Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Final Project Number: 33437-01 February 2009 Fangzheng County Dike Subproject, Heilongjiang Province Under People’s Republic of China: Songhua River Flood Management Sector Project Prepared by Heilongjiang Fangzheng Project Office 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. CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................1 1.1 Basic Conditions of the Project.......................................................................................................................1 1.2 Project Impacts...............................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Social Economic Survey.................................................................................................................................1 1.4 Legal Framework............................................................................................................................................1 1.5 Compensation Standards...............................................................................................................................1 1.6 Resettlement Measure ...................................................................................................................................1 1.7 Budget............................................................................................................................................................2 1.8 Resettlement Activity Schedule ......................................................................................................................2 1.9 Resettlement Organization.............................................................................................................................2 1.10 Participation and Consultation......................................................................................................................2 1.11 Monitoring.....................................................................................................................................................2 2 BASIC CONDITION OF THE PROJECT .............................................................................................4 2.1 Brief Description of the Project.......................................................................................................................4 2.2 Impact Areas of Benefit Areas of the Project..................................................................................................4 2.3 Measures to Reduce the Project Impacts.......................................................................................................5 2.4 Designing Process of the Project ...................................................................................................................5 2.5 Ownership and Organization of the Project....................................................................................................5 2.6 Preparation of Resettlement Activity Plan ......................................................................................................6 2.7 Objective of Resettlement ..............................................................................................................................6 2.7.1 Keeping Resettlement to a Minimum..................................................................................................6 2.7.2 Affected Persons Benefit from the Project ..........................................................................................6 2.7.3 Production and Living Standards of Affected Persons to Be Restored or Improved...........................6 3 PROJECT IMPACTS ............................................................................................................................7 3.1 Permanent Land Acquisition of Rural Collective Land....................................................................................7 3.2 Temporary Land Acquisition ...........................................................................................................................7 3.3 Private House Demolition...............................................................................................................................8 3.4 Private Building Demolition.............................................................................................................................8 3.5 Affected Attachment........................................................................................................................................8 3.6 Affected Population.........................................................................................................................................8 4 SOCIAL ECONOMIC SURVEY............................................................................................................9 4.1 Social Economic Background Survey of Project Impact Area ........................................................................9 4.1.1 Economic Conditions of Fangzheng County.......................................................................................9 4.1.2 Basic Conditions of Affected Townships .............................................................................................9 4.1.3 Basic Conditions of Affected Villages................................................................................................10 4.2 Productive and Living Conditions Survey of Households Affected by the Project ........................................10 4.2.1 Family Population .............................................................................................................................10 4.2.2 Ages Distribution............................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.3 Education Levels Distribution ........................................................................................................... 11 4.2.4 Family Production............................................................................................................................. 11 4.2.5 Housing Condition ............................................................................................................................ 11 4.2.6 Annual Family Income and Expenditure ........................................................................................... 11 5 LEGAL FRAMEWORK.......................................................................................................................13 5.1 Legal Basis...................................................................................................................................................13 5.1.1 National Laws and Regulations ........................................................................................................13 5.1.2 Regulations of Ministry of Water Resource.......................................................................................13 5.1.3 Provincial Documentations and Regulations ....................................................................................13 5.1.4 Policies of Asian Development Bank ................................................................................................13 5.2 Acquisition Authority and Compensation Quality..........................................................................................13 5.2.1 Land Acquisition Authority and Compensation Nature......................................................................13 5.3 Legal and Administrative Procedure.............................................................................................................15 5.4 Regulations for Compensation .....................................................................................................................15 5.5 Legal Obligation of Organization ..................................................................................................................17 5.6 Related Regulations of Asian Development Bank ........................................................................................17 6 COMPENSATION STANDARDS........................................................................................................18 6.1 Compensation Standards.............................................................................................................................18 6.1.1 Compensation Standard for Permanent Land Acquisition ................................................................18 6.1.2 Compensation Standard for Temporary Land Acquisition.................................................................18 6.1.3 Compensation for Private Houses ....................................................................................................18 6.1.4 Private Building and Affected Attachment.........................................................................................18 6.1.5 Transportation Fee............................................................................................................................19 6.2 Rights and Obligation of Affected Persons ...................................................................................................19