Social Monitoring Report Semestral Report Project Number: 44021-013 March 2019 PRC: Integrated Development of Key Townships in Central Liaoning Prepared by Shanghai Yiji Construction Consultants Co., Ltd for Heilongjiang Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Director, 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. Resettlement and Social Monitoring Report (No. 10) ADB loan No.: 2901 March 2019 People’s Republic of China: Integrated Development of Key Townships in Central Liaoning Project Prepared by Shanghai Yiji Construction Consultants Co., Ltd for the Asian Development Bank. 1 Report Director: Wu Zongfa, Report Co-compiler: Wu Zongfa, Ma Zhenpeng, Cheng Guoxiong, Su Daoming Chen Ping, Song Qi, Zhong Linkun E-mail: [email protected] 2 CONTENTS 0 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ....................................... 1 E LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ............................. 1 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................... 4 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 RESETTLEMENT POLICY AND FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 11 1.3 PROGRESS OF RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................... 11 1.4 EXTERNAL MONITORING AND EVALUATION ON RESETTLEMENT .................................................. 12 A. Work Plan and Arrangement ................................................................................................ 12 B. Work Procedures .................................................................................................................. 13 C. Methods ................................................................................................................................. 13 1.5 LAR INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................................... 14 1.6 LAND ACQUISITION PROGRESS ..................................................................................................... 15 D. Land Acquisition Procedures ................................................................................................ 15 E. Land Acquisition Progress .................................................................................................... 15 1.7 HOUSE DEMOLITION PROGRESS .................................................................................................... 16 1.8 RELOCATION OF AFFECTED ENTERPRISES ..................................................................................... 17 1.9 EXECUTION OF POLICIES ............................................................................................................... 18 1.10 COMPENSATION PAYMENT AND UTILIZATION ............................................................................. 19 1.11 EXISTING PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION PLANS............................................................................... 20 1.12 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................................. 27 1.13 SOCIAL AND GENDER .................................................................................................................. 27 1.14 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS .............................................................................................. 27 F. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 27 G. Suggestions ........................................................................................................................... 28 2 SHENBEI NEW DISTRICT CENTRAL TOWNS SEWAGE TREATMENT SUBPROJECT ............................................................. 29 2.1 OVERALL SITUATION OF RESETTLEMENT ..................................................................................... 29 2.2 RESETTLEMENT PROGRESS ........................................................................................................... 31 H. Land Acquisition Progress .................................................................................................... 31 I. Affected Households Progress .............................................................................................. 33 J. House Construction Progress ............................................................................................... 33 K. Enterprise Movement Progress ............................................................................................. 33 L. Affected Vulnerable Groups .................................................................................................. 33 2.3 RELOCATION POLICY .................................................................................................................... 33 M. Land Acquisition Policy ........................................................................................................ 33 1 N. House Compensation Policy ................................................................................................. 33 O. Comparison of Enterprises’ Policies .................................................................................... 33 2.4 INCOME RESTORATION.................................................................................................................. 36 2.5 HOUSES RELOCATION ................................................................................................................... 36 2.6 ENTERPRISES RELOCATION ........................................................................................................... 36 2.7 INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION .................................................................................................. 36 2.8 BUDGET AND FUND FOR RESETTLEMENT ...................................................................................... 36 2.9 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ............................................................. 37 2.10 COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS ........................................................................................................ 37 2.11 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION ...................................................................................... 37 2.12 ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE GROUPS ...................................................................................... 37 2.13 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS .............................................................................................. 37 P. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 37 Q. Suggestions ........................................................................................................................... 38 2.14 INTERVIEW RECORDS .................................................................................................................. 38 3 XINMIN INFRASTRUCTURE SUBPROJECT .............................. 41 3.1 OVERALL SITUATION OF RESETTLEMENT ..................................................................................... 41 R. Overall process ..................................................................................................................... 41 S. Program adjustment ............................................................................................................. 42 3.2 RESETTLEMENT PROGRESS ........................................................................................................... 43 T. Land Acquisition Progress .................................................................................................... 43 U. House Construction Progress ............................................................................................... 43 V. Affected Vulnerable Groups .................................................................................................. 48 3.3 RELOCATION POLICY .................................................................................................................... 48 W. Land Acquisition Policy ........................................................................................................ 48 X. House Demolition Policy ...................................................................................................... 48 Y. Affected Enterprises, Institutions and Stores ........................................................................ 49 3.4 INCOME RESTORATION.................................................................................................................. 49 3.5 HOUSES RELOCATION ................................................................................................................... 49 3.6 ENTERPRISES RELOCATION ........................................................................................................... 50 3.7 INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION .................................................................................................