INCOME RESTORATION PLANS.......55 SECTION 7: INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND ARRANGEMENTS ..........................................58 7.1 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK...................................................................................58 7.2 INSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS ..................................................................................60 7.3 HIGH LEVEL COORDINATION ....................................................................................61 7.4 CAPACITY TO PLAN AND MANAGE LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .62 7.5 RESETTLEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ..............................................................62 SECTION 8: CONSULTATION PARTICIPATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS..............................64 8.1 PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS .......................................................................................64 8.2 MECHANISMS FOR STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION .............................................64 8.3 LOCAL INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS ...........................................................71 8.4 PROCEDURES FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES ...................................................71 - iii - SECTION 9: RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ...........................74 9.1 LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT COSTS.................................................74 9.2 ANNUAL BUDGET........................................................................................................76 9.3 SOURCES OF FUNDING .............................................................................................77 9.4 TIME SCHEDULE .........................................................................................................77 SECTION 10: MONITORING AND EVALUATION........................................................................80 10.1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE..........................................................................................80 10.2 BASELINE DATA ..........................................................................................................80 10.3 INTERNAL MONITORING OF RESETTLEMENT TARGETS ......................................81 10.4 EXTERNAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION...........................................................84 10.5 MONITORING REPORT FORMATS ............................................................................88 ANNEXES TO THE RESETTLEMENT PLAN ANNEX 1: LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT BUDGET ANNEX 2: CHONGQING MUNICIPALITY GOVERNMENT (2005) DOUCUMENTS NO. 67 ANNEX 3: ESTIMATED COMPENSATION RATES FOR LAND REQUISITION AND REMOVAL IN LICHUAN ANNEX 4: GENDER ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ANNEX 5 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EXTERNAL MONITORING ANNEX 6 LIST OF VILLAGES ON CLR ALIGMENT - iv - SUMMARY RESETTLEMENT PLAN 1. The Project railway is 259.263 mainline km in length from Chongqing to Lichuan. The Project will be a high-speed (200 km/hour) electrified double-track railway providing express passenger service, and fast double-stack container and freight service through one of China’s main east-west transportation corridors. The Chongqing-Lichuan Railway (CLR) will begin in the northern district of Chongqing in the Municipality of Chongqing and end in Lichuan City in Hubei Province. CLR will cross 7 districts or counties, 29 townships and 84 villages. The areas near to Chongqing City are developed urban areas. Moving eastward, the areas along the alignment become increasingly rural, isolated and with lower net incomes per capita. The more rural areas along the eastern part of the alignment have experienced lower levels of development because transportation infrastructure has generally been limited to two-lane roads. This is changing as the rail and road networks are being constructed through these areas. This is important because the areas along the alignment have