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Resettlement Planning Document Resettlement Plan Document Stage: Revised Project Number: 34174 December 2007 People’s Republic of China: Central Sichuan Roads Development Project Prepared by Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co., Ltd. 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. CENTRAL SICHUAN ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ADB Loan No. 2181-PRC) RESETTLEMENT PLAN (Updated Edition as of December 2007) Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co., Ltd. December 2007 -i- Illustration of the Revised Resettlement Plan According to ADB requirements, the RP has to be revised according to detailed investigation prior to construction, if the original RP is prepared based on research materials approved by ADB. The RP of the Central Sichuan Roads Development Project (Edition of March 2005) was prepared based on the feasibility level data. Therefore, the RP of the Central Sichuan Roads Development Project (Updated Edition as of December 2007) is formulated according to detailed measurement surveys of the conditions of resettlement after the completion of the detailed design of the project. Moreover, the RP of the Project (Edition of March 2005) is prepared by Sichuan Provincial Communications Department (SPCD). Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co. Ltd in charge of the implement of the Project was established on September 2005. Therefore, the RP of the Project (Updated Edition as of December 2007) is prepared and endorsed by Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co. Ltd (SYEC). -ii- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Note: While all acronyms and abbreviations are defined in the text, this list is presented to highlight the most important ones ADB Asian Development Bank AV Administrative Village CRO County Resettlement Office (Yucheng, Yingjing, Hanyuan, Shimian and Mianning) ha hectares or 10,000 m2 HH Household mu Chinese land area unit of measure: 1 mu = 0.0667 ha PAH Project Affected Household PAP Project Affected Person PRO Project Resettlement Office RMB Remimbi—another word for the PRC Currency, the Yuan RP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan SES Socioeconomic Survey SPDI Sichuan Provincial Survey Design Planning & Research Institute SPCD Sichuan Provincial Communications Department Executing Agency) SYEC Sichuan Yaxi Expressway Co.Ltd Twp. Township ¥ Abbreviation for Yuan, PRC’s currency -iii- CONTENTS SUMMARY............................................................................................................................... i Section 1 General ..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Objectives of Resettlement Plan and Definition of Resettlement Terminology 1 1.2 Project Background ...........................................................................................2 1.3 Project Description ............................................................................................2 1.4 Affected Areas of the Project.............................................................................4 1.5 Measures to Reduce the Project Impact...........................................................4 1.5.1. Minimizing the Project Impact Area............................................................4 1.5.2. Reducing the Impact of the Project Construction ......................................5 1.5.3 Establish a feasible Resettlement Plan......................................................5 1.6 Project Cost Estimate and Implementation Schedule ......................................5 1.7 Preparation for Resettlement Planning .............................................................6 1.7.1 Updated Survey on Affected Entites ...........................................................6 1.7.2 Survey on Social Economy ........................................................................6 1.7.3 Documents on Resettlement Policies ........................................................7 1.7.4 Resettlement Plan ......................................................................................7 1.8 Basis of Policies and Objectives on Formulating the Resettlement Plan.........7 1.8.1 Basis of Policies...........................................................................................7 1.8.2 Objectives of Policies ..................................................................................8 Section 2 The Socio-economic Profile of Affected Areas..................................................9 2.1. Natural and Geographical Conditions of Areas Affected by the Project...........9 2.1.1. Ya’an Municipality.......................................................................................9 2.1.2. Liangshan Prefecture .................................................................................9 2.2. Socioeconomic Profiles of Areas Affected by the Project ...............................10 2.2.1 Ya’an City..................................................................................................10 2.2.2 Liangshan Prefecture ...............................................................................10 2.3. Basic Profile of Affected Counties (District) .................................................... 11 2.3.1. Yucheng District in Ya’an City .................................................................. 11 2.3.2. Yingjing County in Ya’an City ................................................................... 11 2.3.3. Hanyuan County in Ya’an City..................................................................12 2.3.4. Shimian County in Ya’an City ...................................................................12 2.3.5. Mianning County in Liangshan Prefecture...............................................13 2.4. Basic Profile of Affected Townships and Villages............................................14 2.5 Profile of Affected Villages...............................................................................17 2.6. Basic Profile of Affected Households ..............................................................22 Section 3 Impact of the Project........................................................................................28 3.1 Scope of the Land Acquisition, Demolition and Relocation ............................28 3.1.1. Permanent Land Acquisition of the Project..............................................28 3.1.2. Temporary Occupation of Land for Construction .....................................28 3.2. Detailed Measurement Survey........................................................................28 3.3. Affected Inventory (Project Impacts)...................................................................29 3.3.1. Land Acquisition .......................................................................................29 3.3.2 Demolished Houses and Auxiliary Facilities .............................................32 3.3.3 Scattered Trees to be Removed ..............................................................33 3.3.4. Affected Special Facilities.........................................................................33 3.3.5 Number of People Affected ......................................................................37 3.3.6 Affected Ethnic Minorities.........................................................................39 3.3.7 Vulnerable People ....................................................................................41 -i- 3.3.8 Gender Analysis............................................................................................41 3.4 Analysis of the Impact of Land Acquisition, Demolition and Relocation.........41 Section 4. Legal Framework...............................................................................................44 4.1 Basis of Policies ..............................................................................................44 4.2. Relevant Laws and Regulations......................................................................44 4.2.1 Relevant Provisions of The Land Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China...................................................................................................44 4.2.2 Sichuan Province Implementation Method of People’s Republic of China Land Administration Law........................................................................................46 4.2.3 Circular on Preparing for the Report to Submit for Approval of Land Use for Construction to the State Council ..........................................................................47 4.2.4 ADB Policies on Involuntary Resettlement.................................................47 4.3 Compensation Standards ................................................................................47 4.3.1 Compensation Standards for Land Acquisition ........................................47 4.3.2 Compensation Standard for Houses and Auxiliaries ...............................49 4.3.3. Subsidies Standards for Resettlement.....................................................52 4.3.4 Compensation Standard for Forest Land and Forest Trees ........................52 4.4 Compensation for Special Facilities ................................................................53 4.5 Entitlement Matrix ...................................................................................................53 Section 5. Resettlement & Rehabilitation.........................................................................56 5.1. Target and Task ...............................................................................................56