Social Monitoring Report

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2nd Annual Report Project Number: 46040-003 October 2020

PRC: Yunnan Pu’er Regional Integrated Road Network Development Project-Rural Roads

Prepared by Hohai University for the Yunnan Pu’er Municipal Government and the Asian Development Bank

Yunnan Pu’er Regional Integrated Road Network Development Project

——Rural Access Improvement Component

External Resettlement Monitoring and Evaluation Report

(No.2)

National Research Center for Resettlement (NRCR)

Hohai University

October 2020

ADB-financed Yunnan Pu’er Regional Integrated

Road Network Development Project

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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................ 1

2 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ................................................................................................................. 1

3 RESETTLEMENT PROGRESS AND RELATED ISSUES ........................................................................ 1

4 CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.............................................................................................................. 2

4.1 CASH COMPENSATION ........................................................................................................................... 2

4.2 SKILL TRAINING ..................................................................................................................................... 2

4.3 CONSTRUCTION OF RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES ........................................ 3

5 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................ 7

APPENDIX 1 BREAKDOWN OF LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION ............................................ 8

List of Tables

TABLE 4-1 LAND ACQUISITION AND COMPENSATION OF THE SUBPROJECT ................................................................ 2

TABLE 4-2 SKILL TRAININGS CONDUCTED IN AFFECTED VILLAGES IN 2020 .............................................................. 3

TABLE 4-3 INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS RELATED TO AFFECTED

VILLAGES ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

List of Figures

FIGURE 4-1 SKILL TRAININGS AND SIGN-IN SHEET .................................................................................................. 3

FIGURE 4-2 ROAD PAVEMENT AMONG VILLAGES IN ZHENTAI TOWN IN 2020 ............................................................. 4

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ABBREVIATIONS

ADB - Asian Development Bank

AP - Affected Person

DMS - Detailed Measurement Survey

FGD - Focus Group Discussion

HD - House Demolition

LA - Land Acquisition

RP - Resettlement Plan

Units

Currency unit = Yuan (CNY)

1.00 yuan = $0.15

1 hectare = 15 mu

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1 Introduction to the Project

The Yunnan Pu’er Regional Integrated Road Network Development Project (the

“Project”) aims to improve regional cooperation and trade development in Pu’er City,

and traffic conditions in rural and frontier areas of Pu’er City. The Project has three

outputs: 1) Regional Roads Development; 2) Rural Access Improvement; and 3)

Institutional Development.

Rural Access Improvement will provide administrative villages with access to

higher-class highways in all seasons. This output comprises: (i) upgrading to class IV

standard of 600 km of village earthen or gravel roads selected in accordance with the

rural road assessment criteria, (ii) spot improvements on up to 1,200 km of connecting

lower level village roads, (iii) introduction of five new village bus service routes on a

pilot basis, and (iv) a gender focused rural road maintenance program.

2 Construction Progress

According to the Resettlement Due Diligence Report and the Abbreviated

Resettlement Plan of the Project in July 2016 (the RP), among the 30 proposed rural

roads, only 3 in Zhenyuan County involve permanent LA, which are Shanjie Highway,

Wenxing Highway and Chang’an Highway. Zhenyuan subproject will acquire 9.09 mu

collective land that is dry land. In 2018, the land acquisition for the 3 roads in

Zhenyuan County had been completed.

3 Resettlement Progress and Related Issues

The first monitoring and evaluation of resettlement in July 2018 found that the affected

persons had waived compensation for land with the following reasons: 1) this is a

long-established local practice, i.e., village roads are not subject to compensation

unless in special cases; 2) road construction is important in promoting village

development; and 3) most APs suffer negligible impacts. In addition, the affected

persons signed the commitment letter for land contribution without compensation. See

details in the first monitoring and evaluation report. Therefore, the compensation for

land use is not compliant with the RP.

In the ADB review mission of December 2018, the mission expressed the

concerns on the non-compliance practice and requested Pu’er PMO to coordinate

with Zhenyuan County Government to take prompt corrective actions to make the

subprojects on the track1.

In the ADB review mission of November 2019, the mission requested that

detailed information on the kind compensation and survey on satisfaction of affected

villagers should be provided in the second monitoring and evaluation report, and this

report should be submitted before 1 January 20202.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the resettlement monitoring and evaluation survey

1 Refers to Para 28, Section K-Land Acquisition and Resettlement, Para 32, Aide Memoire, December 2018 2 Refers to Para 32 and 33, Section K-Land Acquisition and Resettlement, Aide Memoire, November 2019

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was delayed to August 2020, and then the second resettlement monitoring and

evaluation report was delayed to October 2020 accordingly.

4 Corrective Actions taken

In terms of advices proposed by the ADB review missions, Pu’er PMO,

implementing agency (Zhenyuan Transport Bureau) and Zhentai township

government have taken the following actions which are: 1) cash compensation for

land acquisition, 2) skill training, and 3) construction of rural infrastructure and public

service facilities.

4.1 Cash Compensation

The implementing agency, Zhenyuan Transport Bureau, Zhentai Township

Government and affected villages examined and verified land acquisition (LA) again in

2019 and compensated the affected persons in light of the resettlement policies and

compensation rates set in the RP.

The subproject acquired 9.09 mu dry land, and the compensation rate was 33741

Yuan/mu, which is same to those in the RP. The total compensation was

311485.69Yuan, which had been paid to affected persons.

The land acquisition and compensation are shown in Table 4-1, and the

land acquisition breakdown and receipts are attached in Appendix 1.

Table 4-1 Land Acquisition and Compensation of the Subproject

Affected village

Land acquisition (mu) Compensation (yuan)

planned actual LA

compensation

Ground

attachment total

Wenxing 3.43 3.43 115731.63 440 116171.6

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Chang’an 1.55 1.55 52298.55 3300 55598.55

Wenmian 1.42 1.42 47912.22 0 47912.22

Shanjie 2.69 2.69 90763.29 1040 91803.29

Total 9.09 9.09 306705.69 4780 311485.6

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Data source: Pu’er PMO and Zhenyuan Transport Bureau

4.2 Skill Training

During subproject implementation and resettlement, local governments and

related departments have been offering training on farming and outside employment

skills every year. In terms of features of local economic and labors, Zhentai Township

Government and related government departments have organized the trainings on

repair of micro-tiller, tealeaf processing and appliance repair in Wenxing Village,

Shanjie Village and Chang’an Village respectively in 2020. 127 person-times in total

participated in the trainings. Through such trainings, the skill capacities and

employment capacities of villagers have been enhanced effectively.

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In addition, guidance on general knowledge on working and living in town, legal

knowledge, safety, health etc. has been offered to villagers.

Table 4-2 Skill Trainings Conducted in Affected Villages in 2020

Village Training time Training Content Participants

Shanjie 2020 年 4 月 Repair of micor-tiller 38

Wenxin 2020 年 5 月 Tealeaf processing 45

Chang’an 2020 年 4 月 Appliance repair 44

Total 127

Data souce：Pu’er PMO and Zhentai Township Government

Figure 4-1 Skill Trainings and Sign-in Sheet

4.3 Construction of Rural Infrastructure and Public Service

Facilities

In order to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects, Zhenyuan

County Government actively uses various funds to develop rural infrastructure and

public service facilities, improve the pavement coverage of village roads, improve

basic production and living conditions in rural areas, and narrow the disparities

between urban and rural areas.

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Since 2018, the Zhenyuan County Government raises funds for the construction

of rural infrastructure and public services, including road construction, dilapidated

house renovation, and environmental improvement, and the like. In addition,

Zhenyuan County Government has also arranged funds to support the development

of local special industries and skills training to promote the income growth of farmers.

The total investment in such projects related to the affected villages of by ADB’s

project is about 33.7 million Yuan; see Table 4-3 for details.

Figure 4-2 Road Pavement among Villages in Zhentai Town in 2020

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Table 4-3 Infrastructure Construction and Industrial Development Projects related to Affected Villages

No Project Location Content

Planned

Investment

(ten thousand

Yuan)

Project

Duration

Performance

Indicators

Responsible

Agency

1

road

pavement

among

villages

Chang’an, Huangli,

Jiepai, Wendong,

Wenpa, Wenping,

Wenxing, and Shanjie

villages in Zhentai Town

The total length of road

pavement is 29.98 km with

C25 concrete, the widths is

3.5m. the farmers

contribute labors

874.15

March to

December

2020

29.98 km village roads

will be paved in 19

village groups,

covering 561

households with 1996

people,

Zhentai

Township

Government

2

Rural

dilapidated

house

renovation in

Zhentai Town

Zhentai Town

The houses of 550

households will be

renovated and reinforced

in Taihe, Wenping,

Wensuo and Wendong

villages, etc..

239.72 October 2018

to March 2019

550 households in all

19 villages of the town

covered.

Zhentai

Township

Government

3

Harmless

public toilet in

villages

Enle, anban, mengda,

zhedong, gucheng,

heping, zhentai and

tianba towns

403 harmless public toilets

are to be built in 403

natural villages of 89

villages in 8 towns

1612

March to

December

2020

403 harmless public

toilets constructed

Township

Governments

involved

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skill training

and

enhancement

for rural

labors

Training centers of

Zhenyuan County and

Towns

The relevant departments

provide training guidance

and materials to conduct

plantation and animal

breeding training. 1200

person-times in 6 phases

will participate in such

trainings.

120.00

January to

December

2020

1200 persons trained

Zhenyuan

County Public

Employment

and Human

Resource

Service

Center

5

4500mu

ecological

tealeaf

demonstration

base

Wuyi village in Enle

Town, Wenbu Village

and Guihuajia Village in

Mengda Town; Wenxing

Village and Shanjie

600 mu tealeaf bases in

each town including Enle,

Anban, Mengda, Zhentai,

Zhedogn and Tianba will

be built, and 300 mu in

225.00

February to

December

2020

4500mu ecological

tealeaf demonstration

bases built with

additional annual

revenue of 10.8

Township

Governments

involved

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No Project Location Content

Planned

Investment

(ten thousand

Yuan)

Project

Duration

Performance

Indicators

Responsible

Agency

construction

in Zhenyuan

County

Village in Zhentai Town;

Luojia Village and Wenli

Village in Jiban Town;

Ao’long Village and

Zhangpen Village in

Zhedong Town; Heping

Village in Jiujia Town;

Waqiao Village in

Tianba Township;

Mayang Village in

Heping Township;

Minzhu Village in

Gucheng Town

each Jiujia, heping and

Gucheng will be built.

million Yuan

6

New

construction

of 1500mu tea

garden in

Zhenyuan

County

Wenkuang Village of

Mengda Town; Shanjie

Village of Zhentai Town;

Heping Village and

Guoji Village of Jiujia

Town; Waqiao Village

and Minqiang Village of

Tianba Township

300mu in Wenkuang

village, 200mu in shanjie

village 500mu in Waqiao,

200mu Mingqiang villages,

and 300mu in Heping and

Guoji villages will be newly

developed.

300.00 February to

August 2020

1500 mu standardized

tea garden built, with

annual

comprehensive output

of 9.75 million Yuan

Township

Governments

involved

Total 3370.87

Data source: Pu’er PMO and Zhenyuan County Poverty Alleviation Headquarters

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5 Conclusion

According to the survey. the affected villages and villagers think that road conditions have

improved significantly, and they will benefit from the Project, including:

1) Safer and more convenient traffic;

2) Shorter trip times, e.g., 30~40 minutes of travel from Shahe Village to Zhentai Town,

instead of 3 hours;

3) More convenient transport and marketing of farm products, where vendors can purchase

farm products in village groups directly, promoting local villagers’ income increase.

In addition, through the rural infrastructure construction and industrial development support

implemented by the government every year since 2018, the production and living standards of

villagers in the project area are being greatly improved, and their income is being increased year by

year.

In summary, villagers in the project area are relatively satisfied with the implementation of the

project and compensation for land acquisition.

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Appendix 1 Breakdown of Land Acquisition and Compensation

cover page 2nd rural road resettlement .pdfRural Road No. 2 monitoring report 3 Nov 2020.pdf1 Introduction to the Project2 Construction Progress3 Resettlement Progress and Related Issues4 Corrective Actions taken4.1 Cash Compensation4.2 Skill Training4.3 Construction of Rural Infrastructure and Public Service Facilities

5 ConclusionAppendix 1 Breakdown of Land Acquisition and Compensation