Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Final Project Number: 42496 August 2010 PRC: Emergency Assistance for Wenchuan Earthquake Reconstruction Project Prepared by Baoji Municipal GovernmentShaanxi Province 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. Chencang District Post-disaster Reconstruction Transport Project Supported by ADB's Emergency Loan Resettlement Plan August 15, 2010 Baoji Municipal GovernmentShaanxi Province 1 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................... 5 SKETCH MAP OF PROPOSED PROJECT ............................................................................ 8 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................. 9 1.1 Project background................................................................................................. 9 1.2 The components of the Project .............................................................................. 9 1.3 Arrangement of the investment and implementation ........................................... 10 1.4 Economical and technological feasibility study and earlier stage work................ 10 1.5 Potential adverse impacts.................................................................................... 10 1.6 Executing and implementing agencies ................................................................ 10 2. SCOPE OF PROJECT IMPACT........................................................................................ 11 2.1 Principles and measures to reduce project impact .............................................. 11 2.1.1 Principles ........................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.2 Measures ........................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Number and kinds of the project impact .............................................................. 12 2.2.1 Types of project impacts ................................................................................................... 12 2.2.2 Building Demolition ........................................................................................................... 12 2.2.3 Land Acquisition................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.4 Ground attachments........................................................................................................... 12 2.2.5 Other facilities ................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.6 Total number of affected persons....................................................................................... 12 2.3 Evaluation on project impact................................................................................ 14 3. SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION AND PROFILE ........................................................ 16 3.1 Introduction of earlier-stage Survey on the project................................................................ 16 3.2 Socioeconomic overview of project affected areas.............................................. 17 3.2.1 Introduction of project affected areas ................................................................................ 17 3.2.2 Investigation data of affected villages................................................................................. 17 3.2.3 Data analysis ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.3 Poverty................................................................................................................. 20 3.4 Minorities............................................................................................................. 20 4. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION .................. 21 4.1 Information Disclosure and Consultation ............................................................. 21 4.2 Public participation............................................................................................... 21 4.3 Village Meetings................................................................................................... 22 5. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISMS....................................................................... 23 5.1 Agencies handling complaints and appeals......................................................... 23 5.2 Scope of complaints and claims .......................................................................... 24 5.3 Appeal procedures............................................................................................... 24 5.4 ADB Accountability Mechanism ........................................................................... 24 6. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................................... 25 6.1 National Laws and Regulations Concerning Acquisition and Relocation............. 25 6.2 ADB's Policy on Involuntary Resettlement........................................................... 26 7. ENTITLEMENTS, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS .................................................... 29 7.1 Policy and Principles............................................................................................ 29 7.2 Compensation Standards .................................................................................... 30 2 7.2.1 House Compensation......................................................................................................... 30 7.2.2 Land Compensation Standard............................................................................................ 30 7.2..3 Compensation for young crops ........................................................................................... 31 7.2.4 Other Affected Facilities ..................................................................................................... 32 7.2.5 Evaluation of the Compensation Standard ......................................................................... 32 7.2.6 Payment of Compensation Fee......................................................................................... 32 7.2.7 Temporary occupied land...................................................................................................33 7.2.8 House Relocation and Transition Subsidies....................................................................... 33 7.2.9 Compensation scope of land acquisition and resettlement................................................ 33 7.3 Payment and monitoring of village-level land compensation .............................. 33 7.3.1 Inspection and preparation before transferring the fund................................................... 34 7.3.2 Management and monitoring of fund utilization.................................................................. 34 7.3.3 Auditing.............................................................................................................................. 34 8. HOUSE RELOCATION AND INCOME RESTORATION.................................................. 35 8.1 Rehabilitation Planning Principles........................................................................ 35 8.3 House Relocation................................................................................................................. 36 8.4 Economic rehabilitation program for vulnerable groups ........................................................ 36 8.5 Special Measures for Women.............................................................................. 37 8.6 Rehabilitation program of special facilities........................................................... 37 9. RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND FINANCING PLAN ................................................... 40 9.1 Cost estimates .................................................................................................... 40 9.1.1 Basic costs......................................................................................................................... 40 9.1.2 Contingency cost ............................................................................................................... 40 9.1.3 Management cost .............................................................................................................. 40 9.2 Fund Flow ............................................................................................................ 41 9.3 Fund sources and use of contingency cost.......................................................... 42 10. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................. 43 10.1 Coordination agencies ....................................................................................... 43 10.2 Implementing agency......................................................................................... 43 10.3 Village Committees and Village Groups ............................................................ 43 10.4 Internal supervision agency ............................................................................... 44 11. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ...................................................................................