Vietnam - Vinh Phuc Flood Risk and Water Management Project : Resettlement Plan (Vol. 5) : Resettlement Action Plan for Ngu Kien Pumping Station, Retention Lake, and Inlet Canals Subproject

The development objective of the Vinh Phuc Flood Risk and Water Management Project for Vietnam is to strengthen flood risk management capacity and improve wastewater management in the central catchment of Vinh Phuc Province. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) cash compensation at replacement cost (free from taxes and transaction costs) for the affected area of the land; (2) compensation for loss of land in cash at: (i) replacement cost to the legal and legalizable land users; and (ii) an financial assistance of an agreed amount to the land users not having recognizable land use right; (3) compensation for other structures and fixed assets will be at full replacement cost and will be in cash; (4) for annual and perennial standing crops or trees, aquaculture products regardless of the legal status of the land, compensation in cash will be paid to the affected persons, who cultivate the land, at full replacement cost in local markets to ensure the compensation is sufficient to replace the lost standing crops, trees, or aquaculture products; (5) either in: (i) cash compensation to cover the cost of restoring the facilities or (ii) in kind compensation based on the negotiation between district Carc and owners of assets; (6) affected households losing more than 70 percent of their agricultural land acquired will be assisted for 12 months if the remaining land is viable for continued use, and for 24 months in case the remaining land is rendered unviable and entire land is acquired by the project; and (7) for landless households, assistance through provision of an apartment that project affected person (PAP) can either pay in installment to buy or rent it for living.