Resettlement Plan November 2013 PRC: Risk Mitigation and Strengthening of Endangered Reservoirs in Shandong Province Project Updated Resettlement Plan for Songshan Reservoir Subproject in Linqu County (English) Prepared by Shandong provincial government for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the report originally posted in August 2010 available on http://www.adb.org/projects/40683-013/documents. Linqu County Songshan Reservoir Risk Mitigation Project Under Risk Mitigation of Endangered Reservoir Project in Shandong Province Of The People’s Republic of China Resettlement Plan (Updated) KeYuan Water Resources Design and Research Institute of Shandong Province May 2013 i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 23 April 2013) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1616 $1.00 = CNY6.1871 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AP – affected person IMA – independent monitoring agency LLAB – Linqu Land Administration Bureau LAR – land acquisition and resettlement LCWRD – Linqu County Water Resources Department M&E – monitoring and evaluation MWR – Ministry of Water Resources PMO – project management office PPTA – project preparatory technical assistance PRC – People’s Republic of China RP – resettlement plan SRPMB – Songshan Reservoir Project Management Bureau TA – technical assistance TOR – term of reference WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 hectare – 15 mu 1 kilogram – 2 jin km = kilometer km2 = square kilometer m = meter mm = millimeter m2 = square meter m3 = cubic meter mu = a Chinese unit of land measurement NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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. ii Letter of Endorsement The Linqu County Water Resources Department (LCWRD) received the approval of constructing the Risk Mitigation of Songshan Reservoir Project in Linqu City from the related departments. This project is proposed to be started in January 2010, and completed by November 2013 The Linqu county government, through Ministry of Finance, has requested a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance part of the project. Accordingly, the project will be implemented in compliance with ADB social safeguard policies. This resettlement plan (RP) represents a key requirement of ADB and will constitute the basis for land acquisition and resettlement. The RP fully complies with requirements of the relevant laws, regulations, and policies of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Shandong Province, and the Linqu county government as well as complies with ADB’s policy on involuntary resettlement. The Linqu county government and LCWRD hereby affirm the contents of this updated RP prepared in April 2013 and ensures that the resettlement will be made available as stipulated in the budget. LCWRD has discussed the draft RP with relevant local officials and has obtained their concurrence. The Linqu County Songshan Reservoir Project Management Bureau under the Linqu county government was authorized as the responsible agency to manage the implementation of the project and related resettlement activities. Governor, Linqu county government _Liuyubin______________ (signature) 2013.11.15_____________ (date) iii TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 1. BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................... 3 1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................ 3 1.2.1 Location ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2.2 Scale and Contents of the Project ......................................................................................................... 4 1.2.3 Investment Budget and Schedule of the Project ................................................................................. 5 1.2.4 Social and Economic Benefits of the Project ....................................................................................... 5 2. PROJECT IMPACT ................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 SURVEY OF PROJECT IMPACT .................................................................................................. 6 2.2 RESULTS OF PROJECT IMPACT SURVEY .................................................................................... 6 2.2.1 Land Affected by the Project................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Houses and Affiliated Facilities to be Demolished .............................................................................. 7 2.2.3 Ground Attachments to be Affected ...................................................................................................... 8 2.2.4 The Affected Road Passage ................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.5 Ethnic Minorities and Vulnerable Groups Affected by the Project .................................................... 9 3. NATURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SITUATIONS IN THE PROJECT AREA................. 10 3.1 NATURAL CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................... 10 3.2 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATIONS ....................................................................................... 10 3.3 SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATIONS OF THE TOWNS (OFFICES) AND VILLAGES IN THE PROJECT AREA . 10 3.3.1 Socioeconomic Situations of the Wujing Township .......................................................................... 10 3.3.2 Basic Situation of the Villages Affected by the Project ..................................................................... 11 3.4 BASIC INFORMATION OF THE HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT ................................... 11 3.4.1 Survey Results and Analysis ................................................................................................................ 12 3.5 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE AFFECTED POPULATION .............................................. 14 4. COMPENSATION POLICY AND STANDARD ................................................................... 16 4.1 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES FOR RESETTLEMENT .................................... 16 4.2 OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF RESETTLEMENT ................................................................... 16 4.3 ELIGIBILITY OF COMPENSATION .............................................................................................. 16 4.4 COMPENSATION POLICY AND STANDARD ................................................................................. 17 4.4.1 Description of Farming in Drawdown Area ................................................................................. 17 4.4.2 Compensation and Resettlement Principles .............................................................................. 17 4.4.3 Basis and Standards of Compensation for Temporary Crops ......................................................... 17 4.4.4 Compensation Standard for Scattered Trees ..................................................................................... 17 4.4.5 Compensation Standard for Houses Demolition and the Attachments .......................................... 18 4.5 ENTITLEMENTS MATRIX ......................................................................................................... 18 5. RESETTLEMENT REHABILITATION ................................................................................... 20 5.1 RESETTLEMENT STRATEGY .................................................................................................... 20 5.1.1 Resettlement Targets ............................................................................................................................. 20 5.1.2 Resettlement Tasks ................................................................................................................................ 20 5.2 PRODUCTION REHABILITATION PLAN ....................................................................................... 20 5.3 HOUSE STRUCTURES RECONSTRUCTION ................................................................................ 21 5.4 THE REBUILDING OF THE VILLAGE ROAD PASSAGE .................................................................. 21 5.5 JOB OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE PROJECT............................................................................... 21 5.6 INCOME RESTORATION PLAN OF WOMEN ................................................................................ 22 5.7 TRAINING FOR THE AFFECTED PERSONS ................................................................................