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Resettlement Plan Resettlement Plan April 2020 PRC: Ningxia Liupanshan Poverty Reduction Rural Road Development Project (Xiji) Prepared by the Ningxia Department of Transport of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Government for the People’s Republic of China and the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the draft originally posted in July 2016 available on https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/prc-ningxia-liupanshan-rural-roads-xiji-rp. This Resettlement Plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Updated Resettlement Plan April 2020 Jiangtai–Xitan–Pingfeng Road Project of Xiji County of Guyuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, PRC Prepared by Transportation Department of Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region CURRENCY EXCHANGE (According to the exchange rate on May 1, 2016) Monetary Unit: CNY CNY1.00 = US$0.1433 US$1.00 = CNY6.9787 ABBREVIATIONS AAOV – Average Annual Output Value ADB – Asian Development Bank APs – Affected Persons AV – Administrative Village CRO – County Resettlement Office DMS – Detailed Measurement Survey DI – Design Institute EA – Executing Agency FS – Feasibility Study IA – Implementation Agency LAB – Land and Resources Bureau LAR – Land Acquisition and Resettlement L&RO – Land & Resources Office M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation PADO – Poverty Alleviation and Development office PAH – Project Affected Households PAP – Project Affected Person PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRA – Participatory Rural Appraisal PRC – People’s Republic of China PRO – Project Resettlement Office RP – Resettlement Plan SES – Socioeconomic Survey TRO – Town/township Resettlement Office Notes “$” refers to US dollars in this report This resettlement plan belongs to a document of the ADB borrower, and the opinions expressed therein do not fully represent ADB official and may be inappropriate. Please pay attention to this item. ADB assumes no legal risk in participating in any national plan, program, financing project or other regional development project mentioned in this document. COMMITMENT LETTER The Xiji County People’s Government is applying for a loan from Asian Development Bank for the Jiangtai–Xitan–Pingfeng Road Project of Xiji County of Guyuan City in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Therefore, the implementation of the project must meet the social security policies of the ADB. This Resettlement Plan (RP) is a key planning document that is required by ADB’s involuntary resettlement safeguard policy. The RP adheres to relevant laws and regulations of the Xiji County, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region, the People’s Republic of PRC and ADB’s involuntary resettlement safeguard policy requirements. In order to better complete the resettlement work, the plan also includes some additional measures, implementation and monitoring arrangements. Xiji County People’s Government hereby acknowledges the report content and ensures that land acquisition, demolition of houses, resettlement, compensation and budget funds will be carried out grounded on this plan. The RP is updated based on the final design and detailed measurement survey The RP should be approved by ADB before implementation. County Magistrate of Xiji County People’s Government _________________ (Signature) _________________ (Date) ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AHs – Affected Households APs – Affected Persons AAOV – Average Annual Output Value AV – Administrative Village CRO – County Resettlement Office DMS – Detailed Measurement Survey DI – Design Institute DRO – District Resettlement Office EA – Executing Agency FS – Feasibility Study HD – House Demolition IA – Implementation Agency LA – Land Acquisition LAB – Land and Resources Bureau LAR – Land Acquisition and Resettlement L&RO – Land & Resources Office LEF – Land-Expropriated Farmer M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation MOU – Memorandum of Understanding NDRC – National Development and Reform Commission PADO – Poverty Alleviation and Development office PAH – Project Affected Households PAP – Project Affected Person PDRC – Provincial Development and Reform Commission PRO – Project Resettlement Office PPTA – Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRA – Participatory Rural Appraisal RP – Resettlement Plan RIB – Resettlement Information Booklet SES – Socioeconomic Survey SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement of ADB TRO – Town/township Resettlement Office WEIGHTS AND MEASURES m² – square meter mu – 666.7 m² km – kilometer GLOSSARY Affected person (or - Those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of household) residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas Compensation - Money or payment in kind to which the people affected are entitled in order to replace the lost asset, resource or income Entitlement - Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution, and relocation which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore their economic and social base Income restoration - Reestablishing income sources and livelihoods of people affected Resettlement - Rebuilding housing, assets, including productive land, and public infrastructure in another location Resettlement Impact - Loss of physical and non-physical assets, including homes, communities, productive land, income-earning assets and sources, subsistence, resources, cultural sites, social structures, networks and ties, cultural identity, and mutual help mechanisms Resettlement Plan - A time-bound action plan with budget setting out resettlement strategy, objectives, entitlement, actions, responsibilities, monitoring and evaluation Vulnerable Group - Distinct groups of people who might suffer disproportionately from resettlement effects, as specified in this plan CONTENTS NOTE ON THE RP UPDATE OF XIJI COMPONENT......................................................................................................... I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................ IV 1 PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT PREPARATION ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 SUBPROJECTS IN XIJI COUNTY ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 MEASURES EMPLOYED TO AVOID OR FURTHER REDUCE LAND ACQUISITION AND DEMOLITION .............................................. 6 2 PROJECT IMPACT .......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.1 SURVEY METHOD AND PROCESS .............................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 PROJECT IMPACT SCOPE AND OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 IMPACT OF PERMANENT COLLECTIVE LAND ACQUISITION ............................................................................................. 12 2.4 TEMPORARY LAND OCCUPATION ............................................................................................................................. 15 2.5 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSE DEMOLITION .......................................................................................... 15 2.6 AFFECTED INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROUND ANCILLARY FACILITIES .................................................................................. 15 2.7 AFFECTED POPULATION ......................................................................................................................................... 16 2.7.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.7.2 Affected vulnerable groups ......................................................................................................................... 17 2.7.3 Project impact on women ........................................................................................................................... 18 2.7.4 Affected minority population ...................................................................................................................... 18 3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE .................................................................................................................. 19 3.1 SOCIOECONOMIC
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