Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Revised Project Number: 35340 August 2008 People's Republic of China: Fuzhou Environmental Improvement Project Nantai Island Creek Rehabilitation Component - Longjin River and Yuejin River Rehabilitation Works Prepared by Fuzhou Engineering Consulting Center Fuzhou Urban Visual Construction and Development Company 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. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 9 May 2008) Currency Unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.14285 $1.00 = CNY7.0005 ABBREVIATIONS AAOV – average annual output value ADB – Asian Development Bank APs – affected persons DRO – demolish and resettlement office EA – executing agency FB – financial bureau FDHDED – Fuzhou Diyuan Housing Demolition Engineering Department FMG – Fuzhou Municipal government FMRDC – Fuzhou Municipal Reform and Development Commission FUMRB – Fuzhou Urban Management Regulatory Bureau FPMO – Fuzhou project management office FUVCDC – Fuzhou Urban Visual Construction and Development Company GDP – Gross domestic product IA – Implementing agency LAR – land acquisition and resettlement LRB – land and resources bureau M&E – monitoring and evaluation NEULADRH – New East Urban Land Acquisition & Demolition and Resettlement Headquarter of Fuzhou City NGO – Non government organization PRC – People’s Republic of China RP – resettlement plan WEIGHTS AND MEASURES mu – 0.033 ha Ha – hectare km – kilometer km2 – square kilometer m – meter m2 – square meter m3 – cubic meter t – ton NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government ends on 31 December. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. CONTENTS KEY TERMINOLOGY .................................................................................................. 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................. 8 MAP1: LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE .....................................................................................10 MAP2: PROJECT LAYOUT........................................................................................................ 11 1．PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................... 12 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND...........................................................................................................12 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................12 1.2.1 Geological Location............................................................................................................................. 12 1.2.2 Works Scope ........................................................................................................................................ 13 1.2.3 Project Costs and Implementation Schedule ................................................................................. 13 1.2.4 Economical and Social Benefits of the Project .............................................................................. 13 1.3 IMPACT AREAS .........................................................................................................................14 1.4 RP PREPARATION.....................................................................................................................14 1.4.1 Basis and Objective of the RP .......................................................................................................... 14 1.4.2 The Methodology of the RP Preparation......................................................................................... 15 2 RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS................................................................................ 15 2.1 MEASURE OF MINIMIZE LAR IMPACTS ........................................................................................15 2.1.1 Measures of Minimize LAR Impacts during the Project Design Period..................................... 15 2.1.2 Measures of Minimize LAR Impacts during the Project Implementation Period ..................... 17 2.2 PROJECT IMPACT SURVEY .........................................................................................................17 2.2.1 Survey Contents.................................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.2 Survey Methodology........................................................................................................................... 18 2.3 FINDINGS OF THE RESETTLEMENT IMPACT MEASUREMENT SURVEYS ...........................................18 2.3.1 Land Use............................................................................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Houses and Attached Facilities ........................................................................................................ 20 2.3.3 Individual Industrial and Commercial Shops.................................................................................. 21 2.3.4 Enterprises and Institutions............................................................................................................... 27 2.3.5 Public Service Facilities ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.3.6 Affected Population............................................................................................................................. 27 2.3.7 Special Infrastructures........................................................................................................................ 31 2.3.8 Scattered Trees ................................................................................................................................... 32 2.3.9 Cultural Relics and Vulnerable Groups........................................................................................... 32 2.4 IMPACTS ASSESSMENT ..............................................................................................................32 3 SOCIAL ECONOMIC PROFILES OF THE IMPACT AREAS ................................ 33 3.1 SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONS ON SOCIAL ECONOMICAL STATUS OF THE IMPACT AREAS.....................33 3.2 SOCIAL ECONOMIC PROFILES OF THE AFFECTED TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES...............................34 3.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS ..............................................................37 3.3.1 Socio-economic Profiles of Affected Household ........................................................................... 37 3.3.2 Desires of APs ..................................................................................................................................... 39 3 3.4 IMPACTS OF LAR ON APS’ SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ..................................................................39 3.4.1 Land Loss ............................................................................................................................................. 39 3.4.2 House/Apartment ................................................................................................................................40 3.4.3 Enterprises/Businesses/Shops......................................................................................................... 40 3.4.4 Income Losses..................................................................................................................................... 40 4 LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND RESETTLEMENT POLICIES .................................. 41 4.1 PRC LAWS & REGULATIONS AND POLICIES RELATED TO LAR ....................................................41 4.1.1 Applicable Laws & Regulations and Decrees ................................................................................ 41 4.1.2 Relevant Clauses of the Laws & Regulations and Decrees........................................................ 42 4.2 THE ADB INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT POLICIES.....................................................................43 4.2.1 Guidelines and Policies...................................................................................................................... 43 4.2.2 The ADB Involuntary Resettlement Policies................................................................................... 43 4.3 POLICY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ADB AND PRC..................................................................44 4.4 PROJECT POLICIES ON THE LAR ...............................................................................................46 4.4.1 Eligibility for Compensation............................................................................................................... 46 4.4.2 Resettlement Principles ..................................................................................................................... 47 4.4.3 Compensation Standards .................................................................................................................. 48 4.5 COMPENSATION FUND FLOW AND TIMING...................................................................................51 4.6 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ...............................................................................................................51 5 RESETTLEMENT SCHEME AND INCOME REHABILITATION............................ 55 5.1 RESETTLEMENT TARGETS..........................................................................................................55