New Harbin – Jiamusi Railway
(Jingyang Street to Nanzhi Road Section)
Resettlement Action Plan
Harbin-Jiamusi Passenger Dedicated Line Co., Ltd.
Jan, 2017
Contents
Summary...... 4
1.General...... 8
1.1Project Overview...... 8
1.1.1Overall Profile of Project...... 8
1.1.2Overview of Project Adjustment...... 8
1.2Supplementary Descriptions of Resettlement Action Plan...... 9
1.3Preparation of Resettlement Action Plan...... 10
2.Social and Economic Investigation...... 11
2.1Social and Economic Investigation of the Affected Areas...... 11
2.1.1Economic and Social Situations of Daowai District of Harbin...... 11
2.1.2Social and Economic Conditions of Affected Subdistricts...... 12
2.1.3Social and Economic Status of the Affected Communities...... 14
2.2Social and Economic Investigation of the Affected Population...... 15
2.3Investigation of the Project Tenants...... 18
2.4Survey of Impacts of the Project on Women...... 19
2.5Survey of Impacts of the Project on Minorities...... 20
3.Project Impact...... 21
3.1Scope of Project Impact...... 21
3.2Investigation of Physical Impacts...... 22
3.2.1Physical Impacts of Demolition and Relocation of Residential Houses...... 22
3.2.2Physical Impacts of Non-residential Houses for Project Relocation...... 22
3.2.3Project Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments...... 24
3.2.4Project Affected Persons...... 24
4.Resettlement Policy Framework...... 26
4.1Supplementary Statement for Resettlement Policy...... 26
4.2Resettlement Objectives of Project...... 26
4.3 Eligibility for entitlements...... 26
4.4Policies and Laws Applicable to the Project...... 27
4.4.1Legal framework...... 27
4.4.2Chinese Laws, Regulations and Policies at National, Provincial and Municipal...... 27
4.4.3World Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement...... 31
4.5Resettlement Policy for the Project...... 31
4.5.1Urban Resident Housing Demolition Policy...... 31
4.5.2Enterprise Location Policy...... 36
4.5.3Compensation Policies for Attachments and Infrastructure...... 37
4.5.4Support for Vulnerable Groups...... 37
5.Compensation Standard and Resettlement Expense Budget...... 38
5.1.Compensation Standard...... 38
5.1.1.Compensation Standard for House Demolition of Urban Residents...... 38
5.1.2.Compensation Standard for Demolition of Enterprises and Public Institutions...... 41
5.1.3.Compensation for Attachments and Infrastructure...... 42
5.2.Resettlement Expense Budget...... 42
5.2.1.Resettlement Budget...... 42
5.2.2.Investment Funds for Resettlement and the Source of Funds...... 43
5.2.3.Management and Appropriation of Resettlement Funds...... 43
6.Resettlement and Restoration...... 45
6.1Principles of Demolition and Resettlement of Residents’ Dwelling Houses...... 45
6.2Principles of Demolition and Resettlement of Residents’ Non-dwelling Houses...... 46
6.3Principles of Demolition and Resettlement of Enterprises...... 46
6.4Demolition Impact and Restoration...... 47
6.4.1Demolition and Replacement of Urban Residents’ Housings...... 47
6.4.2Impact and Restoration of Demolition of Non-dwelling Houses Changed from Dwelling Ones.52
6.4.3Enterprise Demolition Impact and Restoration...... 55
6.4.4Help and Support of Vulnerable Group...... 51
7.Resettlement Agency...... 52
7.1Resettlement Regulatory Agency...... 52
7.2Resettlement Management Team of the Project...... 54
7.3Organizational Capability and Training plan...... 55
8.Resettlement Implementation Plan...... 57
8.1Implementation Principles of Resettlement Action Plan...... 57
8.2Resettlement Implementation Schedule...... 58
9.Consultation, Public Participation and Grievance...... 61
9.Consultation, Public Participation and Grievance...... 61
9.1Public Participation and Consultation...... 61
9.2Identification of Project Stakeholders...... 61
9.3Stage, Way and Content of Public Participation...... 62
9.4Public Participation at Project Preparation Stage...... 63
9.4.1Meetings at Resettlement Action Plan Preparation Stage...... 63
9.4.2Public Opinion Investigation...... 66
9.5Resettlement Participation Plan at Implementation Stage...... 67
9.6Propaganda and Information Release...... 68
9.7Grievances and Complaints...... 68
9.7.1Grievances and Complaints Channels...... 68
9.7.2Grievance Procedure...... 69
9.7.3Grievances and Complaints Handling Principles and Methods...... 69
10.Monitoring and Evaluation...... 71
10.1Internal Monitoring...... 71
10.1.1Purpose and Task...... 71
10.1.2Agency and Personnel...... 71
10.1.3Monitoring Contents and Procedures...... 71
10.1.4Submission of Internal Monitoring Report...... 72
10.2External Monitoring...... 72
10.2.1Purpose and Task...... 72
10.2.2Agency and Personnel...... 72
10.2.3Contents and Method of External Monitoring...... 72
10.2.4External Monitoring Report...... 73
10.3Resettlement Post Evaluation...... 74
11.Resettlement Information Handbook and Power Matrix Table...... 75
12.Annex...... 85
Summary
Harbin-Jiamusi Railway passes by two cities and three counties, with the total length of 343km, including the 336.8km new lines, 179.435km mainline subgrade, 154.064km mainline bridges and 9.845km mainline tunnels, with the bridge-tunnel ratio of 47.74%. There are 15 stations along the line, including 13 new intermediate stations. Harbin-Jiamusi Railway Project was commenced on July 10, 2014, with the period of 2014 to 2018, or totally 4.5 years. Harbin-Jiamusi Railway Project has a total budget of RMB 38.6 billion, which was jointly funded and constructed by China Railway Corporation and local government. The new Harbin-Jiamusi Railway Project (Jingyang Street to Nanzhi Road Section) utilizes the existing lines for renovation, and the mainline is 5km long, which is a double-track electrified railway. The whole line has totally 2 stations, Binjiang and Taipingqiao. It passes by the 7 subdistricts, 10 communities and 2 stations (Binjiang Station and Taipingqiao Station) of Daowai District, Harbin.
The World Bank-loaned Harbin - Jiamusi Railway Project (hereinafter referred to as "the Project") uses the loan of the World Bank as part of the construction and investment. Due to the adjustment of the scheme for Jingyang Street – Nanzhi Road Section Works and affected by the line deviation, a certain number of urban houses have to be additionally demolished and relocated in these regions (5 sub-districts and 7 communities) in the works. The scope of works and resettlement covered by this section is not included in the original Resettlement Action Plan for Harbin-Jiamusi Railway. Therefore, according to the World BankSafeguard Policy, OP/BP4.12 (Involuntary Resettlement). A report for adjusting the resettlement action plan of this section should be compiled as the important and necessary supplement to the resettlement action plan of the project.
The Harbin-Jiamusi Railway (Jingyang Street to Nanzhi Road Section) will be built based on state-owned land completely, and no collective land will be acquired. Affected by the project, about 67349.44 square meters of urban residential houses will be relocated and 816 households or 2173 people will be affected. Fifteen residence-for-business houses [1]will be relocated, covering an aggregate area of 939.4 square meters. Nine enterprises or 21240 square meters will be relocated. The relocation will affect 5 sub districts and 7 communities. In addition to housing relocation, the project will also involve the relocation of attachments to various buildings, relevant equipment and infrastructure, as well as the relocation of buildings reserved due to noise and vibration impacts.
The resettlement investigation team carried out a comprehensive social and economic survey for the 7 communities under the jurisdiction of the 5 affected subdistricts in Daowai District, Harbin. The survey includes: 1) the investigation of socioeconomic status of the affected subdistricts and communities; 2) family economic situation of the project affected persons (PAPs); 3) the investigation of wishes and intentions of the PAPs. The survey was performed by various means including door-to-door questionnaire and workshop of relevant insiders. In this survey, 250 urban relocation households were sampled, accounting for 30% of the total PAPs. The samples cover various people groups which are affected by the project relocation, and are typical and representative.
Among the surveyed 652 people from 250 households, 11% of them are under 18 years old, 62% are 18-59 years old, and 27% are above 60 years old. Except the minors under 18 years old, among the 551 adult respondents, 23% of them have the primary school or below education ground, 38% have the junior middle school education, 20% have received the high education, and 18% have the junior college and above education background. In terms of labor employment, employed people account for 72% of the total PAPs. Most of them (231 people) are employed by enterprises, accounting for 42%, 78 are employees of public institutions, accounting for 14%. The number of public servants, soldiers and enterprise managers is 22, 26 and 40 respectively, representing 4%, 5% and 7%. About 154 people are employed workers who are not accounted for, accounting for 28%. In terms of the resident income, the sources of income are mostly dependent on their fixed salary and business income. Wage is the absolutely main source of the family income. 95% of families have the per capita net income higher than RMB 10,000 annually; and only 5% of the families have the per capita net yearly income less than RMB 10,000. Most of these families earn the per capita of RMB 10,000 – RMB 30,000/year. According to the statistics about the family expenditure, in the average consumption mode of the affected people, food purchase, education and culture, health care consumption accounted for a large proportion, about 65%. The per capita disposable income is about RMB 27610.
With regard to the housing conditions and house ownership, the residents of Songguo, Shengzhong and Liangku Communities have very poor housing conditions, as the houses were mostly built in 1980s and less maintained. Most of the bungalows are not provided with tap water, sewers and other infrastructure. Brick-concrete and brick-wood structures account for 74%. Because of poor living conditions, more than 90% of the residents have already moved to other places long time ago and more than 95% of house title owners have the second house. And for the PAPs in Xingye and Nankan Communities, because the houses are high-rise buildings which were built in recent years, the living amenities in these communities and surroundings are well equipped. Therefore, the buildings are owned and built by these PAPs, and most of these PAPs have only house, only 8% have two houses.
The land acquisition and relocation of these areas will not only allow the residents to have considerable monetary resettlement or the framework structure houses larger than their original houses, but also will greatly improve the health, environment, public security and transportation of these areas. Therefore, general public is eager to be relocated. The project is greatly supported by the PAPs.
The housing relocation compensation standard for urban residents is subject to Housing Acquisition and Compensation Scheme for the New Harbin-Jiamusi Railway (Jingyang Street to Nanzhi Road Section). The housing demolition and relocation for the project is carried out by three means, monetary resettlement, property swap resettlement and independent purchase of commercial housing. The specific resettlement modes and compensation standard are shown in the right matrix of the project. The overall objective of this project is to provide resettlement houses adaptive to local habitat conditions and human-oriented resettlement policy, to ensure that the living standards of PAPs will restore to a level not worse than the level before the project. The housing compensation and resettlement measures involved in this project will not be limited to monetary resettlement, property swap replacement is also acceptable, to ensure that the living standards of the resettled persons will be restored and improved. The relocation will be done in a principle of “resettlement first, then demolition”. This resettlement has been implemented on many other projects in the same area of Harbin, which is deemed as compliant with the actual resettlement situation and acceptable to the people:
In the housing resettlement: 94% of the PAPs chose property swap (including the purchase of commercial housing) and 6% of them chose monetary resettlement. Through the analysis of the people choosing different resettlement modes, the investigation team had a good understanding and demonstrated the capability of the affected people of regaining a house. The survey findings showed that the affected people of the project can obtain the house relocation compensation at RMB 6500-9938/square meters. Through visits to the communities and the investigation on the surrounding housing market prices, it is found that the market price of ordinary commercial houses on the same region is RMB 6200-7500/square meter. This scheme will be completely able to help the PAPs regain new houses, no matter which resettlement mode they choose.
Among the demolished households, 286 people of 105 households are tenants. The households of relocated tenants account for 13% of the total relocated houses. When these tenants terminate the deed with the title owner, they will consult with the title owner to get back the paid rental and deposit, and will also get some temporary transitional expenses and movement bonus. If the affected people fail to reach an agreement with their tenants on the termination of the deed, the housing acquisition authority of the district shall swap the property right for the affected people, instead of monetary resettlement. The houses in the property right swap will be rented by the original tenant, and the affected people should resign a new house lease contract with the original tenant.
Resettlement of non-residential houses: among the 7 residence-for-business stores which are still in operation, 3 of them are operated and managed by the title owners while 4 are managed by tenants. 2 households chose property swap and exchange the stores for residential houses, and 1 household chose monetary resettlement and will not run a business. 4 tenants will get some monetary resettlement after consulting with the property owner to terminate the lease contract, and will seek new spaces to continue their business. For 3 unoccupied stores and 5 garages, the property owner chose the monetary resettlement. Housing tenants and property owner should negotiate with each other. If the lease agreement concluded between the affected person and tenant has already set out the provisions on the acquisition and the corresponding solutions, such agreement should govern. If no provisions are made, the property owner should return the rental and deposit to the tenant, and compensate the tenant for the resulting decoration, relocation, business and other losses. The amount of compensation shall be determined by both parties in accordance with the agreement.
Enterprise placement: among the 9 enterprises to be relocated, 5 are out of business and chose monetary resettlement. They will not continue the operation any longer. Among the other 4 enterprises, one enterprise is partially demolished, and its normal operation will not be affected after monetary resettlement. The remaining 3 enterprises are wholly demolished enterprises, which will seek new establishments for continual operation after obtaining monetary resettlement.
The total resettlement budget for the project is RMB 1,048,080,400, including RMB 887.78 million for urban relocation (85%) and RMB 160.3 million (15%) for other management expenses. The resettlement investment funds of this project are all from the local government, and the government of Harbin City participates in the railway construction with the land acquisition and resettlement expenses. In the collected funds, about 46% of the funds are used for the land acquisition and relocation of Harbin-Jiamusi Railway (Jingyang Street to Nanzhi Road Section), and the remaining 53% of the funds will be used as the land acquisition and relocation expenses for Harbin-Mudanjiang Railway (renovation works at Harbin Station). The land acquisition and relocation work is organized by the People’s Government of Daowai District of Harbin City, and Relocation Office of Daowai District of Harbin City will be responsible for the implementation, with the relocation expenses listed into the total budget of the project. The land acquisition and relocation funds are mostly raised by the government of Harbin City, and the remaining funds are loans from major banks.
At the initial stage of the project, the publicity and information disclosure will be carried out to ensure the popularization of the project. The construction purpose and significance of the project, construction time and location of the project, as well as the special provisions on implementing the national land acquisition and relocation policies formulated by the provincial and district levels should be widely publicized through a wide range of media, such as radio, television, newspapers and magazines. In addition, a relatively perfect and transparent representation system has been established for the project, which ensures the expression of opinions by the PAPs in the process of project implementation.
The owner of the project is Harbin-Jiamusi Passenger Dedicated Line Co., Ltd., the resettlement relocation implementation organization is Housing Acquisition Office of Daowai District of Harbin City, and the overall coordination organization is Leading Group Office for Major Project Construction Promotion for Harbin Railway. Although Harbin-Jiamusi Passenger Dedicated Line Co., Ltd., Urban House Relocation Management Office of Daowai District of Harbin City and Leading Group Office for Major Project Construction Promotion for Harbin Railway govern the construction, acquisition and demolition of both Harbin-Jiamusi Railway and Harbin-Mudanjiang Railway, Harbin-Jiamusi Railway is different from Harbin-Mudanjiang Railway in terms of management requirements and procedure as the former is a foreign-funded project. Therefore, these organizations shall separately appoint directors to constitute the Land Acquisition and Relocation Department, who shall be responsible for the land acquisition and relocation management of Harbin-Jiamusi Railway. The department comprises the directors of all affected communities, who shall cooperate with and support the railway construction and resettlement.
The resettlement action plan (RAPs) for the project has been compiled by Sichuan Fontal Strategic Consulting Co., Ltd. commissioned by Harbin-Jiamusi Passenger Dedicated Line Co., Ltd., and was submitted to World Bank for appraisal in September 2016. According to the requests of World Bank, since the start of land acquisition, demolition and resettlement, the external monitoring and assessment agency must submit the independent external monitoring and assessment report to the World Bank via the Owner on a regular basis, and should carry out one or two monitoring and assessment investigations and submit the resettlement monitoring and assessment reports according to the resettlement progress. The section mentioned in this report is a new section of the newly built Harbin-Jiamusi Railway after the design adjustment. The external monitoring organization for resettlement shall truly reflect the resettlement activities, demolition progress and resettlement conditions of this section in the external monitoring report.
1.General
1.1Project Overview
1.1.1Overall Profile of Project
Harbin - Jiamusi Railway is located in the central and eastern parts of Heilongjiang Province. It is located across Harbin City and Jiamusi City on the southern bank of Songhua River. The line starts from Harbin, passing through Binxian County, Fangzheng County and Yilan County until it reaches Jiamusi Station in Jiamusi City. It passes by two cities and three counties, i.e. Daowai District, Acheng District, Xiangfang District, Binxian County, Fangzheng County and Yilan County of Harbin City and Xiangyang District, Qianjin District, Dongfengqu and suburban areas of Jiamusi City. Harbin - Jiamusi Railway has a total length of 343km, including 336.8km new lines, 179.435km mainline subgrade, 154.064km mainline bridges and 9.845km mainline tunnels, with the bridge-tunnel ratio of 47.74%. There are totally 15 stations along the line, including 13 new intermediate stations: Binxi North, Binxi East, Binzhou, Shengli, Shuanglonghu, Fangzheng, Demoli, Gaoleng, Dalianhe, Yilan, Hongkeli, Xinghua and Pingan Power Station; and the other 2 stations are joint stations, Harbin Station and Jiamusi Station. Harbin - Jiamusi Railway Project was commenced on July 10, 2014, with a construction period of 2014 to 2018, or totally 4.5 years.