Resettlement Plan

Resettlement Plan April 2015 People’s Republic of China: Jiangxi Pingxiang Integrated Rural-Urban Infrastructure Development Prepared by Xiangdong Subproject management office of the Jiangxi Pingxiang Integrated Rural-Urban Infrastructure Development Project for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 15 April 2015) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1609 $1.00 = CNY6.2115 ABBREVIATIONS AAOV – average annual output value ADB – Asian Development Bank AH – affected household AP – affected person DMS – detailed measurement survey DRC – Development and Reform Committee FGD – female group discussion FSR – feasibility study report HD – House Demolition HH – Household IA – Implementation Agency LA – Land Acquisition LLF – Land-Loss Farmer M&E – Monitoring and Evaluation MLS – Minimum Living Security O&M – Operation and Maintenance PMO – Project Management Office PMG – Pingxiang Municipal Government RP – Resettlement Plan WWTP – Wastewater Treatment Plant XCG – Xiangdong County Government NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 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. 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ADB-financed——Pingxiang, Jiangxi Integrated Urban and Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project Resettlement Plan of Jiangxi Pingxiang Integrated Rural-Urban Infrastructure Development Project Pingshui River Integrated Improvement and Xiangdong District Wastewater Network Subproject Xiangdong Sub-PMO of Jiangx Pingxiangi Integrated Rural- Urban Infrastructure Development Project April 2015 Abbreviation AAOV Average Annual Output Value ADB Asian Development Bank AH Affected Household AP Affected Person DMS Detailed Measurement Survey DRC Development and Reform Committee FGD Female Group Discussion FSR Feasibility Study Report HD House Demolition HH Household IA Implementation Agency LA Land Acquisition LLF Land-Loss Farmer M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MLS Minimum Living Security O&M Operation and Maintenance PMO Project Management Office PMG Pingxiang Municipal Government RP Resettlement Plan WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant XCG Xiangdong County Government Units (As of April 2015) Currency unit = Yuan (CNY) 1.00 yuan = $0.1613 1 hectare = 15 mu Glossary Affected person People (households) affected by project-related changes in use of (or household) land, water or other natural resources Money or payment in kind to which the people affected are entitled in Compensation order to replace the lost asset, resource or income Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution, and relocation which are due Entitlement to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore their economic and social base Income Reestablishing income sources and livelihoods of people affected restoration Rebuilding housing, assets, including productive land, and public Resettlement infrastructure in another location Loss of physical and non-physical assets, including homes, Resettlement communities, productive land, income-earning assets and sources, impact subsistence, resources, cultural sites, social structures, networks and ties, cultural identity, and mutual help mechanisms A time-bound action plan with budget setting out resettlement Resettlement strategy, objectives, entitlement, actions, responsibilities, monitoring plan and evaluation Distinct groups of people who might suffer disproportionately from Vulnerable resettlement impacts, include the disabled, five-guarantee group households, female-headed households, low-income people and ethnic minorities. Executive Summary 1) Overview of the Xiangdong Project The components to be constructed under the Xiangdong Project include: 1) Xiangdong Pingshui River restoration project include:river dredging, building new river embankment, protecting the mountain slope and building new crossing-dyke protections; 2) Xiangdong Distrcit wastewater pipeline network project. The Xiangdong Project will be commenced in October 2016 and be completed in April 2018. 2) Land acquisition and house demolition Land acquisition (LA) and resettlement under the Xiangdong Project are caused by the construction of Xiangdong Distrcit wastewater pipeline network and Pingshui River restoration. The main resettlement impacts of the Xiangdong Project are the permanent acquisition of rural collective land, the permanent occupation of state-owned land, the demolition of rural residential houses, and the relocation of enterprises.The Xiangdong Project totally affected 463 households with 1,890 person, with 921 women, account for 48.7%,, including 2 HHs with 3 persons of ethnic minorities. A total of 285.9 mu of collective land will be acquired for the Xiangdong Project, including 212.3mu of paddy fields, 66.08 mu of rural construction land, 7.46mu of dry land, and 0.06 mu of housing site. The land acquisition of Xiangdong Project affects Xinzhong, Xincun, Xinjian, RIxing, Yantian neighborhood committees of Xiangdong, Xiashankou Street and Dajiangbian Country with 19 Groups of 2 Towns, 6 Countries and the APs are 325 households with 1,294 persons. The Xiangdong Project will occupy the state-owned construction land 71.31 mu, all caused by Pingshui River Integrated Improvement Project. The Xiangdong Project will temporarily occupy 156.89 mu rural collective land, involving the Xinzhong, Rixing, Yantian Neighborhood committees of Xiashankou Street and Dajiangbian village of Xiangdong Town, with a total of 5 village groups of 4 Villages or Neighborhood committees. Total 75 households with 327 persons will be affected.The Xiangdong Project will temporarily occupy state-owned road 331.94 mu. A total of 12,518 ㎡ residential house will be demolished of the Xiangdong Project, affecting 63 households with 239 persons. Among which, the rural residential house is 12,324 ㎡ with 2,289 ㎡ in brick-concrete structure, 10,035 ㎡ in brick-timber structure, affecting 59 households with 225 persons; the urban residential house demolition area is 194 ㎡, which is in brick-timber structure, affecting 4 household with 14 persons. The non-residential demolition on rural collective land affects 2 enterprises and and 2 shops in total. Total 1,891 ㎡ (2.84 mu) land will be permenantly occupied and 497 ㎡ non-residential houses to be demolished, which will affect a total of 30 persons. Temporary land occupation is caused by the Pingshui River Integrated Improvement Project and Xiangdong Distrcit wastewater pipeline network Project, where 488.83 mu of land will be occupied, including 156.89 mu collective land, affecting 75 households with 327 persons, all caused by Pingshui River Integrated Improvement Project and 331.94 mu state-owned land, all caused by Xiangdong Distrcit wastewater pipeline network Project. 11 types of infrastructure and ground attachments will be affected. 3) Policy framework and entitlements In order to avoid or reduce negative impacts of LA, adequate consultation was conducted with affected village groups and persons at the feasibility study stage on the potential site of the Xiangdong Project. An optimum option was selected through comparison. This RP is based on the Land Administration Law of the PRC (2004), the Decision of the State Council on Deepening the Reform and Rigidly Enforcing Land Administration (SC [2004] No.28), the applicable policies of Jiangxi Province, and ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). According to the above policies, and in consultation with local governments and affected persons (APs), the resettlement principles of the Xiangdong Project are: 1) Screen the Xiangdong Project early on to identify past, present, and future involuntary resettlement impacts and risks. Determine the scope of resettlement planning through a survey and/or census of displaced persons, including a gender analysis, specifically related to resettlement impacts and risks. 2) Carry out meaningful consultations with affected persons, host communities, and concerned nongovernment organizations. Inform all displaced persons of their entitlements and resettlement options. Ensure their participation in planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of resettlement programs. Pay particular attention to the needs of vulnerable groups, especially those below the poverty line, the landless, the elderly, women and children, and Indigenous Peoples, and those without legal title to land, and ensure their participation in consultations. Establish a grievance redress mechanism to receive and facilitate resolution of the affected persons’ concerns. Support the social and cultural institutions of displaced persons and their host population. Where involuntary resettlement impacts and risks are highly complex and sensitive, compensation and resettlement decisions should be preceded by a social preparation phase. 3) Improve, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons through (I) land-based resettlement strategies when affected livelihoods are land based where possible or cash compensation at replacement value for land when the loss of land does not undermine

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