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Hunan Flood Management Sector Project, Hunan Province, Yongzhou City Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Final Project Number: 37641 August 2005 People’s Republic of China: Hunan Flood Management Sector Project, Hunan Province, Yongzhou City Prepared by Hunan Project Management Office of Hilly Region Urban Flood Control Projects Utilizing ADB Loans Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water. The 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. Approval: Wu Shengping Check: Liu Chongshun Examination: Zhang Tao Proofer: Fan Jianyang Compiler: Liu Yiwei Zhang Tao Zhao Gengqiang Main Designers: Liu Yiwei Zhang Tao Zhao Gengqiang Cao Huan Ren Ning Chen Junyan Yongzhou City Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources Contents General Objectives of Resettlement Plan & Definition of Resettlement Terminology..........................1 Summary of Resettlement Plan for Yongzhou Urban Flood Protection Subproject .............................3 1. General Description of Project ..........................................................................................................................9 1.1 Project Background.........................................................................................................................9 1.2 Project Description........................................................................................................................11 1.2.1 Areal Geographic Location .....................................................................................................11 1.2.2 Construction Scale and Content of Project.............................................................................11 1.2.3 Project Investment Estimation and Planed Progress..............................................................12 1.2.4 Socioeconomic Benefit of Project...........................................................................................12 1.3 Project Affected Area.....................................................................................................................13 1.4 Compilation of Resettlement Plan .............................................................................................14 1.4.1 Basis and Objective for Report Compilation...........................................................................14 1.4.2 Method of Report Compilation................................................................................................15 2. Project Impacts .................................................................................................................................16 2.1 Measures for Avoiding or Reducing to the Minimum the Land Acquisition and Relocation Impacts ............................................................................................................................................................16 2.1.1 Measures for Reducing the Land Acquisition Impacts in Project Design Phase.....................16 2.1.2 Measures for Reducing the Impact due to Land Acquisition in Project Construction..............18 2.2 Investigation on Project Impact .....................................................................................................19 2.2.1 Investigation Contents............................................................................................................19 2.2.2 Investigation Method ..............................................................................................................20 2.3 Investigation Results on Project Impact ........................................................................................21 2.3.1 Land Affected by Project.........................................................................................................23 2.3.2 Affected Population Due to Project.........................................................................................29 2.3.3 Houses and Auxiliary Facilities to be Relocated.....................................................................37 2.3.4 Scattered Trees......................................................................................................................44 2.3.5 Affected Individuals Engaged in Small-scale Business...........................................................44 2.3.6 Affected Enterprises and Institutions ......................................................................................46 i Yongzhou City Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources 2.3.7 Affected Special Facilities Due to Project ...............................................................................49 2.3.8 Affected Cultural Relics and Vulnerable Groups Due to Project .............................................49 2.4 Impacts Analysis of Project ...........................................................................................................52 2.4.1 Project Impact Characteristics................................................................................................52 2.4.2 Evaluation on Impact Analysis................................................................................................52 3. Natural and Socio-Economic Conditions of the Project Affected Areas......................................54 3.1 Natural Conditions of the Project Affected Areas...........................................................................54 3.2 Socioeconomic Conditions in the Project Affected Areas ..............................................................55 3.2.1 Socioeconomic Conditions in the Project Affected Areas .......................................................55 3.2.2 Socio-Economic Conditions of Counties in the Affected Areas of the Project.........................57 3.2.3 Socioeconomic Conditions of Townships (Town, Sub-districts) and Villages (Residential Committees) in the Project Affected Areas ......................................................................................60 3.3 Basic Conditions of Relocatees.....................................................................................................68 3.3.1 Investigation Objectives .........................................................................................................68 3.3.2 Investigation Content..............................................................................................................68 3.3.3 Investigation Method and Procedure......................................................................................69 3.3.4 Investigation Results and Analysis .........................................................................................70 3.4 Social and Economic Effects for Resettlement to the Affected Population ....................................77 4.Legal Framework and Policy.............................................................................................................79 4.1Main Chinese Laws & Regulations and Policies for Resettlement .................................................79 4.1.1 Policy Bases...........................................................................................................................79 4.1.2 Relevant Laws and Regulations.............................................................................................80 4.2 Relevant Articles of the ADB .........................................................................................................91 4.2.1 Policy Bases...........................................................................................................................91 4.2.2 Relevant Policies and Regulations.........................................................................................91 4.3 Compensation Standards for Project ............................................................................................92 4.3.1 Compensation Qualification....................................................................................................92 4.3.2 Principles of Compensation Rehabilitation .............................................................................93 4.3.3 Compensation Reference and Standard for Land Acquisition................................................95 4.3.4 The Relocation Compensation Reference and Standard for Residential House and Accessorial facilities ......................................................................................................................102 4.3.5 Compensation Reference and Standards for Affected Individuals Engaged in Small-scale ii Yongzhou City Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources Business........................................................................................................................................107 4.3.6 The Compensation Standard and Standard of Affected Enterprises and Institutions ...........108 4.3.7 Compensation Reference and Standard of Special Facility Affected by the Project.............109 4.4 Table of Entitlement Matrix..........................................................................................................117 5. Resettlement and Rehabilitation Measures..................................................................................122 5.1 Rehabilitation Objective
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