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, Chenxi 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: Yu Bo Compiler: Zhao Gengqiang Zhang Tao Su Minghang Main Designers: Zhao Gengqiang Zhang Tao Liu Yiwei Guan Yaohui Su Minghang Ren Ning Yu Bo Fan Jianyang Chen Junyan Chenxi County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources Contents General Objectives of Resettlement Plan & Definition of Resettlement Terminology......................1 Summary of Resettlement Plan for Chenxi Urban Flood Protection Subproject ..............................3 1. General Description of Project ..........................................................................................................8 1.1 Project Background.........................................................................................................................8 1.2 Project Description........................................................................................................................10 1.2.1 Areal Geographic Location ...................................................................................................10 1.2.2 Construction Scale and Content of Project...........................................................................10 1.2.3 Project Investment Estimation and Planned Progress..........................................................11 1.2.4 Socioeconomic Benefit of Project.........................................................................................11 1.3 Project Affected Area.....................................................................................................................12 1.4 Compilation of Resettlement Plan.................................................................................................13 1.4.1 Basis and Objective for Report Compilation .........................................................................13 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 Project-affected Investigation........................................................................................................18 2.2.1 Investigation Contents..........................................................................................................18 2.2.2 Investigation Method ............................................................................................................18 2.3 Project-affected Investigation Results ...........................................................................................19 2.3.1 Project Affected Land ...........................................................................................................20 2.3.2 Project Affected Population...................................................................................................22 2.3.3 Houses and Auxiliary Facilities to be Demolished ................................................................24 2.3.4 Scattered Trees....................................................................................................................26 2.3.5 Affected Individuals Engaged in Small-scale Business.........................................................26 2.3.6 Affected Enterprises and Institutions ....................................................................................28 2.3.7 Affected Special Facilities by the Project ..............................................................................28 i Chenxi County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources 2.3.8 Affected Cultural Relics and Vulnerable Groups Due to Project ...........................................28 2.4 Impact Analysis of Project .............................................................................................................28 2.4.1 Project Impact Characteristics..............................................................................................28 2.4.2 Impact Analysis Evaluation...................................................................................................29 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 3.3 Socio-Economic Conditions of Townships (Sub-Districts) and Villages in among the Affected Areas of the Project.............................................................................................................................36 3.4 Basic Conditions of Resettlers ......................................................................................................38 3.4.1 Investigation Objectives........................................................................................................38 3.4.2 Investigation Content............................................................................................................40 3.4.3 Investigation Method and Procedure....................................................................................40 3.4.4 Investigation Results and Analysis .......................................................................................41 3.5 Social and Economic Effects for Resettlement to the Affected Population ....................................44 4. Legal Framework and Policy............................................................................................................47 4.1 Main Chinese Laws & Regulations and Policies for Resettlement ................................................47 4.1.1 Policy Bases.........................................................................................................................47 4.1.2 Relevant Laws and Regulations ...........................................................................................48 4.2 Relevant Articles of the ADB .........................................................................................................59 4.2.1 Policy Bases.........................................................................................................................59 4.2.2 Relevant Policies and Regulations .......................................................................................59 4.3 Compensation Standards for Project ............................................................................................60 4.3.1 Compensation Qualification..................................................................................................60 4.3.2 Principles of Compensation Rehabilitation ...........................................................................61 4.3.3 Compensation Reference and Standard for Land Acquisition ..............................................63 4.3.4 The Demolition Compensation Reference and Standards for Residential House and Auxiliaries......................................................................................................................................68 4.3.5 Compensation Reference and Standards for Affected Individuals Engaged in Small-scale Business........................................................................................................................................72 4.3.6 Reference and Standard for Special Facilities Affected by the Project .................................72 4.4 Table of Entitlement Matrix............................................................................................................73 ii Chenxi County Urban Flood Control Project Resettlement Plan Hydro and Power Design Institute of Hunan Province & Ministry of Water Resources 5. Resettlement and Rehabilitation Measures....................................................................................77 5.1 Rehabilitation Objective ................................................................................................................77 5.2 Resettlement Population Calculation ............................................................................................77 5.2.1. Economic Rehabilitation Population ....................................................................................77