Resettlement Plan

Project Number: 48055-002 January 2021

PRC: Kongmu River Watershed Flood Control and Environmental Improvement Project

Prepared by Xinyu City Government

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. Asian Development Bank

Loan 3485-PRC: Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Watershed Flood Control and Environmental Improvement Project

Updated Resettlement Plan for

Packages FCLW-CW-01, FCLW-CW-05 and WW- CW-02

Xinyu Urban and Rural Construction Investment Group (IA)

December 2020

Prepared by Xinyu City Government for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the resettlement plan originally posted in September 2016 available on https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/190683/48055- 002-rp-01.pdf.

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Note on Resettlement Plan Update

The preliminary design of Package FCLW-CW-01, FCLW-CW-05, WW-CW-02 was finalized in July 2020. From August to December 2020, the Xinyu PMO organized the resettlement division of the XURCIG, the affected town (township) governments and the affected village committees conducted detailed measurement survey (DMS), socio-economic survey and public consultation in project impact areas, with assistance of resettlement specialists.

This updated RP, covering the Package FCLW-CW-01, FCLW-CW-05 and WW-CW- 02, is prepared on basis of preliminary design and DMS. This URP should be reviewed and implemented together with the original RP approved by ADB in September 2016, which can be found at: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- document/190683/48055-002-rp-01.pdf.

Relevant sections in the agreed 2016 RP without any changes or updates will not be repeated in this Updated RP. Livelihood restoration programs, resettlement funds management and monitoring and reporting requirements, etc., are similar as these in the agreed 2016 RP.

The URPs for the remaining packages in the Project will be submitted to ADB for review and clearance in succession, when preliminary design and DMS data are available later on.

The contents of the resettlement plan update include: 1) a note on the URP; 2) updated resettlement impacts; 3) updated affected population; 4) latest socioeconomic profile of project area and affected people; 5) updated resettlement policy framework; 6) updated compensation rates of land acquisition and house demolition; 7) updated implementation schedule and budget. See details in the table below.

One point worth emphasizing is that land and house compensation standards updated in 2020 are much higher than the original RP and will be applied in the three packages (see details in subsection 4.3).

Table 1: Main Updated Contents in this Resettlement Plan Draft RP (in S.N. Content Updated RP (in 2020) Remarks 2016) 1 Construction Two lakes, Two lakes, one canal Three canals activities four canals and one road in the dropped out and the and one road three packages lengths of one canal in the three and one road packages reduced 2 LAR impacts of the Land of 666.91 793.21 mu to be Good efforts have three packages mu to be permanently occupied been made to permanently and houses of 3,008 m2 minimize the LAR occupied and to be demolished, with impacts during houses of 937 259 HHs and 1,002 preliminary design m2 to be persons affected and RP update, demolished, however, the LAR with 127 HHs impacts still and 582 increased significantly due to

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persons rough and affected underestimated measurement results during FSR stage. 3 Socioeconomic Conducted in Conducted in Dec 2020 Updated profiles 2016 4 Legal framework Applicable Applicable laws, Updated laws, regulations and policies regulations in 2020 and policies in 2016 5 7,300 to Land acquisition 11,670 to 38,900 Increased by 2,820- 36,080 compensation rate /mu 14,700 yuan/mu yuan/mu 6 compensation compensation for original Cash compensation for rates increased by houses + two House original houses + two 0-70 yuan/m2, apartments for compensation and apartments for each HH market value of each HH for resettlement for free charge (220 m2 resettlement free charge entitlements with a total market value apartments (220 m2 with a of about 400,000 yuan) increased by about total market 224, 000 yuan value of about 176,000 yuan) 7 No separate resettlement budget Resettlement N/A 90.61 million for the three budget packages in 2016 RP 7 Implementation Since Jan updated Since Jan 2020 schedule 2017

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Definition of Terms

In the context of involuntary resettlement, affected/displaced persons are those who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of Affected Person shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, (AP) or Displaced income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary Persons.： acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas.

Money or payment given to affected persons for property, resources and Compensation： income losses.

According to the losses categories of affected persons, they are entitled to get Entitlement： compensation, income restoration, relocation costs, income subsidies and resettlement to restore socioeconomic conditions.

Income Recovery： Rebuild the affected persons’ source of income and living standard.

Rebuild houses and properties including productive land and public facilities at Resettlement： another area.

Material and immaterial property losses, including residential houses, Impacts： communities, production land, income sources, culture centers, social structure, network, culture characteristic and cooperative system.

Resettlement Plan An action plan with timeline and budget, including resettlement strategies, (RP)： targets, rights, action, responsibilities, monitoring and evaluation.

Refers to a special group of people who may be impacted more seriously Vulnerable Groups: during the resettlement process.

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ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person AH Affected Household DMF Design and monitoring framework DMS Detailed Measurement Survey EA Executing Agency FGD Focus group discussion FSR Feasibility Study Report HD House Demolition HH Household IA Implementation Agency LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement LEF land-expropriated farmer M&E monitoring and evaluation NRB Natural resources bureau PAM Project administration manual PLG Project leading group PMC Project management consultant PMO Project management office PPMS Project performance monitoring system PRC People’s Republic of RD Resettlement Division SGAP Social and gender action and participation plan SPS Safeguard Policy Statement TA Technical assistance XCG Xinyu city government XURCIG Xinyu Urban and Rural Construction Investment Group

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

ha hectare km kilometer km2 square kilometer m meter m2 square meter m3 cubic meter m3/d cubic meter per day $(USD) US dollar CNY YUAN currency unit

NOTES: (i) The fiscal year of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its agencies ends on 31 December; (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars.

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Table of Contents 1 Background and Introduction ...... 1 1.1 The Project and Civil Work Packages ...... 1 1.2 Measures to Avoid/Minimize Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ..... 4 1.3 Summary of Resettlement Impacts and Implementation Arrangements ...... 5 2 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ...... 7 2.1 Types and Scopes of Resettlement Impacts ...... 7 2.2 Details of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts ...... 8 2.2.1 Permanent Land Acquisition (PLA) ...... 8 2.2.2 State-owned land occupation (SLO) ...... 9 2.2.3 House Demolition (HD) ...... 10 2.2.4 Temporary Land Use (TLU) ...... 10 2.2.5 Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments ...... 11 2.3 Affected Population ...... 11 3 Socioeconomic Profiles ...... 13 3.1 Socio-economic Features of Affected Area ...... 13 3.2 Socio-economic Features of Affected Population ...... 13 3.2.1 Demographic Features ...... 13 3.2.2 Educational level ...... 14 3.2.3 Occupational Distribution ...... 14 3.2.4 Household Income and Expenditure ...... 15 3.3 Willingness and Expectation on Compensation and Resettlement ...... 15 3.4 Gender Analysis ...... 17 4 Legal Framework and Policies ...... 19 4.1 Laws, Regulations and Policies Applicable to Resettlement ...... 19 4.2 Cut-Off Date of Compensation...... 19 4.3 Compensation Rates for LAR ...... 20 4.3.1 Compensation Rates for Permanent Land Acquisition (PLA) ...... 20 4.3.2 Compensation rates for Temporary Land Use (TLU) ...... 21 4.3.3 Compensation and Resettlement Entitlements for House Demolition (HD) ...... 21 4.3.4 Compensation Rates for Attachments and Infrastructure ...... 23 4.4 Relevant Taxes and Fees ...... 24 4.5 Resettlement Entitlement Matrix ...... 24 5 Livelihood Restoration and Housing Resettlement ...... 27 5.1 Land and Income Losses Assessment ...... 27 5.2 Cash Compensation for Households Slightly Affected by PLA ...... 28 5.3 Livelihood Restoration Programs for HHs Significantly Affected by PLA..... 28 5.3.1 Agriculture development measures ...... 28 5.3.2 Employment Promotion Measures (Same in Original RP) ...... 29 5.3.3 Skills Training Measures ...... 31 5.3.4 Endowment Insurance of the Land-expropriated Farmers (LEFs) ...... 31 5.4 Restoration Program for Temporary Land Use (TLU)...... 31 5.5 Housing Resettlement for Residents House Demolition ...... 32 5.6 Women Development Measures ...... 33 5.7 Special Assistance Measures for Vulnerable Groups ...... 34 5.8 Restoration for Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments ...... 34 6 Consultation, Information Disclosure, Public Participation and Grievance Redress Mechanism ...... 35 6.1 Information Disclosure ...... 35 6.2 Public Participation and Consultation ...... 35 6.2.1 Completed Public Participation Activities during RP Updating...... 36

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6.2.2 Participation Plan at the Project Implementation Stage ...... 38 6.3 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) ...... 41 7 Organization and Personnel Arrangements ...... 42 7.1 Resettlement Implementing Agencies ...... 42 7.2 Assignment of Responsibilities ...... 43 7.3 Staffing and Equipment ...... 43 7.3.1 Staffing ...... 43 7.3.2 Equipment ...... 44 8 Resettlement Budget ...... 45 9 Resettlement Implementation Schedule ...... 47 9.1 Principles for Resettlement Implementation ...... 47 9.2 Resettlement Implementation Schedule ...... 47 10 Monitoring and Reporting ...... 49 10.1 Internal Monitoring ...... 49 10.2 External Monitoring ...... 49 10.3 Resettlement Completion Report ...... 50

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List of Tables Table 1-1 Schedule of Contract Packages and LAR impact ...... 2 Table 2-2 Summary of Resettlement Impacts in FSR and PDR Stages ...... 7 Table 4-1 Compensation rates for permanent land acquisition ...... 20 Table 4-2 Replacement Value Analysis for different land types (Unit: Yuan) ...... 20 Table 5-1 Impacts of Permanent Land Acquisition (at village level) ...... 27 Table 6-1 Main consultation Activities during the RP update ...... 37 Table 7-1 Staffing of Resettlement Agencies ...... 43 Table 7-2 Operational Training Plan of Resettlement Institution ...... 44 Table 8-1 Resettlement Budget ...... 45 Table 9-1 Resettlement Milestones of the Three Packages ...... 47 Table 10-1 Reporting Schedule of External Monitoring & Evaluation ...... 49

List of Figures Figure 1-1 Kongmu River catchment and HSR New ...... 1 Figure 1-2 Construction Sites for the three packages ...... 4 Figure 2-1 Qingquan Lake in FCLW-CW-01 before construction ...... 9 Figure 2-2 Shen Lake in FCLW-CW-05 before construction ...... 9 Figure 5-1 Location of the eastern industrial zone ...... 30 Figure 5-2 Location of Resettlement Site (in 2020) ...... 33 Figure 7-1 Organization Chart of the Relevant Resettlement Implementation Agencies ...... 42 Figure 7-2 Members in the Project Leading Group ...... 43

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1 Background and Introduction

1.1 The Project and Civil Work Packages 1. In order to improve the flood and environmental management in the upper Kongmu River watershed, XCG has applied in 2016 a loan of $150 million for the Project from ADB to implement the Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Watershed Flood Control and Environmental Improvement Project (the Project). The Project comprises of three outputs, including (i) Integrated rural and urban flood management infrastructure constructed; (ii)Solid waste and wastewater management systems improved; and (iii) Flood and environmental risk management capacity enhanced. See the project location in Figure 1-1. See details of project components and activities in Table 1-1.

Figure 1-1 Kongmu River catchment and HSR New District 2. Xinyu City Government (XCG) is the executing agency (EA), and Xinyu Urban and Rural Construction Investment Group (XURCIG) is the implementing agency (IA) of the Project. A project management office (PMO) has been established under XURCIG. The project is estimated to cost $300.39 million, among which $150 million will be financed by ADB. The Project is planned to be implemented from October 2017 to December 2023. 3. Due to the design and implementation by instalments, this URP only covers three packages of civil works, including (i) FCLW-CW-01 and FCLW-CW-05 in Component1.1- Increase Flood Retention Capacity in the Upper Kongmu River Watershed, and (ii) WW-CW- 02 in Component 2.1-Construction of wastewater collection network. For these packages, DMS has been completed on basis of detailed design by September 2020. See Figure 1-2 for the sites of the three packages. Table 1-1 also lists the components covered in the original RP (approved by ADB in 2016) and those components covered in this URP.

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Table 1-1 Schedule of Contract Packages and LAR impact Whether Output / Component Implementation Description covered in Impact Package Name year this URP? 1. Output I: Integrated rural and urban flood management infrastructure constructed (9) 1.1 Increase flood retention capacity in the upper Kongmu River watershed (8) Civil works for flood control, constructed wetlands, and landscape (Qingquan Lake and FCLW-CW-01 canals to connect the lake and Xia River) 防洪、湿地和景观（清泉湖和连接到霞河的运河）的土 2020 YES PLA&HD 建工程 Civil works for flood control, constructed wetlands, and landscape (Yudai River, Cloud River, Qing NO, DDR FCLW-CW-02 River, Yudai Lake, Qinghu Lake, Yi Lake, Cloud Lake, Xiaxi Lake) 防洪、湿地和景观（玉带河、云 2018 PLA&HD prepared 河、情河、玉带湖、情湖、怡湖、云湖和霞溪湖）的土建工程 Civil works for flood control, constructed wetlands, and landscape (Xiaxi River [both North and FCLW-CW-03 2021 NO PLA South]) including a bridge 霞溪河（北面和南面）防洪、湿地、景观的土建工程，含一座桥梁 Civil works for flood control, constructed wetlands, and landscape (Xiangllong Lake and Xianglong NO, DDR FCLW-CW-04 River [connecting the lake and a small lake]) 祥龙湖和祥龙河（连接湖和一个小湖）防洪、湿地和 2018 PLA&HD prepared 景观的土建工程 Civil works for flood control, constructed wetlands, and landscape (Shen Lake and Shen FCLW-CW-05 2020 YES PLA River) 申湖和申河的防洪、湿地和景观的土建工程 Civil works for flood control, constructed wetlands, and landscape (Tian Lake, Yun Lake, Milky FCLW-CW-06 Way, and Yun River, and pre-warning center) 天湖、韵湖、天河和韵河以及预警中心的防洪、湿地 2020 NO PLA 和景观的土建工程 Equipment for water quality monitoring, (monitoring points in Kongmu River, and fixed monitoring FC-ME-01 2022 NO NO LAR points in constructed wetlands) 水质监测设备（孔目江监测点，人工湿地的固定监测点） Equipment for flood monitoring and early warning system, and rainfall and water level stations 洪 FC-ME-02 2022 NO NO LAR 水监测和预警系统设备，雨水和水位站 1.2 Flood protection along Kongmu River (1) Civil works for Kongmu River flood control (including civil works of embankment, constructed wetlands, pump station, and embankment management building) 孔目江防洪的土建工程（包括防 2021 NO PLA&HD FCLW-CW-07 洪堤、湿地、泵站和堤岸管理建筑的土建工程） 2. Output II: Solid waste and wastewater management systems improved (10) 2.1 Construction of wastewater collection network (4) Civil works for wastewater facilities of Xiangyun Road, and wastewater pump stations 祥云路污水 2022 NO PLA WW-CW-01 设施、污水泵站的土建工程 Civil works for the other sewers, stormwater pipelines, permeable pavement, and Xiangyun WW-CW-02 2020 YES PLA&HD road landscaping 其它污水管道、雨水管道、渗水路面和道路景观的土建工程 WW-CW-03 Civil works for sewers (Chuangye Road) 创业大道污水管的土建工程 2021 NO TLO

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Whether Output / Component Implementation Description covered in Impact Package Name year this URP? Equipment supply and installation for wastewater facilities of Xiangyun Road 祥云路污水设施的设 2021 NO NO LAR WW-ME-01 备供应和安装 2.2 Improvement of the solid waste management system (6) Civil works for garbage collection stations and transfer station in High Speed New Area 高铁新区 NO PLA SW-CW-01 垃圾收集和转运站的土建工程 2020/2021 Civil works for garbage collection stations in Ouli Town and cleaning of existing garbage 欧里镇垃 NO TLO SW-CW-02 圾收集站的土建工程和现有垃圾清理 2020/2021 Civil works for garbage collection stations and transfer station in Guanchao Town and cleaning of NO PLA SW-CW-03 existing garbage 观巢镇垃圾收集站、转运站的土建工程和现有垃圾清理 2020/2021 Equipment supply for solid waste collection and transportation, and transfer station in Highspeed NO NO LAR SW-ME-01 Railway New City 高铁新城内固体垃圾收集和运输，以及转运站的设备供应 2020 Equipment supply for solid waste collection and transportation in Ouli Town 欧里镇固体垃圾收集和 NO NO LAR SW-ME-02 运输的设备供应 2020 Equipment supply for solid waste collection and transportation, transfer station in Guanchao Town NO NO LAR SW-ME-03 观巢镇固体垃圾收集和运输，以及转运站的设备供应 2020 3. Output III: Flood and environmental risk management capacity enhanced (6) CS1 Project management support 项目管理支持 2018 Ongoing NO LAR CS2 External resettlement monitoring services 外部移民监测服务 2019 Ongoing NO LAR Project Startup consulting services_ Project management and procurement specialist 项目启动咨 Cancelled NO LAR CS3-a 询服务—项目管理和采购专家 2017 CS3-b Project Startup consulting services_ Resettlement specialist 项目启动咨询服务-移民 2017 Done NO LAR Integrated capacity building for Kongmu River flood control and environment improvement 孔目江 Ongoing NO LAR CS4 洪水防控与环境治理综合能力建设 2019 S-E-1 Office equipment 办公设备 2018 Done NO LAR Note: 1. Component 2.3 Construction of wetlands and amenity space along the lakes are integrated into the packages under Component 1.1; 2. With more detailed data/information provided by LAR implementation agency in early Dec 2020, almost all the LAR activities of package FCLW-02 and FCLW-04 have been completed so far, therefore, a resettlement DDR has been prepared by PMO and IA, with assistance of consultants. RP update is no longer applicable for these two packages.

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FCLW-CW-05 WW-CW-02

FCLW-CW-01

Figure 1-2 Construction Sites for the three packages

1.2 Measures to Avoid/Minimize Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts 4. During preliminary design and RP update for the three packages, best efforts have been made to avoid and/or minimize LAR impacts where possible. Due to design changes, land acquisition of about 144.4 mu has been reduced. However, the total LAR impacts still increase, since the preliminary measurement results during FSR stage were too rough (no accurate and separate for different packages) and underestimated. See details in Table 1-2. 5. During the RP implementation, the following measures will be taken to further minimize LAR impacts of the three packages：

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 The IA will be responsible to strengthen the daily communication among PMO, Design Institute, IA and affected villages and households to find potential measures to further avoid and/or minimize the LAR impacts during detailed design and civil works;  The project management resettlement specialist recruited by IA will be responsible to consult with IA, DIs and affected communities and people to find out potential schemes to reduce LAR impacts during RP implementation stage.  The external resettlement monitor recruited by IA will be responsible to monitor and report the measures and achievements in avoiding and/or minimizing LAR impacts throughout the project. 1.3 Summary of Resettlement Impacts and Implementation Arrangements 6. According to the detailed measurement survey on basis of PDR, the 3 packages will involve permanent land use of 793.2 mu and house demolition (HD) of 3,008 m2. In addition, they will need temporary land use (TLU) of 171.53 mu. A total of 259 HHs with 1,002 persons in project area will be affected permanently, meanwhile 62 HHs with 209 persons will be temporarily affected. 7. Regarding a few HHs who are no longer affected by the three packages after scope and design changes, IA and local town governments have informed them and explained the changes through villager meetings during DMS and RP update. All of these HHs expressed their understanding and consent, as the three packages will improve the living environment and infrastructures in project area, which will benefit them directly. 8. Trusted by the IA, Xinyu Municipal Nature Resources Bureau will be responsible for the implementation of land acquisition and resettlement of the Project, including the three packages. According to the timeline of land readiness and civil works, the URP implementation of the three packages will be commenced in mid-January 2021 and completed in June 2021. 9. There is no any existing nor associated facility identified for the three packages. No ethnic minorities will be affected within the project area.

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Table 1-2: Efforts and Effects to Minimize LAR Impacts during PDR Stage Total Land Use Package Construction Activities Impact Scope S.N. Reduced LAR impacts Area (mu) Remarks Name FSR PDR FSR PDR FSR PDR One canal dropped out Maoshan, Total LA area still increases, since Qingquan Qingquan and length of another FCLW- Maoshan Gaozhan, the measurement results during 1 Lake and Lake and reduced, PLA of about 60 245.2 274.82 CW-01 Village Shangfen FSR stage are too rough and canals canal mu reduced due to design Villages underestimated. change Two canals dropped out FCLW- Shen Lake Shangfen Shangfen and PLA of 74.81 mu 2 Shen Lake 171.9 97.09 PLA of 74.81 mu avoided CW-05 and canals Village Village reduced due to design change Road length reduced by Gaozhan, Total LA area still increases, since 4.71km 4.582km Gaozhan, 0.128 km and land WW-CW- Hangqiao, 16 road intersections added during 3 Xiangyun Xiangyun Hangqiao acquisition of 9.6 mu 249.81 421.3 02 Shangfen PDR stage, which were not Road Road Villages reduced due to design Villages considered during FSR. change Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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2 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts

2.1 Types and Scopes of Resettlement Impacts 10. According to the DMS on basis of preliminary design, the Project’s impacts involve the followings: • Permanent land acquisition (PLA); • State-owned land occupation (SLO); • Temporary land use (TLU); and • House demolition (HD).

11. The affected areas include Gaozhan Village and Hangqiao Village of Xiacun Town, Maoshan Village and Shangfen Village in Guanchao Town, of Xinyu City. See more details in table 2-1. Table 2-1: Resettlement Impact Scope Package Town Village Remarks Maoshan Guanchao FCLW-CW-01 Shangfen Xiacun Gaozhan FCLW-CW-05 Guanchao Shangfen In Yushui District, Guanchao Shangfen Xinyu City WW-CW-02 Gaozhan Xiacun Hangqiao Total (overlaps deducted) 2 4 Source: IA and its resettlement division. 12. See Table 2-2 for the summary of resettlement impacts of the three packages in FSR and PDR stages. Table 2-1 Summary of Resettlement Impacts in FSR and PDR Stages

Subtotal Indicators Phase LW01 LW05 WW02 (overlaps deducted) FSR 1 1 2 2 Towns PDR 1 1 2 2 FSR 1 1 2 4 Villages PDR 3 1 3 4 FSR 1 2 2 5 Village groups PDR 4 2 4 8 FSR 245.2 171.9 180.99 598.09 Collective land acquisition PDR 267.01 97.09 375.95 740.05

Permanent land FSR 0 0 68.82 68.82 State-owned land occupation use(mu) PDR 7.81 0 45.35 53.16 FSR 245.2 171.9 249.81 666.91 Total PDR 274.82 97.09 421.3 793.21

Temporary land FSR 0 0 0 0 Total use (mu) PDR 41.63 123.4 6.5 171.53 FSR 937 0 0 937 HD Residential house demolition(m2) PDR 1512 0 1496 3008 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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2.2 Details of Land Acquisition and Resettlement Impacts 2.2.1 Permanent Land Acquisition (PLA) 13. On basis of DMS, the 3 packages will permanently acquire rural collective land of 740.05 mu, affecting 259 HHs with 1,002 persons. Among the land to be acquired, paddy land, dryland, garden land, and forest land will involve agricultural incomes. In terms of other land types, most of them are water surface of existing reservoir and the barren land, without income loss impacts. See details in Table 2-3, 2-4 and 2-5. Table 2-3 PLA impact Summary by packages Phase Package Collective land acquisition (mu) AHs APs FSR 245.2 37 113 PDR FCLW-CW-01 267.01 42 174 Dif. 21.81 5 61 FSR 171.9 33 109 PDR FCLW-CW-05 97.09 16 61 Dif. -74.81 -17 -48 FSR 180.99 57 360 PDR WW-CW-02 375.95 201 767 Dif. 194.96 144 407 FSR 598.09 127 582 Total PDR 740.05 259 1002 Dif. 141.96 132 420 Source: IA and its resettlement division. Table 2-4 Permanently Acquisition on the Collectively Land by packages Subtota AH Padd Drylan water Garden Homestea Forest Other l APs s Packages y d puddle land d land Land (mu) FCLW-CW- 01 54.08 2.86 39.16 2.78 18.27 149.86 267.01 42 174 FCLW-CW- 05 0.88 4.04 39.18 52.99 97.09 16 61 WW-CW-02 34.52 34.66 6.02 136.11 25.35 137.91 1.38 375.95 201 767 100 259 Grand Total 89.48 34.66 12.92 214.45 28.13 156.18 204.23 740.05 2 Source: IA and its resettlement division. Table 2-5 Permanently Acquisition on the Collectively Land by villages Garden Forest Other Region Paddy Dryland water puddle land Homestead land Land Subtotal(mu) AHs APs I. Guanchao 54.81 0.31 5.24 69.72 2.78 53.56 194.29 380.71 85 338

A. Maoshan 1.98 1.65 18.27 129.61 151.51 12 46 Tangxia 1.98 1.65 18.27 129.61 151.51 12 46 B. Shangfen 54.81 0.31 5.24 67.74 1.13 35.29 64.68 229.2 73 292

Fanxia 31.08 0.31 28.56 1.05 35.29 5.97 102.26 49 196 Louxia I 0.88 4.04 33.44 52.99 91.35 13 50 Louxia II 5.74 5.74 3 11 Yadang 22.85 1.2 0.08 5.72 29.85 8 35 II. Xiacun 34.67 34.35 7.68 144.73 25.35 102.62 9.94 359.34 174 664 A. Gaozhan 31.12 16.82 2.85 52.19 15.83 81.27 9.94 210.02 137 513 Gaolouxia 31.12 16.82 2.85 52.19 15.83 39.4 9.94 168.15 126 458 8

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Shanbei 41.87 41.87 11 55 B. Hangqiao 3.55 17.53 4.83 92.54 9.52 21.35 149.32 37 151 Gaowu 3.55 17.53 4.83 92.54 9.52 21.35 149.32 37 151 III. Total 89.48 34.66 12.92 214.45 28.13 156.18 204.23 740.05 259 1002 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

Figure 2-1 Qingquan Lake in FCLW-CW-01 before construction

Figure 2-2 Shen Lake in FCLW-CW-05 before construction 2.2.2 State-owned land occupation (SLO) 14. In accordance with DMS results, the three packages will also occupy state-owned unused land of 53.16 mu, without any affected people. See details in table 2-4.

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Table 2-6 State-owned land occupation (SLO)

Package Phase State-owned land Remarks FSR 0 PDR FCLW-CW-01 7.81 Dif. 7.81 FSR 0 PDR FCLW-CW-05 0 Dif. 0 State-owned unused land without any impacts FSR 68.82 PDR WW-CW-02 45.35 Dif. -23.47 FSR 68.82 Total PDR 53.16 Dif. -15.66 Source: IA and its resettlement division. 2.2.3 House Demolition (HD) 15. Caused by the three packages, demolition of rural residential houses with a total area of 3,008 m2 will take place in Maoshan Village of Guanchao Town and Hangqiao Village of Xiacun Town. Therefore, 9 households with 45 persons will have to be relocated and resettled. See details in Table 2-7. The three packages would not involve any non-residential house demolition. Table 2-7 Residential House Demolition for the Project by package

Package Stage Brick-concrete (m2) Brick-wood (m2) Subtotal (m2) AHs APs FSR 779 158 937 3 14 FCLW-CW-01 PDR 1512 0 1512 4 19 Dif. 733 -158 575 1 5 FSR 0 0 0 0 0 WW-CW-02 PDR 1268 228 1496 5 26 Dif. 1268 228 1496 5 26 FSR 779 158 937 3 14 Grand Total PDR 2780 228 3008 9 45 Dif. 2001 70 2071 6 31 Source: IA and its resettlement division. Table 2-8 Residential House Demolition for the Project by village

Town Village Brick-concrete Brick-wood Subtotal (m2) AHs APs Remarks FCLW- Guanchao Maoshan 1512 1512 4 19 CW-01 WW-CW- Xiacun Hangqiao 1268 228 1496 5 26 02 Total 2780 228 3008 9 45 Source: IA and its resettlement division. 2.2.4 Temporary Land Use (TLU) 16. The three packages will involve temporary land use of 171.53 mu, with 62 HHs and 209 persons to be temporarily affected in 6 to 12 months. The temporary ground will mainly be used for placing construction materials and worker camps, access roads, and disposal yards. Table 2-9 Temporary Land Occupation by packages

Package Stage Quantity (mu) AHs APs FCLW-CW-01 FSR 0 0 0 10

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PDR 41.63 18 70 Dif. 41.63 18 70 FSR 0 0 0 FCLW-CW-05 PDR 123.4 37 112 Dif. 123.4 37 112 FSR 0 0 0 WW-CW-02 PDR 6.5 7 27 Dif. 6.5 7 27 FSR 0 0 0 Total PDR 171.53 62 209 Dif. 171.53 62 209 Source: IA and its resettlement division. 2.2.5 Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments 17. The Project will affect 8 types of ground attachments or infrastructure, mainly including enclosing walls, graves, wells and shade trees, as well as power line, bridge, communication line. See details in Table 2-10. Table 2-10 Summary of Affected Ground Attachments and Infrastructure

Type Item Unit Quantity drying yard m2 3020 grave piece 150 Ground Attachment Scattered trees tree 6000 Wall m2 106 well piece 24 35KV line km 1.12 Infrastructure bridge (blank) 1 communication line km 0.12 Source: IA and its resettlement division. 2.3 Affected Population 18. According to the DMS in PDR stage, a total of 259 HHs with 1,002 persons in project area will be affected permanently, meanwhile 62 HHs with 209 persons will be temporarily affected. See details in Table 2-11. 19. No ethnic minorities nor vulnerable groups will be affected within the project area. Table 2-11 Summary of Affected Population Subtotal Category Indicator Phase LW01 LW05 WW02 (overlaps deducted) FSR 37 33 57 127 HHs PDR 42 16 201 259 PLA FSR 113 109 360 582 Population PDR 174 61 767 1002 FSR 3 0 0 3 HHs PDR 4 0 5 9 HD only FSR 14 0 0 14 Population PDR 19 0 26 45 Both PLA and HD HHs FSR 3 0 0 3

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PDR 4 0 5 9 FSR 14 0 0 14 Population PDR 19 0 26 45 FSR 37 33 57 127 HHs PDR 42 16 201 259 Subtotal FSR 113 109 360 582 Population PDR 174 61 767 1002 FSR 0 0 0 0 HHs PDR 18 37 7 62 TLO FSR 0 0 0 0 Population PDR 70 112 27 209 FSR 37 33 57 127 HHs PDR 60 53 208 321 Total FSR 113 109 360 582 Population PDR 244 173 794 1211 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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3 Socioeconomic Profiles

3.1 Socio-economic Features of Affected Area 3.1.1 Socioeconomic Profile of Xinyu City 20. Xinyu City is located in west-central Jiangxi Province. It stretches 101.9 km from east to west and 65 km from north to south, covering an area of 3,178 km2, that accounts for 1.9% of total area in Jiangxi Province. It is 150 km in west to provincial capital city City, and bordered by City and on the east, Yuanzhou District of Yichun City on the west, Qingyuan District, Fuan County, Xiajiang County of Ji’an City on the south, and Gao County and Gao’an City on the north. It governs one county and four districts (including , Yushui District, Fairy Lake Beauty Spot, High and New Tech Development Zone, and Kongmu River Eco- economic Zone) and is divided in 10 townships, 16 towns, 10 sub-districts, 392 village committees and 3,739 villager groups. There were 1.1934 million population (permanent resident population) in the end of 2019, with a per capita annual disposable income of 40,610 yuan and 19,481yuan for urban and rural residents in 2019, respectively. 3.1.1 Socioeconomic Profile of Affected Towns 21. Guanchao Town is located in the north-west of Xinyu City, about 10 km from urban downtown. The total area is 69 km2, including 21,854.19 mu of farmland, 50,000 mu of 22 mountain forest. It governs 11 administrative villages with 126 villager groups, with a total population of 20,715 persons (in 2017). Guanchao Town is a traditional planting area of and . With the rapid development of agricultural programs, two agricultural bases have been risen abruptly, one is Hupi grape base with more than 1,000 mu planting area which is the biggest grape garden in Xinyu City; the other is Gangbei pollution-free vegetables base with 500 mu of planting area and abounds with early-spring balsam pear, early-spring eggplant, autumn pepper, cucurbit pepo, tomato, cucumber, etc., which mainly sold to various farm product markets in urban. 22. Xiacun Town is located in the north of Xinyu urba, about 15 km from urban downtown, with an area of 144.8 km2. It governs 17 administrative villages, with a total population of 57,800 persons (in 2019). The total farmland area is 48,783 mu, including 31,569 mu of paddy, 17,214 mu of dry land. It has resources advantages and has formed an industry cluster dominated with coal, iron ore, limestone, construction, cement, food processing. 3.2 Socio-economic Features of Affected Population 23. In early December 2020, the IA with the assistance of consultants carried out a socio- economic survey among the project-affected households. A total of 45 households (accounting for 17.4% of total affected) with 149 persons were surveyed through both face-to-face and virtual methods. See Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1: Socioeconomic Survey and Household Questionnaire Survey 3.2.1 Demographic Features 24. The demographic features of the surveyed affected people are shown in Table 3-1.

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Table 3 -1Statistical Characteristics of the Sampled APs Total Indicator Number of people Proportion (%) Number of households: 45 Population 149 Adult 116 77.9 Underage 33 22.1 Gender Adult male 63 42.3 Adult female 53 35.6 Underage male 16 10.7 Underage female 17 11.4 Age ≤ 15 years 28 18.8 16-40 years 43 28.9 41-55 years 56 37.6 56-60 years 9 6.0 ≥ 61 years 13 12.8 Ethnic group Han 149 100 Source: socioeconomic sampling survey in project area. 3.2.2 Educational level 25. Among the 117 members of the sampled HHs over the age of 16, 1 person did not go to school, accounting for 0.9%; 39 persons had primary education accounting for 33.3%; 36 persons had junior middle school education accounting for 30.8%; 18 had senior secondary school/technical secondary school education, accounting for 15.4%; and 23 studied to the level of junior college, bachelor’s degree or above, accounting for 19.7%. 3.2.3 Occupational Distribution 26. Among the members of the sampled APs over the age of 16, the proportion of the employees of private enterprises which is 40.17% is the highest, followed by that of people working as farmers accounting for 35.04%, and the proportions of public officials, those taking care of household chores, unemployed, and others are respectively below 3%, which are relatively small (See figure 3-2).

3.41% 3.41% employees of private enterprises 6% working as farmers

40.17% Public official

35.05% taking care of household chores unemployed

Figure 3 -1Occupational Distribution of People over the Age of 16 Source: socioeconomic sampling survey in project area.

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3.2.4 Household Income and Expenditure i) Household Income

27. According to the household survey, the average per capital annual income of households in 2019 was 16,648 yuan. See details in Table 3-3. ii) Household Expenditure

28. The average per capita annual expenditure of sampled households in 2019 is 14,329 yuan. See details in Table 3-3. 29. The per capita net income of the affected households is 14,690 yuan, which is a litter bit lower than the average rural level in Xinyu City (see Table 3-3). Table 3 -2Table of Income and Expenditure of Affected Households Per household Per capita Percentage Item annual (yuan) annual (yuan) (%) Farming income 12458 3762 22.6% Business operational 3502 1058 6.4% income Annual Wage income 33324 10064 60.5% household Transfer income 172 52 0.3% income Property income 5000 1510 9.1% Other income 667 201 1.2% Subtotal 55123 16648 100.0% Consumption 20652 6237 43.5% expenditure Production and operation 6482 1958 13.7% expenditure Annual Property expenditure 6137 1854 12.9% household Medical expenditure 2700 816 5.7% expenditure Expenditure on house 7201 2175 15.2% and car purchase Other expenses 4272 1290 9.0% Subtotal 47444 14329 100.0% Net income [1] 14690 [1] Net income = annual household income-production and operation expenditure Source: socioeconomic sampling survey in project area. 3.3 Willingness and Expectation on Compensation and Resettlement 30. The socioeconomic survey also included an investigation of affected people’s willingness and expectation on the three packages and their impacts of land acquisition and house demolition. Most respondents said they knew very well about the policies, and they are willing to sign a land requisition and/or house demolition agreement with local government, based on latest compensation policy. On the whole, the respondents showed strong support for the three packages and their land acquisition and house demolition, since these civil works will significantly contribute to environment improvement and socioeconomic development in project area. See Table 3-4 for details. Table 3 -3 Willingness and Expectation Land Acquisition and House Demolition Percentage Question Option Respondent (%) 1. Are you aware of this project and its land (1) I know 12 26.67 requisition and house demolition impacts in (2) Partially know 31 68.89 your village / community? (3) I don't know 2 4.44 15

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(1) government propaganda 17 37.78 leaflets and notification (2) newspapers, television and 2 4.44 other media (3) talk and discussion with 4 8.89 2. How did you know the information of land nearby people requisition and demolition? (4) community/village cadres in 21 46.67 formal meetings and/or informal explanation (5) relevant agencies who 1 2.22 conducted DMS (1) I know 8 17.78 3. Do you know the compensation policy for (2) Partially know 32 71.11 land acquisition and HD of this project? (3) I don't know 5 11.11 (1) Very satisfied 4 8.89 4. Are you satisfied with the compensation (2) Satisfied 29 64.44 policy for land acquisition and HD of this (3) Neither, nor 10 22.22 project (4) Dissatisfied 2 4.44 (5) Very dissatisfied 0 0 (1) Very satisfied 11 24.44 (2) Satisfied 27 60.00 5. Are you satisfied with the publicity and (3) Neither, nor 7 15.56 explanation of these policies? (4) Dissatisfied 0 0 (5) Very dissatisfied 0 0 (1) Very willing 7 15.56 6. According to the current land compensation (2) Willing 27 60.0 policy, are you willing to sign a land acquisition (3) Neither, nor 9 20.0 agreement with local government? (4) Unwilling 2 4.44 (5) Very unwilling 0 0 (1) planting or livestock breeding 19 42.22 (2) get employed in enterprises 23 51.11 7. After land acquisition, which income and (3) start a business 14 31.11 livelihood restoration measures are your (4) participate in social 19 42.22 household willing to participate in (multiple insurances options) (5) apply for public welfare posts 14 31.11 provided by the government (1) cultivation skills 31 68.89 (2) livestock farming skills 19 42.22 8. In order to get employed after land (3) non-agricultural skills 17 37.78 acquisition, what kinds of skills training would (4) finance and fund management 10 22.22 your household like to participate in? (multiple skills options) (5) business operation and 20 44.44 management skills (1) Very willing 4 8.89 9. According to the current house demolition (2) Willing 25 55.56 compensation and resettlement policy, are you (3) Neither, nor 8 17.78 willing to sign a HD agreement with local (4) Unwilling 8 17.78 government? (5) Very unwilling 0 0 (1) Full cash compensation 1 2.22 10. After house demolition, which resettlement (2) Combination of property 44 97.88 mode you your family prefer? exchange and cash compensation 11. Do you know about the resettlement site (1) I know 4 8.89 and houses to be provided by local (2) Partially know 38 84.44 government? (2) I don't know 3 6.67 (1) Very satisfied 5 11.11 (2) Satisfied 26 57.78 12. Are you satisfied with the resettlement site (3) Neither, nor 14 31.11 and houses? (4) Dissatisfied 0 0 (5) Very dissatisfied 0 0 (1) don't know how 0 0 13. During land acquisition and relocation, (2) directly to the cadres of 28 62.22 which channels do you prefer to community/village committee express/submit your complaints or appeals (if (3) directly local governments 17 37.78 any)? (3) to the media 0 0

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(4) to the project owner 0 0 Source: socioeconomic sampling survey in project area. 3.4 Gender Analysis 31. Among the 1,002 people permanently affected by the three packages, 490 are women, accounting for 48.9%. 32. The project is categorized as effective gender mainstreaming (EGM). A separate Gender Action Plan (GAP) has been prepared for the Project to ensure gender mainstreaming at the implementation stage. During preliminary design stage, particular attention has been paid to women’s needs so that they can equally participate in and benefit from the Project and its LAR activities, e.g., construction of public facilities and services, livelihood restoration measures, skills training, resettlement site planning and resettlement house design. See the detailed gender analysis on land acquisition and resettlement in Table 3-5. Table 3-5 Gender Analysis Part A—Gender analysis of women in the project area 1. Legal rights of According to laws of the PRC, women have equal legal rights with men, though some women women are not fully aware of this. 2. Social status Local women have relatively good social status. All key matters of a family are of women determined by the couple through discussion. Men are considered the backbone of families and attend the important village meetings. However, women can influence men when they make decisions at and/or prior to the meetings. 3. Title to land Women have the same title as men. Like the rest parts of PRC, in the project area, and properties when a daughter is married, her land will remain in her mother’s family and can only share the land owned by her husband’s family since the household land contract responsibility system was implemented in 1982. If LA, HD or resettlement is involved, women will have equal rights to compensation. 4. Right to Women have equal rights. collective properties 5. Living and There is no restriction on gender role. However, women do housework and light farm gender role work mainly in rural areas, while men mostly do heavy farm work or work outside. 6. Contribution to Women’s income is from farming and household sideline operations mainly, equally household contributing to household income. income 7. Family status Women have an equal voice in decision-making; when men are away for work, women make decisions themselves in many aspects. 8. Educational Boys and girls enjoy equal opportunities in receiving education, and as long as level children study hard, their parents would do their best to support their school education. 9. Health Women’s health condition is quite good and there is no significant difference in nutrition level compared to men; however, medical expenses are rising and have become a significant burden for some households, and women may suffer more. 10. Village and Women are represented in all village committees. In addition, women have a good government informal network in the village and the villager group. Women participate in the agencies election of the village committee and have the rights to elect and be elected. 11. Overall Women enjoy a good status in the project area, and there is no restriction on gender evaluation and role. key risks B—Gender analysis of women during resettlement Questions on Gender issue potential Impact of the Project Mitigation measures concern/risks 1. Land, Are women Men and women have equal rights to (1) Cash properties and deprived of land compensation for land acquisition, house compensation; and right to or properties or demolition and resettlement; the project will (2) Various livelihood compensation have no right to not have any significantly adverse impact on restoration measures. compensation? women.

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2. Production Are women All AHs will lose part of land, and the AHs will (1) Women will receive and income affected even lose part of income only. Compensation fees compensation fees for restoration more seriously, will be used at the AHs’ discretion. Only land acquisition; (2) At after land and receive less seriously affected households have to change least 30% of trainees acquisition assistance? their income sources. In addition to cash of skills training will be compensation, the AHs will be assisted in women; and (3) During restoring income through various measures construction, women (e.g., priority in employment during will obtain at least 25% construction, skills training and subsequent to 30% of unskilled support). jobs. (see details in the GAP) 3. Increase of Have women a The project will not lead to gender Monitoring gender heavier burden or inequalities. inequalities fewer opportunities? 4. Social Is the social The project will not affect the social network No impact, relocated network network seriously. HHs will be resettled in system damaged? the same area. 5. Impact on Are three serious The project will not affect the villagers Monitoring health / health or social seriously in terms of health. No vulnerable increase of problems due to groups are identified during DMS. social resettlement problems (violence, AIDS propagation, etc.)?

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4 Legal Framework and Policies

4.1 Laws, Regulations and Policies Applicable to Resettlement

33. See the details of policy framework in the original RP approved by ADB in September 2016. Some Laws and regulations have been updated or issued during preliminary design stage, which are listed as follows:

(i) Laws, regulations and policies of the PRC (1) The Land Administration Law (Amended at the Twelfth Session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress on August 26, 2019; and effective from 1 January 2020) Main contents: formulations on land ownership, land using master plan, farmland protection, land for construction, supervision and inspection, legal responsibility, including land expropriation compensation, subsidy standard for relocation, and relocation way of relocated people.

(2) The Farmland Occupation Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China (Approved at the Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People’s Congress on December 29, 2018; and effective from 1 September, 2019) Main contents: Entities and individuals that occupy farmland to construct buildings and structures or engage in non-agricultural construction shall, as taxpayers of farmland occupation tax, pay the farmland occupation tax in accordance with the corresponding standard.

(3) Interim Regulations of Farmland Occupation Tax of the People’s Republic of China (No. 511 Document of the State Council issued on December 1, 2007 and effective on January 1, 2008, abolished on August 31, 2019)

(ii) Relevant policies of Jiangxi Province

Notice on the announcement of the Location-based Comprehensive Land Price for Land Acquisition in Jiangxi Province (Ganfuzi [2020] No. 9, effective from 1 January 2020)

(iii) Relevant policy of Xinyu City Notice on the implementation plan of land acquisition in the star-up area of Xinyiji Cooperation Demonstration Zone (Yufubanzi [2020] No. 51, effective from January 1 2020) 4.2 Cut-Off Date of Compensation 34. The cut-off date for the eligibility for compensation entitlement is set on 20 August 2020, which was disclosed to affected villager groups and households during preliminary measurement survey. Any newly claimed land, newly built house or settlement in the project area by the APs after this date will not be entitled to compensation or subsidization. Any building constructed or tree planted purely for extra compensation will not be counted in.

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4.3 Compensation Rates for LAR 35. The following compensation rates are based on the latest relevant regulations applicable for LAR in project area. The land and house compensation standards updated in 2020 are much higher than the original RP and will be applied in the three packages. Furthermore, if local government updates relevant compensation standards before singing the agreements of LA and HD, the new standards (higher) will be applicable to all affected households and entities. 4.3.1 Compensation Rates for Permanent Land Acquisition (PLA) 36. According to the Notice on the announcement of the Location-based Comprehensive Land Price on Land Acquisition in Jiangxi Province (Ganfuzi [2020] No. 9, effective from January 1, 2020), the land compensation rates in project area have been updated and are higher than they are in the original RP. See details in Table 4-1. Table 4-1 Compensation rates for permanent land acquisition Draft RP (A) Updated RP (B) Dif. Type Item Unit (2016-2019) (Since 2020) (B-A) Paddy yuan/mu 36,080 38,900 2820 Dryland yuan/mu 24,200 38,900 14,700 Garden land yuan/mu 36,080 38,900 2820 Land Homestead yuan/mu 24,200 38,900 14,700 Compensation Forest land yuan/mu 12,700 15,560 2860 Other land yuan/mu 12,700 15,560 2860 Barren land yuan/mu 7,300 11,670 4370 Young crops For cultivated yuan/mu 2,255 2,431 176 compensation land only Source：local nature resources bureau. 37. On basis of replacement value analysis, the updated land compensation rates can fully offset the net income loss due to permanent acquisition of cultivated land. See details in table 4-2. Table 4-2 Replacement Value Analysis for different land types (Unit: Yuan) Average Average Average Annual non- Annual Annual Annual risk profit from Net Compensation rates compensation Land Type Profit (include the young Output Input fees (based (income crops compensation) Value Cost on annual loss due return of to PLA) Unit 3.6%) Paddy yuan/mu 1,875 960 915 41,331 1,487.9 Vegetable yuan/mu Plot without 3,900 2,550 1,350 41,331 1,487.9 greenhouses Fishpond not yuan/mu intensive 3,325 2,175 1,150 41,331 1,487.9 breeding Sources: estimated on the socioeconomic survey in project area. 38. In addition, the land compensation fee will be paid directly to the affected villages by local nature resources bureau through bank transfer, and then the village committee will allocate the land compensation fee on basis of agreed allocation scheme among villager representatives in villagers’ meeting. The other compensation for young crops and ground attachments will be paid directly to their owners. If agreed by villagers and/or their representatives, the village committee can retain a few portions of the land

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compensation, for expenses of public facilities and welfares. However, a major part of land compensation (e.g., more than 80%) will be distributed to the members of affected villager groups. 4.3.2 Compensation rates for Temporary Land Use (TLU) 39. For temporary land use, compensation fees will be directly paid to operators of affected land. And temporarily occupied land will be restored by the construction contractors after completion of civil works. The compensation rates for temporary land use are same as they are in original RP approved in 2016. See details in Table 4-3. Table 4-3: Compensation rates for temporary land use Draft RP (A) Updated RP (B) Type Item Unit Dif. (B-A) (2016-2019) (Since 2020) Paddy CNY/mu 3,500 3,500 0 Temporary Land use Dryland CNY/mu 3,000 3,000 0 (within one year) Mountain land CNY/mu 2,000 2,000 0 Source：local nature resources bureau. 4.3.3 Compensation and Resettlement Entitlements for House Demolition (HD) 40. In accordance with applicable policies and local practices in project area, combined property exchange and cash compensation will be provided to households affected by house demolition. If AHs prefer full cash compensation, thy can sale out the resettlement houses on the local real estate market. See details of resettlement and compensation entitlements in Table 4-4. 41. If agreements cannot be reached on the compensation fees of original houses during RP implementation, AHs can apply local government to engage a third-part real estate appraisal company to assess the house’s value, for which the appraisal expenses will be paid by local government. The RP implementation agency will negotiate the house compensation fees with AHs on basis of the assessment value. The affected households will also obtain relocation subsidy, transition subsidy and compensation for house facilities, following the rates specified in Table 4-5. Table 4-4 Resettlement and compensation entitlements of households affected by HD Updated RP Draft RP (A) (B) N.S. Category Item Unit Dif. (B-A) (2016-2019) (Since 2020) Affected Affected households1 households will each will each obtain 2 obtain 2 resettlement resettlement apartments apartments market value of the for free Resettlement Property for free two apartments 1 / charge (110 Entitlement exchange charge (110 increased by about 2 m2 per one m per one 224,000 yuan apartment) apartment) (market (market value: about value: about 176,000 400,000 yuan in yuan in 2016) 2020)

1 The AH will be identified according to the household registration system, and if the young people in the affected household are aged 18-year-old or above, he/she can be identified as one independent eligible household to obtain 2 resettlement apartments for free charge.

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Steel CNY/m2 580~650 650 0~+70 structure Brick - concrete CNY/m2 460~520 520 0~+60 structure Brick- Compensation 2 Wood CNY/m2 350 360 +10 Entitlement structure Transition CNY/ 2 3 +1 Allowance m2 500 CNY/ Relocation 1.5 CNY/ m2 Sufficient for / HH X 2 Fees X 2 times relocation cost times Source：local nature resources bureau.

Case Analysis: Hypothesis: A rural residential house in structure of brick-concrete with building area of 250 m2 will be demolished. Resettlement and Compensation entitlements: Firstly, the household will obtain 2 resettlement apartments with a total area of 220 m2 for free charge, for which the current property market value is about CNY400,000. Secondly, the household will receive cash compensation with a total amount of about CNY130,000 (CNY520/m2×250m2) for original house to be demolished, which can be used for decoration of the new apartments after relocation. Table 4-5 Compensation Rates for House Facilities

Rate (no changes from original Item Remarks RP in 2016) CNY120/m2 First class CNY100/m2 Second class House Decoration (frame, CNY80/m2 Third class brick-concrete) CNY60/m2 Fourth class CNY25/m2 Fifth class CNY300/m2 Above 2.2 meters CNY200/m2 1.7-2.2 meters Insulation layer (brick-concrete, brick- CNY150/m2 1.7-1.3 meters wood discount 70%) CNY100/m2 1.3-1.0 meters CNY50/m2 Below 1 meter Basement1 CNY50/m2 Floor height <0.3meter

Wire Television CNY120/HHs Fixed-line Telephone CNY158/HHs CNY400/HHs Independent household CNY180/set Separation household Electricity Meter Three-phase kilowatt- CNY3,000/HHs hour meter Air Conditioner CNY200/set Computer Broadband CNY80/HHs Solar Heater Installation CNY500/set Pressure Water Well CNY200/well Pressure Well with Pump CNY500/well Small Well CNY1,000/well

1 The areas of basement, which the floor height are above 2.2 meters, 2.2-1.7 meters, 1.7-1.5 meters, 1.5-1 meters, 1-0.3 meter, are included into owner’s housing areas according to 100%, 70%, 50%, 30%, and 15% of its areas respectively.

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Rate (no changes from original Item Remarks RP in 2016) Large Well CNY2,000/well Public Well of Village Collective CNY4,400/well Wall CNY60/m2 1.5 times of con-natural Eaves height of 2.2 temporary building area meters or above Communal Toilet of Villager group Real area Eaves height below2.2 meters Earth-retaining Wall CNY130/m³ Coffin(unused) Relocation and CNY100/set Storage Concrete Bleachery CNY30/m³ Pond (brick-concrete) CNY200/m³ Methane Tank CNY1200/set CNY1,000/set Diameter of 2 meters or above Septic-tank CNY50/set Diameter of 2 meters below Brick-wood Floor CNY84/m2 Guardrail (stainless steel, cement) CNY60/m2 Pigsty CNY40/m2 Ditch CNY150/m2 Cement Road of Villager group CNY60/m2 Source：local nature resources bureau. 4.3.4 Compensation Rates for Attachments and Infrastructure 42. Ground attachments on the permanently and temporarily acquired land will be compensated based on replacement costs, following latest applicable policies and practices in similar project in Xinyu City. See details in Table 4-6. 43. Regarding the high-value crops and/or attachments without specific compensation rates in relevant policies, such as fruit trees, seeding nursery, Chinese medical materials or other perennial crops, the IA or APs could engage a third-part appraisal company to assess the market value of these crops and/or ground attachments, which will be treated as the basis of negotiation and compensation agreements. The local government will pay the appraisal expenses. Table 4-6 Compensation Standards for Young Crops and Ground Attachments Draft RP (A) Updated RP (B) Dif. Type Item Unit (2016- (Since 2020) (B-A) 2019) drying yard m2 20 20 0 grave piece 1,000 1,000 0 Ground Attachment Scattered trees tree 90 90 0 Wall m2 100 100 0 well piece 500 500 0 35KV line km 680,000 680,000 0 Infrastructure bridge set 1,600,000 1,600,000 0 communication cable km 100,000 100,000 0 Source：local nature resources bureau.

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4.4 Relevant Taxes and Fees 44. See details in Table 4-7. All the taxes and fees related to LAR will be paid by IA to relevant government agencies. Table 4-7 Taxes and Fees Related to LAR

No Item Rate Basis Received by 1 Farmland 16,667 Yuan/mu Jiangxi Province Government NRB occupation tax (since September 1, 2019) 2 Land reclamation 25,000 Yuan/mu Measures for Implementation of The Law of NRB fee Land Administration of the People’s 3 New construction 22,667 Yuan/mu Republic of China in Jiangxi (Apr 29, 2000) NRB land use fee 4 Flood protection 1,000 Yuan/mu JPG No.63 [1995] NRB and security fund 5 Social security 6,000 Yuan/mu JPGO No.12 [2014] Social cost Security Bureau Source：local nature resources bureau. 4.5 Resettlement Entitlement Matrix 45. A resettlement compensation entitlement matrix has been summarized following above-mentioned policy framework and local practices. See details in Table 4-8.

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Table 4-8 Resettlement Entitlement Matrix Type of Definition of Degree of Impact Compensation and Resettlement Policy Standard of Compensation Impact Entitled Person Permanent A total of 740.05 259 HHs with (i) Cash compensation: according to the latest (i) See detailed land compensation rates in land mu rural collective 1,002 persons in location-based comprehensive land price subsection 4.3.1. acquisition land to be Guanchao Town published by Jiangxi province government. (ii) Distribution scheme of land compensation: it (PLA) acquired and Xiachun (ii) Adjustment agricultural structure: Farmland and/or depends on the democratic decision-making Town to be garden land can be leased through land use rights among villagers in affected villages. As an usual affected transfer (LURT) after LA, and the APs will adjust local practice, land compensation fee will be planting structure to vegetables and fruits, with distributed averagely to all members of the local government’s guidance and supports. affected villager groups, after that, villagers will (iii) Promotion of non-agriculture employment: APs will also discuss and determine if remaining land will be preferentially provided with employment be readjusted in the villager group; opportunities, including government-hired public (iii) Compensation for young crops and ground service posts, jobs on local labor force market, and attachments will be paid directly to their owners. the jobs created by the Project. Small-amount loan will be provided to those who wish to startup a business after LA. (iv) Skills training: free training of agricultural skills and non-agricultural skills will be provided for the APs by local government. (v) Social security: the endowment insurance will be provided for land-expropriated farmers who are over 16-year-old (including 16-year-old) with per capita farmland below 0.3 mu after land acquisition. House Residential 9 HHs with 45 Two resettlement apartments for free charge plus cash (i) See detailed resettlement and compensation Demolition houses with a total persons in compensation for original houses: entitlements in subsection 4.3.3. (HD) area of 3,008 m2 Guanchao Town (i) affected households (registered and the young (ii) Compensation for houses and related facilities will will be demolished and Xiachun people in the family who is already adult) will each be paid directly to their owners. Town to be obtain 2 resettlement apartments for free charge relocated (110 m2 per one apartment) (ii) Cash compensation for original houses at: Brick-concrete: CNY520/m2 Brick-wood: CNY360/m2 (iii) Transition allowance, relocation subsidies and compensation for house facilities will be paid by local government.

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Temporary Rural land of 62 HHs with 209 (i) The contractors will pay temporary land use fee to (i) See detailed compensation rates for TLU in Land use 171.53 mu to be persons in affected HHs according to actual occupation years. subsection 4.3.2. (TLU) temporarily used Guanchao Town (ii) The contractors will be responsible for land in 6 to 12 months and Xiachun reclamation after land use, which will be supervised Town to be by local land department and affected HHs or affected villager groups. temporarily Women PLA, HD and TLU, 490 affected (i) The affected women will enjoy priority of job (i) at least 25% to 30% of non-skilled and skilled jobs same as men females, opportunities; to be provided to women; accounting for (ii) The affected women will enjoy priority of free skills (ii) at least 30% of skill training opportunities to be 48.9% of APs training; and provided to women. (iii) The affected women will equally take part in information disclosure and public consultation on LAR during RP implementation. Remaining Land-expropriated 11 HHs with 45 (i) The land-expropriated farmers can voluntarily opt (i) See more details in section 5.3.4. farmland is farmers persons (initially urban workers’ social endowment insurance or less than 0.3 estimated) urban and rural residents’ social endowment mu per insurance. It can’t be changed once selected. capita after (ii) The government will provide allowances for their LA insurance programs no more than 15 years. Ground Toilet, well, Owners (i) Compensation will be paid by local government (i) See detailed compensation rates in subsection attachments cement road, etc. following applicable policies and local practices; 4.3.4. and facilities and (ii) Those affected ground attachments and facilities will be restored by their owners with local government’s support, if necessary and possible

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5 Livelihood Restoration and Housing Resettlement

5.1 Land and Income Losses Assessment 46. Among the 4 villages affected by the three packages, all of them will suffer slight impacts with a farmland loss rate less than 6%. Because of the farmland of village groups were divided into several sections by terrain features, each household in affected villages have contracted equal land area in different sections to ensure the fairness. Therefore, each household contracted several land plots since the latest land contraction in 1998. The land acquisition of the three packages will not induce significant impacts to affected households except for the 33 HHs (111 persons). See the details of farmland loss in Table 5-1 to 5-3. Table 5-1 Impacts of Permanent Land Acquisition (at village level)

Before Land Acquisition Farmland3 Per Capita Total Total Per Capita to be Farmland Land loss Village Farmland HHs Population Farmland acquired after LA rate (mu) (HH) (person) (mu) (mu) (mu) Gaozhan 396 1,592 1,728 1.09 100.13 1.02 5.8% Hangqiao 1,099 3,355 3,602 1.07 113.62 1.04 3.2% Maoshan 350 1,326 3,520 2.65 1.98 2.65 0.1% Shangfen 920 3,510 3,938 1.12 122.86 1.09 3.1% Source: IA and its resettlement division.

Table 5-2: Impacts of Permanent Land Acquisition (at HH level) Land Loss Rate Income loss Rate 30%- 10%- Village Total <30% >61% <10% >31% Remarks 60% 30% AH AP AH AP AH AP AH AP AH AP AH AP Gaozhan 137 513 86 321 39 160 12 32 123 474 14 39 0 0 Land Hangqiao 37 151 26 113 7 23 4 15 31 128 6 23 related Maoshan 12 46 10 39 2 7 0 0 12 46 0 0 0 0 income Shangfen 73 292 48 185 19 83 6 24 64 257 9 35 0 0 averagely accounts for about Total 259 1002 170 658 67 273 22 71 230 905 29 97 0 0 29% of total HH income. Source: IA and its resettlement division. 47. Among the 259 HHs with 1,002 persons affected by PLA, 33 HHs with 111 persons are identified as severely affected during RP update. See details in Table 5-3. Table 5-3: Summary of Severely Affected Households Income loss Remaining farmland Total Rate more than less than 0.3 mu per (overlaps Village Total Remarks 10% capita deducted) AH AP AH AP AH AP Gaozhan 137 513 14 39 6 23 16 46 Hangqiao 37 151 6 23 2 9 7 26 To be further identified Maoshan 12 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 during RP Shangfen 73 292 9 35 3 13 10 39 implementation Total 259 1002 29 97 11 45 33 111 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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5.2 Cash Compensation for Households Slightly Affected by PLA

48. The slightly affected households (with less than 10% income loss, 230 households and 905 persons) will receive cash compensation in strict conformity with the applicable regulations and compensation policies in this URP. The specific standards are shown in table 4-1. 49. After receiving cash compensation following the aforementioned allocation plan, the AHs suffering minor LA impacts will continue farming on their remaining land, and use land compensation to carry out income-generating activities, such as small business, running transport, etc. As the land compensation is based on full replacement cost, incomes of these HHs with minor LA impacts can be easily restored after paying land compensation. In addition, these households will also be eligible for other livelihood restoration activities to be implemented by local government departments. 5.3 Livelihood Restoration Programs for HHs Significantly Affected by PLA

50. Severely affected village groups (33 HHs with 111 persons) will receive priority in accessing additional measures such as agricultural development assistance, skills training, non-agricultural employment and social security, in addition to cash compensation. All these measures are based on the integration between the existing livelihood development strategies of local governments and the measures provided by the project. The livelihood measures will commence in Jun 2020 and be implemented throughout the project life cycle. 51. The following livelihood and income restoration measures are developed mainly targeting the significantly affected households, but all affected HHs are also eligible to participate and benefit from these measures. 5.3.1 Agriculture development measures 52. According to the land loss analysis, all the affected villager groups and households, will still own remaining farmland more or less. Therefore, the output of farmland can be improved by necessary engineering and biological measures, for production rehabilitation of affected households. 53. According to the quality and quantity of remaining land resources, planting structure in affected villager groups will be adjusted from traditional corn planting into scale greenhouse vegetable and/or fruit planting, which will bring higher economic value and HH incomes. It is estimated that the investment cost of scaled greenhouse vegetable is about CNY6,000/mu, while it will create annual net income CNY8,200/mu for AHs. Therefore, adjustment of planting structures with government’s supports will bring significant economic profits to affected villager groups and AHs. See more details in Table 5-4. 54. If the land resource is not enough for some households, they can lease farmland around the project area through land use rights transfer (LURT), at a land rental rate of 600 to 800 yuan/mu per annum. LURT is a common practice in Guanchao and Xiacun Towns, where land resources are pretty rich.

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Table 5-4 Agriculture Development Measures in Affected Villages

AHs to be Planting Structure Scale Agencies to provide Town Village Benefited Adjustment (mu) supports (HHs) Development of Agriculture Bureau of Xiacun Gaozhan 240 32 greenhouse vegetable Yushui District, Xiachun Town Xiacun Hangqiao Mushroom cultivation 20 14 Government Guanchao Maoshan Pumpkin seeds planting 30 5 Agriculture Bureau of Yushui District, Guanchao Shangfen Sweet potato planting 160 20 Guanchao Town Government Total 450 71 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

5.3.2 Employment Promotion Measures (Same in Original RP) 55. The surplus labor forces, especially the young labor forces, caused by land acquisition will be more interested in non-agricultural employment. The main employment promotion measures include: (1) Employment at Public Service posts

56. During the construction and development of New High-speed Rail District of Xinyu City, the employment demands for public service jobs, such as greening, environment sanitation, security guarding, assistant manager, etc., have been increased continuously. Annually, 200 public service jobs will be provided preferentially to affected persons by local governments in project area. (2) Employment in labor force market

57. With the rapid development in project area, more and more enterprises and institutions have entered into nearby industrial parks, which creates lots of skilled and non-skilled employment demands there. The local human resources and social security bureau estimates that there will be annual 3,500 jobs for local residents in the nearby Eastern Industrial Zone in Xinyu City (See Figure 6-1 Location of the eastern industrial zone). 58. For households severely affected by PLA, local governments will provide strong supports to promote employment in labor force market, mainly including ： (i) free employment introduction; (ii) deduction of local part of administrative fees for enterprises who employ labors from HHs affected by PLA; and (iii) entrepreneurship support for the farmer households with good conditions and marketing abilities, which will further demonstrate employment and business startup for other affected households.

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Figure 5-1 Location of the eastern industrial zone (3) Small Loan for Entrepreneurship

59. Local governments at all levels and related departments will provide loan support, tax fees deduction, entrepreneurship service, fund assistance for the entrepreneurs in project area. The APs will enjoy priority of these preferential and supportive measures during RP implementation. 60. Households and peoples affected by PLA are entitled to small-sum secured business startup loans with interests subsidized by governments’ public finance (75% by MOF of central government and 25% by local finance department)4 . The interest rate will be up to 3% higher than the prevailing benchmark loan rate published by the People’s Bank of China, for a term up to two years, and with a credit limit of 100,000 yuan per capita for individual applicants. The APs will get priority in receiving such loans for independent business startup. See detailed application and disbursement procedures in original RP. (4) Jobs created by the Project

61. During project construction and operation, the Project will create some job opportunities. The APs will enjoy priority of these employment opportunities. See details in Table 5-5. Table 5-5 Estimated Employment Opportunities Created by the Project

Annual Employment Basic Wage Work Phase Opportunities Level Remarks Type (person) (CNY/month) Construction Non- 500 2,000 skilled Employment of civil engineering construction Skilled 100 3,000 Non- Employment of project 100 2,000 Operation and skilled maintenance and management maintenance Skilled 50 3,000 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

4 There is no need for the Project to provide additional budget for these small loans.

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62. The local human resources and social security department will collect various employment information and disclose them to affected villager groups/communities in a timely manner. Then the villager groups/communities will publish the information to AHs and APs, who will find out suitable job opportunities according to their desires and skills. During the employment period, the employers will sign labor contracts with the employees, provide necessary skills training before employment, and provide wage no less than the minimum standard in Xinyu City. Meanwhile, men and women will get equal pay for equal work, and the use of child labor is prohibited. 5.3.3 Skills Training Measures 63. In order to successfully carry out the various measures for agricultural and non- agricultural restoration measures, APs’ skill improvement through training is an important basis. The Project will organize free agricultural and non-agricultural skills training by local human resources and social security departments. The detailed skills training for affected households is summarized in Table 5-6. Table 5-6 Skills Training Plan in Affected Area

Training Trainee Responsi Source of Town Training Contents Session (person-time) bility Unit Funds Agricultural skills training: Yushui CNY200,000 vegetable, nursery garden, District from poultry breeding, livestock human counterpart Xiachun 2 400 breeding, etc. resources fund of local Non-agricultural skills training: and Social governemen bricklayer, agricultural machinery Security t operation, agricultural machinery Departme repair, motorcycle repair, nt rockwork, construction painting, Guanchao 3 600 electric welding, clothing production, concrete work, waterproof, masonry, etc. Source: IA and its resettlement division.

5.3.4 Endowment Insurance of the Land-expropriated Farmers (LEFs) 64. According to applicable policy and practices in Xinyu city, the endowment insurance of the land-expropriated peasants will be one of important social safeguard manners for people affected by PLA, in particular for those aged and close to aged. Be specific, the verified land- expropriated farmers over 16, who are the registered residents in affected villager groups and the remaining farmland is less than 0.3 mu (including 0.3 mu), can voluntarily opt (i) basic endowment insurance for urban workers or (ii) basic endowment insurance for urban and rural residents. 65. While the LEFs pay their premiums according to related regulations and policies, subsidy will be provided by local governments. The subsidy period varies among farmers with different ages. See more details in the original RP. 66. In the three packages, it is estimated that 11 HHs with 45 persons will be eligible for endowment insurance of LEFs in Xinyu City. Therefore, they will be covered by endowment insurances of LEFs. For other APs with remaining land more than 0.3 mu per capita, almost all of them have participated in urban and rural residents’ social endowment insurance. After land compensation, they can increase their annual premium, for a better pension for their aged life. 5.4 Restoration Program for Temporary Land Use (TLU) 67. The Project will involve TLU of 171.53 mu. AHs will receive the compensation on TLU based on the occupation period. The annual compensation is CNY2,000 yuan/mu for

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mountain land, CNY3,000 yuan/mu for dry land, CNY3,500 yuan/mu for farmland. Land reclamation measures, including backfilling, raising, irrigation and drainage facilities recovery, will be carried out based on different usages of temporary land occupation, in order to restore the farmland gradually to original production capacity. The civil work contractors will be responsible for land reclamation, which will be subject to supervision of local land department and affected HHs or villager groups. 5.5 Housing Resettlement for Residents House Demolition 68. In sum, 9 households with 45 persons will be affected by houses demolition in the three packages. Relocation and resettlement will provide a good change for them to improve living condition and environment. The housing resettlement measures in the Project include: (i) cash compensation for the original houses, and (ii) free resettlement apartments for property exchange. See Table 5-7 for the relocation and resettlement scheme. Table 5-7: Resettlement Site for HHs to be relocated

Town Village AHs APs Resettlement Site Remarks Shengdi Garden Community (phase I Guanchao Maoshan 4 19 I) Shengdi Garden Community (phase To be completed in Dec 202 Xiacun Hangqiao 5 26 II) 3 Total 9 45 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

69. According to the planning in the New High-speed Rail District of Xinyu City, Shengdi Garden Resettlement Community (phase II), 4.3km far from the Maoshan Village and 2.4 km far from the Hangqiao Village, will be the resettlement site for HHs to be relocated by the three packages. The resettlement site has commenced its construction in October 2020 and will be completed in December 2023. For this resettlement site, land has been acquired in 2012, without any legacy issues. 70. This resettlement site will construct 24 buildings (7 floors) and 672 apartments, with a total building area of 80,463m2 in total. The total investment is CNY 20.35 million, financed by local government. See figure 5-2 and 5-3 for the location and construction progress. 71. In the resettlement site, each household will obtain 2 apartments (110 m2 per set) for free charge (about CNY400,000 in December 2020 as market value). In addition, the AHs will receive the compensation for the original houses as well as transition subsidies during transition period (about 3 years), in line with the rates in Table 4-4. 72. All the 9 AHs have been advised the resettlement site and main design features during public consultation. They have visited the resettlement site which is about 1 to 3 kms from their existing houses. All the AHs expressed their satisfaction with the location and design of resettlement site and are willing to opt property exchange combined with cash compensation. If any AHs wish full cash compensation during RP implementation, they can sale out the resettlement houses on local real estate market.

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Figure 5-2 Location of Resettlement Site (in 2020)

Figure 5-3 Construction Progress of Resettlement Site (in Dec 2020) 5.6 Women Development Measures 73. During RP update, gender analysis has been carried out to assess impacts on women from the three packages and their LAR activities (see details in subsection 3.4). Furthermore, women groups have been invited to attend all the public consultation activities during preliminary design and RP update, in which they have adequate opportunities and sufficient time to express their comments and concerns. There are no additional issues identified for women during consultation for the updated RP. 74. The women rights and interest will be fully respected and paid attention to women role in socioeconomic activities and resettlement course. The concrete measures for promoting women development in the Project are: (1) Supporting Small Loan for Women Entrepreneurship; (2) Women have equal rights to participate in and make decisions with Men during LAR; (3) compensation agreement will be signed by couples at the same time. See more details in original RP.

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5.7 Special Assistance Measures for Vulnerable Groups 75. No vulnerable groups are identified during DMS of the three packages. If any identified and confirmed during RP implementation, special assistance will be provided to them. See more details in original RP. 5.8 Restoration for Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments 76. The infrastructures and ground attachments affected by the three packages will be compensated in line with latest applicable policies. After that, the owners can use the compensation fees to replace or rebuild such infrastructures and ground attachments. 77. During RP implementation, affected public infrastructure will be restored by property owners after compensation paid; or the affected public facilities will be restored by the IA and/or contractors. Restoration measures for affected facilities will be planned in advance and should be aligned with local circumstances, so as to minimize adverse impacts on nearby communities and residents. Affected pipelines will be rebuilt before demolition (or relocated) without affecting normal daily lives of residents along such pipelines (including those not to be relocated).

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6 Consultation, Information Disclosure, Public Participation and Grievance Redress Mechanism

78. According to relevant policies and local practices, public consultation and participation of APs in project preparation and implementation stages will lay a solid foundation for the resettlement work, effectively protect the lawful rights and interests of the APs, reduce grievances and disputes, and realize the resettlement objectives properly. Information disclosure and public consultation has been fully highlighted during RP update, and will be further strengthened during RP implementation. 6.1 Information Disclosure 79. All the information related to the project and its LAR are open to public in project area. Local residents are good aware of the project’s impacts and the compensation and resettlement policies. See the figures below for information disclosure on pre-LA/DMS notification and resettlement site construction in project area. 80. During RP implementation, more information disclosure activities will be carried by IA and resettlement implementing agencies.

Figure 6-1 Pre-notification of Land Acquisition and DMS

Figure 6-2 Disclosed Information of Resettlement Site

6.2 Public Participation and Consultation

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6.2.1 Completed Public Participation Activities during RP Updating 81. See the completed public consultation activities during FSR stage in original RP. During PDR and RP update, more attention has been paid to public consultation and participation. See details in Table 6-1. 82. It can be seen through public consultation and participation activities that the main concerns of APs are the compensation standards for land acquisition and house demolition, housing resettlement entitlements of the HHs to be relocated, design and construction quality of resettlement site and houses, as well as the job and income opportunities after LAR. The IA, PMO, affected township governments, through meetings with affected households and public consultation, explained to the village/community committees and APs that the project will strictly implement the latest land acquisition and resettlement policies of the state, Jiangxi Province and Xinyu City; and all compensation and resettlement activities will be subject to supervision and monitoring throughout the project to ensure that all procedures are open and fair. APs are very supportive of the three packages and their LAR activities. See more details in Table 6-2 for the main comments/concerns raised during public consultation and correspond actions taken in URP and project design.

83. (in Hangqiao Village) (in Shangfen Village)

(In Maoshen Village) (In Gaozhan Village)

Figure 6-3 Public consultation with the APs in Four Villages in Early December 2020

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(In Guanchao Town Govt) (In Committee of New Development District) Figure 6-4 Key Informants Interviews in December 2020

Figure 6-5 The public consultation with the APs in December 2019

Figure 6-6 The public consultation with the APs in September 2020

Table 6-1 Main consultation Activities during the RP update Participants No. of AHs Date, Time, Venue Method Organizer Topics (no. of women AH) 9 December 2020, Interview, village officials, PMO/IA Comments/concerns Guanchao Town FGD consultants (9) on draft URP 9 December 2020, Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA Comments/concerns Maosheng Village, FGD consultants (10, 4F) on draft URP Guanchao Town 9 December 2020, Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA Comments/concerns Maosheng Village, FGD consultants (12, 3F) on draft URP Guanchao Town

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10 December 2020, Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA Comments/concerns Gaozhan Village, FGD consultants (9, 4F) on draft URP Guanchao Town 10 December 2020, Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA Comments/concerns Hangqiao Village, FGD consultants (11, 3F) on draft URP Xiacun Town September 2020 Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA Compensation Xiacun Town FGD technicians (10, 5F) standards and housing resettlement September 2020 Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA Compensation Guanchao Town FGD technicians (8, 3F) standards and housing resettlement December 2019 Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA LAR impacts update Xiacun Town FGD technicians (10, 6F) and willingness for resettlement options December 2019 Interview, APs, village officials, PMO/IA LAR impacts update Guanchao Town FGD technicians (18, 10F) and willingness for resettlement options Source: IA and its resettlement division.

Table 6-2 Responses to Comments/Concerns Raised by APs during RP Update S.N. Comments/concerns Raised by How comments/concerns are incorporated in design and APs/Stakeholders URP? 1 Reasonable compensation rates Regarding the high-value young crops and/or for young crops and ground attachments without specific compensation rates in attachments relevant policies, a third-part appraisal company will be engaged to assess the market value of these crops and/or ground attachments. 2 Update of Land compensation The latest land compensation rates issued in 2020 will rates be implemented; 3 Transition subsidy before moving Transition subsides will be paid by local government into resettlement site until the resettlement apartments are handed over the AHs to be relocated. 4 Design and construction quality APs’ opinions have been incorporated in the design of of resettlement site and houses resettlement and houses prior to construction, and the building quality will be strictly monitored and supervised by engineers and concerned stakeholders; 5 Income restoration and Various income restoration and rehabilitation measures sustainable livelihoods after LAR have been developed in the URP to enhance APs’ livelihood sustainability. 6 Update of compensation The land and house compensation standards updated in standards for PLA in the project 2020 are much higher than the original RP and will be applied in the three packages. Source: IA and its resettlement division.

6.2.2 Participation Plan at the Project Implementation Stage 84. With the development of the project preparation and implementation, the PMO, the township / street, village / community will undertake further public participation and consultation, including: discussion of land acquisition and house demolition compensation standards; offered contents of training for the affected people; announce the problems encountered during project construction and the ways to solve; listen to the opinions and expectations of affected people during project implementation process; announce compensation standards, complaint channels; understand the implementation of the resettlement plan, affected people’s livelihoods restoration, etc.

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Table 6-3 Public Participation Plan during RP Implementation Alternative Measures (if COVID19 outbreak Purpose Method Time Agency Participants Topic and/or other unforeseeable phenomena) Distribute final Announce Virtual means (virtual Disclose 2020 updated updated RP in compensation meeting, WeChat RP and information relevant offices Jan 2021 PMO, Resettlement Division All APs standards, complaints Group, telephone call, booklets and booklets to and appeal channels, etc.) all AHs etc. Disclose 2020 updated ADB N/A Jan 2021 ADB RP website Virtual means (virtual Affected village Pre-announce land Aug 2020 PMO, NRB, the affected Announce the scope of meeting, WeChat bulletin board / All APs acquisition notice (completed) villages’ cadres land acquisition area Group, telephone call, village meetings etc.) Notice of resettlement PMO, Resettlement Division, Same as above Affected village plan and compensation Guanchao Town, Xiachun compensation rates and bulletin board / Jan 2021 All APs for land acquisition and Town, affected villager payment procedures village meetings house demolition groups and communities • Finding out anything Avoid unnecessary omitted to determine personal contact and the final impacts gathers where possible; PMO, DI, NRB, the affected • Preparing a list of lost keep social distance DMS result verification Field survey Jan 2021 All APs villages’ cadres land & assets and wear protective • Preparing a basic equipment when face- compensation to-face survey is agreement necessary. PMO, Resettlement Division, Choice of resettlement Virtual means (virtual Relocation and HSR New District, Guanchao housing meeting, WeChat village meeting 2021-2023 Town, Xiachun Town, All APs Group, telephone call, Resettlement. (many times) Livelihood restoration affected villager groups and etc.) communities Avoid unnecessary PMO, NRB, the affected All affected Sign agreement and personal contact and LAR Implementation Field work 2021-2023 villages households disburse compensation gathers where possible; keep social distance

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Alternative Measures (if COVID19 outbreak Purpose Method Time Agency Participants Topic and/or other unforeseeable phenomena) and wear protective equipment when face- to-face survey is necessary. PMO, Resettlement Division, Discussing training Virtual means (virtual Human Resources and Social requirement meeting, WeChat village meeting Security Bureau, Guanchao Group, telephone call, Training plan 2021-2023 All APs (many times) Town, Xiachun Town, etc.) affected villager groups and communities • Resettlement Avoid unnecessary progress and impacts personal contact and • Payment of gathers where possible; July 2019- PMO, NRB, the affected compensation keep social distance Resettlement Household December villages, the external sampling APs • Information disclosure and wear protective Monitoring & Evaluation interview 2023 monitoring agency • Livelihood restoration, equipment when face- reconstruction of to-face survey is demolished housing, necessary. etc. Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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6.3 Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) 85. In order to address issues effectively and ensure the successful implementation of project construction and land acquisition, a transparent and effective grievance redress mechanism has been established. The basic grievance redress system is as follows:  Stage 1: If any right of any AP is infringed on in any aspect of LAR, he/she may report this to village/community committee, which should record such appeal and solve it together with the village committee or the AP within two weeks.  Stage 2: If the appellant is dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 1, he/she may file an appeal to the town governments after receiving such disposition, which should make a disposition within two weeks.  Stage 3: If the appellant is still dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 2, he/she may file an appeal to the IA and PMO after receiving such disposition, which should make a disposition within two weeks.  Stage 4: If the appellant is still dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 3, he/she may file an appeal to the Nature Resources Bureau of Xinyu City within one month after receiving such disposition, which should make a disposition within 4 weeks. 86. At any stage, an AP can bring a suit in a local court directly in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the PRC. AP may also submit a complaint to ADB, first with the project team and then, if still unsatisfied, to ADB’s accountability mechanism (http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main). 87. All agencies will accept grievances and appeals from the APs without a charge and costs so reasonably incurred will be disbursed from contingencies. During the whole construction period of the Sub-project, these appeal procedures will remain effective to ensure that the APs can use them to address relevant issues. The above GRM will be communicated to the APs at meetings or/and through the RIB. 88. During RP implementation, the resettlement agencies should register and manage appeal and handling information and submit such information to the PMO in writing on a monthly basis. The PMO will inspect the registration of appeal and handling information regularly. Table 6-4 Contact Information for Grievance Redress Agency Name Tel Xinyu City Government / 12345 Xinyu Ecology and Environment Bureau / 12369 XURCIG (IA) Mr. Zhang 0790-6318129; Zhongwei [email protected] 0790-6318129 Xinyu PMO Guo Qiong

18070038177 Contractor Mr. He

Supervision 13755563530 Mr.

External M&E Agency Mr.Huang 0791-88393369 Zhenhua Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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7 Organization and Personnel Arrangements

7.1 Resettlement Implementing Agencies 89. The Xinyu City Government (XCG), which is the executive agency (EA), has established appropriate agencies and strengthened the capacity to ensure successful project preparation and resettlement. The resettlement implementation and institutional organizations for the project have been established consistent with the structure proposed in the RP, and there have some changes or modifications proposed. 90. The agencies responsible for the planning, management, implementation and monitoring of the project’s resettlement activities are: (1) Xinyu Project Leading Group (2) Xinyu Urban and Rural Construction Investment Group (3) Xinyu Project Management Office (4) Resettlement Division (Under PMO) (5) HSR New District Administration Committee, Yangtiangang Subdistrict Office, Guanchao Town People’s Government, Xiachun Town People’s Government (6) Affected villager groups and communities (7) Project design agency (8) External Monitoring and Evaluation Agency (9) Other agencies: e.g., Natural Resources Bureau, Water Resources Bureau, Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, women’s federation, etc.

Xinyu Project Leading Group (PLG)

Xinyu Urban and Rural Construction Design Investment Group (IA) Institute

Natural Resources Bureau Project Management Office (PMO) Water Resources Bureau Resettlement Human Resources and Division Social Security Bureau Internal M&E External M&E Agency: Housing and Urban-Rural Haohan Engineering Development Bureau Consulting Co., Ltd.

HSR New District Administration Committee, Township governments (Yangtiangang, Guanchao, Xiacun)

Land Acquisition and House Demolition Affect Persons Affected Villages

Figure 7-1 Organization Chart of the Relevant Resettlement Implementation Agencies

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Figure 7-2 Members in the Project Leading Group 7.2 Assignment of Responsibilities 91. Assignment of Responsibilities are same as these in original RP. 7.3 Staffing and Equipment 7.3.1 Staffing 92. To ensure the successful implementation of the resettlement work, the IA will ensure with full-time staff trained and experienced in implementation of the RP who will be assisted by required staff and will be provide adequate resources. Each resettlement agency is composed mainly of 3 to 6 administrative staff members and specialized technicians, all of whom have certain professional and management skills, and considerable experience in LA, HD and resettlement. A smooth channel of communication has been established. See Table 7-1. Table 7-1 Staffing of Resettlement Agencies Agency Person responsible Workforce Composition Xinyu PLG You Ying 2 Civil servants XURCIG Zhang Langping 3 Managers PMO Yongning 8 Civil servants, technicians Resettlement Division Luo Tianping 4 Civil servants, technicians HSR New District Chen Peng 2 Civil servants Administration Committee Yangtiangang Sub-district 2 Cadre Office Guanchao Town Government 2 Cadre Xiachun Town Government 2 Cadre Village committees several Village officials Design Institutes Several Engineers External M&E Agency Huang Zhenhua Several Experts 93. The resettlement agencies of the Project have many years of LA and HD experience from domestic construction projects, and are familiar with the applicable domestic regulations, but are handling the resettlement work of an ADB-financed project for the first time. Although they have a certain understanding of ADB’s resettlement policy and requirements, measures will still be taken to improve institutional capacity. Some training have been delivered and achieve a good performance, such as the training on computer skills and data management held in August 2017.

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Figure 7-3 Training on Resettlement Implementation and Management Organized during RP Update Table 7-2 Operational Training Plan of Resettlement Institution Training Training Institution Training Content Training Object Time Total Cost A B C D Xinyu Project Leading Visiting other ADB Staff of resettlement 2021-2022 Group resettlement office of sub-project projects and learning its experiences and lessons

External Monitoring Resettlement policy Staff of resettlement Feb 2021 Agency of ADB office of sub-project

External Monitoring New change of state Staff of resettlement Feb 2021 Agency policy of land office of sub-project The total acquisition and budget of house demolition training is CNY55,0 Resettlement Resettlement Resettlement office Mar 2021 000 Implementation Agencies procedure and policy of sub-district office, of Project; resettlement villager groups Resettlement Division ADB Resettlement Resettlement office Apr 2021 (Comprehensive policy and practice of sub-district office, coordination department resettlement villager of XCPLG, Land groups management bureau, house demolition office of XCG) 7.3.2 Equipment 94. All resettlement agencies have been provided basic office, transport and communication equipment, including desks and chairs, PCs, printers, telephones, facsimile machines and vehicles.

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8 Resettlement Budget

95. In the general budget, direct resettlement costs include compensation for PLA, TLO, the demolition of temporary building and ground attachments, as well as planning and monitoring costs, administrative costs, training costs and contingencies, etc. 96. Based on prices of December 2020, the resettlement costs of the Project are CNY90.61 million. The general resettlement budget will be included in the overall costs of the Project. See Table 8-1 for details. Table 8-1 Resettlement Budget Compensation Budget (0,000 No. Item Unit Qty Percent (%) Rate (yuan) yuan) 1 Basic LA and HD costs 0,000 yuan 4,087.37 45.11 Compensation for state- 1.1 1,063.20 11.73 owned land occupation Reserved Construction Land 1.1.1 mu 200,000 53.16 1,063.20 11.73 (land use cost) 1.2 Compensation for PLA 0,000 yuan 2,166.29 23.91 1.2.1 Cultivated Land mu 38,900 124.14 482.90 5.33 Garden Plot (including 1.2.2 mu 44900 214.45 962.88 10.63 compensation for fruit trees) 1.2.3 Homestead mu 38,900 28.13 109.43 1.21 1.2.4 Forest land mu 15,560 156.18 243.02 2.68 1.2.5 Other land mu 15,560 217.15 337.89 3.73 1.2.6 Young crops mu 2,431 124.14 30.18 0.33 Compensation for 1.3 Temporary Land 95.65 1.06 Occupation 1.3.1 Paddy field mu 3,500 45.26 31.68 0.35 1.3.2 Dry Land mu 3,000 22.66 13.60 0.15 1.3.3 Other land mu 2,431 103.61 50.38 0.56 Compensation for 1.4 0,000 yuan 447.56 4.94 Residential HD Resettlement Houses 1.4.1 Construction (including m2 1,250 1,980 247.50 2.73 compensation for LA) Brick-concrete Structure 1.4.2 m2 520 2,780.00 144.56 1.60 (exceeding replaced area) 1.4.3 Brick-wood Structure m2 350 228.00 7.98 0.09 1.4.4 Transition Subsidy yuan/ m2 30 3,008.00 9.02 0.10 1.4.5 Relocation allowance yuan 1,000 9 0.90 0.01 1.4.6 House Decoration yuan/ m2 125 3,008.00 37.60 0.41 Compensation for Non- 1.5 0.00 0.00 residential HD 1.5.1 Brick-wood Structure yuan/ m2 350 0.00 0.00 0.00 Compensation for Ground 1.6 0,000 yuan 314.66 3.47 Attachment 0.5% of basic 2 0,000 yuan 20.44 0.23 Supporting Fund for VGs costs Resettlement Planning and 3 0,000 yuan 40.87 0.45 Monitoring Costs Resettlement Planning and 0.5% of basic 3.1 0,000 yuan 20.44 0.23 Design Costs costs 0.5% of basic 3.2 Resettlement M&E Costs 0,000 yuan 20.44 0.23 costs Resettlement Management 3% of basic 4 0,000 yuan 122.62 1.35 Costs costs 1% of basic 5 Training Costs 0,000 yuan 40.87 0.45 costs 6 Taxes and Fees on LA 0,000 yuan 3,567.06 39.37 Flood Control and Security 6.1 0,000 yuan 1,000 124.14 12.41 0.14 Fund 6.2 Farmland Occupation Tax mu 16,667 711.92 1,186.56 13.10 6.3 Farmland Reclamation Cost mu 25,000 124.14 310.35 3.43 Fees for Compensated Use of 6.4 mu 22667 711.92 1,613.71 17.81 New Construction Land Endowment Insurance Fund 6.5 0,000 yuan 6,000 740.05 444.03 4.90 for LEFs2

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Compensation Budget (0,000 No. Item Unit Qty Percent (%) Rate (yuan) yuan) LA and HD costs (subtotal of 7 0,000 yuan 7,879.23 86.96 Items 1-6) Contingencies (15% of total 8 0,000 yuan 1,181.88 13.04 costs) 9 Total 0,000 yuan 9,061.12 100.00 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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9 Resettlement Implementation Schedule

9.1 Principles for Resettlement Implementation 97. According to the project implementation schedule, the Project will be constructed from 2017 to 2023. In order that the resettlement schedule links up the construction schedule of the Project, land acquisition of the three packages will commence in February 2021 and complete in September 2021. 9.2 Resettlement Implementation Schedule 98. The general resettlement schedule of the three packages has been drafted based on the progress of project construction, LA and HD, and resettlement preparation and implementation. The exact implementation schedule may be adjusted due to deviations in project progress. See Table 9-1. Table 9-1 Resettlement Milestones of the Three Packages

No. Task Target Agencies in charge Time Remarks 1 Information disclosure RIB release based on Affected PMO, IA’s 1.1 updated RP villages/ AHs Resettlement Jan 2021 Division Disclosure of the RP on 1.2 ADB Jan 2021 ADB’s website 2 Notification of updated RP Notice on Commencement Affected New land Yushui District 2.1 of LAR villages/ AHs Jan 2021 Administration Government Law Requirement DMS verification and census Affected IA, township 2.2 of APs villages/ AHs government, village Jan 2021 committees Affected PMO, IA’s New land Social Stability Risk 2.3 villages/ AHs Resettlement Jan 2021 Administration Assessment Division Law Requirement Disclose the updated RP Affected PMO, IA’s New land (detailed compensation and villages/ AHs 2.5 Resettlement Jan 2021 Administration resettlement program) for no Division Law Requirement less than 30 days Registration of eligible AHs Affected PMO, IA, township 2.6 and affected land/assets villages/ AHs government, village Mar 2021 committees Affected PMO, IA, township New land Pre-signing of LA and HD 2.7 villages/ AHs government, village Mar 2021 Administration agreements committees Law Requirement 3 LA Approval Submission of LA Yushui District Application to Provincial Government, Xinyu 3.1 LAR Apr 2021 Nature and Resources Nature and Department Resource Bureau Nature and Resources 3.2 Approval of LA LAR May 2021 Department of Jiangxi province 4 LA Related Information Disclosure and Land Compensation Payment Affected Yushui District Release LA announcement 4.1 townships and Government, PMO, May 2021 after LA approved villages IA

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Affected Yushui District 4.2 Compensation Payment townships and Government, PMO, Jun 2021 villages IA 5 Relocation, Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration PMO, IA, Town 5.1 Houses demolition 9 HHs Jun 2021 Government PMO, IA, Town 5.2 Move to resettlement houses 9 HHs Jan 2024 Government Implementation of restoration Affected Township Jun 2021 to 5.3 programs villages/ AHs governments Jun 2024 Implementation of skills Affected District human Jun 2021 to 5.4 training program villages/ AHs resources and social Jun 2024 security bureau Hiring APs under the project Affected PMO, human villages/ AHs resources and social Jun 2021 to 5.5 security bureau, Jun 2024 contractors 6 Capacity building of resettlement agencies Staff training of PMO, IA and 20 person- PMO, IA 6.1 Ongoing concerned agencies times 7 M&E Establishing an internal PMO, IA 7.1 As per the RP completed monitoring mechanism 7.2 Internal monitoring reporting Semiannual PMO, IA Ongoing Appointing an external M&E PMO, IA 2 EMRs submitted 7.3 agency One completed and disclosed so far Baseline survey Affected 7.4 townships and External monitor Jan 2021 villages External monitoring reporting No.1, submitted and Dec 2019 disclosed No.2, submitted and disclosed Jul 2020 No.3，submitted and disclosed 7.5 Semiannual External monitor Jan 2021 No.4 Jul 2021 No.5 Jan 2022 No.6 Jul 2022 No.7 Jan 2023 No.8 Jul 2023 No.9 PMO, External 7.6 Completion report Dec. 2024 monitor 8 Public consultation IAs Ongoing 9 Grievance redress IAs Ongoing 10 Disbursement of compensation fees 10.1 - To PMO/IA Initial funds XCG Apr 2021 10.2 - To township government Initial funds PMO, IA May 2021 - To AHs Township 10.3 Initial funds Jun 2022 governments 11 Commencement of civil construction 11.1 The three packages PMO, IA Jul 2021 Source: IA and its resettlement division.

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10 Monitoring and Reporting

99. The Project will regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the LAR activities in order to ensure that the resettlement work is implemented successfully and achieves the target of appropriate livelihood restoration for the APs in accordance with the requirements of ADB. The monitoring plan will comprise of two key components: internal monitoring and external monitoring detailed in the following sections. 100. In case of emergency circumstances, like COVID19 outbreak and/or other unforeseeable phenomena, following alternative and/or safety measures will be taken by monitoring staff:  Virtual methods where possible to avoid personal contact and gathers through virtual meeting, WeChat Group, and telephone call, etc.; and  Safety measures following local center for disease control (CDC) where personal contact and gathers unavoidable: keep social distance and wear protective equipment when face-to-face survey/monitoring is necessary. 10.1 Internal Monitoring 101. An internal resettlement monitoring system had been established with assistance of resettlement specialist in the project management consultancy team. See details of internal monitoring requirements in original RP. 10.2 External Monitoring 102. The PMO has engaged Beijing Haohan Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd as the external M&E agency since Jun 2019. See the TOR of external resettlement monitor in PAM. 103. The external M&E agency will conduct follow-up M&E of resettlement activities periodically, monitor resettlement progress, quality and funding, and give advices. It will also conduct follow-up monitoring of the APs’ production level and living standards, and then submit M&E reports to the PMO and ADB. 104. The external M&E agency will submit a monitoring or evaluation report to ADB and PMO semiannually. See Table 10-1. Table 10-1 Reporting Schedule of External Monitoring & Evaluation No. Report Date Remarks 1 Baseline survey report TBD 2 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Disclosed on ADB’ Dec 2019 (Issue 1) website 3 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Disclosed on ADB’ (Issue 2) website Jul 2020 4 Monitoring & Evaluation Report (Issue 3) 5 Monitoring & Evaluation Report To be submitted Jan 2021 (Issue 4) soon 6 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Jul 2021 (Issue 5) 7 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Jan 2022 (Issue 6) 8 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Jul 2022 (Issue 7) 9 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Jan 2023 (Issue 8) 10 Monitoring & Evaluation Report Jul 2023 (Issue 9) 11 Resettlement Completion Report Dec 2024

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Source: IA and its resettlement division. 10.3 Resettlement Completion Report 105. After project implementation, the PMO (or through the external M&E agency) will apply the theory and methodology of post-resettlement evaluation to evaluate the Project’s resettlement activities on the basis of M&E to obtain successful experience and lessons in LA and HD as a reference for future work. A resettlement completion report will be submitted to ADB by December 2024.

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Appendix1: Letter of Xinyu City Nature Resources Bureau on Adjustment of Permanent Basic Farmland in Project Area (to be supplemented later)

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