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The Rual Energy Project – Additional Financing – Phase 4 , Ha Tinh Province Environmental Management Plan

No.1 Power Construction Consulancy Co,Ltd; 1

NORTH POWER CORPORATION

Electric Network Project Management Board

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

(EMP)

SUBPROJECT:

THE RURAL ENEGY II PROJECT

ADDITIONAL FINANCING – PHASE 4 – HA TINH PROVINCE

Hanoi, August, 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENT

1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 5

2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................... 5

2.1. REGULATIONS OF VIETNAM GOVERNMENT. ................................................................................ 5

2.2. SAFETY POLICIES APPLICABLE WITH THE PROJECT: ..................................................................... 6

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF WORK ............................................................ 6

3.1. PROJECT OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................... 6

3.2. PROJECT LOCATION ..................................................................................................................... 7

3.3. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................. 7

3.4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................ 8

3.4.1. Medium voltage transmission lines supplying power for new substations. ........................ 8

3.4.2. Substations .......................................................................................................................... 8

3.4.3. Low voltage line ................................................................................................................ 12

3.4.4. Project scale:..................................................................................................................... 12

3.4.5. Project main work volume: ............................................................................................... 14

3.5. MAIN ACTIVITIES BEFORE AND DURING CONSTRUCTION ........................................................... 15

3.5.1. Main activities before and during construction ................................................................ 15

3.5.2. Transportation ................................................................................................................... 16

3.6 PROJECT TIMELINE AND TOTAL INVESTMENT ............................................................................. 16

3.6.1 Project timeline. ................................................................................................................. 16

3.6.2. Total investment: ............................................................................................................... 17

4. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SITE NATURAL & ENVIRONMETNAL

CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................................. 18

4.1. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY...................................................................................................... 18

4.1.1. Geography:........................................................................................................................ 18

4.1.2. Terrain and land form: ...................................................................................................... 18

4.1.3. Soil ..................................................................................................................................... 18

4.1.4. Climate .............................................................................................................................. 18

4.2. NATURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 18

4.2.1. Land: ................................................................................................................................. 18

4.2.2. Forestry: ............................................................................................................................ 19

4.2.3. Marine resources............................................................................................................... 19

4.2.4. Mineral resources ............................................................................................................. 19

5. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT POTENTIAL IMPACTS ......................................... 20

6. ENVIRONMETNAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................. 28



6.1. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT: ................................................... 28

6.2. MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................................ 29

6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ....................................................................................... 40

7. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................. 42

7.1. RESPONSIBILITIES IN IMPLEMENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

(EMP) ............................................................................................................................................. 42

7.1.1. During detailed design and bidding invitation preparation ............................................. 42

7.1.2. During construction phase ................................................................................................ 42

7.2. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EMP ................................................................. 44

7.3. REPORTING PROCEDURE ........................................................................................................... 45

7.4. ESTIMATED COST FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EMP ...................................................................... 45

8. CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION PUBLICATION ........................................... 46

ANNEX: ............................................................................................................................................ 49



ANNEX:

ANNEX 1: REPORT TEMPLATE FOR MONITORING OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION .. 50

ANNEX 2: REPORT TEMPLATE FOR MONITORING OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION .. 50

ANNEX 3: PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE ........................................................ 57

ANNEX 4: PROJECT MAP AND SOME PHOTOS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION LINE

ROUTES ........................................................................................................................... 58

ANNEX 5: SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION MEETINGS AND

MEETING MINUTES ...................................................................................................... 60

TABLE OF INDEX:

TABLE 3.4.1: DESCRIPTION OF MEDIUM VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AND

SUBSTATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 8

TABLE 3.4.5: WORK VOLUME TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN HA TINH PROVINCE .......... 14

TABLE 5.1: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE ................ 20

TABLE 7.1: PARTIES TO THE EMP IMPLEMENTATION ................................................. 43

TABLE 7.2: ESTIMATED COST FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR IMPLEMENTING

THE EMP .............................................................................................................................. 44



1. INTRODUCTION

The “The Rual Energy Project – Additional Financing – Phase 4 , Ha Tinh Province”

is among the subproject (hereinafter alternatively referred to as project) to be implemented in

round 4 of the Second Rual Energy Project (RE2) by Electricity of Vietnam and funded by

the World Bank (WB). This project shall be implemented in 61 communes/towns of 12

districts/cities in Ha Tinh province.

The project components include:

+ New construction of 44.286 km medium voltage transmission line

+ New construction of 223.849 km low voltage transmission line

+ New construction of 74 substations at 35, 22, and 10/0.4 kV

This project may result in negative impacts on the local environment and residents

during the preparation, construction and operation phases.

To ensure such potential impacts are properly identified and mitigated during the

implementation of the project and ensure compliance with the Environmental Impact

Assessment Policy of the WB - (OP/BP 4.01), an Environmental Management Program

(EMP) for this project has been prepared in accordance with the guidance given in the

Environmental Management Framework (EMF) prepared under the RE2. This EMP is

comprised of the following sections: project description, policy framework, applicable

environmental standards and regulations, potential negative environmental impacts, proposed

mitigation measures to be taken during preparation, construction and operation phase, and

implementation organization. The EMP shall also include environmental Codes of practices

(ECOP) which are to be incorporated into bidding and contracting documentation attached to

environmental monitoring.

According to applicable environmental protection regulations of Vietnam, the project

is subject to the establishment of an Environmental Protection Commitment (EPC). This EPC

has been approved by Huong Khe district people’s committee in its Letter No. 61/TB-UBND

dated 11/7/2012 and attached as an annex to this EMP.

2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK

2.1. Regulations of Vietnam government.

- Environmental protection law No.52/2005/QH11 adopted by the National Assembly

of Vietnam on 29/11/2005, providing responsibilities of individuals and organizations

in environmental protection;

- Forest development and protection law No.29/2004/QH11;

- Cultural heritage law No.28/2001/QH10;

- Water resources law No.08/1998/QH10 dated 20/05/1998;

- Government decree No.80/2006/NĐ-CP dated providing details and guidance on the

implementation of some articles of the environmental protection law;

- Government decree No.21/2008/NĐ-CP dated 28/2/2008 amending and

supplementing some articles of the government decree No.80/2006/NĐ-CP dated



9/8/2006 which provides details and guidance on the implementation of some articles

of the environmental protection law;

- Government decree No.29/2011/NĐ-CP dated 18/04/2011 providing details on

strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and

environmental protection commitment;

- Circular No.26/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 18/07/2011 by the Ministry of Natural

Resources and Environment providing details and guidance on the implementation of

some articles of the government decree No. 29/2011/NĐ-CP dated 18/04/2011 on

strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and

environmental protection commitment;

- Government decree No.106/2005/NĐ-CP dated 17/09/2005 providing details and

guidance on the implementation of some articles of the Electricity Law and with

regards to safety requirements for high voltage grid;

- Government decree No.81/2009/NĐ-CP dated 12/10/2009 amending and

supplementing some articles of the government decree No.106/2005/NĐ-CP dated

17/09/2005 which provides details and guidance on the implementation of some articles

of the Electricity Law and safety requirements for high voltage grid;

- Circular No.12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 14/04/2011 on the management of hazardous

substances;

- National technical regulation: QCVN08:2008/BTNMT – national regulations on

surface water quality; QCVN05:2009/BTNMT- air quality, standards on ambient air

quality; QCVN26:2010/BTNMT- National technical regulations on noise;

QCVN27:2010 - National technical regulations on vibration.

- EVN guidelines No.2623/CV-EVN-KHCN&MT dated 28/05/2009 on the

management and prevention of pollution and PCBs excessive exposure.

2.2. Safety policies applicable with the project:

Environmental screening based on the criteria set out RE2 EMF found that the project

is subject to the application of Environmental Assessment Policy (OP 4.01), forced

resettlement policy (OP 4.12) and disclosure policies of the WB.

3. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF WORK

3.1. Project objective

The project “The Rual Energy Project – Additional Financing – Phase 4 , Ha Tinh

Province ” shall have the following objectives:

- To improve and upgrade the existing medium and low voltage transmission lines in

order to reduce power loss, stabilize power supply for the region and living and

production activities in the rural areas

- To ensure good power supply and power quality for the project site;

- To prevent overload for the local grid and enhance local power grid safety

- To contribute to poverty reduction program in rural area through infrastructure

improvement, that is power transmission lines;



- To improve spiritual and physical life of the residents living in northern

mountainous areas.

3.2. Project location

The project shall be implemented in 61 communes of 12 districts in Ha Tinh province.

District/town Commune/town

1. Ha Tinh City: Thach Hung Thach Ha.

2. Cam Xuyen: Cam Huy Cam Vinh Thien Cam Cam Loc.

3. Duc Tho: Trung Le, Yen Ho Bui Xa,

Thai Yen

Duc Thuy,

Duc Long Duc Thinh.

4. Nghi Xuan: Xuan Giang Xuan Hai.

5. Can Loc: Can Loc My Loc.

6. Vu Quang: Duc Linh,

Duc Bong

Duc Huong,

Duc Giang

Huong Tho,

Duc Lien Son Tho.

7. Huong Khe: Phu Gia,

Phuc Dong

Huong Long,

Huong Tra

Phuong Dien,

Huong Binh Huong Giang.

8. Huong Son: Son Bang,

Son Hoa

Son Quang,

Son Ha

Son Long,

Son Tien

Son Linh,

Son Hong.

9. Ky Anh: Ky Xuan, Ky Lam Ky Nam,

Ky Tay

Ky Thuong,

Ky Hop

Ky Trung,

Ky Son.

10. Loc Ha: Ho Do Mai Phu Thach My.

11. Hong Linh: Trung Luong Dau Lieu Thuan Loc Duc Thuan.

12. Thach Ha town: Thach Ha,

Thach Vinh

Viet Xuyen,

Thach Long

Thach Kenh,

Ngoc Son Thach Son.

(For details about project communes, refer to Annex 5)

3.3. Implementation organization

- Investor: North Electricity Corporation.

- Consultant: No.1 Power Construction Consulancy Co,Ltd;

- Project owner: Management Unit of Grid Projects – North Electricity

Corporation.



3.4. Project description

3.4.1. Medium voltage transmission lines supplying power for new substations.

- The medium voltage transmission lines shall supply power for new substations

located in 54 communes (Thach Hung, Thach Ha, Cam Huy, Cam Vinh, Thien Cam, Cam

Loc, Trung Le, Yen Ho,Bui Xa, Thai Yen, Duc Thuy, Duc Thinh, Xuan Giang, Xuan Hai,

Can Loc,My Loc, Duc Huong, Phu Gia, Phuc Dong, Huong Long, Huong Tra, Phuong Dien,

Huong Binh, Huong Giang, Son Bang, Son Hoa, Son Quang, Son Ha, Son Long, Son Tien,

Son Linh, Son Hong, Ky Xuan, Ky Lam, Ky Nam, Ky Tay, Ky Thuong, Ky Hop, Ky Trung,

Ky Son, Ho Do, Mai Phu, Thach My, Trung Luong, Dau Lieu, Thuan Loc, Duc Thuan,

Thach Ha, Thach Vinh, Viet Xuyen, Thach Long, Thach Kenh, Ngoc Son and Thach Son) of

12 districts with the total length of 44.286 km.

All the project communes are located near district or town centers with traffic access

convenience, therefore the field surveys were conducted with a great ease. The lines shall

primarily run over rice fields, tea plantations and other type of casual crops. The region has

category III terrain conditions.

3.4.2. Substations

- Substations shall be located in places with convenient access to main roads and near

district or town centers, functioning to share the current load with existing substations.

Table 3.4.1: Description of medium voltage transmission lines and substations

No. Project

commune Item Specifications

Environmental and social

highlights

1 Thach

Ha town

Branch to

squad 1

substation

Starting point: Pole 05

The 22kV line -

branch to Thach Xuan

End point: substation

squad 1.

total length: 200m.

- Substation located near the

intersection on his farmland

block 1 of Mr. Tran Xuan

Loc

- Line direction: The line go

mainly flat rice fields of

block 1.

branch to

squad 18

substation


22kV line, bus bay

476 E18.1.


squad 18.

total length: 300m.

- Substation located on bare

land near the intersection and

Mr. Huong squad 18.


mainly flat rice fields in the

planning of road edges of town.

2 thach

kenh

commune

branch to

hamlet 1

substation

Starting point: Pole

08, 22kV line (front to

substation 5).


hamlet 1. total length:

670m.

- Substation shall be located in a

rice field by Mr. Lam

ownership, hamlet 1.

Line direction: The line go


planning parallel to old 0.4kV



No. Project



highlights

line, back to edges of town.

3 thach

long

commune

branch to

con mung

substation


56, 22kV line .


Con Mung.

total length: 50m.

- Substation located low rice

fields managed by the CPC.


mainly flat rice fields.

4 viet

xuyen

commune

branch to

hamlet 6

substation

Starting point: Pole ....

22kV line front to

substation Thach Lien

5.


thôn 6.

total length: 1100m.


land near the junction between

hamlet 6 and hamlet 7.



planning parallel to raceways

infield

5

thach

vinh

commune

branch to

vinh cat

substation


36.56, 22kV line, bus

bay 473 branch to

thach vinh.


vinh cat.

total length: 350m.

- Substation located shall be

located in a rice field belonging

to Mrs. Nguyen thi Binh

ownership, Vinh cat hamlet.


mainly on holding road to Thien

Thai hamlet and new residential

areas.

6 ngoc son

commune

branch to

giao khe

1

substation


14, bus bay 472

branch to Dong Loc.


khe giao 1.

total length: 50m.


land near the road.


mainly on acacia garden land

managed by the CPC.

7 thach son

commune

branch to

nam khe

substation


127 bus bay 474

E18.1.


Nam khe.

total length: 50m.


land near the junction and Mr.

Nguyen phi Mai ownership.


mainly on acacia garden land

managed by the CPC.

8 my loc

commune

branch to

do hanh

substation

Starting point: New

pole between VT 45

and 46, bus bay 372

branch to Dong Loc.

- Substation shall be located at

the corner of the eucalyptus

garden back to Mr. Hien

ownership, front to Mr. Tien



No. Project



highlights


Do hanh.

total length: 300m.

ownership, Do hanh hamlet.



planning parallel to

raceways of Do hanh hamlet

9 nghen

town

branch to

hamlet

new

substation


( front to substation)

35kV line branch to

substation Phuc son.


“new residential

areas” .

total length: 250m.

- Substation shall be located in a

rice field back to, health of

the town.


mainly on the rice fields of

phuc son hamlet and go to

road edges planning 9m

wide

10 huong

binh

commune

branch to

huong

binh

substation


64, bus bay 372

branch to switchgear

5.


huong binh 5.



land near the road the hall

binh son village.


mainly on the rice fields

along the corridor Tiêm

river territory binh son

hamlet.

branch to

huong

binh 6

substation

Starting point:

substation huong binh

5.


huong binh 6.


- Substation shall be located at

the garden of Mr. Dan, Binh

Tan hamlet.


mainly on the rice fields

along the corridor Tiêm river

territory binh son hamlet.

11 huong

tra

commune

branch to

hamlet 6

substation


14, 10kV line, bus

bay 971 branch to

substation Hamlet 7.


hamlet 6.

total length: 950m.


land near the road back to

Mr. An ownership.


mainly on the lower slopes

of tea of hamlet 6 and

hamlet 7.

branch to

hamlet 1

substation

Starting point: New

Pole between Pole 5

and 6, 10kV line, bus

bay 971.


land near the road of hamlet

1.




No. Project



highlights


hamlet 1.

total length: 50m.

mainly on the soil color of 1

hamlet.

12 phu gia

commune

branch to

phu gia 5

substation

Starting point: New

Pole between Pole 35

and 36, bus bay 972

TG Huong khe.


phu gia 5.

total length: 700m.


land ( The cemetery adjacent

to rice fields) , Phu Loc

hamlet.


mainly on farming valley in

between residential clusters,

Phu vinh, Phu Loc hamlet.

13 huong

long

commune

branch to

hamlet 6

substation


227, 35kV, bus bay

372 E18.1.


hamlet 6.

total length: 800m.

- Substation located color

placed on land near the

channel and Tiêm river, 6

hamlet.


mainly on the channel and

Tiêm river.

14 phuc

dong

commune

branch to

phuc

dong 5

substation


16, 35kV bus bay 372

branch to substation

Phuc Dong 3.


phuc Dong 5.


- Substation located on coating

placed on farmland of Mrs.

Phan thi Vinh hamlet 2 front

Mr. Duyên ownership.


mainly on paddy soil, low

color fields are often flooded

in the rainy season.

15 huong

giang

commune

branch to

huong

giang 4

substation


35kV, bus bay 372

branch to substation

huong giang 3.


huong giang 4.

total length: 980m.

- Substation located on the

garden of Mrs. Tran thi

Thanh.


mainly on paddy soil, low

color fields are often flooded

in the rainy season.

16 phuong

dien

commune

branch to

phuong

dien 5

substation


26, 35kV line, bus

bay 372 branch to

switchgear 7.


phuong dien 5.

- Substation located on public

land near the road the village

3.


mainly on acacia land, 3

hamlet.



No. Project



highlights

total length: 600m.

3.4.3. Low voltage line

- Low voltage transmission lines feeding from new substations to the existing low

voltage line. It shall primarily run along inter hamlet roads or along the existing low voltage

line (which is subject to upgradation). The total line length is 223.849 km.

Some photos about the line are shown in Annex 5.

3.4.4. Project scale:

a. Medium voltage line:

New construction of 44.286 km medium voltage line.

Where:

- 35kV line : 29.203 km.

- 22kV line : 15.083 km.

Main technical specifications:

- Type: Overhead line;

- Number of line: 01 line;

- Cable: AC-50/8 steel core, aluminum cable;

- Insulation: Vertical porcelain insulator (SĐD-10, SĐD-24, SĐD-35) stay string IIC-

70D;

- Support frame: CT3 galvanized steel;

- Pole: Spun concrete pole, 12m, 14m, 16m, 18m (type B, C and D);

- Pole foundation: cast-in-place 150 class reinforced concrete (MT-2, MT-3, MT-4, MT-5,

MT-6 and MT-K)

- Backstay cable: Machined from galvanized round steel CT316, CT320;

- Backstay cable foundation: Cast-in-place 200# class concrete, type MN-15-5, MN20-5.

- Earthling: Mixed earth rods RC-2, RC-4 and RC-6.

b. Substation:

New construction of 74 substations with the total capacity of: 11,060 kVA.

Where:



No. Voltage and capacity Unit Quantity

1 35/0.4kV substation: Unit 43

1.1 Capacity 75kVA Unit 05





2 22/0.4kV substation: Unit 14





3 10(22)/0.4kV substation: Unit 17







- Type: Staying on spun concrete pillars, size 10m and 12m;

- Pillar: Spun concrete, size 10m, 12m (type B and C);

- Pillar foundation: Reinforced concrete, cast-in-place, 150# class, type MT-3, MT-4;

- Supporting frame: Machined from CT3 galvanized steel;

- Atmospheric overvoltage protection: Anti-lightning (LA);

- Medium voltage side breaking: Fuse Cut Out (FCO);

- Low voltage side breaking: Automat (for the main bus bay and outgoing bus bays)

arranged in the transformer cubicle;



- Low voltage carrying cable: 4-core, XLPE (or PVC) insulation with the insulation class

of 0.6/1kV;

- Grounding: Mixed grounding rods, from 12 ÷ 18 rods.

c. Connection low voltage line:

Construction of 223.649km low voltage line.

Where:

- Transformed low voltage line : 200.411km

- Newly constructed low voltage line : 23.438km


- Voltage level: 0.4/0.22kV.

- Type: Overhead (3-phase, 4-wire and 1-phase, 2-wire).

- Cable: Twisted cable, 0.6/1kV, cross-section of 35 95mm2.

- Accessories: Manufactured in accordance with Vietnam standards (TCVN) and use

purposes.

- Pole: Square pole, 7.5m; 8.5m. Where the lines rung along provincial roads and cross the

roads, spun concrete poles shall be used, 8.5 and 10m high.

- Cable hangers: Manufactured from galvanized steel shape.

- Pole foundation: Reinforced concrete, cast-in-place, 100# class, type MV-1A, MV-1,

MV-2, MV-3 and MV-4 (for square pole), concrete foundation, 100# class, type M1,

M2, M3, M4 (for spun concrete poles);

- Repeated grounding: RLL.

3.4.5. Project main work volume:

Table 3.4.5: Work volume to be implemented in Ha Tinh province

No. Construction and installation Unit Quantity Method

01 Layout of AL/XLPE 4x95 cable M 36,929 Manual + Mechanical




06 Set-up of H-8.5m concrete pole Pole 2,011 Manual + Mechanical

07 Set-up of H-7.5m concrete pole Pole 3,492 Manual + Mechanical

08 Set-up of LT-8.5m concrete pole Pole 396 Manual + Mechanical



No. Construction and installation Unit Quantity Method

09 Foundation for concrete poles of

all type

m3 6,623 Manual + Mechanical

10 Accessories of all type Unit 6,604 Manual + Mechanical

11 Grounding installations Unit 954 Manual + Mechanical

12 Excavation (Pole foundation and

grounding)

m3 11,700 Manual

13 Refilling and finishing m3 4,680 Manual

3.5. Main activities before and during construction

3.5.1. Main activities before and during construction

* Activities before construction:

- Compensation and site clearance

- Set-up of temporary accommodations for workers

- Restoration of transmission lines and substations

- Gathering of workers

- Temporary occupation of roadside for storing material and equipment or

construction of temporary service roads

- Construction of temporary service accommodations for workers

- Set-up of domestic water supply for the domestic and construction needs

* Activities during construction:

- Construction of substation:

+ Foundation excavation

+ Transportation of material and equipment to the site

+ Set-up of pillars and substation equipment

- Construction of transmission line:

+ Foundation excavation

+ Transportation of material to the site

+ Set-up of poles – installation of line components.

- Main material and equipment to be used:

+ Cement, sand, stone, iron, pole, porcelain, mixing station, cranes, etc.



3.5.2. Transportation

Material and equipment supply

Material and equipment supply shall be determined in detail in later phase, depending

on the state budget disbursement and project bidding mechanism. Two sources are expected:

- Material and equipment supply by the project owner.

- Material and equipment supply by the contractor.

Long distance transportation

For material and equipment supplied by the project owner:

+ Long distance transportation of such material and equipment shall be

undertaken using specialized trucks. Such trucks shall be selected in accordance with the

requirements in packing provided in the contract.

+ Long distance transportation from the project owner warehouse to the site shall

be undertaken using 5 7.5 ton trucks and loading and unloading shall be done using 5

ton cranes.

For material and equipment supplied by the contractor:

+ Electric poles shall be transported using Kawaz trucks, using 5 ton cranes for

loading and unloading.

+ Supporting frames and accessories shall be transported using 5 ton trucks with

manual loading and unloading.

+ Cement and steel shall be transported using 5 ton trucks with manual loading

and unloading.

+ Stone and sand shall be transported using 5 ton dump trucks.

Intermediate transportation

- Material and equipment stored at the site such as cables, insulators, accessories, breakers,

capacitors, power meters, meter boxes and cement shall be transported to the construction

sites using non-motorized vehicles and manual handling.

Manual handling

All material and equipment shall be transported to the construction site manually. The

distance shall be determined case by case.

3.6 Project timeline and total investment

3.6.1 Project timeline.

Based on the requirements of power supply and capacity of the project owner, the project

timeline is scheduled as follows:

Investment project June 2011

Approval for investment project September 2011



Engineering design March 2012

Selection of contractor and material &

equipment supplier

June 2012 to

November 2012

Construction commencement: December 2012

Commissioning December 2013.

3.6.2. Total investment:

Total investment breakdown:

Total investment: 123,308,221,000 VND



4. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SITE NATURAL & ENVIRONMETNAL

CONDITIONS

4.1. Geography and geology

4.1.1. Geography:

Ha Tinh Province in the central strip with geographical coordinates from 17o53 'to

18o45' north latitude, 105o05 'to 106o30' East. Ha Tinh province is located in the southern

coastal area of the old four borders:

+ North of Nghe An province

+ South of Quang Binh province

+ West Democratic People's Republic of Laos.

+ East Sea

- Natural area is 6054 km2.

- Population estimated in 2008 to 1,314,252 people, a population density of 217 people /

km2 but the population is unevenly distributed in the coastal plain and density 578 ng /

km2 in the midlands and mountainous 55 ng / km2.

- The administration of Ha Tinh: 10 districts and 1 city, 1 town consists of 262 communes,

wards.

- Administrative center of culture and economy of the province of Ha Tinh City

(The data of this deducted from Statistical Yearbook of Ha Tinh province in 2010)

4.1.2. Terrain and land form:

The total area of 605,345 ha of natural land that is agricultural land area of 121,500 ha.

The terrain slopes tilted toward Southeast Northwest, rivers and streams for land division

creating rich in variety, complexity of the nature of Ha Tinh set includes 2 main groups:

Water into distribution groups in the coastal plain is mainly in line remote land suitable for

rice cultivation and cash crops. Of a distribution group in the Midlands Uplands.

4.1.3. Soil

Land used for agriculture is 96 805 ha of arable land which is 1641 ha annual pasture

61 ha, 937 ha of ponds, 17,275 hectares of garden land. Average of Ha Tinh agricultural

land is 757 m2 / person.

4.1.4. Climate

Ha Tinh is one of two southern provinces of Central Vietnam has a tropical climate

harsh. Hot season from April to October the average temperature (26 - 37oC) is the

absolute temperature 42oC, the cold season from January to April next year, the average

temperature below 20 degrees Celsius, low absolute temperature 1 ° C . Relative humidity

(71-91)%, minimum peaks in July and January 2, 3 and September. Average rainfall

(1800-2000) mm / year. Complex mode storm affected by two types of wind, wind

northeast from October to April brought a cold climate, summer is influenced by the hot

dry southwest wind, the terrain is relatively flat so months 7.8, 9 affected by the

devastating storms that great. So the agricultural production of Ha Tinh often difficult and

depends on natural disasters.

4.2. Natural resources

4.2.1. Land:

Ha Tinh province has 605,574 hectares of natural land. In particular, the agricultural

land area is 98,171 ha, accounting for 16.24% of land area is forested 240,529 hectares,

accounting for 39.72% of land area is used exclusively 45,672 ha, accounting for 7.54%;



residential area is 6799 ha, representing 1.12% of unused land and river ice is 214,402 ha,

accounting for 35.40%.

In agricultural land, crop land area is 76,234 ha annually, accounting for 77.67%, but the

rice land is 65,159 ha, accounting for 85.47% of the annual crop; land for perennial crops

is 2964 ha, accounting for 3.01%.

The area of barren hills greened need is 160,187 ha, accretion can use is 22 564 ha, the

total surface area is 6576 ha of which are exploited and used as 947 ha, not exploitation is

5629 ha.

4.2.2. Forestry:

As of 2002, the province has 244,453 ha of forest land. Among them are 194,754 ha of

natural forests, planted forests is 49,699 ha.

The natural protected areas: Area Vu Quang Nature Reserve covers an area of 61,283 ha.

Area Ke Go Nature Reserve area: 35,000 ha.

4.2.3. Marine resources

The province has 137 km of coastline from Nghi Xuan district in Ky Anh district,

including the major estuaries: The Cua Hoi - Nghi Xuan, Cua Sot - Thach Ha, Cua

Nhuong - Cam Xuyen, Cua Khau - Ky Anh. This is a marine fisheries are more precious

and rare with high volume such as lobster, oysters ... only be exploited from 10 to 15%.

Ha Tinh can develop a comprehensive economic sea fishing, aquaculture and seafood

processing industries for export.

4.2.4. Mineral resources

Ha Tinh has great potential for mineral investment, but has not been effectively

exploited are:

- In Thach Khe Iron Ore (Thach Ha) with reserves of about 500 million tons.

- Tin mine in Son Kim (Huong Son), and gold in Hoa Hai (Huong Khe) and Ky Tay, Ky

Hop (Ky Anh). ILMINITE ore in Thach Ha and Cam Xuyen average catches:

100.000tan/nam. Zircon mining output per capita: 7.000tan/nam. RUTSIN average

catches: 3.000tan/nam.

- Titanium oxide reserve of 3-5 million tonnes of run along the coast are likely to venture

abroad.

4.3. Population, culture and social characteristics

Population - Ethnic groups: According to a survey on 04/01/1999, Ha Tinh province with

1,268,968 people. The number of working age people in the province is 645,555 society,

accounting for 46.95% of the population. On the whole province has 5 main ethnic groups,

the largest ethnic majority Kinh making up nearly 99%. The ethnic minorities, including 594

ethnic Lao people; have 403 Muong ethnicity, nationality Chut is 127 people.

Educational level: By the end of 2002, universal primary education for 11/11 districts with

260 communes. Number of pupils academic year 2001 - 2002 is 363,235 students. Of which:

Primary is 183,251 students, secondary schools is 134,864 students, high school students is

45,120. Number of teachers 1999-2000 school year is 13,169 people. Where: 3339 is the

Primary, secondary education is 5280 people, high school is 1,550 people. Number of health

workers in 2000 was 2376 people. Of which: Doctor is 433 people, medical doctors and

technicians are 967 people, 669 people are nurses and midwives is 307 people. The average

medical doctor on a thousand people was 10.2 people.

In the project area: the project area without ethnic minorities, there are no differences in

perception, but many cultural issues, society has always been interested in local government,

all people are using water clean lighting. The project will contribute directly and indirectly



improve the lives of local people by providing electricity for production, local economic

development, lighting of public works ...

The project is not located in areas of historic, cultural facilities - as well as social security and

defense.

4.4. Traffic condition:

The main traffic facilities in Ha Tinh are by roads. There are currently 3 national

roads running through Ha Tinh (national road No.1A, national road No.8A, Ho Chi Minh

road) with the total length of 228 km. In addition, there are also provincial roads, inter

commune roads that lead to border gates and have been improved progressively. Together

with traffic infrastructure development, transportation vehicles in the provinces also meet the

requirements of transportation and the needs of local residents within the province.

The project region has good traffic access since it runs along main roads and it is not

necessary to construct any new service roads.

5. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT POTENTIAL IMPACTS

The project shall play an important role in the electrification program and poverty

reduction policy in 61 communes of 12 districts. It will also speed up the national

modernization and industrialization which is a step towards promoting rural development and

poverty reduction.

When the transmission lines are constructed, the local residents shall tend to move to

live close to electricity access. The local authorities shall need to plan for this by opening

new roads, new residential areas and industrial and agriculture development. All the project

districts and the city shall have to work in this direction.

The project shall bring about significant socioeconomic benefit. This has been

documented in detail in the description of feasibility report. A part from such benefits, the

project may also result in environmental and socioeconomic impacts which are adverse to the

local conditions. Surveys have been conducted on this and potential project impacts are

summarized in the below table.

Table 5.1: Environmental impact assessment questionnaire

Question Yes No Description of impact

I. Is project located near or in

sensitive area with regards to?

- Cultural heritage X

- Reservation zone X

- Flooded land X

- Forestry X

- Estuary X




- Reservation buffer zone X

- Nature reserve X

- River and reservoir X - Some communes have rivers;

however the grid only runs over

residential areas.

- Canal and irrigation network X - Almost all communes have

manmade canals and the project

focuses on residential areas which

are away from such canals.

2. Potential environmental

impact, by project?

- Intrusion to cultural and historical

sites

X

- Intrusion to ecosystem (ex:

nature reserve, national park)

X

- Affecting landscape and

resulting in waste

X

- Undermining vegetation cover

or cutting down trees for site

during site clearance for

substations and along the

transmission line?

X - During the site clearances, some

fruit trees of some local residents

will be cut down in the project

region:

- 4m high and more trees shall be cut

down while vegetation cover and

bush shall be retained. The clearance

for the medium voltage line required

the cutting down of 462 trees. (The

medium voltage line runs along the

inter hamlet road and did not require

any clearance).

- Change surface water quality or

river course

X

- Increase water turbidity due to

change in surface water quality

or erosion

X - Pole foundation and grounding

excavation may resulting the

sweeping of soil, sand and rock into

the surface water in the region;

- Excavation work is schedule to in

dry seasons. Remaining rock and soil

shall be reused for foundation and




floor refilling. In case rain comes in

during construction days and no

protection measures is taken, (pole

foundation, grounding and concrete

pavement for pole foundation) and

not proper measure is taken, there

might be the risk of wall erosion and

thus polluting outside water bodies.

- However, the project shall mainly

be implemented in flat land area

there is little risk of soil erosion and

sweeping of material into surface

water sources

- Domestic waste water by

workers is discharged directly

into outside water bodies?

X - The contractor shall mainly hire

resident houses or the commune

house for workers; therefore,

domestic waste water shall be

properly collected to a centralized

system. Additional measures

described in section VI of this EMP

will also be implemented to

minimise the impacts of wastewater.

- Construction waste water is

discharged directly into outside

water bodies?

X

- Result in more dust? X - Dust may result from excavation

work during dry season. Impact

target group may be local residents

living at and near the site.

- Dust from the handling of material

and manual concrete mixing.

- Dust from material transportation

vehicles during the construction

phase. Impact target group includes

people present in the transportation

roads where the material is

transported.

- Dust can be resulted from the

destruction of old electric poles.

The measures described in section VI

will be implemented to minimise the




impacts of dusts.

- Result in higher noise or vibration

level?

X - Due to the transportation of

material and cement using

transportation trucks which may

produce noise.

- Noise from workers during the

construction phase.

- Noise from the destruction of

existing electric poles.

- Barking by dogs (most of local

residents raise dogs in the project

region)

Relevant measures listed in section

VI will be implemented to minimise

these impacts.

- Permanently acquired land X Permanently acquired land area is

2,421 m2. It is mainly public land,

rice field and water bodies

- Temporarily acquired land X Temporarily acquired land area is

199,807 m2. It is mainly public land,

rice field and water bodies

- Resettlement required? If yes, how

many households?

X

- Resettlement area

environmentally and culturally

sensitive?

X

- Is there any risk in spreading

disease from workers to local

residents (and vice versa)?

X - All construction personal shall be

divided into 61 teams in

approximately 61 communes, each

with 15 persons. The total number of

workers at peak shall be 930,

however, these shall be scattered

working at different construction

sites.

- Workers working in different

regions shall be managed by their

work manager and team leader. Any

worker found to be sick shall be sent

to check-up and isolated. Therefore,

disease spreading shall also be




constrained.

- For local residents: Construction

team leader shall manage workers in

order to prevent sick workers from

exposure to sick people.

- Interactions with local community

may pose the risks of

STD/HIV/AIDs diseases

transmission between workers and

local community. Relevant measures

described in section VI of this EMP

will be implemented to minimise

these risks.

- Is there any potential conflict

between workers and local

residents?

X - Since the project is located in rural

areas, workers can exchange with

local people and which may result in

conflict with them.

- Conflict may arise when workers

go and get water (fom drilled wells

or ponds or lakes) for construction

work.

- On the other hand, workers and

local residents shall have different

income, lifestyle and customs.

Worker shall have to follow the

contractor and local regulations.

- During construction phase (during

construction since rural roads are

often narrow) which may affect local

traffic condition at the construction

site and influencing local residents

eventually?

- During the construction phase,

there will be gathering by children

watching the construction and they

may steal construction equipment

and conflict happen as a result.

- However, all these conflicts can be

minimized since workers are

managed by their team leader and

manager. On the other hand, each

construction site (pole foundation)

shall take place for 1-2 days.

Therefore, there will be little conflict




between workers and local residents.

- Is there explosive or toxic

substance used by the project?

X

- Is there any accident due to mine

or explosives remained from

wartime?

X

- Project construction interrupts

local traffic?

X - Equipment and material transported

over a long distance from warehouse

by 5 – 7.5 ton trucks to the material

yard; construction material shall be

supplied from local sources and

transported directly to the site.

- With such transportation and

excavation work, there will be

certain interruptions to local traffic

however, due to low traffic density in

rural areas and short-time handling

of material (about one hour), and

because material is handled by dump

trucks, such potential impact is

insignificant.

- At time of constructing pole

foundations (due to narrow rural

roads) local traffic can be obstructed

temporarily; however, since

construction time is short and low

rural traffic density, such obstruction

is at minimum level.

The impacts on traffic will also be be

managed by the measures presented

in this EMP

- Project construction causes

damages to local roads network?

X - All material and equipment shall be

transported to a central storage yard

and then carried in smaller trucks to

fit local road conditions. All the road

are alphat paved (national road

No.1A, provincial road No.8A, and

Ho Chi Minh road) and inter hamlet

or commune roads);

- Material is transported to each

construction site using non-

motorized vehicles.




Other mitigation measures described

in Section VI will also be

implemented

- Excavation causes erosion? X - The project region site has flat land

terrain. The geology has been stable

for many years therefore erosion

impacts resulted from excavation are

unlikely to happen.

- Construction at each site takes at

maximum 2 days and mostly during

dry season.

- Material remained after

construction: sand, rock, cement and

soil shall be cleaned up and checked

by construction manager.

The mitigation measures described in

Section VI will also be implemented

- Is there a need for opening new

service road?

X

- Project interrupts the habitat of

local fauna and flora?

X

- Project badly affects local air

quality?

X - Environmental impacts from waste

gases from transportation vehicles:

trucks shall be providing with cover

to prevent dust.

- Dust from foundation and

grounding excavation, particularly

when trucks start to dump material to

the site.

The mitigation measures described in


- Project results in risks in labor

accidents for workers and local

community during construction

phase?

X - Accidents can take place during the

construction phase due to

incompliance to safety requirements:

such as equipment inspection before

use, arrangement of danger sign post

(where foundation excavation is

underway, there is generator and

electric line or where setup of poles

and laying of cable is being

undertaken, or where material is




being handled or people are working

at height). These accidents can

happen to both workers and local

residents.

- Accidents can happen to workers

and local residents living near the

site.

The mitigation measures to ensure

occupational health and safety in


to minimise these risks

- Project creates toxic waste,

including PCB due to replacement

of transformers?

X

- Project creates risks in labor safety

and human health (electromagnetic

field impacts, electric shock)?

X - The transmission lines shall be

designed and constructed in

accordance with applicable standards

of power industry (in accordance

with Vietnam applicable technical

regulations, electromagnetic field

(EMF) < 5 kV/m), wherein impacts

from EMF and safety standards and

operation safety have to be taken into

due account.

- Prior to operation, all safety

indicators shall be tested and

accepted by the project owner,

contractor and operation entity

therefore workers shall not be

suffering from such EMF impacts.

In the phase of commissioning, the

safety in power use of households of

ethinic minorities who use electricity

for the first time also needs to be

paid attention to minimize the risk of

electric shock. However, this impact

is very little and avoidable if the

people are trained well in safe power

use.

The mitigation measures in Section

VI will also be implemented to

minimise safety risks



6. ENVIRONMETNAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

6.1. The management of the social impact of the project:

• Program information and communication:

Basic information includes the following information

Census and statistics include:

- Name and number of people in a household.

- Number, type and area homes lost

- Number and area of land in the entire loss

- Number, type and area of agricultural land lost

- The number and types of crops and crop loss

- The business loss including buildings, land and other assets.

- Property lost profits: the percentage of total assets lost

- The number and classification of other fixed assets affected by each sub-project, and

- Temporary loss of the profitable assets

b)

Investigate in detail the social and economic aspects of people displaced: age, gender,

ethnicity, education level, occupation, income and total income of all households.

c) Public disclosure of information in the field of (a) packages, (b) contractors, (c) detailed

plan of construction and (d) hotline to handle complaints about environmental issues school

and society. The public information in the project preparation process through public

consultation meetings and through the audiovisual media.

• Mechanisms of compensation claims All complaints and inquiries related to any aspect of RP, including the determination of

unit prices and number of missing property will be settled according to the following steps:

Step 1: If any person claims that an issue of the resettlement program and restore life, that

person can direct presentation or written complaint to the competent authorities of the

commune . The CPC will address these questions within 15 days after receipt of the

complaint.

Step 2: If the complainant disagrees with the decision in step 1, the person may complain to

the DPC or the Committee on District clearance within 15 days of receipt of the decision in

step 1. DPC clearance or the district will issue a decision within 15 days after receiving the

complaint.

Step 3: If the complainant is not satisfied with the decision of the district government, that

person may appeal to the PPC or the Commission resettlement of the province within 15

days after receiving the decision of the DPC or district board clearance. Within 15 days

PPC or Provincial Resettlement Committee will make a decision on this complaint.

Step 4: If PAP still not satisfied with the decision of the provincial government, they would

apply to the district court within 15 days of receipt of the decision of the PPC or Provincial

Resettlement Committee

The relocation should be exempt from all administrative fees and legal.

• System monitoring and evaluation The PMU and Power Company affiliated closely with the DPC / commune in the

respective management units and independent monitoring unit conducting regular

monitoring implementation of the compensation plan and re- residents. The findings will be

recorded in quarterly reports for submission to the VND, the Electricity Corporation and the



projects of Provincial electricity.

Check the inline and monitoring include:

- Check trarang information about the base relocation was collected and the assessment of

property loss or damage, the compensation, the benefits of resettlement and restoration of

other life made in accordance with the provisions of the policy framework and RP

equivalent.

- Monitor that the RP has been implemented as designed and approved

- Check that the funds to make the declaration and RP for the PMU, respectively, at the

local level (provincial / district) in a timely manner and in sufficient quantities to ensure the

implementation of goals, and capital PMUs are used respectively in accordance with the

stated purpose of the RP.

- Keep all complaints and answer questions and ensure complaints are resolved as specified

time.

Monitoring by independent organizations or independent units or independent

consultant hired by the Electric Power under VND will conduct periodic monitoring and

external evaluation RP implementation. The independent organization may be scholars or

research institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGO) or independent consulting

firm, with a staff of professional and reference conditions approved recognized by the

World Bank.

To check the information provided to monitor and report on internal management of the

Electricity respectively, then the agency may hire external monitor will visit the sample

about 20% of affected households in the province involved in every 6 months after RP was

conducted to:

- Identify procedures for the participation of affected persons, the compensation and the

right to restore new life to be made in accordance with the policy framework or not, and

- Assess whether the target of the policy framework for improving or at least ensure that

living standards and incomes of the people affected have been met or not.

- Get the quality criteria of the social and economic impacts when the project to affected

people.

- Giving opinions modified in the deployment process in cases of RP may be to achieve the

principles and objectives of the policy framework.

6.2. Mitigation measures

A. Preparation phase:

*Responsibility of design consultant:

- To conduct careful field surveys with close consultation with local residents and

authorities to select the optimum alternative in order to minimize land occupation.

- To select optimum design in terms of distance between two poles and their height to

minimize their impacts to local residents.

* Responsibility of project owner: To give proper compensation to affected households

according to the approved compensation and resettlement plan.

B. Construction phase

Responsibility of the contractor:



Environmental and

social issue

Mitigation measure Responsible

entity

A. Preparation phase

1. Permanent and

temporary land

acquisition shall

impact affected

households and

agriculture

production

- To conduct careful field surveys with close

consultation with local residents and authorities to

select the optimum alternative in order to minimize

land occupation.

- To select optimum design in terms of distance

between two poles and their height to minimize their

impacts to local residents.

- To undertake construction after harvesting season and

try to shorten the progress.

- To give proper compensation to affected households

according to the approved compensation and

resettlement plan.

- Contractor

2. Impacts on

vegetation cover

as a result of

site clearance

(ROW)

- To work with affected households and advice them to

harvest crops before site clearance and land

occupation.

- To clear trees manually as much as possible.

- Do not burn cut-down trees after cutting.

- Do not cut down unnecessary trees.

- To dispose cut-down trees in a specific place. Reuse

trees as firewood or natural fertilizers.

- CPMU +

contractor

B. Construction

phase

1. Dust pollution - The contractor is responsible for implementing the

state applicable regulations related to air quality.

- The contractor shall ensure minum dust generation

and no impact on local residents and take proper

measures to control dust generation (for example,

praying water, covering the trucks when carrying

material).

- Material shall be covered up during transportation to

prevent scattering of material along the way.

- Material dump site and storage yards shall be covered

up and isolated from winds and located away from

schools and residential areas.

- Workers shall be provided with masks when working

in high risk areas.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant



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entity

2. Air pollution - All transportation vehicles shall comply with

applicable regulations of Vietnam with regards to

waste gas limits.

- Transportation vehicles in Vietnam shall be tested

frequently on the waste gases and have to show

certificate of quality, technical safety and

environmental friendliness” according to the Decision

No.35/2005/QD-BGTVT;

- Do not burn waste or material at the site.

- Concrete mixers shall be located away from

residential areas.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

3. Noise and

vibration level

- The contractor shall be responsible for complying

with applicable regulations related to permitted noise

and vibration levels.

- All transportation vehicles need to show certificate of

quality, technical safety and environmental

friendliness” according to the Decision

No.35/2005/QD-BGTVT; to prevent excessive noise

level from machinery that is not properly maintained,

proper noise reduction measures are taken, including

noise reducers or arrangement of noisy machinery in

a specific noise proof area.

- To prevent or reduce traffic in residential area as well

as processing of material in residential areas (concrete

mixing)

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

4. Waste water

pollution

- The contractor shall be responsible for complying

with applicable regulations related to waste water

treatment and discharge.

- To provide mobile toilets or construct proper toilets

for workers at the site. Toilet waste water and

restaurants shall be treated before discharging into the

outside environment.

- When construction is completed, toilets have to be

properly destroyed and/or removed.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant



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social issue


entity

5. Water drainage

and

sedimentation

control

- The contractor shall comply with the water drainage

system design to prevent rain drop from causing local

inundation, soil erosion in high risk areas.

- To ensure proper operation of the drainage system.

- To sustain those areas not impacted by construction

activities.

- The excavation work needs to be done in compliance

with applicable technical construction regulations.

- To prevent the spreading of mud into surrounding

environment, take proper measures to control

sedimentation in high risk areas.

- When there is a need to dry construction site

(foundation concrete pouring), the pumped water

containing sand shall be controlled with regards to

sedimentation before discharging it into outside water

bodies.

- Use diversion techniques at construction to prevent

deposit from being stirred up in water bodies.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

6. Material

warehouse and

material quarry

management

- Material storage yards shall be predetermined in the

approved engineering design.

- Material supplied by local suppliers need to have

operation licenses for particular material type.

- To rehabilitate material storage yard after

construction is completed.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

7. Waste and

hazardous

waste

- Prior to construction, the contractor needs to prepare

a procedure for controlling waste (storage, use of

recycle bins, site decommissioning, etc.) and strictly

complying during construction phase.

- Prior to construction, all necessary licenses have to be

obtained related to waste management.

- Proper measures are taken to ensure good practices in

waste management and treatment. The contractor

shall provide recycle bins, containers and other means

to collect waste from necessary areas.

- Waste can be stored temporarily at the site when it is

approved by the Construction Monitoring Consultant,

local authorities before collection and treatment. If in

the absence of such authorities, normal domestic

waste can be land filled.

- Recycle bins or containers storing waste have to be

- Contractor

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supervising

consultant



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entity

covered up from weather impacts and intrusion by

scavengers. Do not burn waste.

- Recyclable waste such as wood form, waste steel and

packing material shall be collected and separated at

the site from other waste sources for reuse, refilling

or sale to an external company.

- If it is impossible to carry away from the site, solid

waste can be land filled at a certain place approved by

the construction supervising consultant provide in the

waste management plan. Under any circumstance, the

contractor has to treat all construction waste within

the site.

- Waste lubricants shall be taken out from the site by

an authorized recycling company.

- Waste lubricants and cleaning solutions shall be

collected into covered containers and carried away by

a contracted external company that is permitted to

treat hazardous waste.

8. Vegetation

cover

- The contractor shall prepare a plan on site clearance

and vegetation recovery according to applicable

regulations for the construction supervising

consultant to approve. The contractor shall strictly

comply with this plan.

- Do not use chemicals in clearing vegetation.

- Do not cut down any trees when it is not provided in

the vegetation clearance plan.

- If necessary, set up temporary fence to protect

valuable trees prior to starting any construction

activities.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

9. Traffic

management

- Prior to construction, conduct consultation with local

authorities and traffic police.

- Impacts on traffic flow needs to be considered in the

construction plan before approval. Traffic routes,

particularly those with heavy duty vehicles need to

consider high risk area such as schools, hospitals or

markets.

- It is necessary to provide sufficient lighting system

for night time to ensure proper traffic conditions.

- Arrange indication signs at the construction site to

inform public people, provide instructions to different

components and instructions and safety directions.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant



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entity

- Take proper traffic safety measures including sign

posts and flags to indicate danger

- Do not transport material during peak house.

- Space spared for walkers and vehicles at the site need

to be separate from the site and can be easily

accessible. Provide proper sing posts where

necessary.

10. Interruptions to

operations and

services

- Planned or unplanned interruptions to services such

as water, gas power supply and internet access: The

contractor shall be prepared for emergency scenarios

and any potential failures.

- Cooperate with services suppliers (water,

telecommunications, etc.) to work out a proper

construction schedule.

- During the laying out of cables crossing over

telecommunications cable, mitigation measures have

to be taken (What are the measures?)

- Notify affected households of construction schedule

as well as expected interruptions (at least 5 days in

advance)

- Interruptions to water supply for agriculture

production need to be avoided.

- The contractor shall ensure alternative water supply

for affected residents in case it is more than one day.

- Any damage to the existing service cables shall be

notified to the local authorities for timely repair.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

11. Rehabilitation

of affected

areas

- Clearance areas such as soil or rock quarries, waste

treatment areas, worker houses, warehouse and wood

forms and any other temporary areas during

construction phase shall be rehabilitated with regards

to the landscape and vegetation cover.

- Compensate the vegetation cover at the soonest. Use

proper vegetation for such rehabilitation.

- Do not use exotic or banned vegetation for such

rehabilitation

- Excavated hillsides and waste yard need to be planted

with grass to prevent soil erosion and landslide;

- All the affected areas shall be compensated with

proper landscape and there should be no delay in

doing so, including any necessary repair or

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant



Environmental and

social issue


entity

construction of green space and other affected areas.

- Soil contaminated with chemicals or hazardous waste

shall be carried away and land filled in a proper

hazardous dump site.

- Rehabilitate all affected roads and bridges due to the

project construction.

12. Labor and

public safety

- The contractor shall comply with all applicable

regulations related to labor safety.

- Prepare and implement action plan in response to risk

and emergency cases.

- Prepare emergency services right at the site.

- Provide training for workers on labor safety

requirements.

- Ensure to provide protective devices for workers,

including noise protection at high risk places

- In destroying existing structures, workers and

community need to be protected from falling objects

by taking proper protection measures

- Provide protective fences and warnings of danger at

the construction site to indicate danger to local

resident.

- The contractor shall provide safety measures such as

installation of fences, provision of warning signs at

high risk areas, including pole foundation under

construction to prevent traffic accidents as well as

other risk to local residents.

- Only allow trained workers to install, maintain or

repair electrical equipment.

- Cut off and do correct earthling for the existing power

line prior to construction work.

- Comply with labor safety procedures when working

at height and with electrical equipment.

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

13. Communicatio

ns to local

community

- Sustain communications to local authorities and

community; the contractor shall work with local

authorities to agree on construction schedule for sites

near sensitive areas or at sensitive time (regional

festivals).

- Enhance relationship with local community in order

to obtain necessary information about the project

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant



Environmental and

social issue


entity

activities in the region, progress and performance;

- Keep track of the community concerns and

information required such as project progress;

- Respond to community concerns via telephones and

documents in a timely manner;

- Notify local residents of construction schedule, work

schedule, potential interruptions to services and

detour roads and temporary buses, any destruction or

mine explosion schedule;

- Provide technical data and drawings for community,

particularly a scheme on construction sites and EMP;

- Provide notice boards at all sites to provide

information about the site manager, environmental

officer, medical and safety officer, with concrete

contact details and other information so that affected

people will be able to raise their voice and concerns.

14. Procedure for

addressing any

cultural and

historical site

found

During construction phase if the contractor finds any

cultural and historical sites, including commentary or

tombs, the contractor shall:

- Stop construction activities in the particular area;

- Protect the area from any damage or loss to the sites.

In case the historical objects can be removed or

sensitive objects assign a person to protect it until

local authorities come to confirm and take over the

issue;

- Notify the construction supervising consultant, who

will be responsible for informing local authorities or

the state agencies of such cultural or historical sites

(within 24 hours or less);

- Local authorities or state agencies shall be

responsible for protecting and isolating such area

before any further processing.

- Decide how to process such issues is the

responsibility of the local authorities, including

change, (in case a cultural or historical site is found

and cannot be removed), reservation, isolation,

rehabilitation and rescue;

- If the cultural or historical site are of high value and

the reservation is recommended by relevant agencies

the project owner shall have to change project design

accordingly for the component in that particular area;

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

- CPMU



Environmental and

social issue


entity

- Decisions related to the management of found sites

shall be notified in writing to relevant authorities;

- Construction work shall continue only after relevant

authorities come and take responsibility of potential

sites.

C. Operation phase

1. Health and safety

for workers and

local residents

- The design is such to meet the international standards

related to human health protection (below 3kV/m for

EMF and 05 microtesla for ROW edge EMF

CPC

2. Fire and

explosion

- Periodically inspect fire prevention and fighting

facilities.

- Organize training on fire prevention and fighting for

operation workers.

CPC

3.Transmisison line

- Mitigation

measures related to

transmission lines

- Only allow workers who have been trained and

obtained certificates on installation, maintenance and

repair of electrical equipment

- Cut off power and provide safe earthling before

construction on the power line or where it is near

power line

- Ensure operations related to power line shall be

undertaken by trained workers with strict compliance

with safety regulations. Qualified or trained workers

to operate power lines need to able to:

Distinguish between online and offline power lines

from other parts of the distribution system

Determine voltage of online power lines

Understand safety distance for each cable types

Ensure correct and sufficient use of safety devices and

other safety procedures or other online parts of the

distribution system

- Even when being trained, workers shall not contact

any online parts unless:

Workers have been safely isolated from online parts

via gloves or other insulation devices

Online parts have been safely isolated from workers

and other parts or

Workers have been isolated and safely insulated from

- Contractor

- Construction

supervising

consultant

-NPMU

- Lao Cai

Electricity

(project

operation

company)

jointly with

local authorities



Environmental and

social issue


entity

online objects

- When operations and maintenance request minimum

distance, provide trainings on safety measures and

safety devices for individuals and other preventive

measures identified in the health and safety

compliance plan. (Below is the recommended safety

distance for workers:

o 2-15 kV: 0.6 m

o 15.1-35kV: 0.71 m

o 72.6-121 kV: 1.01 m

5.Safety measures

when working at

height

Preventive and control measures include:

- Check the firmness of structures before starting work

- Take anti-fall measures including climbing skills, use

of supporting devices and first aid toolkit

- Install supporting and anti-fall devices

- Safety bands shall not be smaller than 16 mm, two

layers, and durable strength. Safety bands shall be

replaced before any defect or crack is detected or if is

too old

- When working with tools at height, workers shall need

an additional safely band (backup).

- Sign posts and other obstacles need to be removed

before starting work

- Use standard tool bag to carry tools and materials to

the height when working on pillars

6. EMF impacts Prevent or minimize exposure to EMF in the working

environment by developing and implementing a EMF

safety program with the following components:

- Determination of potential exposure level

- Trainings for workers on how to identify their

exposure to EMF and its impacts

- Determination of safe areas in order to differentiate

those areas with higher EMF impacts than the others

where EMF impacts are small enough not to be

provided with mitigations and minimize exposure to

high EMF impact areas

The exposure detector for individuals shall be installed to

give warning when exposure is below the safety limit (for

example, 50%). Action plans for mitigating impacts



Environmental and

social issue


entity

includes taking turn to work in high risk areas, and if

necessary being provided with protective devices.

B. Mitigation measures against project specific potential impacts:

Phase Impact Mitigation measure

Construction Disease spreading from

workers to local residents

(and vice versa)

- Construction manager shall limit exposure by

workers to local resident when it is not necessary,

making workers aware of infection diseases, such as

HIV, AIDS, etc.

- Each team comprising 15 people per commune shall

be assigned scattered along the project site.

- Construction workers at the site shall be managed

by construction manager and team leader. When a

worker is found to be sick, he shall be sent for check

up and treatment if necessary.

Noise and vibration

impacts

- Barking by dogs: prior to construction the team

leader shall meet households and ask them to lease

their dogs during construction time.

- Noise by workers shall be minimized by the

management by the construction manager and team

leader.

Cut off power supply

where the transmission

line crosses over which

shall affect daily activities

and production in the

region.

To avoid power cut for a long time when laying the

cable crossing 110kV, 35kV and 0.4kV lines the

contractor shall use scaffolding.

Prior to using scaffolding, the contractor shall

directly work with the electricity management team

of the communes asking for power off for setting up

the scaffolding. The commune electricity

management team shall notify in advance the power

off schedule for local people to arrange their

production and living activities.

Once completed, the power shall be connected again

for the line and laying of cable can start.

Safey for ethnic

households using

electricity for the first

time

Contractor/PMU will conduct trainning to households

before these households starts using power from the

project network.



6.3. Environmental monitoring plan

Environmental monitoring plan is shown in the below table.

Impact Monitored

parameter

Monitored

point

Monitoring

equipment

/method

Cost Responsibili

ty

I. Vegetation

cover

clearance or

cutting down

trees

- Clearance

technique

- Disposal of

cut-down

trees.

- Along the

transmissio

n line

- In a

centralized

place for

processing.

-

Observation

- Contractor

-

Construction

supervising

consultant

I I. Rural

roads in the

project

region

-

Construction

facilities

with 5-7 ton

on rural

roads.

- Along the

road (from

provincial

road to a

storage

area)

-

Observation

and

consultation

with local

residents.

Under the

civil

constructi

on and

installatio

n

package.

- Contractor,

-

Construction

supervising

consultant

III. Surface

water

quality,

sedimentatio

n and

erosion

- No

excavation

under

raining

condition

- Within

the

transmissio

n line

lobby;

- Surface

water near

the site.

-

Observation

Under the

civil

constructi

on and

installatio

n

package.

- Contractor,

-

Construction

supervising

consultant

IV. Dust and

air pollution

- Dust

concentratio

n in material

storage area

- Cover for

material

during

transportatio

n process

- Areas

with

excavation

foils and

material

storage

-

Observation

Under the

civil

constructi

on and

installatio

n

package.

- Contractor,

-

Construction

supervising

consultant

V. Noise

level

- Noise by

machinery

- Local

resident

response to

- The line

section

running

over

residential

-

Consultatio

n with local

residents

Under the

civil

constructi

on and

installatio

- Contractor,

-

Construction

supervising



Impact Monitored

parameter

Monitored

point

Monitoring

equipment

/method

Cost Responsibili

ty

noise from

the

construction

process

area n

package.

consultant

VI. Hygiene

condition at

the site and

worker

houses

- Waste,

waste water

from

construction

site and

worker

house

- Worker

houses are

supplied

with safe

water and

septic toilets

or other

equivalent

types

- Worker

houses and

around

substations

-

Observation

Under the

civil

constructi

on and

installatio

n

package.

- Contractor,

-

Construction

supervising

consultant

VII. Safety

for workers

and local

residents

- Accidents - Project

site and

project

region

-

Consultatio

n, site log

by the

contractor

Under the

civil

constructi

on and

installatio

n

package.

- Contractor,

-

Construction

supervising

consultant

I. Line lobby

maintenance

- Height of

trees along

the line

-Along

the line

from

doors to

the line

- Tree

trimming to

ensure

safety

distance

- North High

Voltage Grid

Company

II. High

voltage risks

-Integrity of

electric

poles and

substation

protective

devices

-Poles of

the

distributio

n network,

substation

-

Observation

and

assessment

- North High

Voltage Grid

Company



7. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND CAPACITY BUILDING

7.1. Responsibilities in implementing the Environmental Management Program

(EMP)

7.1.1. During detailed design and bidding invitation preparation

During the detailed design and bidding invitation preparation, the project management

unit shall be responsible for incorporate the EMP (mitigation measures, responsibilities of the

contractor) into the attached annexes in the bidding invitation and contract signed with the

contractor. Engineers taking charge of the detailed design shall also refer to findings in the

EIA and EMP to ensure environmental issues shall be looked at in the final design.

During the bidding invitation preparation and the contract, it is necessary to ensure the

contractor is fully informed of its responsibilities in implementing environmental mitigation

measures and its commitment to compliance.

7.1.2. During construction phase

The project management unit shall assign the construction supervising consultant

and/or field engineers to supervise daily progress of safety measure application by the

contractor. The terms of references are documented in Annex 1 (TOR for the construction

supervising consultant and/or field engineers shall cover the followings duties:

- Prior to construction, confirm compensation for affected people has been completed.

- During construction phase, strictly supervise the implementation of mitigation measures

throughout the construction phase.

- Confirm the compliance with the EMP and check out for and damage caused by the

contractor. If necessary, prepare a minute and ask the contractor to compensate or

rehabilitate as provisions of the contract. Environmental safety implementation by the

contractor shall be included in the project progress reports.

Role and responsibilities of parties in implementing EMP are described in the below table:



Table 7.1: Parties to the EMP implementation

Role Responsibility

- Project owner Take final responsibility with regards to the

management and implementation of project

including environmental management.

Prepare management plans to environmental and

safety policies of the World Bank and the

Government of Vietnam

- Environmental

officer Indicate specific responsibility and provide

contact details.

- Project

management and

implementation

entity

Responsible for cooperating and managing the

implementation of project including providing

guidance and implementing the EMP:

- Develop plan and implement EMP activities

during construction.

- Cooperate with relevant stakeholders with regards

to environmental performance.

- Conduct internal supervision and independent

audit.

- Supervise and provide budget for monitoring

activities.

- Report environmental information to relevant

stakeholders.

- Project operation

entity

- Operating the project including environmental

management and supervision during operation phase.

- Contractor

supervisor Support the PMU in supervising project

operations with regards to environmental impacts

mitigation according to measures described in the

EMP and keep in touch with local residents.



Role Responsibility

- Contractor Constructing and complying with technical

requirements of the EMP, including:

- Taking mitigation measures to minimize negative

impacts as described in the EMP.

- Communicating with local residents and taking

action to prevent environmental and social

interruptions in the project region during

construction.

- Ensuring at least one officer supervises

compliance to EMP during construction.

- Ensuring all construction activities are given

necessary approvals from relevant authorities.

- Ensuring workers and officers understand their

responsibilities and procedures in environmental

management.

- Reporting to the construction supervising

consultant on difficulties and solutions.

- Reporting to local authorities and PMU and

cooperating with relevant agencies to address any

issues.

7.2. Capacity building for implementing the EMP

- Planning: i) training on environmental management including a component on

implementation of EMP and other types of training for officers; ii) training on environment

and EMP for construction workers from the contractor (undertaken by the contractor or the

construction supervising consultant or by the PMU)

- Estimated cost

Table 7.2: Estimated cost for capacity building for implementing the EMP

No. Training topic Participant Unit cost Amount

1 Experience exchange

conference on EIA

preparation and EMP

implementation

2 persons from the

PMU to participate

for 2 days

5,000,000

VND

20,000,000

VND

2 Training on implementing

the EMP for local officers

01 person per

commune x 61

communes, 01 person

200,000

VND

14,600.000

VND



per district x 12

districts for one day

3 Training by the contractor

for their workers

930 workers for one

day

100,000

VND

93,000,000

VND

4 Venue rent 10,000,000

VND

10,000,000

VND

Total 137,600,000

VND

7.3. Reporting procedure

Responsibility and frequency of reporting on EMP implementation are shown in the

below table.

No. Report by Submitted to Frequency of reporting

01 By contractor to project owner PMU Once prior to starting construction

afterwards every one month.

02 Construction supervisor (cum

environmental monitor)

PMU Monthly

04 Community supervisor (if any) MPU If any complaint

05 PMU EVN Quarterly

06 EVN WB Biannually

7.4. Estimated cost for implementing the EMP

Estimated cost for (i) implementing main mitigation measures (ii) and trainings:

No. Description Construction phase Operation phase

01 - Mitigation measures. Under the contract with the

contractor

Under the production cost

of province electricity

02 - Environmental

monitoring during

construction phase

(incorporated into the cost

of construction supervising

consultant).

Under the cost for PMU

operation (Supervising

consultant shall exercise

independent monitoring)

Under the cost of the

project owner operation

03 - Training on

environmental

management by project

137,000,000 VND Capacity building need

assessment (trainings,



investor for local officers,

contractor and supervising

consultant.

workshops and study tours)

TOTAL COST:

137,600,000 VND

* The cost for mitigation measures during the construction phase and environmental

monitoring by the supervising consultant shall be included in the construction supervising

contract.

8. CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION PUBLICATION

During preparation phase (2011), 05 tasks shall be implemented:

Task 1: Conduct field surveys and work with local authorities to agree on transmission

line routes and substation locations.

Task 2: Conduct field surveys and prepare EIA report and EMP.

Task 3: Organize stakeholder consultation for the project.

From 09/3/2011 to 22/5/2011 meeting with local residents shall be organized in 61

subproject communes and conduct consultation about the EMP, with the participant of the

project owner representatives:

- Subproject description, transmission line routes, substation location and the necessity of

the project;

- Potential environmental impacts;

- Environmental impact mitigation measures.

Participants: Representatives from commune people’s committee, farmers association,

women’s association and other mass organizations, village leaders and representative of

affected households and the consultant.

Summary of comments by participants:

- In general, the majority concerns of the participants were their support for the project due

to the project benefits. Environmental impacts were insignificant and would be within a

small scope.

- Local authorities supported those proposed locations for substations.

- Compensation has been implemented satisfactorily. The construction of the project shall

result in minimum impacts.

- During the construction, mitigation measures shall be taken to minimize impacts on

trees, crops and existing public facilities in the project region.

- During the construction phase, a large number of workers working in the region but the

contractor shall have to manage their workers and work with local authorities to ensure

social security.

- Once the construction is completed, the contractor shall rehabilitate the site and return

the original landscape.



The summary of meeting with local residents, minute of stakeholder consultation

meeting and some photos about the meeting attached in Annex 6.

All relevant issues as well as comments by the local residents have been taken into

account by the supervising consultant and the project owner and shall include them in the

design of the project and EMP implementation.

Task 4: Review and adjust the EMP as per comments from the stakeholder

consultation. Further receive comments from other stakeholders and affected households.

Task 5: Popularize the EMP to the public population

Only after the design of the project is adjusted to best suit with the local conditions

and environmental performance, it shall be approved and given investment license.

According to the information popularization requirements of OP 4.01, the consultant shall:

Provide copies of the EMP, RP, and summary of project to Ha Tinh provincial

people’s committee and project commune and district people’s committees;

Make announcements many times on the mass media within 60 days. Such

announcements shall indicate that during working hours, anyone can provide his comments

on the EMP, RAP and summary of project design within 2 months at the following locations:

1) Project district commune people’s committee venues; and 2) Project commune

people’s committee venues.

Both Vietnamese and English copies of the EMP shall also be submitted to the

Vietnam Development Information Center (VDIC) at 63 Ly Thai To street, Hanoi in order to

provide access to NGOs and the general public.

The English copies of the EMP shall also submitted to the WB for disclosed at the InfoShop.



REFERENCES

1 Project compensation plan

2 WB reference books on Environmental Impact Assessment

3 Year Book for 2010

4 Project investment report

5 Draft environmental safety framework for the Second Rual Energy Project – Additional

Funding – Round 4 (DEP).



ANNEX:

Annex 1: Report template for monitoring of EMP implementation (used as daily reports

submitted by the supervising consultant to the PMU);

Annex 2: Report template for monitoring of EMP implementation (used as reports to the

contractor);

Annex 3: Project environmental license (Environmental Protection Commitment of the

project)

Annex 4: Project map and some photos about the transmission line routes

Annex 5: Summary of stakeholder consultation meetings and meeting minutes (attached)



ANNEX 1: Sample Reports

Appendix 1.1. Sample data collected from communal authority

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SAMPLE DATA COLLECTED FROM COMMUNAL REPORT

Name of Project Commune:

Evaluation phase:

Environmental impacts:

Impacts/ Mitigation Measures Acknowledgement of

the local authority

Acknowledgement of

the community

Vehicles and project activities cause

dust in the area

Vehicles and project activities cause

noise in the area

Project activities cause river and lake

water pollution in the area

Cutting trees of the project affects

environment

Project activities cause impacts on

agricultural and residential land

Project activities cause impacts on

cultural and historical relics

The Project’s construction site affects

local traffic

Solid or liquid waste is discharged into

environment

The Project’s workers lay impacts on

socio-economic and health aspect in the

area

Accidents

Dust mitigation measures



Impacts/ Mitigation Measures Acknowledgement of

the local authority

Acknowledgement of

the community

Erosion and sediment mitigation

measures

Construction material collection place,

etc, to avoid consequences due to

waterlog or chemical pollution, etc

Waste management measures

Project activities affect birds, animals or

rare plants

Trucks transporting raw materials

damage road system

Others

Recommendations

Construction activities near the hospital must be limited with working hours from 07:00 to

11:00 in the morning and from 14:00- 17:00 in the afternoon. The period from 11:00 to 14:00

is the tea break of officials and patients to be kept quiet.

More attention should be made when clearing construction camps

The Contractor must ensure to store columns and construction waste at required places

It is required to fully provide the safety equipment and training programs to workers to

minimize labor accidents, etc, especially for local workers because they neglect about labor

safety.

Signature of representatives of community supervision board:

Title:

Date:

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Second Rual Energy Project – Additional Funding – Round 4 Environmental Management Plan

Ha Tinh province

Power Engineering Consulting Limited Company No.1 52

Appendix 1.2. Sample Report on Site Environmental Management Observation

(Applied for Contractor)

Project Title: Project site:

Contractor's name:

Project commencement report or monthly report:

Date of Report:

No. Impacts Implemented

mitigation measures Remarks

Construction phase

1 Water surface pollution

2 Noise and vibration

3 Soil erosion

4 Air pollution

5 Impacts on agricultural production due to

temporary occupancy of production land

6 Impacts on traffic

7 Damages on local road system

8 Solid waste from excavation

9 Impacts on environment caused by construction

workers

10 Conflict between construction workers and local

people

11 Labor health and safety

Prepared by:

Title:

Address: Telephone:


Ha Tinh province


Appendix 1.3. Sample Report on Site Environmental Observation Parameters

(This Form is applied for Environmental Observation Report of the Construction

Supervision Consultant)

Project Title:

Project site:

Province:

District:

Commune:

Type of Report:

Monthly report (Yes/No):

Quarterly report submitted to EVN (Yes/No):

Quarterly report submitted to WB (Yes/No):

Report by independent consultant (Yes/No):

Date of Report:

No. Parameters

Evaluation on

feedback of

supervisor and

community

Remarks/

Recommendations

During construction:

1 Water impurity and erosion phenomenon

2 Noise surrounding site and neighboring

residential areas

3 Dust

4 Management and control of cutting trees down

and temporary road for construction

5 Solid waste and sanitation clearance after

construction

6 Sanitation and labor safety equipment for

workers

7 Impacts on traffic

8 Road damages


Ha Tinh province


No. Parameters

Evaluation on

feedback of

supervisor and

community

Remarks/

Recommendations

9 Situation of implementing labor safety

protection measures

10 Construction materials management

11 Impacts on wild animas and natural resources

12 Bio-diversification loosing signs (if any)

13 Signs of encroaching cultural and historical

relics

14 Others environmental issues (if any)

During operation:

15 ROW protection

16 Impacts on wild animas and natural resources


Ha Tinh province


Appendix 1.4. Sample Report on Site Environment Management Plan

Construction Contractor

The Construction Contractor shall submit a monthly report on progress of

implementing the Site Environmental Management Plan to the Power Company in project

provinces. This Site Environment Management Plan Report must contain contents as follows:

Cover page

Table of Contents

Introduction

- A paragraph introduces about purposes of the Report

Updates of changes in preferences against the Final Report

- List preference issues of the Final Report

- List progress of settling each issue implemented by the Contractor

- List all unsolved issues and give out recommendations for such issues. If such issues

are not solved, reasons should be specified.

Results of environmental management activities in reporting phase

- Report mitigation measures in Site Environmental Management Plan (SEMP).

- Are set objectives satisfied by these mitigation measures? If not, why? Explanations

should be clear and complete.

Implemented by: Title:

Appendix 1. 5. Procedures on supervision report submission

No. Issues to be

reported

The first reporting

level

The second

reporting level

The third reporting

level (Some copies

submitted to

Department of

Natural Resources

and Environment)

Construction

phase

1 Implementing

mitigation

measures and site

environment

management plan

By: Contractor

Frequency: Monthly

Submitted to:

PMUs

By: PMU

Frequency: Semi-

annual

Submitted to:

Provincial

By: Provincial

People’s Committees

Frequency: Semi-

annual


Ha Tinh province


No. Issues to be

reported

The first reporting

level

The second

reporting level

The third reporting

level (Some copies

submitted to

Department of

Natural Resources

and Environment)

People’s

Committees

Submitted to: WB

2 Environmental

monitoring

By: Technical

supervisor of PMU

Frequency: Monthly

Submitted to: PMU

By: PMU

Frequency: Semi-

annual

Submitted to:

Provincial

People’s

Committees

By: Provincial


Frequency: Semi-

annual

Submitted to: WB

Frequency: Twice

during project

performance. One

during construction,

one after finishing

construction

Submitted to: WB

and PMUs of the

Project Owner

Operation phase

1 Environmental

monitoring

including safety

issues

By: District power

companies

Frequency: Semi-

annual

Submitted to: Local

PC (province)

By: PMU

Frequency: Semi-

annual

Submitted to:

Provincial

People’s

Committees

By: Provincial


Frequency: Annual

Submitted to: WB


Ha Tinh province


ANNEX 2: Project Environmental License

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Ha Tinh province


ANNEX 3: Project map and some photos about the transmission line routes

a. Project map


Ha Tinh province


b. Photos

Location of Huong Binh 6 substation, Huong Binh commune

Low voltage transmission line, Huong Binh commune (Dz 0.4kv after the substation by

the commune people’s committee venue)


Ha Tinh province


Annex 4: Summary of stakeholder consultation meetings and meeting minutes

a. Summary of comments from stakeholder meetings

No. Location Date Women/participant Comment Response by project

owner

1 Venue of Phú

Gia

commune

people’s

committee,

Huong Khe

district

19/3/2011 4/16 - Agree and commit

to participant in the

project. Cooperate

with the consultant

during the surveys.

Provide necessary

information about

socioeconomic

conditions, living

standards and

technical

infrastructure, etc.

- Propose early

implementation of

the project so that

they can be

beneficial.

- Communicate to local

authorities and local

residents of the project

scale and objectives.

Contribute to

socioeconomic

development, improve

life of local people.

- Communicate project

progress to local

resident in project

regions.

2 Venue of

Huong Binh

commune

people’s

committee,

Huong Khe

district

17/3/2011 3/18 - Propose to assign

operation officers

when the project

enters into operation

so the project can be

better managed and

operated.

- Offer proper

compensation to

affected people.

- To ensure project

progress as well as put

the project into

operation, it is

necessary to complete

the compensation site

clearance in time.

Therefore, local

residents are

appreciated to strictly

follow and give support

in addressing any site

related issues so that

the project can be

completed as per the

schedule.

- To do so will require

proper cooperation

between the project

owner and local

authorities and

residents with regards

to quality monitoring

since the project is


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owner

implemented in

different regions.

3 Venue of My

Loc

commune

people’s

committee,

Can Loc

district

29/3/2011 3/15 - Construction needs

to avoid harvest time.

If it is impossible,

measures need to be

taken to minimize

impacts on local

people.

- Impacts on soil

quality due to

excavation and

refilling work.

Remained soil shall

be disposed? Will it

pollute surface water

as well as impacts on

the flora and fauna

due to permanent

land acquisition?

- The project owner

shall take measure to

manage and operate the

project in future.

- The project shall

compensate for affected

households in

accordance with the

state applicable

compensation and

resettlement

regulations. Pole

foundations that

influence agriculture

land and garden shall

be compensated for the

impacts on crops due to

cable lay-out.

4 Venue of

Cam Hung

commune

people’s

committee,

Cam Xuyen

district

20/4/2011 4/16 - Impacts from waste

gases from

transportation

vehicles and dust

from construction

activities

- Impacts from noise

resulted from the

operation of

transportation

vehicles and

construction

equipment.

- The project

construction shall be

continuous and for a

certain period.

However, appropriate

timing of construction

shall be done via

bidding process to

select proper contractor

to minimize impacts

during harvest time.

Proper time for

construction shall be

the interval between

two consecutive

seasons. However, in

case of construction

during harvest time, the

project shall have

proper compensation

policy for affected


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owner

households and also

ask the contractor to

apply optimum

construction methods.

- During the

construction phase soil

excavated from

foundations shall

dumped into an

authorized place. The

depth of foundations

shall be 1m therefore it

will not affect surface

water and fauna and

flora.

5 Venue of

Huong Tho

commune

people’s

committee,

Vu Quang

district

16/3/2011 3/21 - Impacts on cultural

and historical sites,

national park and

nature reserve.

- Impacts on

environmental

hygiene conditions

due to worker

houses.

- Insignificant impacts

since worker houses are

built on unused land. In

case it is near

residential area,

workers shall be

staying in rented houses

or in local resident

houses. The existing of

worker houses shall be

within the project

period with proper

toilet arrangements.

Water shall be supplied

from dig wells or from

rivers and waste

collection shall be

applied.

- During the

construction, waste

gases and dust resulted

from machinery and

equipment shall be

controlled within

Vietnam standard limits

therefore it will not

affect the local air

quality.


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owner

6 Venue of Son

Tho

commune

people’s

committee,

Vu Quang

district

5/4/2011 2/16 - Impacts from

concentration of

workers on local

residents.

- EMF impacts may

be higher than the

state limits.

- During the

construction phase

noise from vehicles

shall not be high and it

will be within Vietnam

standard limits and will

not affect local

residents.

- Technical measures

shall be taken to

prevent impacts on

cultural and historical

sites, nature reserve,

and national park. It

will not interrupt the

local landscape.

7 Venue of Duc

Lien

commune

people’s

committee,

Vu Quang

district

22/3/2011 5/14 - Impacts on the

fauna and flora due

to vegetation and tree

clearance.

- Disturbances to

audio and television

broadcast signal.

- Due the project

nature, workers shall

concentrate for a short

time in the region but

the project owner shall

ask the contractor to

take proper measures in

order to minimize

impacts on local people

life, culture and daily

life.

- There will be no

impact since the design

has been approved and

follows applicable

technical regulations

for design.

- There will be some

minor impacts from the

vegetation and tree

clearance for safe

construction and

operation. Trees within

3m from the line shall

be cut down. This has

been taken into account


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owner

during the construction

phase. Such clearance

shall be done for more

trees growing more

than 3m from the line.

Within the line lobby, it

is still allowed to grow

short term crops around

the poles.

8 Venue of Duc

Giang

commune

people’s

committee,

Vu

Quangdistrict

25/3/2011 6/13 - Electricity safety

issues

- There will be minor

impacts since the

project design follows

applicable technical

regulations

- Where the line crosses

over, danger sign posts

shall be arranged to

warn people of the

safety requirements.

Operation measures

have been designed and

shall be strictly

followed by operation

workers to ensure

safety for human.


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b. Photos taken from meetings

Meeting on 16/3/2011 at the venue of Huong Tho commune people’s committee, Vu Quang

district


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c. Minute of stakeholder consultation meeting


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