Social Monitoring Report Project Number: 37603 January 2008 PRC: Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project Prepared by Nanjing Project Management Office With the assistance of Black & Veatch International Company PRC For Nanjing Municipal Government Nanjing Urban Construction Investment Holding (Group) Co. Ltd. Nanjing Urban Drainage Management Department Nanjing Municipal Engineering Construction Department This report has been submitted to ADB by the Project Management Office of Nanjing Municipal Government and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. NANJING QINHUAI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NANJING ADB LOAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE Semi-annual Resettlement Report (July to December 2007) January 2008 Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project Semi-annual Resettlement Report SEMI-ANUUAL RESETLEMENT REPORT (July to December 2007) CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1 1.1 General Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Description of the Project................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Project Implementation .................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Resettlement Implementation ......................................................................................... 6 II. RESETLEMENT AND REHABILITATION ......................................................... 10 2.1 Land Acquisition............................................................................................................. 10 2.1.1 Land Acquisition Progress.............................................................................................10 2.1.2 Compensation Standard ................................................................................................10 2.1.3 Fund Disbursement ......................................................................................................12 2.1.4 Land Acquisition and Resettlement..............................................................................13 2.1.4.1 Living Security Resettlement ............................................................................13 2.1.4.2 Employment Resettlement..................................................................................15 2.2 Residential Housing Relocation..................................................................................... 15 2.2.1 Relocation Progress .........................................................................................................15 2.2.2 Compensation Standard ................................................................................................15 2.2.3 Fund Disbursement ........................................................................................................17 2.2.4 Construction of New House...........................................................................................17 2.3 Relocation of Institutions, Enterprises and Shops ......................................................... 17 2.3.1 Demolition Progress .......................................................................................................17 2.3.2 Resettlement Measures.................................................................................................17 2.3.3 Fund Disbursement ..........................................................................................................18 2.4 Resettlement of Vulnerable Group................................................................................. 18 III. RESTLEMENT ORGANIZATION ...................................................................... 19 3.1 Institutional Arrangements ............................................................................................. 19 3.2 Training .......................................................................................................................... 20 IV. RSETTLEMENT MONITORING AND EVALUATION ARRANGEMENT........... 21 4.1 External Monitoring ..................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Internal Monitoring..................................................................................................... 21 V. SOCIAL ACTIONS............................................................................................. 21 5.1 Employment Opportunities.......................................................................................... 21 5.2 Preferential Policy towards the Poor ......................................................................... 22 5.3 Improvement of Sanitation and Health ...................................................................... 22 VI. PBLIC PARTICIPATION .................................................................................... 22 VII. GIEVANCES REDRESS MECHANISM............................................................. 22 VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................. 23 8.1 Conclusions................................................................................................................. 23 8.2 Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 24 APPENDIX 1： LAND USE STATUS ...................................................................... 26 APPENDIX 2：RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS............................. 26 APPENDIX 3：ATTENDANCE OF RESETTLEMENT TRAINING WORKSHOP.... 28 BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL COMPANY (i) Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project Semi-annual Resettlement Report TABLES: TABLE I-1 Adjusted Components of the Project......................................................... 4 TABLE I-2 The Resettlement Implementation Situation Of the Project ...................... 7 TABLE II-1 Compensation Standards for Permanent Land Acquisition.................... 10 TABLE II-2 Compensation Standards For Attachments.............................................11 TABLE II-3 Yunliang River Wetland Park PLA Cost ................................................. 12 TABLE II-4................................................................................................................ 13 TABLE II-5 Resettlement Scheme for PLA Farmers ................................................ 14 TABLE II-6 Compensation Standards for Residential House Demolition ................. 16 TABLE II-7 Resettlement Schedule for Vulnerable Groups Affected By Yunliang River Wetland Park .................................................................................................... 19 TABLE V-1 Direct Employment Creation Attributable to the Project......................... 21 TABLE VII-1 Grievances Redress Organization and Contact Details....................... 23 TABLE VII-2 Grievances and Solutions ................................................................... 23 CHARTS Chart 3-1 Structure Of Resettlement Organizations................................................. 20 BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL COMPANY (ii) Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project Semi-annual Resettlement Report ABBREVIATIONS APs Affected Persons ADB Asian Development Bank AHH Affected Household APs Affected Persons DMS Detailed Measurement Survey EA Executing Agency HDA House Demolition Area HDH House Demolition Headquarter HH Household IA Implementation Agency LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEA Monitoring and Evaluation Agency MSL Minimum Standard of Living NCIC Nanjing Urban Construction Investment Holding Company NDMD Nanjing Drainage Management Department NMECD Nanjing Municipal Engineering Construction Department NMG Nanjing Municipal Government NMWC Nanjing Municipal Water Company NPMO Nanjing Project Management Office NQRCC Nanjing Qinhuai River Construction Company NRCR National Research Center of Resettlement PLA Permanent Land Acquisition PS Pumping Station RIB Resettlement Information Booklet RP Resettlement Plan TLO Temporary Land Occupation VCs Village Committees WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant BLACK & VEATCH INTERNATIONAL COMPANY (iii) Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project Semi-annual Resettlement Report I. INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Introduction This report is the first semi-annual resettlement report for the Nanjing Qinhuai River Environmental Improvement Project (the Project) for the second half of the year 2007. It is prepared by the Nanjing Project Management Office (NPMO) with the assistance of Black & Veatch International Company (B&V). B&V has been providing consulting services to NPMO who is the Executing Agency (EA) for the Project. Contracts have progressively been awarded since Sep 2007, and construction of the first awarded contract also started in Sep 2007. This Report focuses on the baseline status of the resettlement management, and also describes the activities undertaken in 2007 with respect to the implementation of the resettlement plans (RPs) of the project components. This Report provides (i) a review of the resettlement impacts and compensation polices; (ii) the income restoration and housing relocation progress; (iii) the resettlement institutional structure and responsibilities; (iv) resettlement monitoring