Resettlement Plan December 2014 PRC: Hunan Flood Management Sector Project Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report for Xiangtan City (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, Xiangtan City PMO of Urban Flood Control Project Utilizing ADB Loans, 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 Hunan Province Xiangtan City Urban Flood Control Project Utilizing ADB Loans Resettlement Plan and Due Diligence Report (Final version) Hunan Provincial PMO of Urban Flood Control Project in Hilly Region Utilizing ADB Loans Xiangtan City PMO of Urban Flood Control Project Utilizing ADB Loans Hunan Hydro and Power Design Institute December, 2014 i Approved by : Xiao Wenhui Ratified by: Zhang Kejian Examined by: Xie Dahu Checked by: Tan Lu Compiled by: Liu Hongyan Main Designers: Ouyang Xiongbiao Guan Yaohui Zhao Gengqiang Tan Lu Liu Hongyan Teng Yan Zhou Kai Jin Hongli Huang Bichen ii Contents Updated Info……………………………………………………………………………………………………………i Objectives of Resettlement Plan & Definition of Resettlement Vocabulary……………………………….1 Executive Summary .....................................................................................................................................3 A. STATUS OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 3 B. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement ........................................................................................................... 3 C. Policy Framework and Entitlements .......................................................................................................................... 3 E. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ....................................................................................................................................... 5 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................................................................................................................7 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 GENERAL SITUATION OF PROJECT .................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2.1 Areal Geography Location ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.2 Contents and Scale of Project Construction ........................................................................................................ 8 1.3 AFFECTED SCOPE OF PROJECT ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 COMPILATION OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN .......................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.1 Basis and Objective for Report Compilation ........................................................................................................ 9 1.4.2 Method of Report Compilation ............................................................................................................................. 10 2. Project Impacts ...................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 MEASURES FOR AVOIDING OR REDUCING TO THE MINIMUM THE LAND ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION IMPACTS .............. 11 2.1.1 Measures for Reducing the Land Acquisition Impacts in Project Design Phase ............................................ 11 2.1.2 Measures for Reducing the Impact due to Land Acquisition in Project Construction .................................... 12 2.2 INVESTIGATION ON PROJECT IMPACTS ........................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.1 Investigation Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.2 Investigation Method ............................................................................................................................................. 13 2.3 INVESTIGATION RESULTS ON PROJECT IMPACTS ............................................................................................................ 14 2.3.1 Land Affected by Project ...................................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.2 Affected Population Due to Project...................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.3 Houses and Auxiliary Facilities to be Demolished ............................................................................................. 22 2.3.4 Affected Enterprises and Institutions .................................................................................................................. 24 2.3.5 Affected Special Facilities by the Project ............................................................................................................ 24 2.3.6 Affected Cultural Relics and Vulnerable Groups Due to Project ....................................................................... 26 2.4 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PROJECT ..................................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.1 Project Impact Characteristics ............................................................................................................................ 26 2.4.2 Impact Analysis Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 26 i 3. Natural and Socio-Economic Conditions of the Project-Affected Areas ........................................... 28 3.1 NATURAL CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT-AFFECTED AREAS ........................................................................................... 28 3.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OF PROJECT .......................................................................... 29 3.2.1 Socio-Economic Conditions in the Affected Area .............................................................................................. 29 3.2.2 Socio-Economic Conditions in the Affected Area .............................................................................................. 30 3.2.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF TOWNSHIPS (SUB-DISTRICTS) AND VILLAGES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.3 BASIC CONDITIONS OF RELOCATEES ............................................................................................................................. 35 3.3.1 Investigation Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 35 3.3.2 Investigation Content ............................................................................................................................................ 35 3.3.3 Investigation Method and Procedure ................................................................................................................... 35 3.3.4 Investigation Results and Analysis...................................................................................................................... 36 3.4 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS FOR RESETTLEMENT TO THE AFFECTED POPULATION ................................................. 40 4. Legal Framework and Policy ................................................................................................................. 42 4.1MAIN CHINESE LAWS & REGULATIONS AND POLICIES FOR RESETTLEMENT ..................................................................... 42 4.1.1 Policy Bases .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 4.1.2 Relevant Laws and Regulations ........................................................................................................................... 43 4.2 RELEVANT ARTICLES OF THE ADB ...............................................................................................................................