Social Monitoring Report

Project Number: 48443-002 July 2020

PRC: Xiangjiang River Watershed Existing Solid Waste Comprehensive Treatment Project (Resettlement)

Prepared by: Hunan Provincial Government.

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Loan 3712-PRC: Hunan Xiangjiang River Watershed Existing Solid Waste Comprehensive Treatment Project

Resettlement Monitoring Report

(No.1, as of 2020.6)

PMO of the Hunan Xiangjiang River Watershed Existing Solid Waste Comprehensive Treatment Project

July 2020 Contents

1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT...... 1

1.1 Introduction to the Project ...... 1

1.2 Category of Involuntary resettlement ...... 5

1.3 Report Period ...... 6

2 CONSTRUCTION AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRESS ...... 7

2.1 Construction Progress...... 7

2.2 Resettlement Progress ...... 10

2.3 RP Updating Progress ...... 11

3 IMPACT CHANGES AND REASONS ...... 12

4 RESETTLEMENT POLICIES ...... 15

5 LIVELIHOOD/INCOME/HOUSE DEMOLITION/SPECIAL FACILITY RESTORATION 17

6 RESETTLEMENT BUDGET AND RESOURCE ...... 17

7 IAS ...... 17

7.1 Organizational Setup ...... 17

7.2 Agencies for Resettlement and Social Affairs ...... 18

7.3 Capacity Building ...... 20

8 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ...... 23

9 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...... 24

10 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ...... 25

10.1 Conclusions ...... 25 10.2 Suggestions ...... 25

APPENDIX 1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES IN CITY...... 26

APPENDIX 2 LA AGREEMENT IN CHANGNING CITY ...... 27

APPENDIX 3 AIDS BROCHURE IN CHANGNING CITY ...... 28

ABBREVIATIONS

ACWF - All China Women’s Federation ADB - Asian Development Bank AH - Affected Household AP - Affected Person CDC - Center of Disease Control EMDP - Ethnic Minority Development Plan ESB - Environmental Sanitation Bureau HD - House Demolition HURD Hunan Provincial Housing Urban-Rural - Development Department LA - Land Acquisition M&E - Monitoring and evaluation PMO - Project Management Office LEF - Land-expropriated Farmers MOF - Ministry of Finance MSW - Municipal Solid Waste NDRC National Development and Reform - Commission PMO - Project Management Office PPMS - Project Performance Monitoring System RP - Resettlement Plan SGAP - Social and Gender Action Plan SLF - Sanitary Landfill STI - Sexually Transmitted Infection 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Units

Currency unit = Yuan (CNY) 1.00 yuan = $0.15 1 hectare = 15 mu

1 Background of the Project 1.1 Introduction to the Project The Xiangjiang River and its watershed are part of the larger watershed. Both watersheds are integral elements of the downstream River watershed. The Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) covers nine provinces and two specially administered cities in the Yangtze River Basin. It accounts for over 40% of the PRC’s population and has 40% of the freshwater resources. It also serves as the drinking water resource for 400 million people, provides 60% of the total fisheries production, has 20% of the total wetland area, and contributes about 45% of the PRC’s economic output. The PRC’s YREB Development Plan, 2016-20301 stipulates the prioritization of ecological protection and promotion of green development as the guiding principle for the YREB development. As upstream watersheds, the Xiangjiang River and Dongting Lake play a pivotal role in the water quality of the Yangtze River watershed and in the general maintenance of healthy rivers and waterways. Therefore, the Xiangjiang River watershed is a key water resource in the overall strategic planning for water security in the Yangtze River, and its ecological improvement in turn promotes ecosystem restoration, environmental protection, and water resources management of the YREB and its watersheds. In addition, in order to protect the water quality of the Xiangjiang River watershed, and dispose of the existing landfills, the Hunan Provincial Government applied for a loan of $150 million with the ADB in 2018 to implement the Project, which has a gross investment of $258 million, and will be implemented from April 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023. The Project is expected to reduce pollutant emissions in the Xiangjiang River watershed1, and benefit a population of 6.9 million. The Project has 6 outputs. Output 1: Substandard municipal solid waste landfills closed. This output will close and restore nine substandard landfills, demonstrating at each site the installation of a capping layer and drainage, a leachate collection system, a landfill gas collection and treatment system, and the restoration of vegetation and landscaping.2 Output 2: Substandard municipal solid waste landfills mined and remediated. This output will demonstrate the remediation of two substandard landfill sites through mining, which will include the excavation and transport of waste materials to adjacent

1 The design and monitoring framework is in Appendix 1. 2 The sites included are Dong’an; Doupi (in ); ; Hengshan; Jiufenshan (in Lanshan); Lengshuijiang; Shanglingqiao; Zhugemiao (in ); and Tietang (in Changning).

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sanitary landfill sites. This output will include the closure and restoration of the Xiaowujia site (in Lanshan) and the site. Output 3: New urban-rural integrated municipal solid waste management systems established.3 This output will establish best practice and well-defined urban- rural MSW management systems in seven project areas. It will support Hunan’s strategy for integrated MSW management by piloting the construction of collection and transfer stations in selected locations to demonstrate differing scale and approaches. It will include the procurement of the associated collection and transport equipment and fleet vehicles.4 Output 4: Sanitary landfill facilities upgraded. This output will upgrade the facilities in four sanitary landfill sites. This output will include upgrading and expanding leachate treatment facilities, installing leachate residual treatment facilities, improving site drainage, upgrading landfill cover and associated improvements, and refurbishing and upgrading site infrastructure.5 Output 5: A new kitchen waste treatment and management system established. This output will assist the Yongzhou City Government to establish a kitchen waste treatment and management system for commercial facilities. It will include the collection, transport and treatment, and associated operation and maintenance (O&M) and management systems. This output will support these initiatives by developing a well-prepared regulatory framework, appropriate institutional arrangements, a selection of appropriate technology, and a financially sustainable operational model. Output 6: Capacity for environmentally sustainable municipal solid waste management enhanced. This output will support capacity development and institutional strengthening to ensure the successful implementation of the Project. This will include technical support for project management and implementation, and training. This output will prepare operationally focused studies on MSW policies and best practice, accompanied by research on innovation and technology and pilot projects as inputs to developing knowledge products and guidelines and/or procedures to guide future

3 The project will support the (i) construction of large-scale MSW treatment facilities, including collection and transfer stations; and (ii) procurement of MSW equipment. 4 It will serve urban and rural populations in Changning (0.99 million), Hengyang (1.12 million), Lanshan (0.26 million), (1.20 million), Lengshuijiang (0.34 million), Yongzhou (1.32 million), and Zixing (0.36 million). 5 The sites included are Hengyang, Lanshan, Leiyang, and Lengshuijiang.

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investments in Hunan.6 The project outputs are summarized in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1: Summary of Project Outputs Output IA Description Proposed Remark Treatment 1. Substandard MSW Landfills Closed Area (10,000 Year Built Condition m2) / Volume / No (10,000 m3) Longer Used Changning Changning City 4.03 / 50.0 2001 / Simply On-site Tietong 2012 closed closure MSW Landfill Dong'an Dong'an County 2.39 / 25.44 1993 / Simply On-site MSW 2012 closed closure Landfill Guiyang 4.60 / 68.0 1982 / Simply On-site Adjacent MSW 2012 closed closure to Landfill tailing site Hengshan 2.60 / 39.0 1997 / In MSW Present operation Landfill Hengyang 2.2 / 25.2 1991 / Simply On-site Doupi 2014 closed closure MSW Landfill Lanshan 2.24 / 22.4 1999 / Simply On-site Jiufengshan 2013 closed closure MSW Landfill Lengshuijiang Lengshuijiang City 3.70 / 58.5 1996 / Simply On-site Fly ash MSW 2011 closed closure sites Landfill Yongzhou Yongzhou City 2.00 / 14.3 1995 / Simply On-site Lengshuijiang 2008 closed closure Shanglingqiao MSW Landfill Yongzhou Yongzhou City 8.00 / 210.0 1999 / Simply On-site

6 The range of system for MSW management and the variations in landfill conditions and engineering solutions will allow wide-ranging engineering and operational lessons to be collated and disseminated in Hunan and in the PRC.

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Output IA Description Proposed Remark Treatment Lingling 2010 closed closure Zhugemiao MSW Landfill Substandard MSW Landfills Mined and Remediated Lanshan Lanshan County 0.55 / 5.0 1986 / Equipment Mining Not in Xiaowujia MSW 1998 yard use Landfill Zixing Zixing City MSW 1.2 / 5.0 2000 / Simply Mining Next to Landfill 2010 closed sanitary landfill New Urban-Rural Integrated MSW Urban / Rural Total Condition Management Systems Established Township Population (10,000) Hengyang Hengyang County 1 / 25 109.4 No rural Integrated Urban- Rural collection Integrated MSW Changning Changning City 2 / 18 91.8 No rural Integrated Urban-Rural collection Integrated MSW Leiyang Leiyang City Urban- 1 / 24 120.1 No rural Integrated Rural Integrated collection MSW Yongzhou Yongzhou City 3 / 19 131.6 No rural Integrated Urban-Rural collection Integrated MSW Lanshan Lanshan County 1 / 13 43.01 No rural Integrated Urban- Rural collection Integrated MSW Zixing Zixing City Urban- 2 / 11 35.8 No rural Integrated Rural Integrated collection MSW Lengshuijiang Lengshuijiang City 4 / 6 37.03 No transfer 400 t/d MSW Transfer station station Station 4. Sanitary Landfill Facilities Upgraded Area (10,000 Start / Daily

m2) / Service Capacity Life (t/d) Output IA Description Proposed Remark Treatment

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Output IA Description Proposed Remark Treatment Capacity

(10,000 m3) Hengyang Hengyang County 15.77 / 215 2013 / 25 300 Upgrading Lida Sanitary Landfill Upgrade Leiyang Leiyang City 13.33 / 400 2008 / 20 380 Upgrading Sanitary Landfill Upgrade Lanshan Lanshan County 6.61 / 122 2014 / 19 150 Upgrading Qijiacun Sanitary Landfill Upgrade Lengshuijiang Lengshuijiang City 20.0 / 473 2011 / 35 250 Upgrading Zengjiachong Sanitary Landfill Upgrade New Kitchen Waste Treatment and Service Area / Design Current Management System Established Population Capacity Condition (10,000) (t/d) Yongzhou Yongzhou City Yongzhou / 100 (short) No New Kitchen Waste 52.26 / treatment center Treatment (Lengshuijiang) 200 (long) / 68.0 (Lingling) Capacity for Environmentally Sustainable MSW Management Enhanced Project implementation support Institutional strengthening and training Capacity development and studies W on MS m2 = square meter, m3 = cubic meter, MSW = municipal solid waste, t/d = ton per day.

1.2 Category of Involuntary resettlement The Project is a Category B project in terms of involuntary resettlement, and has insignificant resettlement impacts. The Project involves 1,421.14 mu of land, where: 519.34 mu of land was acquired before the commencement of the Project (before

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2016). 4 due diligence reports were prepared at the preparation stage (Guiyang, Dong’an, Hengshan and Lengshuijiang); 901.8 mu of rural collective land will be acquired for the Project, including 3.7 mu of cultivated land, with the remainder being woodland or unused land. 6 RPs were prepared at the preparation stage (Hengyang, Yongzhou, Changning, Zixing, Leiyang and Lanshan). The 6 RPs will be updated after the completion of the detailed design. At the implementation stage, internal monitoring will be conducted, and the PMOs will submit monitoring reports to the ADB semiannually. The monitoring methods and indicators are included in the RPs. 1.3 Report Period The period of this report is from January 2020 to June 2020. This report was completed by the Hunan PMO with the support of the consultants, and all data was provided by the IAs.

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2 Construction and Resettlement Progress 2.1 Construction Progress 2.1.1 Changning City The preliminary design of Changning City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW was completed and approved in March 2020. The gross investment in this component is 114.2276 million yuan, including construction costs of 46.8387 million yuan, equipment purchase costs of 42.7697 million yuan, installation costs of 3.5888 million yuan, and other costs of 21.0304 million yuan. The preliminary design of Changning City Tietong MSW Landfill was approved in 2019. The gross investment in this component is 62.9681 million yuan, including construction costs of 52.4609 million yuan, other costs of 5.8651 million yuan, and contingencies of 4.6421 million yuan. As of June 30, 2020, the fund availability of Changning City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW and Changning City Tietong MSW Landfill was 1.07%, and the 4 contracts had not been awarded. 2.1.2 Dong’an County As of June 30, 2020, the design workload of Dong'an County MSW Landfill has varied greatly from the estimated workload, and the preliminary design has been approved, with fund availability of 0.46%. None of the 3 contracts (one for civil works, one for goods and one for consulting) has been awarded. 2.1.3 Guiyang County As of June 30, 2020, the fund availability of this subproject was 0.11%, the civil works contract was expected to be bid for in Q3 2020, and the preliminary design had been approved, with the addition of vertical seepage control. 2.1.4 Hengyang County The gross investment in this subproject is 202 million yuan, and it mainly includes: 1) Doupi MSW Landfill: waste pile shaping, closure, rainwater and sewage separation, leachate treatment, gas collection and treatment, and landscaping, with a planned investment of 59 million yuan; 2) Hengyang County Urban-Rural Integrated MSW: construction of 28 waste transfer stations in the county town and townships, and purchase of 83 collection and transfer vehicles, with a planned investment of 120 million yuan; 3) Hengyang County Lida Sanitary Landfill Upgrade: construction of a group of leachate treatment facilities, and upgrading some existing facilities, with a planned investment of 19 million yuan, including 5 contracts (two goods contracts: leachate

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treatment system upgrading and transfer facility purchase; 3 construction contracts: existing waste disposal, landfill upgrading and transfer station construction). The overall progress of this subproject is slow. The preliminary design of the Doupi MSW Landfill has been completed and is being reviewed. As of June 30, 2020, only domestic counterpart funds of 4 million yuan were available, with a percentage of 1.98%, and no construction had begun. The preliminary design of Hengyang County Urban-Rural Integrated MSW and Hengyang County Lida Sanitary Landfill Upgrade have not approved. 2.1.5 Lanshan County As of June 30, 2020, fund availability was 11.79%, and the preliminary design had been approved. The changes include: 1) addition of vertical seepage control to the Jiufenshan MSW Landfill; 2) change in workload of the Xiaowujia MSW Landfill; 3) cancellation of the integrated building and concentrate treatment, change of the leachate treatment process from the membrane method to Fenton, and addition of anti-seepage rehabilitation for the Urban-Rural Integrated MSW; 4) reduction of some township transfer stations, and adjustment of the capacity of the central station in the county town to 500t/d. No construction has begun. 2.1.6 Leiyang City As of June 30, 2020, fund availability was 14.5%, and no construction had begun. The preliminary designs of the 2 components have not been approved. 2.1.7 Lengshuijiang City This subproject consists of the Heiniling MSW Landfill, Sanitary Landfill Upgrade and MSW Transfer Station, with a total ADB loan of $17.5 million. As of June 30, 2020, the progress of this subproject was as follows: • In April 2018, the feasibility study report was approved by the provincial development and reform commission; • In June 2019, the EIA report was approved by the Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau; • In May 2019, the Loudi Municipal Finance Bureau entered into an on-lending agreement with the provincial finance department; • In October 2019, the preliminary design of the Heiniling MSW Landfill was reviewed; • In December 2019, the construction drawings of the Heiniling MSW Landfill were reviewed;

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• In March 2020, the bidding documents of the Heiniling MSW Landfill were reviewed by the ADB, bidding approval was underway, and preliminary design documents were being prepared for the two other components. No construction has begun. 2.1.8 Yongzhou City This subproject consists of 7 contracts, including 4 construction ones and 3 goods ones. The 4 construction contracts are: 1) Shanglingqiao MSW Landfill, including landfill closure of 33,300 m2 and disposal of existing MSW of 800,000 m3; 2) Zhugemiao MSW Landfill, including landfill closure of 53,900 m3 and disposal of existing MSW of 800,000 m3; 3) Yongzhou City Kitchen Waste Treatment, including purchase of kitchen waste collection and transfer vehicles, and kitchen waste treatment equipment, and construction of the kitchen waste treatment plant; 4) Yongzhou City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW: construction of large waste transfer stations, and purchase of relevant equipment, vehicles and sanitation management systems. 3 goods contracts: management equipment for Yongzhou City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW and Yongzhou City Kitchen Waste Treatment, and Yongzhou City smart sanitation management system As of June 30, 2020, the design and review of the EIA report, preliminary design and construction drawings, budgeting, and financial review had been completed for the Zhugemiao MSW Landfill and the Shanglingqiao MSW Landfill; geological survey, site selection and land planning had been completed for Yongzhou City Kitchen Waste Treatment, and the preliminary design submitted to HURD for approval; the purchase of waste transfer and separation equipment, and the site selection and LA for 7 waste transfer stations had been completed for Yongzhou City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW. Domestic counterpart funds of 28.795 million yuan had been withdrawn in total. 2.1.9 Zixing City The gross investment in the Zixing subproject is 116 million yuan, and it mainly includes: 1) Zixing City Changyilong Sanitary Landfill Upgrade: including landfill and leachate treatment system upgrading, and the construction of a capacity of 900,000 m3 for Stage 2 of Phase 1 of the landfill (not covered by the feasibility study); 2) Zixing MSW Landfill: with a floor area of 20,000 m2, and the transfer of the Tangyilong simple landfill with a filled volume of 350,000 m3; 3) Zixing City MSW Collection and Transfer: construction of 4 town collection stations of 30t/d, reconstruction of 6 urban collection stations of 120-150t/d; purchase of vehicles, intelligent sanitation management system,

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and the regulation of irregular rural waste sites, etc., including 5 contracts (3 for goods: leachate treatment system upgrading, waste transfer equipment purchase and intelligent sanitation, and two for construction: existing MSW disposal and upgrading, and waste collection and transfer). Zixing City Changyilong Sanitary Landfill Upgrade: Geological survey, construction drawing design, budgeting, and EIA have been completed, and bidding will be conducted in July. Zixing MSW Landfill: Preliminary design and construction drawing review, EIA, bidding document preparation, and budgeting have been prepared. Zixing City MSW Collection and Transfer: Surveying, LA, preliminary design preparation, and EIA have been completed, the preliminary design is being reviewed, and the bidding documents being prepared.

2.2 Resettlement Progress 2.2.1 Changning City Changning City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW: From June 2018 to June 2020, some LA, HD and young crop compensation work for 16 township transfer stations have been paid. As the data have not been investigated. A separate DDR will be prepared in the updated RP. Changning City Tietong MSW Landfill: This component applies the land lease mode, and land lease has not begun. 2.2.2 Lanshan County LA has not begun; the RP has been released but is to be updated. 2.2.3 Lengshuijiang City The preliminary design specifies the floor area for excavation, and collective land will still be leased. 2.2.4 Yongzhou City The preliminary designs of the Zhugemiao MSW Landfill and the Shanglingqiao MSW Landfill have been approved, that of Yongzhou City Kitchen Waste Treatment submitted to HURD for approval, and that of Yongzhou City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW is being prepared. The Zhugemiao MSW Landfill will be bid for in August, and the Shanglingqiao MSW Landfill, Yongzhou City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW and Yongzhou City Kitchen Waste Treatment in December. Site selection and LA for 7 waste collection stations in Lingling have been

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completed, and LA for the Shanglingqiao MSW Landfill and Yongzhou City Urban-Rural Integrated MSW is underway. 2.2.5 Guiyang City The DMS of one component has been completed, and the RP will be updated pending the approval of the design of another component. 2.2.6 Zixing City The design is to be approved, and the RP to be updated. 2.2.7 Leiyang City The design is to be approved, and the RP to be updated.

2.3 RP Updating Progress The RPs of Hengyang, Yongzhou, Changning, Zixing, Leiyang and Lanshan will be updated after the designs are approved. In addition, LA completed before project commencement will be subject to due diligence. RP upgrading will be conducted by HydroChina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation. As of June 30, 2020, the DMS of one component in Guiyang City has been completed.

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3 Impact Changes and Reasons Up to June 30, 2020, some resettlement changes have been identified as table 3-1. Most of them are caused by the potential adjustment of project sites.

Table 3-1 impact changes

Preliminar Remar Output IA Description FSR Changes y design k 60 mu of land of existing Changning Changning City Tietang Solid City Tietang Waste Landfill to Same as Changning No change MSW be rented for the FSR Landfill construction of closure of the landfill Dong'an County 35.79 mu state Same as Dong'an No change MSW owned land FSR Landfill Guiyang Adjace No County Requisition nt to Guiyang Requisitioned land resettlemen MSW ed land tailing t impacts Landfill site Hengshan No County Same as Hengshan Leased from village resettlemen MSW FSR t impacts Landfill To be 1. Hengyang occupy 22 Substandar County Hengyang 30 mu mu d MSW Doupi MSW collective Landfills Landfill land, Closed Lanshan County To be Lanshan Jiufengshan TBD adjusted MSW Landfill Lengshuijian Lengshuijia Same as Fly ash g City MSW TBD ng FSR sites Landfill Yongzhou City Lengshuijian 92 mu collective To be Yongzhou g TBD land adjusted Shanglingqi ao MSW Landfill All in Yongzhou acquisitione City Lingling d land Yongzhou Zhugemiao 120 129.2 scope, No MSW resettlemen Landfill t impacts 2. Lanshan To be Not in Substandar Lanshan County TBD adjusted use d MSW Xiaowujia

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Landfills MSW Mined and Landfill Remediate Next to Zixing City d To be sanitar Zixing MSW TBD adjusted y Landfill landfill Hengyang a total of 116.5 mu County land will be Urban- permanently To be Hengyang TBD Rural requisitioned,affecti cancelled Integrated ng 25 villages in 25 MSW towns 14.62 mu of state owned land for the construction of 4 garbage collection and transfer stations; and (iii) 2 stations will be Changning 65.9 mu of canceled, 1 City Urban- collective land for station has Changning Rural the construction of TBD adjusted. Integrated 13 garbage the impacts MSW collection and transfer stations in to be rural area of updated Changning， involve 13 village groups of 13 villages in 12 towns 3. New Increase 4 Urban- stations, the Leiyang City Rural resettlemen Urban-Rural Integrated Leiyang 40.7 mu land t impacts is TBD Integrated MSW under MSW Manageme investigatio nt Systems n Established 60.1mu collective Yongzhou land o be acquired 54.28 mu City Urban- permanently for collective Yongzhou Rural construction of 20 TBD land to be Integrated solid waste used MSW collection and transfer stations The project site will be Lanshan adjusted, County involve Urban- Lanshan house TBD Rural demolition Integrated and MSW enterprises demolition (i) 289.696 mu land Some sites for the existing have been sanitary landfill Zixing City adjusted. upgrading, which is Urban-Rural The Zixing state-owned land; TBD Integrated resettlemen (ii) 0.74 mu land for MSW t impacts construction of 6 will be garbage transfer investigate stations in the

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of the city, which is state owned urban construction land, and (iii) 8 mu land for construction of 4 garbage collection and transfer stations in the rural area in 4 towns of Zixing City Lengshuijian Will requisition 61 The site Lengshuijia g City MSW mu land, affecting location TBD ng Transfer 2 HHs with 14 have been Station perosns adjusted Hengyang County Lida 50 mu collective No To be Hengyang Sanitary land to be resettlemen canceled Landfill requisitioned t impacts Upgrade Leiyang City Requisition Nanjing ed in 2008, Same as Leiyang Sanitary 188.84 mu l no FSR Landfill resettlemen 4. Sanitary Upgrade t impacts Landfill Lanshan Facilities County The site Upgraded Qijiacun Lanshan location will TBD Sanitary be adjusted Landfill Upgrade Lengshuijian g City Lengshuijia Zengjiachon TBD TBD ng g Sanitary Landfill Upgrade 5. New Kitchen On state- Waste Yongzhou 17.17mu state- 32.01mu owned land, Treatment City Kitchen Yongzhou owned land to be state- No and Waste used owned land resettlemen Manageme Treatment t impacts nt System Established

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4 Resettlement policies 4.1.1 New version of Land Administration Law has issued in Aug 2019 and has been put into enforcement in Jan 1, 2020 The main changes between the outdated version and the new version is the land acquisition

procedures which will be applied in our project for those to be conducted land acquisition.

The new procedures is as follow:

If a people’s government at or above the county level is to apply for land acquisition, it shall conduct a current status survey and a social stability risk assessment, and disclose the range and purpose of acquisition, current status, compensation rate, resettlement mode, social security, etc. in the township (town), village and village group to collect comments from the affected rural collective economic organization and its members, village committee and other stakeholders. If most members of the affected rural collective economic organization think that the land compensation and resettlement program does not conform to the laws and regulations, the people’s government at or above the county level shall organize a public hearing, and modify the program according to the laws, regulations and public hearing. Owners or users of the land to be acquired shall, within the time limit specified in the announcement, go through compensation registration on the strength of the real estate ownership certificate. The people’s government at or above the county level shall organize the department concerned to estimate the relevant costs and make them fully available, enter into compensation and resettlement agreements with the owners and users of the land to be acquired. The people’s government at or above the county level shall apply for land acquisition only when the preparatory work has been completed. 4.1.2 New land acquisition compensation policy has issued in Hunan province The new Notice of Hunan Provincial People’s Government on Adjustment of Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition in Hunan Province (XZF [2018] No.5) was issued by Hunan provincial government in 2018 which is higher than that in the draft RP preparation phase. The difference is listed in table 4-1. Table 4-1 new land acquisition compensation rates for LA related districts or counties

District/county Old Compensation Standards New Difference (land compensation fee Compensation +resettlement subsidy) Standards (land compensation fee +resettlement subsidy) Changning (i) CNY 22,500 – 45,000/mu for CNY 49000-58000 New compensation different land types in the project mu for cultivated rate is about 1.2 towns in Region I1, (ii) CNY 19,000 land, Land type times of the old – 38,000/mu for different land coefficient: 0.5-1 compensation rates types in the project towns in according to Region II, and (iii) CNY 16,500 – different land type

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33,000/mu for different land types in the project towns in Region III Hengyang (i) CNY 22,500 – 45,000/mu for CNY 50000-58000 different land types in the project mu for cultivated towns in Region I2, (ii) CNY 19,500 land; Land type – 39,000/mu for different land coefficient: 0.5-1 types in the project towns in Region II, and (iii) CNY 17,500 – 35,000/mu for different land types in the project towns in Region III. Lanshan CNY 20,000 / mu for Region I, CNY 44200-52000 CNY 17,000 - 34,000 / mu for / mu cultivated

Region II, and CNY 15,500 /mu land, Land type for Region III. coefficient: 0.5-1 Leiyang (i) CNY 20,000 – 40,000/mu for CNY 52000-60000 different land types in the project mu for cultivated

towns in Region II2, and(ii) CNY land, Land type 17,500 – 35,000/mu for different coefficient: 0.5-1 land types in the project towns in Region III. Yongzhou CNY 14,250 – 28,500/ mu for CNY 54600-67800 Region II and CNY 12,900 – mu for cultivated 25,800 / mu for Region III in land, Land type , and CNY coefficient: 0.5-1 15,000 - 30,000 /mu for Region I, CNY 12,600 - 25,200 /mu for Region II and CNY 11,400 - 22,800 /mu for Region III in . Zixing CNY 44,000 / mu for Region I, CNY 48300 – CNY 38,000 / mu for Region II, 55900/mu for and CNY 35,000 /mu for Region cultivated land, III. Land type coefficient: 0.5-1

The LA of this project to be conducted will use the new compensation rates. The new compensation rate is about 1.2 times of the old compensation rates according to different land type which is advantageous for the APs livelihood restoration.

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5 Livelihood/income/house demolition/special facility restoration Have not involve. Will report these issue to ADB when involved.

6 Resettlement budget and resource According to the project construction plan, the People's Government of each municipal government are responsible for the raising and payment of resettlement fund of the Project. It is expected that the resettlement fund will be put into use in 2021-2023.

The Resettlement Fund Management and Appropriation method is same as draft RP.

The new resettlement budget will be updated in each updated RP.

7 IAs 7.1 Organizational Setup The Hunan Provincial Housing Urban-Rural Development Department (HURD) is the executing agency of the Project, and the local city / county governments are the IAs, including (i) Dong’an, Guiyang, Hengshan, Hengyang and Lanshan Counties; and (ii) Changning, Leiyang, Lengshuijiang, Yongzhou and Zixing Cities (county-level cities). The PMO under HURD is responsible for project planning, guidance, supervision and management. See Figure 7-1.

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Asian Development MOF and NDRC

Executing Agency HU

PMO (Under

Hengyang Changning Hengsh Leiyang Yongzhou  Doupi Landfill  Tietong an  Nanjing SLF  Shanglingqia Closure Landfill  Hengshan Upgrade o Landfill  Lida SLF Closure Closure  Zhugemiao

Lanshan Dong'an Guiyang Zixing Lengshuijiang  Jiufengshan  Landfill  Landfill  Landfill  Landfill Closure Landfill Closure Mining  Zengjiachong SLF Closure Upgrade  Xiaowujia

HURD = Hunan Provincial Housing Urban-Rural Development Department, MOF = Ministry of Finance, NDRC = National Development and Reform Commission, PMO = project management office, MSW = municipal solid waste, SLF = sanitary landfill. Figure 7-1 Organizational Chart

7.2 Agencies for Resettlement and Social Affairs The IAs have appointed dedicated staff to be responsible for social and resettlement affairs, as shown in Table 7-1. There are 10 staff members (2 females) and 10 leaders (4 females) directly related to the Project. In addition, the local natural resources, forestry, and labor and social security bureaus, and women’s federations will also participate in the Project’s LA and social affairs.

Table 7-1 Contacts for Social and Gender Development Ethnic No. City / county Title Name Gender Mobile phone E-mail group

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Deputy 1 Wan Yong Male Han Director Hunan PMO Resettlement 2 and social Tang Jun Female Han affairs PMO Hou 3 Male Han 18973565293 Director Zhenghui Zixing Resettlement 4 and social Liao Qian Female Han 13270652660 [email protected] affairs PMO Liu 5 Female Han 13789379668 Director Zhanyan Changning Resettlement 6 and social Tan Huiyun Male Han 15873465999 affairs PMO Tang 7 Female Han 13807467590 [email protected] Director Huiyun Yongzhou Resettlement Deng 8 and social Male Han 18075819187 [email protected] Shangzhe affairs PMO 9 Luo Shiyou Male Han 13762461898 Director Hengyang Resettlement 10 and social Tan Xiao Male Han 13786460366 affairs PMO 11 Yu Langui Female Han 13787663626 Director Dong’an Resettlement Zhang 12 and social Female Han 13918360875 Hailing affairs PMO Deng gycg4470163@163. 13 Male Han 19973522766 Director Xianlan com Guiyang Resettlement Peng 14 and social Male Han 15096120002 [email protected] Huiwen affairs 15 Leiyang PMO Chen Male Han 13974710799

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Director Wensheng Resettlement 16 and social Xiao Xia Female Han 17770992330 [email protected] affairs PMO 17 Yi Hua Male! Han 15973899326 Director Lengshuijiang Resettlement 18 and social Yang Zhou Male Han 13973828172 [email protected] affairs PMO Xie 19 Male Han 15973899326 Director Xiangyang Lanshan Resettlement Peng 20 and social Male Han 18373888891 [email protected] Wensheng affairs

7.3 Capacity Building From January to June 2020, 12 training sessions were held for the Project, with 335 trainees in total, including 128 females, accounting for 38.21%. The PMOs invited social and resettlement experts to offer pre-implementation support in April 2020, who trained the social and resettlement staff of the PMOs in June 2020. A semiannual reporting system has been established by the 3 pre-implementation experts, covering involuntary resettlement, ethnic minorities and social development. See Table 7-2.

Table 7-2 Training Offered by the Hunan and Local PMOs from January to June 2020 Participants Amoun No. Topic Time Location Organizer Trainees Scope Female Source Total t (yuan) s Procurement Sep. Project kick- , finance, Hunan 1 16-25, Hunan PMO PMO staff 84 20 off meeting project PMO 2019 management June Bidding BOQ and Bidding 4, document technical Hunan 2 document 2020 Changsha Hunan PMO 7 3 preparation spec. PMO preparation (1 staff preparation day)

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Integrated June Finance, operational 30, project training 2020 management (financial Local , bidding, managemen PMOs, Hunan 3 Changsha Hunan PMO environment 38 11 t, bidding, design PMO (1 al environment agencies day) management , and , social resettlement safeguards ) Dong’an Dong’an Dong’an March County Basic 30, Urban Basic 4 operational 2020, Administratio PMO staff operational 6 2 PMO PMO training 14:30- n & Law training 15:30 Enforcement Bureau Lanshan EMP Lanshan March Resettlemen County PAS PMO 30, t, social Sanitation 2020, LanshanPM 5 development and PMO staff 12 5 15: O and Landscaping LAR 30-16: environment Service 30 Center Zixing City Zixing Zixing March Urban Basic 31, Administratio 6 operational 2020, PMO staff 10 5 n & Law PMO PMO training 8:30- Enforcement 9:30 Bureau Lengshuijian Lengshuijian March g City Urban g Basic 31, Administratio NCB 7 operational 2020, PMO staff 11 5 n & Law samples training 9:40- PMO Enforcement 10:40 Bureau Guiyang Guiyang Guiyang March County Basic 31, Urban 8 operational 2020, Administratio PMO staff 10 5 PMO PMO training 10:40- n & Law 11:40 Enforcement Bureau Basic March Leiyang City Leiyang Leiyang 9 operational 27, Urban PMO staff 20 4 PMO PMO training 2020, Administratio

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8:30- n & Law 9:30 Enforcement Bureau Hengyang Hengyang Hengyang March County Basic 27, Urban 10 operational 2020, Administratio PMO staff 27 13 PMO PMO training 9:40- n & Law 10:40 Enforcement Bureau March Changning Changnin Changning Basic 27, City Housing g 11 operational 2020, Urban-Rural PMO staff 10 5 training 10:40- Development PMO PMO 11:40 Bureau Changning PMO, and Basic Technical June labor and Constructio 12 operational PMO guidance on 100 50 3000 City 2020 social n workers training construction security bureau Total 335 128 3000

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8 Information Disclosure and Public Participation The PMOs attach great importance to public participation, and issued a notice on conducting public participation activities under the Project actively in June 2020, highlighting the importance of public participation, defining relevant players and duties, and stressing file management and reporting. According to incomplete statistics, over 500 messages were disclosed during this report period, mainly including LA announcements and project information. The RPs and SGAP have been disclosed on the websites of the ADB and the local governments. During this report period, 5 public participation activities were conducted, involving 205 participants, including 74 women, 65 minority residents and 37 low-income residents, and expenses of 28,000 yuan incurred. See Table 8-1.

Table 8-1 Public Participation Activities Low Minority Amount Funding Date Venue Activity Participants Women income residents (yuan) source residents Participation Meeting room Self- 2020.3.6 in project 30 9 15 6 3000 of the PMO raised design Changning Meeting room Participation of the Luoqiao Self- 2020.4.13 in project 100 30 50 20 10000 Town raised design Government Participation Lanshan Lanshan 2020.6 in project 10 3 0 0 0 PMO design Lengshuijiang Consultation Sanitation on Lengshuijiang 2020.5.24 55 28 0 11 15000 Service preliminary Center design Project Hunan PMO 2020.6.30 Hunan PMO management 10 4 0 0 0 training Total 205 74 65 37 28000

At same time, in June 2020, the provincial PMO issued a notice on the Strengthening the meaningful participation activities during the resettlement design and implementation phase.

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9 Grievance Redress Mechanism To ensure that the APs can file appeals about LA, resettlement, ethnic minorities, gender development, etc., a two-stage grievance redress mechanism has been established. The agencies will accept grievances and appeals for free. Stage 1: If any AP is dissatisfied with resettlement, he/she may file an oral or written appeal with the township government, which should make a disposition within two weeks. Stage 2: If the AP is dissatisfied with the disposition of Stage 1, he/she may file an appeal with the city / county PMO or natural resources bureau, which should make a disposition within 4 weeks. In addition, any AP may bring a suit in a court in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the RPC at any stage. Any AP may also file an appeal with the Office of the Special Facilitator or Compliance Review Panel of ADB in accordance with ADB’s accountability mechanism. The APs may file appeals for free, and all reasonable expenses so incurred will be disbursed from the contingencies. As of June 30, 2020, no appeal had occurred. See Table 7-1.

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10 Conclusions and Suggestions

10.1 Conclusions 1. Overall progress slightly behind schedule Project implementation has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic to some extent. 2. Local PMOs unfamiliar with the ADB’s social safeguard policies and documents Despite of training, the local PMOs are still unfamiliar with ADB’s social safeguard policies and documents, such as the RP, EMDP and GAP, affecting their implementation to some extent.

10.2 Suggestions 1. Complete the preliminary designs and updated RPs of the relevant subprojects. A preliminary design is the basis for the updating of the relevant RP. If the RP is not updated, the construction contract will not be awarded, because RP updating is a compulsory requirement in the loan contract. The agencies concerned must attach great importance to preliminary design approval and RP updating. 2. Conduct LA, HD and other social development work according to new laws and regulations. The new Land Administration Law was promulgated in August 2019, and came into effect in January 2020, raising further requirements for LA procedure and elements, such as public hearing and stability risk assessment. With the implementation of the new policy, local LA compensation rates will also rise dramatically. 3. Involve forestry and natural resources authorities at the design stage. The Project involves the acquisition of some woodland, which requires compliance with forestry planning. Therefore, the local forestry and natural resources authorities should be involved at the design stage. 4. Further conduct effective public participation activities. Public participation activities that may be conducted at the present stage include without limitation: 1) project design optimization to reduce resettlement and social impacts, such as odor, leachate and dust reduction; 2) cross-departmental land use demonstration and resettlement program consultation; 3) participatory resettlement impact survey ; 4) participatory stability risk assessment ; and 5) briefing of updated RPs (with agencies concerned and APs).

Appendix 1 Public Participation Activities in Lengshuijiang City

Appendix 2 LA Agreement in Changning City

Appendix 3 AIDS Brochure in Changning City

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