PRC: Fuzhou Environmental Improvement Project
Resettlement Plans and Resettlement Framework
The Fuzhou Environmental Improvement Project is a key urban infrastructure initiative of the Fuzhou Municipal Government (FMG) aimed at improving the environmental quality and living conditions by reducing water pollution and protecting water resources.
The Project has three infrastructure components:
- expansion of the Yangli sewer networks serving the eastern part of Fuzhou
- construction of the Lianban sewer networks on Nantai Island on the southern part of Fuzhou
- rehabilitation of 13 inland creeks for pollution control and flood protection on Nantai Island
Their construction will require land acquisition and displacement of housing and a Resettlement Plan (RP) has been prepared for each component. In total, 74.81 hectares (ha) of land will be permanently acquired by the Project, of which 31% is farmland, primarily from the rehabilitation of the inland creeks in Nantai Island. The Project will also require the temporary acquisition of 8.17 ha of land. A total of 1,148 households or 5,045 people will be relocated and about 197,230 m2 of houses will be demolished.
In addition, there are two associated wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to be connected to the Yangli and Lianban Sewer Networks. Due diligence has been carried out for the Yangli WWTP Phase II because the land for the site was acquired as part of Phase I, which was partly financed by ADB while a resettlement framework (RF) has been prepared for the planned Lianban WWTP that will be constructed using other funding modality such as build-operate-transfer (BOT).
A capacity building component will provide training on project management, including social, environmental and resettlement monitoring and private sector participation in municipal services. The RPs and the RF ( Chinese and English versions) as prepared by the Fuzhou Municipal Government can be accessed at these links:
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