Updated Resettlement Plan August 2015 PRC: Shaanxi Weinan Luyang Integrated Saline Land Management Project Prepared by the Administrative Committee of Luyang Lake Modern Industries Development Zone for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 August 2015) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1569 $1.00 = CNY6.3715 ABBREVIATIONS ACLLMIDZ – Administrative Committee of Luyang Lake Modern Industries Development Zone ADB – Asian Development Bank EAR – environmental assessment report FSR – feasibility study report LAB – Land Administration Bureau LA&R – land acquisition and resettlement LAO – Land Acquisition Office LPMO – local project management office LLMIDZ – Luyang Lake Modern Industries Development Zone M&E – monitoring and evaluation NGO – nongovernment organization RIB – Resettlement Information Booklet PMO – project management office PRC – People’s Republic of China PRO – project resettlement office SES – socioeconomic survey WLLISALMP – Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project WPMO – Weinan project management office WEIGHTS AND MEASURES mu – 1/15 of a hectare NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its agencies ends on 31 December. 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PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Weinan Municipal Government Asian Development Bank Resettlement Plan (Updated in August, 2015) Shaanxi Weinan Luyang Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project Prepared by Administrative Committee of Luyang Lake Modern Industries Development Zone August 15, 2015 Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report of Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report of Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report of Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project ABBREVIATION ACLLMIDZ Administrative Committee of Luyang Lake Modern Industries Development Zone ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person CNY Abbreviation for Yuan, PRC’s currency DI Design Institute EA Executing agency EAR Environmental Assessment Report FSR Feasibility Study Report HH Household LAB Land Administration Bureau LA&R Land Acquisition and Resettlement LAO Land Acquisition Office LPMO Local Project Management Office LLMIDZ Luyang Lake Modern Industries Development Zone M&E Monitoring and Evaluation mu Chinese land area unit of measure: 1 mu = 0.0667 ha NGO Non-Government Organization PAH Project Affected Household PAP Project Affected Person RMB Renminbi—another word for the PRC Currency, the Yuan RIB Resettlement Information Booklet RP Resettlement Plan PMO Project Management Office PRC People’s Republic of China PRO Project Resettlement Office RO Resettlement Office SES Socioeconomic Survey WLLISALMP Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project WPMO Weinan Project Management Office NOTES (i) The fiscal year of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its agencies ends on 31 December. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report of Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project Content Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 9 1. Project Description ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Briefing..................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Measures to minimize the resettlement impacts .............................................................. 8 1.4 Project change ................................................................................................................ 10 1.5 Project progress and land acquisition of the first and second sections ................. 11 2. Project Impacts ................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 The definition of project impact ........................................................................................ 15 2.2 Impact Category ................................................................................................................ 15 2.3 Methods and procedure of impact investigation............................................................. 16 3. Socioeconomic Survey ...................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Socioeconomic background of Weinan city .................................................................... 20 3.2 Socioeconomic background of Pucheng County ........................................................... 20 3.3 Socioeconomic background of Dangmu town ................................................................ 20 3.4 Socioeconomic overview of the affected villages ........................................................... 21 3.5 Sampling Survey on Economic Development Level of Affected Households ............. 18 3.6 Project land acquisition ..................................................................................................... 19 3.7 Impacts to the women ....................................................................................................... 22 4. Legal Framework and Policies ......................................................................................... 24 4.1 Overview of Relevant Laws, Regulations and Policies ................................................. 24 4.2 Compensation Eligibility and Entitlements ...................................................................... 28 4.3 Compensation Rates，Scope, and Evaluation .............................................................. 30 4.4 Pre-Land acquisition before the project .......................................................................... 35 4.5 Evaluation of the Compensation Standard ..................................................................... 35 4.6 Payment of Compensation Fee ........................................................................................ 35 4.7 Payment management and monitoring of land compensation ..................................... 36 4.8 Entitlement matrix .............................................................................................................. 36 5. Income Restoration and Resettlement Measures .......................................................... 39 5.1 Rehabilitation Planning Principles ................................................................................... 39 5.2 Resettlement Measures for Land Acquisition ................................................................. 39 Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report of Weinan Luyang Lake Integrated Saline and Alkaline Land Management Project 5.3 Job information .................................................................................................................. 41 5.4 Social security system ...................................................................................................... 42 5.5 Temporary building demolition ......................................................................................... 42 5.6 Economic assistance program for vulnerable groups .................................................... 43 5.7 Gender development measures for affected Women .................................................. 443 5.8 Rehabilitation program of special facilities ..................................................................... 44 6. Information disclosure and consultation ........................................................................ 45 6.1 Definition of stakeholder ................................................................................................... 45 6.2 Information Disclosure and Consultation ........................................................................ 45 6.3 Public participation ............................................................................................................ 46 6.4 Public opinion survey ........................................................................................................ 48 6.5 Village Meetings ................................................................................................................ 50 6.6 Grievance Redress Mechanisms .....................................................................................50 7. Budget .................................................................................................................................. 53 7.1 Budget ................................................................................................................................