Resettlement Plan August 2019 People’s Republic of China: Jiangxi Pingxiang Integrated Rural-Urban Infrastructure Development Project—Xiangdong District Zhangli River (Dacheng- Quanhulong) Improvement Subproject Prepared by the Xiangdong District Government (XDG) and Pingxiang Project Management Office (PMO) for the Asian Development Bank. 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ADB-financed Xiangdong District Zhangli River (Dacheng- Quanhulong) Improvement Subproject Resettlement Plan Xiangdong District Government (XDG) Pingxiang Project Management Office (PMO) August 2019 Contents 1 OVERVIEW OF THE SUBPROJECT ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 MEASURES TO REDUCE RESETTLEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 1 2 IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 TYPES OF IMPACTS.................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 SURVEY METHOD AND PROCESS .......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT .............................................................................................................................................. 4 2.3.1 Permanent LA................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.3.2 Temporary Land Occupation .................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.3 Demolition of Rural Non-residential Properties ................................................................................................ 7 2.3.4 Other Temporary Impacts ............................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 2.3.5 Affected Vulnerable Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.6 Affected Infrastructure and Ground Attachments ............................................................................................ 8 3 SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA .......................................................................... 9 3.1 AFFECTED DISTRICT ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2 AFFECTED TOWNSHIPS ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2.1 Xiangdong Town ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2.2 Xiashankou Sub-district ........................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 AFFECTED VILLAGES .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.1 Ganquan Village .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3.2 Wuli Village .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3.3 Zhangli Village .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.4 Xincun Community ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.4 SAMPLING SURVEY ON AHS ................................................................................................................................................. 11 3.4.1 Age Distribution ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.4.2 Educational Level ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 3.4.3 Productive Resources ............................................................................................................................................... 12 3.4.4 Labor Employment ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.4.5 Composition of Sample Population ..................................................................................................................... 13 3.4.6 Annual Household Income and Expenditure ................................................................................................... 14 3.4.7 Women ............................................................................................................................................................................ 15 4 POLICY FRAMEWORK AND COMPENSATION RATES .................................................................................. 16 4.1 LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO RESETTLEMENT ............................................................................ 16 4.1.1 State Laws and Regulations .................................................................................................................................. 16 4.1.2 Local Regulations and Policies ............................................................................................................................. 16 4.1.3 ADB Policies ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 4.1.4 ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement .......................................................................................................... 17 4.2 MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ADB POLICY AND PRC LAWS ........................................................................... 17 4.3 ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION AND CUT-OFF DATE .................................................................................................. 24 4.4 COMPENSATION RATES .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.4.1 LA ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.4.2 Temporary Land Occupation .................................................................................................................................. 25 4.4.3 Demolition of Non-residential Properties .......................................................................................................... 25 4.4.4 Ground Attachments .................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.4.5 Vulnerable Groups ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 4.4.6 Rates of Other Costs ................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.5 ENTITLEMENT MATRIX ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 1 5 PRODUCTION AND INCOME RESTORATION ................................................................................................... 29 5.1 OBJECTIVE OF RESETTLEMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 29 5.2 PRINCIPLES FOR RESETTLEMENT ......................................................................................................................................