Resettlement External Monitoring Report #7 June–December 2018 January 2019 People’s Republic of China: Chongqing Urban–Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration II Project — Resettlement External Monitoring Report (No. 7) Prepared by the Halcrow (Chongqing) Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd. for the People’s Republic of China and the Asian Development Bank. This resettlement external monitoring report 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. 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. ADB-Financed Chongqing Urban–Rural Infrastructure Development Demonstration Project II Resettlement External Monitoring Report (No. 7) (Jun 2018---Dec 2018) Halcrow (Chongqing) Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd. Jan 2019 I Contents Contents ................................................................................................................................................. II 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Brief Introduction of the Project ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 General Resettlement Action Plan ................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Overall Implementation Progress.................................................................................................................. 2 2. Status of Compensation ..................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Rongchang RongFeng River Comprehensive Flood Control Subproject ..................................................... 9 2.2 Fuling Urban and Rural Road Network Reconstruction Project ................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Permanent Land Acquisition Impacts .................................................................................................... 9 2.2.2 Payment Status of Resettlement Compensation ................................................................................... 10 2.2.3 Compensation of LA and HD .............................................................................................................. 12 2.2.4 Enterprises Demolition Impacts ........................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Wanzhou Water Supply Subproject ............................................................................................................ 14 2.4 Chengkou County Urban and Rural Road Reconstruction Project ............................................................. 14 2.4.1 Project Impacts ..................................................................................................................................... 14 2.4.2 Implementation Progress of project ..................................................................................................... 14 2.4.3 Compensation of LA and HD .............................................................................................................. 14 2.4.4 Payment Status of Resettlement Fund.................................................................................................. 23 2.4.6 Ground Attachments Impacts ............................................................................................................... 30 2.5 Wulong River Flood Control Project .......................................................................................................... 30 2.5.1 Project Impacts ..................................................................................................................................... 30 2.5.2 Payment Status of Resettlement Fund.................................................................................................. 30 2.5.3 Compensation of LA and HD .............................................................................................................. 30 2.5.4 House Demolition Impacts ................................................................................................................... 31 2.5.5 Companies Demolition Impacts ........................................................................................................... 31 2.6 Shizhu County Urban and Rural Road Network Reconstruction Project ................................................... 32 2.6.1 Project Impacts ..................................................................................................................................... 32 2.6.2 Payment Status of Resettlement Fund.................................................................................................. 33 2.6.3 Implementation Progress of project ..................................................................................................... 33 2.6.4 Compensation of LA and HD .............................................................................................................. 33 2.6.5 House Demolition Impacts ................................................................................................................... 34 II 2.7 Evaluation and Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 34 2.8 Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................... 35 3. Urbanization of APs ......................................................................................................................... 35 3.1 Rongchang RongFeng River Flood Control Comprehensive Renovation .................................................. 36 3.1.1 Rongchang Vulnerable Groups Case ................................................................................................... 36 3.2 Fuling Urban and Rural Road Network Reconstruction Project ................................................................. 37 3.3 Wanzhou Water Supply Subprojects .......................................................................................................... 38 3.4 Chengkou County Urban and Rural Road Reconstruction Project ............................................................. 38 3.4.1 Non-agricultural Progress .................................................................................................................... 38 3.4.2 Vulnerable Group Case Studies ........................................................................................................... 38 3.5 Wulong River Flood Control Project .......................................................................................................... 39 3.6 Shizhu County Urban and Rural Road Network Reconstruction Project ................................................... 41 3.6.1 Non-agricultural Progress .................................................................................................................... 41 3.6.2 Vulnerable Group Case Studies(Tujia minority) ................................................................................. 41 3.7 Evaluation and Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 42 3.8 Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................... 43 4. Use of Compensation Payments and Subsidies .......................................................................... 44 4.1 Fuling Urban and Rural Road Network Reconstruction Project ................................................................. 44 4.2 Shizhu County Urban and Rural Road Network Reconstruction Project ................................................... 44 4.3 Evaluation and Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 44 4.4 Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................... 44 5. Skills Training, Job Creation and Other Income Restoration Measures ................................... 46 5.1 Participation of the Construction Works ..................................................................................................... 46 5.2 Job skills training for local laborers ............................................................................................................ 47 5.3 Evaluation and Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 48 5.4 Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................... 48 6. Public Participation, Complaint Handling .................................................................................... 50 6.1 Public Participation ....................................................................................................................................