Resettlement Plan December 2014 PRC: Hunan Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report for Ningyuan County (Non-Core Subproject) Prepared by Hunan Hydro and Power Design Institute for the Hunan Provincial Project Management Office (PMO) of Urban Flood Control Project in Hilly Region Utilizing ADB Loans, Ningyuan County PMO of Hunan Flood Management Sector Project, and the Asian Development Bank. GSDS Certificate Grade A No.180105-sj GSDK Certificate Grade A No.180105-kj GZ Certificate Grade A No. 1032523001 SBZ Certificate Grade A No. 027 Resettlement Plan& Due Diligence Report Of Hunan Flood Management Sector Project (Ningyuan county part) Loaned by ADB (Final version) Ningyuan County PMO of Hunan Flood Management Sector Project December, 2014 Ningyuan County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan & Due Diligence Report Approved by: Xiao Wenhui Ratified by: Zhang Kejian Examined by: Xie Dahu Checked by: Tan Lu Compiled by: Teng Yan Main Designers: Ouyang Xiongbiao Guan Yaohui Zhao Gengqiang Tan Lu Teng Yan Liu Hongyan Zhou Kai Jin Hongli Huang Bichen Ningyuan County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan & Due Diligence Report Contents Notes to this Update ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 A. Status of Resettlement Plan ...................................................................................................................... 2 B. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement .............................................................................2 C. Policy Framework and Entitlements ...........................................................................................3 E. Institutional Arrangements ........................................................................................................................ 4 F. Vulnerable Group ....................................................................................................................................... 5 G. Consultation and Grievance Redress .........................................................................................5 H. Monitoring and Reporting .......................................................................................................................... 6 I. Finance and Implementation Schedule........................................................................................................ 6 1. General Description of Project ........................................................................................................................................ 8 1.1 Project Background .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 General Situation of Project ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.1 Areal GeogRPhy Location .................................................................................................... 10 1.2.2 Contents and Scale of Project Construction......................................................................... 11 1.2.3 Project Investment Estimation and 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 Impacts ................................................................................................................ 17 2.2.1 Investigation Contents ......................................................................................................... 17 2.2.2 Investigation Method ............................................................................................................ 17 2.3 Investigation Results on Project Impacts .................................................................................................... 18 2.3.1 Land Affected by Project ...................................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Affected Population Due to Project ...................................................................................... 21 2.3.3 Houses and Auxiliary Facilities to be Demolished ................................................................ 25 2.3.4 Scattered Trees.................................................................................................................... 27 2.3.5 Special Facilities Affected by the Project.............................................................................. 27 2.3.6 Affected Vulnerable Groups Due to Project .......................................................................... 28 2.4 Impact Analysis of Project ......................................................................................................................... 29 2.4.1 Project Impact Characteristics ............................................................................................. 29 2.4.2 Impact Analysis Evaluation .................................................................................................. 29 i Ningyuan County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan & Due Diligence Report 3. Natural and Socio-Economic Conditions of the Project-Affected Areas ................................................................... 31 3.1 Natural Conditions of the Project-Affected Areas ......................................................................................... 31 3.2 Socio-Economic Conditions in the Affected Areas of Project ......................................................................... 32 3.2.1Socio-Economic Condition in the Affected County ................................................................ 32 3.2.2 Socio-Economic Conditions of Townships (Sub-districts) and Villages in the Affected Areas of the Project ................................................................................................................................. 33 3.3 Basic Conditions of Affected households .................................................................................................... 37 3.3.1 Investigation Objectives ....................................................................................................... 37 3.3.2 Investigation Content ........................................................................................................... 37 3.3.3 Investigation Method and Procedure ................................................................................... 38 3.3.4 Investigation Results and Analysis ....................................................................................... 38 3.4 Social and Economic Effects for Resettlement to the Affected Population ...................................................... 41 4. Legal Framework and Policy.......................................................................................................................................... 43 4.1Main Chinese Laws & Regulations and Policies for Resettlement .................................................................. 43 4.1.1 Policy Bases ........................................................................................................................ 43 4.1.2 Relevant Laws and Regulations........................................................................................... 44 4.2 Relevant Articles of the ADB ..................................................................................................................... 56 4.2.1 Policy Bases ........................................................................................................................ 56 4.2.2 Relevant Policies and Regulations ....................................................................................... 56 4.3 Compensation Standards for Project .......................................................................................................... 58 4.3.1 Compensation Qualification ................................................................................................. 58 4.3.2 Principles of Compensation Rehabilitation ..........................................................................