World Bank-Financed Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project

World Bank-financed Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project

Wangliao Road (8#) Extension Construction Project in Yongchuan District

Resettlement Action Plan

Chongqing Shrum Business Administration Consulting Co., Ltd.

April2015

Letter of Commitment

The Wangliao Road (8#) Extension Construction Project in Yongchuan District (hereinafter, the “Subproject”), a subproject of the World Bank-financed Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project, involves resettlement. Therefore, this Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) has been prepared as the basis for land acquisition (LA), house demolition (HD) and resettlement in accordance with the Bank policy on involuntary resettlement (OP4.12), and the applicable state and local regulations and policies to protect the basic rights and interests of the affected persons (APs), and restore or even improve their production level and living standard after resettlement.

The Yongchuan District Government, Chongqing Municipality has reviewed this RAP, and agrees to implement resettlement, make resettlement funds available fully and timely, and compensate and resettle the APs properly in light of this RAP. The Yongchuan resettlement implementing agency (IA) is hereby instructed to implement and manage the resettlement of the Subproject in coordination with the agencies concerned.

Yongchuan District Government

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Head (or deputy head in charge): ______(signature) ______(date)

Resettlement Action Plan of the Yongchuan Subproject of the Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project

Foreword

I.Purpose of preparing this RAP

1The RAP is prepared in accordance with the applicable laws of the People’s Republic of China and local regulations and a series of provisions in the Bank Operational Policy OP4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement for the purpose of “developing an action plan for resettlement and restoration for the people affected by the project, so that they benefit from the project, their standard of living is improved or at least restored after the completion of the project”.

1II.Definitions of terms

2Displaced persons

2Based on the criteria for eligibility for compensation, “Displaced Persons” may be classified in one of the following three groups:

a)those who have formal legal rights to land (including customary and traditional rights recognized under the laws of the country);

b)those who do not have formal legal rights to land at the time the census begins but have a claim to such land or assets-provided that such claims are recognized under the laws of the country or become recognized through a process identified in the RAP; and

c)those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land they are occupying.

3Persons covered under paragraphs 2(a) and (b) are provided compensation for the land they lose, and other assistance. Persons covered under paragraph 2(c) are provided resettlement assistance in lieu of compensation for the land they occupy, and other assistance, as necessary, to achieve the objective set out in this policy, if they occupy the subproject areas prior to a cut-off date[1] established by the borrower and acceptable to the World Bank. Persons who encroach on the area after the cut-off date are not entitled to compensation or any other form of resettlement assistance. All persons included in paragraph 2(a), (b), or (c) are provided compensation for loss of assets other than land.

III.Compensation and resettlement measures

4To address the following impacts of the involuntary taking of land: (i) displacement or loss of shelter; (ii) lost of assets or access to assets; or (iii) loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected persons must move to another location, an RAP or a resettlement policy framework shall be prepared to cover the following:

(a)The Resettlement Action Plan or resettlement policy framework includes measures to ensure that the displaced persons are:

informed about their options and rights pertaining to resettlement;

consulted on, offered choices among, and provided with technically and economically feasible resettlement alternatives; and

provided prompt and effective compensation at full replacement cost[2], for losses of assets attributable directly to the project.

(b)If the impacts include physical displacement, the RAP or resettlement policy framework includes measures to ensure that the displaced persons are:

provided assistance (such as moving allowances) during displacement; and

provided with residential housing, or housing sites, or, as required, agricultural sites for which a combination of productive potential, locational advantages, and other factors is at least equivalent to the advantages of the old site.

(c)Where necessary to achieve the objective of the policy, the Resettlement Action Plan or resettlement policy framework also includes measures to ensure that displaced persons are:

offered support after displacement, for a transition period, based on a reasonable estimate of the time likely to be needed to restore their livelihood and standards of living;

provided with development assistance in addition to compensation measures described in paragraph 4(a)(iii), such as land preparation, credit facilities, training, or job opportunities.

5Cut-off date: means the date of publication of the announcement of land acquisition and property demolition in this project. After this date, the displaced persons shall not build, rebuild or expand their properties; shall not change the uses of their properties and land; shall not lease their land, lease, sell or purchase their properties; and any person that moves in after this date shall not qualify as a displaced person.

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Resettlement Action Plan of the Yongchuan Subproject of the Chongqing Urban-Rural Integration Project

Contents

1Overview of the Subproject

1.1Background

1.2Progress of Project Preparation and Resettlement

1.3Size of the Subproject

1.4Measures to Reduce Resettlement

2Impacts of the Subproject

2.1Overview

2.2Impacts of the Subproject

3Socioeconomic Profile of the Subproject Area

3.1Socioeconomic Background of the Subproject Area

3.2Basic Information of AHs

3.3Basic Information of Affected Individual Businesses

4Legal and Policy Framework

4.1Regulations and Policies on Resettlement

4.2State Laws and Regulations

4.3Municipal Regulations

4.4District Measures

4.5Bank Policy on Involuntary Resettlement

4.6Resettlement Principles of the Subproject

5Compensation Rates for LA and HD

5.1Compensation Rates for Permanent LA

5.2Compensation Rates for Temporary Land Occupation

5.3Compensation Rates for Rural Residential Houses

5.3.1Cash Compensation

5.3.2Self-construction on Allocated Land

5.4Compensation Rates for Affected Individual Businesses

5.5Compensation Rates for Affected Ground Attachments

6Production and Livelihood Restoration Programs

6.1Restoration Program for Permanent LA

6.1.1Appraisal of Lost Income

6.1.2Income Restoration Program

6.1.3Endowment Insurance for Population Converted into Urban Status

6.1.4Employment Services for the APs

6.2Restoration Program for Temporary Land Occupation

6.3Resettlement Program for Demolished Rural Residential Houses

6.3.1Cash Compensation

6.3.2Self-construction on Allocated Land

6.4Resettlement Program for Affected Individual Businesses

6.5Resettlement Program for Affected Ground Attachments

7Public Participation and Consultation

7.1Means of and Measures for Public Participation

7.1.1Means of Participation

7.1.2Measures for Participation and Consultation

7.2Public Participation Activities at the Preparation Stage

7.3Public Participation Activities at the Implementation Stage

7.3.1Participation in Housing Construction

7.3.2Participation in the Use and Management of Land Compensation Fees

7.3.3Participation in Subproject Construction

7.4Women’s Participation

8Grievance Redress Procedures

8.1Grievance Redress during LA and HD

8.2Grievance Redress during Construction

9Organizational Structure and Implementation Progress

9.1Organizational Structure

9.2Organizational Responsibilities

9.3Staffing and Equipment

9.3.1Equipment

9.3.2Training Program

9.4Implementation Progress

10Budget and Funding Sources

10.1Budget

10.2Funding Sources

10.3Fund Flow and Disbursement Plan

10.3.1Fund Flow

10.3.2Disbursement Plan

11M&E

11.1Internal Monitoring

11.1.1Procedure

11.1.2Scope

11.1.3Reporting

11.2Independent External Monitoring

11.2.1Purpose and Task

11.2.2External M&E Agency

11.2.3Procedure and Scope

11.2.4Monitoring Indicators

11.2.5Reporting

11.3Post-evaluation

12Entitlement Matrix

Appendix: Resettlement Information Booklet

Abbreviations

AH / - / Affected Household
AP / - / Affected Person
DMS / - / Detailed Measurement Survey
FGD / - / Focus Group Discussion
HD / - / House Demolition
LA / - / Land Acquisition
M&E / - / Monitoring and Evaluation
PMO / - / Project Management Office
PRC / - / People’s Republic of China
RAP / - / Resettlement Action Plan
RIB / - / Resettlement Information Booklet

Units

Currency unit=Yuan (RMB)

1.00 yuan=$0.15

1 hectare=15 mu

1Overview of the Subproject

1.1 Background

1. Yongchuan District is located north of the upper Yangtze River and southwestern Chongqing Municipality, 55km away from downtown Chongqing and 276km away from downtown Chengdu, run through the Chongqing-Kunming Expressway, Chengdu-Chongqing Railway and Chongqing Third Ring Expressway, and has been the traffic, commercial, cultural and financial center of western Chongqing. In September 2013, the Chongqing Municipal Government proposed to build Yongchuan District into a big city in the future municipal development plan, which brought an unprecedented golden opportunity for the district’s development.
2. A traffic system composed of one ring highway and six radiating highways has been proposed for Banqiao Town, but there is no convenient traffic trunk highway to the outside. Currently, Banqiao Town is connected with Sanjiao Town via a township-level highway, which has many turns, high gradients, poor pavement and low transport capacity. Due to backward traffic conditions, Banqiao Town has a weak logistics function, its tourism resources cannot be integrated effectively, and the industrial development of the two towns cannot be supported. This will become a bottleneck on local economic and tourism development, and the establishment of the Sanjiao-Banqiao economic zone. In this context, the Yongchuan District Government has applied for a loan with the Bank for the construction of the Subproject, which aims to improve the accessibility of the two central towns in north Yongchuan, create favorable conditions for local development, and promote the integration of local tourism resources, and the economic and social development of north Yongchuan.
3. The Subproject has a gross investment of 127.03 million yuan, including a Bank loan of 48.8 million yuan, accounting for 38% of gross investment.

1.2 Progress of Project Preparation and Resettlement

1. The owner of the Subproject, Yongchuan Zhengxin State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd., appointed a design agency to prepare the pre-feasibility study report of the Subproject. In June 2014, the preparation of the feasibility study report, RAP, environmental impact assessment report, and environmental management plan began. Through the careful planning of the Yongchuan District Development and Reform Bureau, and owner, and the excellent work of the agencies concerned, the preparatory work of the Subproject progressed smoothly.
2. Chongqing Shrum Business Administration Consulting Co., Ltd. was appointed by the Yongchuan PMO to participate in the preparation of this RAP as the resettlement consulting agency. The RAP preparation team conducted a one-week socioeconomic survey in the subproject area, and extensive public consultation with the APs since mid July 2014, and a further survey together with interviews in August and September 2014 and March 2015. The RAP was completed in March 2015.
3. According to the Bank policy on involuntary resettlement (OP4.12), the cut-off date for the identification of APs and the determination of affected physical quantities of the Subproject will be the beginning date of the detailed measurement survey (DMS), which is expected to begin in April 2015. Anyone who moves in after this date will not qualify as an AP, and the APs should not build, rebuild or expand their houses, should not change the uses of their properties and land, and should not lease their land, lease, sell or purchase their houses. Any variation in physical quantity arising from any of the above acts will not be recognized.

1.3 Size of the Subproject

1. The Subproject consists of Sanban Road double line construction and reconstruction:
2. 1)Sanban Road double line construction: starting from the road junction at the Banqiao Town Government, running from east to west via the Banqiao gas station, Yantouzhai, Lijiagou and Fangjiaping, and ending at the west entry of the Chongqing Third Ring Expressway west of Sanjiao Industrial Park to enter Sanjiao Industrial Park (endpoint of Jinding Avenue), with a full length of 6.34km, a design speed of 60km/h, a roadbed width of 10m, and two lanes in each direction. It consists of roadbed and pavement works, bridges and culverts, drainage works, auxiliary works, etc.
3. 2)Sanban Road reconstruction: starting from the road junction at the Banqiao Town Government, running along the existing Sanliu Highway, and ending at Sanjiao Town Sanjiao Industrial Park, with a full length of 8.420km, including 70 traffic warning signs, 32 deceleration belts, 106 alley trees and wave-shaped guardrails of 400m.
4. According to the construction schedule, the Subproject will be implemented for 27 months, namely from October 2014 to December 2016, in which the construction period will be 18months.

Figure 1-1 Schematic Map of Starting and Ending Points

1.4 Measures to Reduce Resettlement

1. At theplanning and design stages, the design agency and owner of the Subproject took the following effective measures to reduce the local socioeconomic impacts of the Subproject. For example, it was formally planned to expand the existing road, which involved extensive HD. The optimized option has avoided the demolition of 5 transformers, 21 telegraph poles and 18 houses.
2. At the RAP preparation and implementation stage, when LA or HD is unavoidable, the following measures will be taken to reduce the local impacts of the Subproject:

Strengthen the collection of basic information, make an in-depth analysis of the local present socioeconomic situation and future prospect, and develop a feasible RAP based on the local practical conditions to ensure that the APs will not suffer losses due to the Subproject.

Encourage public participation actively and accept public supervision.

Strengthen internal and external monitoring, establish an efficient and unobstructed feedback mechanism and channel, and shorten the information processing cycle to ensure that issues arising from project implementation are solved timely.

2Impacts of the Subproject

2.1 Overview

1. The Subproject will affect 9 groups of 3 villages (Liangfengya and Benzun Villages, Banqiao Town; and Yufeng Village, Sanjiao Town) in Yongchuan District, all of which will be affected by LA and HD.296.4 mu of land will be acquired permanently, all being rural collective land (including 210.85 mu of cultivated land), affecting 143households with 417 persons; 76.7 mu of rural collective land will be occupied temporarily; rural residential houses of 1,130 m2 will be demolished, affecting 8 households with 37 persons. In addition, the Subproject will affect 4 individual businesses with a total demolition area of 70m2 and 13 persons, and 4 types of ground attachments. 147households with 430 persons will be affected in total.

2.2 Impacts of the Subproject

2.2.1Permanent LA

1. 9 groups of 3 villages (Liangfengya, Benzun and Yufeng), two towns (Banqiao and Sanjiao) in Yongchuan District will be affected by permanent LA for the Subproject.296.4mu of land will be acquired permanently, all being rural collective land (including 210.85 mu of cultivated land, 43.19 mu of woodland, 14.06 mu of fishpond and 8.24 mu of housing land), affecting 143households with 417 persons, where orange and tea seedlings are grown on woodland, and paddy rice and corn on cultivated land mainly. See Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 Summary of Permanently Acquired Land

Town / Village / Group / Subtotal (mu) / Rural collective land (mu) / Affected
Irrigated land / Non- irrigated land / Wood land / Fish pond1 / Housing land / Unused land / HHs / Population
Banqiao / Liangfengya / Laoloufang / 24.52 / 9 / 7.12 / 5.7 / 0 / 0.7 / 2 / 13 / 42
Longyaogan / 26.6 / 8 / 9.5 / 5.7 / 0 / 1.4 / 2 / 10 / 34
Sifangbei / 28.19 / 10 / 9 / 4.39 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.6 / 10 / 23
Subtotal / 79.31 / 27 / 25.62 / 15.79 / 3 / 3.3 / 4.6 / 33 / 99
Benzun / Wuguibao / 32.3 / 15.2 / 9.7 / 4.4 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 15 / 48
Gaopo / 37.7 / 16 / 11.5 / 7 / 1 / 0.2 / 2 / 13 / 34
Ningjiawan / 40.56 / 14 / 11 / 6.5 / 6.06 / 0 / 3 / 12 / 31
Yandongkou / 35.5 / 12 / 12.5 / 5.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 3 / 13 / 44
Subtotal / 146.06 / 57.2 / 44.7 / 23.4 / 8.06 / 1.7 / 11 / 53 / 157
Sanjiao / Wangfeng / Huabei / 38.17 / 10.13 / 18.5 / 1.5 / 3 / 3.24 / 1.8 / 29 / 84
Shuang’an / 32.5 / 13.1 / 14.6 / 2.5 / 0 / 0 / 2.3 / 28 / 77
Subtotal / 70.67 / 23.23 / 33.1 / 4 / 3 / 3.24 / 4.1 / 57 / 161
Total / 296.4 / 107.43 / 103.42 / 43.19 / 14.06 / 8.24 / 19.7 / 143 / 417

Note: 14.06 mu fishpond includes8.03mu raising fishes, and the impact details are described in 2.2.4; and the other 5.76 mu belongs to collectives for farmland irrigation. Since the impacts are limited, there will not affect the farmland irrigation.

2.2.2Temporary Land Occupation

1. 9 groups of 3 villages (Liangfengya and Benzun Villages, Banqiao Town; and Yufeng Village, Sanjiao Town) in Yongchuan District will be affected by temporary land occupation.76.7 mu of rural collective land will be occupied temporarily, including 63.5mu of cultivated land and 13.2 mu of woodland, affecting 65 households with 199 persons. See Table 2-2.

Table 21Summary of Temporarily Occupied Land

Town / Village / Group / Temporarily occupied land (mu) / AHs / Affected population
Subtotal / Irrigated land / Non-irrigated land / Wood land
Banqiao / Liangfengya / Laoloufang / 6.8 / 0.1 / 4.5 / 2.2 / 6 / 17
Longyaogan / 8.7 / 0 / 5.4 / 3.3 / 8 / 25
Sifangbei / 10.5 / 4.2 / 4 / 2.3 / 5 / 15
Subtotal / 26 / 4.3 / 13.9 / 7.8 / 19 / 57
Benzun / Wuguibao / 6.5 / 2 / 3.4 / 1.1 / 6 / 19
Gaopo / 9 / 3.3 / 4.5 / 1.2 / 7 / 20
Ningjiawan / 6.3 / 2.4 / 3.2 / 0.7 / 10 / 28
Yandongkou / 9.6 / 2.8 / 5.4 / 1.4 / 5 / 16
Subtotal / 31.4 / 10.5 / 16.5 / 4.4 / 28 / 83
Sanjiao / Wangfeng / Huabei / 6.3 / 2.5 / 3.1 / 0.7 / 6 / 21
Shuang’an / 13 / 4.5 / 8.2 / 0.3 / 12 / 38
Subtotal / 19.3 / 7 / 11.3 / 1 / 18 / 59
Total / 76.7 / 21.8 / 41.7 / 13.2 / 65 / 199

2.2.3Demolition of Rural Residential Houses

1. 8 households with 37 persons in 5 groups of 3 villages (Liangfengya and Benzun Villages, Banqiao Town; and Yufeng Village, Sanjiao Town) in Yongchuan District will be affected by HD for the Subproject, where rural residential houses of 1,130m2 will be demolished, including 710m2 in masonry concrete structure, 330m2 in masonry timber structure, 70m2 in earth timber structure and 20m2 in simple structure, or residential houses of 820m2 and sheds of 310m2. The AHs have an average housing size of 102.5m2 per household or 22.16m2 per capita. See Table 2-3.

Table 22Affected Rural Residential Houses

Town / Village / Group / HH head / Housing structure and size (m2) / Type (m2) / Affected
Subtotal / Masonry concrete / Masonry timber / Earth timber / Simple / Residence / Shed / HHs / Population
Banqiao / Liangfengya / Laoloufang / ZB / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 20 / 1 / 3
Longyaogan / LYS / 200 / 200 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 160 / 40 / 1 / 5
Sifangbei / YXJ / 80 / 80 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 80 / 0 / 1 / 4
Subtotal / 300 / 280 / 0 / 0 / 20 / 240 / 60 / 3 / 12
Benzun / Yandongkou / TMF / 80 / 0 / 80 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 80 / 1 / 5
Subtotal / 80 / 0 / 80 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 80 / 1 / 5
Sanjiao / Wangfeng / Shuang’an / CYL / 320 / 260 / 60 / 0 / 0 / 260 / 60 / 1 / 8
MGF / 210 / 170 / 40 / 0 / 0 / 170 / 40 / 1 / 3
YTS / 100 / 0 / 70 / 30 / 0 / 70 / 30 / 1 / 4
YCS / 120 / 0 / 80 / 40 / 0 / 80 / 40 / 1 / 5
Subtotal / 750 / 430 / 250 / 70 / 0 / 580 / 170 / 4 / 20
Total / 1130 / 710 / 330 / 70 / 20 / 820 / 310 / 8 / 37

2.2.4Affected individual businesses

1. The Subproject will affect 4 individual businesses with fishpondsof 8.3mu, and demolish a simple fish shed of 70 m2.
2. For business owner Yuan Shizhong, his 5 mu fish farm is located in Tiaodun Group of Liangfengya Village, Banqiao Town, and 1.3 mu of his fishpond will be affected by the Subproject; business owner Zhang Yaoyuan rents 30 mu of collective land for fish culture, and t 3 mu of his fishpond will be affected by the Subproject; for business owner Ding Fujie, his 5 mu fishpond Sanjiao Town Huabei Group of Yufeng Village, and 2 mu of his fishpond will be affected by the Subproject; business owner Xie Xiuyun rents 5 mu of collective land in Yufeng Village, Sanjiao Town for fish culture, and 2 mu of his fishpond will be affected by the Subproject. Their a simple fish shed of 70 m2 will be demolished for the Subproject.
3. See Table 2-4.

Table 24Affected Individual Businesses

Town / Village / Individual business / Degree of impact / Affected population / Affected fishpond area (mu) / HD area (m2)
Total / Simple
Banqiao / Liangfengya / Yuan Shizhong Fish Farm / Fishpond / 3 / 1.3 / 0 / 0
Benzun / Zhang Yaoyuan Fish Farm / Fishpond / 4 / 3 / 0 / 0
Sanjiao / Wangfeng / Ding Fujie Fish Farm / Fishpond / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0
Xie Xiuyun Fish Farm / Fishpond, simple fish shed / 3 / 2 / 70 / 70
Total / 4 / - / 13 / 8.3 / 70 / 70

2.2.5Affected Vulnerable Groups