Involuntary Resettlement

PRC: Jilin Water Supply and Sewerage Development Project - Resettlement Plans

The Jilin Water Supply and Sewerage Development Project will help

• reduce water pollution
• protect water resources
• address water shortage through recycling effluent and meet the demand for high-quality treated water by 2010
• promote sustainable economic development
• improve the environment, living conditions, and public health standards in three cities and one district of Jilin Province.

The project has five components involving the improvement and expansion of the

• Changchun wastewater treatment and sewerage system
• Shuangyuang water supply system
• Changchun Yongchun River flood control capacity
• Liaoyuan water supply system
• Meihekou water supply system.

In total, 28 villages will be affected by land acquisition and resettlement. About 78 hectares (ha) of land will be permanently acquired, of which 21% is classified as farmland; this will affect 244 households or 911 people.

The project will also require the temporary acquisition of 202 ha, of which 67% is farmland and affect 2,305 households or 8,113 people. A total of 502 households or 1,799 people will be relocated and about 62,729 square meters (m2) of houses will be demolished. Two small enterprises and 18 shops with a total of 112 employees will be affected and 2,077 m2 of commercial structures will be dismantled. In addition, some public infrastructure and facilities will be affected, including gravel roads, culverts, fiber cables, electric poles, transformers, and machine-operated wells. The 10,569 people affected include urban and rural residents, legal and nonlegal owners of structures, private business owners, and permanent and temporary employees.

The total cost for both land acquisition and resettlement is estimated to be CNY179.43 million or $21.62 million. Resettlement impacts were identified and six resettlement plans (RPs) prepared in accordance with People’s Republic of China (PRC) laws and ADB policy on involuntary resettlement. The RPs provide a socioeconomic profile of those affected and the scope of the impacts; and addresses issues related to entitlements for compensation, legal framework, public consultations, grievance procedures, rehabilitation measures, budget, and monitoring and implementation milestones.

Read the Resettlement plans:

1. Beijiao Wastewater Treatment Work and Sewer Network Project - Resettlement Plan [ PDF: 1,614kb | 77 pages ]
2. Liaoyuan Drainage and Water Supply Project - Resettlement Plan [ PDF: 747kb | 60 pages ]
3. Meihekou Water Supply Project - Resettlement Plan [ PDF: 554kb | 73 pages ]
4. Nanjiao Wastewater Treatment Work Component - Resettlement Plan [ PDF: 1,019kb | 72 pages ]
5. Shuangyang Water Supply Project - Resettlement Plan [ PDF: 967kb | 99 pages ]
6. Yongchun River Improvement Component - Resettlement Plan [ PDF: 592kb | 66 pages ]