ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTASSESSMENT

PHU THO PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE PHU THO PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT WORKS FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT - REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUBPROJECT: DAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (WB8) PHU THO PROVINCE PROJECT: DAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (DRSIP/WB8) FUNDED BY THE WORLD BANK Phu Tho, August 2019 PHU THO PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE PHU THO PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT WORKS FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT - REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUBPROJECT: DAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (WB8) PHU THO PROVINCE PROJECT: DAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (DRSIP/WB8) FUNDED BY THE WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROJECT OWNER: PHU THO PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT OF CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT WORKS FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY UNIT: THANG LONG INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT JOINT STOCK COMPANY Phu Tho, August 2019 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AH Affected Household CPC Communal People’s Committee CPO Central Project Office DPC District People’s Committee DSR Dam Safety Report DRSIP Dam Rehabilitation and safety improvement DED Detailed Engineering Design ECOP Environmental Codes of Practice SA Social Assessment EIA Environment Impact Assessment ESMF Environment and Social Management Framework EMDF Ethnic Minority Development Framework EMDP Ethnic minority Development Plan EM Ethnic minority EMP Environement Management Framework ESIA Environement and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environement and Social Management Plan FPIC Free, prior and informed consent IPM Integrated Pest Management ICM Integrated Crop Management MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MCM Million Cubic Meters MoIT Ministry of Industry and Trade MoNRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment WB World Bank FFS Farm Field School O&M Operation and Maintenance OP/BP Operational Policy and Bank Procedures GAP Gender Action Plan IDA International Development Agency RAP Resettlement Action Plan PPMU Provincial People’s Committee PMU Project Management Unit PMB Project Management Board PoE Panel of Experts PPMU Provincial Project Management Unit PSC Project Steering Committee SRI System Rice Intensification TOF Training of farmers VND Vietnamese dong TOR Terms of Reference UNDP United Nations Development Program WHO World Health Organization WUA UXO Water Users Association Unexploded ordnance TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF TABLES .7 LIST OF FIGURES 10 SUMMARY 11 CHAPTER I: PROJECT INTRODUCTION 17 1.1 Overview of the project .17 1.2 Approaches and methodologies 18 (1) Rapid assessment method .18 (2) The method of building impact matrix 19 (3) Comparative method .19 (4) Description of environmental system .19 (5) Enumerating method .19 (6) System analysis method 19 (7) Community consultation method 19 (8) Method of collection and analysis of information and data .19 (9) Field survey method .19 (10) Expert method 20 (11) Method of sampling and analysis in laboratory 20 1.3 Implementation arrangement of ESIA report 20 CHAPTER II: DESCRIPTION OF SUBPROJECT 22 1.4 Overview of the subproject 22 1.5 Status of works and construction solutions 24 1.6 Summary of excavation volume, construction materials and machinery 53 1.7 Auxiliary items 60 1.8 Material transportation plan 63 1.9 Pre-construction activities 63 1.10 Operational and maintenance activities 63 1.11 Dam safety plan 64 1.12 Subproject implementation schedule 65 1.13 Cost of implementation 65 CHAPTER 3: POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 66 1.14 Government Regulations 66 1.15 The World Bank’s safeguard policies 69 CHAPTER 4: NATURAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS 76 1.16 Natural conditions .76 1.17 Status of Natural environmental situation 87 1.18 General socio-economic characteristics of sub-project areas .108 1.19 Site specific impacts 135 CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .140 1.20 Types and scale of impacts .140 1.21 Positive environment and social impacts 141 1.22 Potential negative impacts from the subproject on the social environment 142 5.4 Analysis of types of impact 189 CHAPTER VI: ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS 191 6.1 Without subproject 191 6.2 With sub-project 192 CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) 194 7.1 Objectives 194 7.2 Mitigation measures 195 7.3 Implementation arrangement .235 7.4 Environmental Compliance Framework .241 7.4.1 Environmental tasks of the Contractor: 241 7.4.2 Contractor’s safety, social and environmental officer .242 7.4.3 Social and environmental monitoring during construction phase (Monitoring Consultant) 242 7.4.4 Compliance with contract requirement and legal regulations 243 7.4.5 Report System 243 7.5 Grievance redressing mechanism .244 7.5.1 Complaint settlement procedures 244 7.5.2 Contractor and construction supervision consultant: .245 7.5.3 Grievance redressing mechanism of the WB 246 7.6 ESMP Implementation plan 246 7.6.1 ESMP Implementation Plan of the Contractor 246 7.6.2 Subproject commencement and personnel .246 7.7 Capacity development and training plan .247 7.7.1 Training on safeguard policies 247 7.7.2 Occupational health and safety training 247 7.7.3 Orientation of visitors .247 7.7.4 Training for new contractors and workers 247 7.7.5 Basic training on occupational health and safety .247 7.8 Environmental quality monitoring plan .248 7.9 Estimated cost 250 CHAPTER VIII: PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 256 8.1 Community consultation 256 8.2 Information Disclosure .265 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 266 REFERENCES 267 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: THE LIST OF RESERVOIRS UNDER THE SUBPROJECT OF “DAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (WB8), PHU THO PROVINCE” .11 TABLE 2: COST ESTIMATE FOR ESMP IMPLEMENTATION 15 TABLE 3: LIST OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN IMPLEMENTATION 20 TABLE 4: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF RESERVOIR UNDER THE SUBPROJECT .22 TABLE 5: : SUMMARY OF CURRENT INFORMATION OF RESERVOIRS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKS OF THE SUBPROJECT .24 TABLE 6: VOLUME OF EXCAVATION SOIL 53 TABLE 7: VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 53 TABLE 8: FORECAST OF OIL CONSUMPTION IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES 53 TABLE 9: LIST OF MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUBPROJECT WORKS 54 TABLE 10: DISTANCE, TRANSPORT ROUTE OF MATERIALS .56 TABLE 11: EXPECTED NUMBER OF WORKERS IN CONSTRUCTION SITES 60 TABLE 12: PLANNING MATERIAL MINES OF NUI DAU RESERVOIR .61 TABLE 13: PLANNING MATERIAL MINES OF DOC GAO VÀ SU RESERVOIR 62 TABLE14: VOLUME OF DISPOSAL AND LOCATION OF LANDFILL OF THE SUBPROJECT .62 BẢNG 15: COST OF IMPLEMENTATION 65 TABLE 16: SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS OF WB & GOVERNMENT 72 TABLE17: THE AVERAGE AIR TEMPERATURE FOR MANY YEARS .84 TABLE 18: AVERAGE AIR HUMIDITY FOR MANY YEARS 84 TABLE 19: AVERAGE NUMBER OF SUNSHINE HOURS IN MONTHS OF THE YEAR 84 TABLE 20: AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN MONTHS AND YEARS .85 TABLE 21: MAXIMUM WIND SPEED IN DIRECTION AND EXCLUDING DIRECTION, P% 85 TABLE 22: DISTRIBUTE PICHE EVAPORATION AND EVAPORATE WATER 85 TABLE 23: AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL IN MANY YEARS IN RESERVOIR BASINS .86 TABLE 24: FLOW OF DESIGNED FLOOD PEAKS (MAIN SEASON) .86 TABLE 25: SAMPLING LOCATION, MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN THE SUBPROJECT AREA 87 TABLE 26: RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY AND NOISE IN THE SUBPROJECT AREA 91 TABLE 27: RESULTS OF ANALYZING SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE SUBPROJECT AREA 94 TABLE 28: RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN THE SUBPROJECT AREA 99 TABLE 29: RESULTS OF SOIL ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ANALYSIS IN THE SUBPROJECT AREA 103 TABLE 30: DETAILS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF SUBPROJECT COMMUNES 115 TABLE 31: ETHNIC MINORITY STRUCTURE OF THE SUBPROJECT COMMUNES .118 TABLE 32: GENDER OF THE RESPONDENTS 119 TABLE 33: AGE OF RESPONDENTS 120 TABLE 34: SIZE OF SURVEYED HOUSEHOLDS 120 TABLE 35: ETHNICITY OF RESPONDENTS 121 TABLE 36: EDUCATION OF RESPONDENTS 122 TABLE 37: OCCUPATION OF RESPONDENTS 123 TABLE 38: LEVEL OF INCOME OF SURVEYED HOUSEHOLDS 124 TABLE 39: EXPENDITURE OF HOUSEHOLD BY PROJECT COMMUNES 125 TABLE 40: TYPE OF HOUSES 126 TABLE 41: RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL LAND OWNER OF HOUSEHOLD 127 TABLE 42: ASSETS OF HOUSEHOLD 127 TABLE 43: SUMMARY OF AVERAGE LAND AREA OF HOUSEHOLD 128 TABLE 44: INCOME SOURCE OF HOUSEHOLDS 129 TABLE 45: THE NEED TO SUPPORT FOR HOUSEHOLD 130 TABLE 46: SOURCE OF DOMESTIC WATER OF SURVEYED HOUSEHOLD 130 TABLE 47: WATER SOURCE FOR DOMESTIC AND PRODUCTION PURPOSES OF HOUSEHOLD .131 TABLE 48: TYPE OF TOILET OF HOUSEHOLD IN THE PROJECT COMMUNES .132 TABLE 49: ASSESSMENT ON SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE LAST YEARS 133 TABLE 50: NATURAL DISASTERS AND EPIDEMIC IN THE LAST YEARS 133 TABLE 51: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION OF PROJECT AREA 134 TABLE 52: SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF SENSITIVE WORKS 135 TABLE 53: THE CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS 140 TABLE 54: SOURCES OF IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION PREPARATION PHASE .142 TABLE 55: LAND AREA IS PERMANENTLY ACQUIRED ACCORDING TO EACH SUB-PROJECT ITEM 144 TABLE 56: SUMMARY ABOUT NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED WITH STRUCTURES 145 TABLE 57: SUMMARY OF AFFECTED TREES AND CROPS 145 TABLE 58: THE VOLUME OF BIOMASS GENERATED DURING THE PREPARATION PHASE .148 TABLE 59: GEOLOGICAL DRILLING VOLUME OF THE SUBPROJECT 149 BẢNG 60: SUMMARY OF SOURCE OF IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE 150 TABLE 61: SUMMARY OF MATERIAL VOLUME FOR PROJECT AND VOLUME EXCAVATION OF SOIL AND EMBANKMENT 153 TABLE 62: CONCENTRATION POLLUTANTS IN THE AIR FROM THE PROCESS OF TRANSPORTING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ARE SWEPT WITH THE WIND 154 TABLE 63: POLLUTANT LOAD COEFFICIENT FOR TRUCKS RUNNING ON ROADS (FOR 1000 KM) 155 TABLE 64: NUMBER OF TURNS TRANSPORT VEHICLES 155 TABLE 65: CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTANTS THROUGH TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS 156 TABLE 66: POLLUTION EMISSION COEFFICIENT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES .158 TABLE 67: CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTANTS THROUGH EARTHWORKS 158 TABLE 68: CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE OPERATION OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY .159 TABLE 69: ESTIMATES OF SOURCES OF SUBSTANCES CAUSING WATER CONTAMINANTS 161 TABLE 70: EMISSION FACTOR OF POLLUTANTS OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE 161 TABLE 71: THE LOADING OF POLLUTANT LOAD OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE FOR RESERVOIRS: DA DEN; NHA GIAC; DAM GAI; VO RESERVOIR; BA GAC; CAY QUYT; DOC HEP; SU RESERVOIR; VINH LAI 162 BẢNG 72: THE LOADING OF POLLUTANT LOAD OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE FOR RESERVOIRS: NUI DAU 162 BẢNG 73: THE LOADING OF POLLUTANT LOAD OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE FOR RESERVOIRS: DOC GAO; DAT DOI 163 BẢNG 74: THE LOADING OF POLLUTANT LOAD OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE FOR RESERVOIRS: TRAM SAT 163 TABLE 75: CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTANTS OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE 163 TABLE 76: CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTANTS IN CONSTRUCTION WASTE WATER 164 TABLE 77: PREDICT POTENTIAL SOIL EROSION DUE TO RAIN FROM CONSTRUCTION ITEMS OF THE SUBPROJECT .165 TABLE 78: FLOW AND LOAD OF POLLUTANTS IN WASTEWATER FROM CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 166 TABLE 79: RESULTS OF CALCULATION OF DOMESTIC SOLID WASTE VOLUME IN SUBPROJECT CONSTRUCTION 167 TABLE 80: RESULTS OF CALCULATING THE VOLUME OF BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER 167 TABLE 81: RESULTS OF CALCULATING INORGANIC MASS AND ORGANIC MATTER ARE DIFFICULT TO DECOMPOSE 168 TABLE 82: FORECAST RESULTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATED FROM BASIC CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON CONSTRUCTION 171 TABLE 83: CALCULATION RESULTS OF NOISE LEVEL AT SOURCE DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE .172 TABLE 84: FORECAST OF NOISE REDUCTION ACCORDING TO DISTANCE FROM SOURCE 173 TABLE 85: VIBRATION LEVEL DECREASES WITH THE DISTANCE IN CONSTRUCTION .174 TABLE 86: POTENTIAL IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION TO SENSITIVE WORKS 183 TABLE 87: COST ESTIMATE FOR COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT 196 TABLE 88: ENVIRONMENTAL CODE OF PRACTICES (ECOP) TO MITIGATE GENERAL IMPACTS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS .203 TABLE 89: EMDP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN .224 TABLE 90: COSTS IMPLEMENTATION OF EMDP 225 TABLE 91: MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SENSITIVE WORKS 226 TABLE 92: GENERAL MITIGATION MEASURES FOR IMPACTS DURING OPERATION PHASE 234 TABLE 93: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS .237 TABLE 94: REQUIREMENTS ON REPORT SYSTEM 243 TABLE 95: : SUMMARY OF THE CONTENTS OF QUALITY MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .249 TABLE 96: ESTIMATED COSTS FOR ESMP 250 TABLE 97: BUDGET SOURCE FOR ESMP MONITORING 251 TABLE 98: SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES 252 TABLE 99: SUMMARY OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONSULTATION MEETINGS .256 TABLE 100: COMMENTS OF PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES OF COMMUNES UNDER THE SUBPROJECT 257 TABLE 101: SUMMARY OF CONSULTATION RESULTS AND REPLY OF THE PROJECT OWNER .262 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: LOCATIONS OF SUBPROJECT RESERVOIRS 23 FIGURE 2: GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF PHU THO PROVINCE 76 FIGURE 3: LOCATION OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA ON THE GEOLOGICAL MAP 78 FIGURE 4: STRUCTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION ORGANIZATION 236 FIGURE 5: ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF SUBPROJECT SAFEGUARD PERFORMANCE 236 10 Phase Environmental and social issues Mitigation measures Location National technical regulations on clearance of unexplosive ordnance and ordinance 02: 2008 / BCTNational regulations on safety in transporting, preserving, using and destroying industrial explosive materials Construction stage The general environmental and social negative impacts related to construction activities and specific impacts Operation stage Risk drowning Repair - Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP) - Measures to mitigate specific impacts - Measures to minimize impacts due to construction water cut off - Measures to minimize impacts due to gender inequality and children - Measures to minimize impacts on ethnic minorities Applied standards Cost for mitigation Agency being responsible for implementation Agency being responsible for monitoring Circular 146/2007 / TT-BQP All affected subproject areas including construction sites, transport routes and borrow pit of - Equip warning signs and Reservoir area installing dangerous warning system at dams and reservoirs - Disseminate information on the risk of drowning to the community along the reservoir and - Inform people about the Reservoir area Laws, decrees, circulars and current national technical regulations A Guideline to the Environment, Health and Safety of the World Bank Included in construction costs Contractor PPMUs, construction supervision consultant, independent monitoring consultant of the Central Project Management Unit, Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment, local communities, Official Letter No 5675 / BGDDTGDTC dated 30 November 2017 Operating cost of the reservoir Dam owner Department of Agricultural and Rural Development Decree 114/2018 / Operating cost of Dam owner Department of 253 Phase Environmental and social issues maintenance may lead to lower downstream water level Regulating of reservoir, flood discharge in case of super flood affecting downstream Disaster risk Applied standards Cost for mitigation Agency being responsible for implementation Agency being responsible for monitoring Agricultural and Rural Development Mitigation measures Location annual repair and maintenance plan Perform periodic maintenance and repair in the short period and at the time of the lowest water demand - Implement measures to maintain water supply during the repair process to ensure that there is no disruption in water supply - Prepare an emergency response plan as part of the dam safety report - The management and operation unit should promptly and accurately announce the flood discharge plan so that the community can take initiative in grasping and responding to the plan - By the time of unsafety such as the rainy season, it needs to be assigned persons regularly monitoring to ensure proper water regulation - Construct a safety corridor for flood discharging on the basis of scenario of forecasting impact level; Specific solutions are detailed in the Dam Safety Report and Emergency Response Plan - The unit that manages the and downstream area ND-CP the reservoir Reservoir area and downstream area Decree 114/2018 / ND-CP Operating cost of the reservoir Dam owner Department of Agricultural and Rural Development Reservoir area Decree 114/2018 / Operating cost of Dam owner Department of 254 Phase Environmental and social issues causes insecurity Mitigation measures Location operation of the reservoirs and downstream regularly checks the safety of area reservoir - Properly perform operation procedures to ensure the safety of the reservoir - The management unit of the reservoir works closely with the Commune People's Committee and the local people to promptly report on dam-related risks to timely propose remedial action - People and local authorities take initiative in communitybased disaster preparedness planning - Develop scenarios for forecasting the extent of effects, options for migration, solutions for life and property of community in emergency situations Detailed contents are included in the Dam Safety Report and Subproject Emergency Response Plan Increase in use Preparation and Sub-project area of fertilizers and implementation of integrated pesticides pest management (IPM) Applied standards Cost for mitigation ND-CP Agency being responsible for implementation the reservoir Law on Plant Cost for annual Protection and IPM training in Quarantine locality 41/2013 / QH13 Decision No 2027/2015 / QDBNN-BVTV 255 Division of agriculture extension of commune and district Agency being responsible for monitoring Agricultural and Rural Development Department of Agricultural and Rural Development CHAPTER VIII: PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 507 The current law on environmental protection of the GoV (Circular No 27/2015/TT-BTNMT) on the contents of environmental impact assessment and the World Bank safeguard policy on (OP 4.01) require that during EA report process the subproject owner conducts public consultations with locally-affected people and local NGOs about the subproject’s environmental aspects and take their views into account Public consultation and information disclosure have been conducted in two forms: i) organizing face-to-face meetings with locally-affected people, local NGOs, relevant management units, and authorities in the subproject area and ii) sending official letters and subproject documents for official consultation on the subproject’s environmental aspects to commune people's committees of the communes and in the subproject area In addition, interviews with AHs in the subproject area are also conducted to get their feedback on the subproject implementation 8.1 Community consultation 8.1.1 Contents and form of community consultation activities 508 Public consultations have been conducted in accordance with the guidelines of Circular No 27/2015 / TT-BTNMT dated 29 May 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Bank The purpose of the consultation is to inform the community and the stakeholders about the subproject, social and environmental impact aspects and mitigation measures of potential negative impacts The consultation activities are to ensure that opinions of affected community and NGOs will be paid attention during the preparation and implementation process of the subproject 509 Form of consultation: The project management board has organized a total of 14 community consultation meetings in PMU of Phu Tho province and 13 communes of the subproject The actual time of the community consultation meetings is as follows: Table 99: Summary of participants in the consultation meetings No 10 11 12 13 14 Place At Phu Tho PMU CPC of Hau Bong commune CPC of Ninh Dan commune CPC of Luong Son commune CPC of Do Son commune CPC of Phuong Vi commune CPC of Ngoc Quan commune CPC of Yen Kien commune CPC of Van Du commune CPC of Hung Quan commune CPC of Dieu Luong commune CPC of Luong Nha commune CPC of Dao Xa commune CPC of Tan Phuong commune Consultation time 07/03/2019 11/03/2019 25/02/2019 13/03/2019 27/02/2019 28/02/2019 15/03/2019 13/03/2019 01/03/2019 05/03/2019 14/03/2019 18/03/2019 07/03/2019 08/03/2019 Quantity 20 44 43 46 40 30 41 36 37 53 46 40 35 39 510 Participants in community consultation sessions are representatives of local units and organizations such as: representative offices of People's Committees, in charge of neighborhoods, veterans' associations, women's associations and youth associations, Elderly Association and representatives of affected households 511 In addition to organizing the meeting, Phu Tho PPMU sent the official dispatch No 105/ BDA-KHTH on 28/02/2019 of the Project Management Unit of Investment in Construction of Agricultural and Rural Development Projects in Phu Tho province, accompanied by documents summary of the main investment items, environmental issues, environmental protection solutions of the subproject to the People's Committees and the Fatherland Front Committee 13 communes on asking for consultations in process of making subproject Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report The opinions of the participants of the meeting will be expressed in the written replies of the People's Committees of communes (Specific contents are attached in the appendix of the Report) 256 8.1.2 Results of community consultation 512 Consensus to implement the subproject: 100% of the deputies agreed to implement the subproject because they thought that the implementation of the subproject would ensure safety for the subproject's lakes The implementation of the subproject also reduces the risks for the community in the rainy season, stabilizing the irrigation water for the cultivated land of the downstream subproject area 513 Regarding negative impacts of the subproject on the environment and society: The affected households, CPC and Commune Fatherland Front Committee all agree with the assessment of negative impacts that may occur to the environment and society such as impact on households whose land acquisition, impacts of dust, noise of vehicles carrying construction materials may cause adverse impacts on the community environment, must limit the above activities to keep the commune environment Assembly in good condition 514 Regarding measures to minimize negative impacts on the environment of the subproject: Commune People's Committees and Fatherland Front Committees of the subproject communes and AHs agree with the mitigation options proposed in the Impact Assessment Report society of subproject 515 In addition, the Commune People's Committee also proposed: During the process of construction and operation of the subproject, it must comply with the commitments and current regulations of the Government of Vietnam Table 100: Comments of People's Committees of communes under the subproject 257 Community feedback No Commune CPC of Hau Bong commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Ninh Dan commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Luong Son commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Do Son commune About the negative impacts of the subproject Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Regarding solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Opinions of local authorities and people Proposing the project owner to request the construction unit to fully and seriously implement the committed contents in the environmental impact assessment report Ensuring environmental quality, not affecting people's health in the subproject area Construction process: environmental protection, security and order There is coordination with local authorities with subproject Ms Vu Thi Dung Nhan: People supporting the sub-project, this sub-project does not affect people's lives But when construction should be noted, limit dust Workers here not make noise, keep order and must register temporary residence, temporary absence with local authorities Vehicles carrying materials not carry overload This concrete road is invested by the people themselves Vehicles carrying materials if traveling on the side road may break If break or broken, the contractor must pay for the people This area has no ethnic minority people, in the commune there is no ethnic minority community, only some ethnic minority people marry the Kinh people in the locality If the state collects land from the people, it must compensate adequately to the people Local authorities: Project management units and contractors need to coordinate, inform local authorities about construction plans and other activities to coordinate implementation Mr Do Hong Ky: Vehicles carrying construction materials need to be shielded, avoid causing dust and dropping materials on the street Other comments: People create conditions for contractors to rent houses here or set up camps but must maintain general hygiene In the process of construction, the arrangement of transporting construction materials and machinery must ensure labor safety, traffic safety and environmental sanitation Regularly watering, limiting dust and noise during construction, especially during peak hours Ensure landscape environment of cultural beliefs of people in the area Ms Thi: This reservoir was broken in 1971, now being invested by the state, upgrading people's safety is very good Agree with the activities of the upcoming subproject, In 2003, the reservoir was repaired but there was still water penetration at the dam body Currently, the reservoir is repaired synchronously, the people are very supportive because the subproject will ensure safety for downstream areas 258 Community feedback No Commune CPC of Phuong Vi commune About the negative impacts of the subproject Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Regarding solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Opinions of local authorities and people There are no ethnic minority people in this area, there is no ethnic minority community in the commune, only some ethnic minority people marry Kinh people in the locality Cả xã có khoảng 55 có mẹ người dân tộc Mr Thanh: When constructing, the project committee and the contractor must pay attention to the place of appropriate disposal, not affecting the production of the people If the subproject has land acquisition or impacts on trees and crops, the subproject must compensate the people There must be opinions of people when measuring, tallying damage and informing people and village authorities first Commune authorities: must notify commune authorities of construction activities in the commune About construction plan: should be constructed at a suitable time so as not to affect the irrigation of the people All incident must be reported and coordinated with the local authorities When completed, the subproject must hand over the clean ground to the community Contractors and PPMUs must ensure that they not damage the road, if the damage must be corrected Other issues such as dust and noise should be limited but people can overcome and sympathize The consulting unit introduces the scope, nature of the subproject and the potential impacts, mitigation measures, mechanisms to reflect complaints and policies of the project for people and authorities to understand and discuss Chairman of the commune - Mr Huy: Doing any project, must serve the needs of the people The items of this sub-project are to invest and upgrade the dam safety, which is in accordance with the aspirations of the people and the government In the process of implementation, if incidents occur, coordinate closely with the CPC When construction must ensure safety for the community and especially not overloading, causing damage to the roads of communes and villages Must repair if damaged road Mr Nguyen Thanh Tam: The contractor must clean the project after completion, the construction process if it affects the water source, it must have a plan and inform people soon The problems of social order or dust, traffic safety, generally any job is inevitable but people and authorities can overcome and sympathize But the contractor must also propagate and disseminate to the employees during the subproject implementation process 259 Community feedback No Commune About the negative impacts of the subproject Regarding solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts CPC of Ngoc Quan commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Yen Kien commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Van Du commune CPC of Hung Quan commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Opinions of local authorities and people Ms Loan: In the commune, there is no ethnic minority community, only a few of them take them according to ethnic minority parents If the contractor recruits the local labor, it is advisable to provide a recruitment notice for the local and the known village There are many idle workers and are willing to participate in construction work Ensure the time of construction progress of subproject implementation in accordance with regulations to stabilize people's life Implement compensation mechanism and policies to study closely with market reality (in price) from time to time to compensate people affected by the subproject During the construction process, the project owner is requested to work closely with the local authorities in managing occupational safety and safety when participating in traffic, keeping order and security for workers living in the area Especially ensure that sanitation issues not affect the surrounding Ensure the time of construction progress of subproject implementation in accordance with regulations to stabilize people's life Proposing the project owner to request the construction unit to fully and seriously implement the committed contents in the environmental impact assessment report Ensure the time of construction progress of subproject implementation in accordance with regulations to stabilize people's life Implement compensation mechanism and policies to study closely with market reality (in price) from time to time to compensate people affected by the subproject During the construction process, the project owner is requested to work closely with the local authorities in managing occupational safety and safety when participating in traffic, keeping order and security for workers living in the area Especially ensure that sanitation issues not affect the surrounding The whole commune has about 50 people who are ethnic minorities, there are no ethnic minority households (mostly Cao Lan people) In two beneficiary villages (located next to the reservoir is Vinh Lai and Doan Ket villages) without ethnic minorities Ms Luu: People agree with the proposal to upgrade and support the subproject Local people are willing to participate and work for contractors if hired If there is a recruitment, it is widely informed on the commune and village 260 Community feedback No 10 11 12 Commune About the negative impacts of the subproject CPC of Dieu Luong commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Luong Nha commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject CPC of Dao Xa commune Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Regarding solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the Opinions of local authorities and people Requiring contractors to ensure traffic safety when vehicles transport materials through the village road because there are some areas such as kindergarten B school Truong Son, B Hung Quan primary school is located on the transportation route transport construction materials Mr Tran Quoc Toan: The vehicles not run overload because they can damage concrete roads of communes and villages If damaged, the contractor must correct satisfactory Project management board should inform local authorities and contractors for coordination Local authorities propose to take photos of the current state of roads before construction so that the parties can monitor road damage problems by contractors Mr Truong Thanh Son - Chairman of Commune Veterans: Local authorities need to upgrade the lake to ensure safety for people All local issues need to discuss with people and authorities to coordinate Issues of safety for people during construction such as dust, noise people can sympathize and accept, it is important not to damage the road and not cause the loss of safety and order in the community Proposing the project owner to strictly implement the environmental protection measures mentioned in the environmental impact assessment report and environmental protection commitment; Proposing the project owner to strictly implement the periodic environmental monitoring and monitoring programs mentioned in the report During the implementation of the sub-project, it is necessary to closely coordinate with the locality to ensure regional security and situation Perform temporary residence, temporary absence in the locality in accordance with regulations Proposing the project owner to request the construction unit to fully and seriously implement the committed contents in the environmental impact assessment report Ensuring environmental quality, not affecting people's health in the subproject area Construction process: environmental protection, security and order There is coordination with local authorities with subprojects Mr Le Anh Doan: - Chairman of the commune The commune is very supportive of the lake upgrading because this project is also degraded long ago The commune will facilitate and coordinate with the project management board to implement the subproject The commune agrees with the 261 Community feedback No Commune About the negative impacts of the subproject Regarding solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts subproject CPC of Tan Phuong commune 13 Agree with the content of the negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Agree with solutions and measures to minimize negative impacts in the EIA report of the subproject Opinions of local authorities and people subproject proposal However, commune is proposed to support the construction of the canal behind the reservoir because these facilities have also been degraded Proposing the Project Management Board to have a specific plan for the commune to understand and coordinate Activities related to the subproject need to be informed early to the locality for coordination, the commune will propagate and disseminate information to the people through conferences and community meetings Mr Vu Hong Thiet - Cadastral official: In the commune, there is Dinh Dao Xa- a national-level historical monument, located on the route of transporting materials Therefore, When construction should avoid affecting the relic area Mr Tuat - Commune Veteran: We propose to use local labor for reducing environmental pollution and reducing problems of social evils Local workers are more willing and willing to participate when there are recruitment notices Near the commune center, there is a residential area and a large population density because there is a school nearby, so the construction and facilities and equipment when construction must ensure safety for the people Does not affect everyone's life Proposing Project Owners and construction units to fully implement environmental protection measures mentioned in the environmental impact assessment report It is suggested that when implementing the construction, the sub-project could use local workers, create conditions for the people to develop their economy and have jobs and contribute to the subproject Commune People's Committee will have a community supervision board along with the Project Owner to implement good management of environmental protection measures The CPC will arrange a disposal site for the subproject, requesting not to transport hazardous waste to the landfill area 516 After listening to the representative of the project side, introduce the project scale, Technical plans of each construction item, as well as project impacts on the environment and proposed impact mitigation measures, attendees raised many questions as well as contributions to the project, mainly revolved around the issues presented in the following table Table 101: Summary of consultation results and reply of the Project Owner No Concerns of affected communities Upgrading the infrastructures Commitments of Works’ owner 262 No Concerns of affected communities Commitments of Works’ owner - Repairing damaged canal alignments and dissipation basins, treating seepage in dam shoulders - Some access roads to reservoirs are also rural transport roads for the residents living in upstream, so people wish the subproject upgrade these roads also - Extending dam surface roads to serve as transport roads connecting local villages, managing reservoirs and dams, and forest PPMU will work with the local government, design consultants when they prepare the detail design for the work items Maintaining and repairing roads and other public works that would be affected by the construction of the subproject - Making bridges over spillway is very important, serving the traveling of people, particularly for children going to school Social security People want to participate in simple works in the subproject, particularly works related to the environmental and sanitary protection In the construction process and when the reservoirs are in operation, AHs would be given priority to contract for the works Managing well workers of construction contractors not to affect the community Contractors when in field must register with local authority properly for temporary stay and leave PPMU will supervise closely the construction activities in accordance with contract terms and conditions to assure the social security and order in the subproject area during the construction period Related to design, construction activities - It is noted that the construction of the subproject should avoid the cropping season of local people - Assuring the traffic safety when transporting construction materials or debris - Providing warning signs or boards on construction sites and transportation roads After the construction is completed, providing boards prohibiting rubbish dumping - Prohibiting over-loaded vehicles to access to construction sites - During construction, transportation must be assured because in most of the reservoirs there is only one single road passing through PPMU will coordinate with the District Land-fund development Center (DLFDC) to inform the local authority and people in the subproject area in different ways such as meetings, distributing materials to disseminate the implementation plan, public notification at communes and villages, broadcasting via mass media of villages and communes Contractor is required to commit to shielding materials, sludge from discharge, adherence to the tonnage of vehicles carrying materials and wastes when taking part in traffic in the area; In cases where the local infrastructure is damaged due to the cause of the transportation, the construction unit shall restore the original state of the local infrastructure 263 No Concerns of affected communities Commitments of Works’ owner - Designing dams in all reservoir must have protection handrails When construction is carried out, the water source for irrigation must be assured for the production of people Avoid not affecting clean water supply pipes of people Land acquisition, resettlement and compensation Assets affected must be compensated, assisted satisfactorily, publicly, and transparently Carrying out in accordance with the approved RAP, assuring that compensation unit prices are replacement prices, DMS and compensation plans are publicly posted in CPCs and villages If the area of the remaining land is small, difficult to cultivate, that remaining land should be acquired PPMU will coordinate with DLFDC to determine the remaining land as requested in paper by AH in order to settle the issue in accordance with the provincial regulation on the norm applicable to the acquisition of the remaining land Relocating HHs from the right-of-way of dams PPMU will work with local authority to execute the relocation of AH as provided for 264 8.1.3 8.2 Feedback and commitment of the Subproject owner - The Subproject owner receives comments and timely adjust in the document editing and well implements measures to minimize negative impacts caused by subproject activities - The increase of capacity of the reservoirs is not included in the objective of the project - The Subproject owner is responsible for damage to HHs and infrastructure of locality and environmental pollution in compliance with regulations and policies of the World Bank and Viet Nam - The Subproject owner is responsible for regularly contacting with local authorities, preparing safety, health and worker management plan And the Subproject owner is responsible for traffic condition in the region - The Subproject owner has committed to cooperate with the People's Committee of the communes to conduct diversion of water source for the households during the construction period They Subproject owner is also responsible for compensation for the entire area which is not irrigated during the construction process - The Subproject owner considers options for transport routes to avoid impacts on the people living in the project area - The Subproject owner coordinates with the People's Committee to arrange sites for gathering materials and dumping site and transport construction materials in suitable manner - Require the contractor to restore the site for people after construction - The Subproject owner commits to comply with and strictly implement the environmental and social management plan approved by the WB Information Disclosure In compliance with the World Bank policy on access to information and OP 4.01 (Environmental Assessment), and the GoV’s regulations Information about the subproject as the subproject dscription, subproject objectives, potential impacts has been disclosed to local people and local NGOs and authorities where the subproject is implemented The draft ESIA report in Vietnamese has been sent to affected people, local NGOs and local authorities for study before conducting face-to-face consultations The final ESIA report in Vietnamese shall be disclosed on the project website, the website of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee and at the subproject sites such as the People's Committee of districts, communes and village culture houses accessible to locally-affected people and local NGOs and the English version of this final ESIA report shall also be disclosed on the World Bank external website prior to subproject appraisal 265 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Conclusion - The subproject is classified as Category B and is not located in the environmentally and socially sensitive area and does not fall into the exclusion list; - The report has identified and adequately assessed the potential negative impacts in all three phases of preparation, construction and operation Simultaneously, mitigation measures, in consultation with authorities and affected people, including vulnerable persons, have been proposed; - When being implemented, the subproject of dam rehabilitation and safety improvement, WB8 in Phu Tho province may cause negative effects during the construction phase However, because the scale of the construction items is not large and the effects occur in a short time and the scope is limited in small areas, feasible and suitable mitigation measures have been proposed proportionate to natural conditions, social and economic conditions, management and construction conditions of the subproject - The ESMP is set up to ensure that negative impacts of the subproject shall be mitigated and minimized, and positive impacts shall be effectively enhanced, and help to regularly update PPMU and local people and authorities especially affected people and local NGOs on subproject implementation as well as monitoring of compliance Supervision consultants shall supervise and monitor contractor’s compliance in accordance with the monitoring plan set out in the ESMP, and prepare weekly reports or monthly reports to submit to PPMU, and these reports shall be independent of environmental compliance report prepared by contractors Based on that, PPMU shall prepare quarter reports or biannual reports to submit to CPMU Recommendations - Basing on the findings of environmental and social impact assessment it is recommended that: o The mitigation measures mentioned in the Environmental and Social Management Plan shall be established as an integral part of the bidding and contractual documents The contractor will separate and estimate cost for implementation of mitigation measures This cost is considered as implementation cost of environmental safeguard policies and will be paid when the agreed mitigation measures are effectively implemented by by the contractor o Base on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment report, the PPMU 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