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, Xinhua County 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 Resources. 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: Guan Yaohui Proofer: Liu Yiwei Compiler: Zhang Tao Zhao Gengqiang Liu Yiwei Main Designers: Zhang Tao Zhao Gengqiang Liu Yiwei Guan Yaohui Su Minghang Ren Ning Cao Huan Fan Jianyang Chen Junyan Xinhua County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources Contents Objectives of Resettlement Plan & Definition of Resettlement Vocabulary.......................................1 Summary of Resettlement Plan for Xinhua County Flood Protection Subproject ............................3 1. General Description of Project ..........................................................................................................8 1.1 Project Background.........................................................................................................................8 1.2 General Situation of Project ..........................................................................................................10 1.2.1 Areal Geographic Location ...................................................................................................10 1.2.2 Contents and Scale of Project Construction.........................................................................10 1.2.3 Project Investment Estimation and Planned Progress..........................................................11 1.2.4 Socioeconomic Benefit of Project.........................................................................................11 1.3 Affected Scope of Project..............................................................................................................12 1.4 Compilation of Resettlement Plan.................................................................................................12 1.4.1 Basis and Objective for Report Compilation .........................................................................12 1.4.2 Method of Report Compilation..............................................................................................13 2. Project Impacts 15 2.1 Measures for Avoiding or Reducing to the Minimum the Land Acquisition and Relocation Impacts ............................................................................................................................................................15 2.1.1 Measures for Reducing the Land Acquisition Impacts in Project Design Phase...................15 2.1.2 Measures for Reducing the Impact due to Land Acquisition in Project Construction............16 2.2 Investigation on Project Effects.....................................................................................................18 2.2.1 Investigation Contents..........................................................................................................18 2.2.2 Investigation Method ............................................................................................................18 2.3 Investigation Results on Project Effects ........................................................................................19 2.3.1 Land Affected by Project.......................................................................................................21 2.3.2 Affected Population Due to Project.......................................................................................23 2.3.3 Houses and Auxiliary Facilities to be Demolished ................................................................26 2.3.4 Scattered Trees ....................................................................................................................28 2.3.5 Affected Individuals Engaged in Small-scale Business.........................................................28 2.3.6 Affected Enterprises and Institutions ....................................................................................28 i Xinhua County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources 2.3.7 Affected Special Facilities by the Project ..............................................................................30 2.3.8 Affected Cultural Relics and Vulnerable Groups Due to Project ...........................................30 2.4 Impact Analysis of Project .............................................................................................................32 2.4.1 Impact Characteristics..........................................................................................................32 2.4.2 Evaluation of Impact Analysis...............................................................................................33 3. Natural and Socio-Economic Conditions of the Project-Affected Areas......................................34 3.1 Natural Conditions of the Project-Affected Areas ..........................................................................34 3.2 Socio-Economic Conditions in the Affected Areas of Project.........................................................35 3.3 Socio-Economic Conditions of Townships (Sub-districts) and Villages in among the Affected Areas of the Project.......................................................................................................................................37 3.4 Basic Conditions of Relocatees.....................................................................................................41 3.4.1 Investigation Objectives........................................................................................................41 3.4.2 Investigation Contents..........................................................................................................41 3.4.3 Investigation Method and Procedure....................................................................................42 3.4.4 Investigation Results and Analysis .......................................................................................43 3.5 Social and Economic Effects for Resettlement to the Affected Population ....................................48 4.Legal Framework and Policy.............................................................................................................50 4.1 Main Chinese Laws & Regulations and Policies for Resettlement ................................................50 4.1.1 Policy Bases.........................................................................................................................50 4.1.2 Relevant Laws and Regulations ...........................................................................................51 4.2 Relevant Articles of the ADB .........................................................................................................62 4.2.1 Policy Bases.........................................................................................................................62 4.2.2 Relevant Policies and Regulations .......................................................................................62 4.3 Compensation Standards for Project ............................................................................................63 4.3.1 Compensation Qualification..................................................................................................63 4.3.2 Principles of Compensation Rehabilitation ...........................................................................64 4.3.3 Compensation reference and standard for land acquisition..................................................66 4.3.4 The Relocation Compensation Reference and Standard for Residential House and Auxiliaries ......................................................................................................................................................71 4.3.5 Compensation Reference and Standard for Affected Individuals Engaged in Small-scale Business ......................................................................................................................................................74 4.3.6 Compensation Reference and Standard for Special Facility Affected by the Project...............77 ii Xinhua County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources 4.4 Table of Entitlement Matrix............................................................................................................84 5. Resettlement And Rehabilitation Measures....................................................................................88 5.1 Rehabilitation Objectives...............................................................................................................88 5.2 Calculation of Resettlers Population .............................................................................................88 5.2.1 Population Need Economic Rehabilitation............................................................................88 5.2.2 Population for House Resettlement......................................................................................89