Resettlement Planning Document Document Stage: Final Project Number: 40683 August 2010 PRC: Risk Mitigation and Strengthening of Endangered Reservoirs in Shandong Province Project Final Resettlement Plan for Huacun Reservoir Subproject in Sishui County (English) Prepared by the Shandong Provincial Government. 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. Sishui County Huacun Reservoir Risk Mitigation Project Under Risk Mitigation of Endangered Reservoir Project in Shandong Province Of The People’s Republic of China Resettlement Plan Jining City Huanghuai Design and Research Institute of Shandong Province December 2009 Letter of Endorsement Sishui County Water Resources Department (SCWRD) received the approval of constructing the Risk Mitigation of Huacun Reservoir Project in Sihsui County from the related departments. This Project is proposed to be started in January 2010, and completed by November 2010. Sishui 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 Sishui County Government as well as complies with ADB’s policy on involuntary resettlement. Sishui County Government and SCWRD hereby affirm the contents of this Resettlement Plan prepared dated in December 2009 and ensures that the resettlement will be made available as stipulated in the budget. SCWRD has discussed the draft resettlement Plan with relevant local officials and has obtained their concurrence. SCWRD under Sishui County Government was authorized as the responsible agency to manage the implementation of the Project and related resettlement activities. Governor, Sishui County Government ___________________ (signature) ___________________ (date) Abbreviation ADB Asian Development Bank AHs Affected Households APs Affected Persons EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FSR Feasibility Study Report HRPCMO Huacun Reservoir Project Construction Management Office IA Implementing Agency JSO Jihe Subdistrict Office LAB Land Administration Bureau LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement M&E Monitoring and Evaluation PMO Project Management Office PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRC People’s Republic of China RP Resettlement Plan SCG Sishui County Government SCWRD Sishui County Water Resources Department SPMO Shandong Project Management Office SES Socioeconomic Survey TA Technical assistance TOR Terms of reference EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 3 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ................................................................................... 4 2. IMPACTS OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ......................................................... 6 2.1 MEASURES TAKEN TO AVOID OR MINIMIZE LAR IMPACTS................................................................ 6 2.2 SCOPE OF LAND ACQUSITION AND RESETTLEMENT ........................................................................ 6 2.2.1 House Demolition and Relocation ................................................................................................... 6 2.2.2 Temporary Land Occupation ............................................................................................................ 6 2.3 SCOPE OF AFFECTED PERSONS AND DEGREE OF IMPACTS………………………………………….8 3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE IN AFFECTED AREAS ................................................................. 10 3.1 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF SISHUI COUNTY .......................................................................... 10 3.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF AFFECTED TOWNSHIP ................................................................. 10 3.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF AFFECTED VILLAGES ................................................................... 10 3.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS .......................................................... 11 3.4.1 Population Distribution by Age ....................................................................................................... 11 3.4.2 Population Distribution by Education............................................................................................. 11 3.4.3 Productive Resources...................................................................................................................... 12 3.4.4 Household annual Income and Expenditure ................................................................................ 12 4. POLICY FRAMEWORK, ENTITLEMENT AND COMPENSATION ............................................ 14 4.1 APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS & POLICIES FOR RESETTLEMENT ............................................ 14 4.2 OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF RESETTLEMENT........................................................................ 14 4.3 ELIGIBILITY OF COMPENSATION ................................................................................................... 14 4.4 ENTITLEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 15 4.5 COMPENSATION STANDARDS....................................................................................................... 17 4.5.1 Compensation Standards for Temporary Land Use .................................................................... 17 4.5.2 Compensation Rate for Resendential and Associated Structures ............................................ 17 4.5.3 Compensation Standards for Attachments ................................................................................... 17 5. REHABILITATION MEASURES ......................................................................................................... 18 5.1 OBJECTIVES OF RESETTLEMENT ................................................................................................. 18 5.2 REHABILITATION PLAN FOR HOUSE DEMOLITION .......................................................................... 18 5.3 REHABILITATION OF TEMPORARY LAND USE ................................................................................ 18 5.4 JOB OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE PROJECT ................................................................................... 18 5.5 INCOME RESTORATION PLAN OF WOMEN ..................................................................................... 18 5.6 TRAINING FOR THE AFFECTED PERSONS ..................................................................................... 19 6. COST ESTIMATE .................................................................................................................................. 20 6.1 RESETTLEMENT COST ................................................................................................................ 20 6.2 MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSEMENT OF RESETTLEMENT FUNDS.................................................... 20 7. POST-RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR RESETTLERS IN RESERVOIR AREA ................. 22 7.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................ 22 7.2 POST-RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT APPROACHES ............................................................................ 22 7.3 POST-RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT BUDGET IN RESERVOIR AREA .................................................... 23 8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................... 24 9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS .............................................................. 25 9.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................................ 25 9.2 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................ 25 10. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ................................................................................................ 27 10.1 RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTIONS FOR RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION .......................................... 27 10.2 TRAINING PLAN FOR RESETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT STAFF ........................................................ 28 11. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................................................................................ 29 APPENDIX 1 APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ................................................................ 30 APPENDIX 2 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EXTERNAL MONITORING ................................... 32 Executive Summary Huacun reservoir was started to be built in November, 1959 and the main constructions were basically completed in May 1960. The reservoir is a key