PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKS INVESTMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN HA GIANG PROVINCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKS INVESTMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN HA GIANG PROVINCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) Ha Giang Dam Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Subproject Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized HA GIANG PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE Ha Giang, June 2019 HA GIANG PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKS INVESTMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN HA GIANG PROVINCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) Ha Giang Dam Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Subproject PROJECT OWNER HA GIANG AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT CONSULTANT JOINT STOCK COMPANY FOR INVESTMENT, DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT Ha Giang, June 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS I ABBREVIATIONS IV LIST OF TABLES V LIST OF FIGURES VI SUMMARY CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT: 1.2 GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SUBPROJECT: 1.3 OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: 1.4 OBJECTIVES AND METHODS OF SOCIAL ASSESSMENT: 11 1.5 THE SUBPROJECT INVESTOR AND INVESTMENT CAPITAL: 11 1.6 CONSULTING UNIT: 12 CHAPTER SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION 15 2.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE SUBPROJECT: 15 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE SUBPROJECT: 15 2.3 STATUS OF WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION SOLUTION: 16 2.4 DISTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION OF MOBILIZATION OF MOTORCYCLES, MANPOWER CONSTRUCTION 36 2.4.1 Transportation distance 36 2.4.2 List of expected machinery and equipment 38 2.4.3 Raw materials, inputs and outputs of the subproject 41 2.4.4 Manpower needs 42 2.5 AUXILIARY WORK ITEMS: 42 2.5.1 Electricity and water for construction and daily life: 42 2.5.2 Demand for workers' houses and concentration camps: 43 2.5.3 Landfill and soil mines: 43 2.5.4 Construction road: 46 2.6 EXPECTED ACTIVITIES BEFORE CONSTRUCTION: 46 2.7 PLAN TO TRANSPORT MATERIALS: 46 2.8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES: 47 2.9 DAM SAFETY PLAN: 47 2.10 SUBPROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 49 CHAPTER POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS 50 3.1 VIETNAMESE LEGAL DOCUMENTS 50 3.2 SAFEGUARD POLICY OF THE WORLD BANK: 53 3.2.1 Project level: 53 3.2.2 Subproject level: 53 CHAPTER ENVIRONMENTAL, NATURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA 61 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL CONDITIONS: 61 4.1.1 Geological and geographical conditions 61 4.1.2 Climate and meterology: 64 4.1.3 Hydrological conditions: 69 i 4.1.4 Network of hydrological stations: 69 4.1.5 Status and quality of soil, water and air environment: 71 4.1.6 Current status of biological resources: 79 4.1.7 Condition of the mine, toxic residues after the war: 79 4.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE: 79 4.2.1 Economic profile: 79 4.2.2 Social profile: 86 4.3 PARTICULAR WORKS: 88 CHAPTER ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS 90 5.1 TYPES AND SCALE OF IMPACTS: 90 5.2 POTENTIAL POSITIE IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT (14 RESERVOIRS): 91 5.3 POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT 92 5.3.1 Impacts during preparation phase: 92 5.3.2 Impacts during constrution phase: 97 5.3.3 Specific impacts during construction phase: 112 5.3.4 Impacts in operation phase 114 5.4 EVALUATE AND FORECAST THE IMPACT CAUSED BY THE PROJECT’S RISKS AND INCIDENTS 115 5.5 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT TYPES 117 5.5.1 Cumulative impacts 117 5.5.2 Direct impacts 117 5.5.3 Indirect impacts 117 5.5.4 Temporary impacts 117 5.5.5 Long-term impacts 117 CHAPTER ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 118 6.1 WITHOUT THE SUBPROJECT: 118 6.2 WITH THE SUBPROJECT 119 6.2.1 Alternatives during the consruction of works under full water supply): 120 6.2.2 Alternatives measures for the selection of auxiliary works(material pits, landfill): 120 6.2.3 Alternative selection of material and waste transport route: 121 CHAPTER ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 125 7.1 OBJECTIVES: 125 7.2 MITIGATION MEASURES: 125 7.2.1 Mitigation measures for preparation phase: 125 7.2.2 Mitigation measures during construction phase: 129 7.2.3 Mitigation measures during operation phase: 155 7.3 IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION: 156 7.3.1 Project management: 156 7.3.2 Roles and responsibilities for environmental and safety management: 157 7.4 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK: 161 7.4.1 Environmental duties of the Contractor: 161 7.4.2 Contractor’s Safety, Social and Environmental Officer: 162 7.4.3 Environmental and social monitoring during construction: 163 7.4.4 Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements: 163 7.4.5 Reporting arrangements: 163 7.4.6 Grievance Redress Mechanism: 164 7.5 ESMP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: 167 7.5.1 ESMP implementation plan of the Contrator: 167 7.5.2 Launching subproject and personnel: 167 ii 7.6 CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING: 168 7.6.1 Training on safety policies: 168 7.6.2 Training on health and occupational safety: 168 7.6.3 Orientation of visitors: 168 7.6.4 Training contractors and new workers: 168 7.6.5 Basic health and occupational safety training: 169 7.7 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN: 169 7.7.1 Monitoring compliance with mitigation measures: 169 7.7.2 Monitoring of ambient quality: 169 7.7.3 Dam safety monitoring: 171 7.8 ESTIMATED COST: 171 CHAPTER COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 178 8.1 SUMMARY OF THE ORGANIATION OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS: 178 8.1.1 Summary of consultations with Commune People’s Committees and orrganizations directly affected by the subproject: 180 8.1.2 Summary of community-based consultation meetings for directly affected communities: 183 8.2 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION RESULTS: 183 8.2.1 Feedbacks of the Commune People’s Committee and directly affected organizations: 183 8.2.2 Feedback of local communities directly affected by the subproject: 189 8.2.3 Responses and commitments of subproject investor to recommendations and suggestions of consulted agencies, organization and communities: 189 8.3 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: 190 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 192 REFERENCES 193 APPENDIX ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED iii ABBREVIATIONS CPMU Central Project Management Unit CPO Central Project Office (MARD) DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DCM Department of Construction Management DoIT Department of Industry and Trade DoNRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DRSIP/WB8 Dam rehabilitation and safety improvement project DWR Directorate of Water resources DWRM Department of Water Resources Management - MoNRE EMDP Ethnic Minority Development Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment GoV Government of Vietnam ICD International Cooperation Department IDA International Development Association ISEA Industrial safety techniques and environment agency - MoIT MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MOF Ministry of Finance MoIT Ministry of Industry and Trade MoNRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment ODA Official Development Assistance PPC Provincial People's Committees PPMU Provincial Project Management Unit QCVN National Technical Regulation RAP Resettlement Action Plan VAWR Vietnam Academy for Water Resources WB World Bank iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1 Total investment capital of the subproject 12 Table 1.2 Assign the task for the ESIA expert developing reports of the Environmental experts group 12 Table 1.3 Assign the task for the ESIA experts of the group of social experts, reseNolement and ethnic minority development 13 Table 2.1 List and location of Reservoirs 15 Table 2.2 Summary information on the status quo of the subproject 17 Table 2.3 Distance and route of material transportation for construction works 36 Table 2.4 Sum up of equipment in the pre-construction phase 38 Table 2.5 Sum up of equipment, machinery in the construction phase 39 Table 2.6 Demand for use of key materials 41 Table 2.7 Human resources for the project during peak periods 42 Table 2.8 Area of construction of auxiliary work items 44 Table 2.9 The overall progress of the subproject 49 Table 3.1: A summary of the WB and GOV regulations on environmental assessment 55 Table 4.1 Geological structure at reservoirs in the project area 61 Table 4.2 Average annual air temperature at Bac Quang Meteorological Station 65 Table 4.3 Distribution of seasonal rain 66 Table 4.4 Monthly rainfall distribution 67 Table 4.5 Average humidity in Bac Quang meteorological station (1981 – 2015) 67 Table 4.6 List of hydrological stations in Ha Giang province 69 Table 4.7 Characteristics of the average annual flow of several stations 70 Table 4.8 Position, coordinates of air quality monitoring location 71 Table 4.9 Air quality monitoring results 72 Table 4.10 Location, coordinates of surface water quality monitoring 73 Table 4.11 Results of surface water quality monitoring 73 Table 4.12 Groundwater quality monitoring site 74 Table 4.13 Results of groundwater quality monitoring 76 Table 4.14 Location of soil quality monitoring 77 Table 4.15 Results of soil quality monitoring 78 Table 4.16 Some indicators in agriculture for the whole subproject area of Bac Quang, Quang Binh and Vi Xuyen district 80 Table 4.17 Situation of agricultural land use of Bac Quang, Quang Binh and Vi Xuyen district81 Table 4.18 Yield of major cropst 82 Table 4.19 Production of livestock and poultry 83 Table 4.20 Statistics of forest areas of communes 85 Table 4.21 Census of population, ethnic composition of the communes in the subproject area 87 Table 4.22 Current status of some particular works belong to subproject 89 Table 5.1: Criteria for classification of negative impacts 90 Table 5.2: Area of land used permanently and temporarily 92 Table 5.3: The volume of waste generated during the project preparation phase 95 Table 5.4: Sum of volume 99 Table 5.5: Estimate the amount of dust generated during the construction phase 100 Table 5.6: Estimate the amount of dust generated by transport 104 Table 5.7: Estimate the amount of emissions generated 105 Table 5.8: The maximum noise level of some equipment and machinery 106 Table 5.9: The level of vibration of some construction equipment 107 Table 5.10: Vibration value allowed at work 107 Table 5.11: Summary of solid waste generated during construction 108 v Table 5.12: Potential impacts during construction to sensitive works 113 Table 5.13: Impacts of dam breakdown during operation 116 Table 6.1: Impacts of dam safety incidents (no project implementation) 118 Table 6.2: Combining the plans to select the location of the pits, waste disposal site and routes of material and waster transportation 121 Table 7.1: Summary of implementing cost of Resettlement Action Plan 125 Table 7.2: Practical Environmental Rules (ECOP) to minimize construction impacts 130 Table 7.3: Mitigation measures for sensitive construction 153 Table 7.4: General mitigation measures of impacts during operation phase 155 Table 7.5: Roles and responsibilities of key partiies 158 Table 7.6: Report request 164 Table 7.7: Environmental monitoring plan during construction and operation phase 170 Table 7.8: Estimated cost for monitoring the implementation of ESMP and training 171 Table 7.9: Capital source for monitoring the ESMP 172 Table 7.10: Summary of mitigation measures 173 Table 8.1 Summary of meetings in districts in project area 179 Table 8.2 Summary of community consultation sessions 181 Table 8.3 Opinions of government representatives and local organizations 184 Table 8.4: Information disclosure 191 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 Geographical location of the project area 16 Figure 7.1: The project implementation organization 157 Figure 7.2: Organizational chart for ESMP implementation 158 vi SUMMARY Background: Subproject “Ha Giang Dam Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement” is one of the proposed subprojects under the World Bank's DRSIP Project The objectives of the subproject is to rehabilitate and improve dam safety of 14 reservoirs in Ha Giang province, to ensure stability of works, protection of population and infrastructure, socio-economy in downstream areas: (i) rehabilitating and improving safety of 14 reservoirs in the Subproject; (ii) ensuring the safety and stability of headworks to protect the downstream population areas as well as their properties; (iii) in accordance with objectives of the National dam safety program The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) was prepared for the subproject in compliance with the World Bank's Environmental Safeguard Policy (OP/BP4.01) requirements and the Law on Environmental Protection of Vietnam (LEP-2014) and relevant provisions, legal frameworks Total estimated cost of the Subproject is 344,448,120,000 VND Reservoirs are repaired and enhanced safety dam of Ha Giang province include 14 reservoirs located on district (Bac Quang, Quang Binh & Vi Xuyen) with 10 communes (Vinh Phuc, Bang Hanh, Kim Ngoc, Dong Tam, Quang Minh, Viet Vinh, Vo Diem- Bac Quang district; Tan Trinh- Quang Binh district; Linh Ho, Kim Thach- Vi Xuyen - district) Among 14 reservoirs 10 reservoirs are located in Bac Quang district (, the remaining 04 reservoirs are located in Quang Binh and Vi Xuyen districts Current status of Headworks: The body of the dam has heavily seepage, the sloping stone protecting upstream slope is damaged; Top of the dam elevation: due to soil overflow, the spillway has narrow opening and cannot ensure adequate flood discharge according to QCVN04/05:2012/BNNPTNT and WB’s standards as well, thus there is a high risk of top dam overflowing The culvert is damaged, the valve door is flat, the valve is broken, the valve door of the valve tower is broken Auxiliary works: There are no management house, road management operators are land lines with small widths and difficult travel Description of the main activities of the subproject: (i) Reinforce dam headworks; (ii) Repair spillways (reservoir Doi 1, Nam Vac, Thon Lai, Thong Nhat, Thom Ta, Thom Luong, Thon Thia, Khuoi Pha, Na Pong); (iii) New construction of intake sluices; (iv) Stop seepage for the dam (Doi 2, Na Tam, Thon Lai, Thong Nhat) Environmental and social screening: The Subproject is designed and implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of DRSIP which was approved by WB, and also ensure compliance with the current Vietnamese law and regulations The purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report is to determine the importance of environmental and social issues in the decision-making process by clearly assessing the environmental and social consequences of proposed research before implementing subproject activities Early identification and characterization of important environmental and social impacts that are important to the community and government to assess the potential environmental and social impacts of the subproject; propose measures to be applied to mitigate environmental and social risks and impacts Activities during the preparation, construction and operation of the subproject are analyzed and evaluated, and then solutions have been proposed to prevent and minimize adverse impacts on the environment and local residents Screening results showed that 14/14 reservoirs all met the project's standards and the subproject was classified as Category B and Triggered 04 safeguard policies, including: OP/BP 4.01 (Environmental assessment), OP/BP 4.37 (Safety of Dams), OP/BP 4.10 (Indigenous Peoples) and OP/BP 4.12 (Involuntary resettlement) Potential Environmental and Social Impacts: Positive impacts: The Subproject will bring significant long-term benefits to the community, particularly to the stable supply of irrigation water to cultivation areas Dam and reservoir safety will be improved as a result of dam and spillway rehabilitation and safety of downstream population will be ensured Dam management will be more convenient as management roads will be upgraded Negative impacts: Preconstruction phase: In this period, the negative impacts mainly arise due to land acquisition activities; Geological survey, waste from the clearance process, risk for explosives that may be left from the war Permanent and temporary acquired of 83,967 m2 of land of 05 households and CPCs In it, permanent acquired of 42,560 m2 of 05 households and 02 CPCs of Vinh Phuc and Bang Hanh communes, including unused hilly land managed by 02 CPCs with 40,655 m2; Aquaculture aquacultural land (currently raising carp) is 525 m2 of 02 households; rice land is 1,380m2 of 03 households; Temporary acquisition 41,407 m2 managed by the People's Committees of communes in the area along the operating route, and near the construction site (currently vacant land with only naturally growing weeds that are not economically valuable), There is no affected household due to temporary land acquisition Impact due to geological survey: The subproject will conduct geological survey of the dam and spillway with 12 boreholes / reservoirs, each hole has ~ 6m of depth The stratum of the dam foundation is quite good, load-bearing capacity, anti-slip strength of the main layers (layer 2a is the base directly under the dam body, layer is mainly in two shoulders, layer 4: strong weathered base rock layer throughout the dam site to stablize the construction) The impact of geological survey affecting the groundwater quality of the subproject area is consideredconsdered low Construction solid waste arises from cutting trees for clearance Domestic solid waste is generated by the activities of workers working in construction sites Activities of removing vegetation and top soil, such as the process of transporting waste to the dumping sites, and bulldozing the ground to prepare for construction, will generate increased dust The scope of implementation of the subproject may contain landmines left over from the war Subproject will carry out UXO clearance during implementation because UXO can cause fatality or injury to workers and local people Construction phase: General impacts due to construction activities relate to arising of dust, noise, vibration, waste and waste water, traffic volume increase and social impacts due to influx labours, impacts relating to incidents, accidents which may affect health of local population and environment Specifically: increase temporary sedimentation in rainy days due to rock transport Heavy rock transport volume, therefore, this activity increases the risk of reservoir sedimentation; Dust, noise and discomfort in the construction site and along the transportation route; Disruption in supply of irrigation water during repair process, affecting agricultural production and domestic water supply in the area; Damage to existing roads may be caused by the operation of large means of transport of materials; It can affect the health and safety of local people living near the dam, near the construction site due to the risk from construction activities Daily and hazardous waste: The maximum number of workers on the site is 50 people per reservoir; equipment and machinery used in the construction of 16 equipments per reservoir The total volume of domestic wastes (including wastewater and solid waste) is negligible Emissions from the operation of machinery is negligible In addition to environmental issues, construction activities may lead to a significant increase in the operation of vehicles used to transport construction materials, waste soil; potential risks of traffic accidents and injuries to local communities, the risk of infectious diseases and increased disease vectors can pose a health threat to workers and local communities; Social impacts such as social security and social evils, especially: i) Potential impacts of spreading infectious diseases from workers to local communities and vice versa; ii) Potential impact of prostitution, drugs and gambling; iii) potential conflicts between workers and local communities because of cultural and behavioral differences; iv) Gender-based violence leads to physical and psychological losses for women, including threats and coercion (mental, physical, sexual violence ); v) Use of child labor during construction and vi) conflicts on the need to use local service infrastructure such as electricity 8.1.1 Summary of consultations with Commune People’s Committees and orrganizations directly affected by the subproject: The form of public consultation is implemented in the form of 4, including: Local government, people, investor (PMU of the investment on agricultural and rural development construction in Ha Giang province) and environmental consulting unit To get opinions of the People's Committee in the project area of 10 communes: Vinh Phuc commune, Bang Hanh commune, Kim Ngoc commune, Dong Tam commune, Quang Minh commune, Viet Vinh commune, Vo Tri commune, Tan Trinh commune, Linh Ho commune , Kim Thach commune, respectively with 14 reservoirs with comments on the reservoir status During the consultations, ESIA consultants will report on possible negative environmental impacts during the project implementation, proposed measures to mitigate those impacts Leaders and people in the affected area make suggestions on issues related to compensation for site clearance, confirm information about the project, other comments related to the process of construction, support localities upgrade and repair construction items and mainly focus on environmental issues mentioned and the mitigation measures implemented by the parties - Comments will be expressed in the content of the environmental impact assessment report - The commune comments of the project and the image of the community consultation are included in the appendix of the report - Comments are verified and confirmed by the local authorities in the minutes of the public consultation held by the consultancy unit - In addition to the comments of the local authorities the consultant unit has consulted in detail with the households around the reservoirs and households benefiting from the project 180 Table 8.2 Summary of community consultation sessions Date Location Number of participants January 10, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Kim Thach commune, Vi Xuyen district - Field trip at Na Pong reservoir 20 people January 10, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Linh Ho commune, Vi Xuyen district - Field trip at Coc Bo reservoir 20 people January 11, 2018 - Consultative meeting at commune Bạch Ngọc, Vi Xuyen district - Field trip at Thon Phai reservoir 20 people January 11, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Dong Tam commune, Bac Quang district - Field trip at Na Tam reservoir 20 people January 12, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Viet Vinh commune, Bac Quang district - Field trip at Thom Luong reservoir 20 people January 12, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Vo Diem commune, Bac Quang district - Field trip at Thon Thia reservoir 20 people January 10, 2018 January 11, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Tan Trinh commune, Quang Binh district 20 people - Field trip at Tan Bang reservoir, Khuoi Pha - Consultative meeting at Kim Ngoc commune, Bac Quang district 20 people 181 Components Chairman of the People's Committee, Women's Union, CCB Association, Youth Union and beneficiaries of the project Agenda - Sharing information on the subproject, gathering relevant socio-economic data and objective subjective factors on reservoir status in the commune - Investigations, surveys, indepth interviews with affected households and beneficiaries around the project area - Field inspection of the reservoir status, acknowledgment of comments from reservoir technicians, failure assessment and the ability to repair or replace completely reservoir items Date Location Number of participants - Field trip at Nam Vac reservoir January 11, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Bang Hanh commune, Bac Quang district - Field trip at Doi reservoir, Doi 20 people January 12, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Vinh Phuc commune, Bac Quang district - Field trip at Trung reservoir 20 people January 12, 2018 - Consultative meeting at Quang Minh commune, Bac Quang district 20 people - Field trip at Thong Nhat reservoir and Thom Ta, Thon Lai 182 Components Agenda 8.1.2 Summary of community-based consultation meetings for directly affected communities: PMU of the agricultural and rural development project in Ha Giang province, together with the ESIA consultant and the local authorities of the communes in the project area held community consultation meetings for who are directly affected and benefited by the project The meeting was chaired by 10 commune representatives and the investor, with the participation of the village head and affected and benefited households from the implementation of the subproject Ha Giang dam rehabilitation and safety improvement 8.2 Community consultation results: 8.2.1 Feedbacks of the Commune People’s Committee and directly affected organizations: The comments of the Commune People's Committee on the draft of environmental impact assessment for the subproject Ha Giang dam rehabilitation and safety improvement can be summarized in a number of key ideas as follows (For details, see appendix 4): - Commune People's Committee in the project area agree with the implementation of the project and are expected to support a number of items as well as mitigation measures - The selected works are reasonable and not affect the general planning of communes and districts, which is also the desire of the people to put the project into operation for the livelihood and production - Upon completion of the project, the local economy will develop, stabilize and increase the crop, and change the production structure by ensuring a stable water source - Dam rehabilitation and safety improvement is really meaningful to the economic development of the district in general and of the communes in the project area in particular, but in the course of project implementation there will be some impact on the life activities of people, but according to evaluation and comment in community consultation, these impacts are not significant -The area of the project is considered having many canals without being concreted, or not meet operation requirements Therefore, when it comes to the big water season, the reservoirs and overflow dams are not guaranteed technical factors, and the cracking of the water dam is occurring, the downstream valves are damaged due to the operation process, and in the long run, there is no repair fee, the implementation of upgrading the reservoirs is the greatest desire of the people and local authorities -Ask the investor to cooperate with the Board of compensation for ground clearance of the district to seriously investigate the area of crop land, the number of affected households and soon implement the right policy for the people - Local authorities and villagers agreed to support the construction, repair and upgrading of dams for 14 reservoirs and will create favorable conditions for the investor and related units to implement - Will be ready to hand over the ground and the land related to the work so that investors can implement in the shortest time 183 Table 8.3 Opinions of government representatives and local organizations Date January 10, 2018 Location -Consultative meeting at Kim Thach commune, Vi Xuyen district Number of participants January 10, 2018 -Field trip at Coc Bo reservoir January 11, 2018 -Consultative meeting at Dong Tam commune, Bac Quang district - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives - Request PMU and construction unit to carry out the construction process from January 2020 to December 2020 to avoid affecting the production of people during the construction - There should be a compensation plan for the affected households - For inter-village roads in the construction area, if there is damage during the construction process, there must be compensation and site reimbursement after construction (Trang and Tham village inter-village road) - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - Desire to work soon to be implemented in the shortest time to avoid affecting people’s lives - Report water cutting time or related activities to the affected households to avoid influencing and local authorities to catch up on the situation - Suitable time for construction: from January to March (dry season) - During the construction of the Cot Lot road, the land route needs to be supported, repaired and expanded because the route is in bad condition, and it will be returned after the construction to avoid affecting the households - In the construction area without graves or historical relics, there is no relocation of households, which only affects the production of people - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives Construction schedule is 20 people -Field trip at Na Pong reservoir -Consultative meeting at Linh Ho commune, Vi Xuyen district Opinions of government representatives and local organizations 20 people 184 Date Location Number of participants -Field trip at Na Tam reservoir January 12, 2018 -Consultative meeting at Viet Vinh commune, Bac Quang district consistent with the planting schedule of people in the project area January 12, 2018 -Field trip at Thon Thia reservoir - Construction schedule should be implemented from October 2019 to January 2020 to avoid affecting production - Besides, the commune also suggested that the PMU and the construction unit announce the construction schedule for the commune authorities to be aware of the situation - Around the construction area, there are no households living with only cultivated land However, in the construction area, there is a big stream that can lead to water so it does not affect much cultivation - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives Need to ensure the construction time after harvest, - Ensure safety factors in the transportation of materials and during the construction process affect the people’s lives in the area - Two crops took place in May-June and September-October requested the construction company to notify the localitites to minimize the impact to people - At present there are households in the downstream and one in the bottom of reservoir, asking the construction company to pay attention during the construction process - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - The construction unit is requested to inform the local people about the schedule so as to minimize the impact on the people and time of construction - Commune expects the project to start soon in the shortest time 20 people -Field trip at Thom Luong reservoir -Consultative meeting at Vo Diem commune, Bac Quang district Opinions of government representatives and local organizations 20 people 185 Date January 10, 2018 January 11, 2018 Location -Consultative meeting at Tan Trinh commune, Quang Binh district Number of participants 20 people -Field trip at Tan Bang reservoir, Khuoi Pha Consultative meeting at Kim Ngoc commune, Bac Quang district 20 people Opinions of government representatives and local organizations - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives Clear water source in the forest, dry season from September to February every year, full water during July-August at Tat Men stream - Direction for transporting material of Yen Ha road, Bac Quang road - Comments from the investor to build concrete roads from the docks to the village center length of 1.5km - Expect the investor to build quickly to serve the people desire for reasonable compensation - With Tan Bang reservoir, due to large reservoirs in 2013, a part of dam reservoir that has broken up about 3m in width is not able to accumulate water and overflow to households causing local flooding Meanwhile downstream sewers system are small and can no longer be used - For Khuoi Pha reservoir, the current dam surface has deteriorated, narrow dam surface, further proposals facilitating the construction and commuting of the people around the reservoir - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives Need repair from the road to the reservoir - Fully support the project, the desire to build to ensure the safety of the reservoirs, additional construction of water channels, before doing a thorough investigation - Recommend PMU to upgrade dam and repair Dam body, currently there are some leakage locations, with the current conditions will greatly affect the safety - Field trip at Nam Vac reservoir 186 Date Location Number of participants Opinions of government representatives and local organizations of reservoirs during floods January 11, 2018 Consultative meeting at Bang Hanh commune, Bac Quang district January 12, 2018 -Field trip at Trung reservoir The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives Building more canal routes, before construction, it is important to have survey and inform the authorities and people in the earliest time - If there are problems affecting the life of the people or the local works should be compensated soon and returned to the status quo after construction - The PMU and the construction unit have been surveyed but have not found any construction so they need to send the documents and clearance requirements to the locality and people have feedback soon before construction - agree with the requirements of the PMU if the impact will be compensated according to state regulations - Desire to repair Ho Doi (Khuoi Cuoi) Doi reservoir (Khuoi Cay) access road is too small so expect to extend road - Road to Doi reservoir: Highway 279 is estimated 1km - Way to Ho Doi water cannot flow to downstream of the ditch and Dam body is seepaged, - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives Investigation of reservoirs is expected to develop and provide reasonable compensation policies in accordance with current regulations - Dam body is leaking heavily, the water flowing from Dam body is increasing, the valve discharge is not at the expense of processing - Suggest PMU for people meeting before allowing local unit to start the 20 people -Field trip at Doi reservoir, Doi Consultative meeting at Vinh Phuc commune, Bac Quang district - 20 people 187 Date Location Number of participants Opinions of government representatives and local organizations projects January 12, 2018 -Consultative meeting at Quang Minh commune, Bac Quang district -Field trip at Thong Nhat reservoirandThom Ta, Thon Lại - Assist the local to upgrade the proposed road to the project (length is about 400m) - The local authorities completely agree to repair and improve dam safety - To implement the Project as son as possible and the construction period in shortest time to avoid affects on population lives At present, surface dam of reservoirs needs to be expanded, the road is difficult to access, with this situation, in the possibility of large water, reservoir will be broken - The construction time is reasonable from October-December after the harvest - Need to upgrade the road to the works, to be able to bear greater load for the materials and equipment for construction work (current road load