msct: 07-dt-079b volume 3 - world bank...tram chim national park, xeo quyt historical site, go...

I E1712 ELECTRICITY OF VIET NAM VOL. 11

I POWER COMPANY No. 2

I RURAL DISTRIBUTION PROJECT

SUBPROJECT :

I RURAL MV NETWORK OF DONG THAP PROVINCE

MSCT: 07-DT-079B

VOLUME 3 :

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Ho Chi Minh city, October 2007

POWER COMPANY No. 2 @ POWER ENGINEERING CONSULTING CENTER

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POWER COMPANY No. 2 @ POWER ENGlNEERlNG CONSULTING CENTER

RURAL DISTRIBUTION PROJECT

SUBPROJECT :

RURAL MV NETWORK OF DONG THAP PROVINCE

MSCT: 07-DT-079B

VOLUME 3 :

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Submitted by

South VietNam Power

Management Board

Prepared by

PC 2

Power Engineering & Consulting Center h L C 4

Dear Mr Tran Van Vinh,

I have checked the electrocnic versions of the draft EMP prepared for Binh Duong, Vinh Long and Ba Ria Vung Tau, Dong Thap and Ben Tre sub-projects.

For Binh Duong, I find that the English versions of the main text, the attached map are technically acceptable. Meeting minutes and the photos shown that Community consultation has been carried out very well. The environmental certificate attached to the EMP should cover all sub-project communes. However, article 1 of the certificate only addressed the sub-project communes belonging to Di An district only. This certificate should also be sent to other DPCs of which their communes are also be covered under this subproject, however the certificate content indicate that it would be sent to ditrict environmental division, PC2 only.

For Vinh Long, Dong Thap and Ba Ria-Vung Tau EMPs, I find that all parts of the full EMPs (texts and all the required attachments) are technically acceptable.

For Ben Tre, the main text is acceptable for the communes located outside the protected area, however additional works may be required to ensure the safeguarding for the three communes located within Thanh Phu protected area. the map need to show all the project sites in Thanh Phu commune instead of

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showing only seven out of 12 at present.

So please go ahead with the translation of the documents into Vietnamese and subsequently submit the hard copies of the EMPs provided that: (i) environmental certificate attached to the Binh Duong EMP is valid to all

sub-project communes. (ii) the Ben Tre sub-project commune location map be updated (iii) the additional requirements regarding the three communes in Thanh Phu

protected area would be informed later after The Anh's visit to Ben Tre.

Regards,

Vu Thi Dieu Ly Operations Analyst (Environment) The World Bank 63 Ly Thai To, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: (844) 9346600 Ext. 337

INDEX Page

1 . PURPOSE OF PROJECT INVESTMENT ................................................. 01

2 . MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT ................................... 01

2.1. PROJECT SCALE ................................................................................. 01 2.2. PROJECT SCOPE ................................................................................. 01 2.3. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD ....................................... 02

3 . BRIEF DESSCRIPTION OF DONG THAP PROVINCE ................................ 02

4 . CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ........................................ 04

4.1. SURFACE WATER ............................................................................... 04 4.2. AIR QUALITY ....................................................................................... 04

. ......................................... 5 SCREENING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 05

5.1. LEGAL FRAME WORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

05 ....................................................................................... 5.2. PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 05 5.3. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECT

ACTMTIES IN TRAM CHIM 17 ...........................................................

.............................................. . 6 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 23

. ................................................... 7 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 26 7.1. MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................. 26 7.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ................................................. 33 7.3. CAPACITY BUILDING ....................................................................... 41 7.4. REPORTING ON ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ................ 41

REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 44

............................................... APPENDIX 1 : LIST OF EA PREPARERS 45

APPENDIX 2 : MAP OF PROJECT COMMUNES .................................. 47

........................... APPENDIX 3 : PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT 49

APPENDIX 4 : RECORD OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS 50 ..................................................................................................... AND PICTURES

APPENDIX 5 : PROPOSED IMPLEMENTION SCHEDULE ........................ 51

APPENDIX 6 : EMP IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITIES ................. 52

1. PURPOSE OF PROJECT INVESTMENT The Project is aimed to solve overload of rural distribution system. The

Project will upgrade and extend rural distribution network in order to meet electricity demand; ensure power quality; reduce losses; increse reliability, safety and increase effectiveness of power business.

2. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT 2.1. PROJECT SCALE

Investment Unit Amount

I 2 l 3 phase medium voltage upgraded from 1 phase MV line

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/1 3 1 New 1 phase MV lines I km 1 1,17 1

MEDIUM VOLTAGE LINE

Rehabilitated 3 phase MV lines

2.2. PROJECT SCOPE

I1

1

Project will upgrade main medium voltage power lines; add new medium voltage branches and substations; connect from new substation to the existing low voltage network in Dong Thap province.

km

km

Project will be carried out within 12 communes and 3 towns of 4 districts of Dong Thap province. The detailed Project communes are given in Table 2.

80,493

76,943

SUBSTATION

1 phase substation

Table 2. Summarv of the Proiect location

01 substation / 25 kVA

0 l substation 1 25 kVA

12 1 I Mv Hoa 1

TT 1

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Districts Thar, Muoi district

3 4 5 6

Communes Mv An town

Tarn Nong district

Truong Xuan Hung Thanh Tram Chim town Phu Cuong

2.3. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD Project is expected to be implemented during 2008 to 2009.

3. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DONG THAP PROVINCE Table 3. Brief description of natural and socio-economic condition of Dong

Communes Cai Tau Ha town Phu Huu Tan Phu Tr-ng Tan Nhuan Dong An Khanh Tan Hoa Tan Binh My Long Phong My

TT 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Districts Chau Thanh district

Cao Lanh district

1 - Natural land area of Dong Thap is 3.239 km2.

Thap

- In the North is 52 km border line with Kingdom of Cambodia. In the East is Long An and Tien Giang province; In the West is An Giang province; In the South is Vinh Long and Can Tho province.

- Topography is very plain; The average elevation difference in whole province is 2 m.

- Highest elevations are located along the natural dyke system. Lower elevations are in the fields far from rivers.

Main features

- The province is located in Mekong delta.

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- Tien Giang and Hau Giang rivers are crossing the province and creat a very dense cannal system;

Characteristics

Geographical position

- There are some earth mounds in North East of Dong Thap Muoi. Elevation of these places are about 3-3.5 m and they never undergo flooding.

Climate 1 - Tropical monsoon climate;

- Two different seasons: dry (Nov. to April) and rainy (May to Oct.).

1 - Annual average temperature is 27. l°C;

/ - Rainfall in rainging from 2005.2 mm - 1531.9 mm; I

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Main features Rainy season starts from May to October.

- There are big rivers Tien Giang and Hau Giang rivers- they are branches of Mekong river. Beside these, So Thuong and So Ha rivers are important water resource of Dong Thap province.

- Water cannal system is quite dense in Dong Thap province;

- There are four soil types present in Dong Thap: alluvial soil (191,769 ha, 59,06% natural area of the Province). Alluvial soil are present in 10 districts (except Tan Hong district). Alkaline soil (84.382 ha, 25,99%) present in 10 districts (except Cao Lanh town); Grey soil ( 28,150 ha, 8.67%) present mainly on Tan Hong and Hong Ngu district); Sandy soil (120 ha; 0,04% ) present mainly on Dong Cat and Go Thap of Thap Muoi district.

- Soil in Dong Thap have soft structure, not much fit for construction but very good for agricultural cultivation.

- Sand along the river bank;

- Clay for brick production;

- Peat in Tam Nong district. - Population is 1,522,370 peoples, where Kinh ethnics is 99.4%; Remaining are Chinese (6,936 peoples), Khmer (2 18 people), Tay (33 people), Muong (33 peoples).

- There is 1 city (Cao Lanh), 1 town (Sa Dec) and 9 districts (Tan Hong, Hong Ngu, Tam Nong, Thanh Binh, Thap Muoi, Cao Lanh, Lap Vo, Lai Vung and Chau Thanh).

- Agriculture;

- Fishery;

- Tourism.

- Others.

- The forested area is less than 10,000 ha.

- Inventory data in 1999: Indigo forest (Rung Tram by local language) 8,912 ha (mainly present in Tam Nong, Thap Muoi and Cao Lanh districts); Eucalyptus forest 144 ha (Tan Hong district). Clasification according to

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Characteristics

Water resource

Land resource

Mineral resources

Population

Administration

Tranditional tradeslindustries

Forest and protection areas

4. CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The information on current environmental conditions of Dong Thap province are taken from DONRE Report on Dong Thap environmental conditions, 2005.

Main features using purpose: Special1 use forest 2,821 ha (present in Tram Chim national park, Xeo Quyt historical site, Go Thap); Protective forest 2,287 ha; production forest 3,95 1 ha.

- There is no forest in the Project sites.

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4.1. SURFACE WATER

Characteristics

Surface water in the province in selected sampling sites is polluted by human activities such as aquaculture, discharge from markets. DOB and COD are quite high. Suspended solid is also problem of surface water. Underground water in some places is polluted by As.

4.2. AIR QUALITY

Air quality is still good in rural areas. NO, and SO, measured in industrial are in the allowed levels by TCVN. Dust is problem in some building construction sites in the Province.

There is no seriuos problem on air pollution in Dong Thap province.

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5. SCREENING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

5.1. LEGAL FRAME WORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Viet Nam regulations and laws:

The Law on Environmental Protection (LEP) No 52/2006/QH11 dated 2911 112005;

The Law on Cultural Heritage, 29 June 200 1 ;

Decree 80/2006/ND-CP dated 09/08/2006 to regulations and specific guidance on the implementation of some articles under the revised of LEP;

Decree 8 1/2006/ND-CP dated 09/08/2006 to regulating sanctioning administrative violations in the domains of LEP.

Cicular 08/2006/TT-BTNNMT dated 08/09/2006 to guide implementation of the SEA and EIA and Commitement on Environmental Protection.

Decree 106/2005/ND-CP dated 17/08/2005 relating to the protection of high-voltage networks.

Existing Vietnamese environmental standards.

The World Bank sefeguard policies

OP 4.0 1 Environmental Assessment;

OP 4.04 Natural Habitats;

OP 4. l l Cultural Property;

BP 17.50 Public Disclosure.

5.2. PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

The Project will play an important role in promotion of socio-economic development in Vinh Long province. The Project will also contribute to (i) reduce power losses; (ii) increase capacity to supply electricity for customers; (iii) other purposes.

Electricity demand in Vinh Long is estimated to increase 15 % to 17% annually.

It will also promote the policy of industrialization and modernization of the Government of Vietnam as well as create a great opportunity for overall socio- economic development of the poor area. These positive socio-economic values of the project are great. Refer to the Project Document for more details.

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Beside the significant beneficial impacts, the project may cause different minorlmedium negative impacts on the environment and local socio-economy. By using Environmental Screening Data Checklist and Environmental baseline Checklist as guided in Framework for Applying Environment Safeguards to RD Project, the potential impacts of the Project are described in Table 5.1.

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No Impact Magnitude Duration Description of the impacts Evaluation of impacts

Pre-construction phase

1 Permanent and temporary land Medium - Total area required for foundation and ROW is Mitigable acquisition

Short 467,148 m2

Long - Total permanent land acquisition (for foundations) is only 1,068 m2

- Temporary land acquisition is 466,080 m2

2 Impact on Project affected household Medium Short - No house is need to be removed. No Minor and Mitigable resettlement is required.

- Number of affected households is 42 HHs.

- Compensation is planned and will be implemented by the Project owner.

3 Loss of trees due to ROW clearance Medium Long - Table 5.2, listed number of tree to be cut in Mitigable order to clear ROW for the Project.

- Total trees higher than 4 m need to be cut are trees. They mainly are: grapes, orange, longan, aloe wood trees, mango, eucalyptus etc.

- ROW is 6 m wide along the power line. The power line is going along transportation roads. Trees within the ROW that are higher than 4 m need to be cut ;

- Main of cut trees are fruit or industrial trees, they have high economic value rather than environmental or ecological value;

- Cutting trees is not only for maintenance of ROW for power line but also for ROW of the roads.

- The following communes have higher number of trees to be cut: My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung

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Evaluation of impacts

Minor

No impact

No impact

Medium and Mitigable

No

4

5

6

7

Magnitude

Minor

None

None

Medium

Impact

Habitat lost and habitat fragmentation

Health risk due to explosives, chemical hazard

Loss or encroachment of historical and cultural properties

Construction phase

Surface water contamination

Duration

None

None

None

Short

Description of the impacts

Thanh, My An town, Phong My, My Long.

- Power line is going along the existing roads. No special habitat exists in these disturbed areas.

- No section of the proposed power line is crossing forested areas, the fragmentation will not occured. No forest is observed in the Project sites.

- The land mines clearing program was conducted after the War since 1976;

- Project will be carried out in the intensive landuse, no risk of landmines;

- No hazard chemical is used for the Project.

- Project is designed to avoid historical and cultural properties such as avoid to cross temples, churches.

- No culrural and historical site is affected by the Project.

- During soil excavation, if there will be found any historcal or cultural valuable subject, local department of Culture and Information will be reported by Contractor and Project owner for further considerartion according to the Vietnam Law on Cultural heritage.

- See Table 7.1 b for a chance finding procedures and appropriate response in emergency.

- The surface water can be more turbid due to the soil residue from excavation of the pole's foundation will enter to the water bodies by water run off.

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Minor Negative

Minor and Mitigable

Duration

Short

Short

Magnitude

Small

Small

No

8

9


- Soil excavation is planned to do in dry season;

- Project will be carried out in plain areas of the Province, soil erosion potential is low.

- There is a dense cannal system in rural areas of Dong Thap province. The potential of water pollution in term of turbidity in Dong Thap province is higher than in other provinces.

- Noise and vibration are caused by: equipment, material transportation, project's vehicles, pole's erection and cable's pulling, generators (if there is any)

- Main of work will be done manually or small scale machines. Duration of construction for each site at pole's foundation is short. 2 or 3 days for foundation excavation, 5 days for pouring concrete. 2 or 3 days for cable pulling. The noise and vibration (if there are any) will be caused only during very short of time in each foundation possition.

- Some places with higher potential of impact on noise and vibration are in center of communes where power lines crossing school and residential areas for example Phu Huu, Tan Nhuan Dong, Cai Tau Ha town, Phong My, My Long, My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phu Cuong, Tram Chim, An Khanh.

- Topography of Dong Thap is very plain. Potential for soil erosion is very low.

- Excavation work of the Project is quite limited.

- Excavation is planned to carry out in dry season.

Impact

Noise and vibration

Soil erosion

Magnitude No

10

11

Medium

Impact

Air pollution

Agricultural production due to temporary and permanent acquisition of productive land

Medium

Duration

Short

Medium

I Description of the impacts I Evaluation of I impacts

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- Excavated soil will be used for refilling of the foundation. No soil is remained unsued after foundation construction.

- The impact is considered as Minor and Mitigable.

- Dust generated from soil excavation for foudation, especially during dry seasons.

- Many earth need to be excavated, removed and transported to the working site.

- Transportation of Project material and equipment are considerable. This will cause the dust and air pollution as well; But trucks for material need to be covered during transportation.

- Amount of excavation work is limited, duration for excavation and foundation construction lasts only for few days, so exposure time is very short.

- Places mentioned in section of "Noise and vibration impact" are places with high risk of air pollution because Project activities will be carried out near dense population areas or near schools. For examples: My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town,

- 1,068 m2 of agricultural land will be permanently acquired for construction of foundations.

- 466,080 m2 of land will be temporarily acquired during construction phase. From that 213 is agricultural land.

Medium and Mitigable

Mitigable

- Construction of the Project will intensively carried out from 2 to 3 months at each site. The

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Minor

Mitigable


temporary agricultural production loss therefore will be happen only in one harvest at each place.

- Compensation will be done for acquisition of land temporary or permanent.

- Transportation of material and equipment, soil excavation and cable pulling activities will disturb the normal traffic in the areas during short period of time.

- In open air area, the transportation of material and equipment is very easy due to very well developed road system in the Project sites.

- Conditions for transportation of material and equipment are quite convenience. There are a good system of national, provincial and inter district roads.

- Transportation of traffic flow caused by Project will not exceed the capacity of the existing traffic flow in the area.

- Cable pulling might be main activity that cause some impact on the traffic. Scaffolds will be construct to enable cable pulling and minimize impact on traffic when the TL is crossing roads.

- Among the Project sites, there are some sites with higher level of traffic disturbance such as Phu Cuong, Tram Chim town, My Hoa, Truong Xuan.

- Transportation of construction material may cause damage to the existing rural roads;

- In some cases the vehicles with heavy load can cause damage to the existing roads.

No

12

13

Magnitude

Medium

Minor

Impact

Traffic disturbance

Degradation of the existing rural roads

Duration

Short

Short



None

Mitigable


Especially, when the road is not yet asphalted and transportation is carried out in the rainy seasons.

- Rural roads in Dong Thap are mainly in good conditions. Only few parts of inter- commune roads are not yet asphalted, but these roads are not in Project sites.

- The soil and construction materials remained after excavation will be used for filling back of the foundation. No soil and construction material is remained.

- In case there is some remaining soil and construction materials, they will be collected to proper places. But this is rarely happen, usually the soil need to be additionally brought from another site for compaction of foundation. - There are 4 main soil types in Dong Thap province: alluvial soil (51.06% total land); alkaline soil (25.91 % total land); ); grey soil (8.67%); and sandy soil (0.04 O/O total land). Like in other provinces of Mekong river delta, there might be the risk of acid sulphate soil, but the potential is very low. (See map attached in the Appendix 2)

- If the soil acidification is happen, run-off water may transport acidic materials to rivers, canals or ponds causing water acidification leading to the following symptoms: clarity of water, death of fishes, aquatic1 ifes, death of cultivated trees.

- Depth of foundation is from 2 to 2.5 m. Mitigation measures should be implemented in order to manage the soil acidification.

No

14

15

Magnitude

None

Small

Impact

Solid waste generated from soil excavation

Problem related to excavation of potential acid suphate soil.

Duration

None


No

16

17

Impact

Environmental impacts caused by construction workers at camping sites

Conflict between construction worker and local people

Magnitude

Small

Small

Duration

Short

Medium


- Workers are planned to hire houses of local peoples or stay in the public land in communes people committees, only few workers are stayed in camping sites, duration of intensive construction is 2 to 3 months in each commune.

- Possible dissemination of certain diseases from construction workers to local people and vice versa.

- For simple work, the Contractor will hire local people to do. Only skilled workers are hired from outside places, but these workers mainly come from the region, not very far from the Project sites. Only skilled workers need to stay at the guest houses or camp sites. Number of workers stay in one group is estimated as 20 to 25 workers. There are expected to need 4 to 6 groups of workers.

- The impact therefore is considered as minor and mitigable.

- Difference in incomes, cultures, behaviors;

- Project usually carried out in well developed area, quite crowded places and the number of workers is not considerable in comparison with local peoples;

- Project duration is 1 year, so the duration of workers staying in each site is shorter (from 2-3 monthslsite). This problem (if there is any) will not last for long time.

- Number of workers is too small in comparison with people in the Project sites.

- The impact therefore considered as minor


Minor and Mitigable

Minor Negative

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Minor

Major Positive

No impact


negative.

- Accidents might happen during construction if the safety issues are not well considered. Common accidents can be: some objects falling down during cable pulling or pole erection; injury for workers during construction materials transportation etc.

- There is an assigned person in each working group, camp site responsible for first aid and common medical cares;

- Equipment and construction machines are undergone technical checking regularly.

- Construction work is not allowed under bad weather condition such as strong wind, smoke, night time etc.

- Use of necessary warning signs in working sites;

- Support economic development in Dong Thap province;

- Increase the quality of life for local peoples.

- Stabilizing and increasing of electricity quality. Electricity supply is more secure;

- Electricity loss is reduced.

- No new access roads are constructed in the Project sites;

- All project components will be carried out in crowded areas, no ecologically valuable habitat is accessed.

Duration

Short

Long

None

Magnitude

Medium

Large

None

No

18

19

20

Impact

Health and Safety

Operation phase

Development and poverty alleviation

Habitat fragmentation and increase access to wild lands

No Impact Magnitude Duration Description of the impacts Evaluation of impacts

21 Health and safety Small Long - Electric shock and accidents occurring if the Mitigable proper safety issues are not paid proper attention;

- Safety awareness need to be extended by PC2 to local people for protection of the power line as well as for safety of local people.

22 EMF None None - The power line is designed according to No Impact existing technical specification, EMF will not exceed permissible value (5kVlm).

- Low voltage distribution line will not cause any EMF problem.

23 Impacts on aircrafts None None - The height of pole is less than 50 m. There will No Impact not be any problem with avian and aircrafts

24 Oil hazardous waste contamination None None - No PCBs containing oil and other hazardous No impact chemicals will be used during Project's construction and operation.

- PCBs has been banned to use by EVN since 1990s;

- No transformer or equipment will be removed from the power network. There will be no risk of disposal of old PCBs containing electrical equipment;

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Table 5.2. Number and type of trees to be cut

5.3. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN TRAM CHIM 5.3.1. BACKGROUND ON CHAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK

Tram Chim was designated as a 'Sarus Crane Reserve' by Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee in 1986, for the protection of Sarus Crane Grus antigone (Buckton et al. 1999). Between May 199 1 and December 1992, an investment plan for Tram Chim Nature Reserve was prepared by Ho Chi Minh City Forest Inventory and Planning Sub-institute (Sub-FIPI) (Anon. 1993a). On 2 February 1994, Decision No. 47/TTg of the Prime Minister and Official Letter 49911KGVX decreed the establishment of a 7,500 ha nature reserve, called Tram Chim Tam Nong (MARD 1997, Pham Trong Thinh and Nguyen Chi Thanh 2000).

In September 1998, a revised investment plan for Tram Chim Nature Reserve was published by Ho Chi Minh City Sub-FIPI, which gave the total area of the nature reserve as 7,588 ha, comprising a strict protection area of 6,889 ha, a forest rehabilitation area of 653 ha and a administration and services area of 46 ha (Pham Trong Thinh 1998). Following the publication of this investment plan, the management category of Tram Chim was revised from nature reserve to national park, following Decision No. 253lQD-TTg of the Prime Minister, dated 29 December 1998. A management board has been established for Tram Chim National Park, and currently has 3 1 permanent members of staff and 41 contracted staff.

Tram Chim National Park is included on a list of Special-use Forests to be established by the year 2010, prepared by the FPD of MARD, with an area of 7,588 ha (FPD 2003); this list has not yet been approved by the government.

Tram Chim National Park supports one of the last remnants of the Plain of Reeds wetland ecosystem, which previously covered some 700,000 ha of Dong Thap, Long An and Tien Giang provinces (Buckton et al. 1999). The national park is located 19 km to the east of the Mekong River, at an elevation of about 1 m. The topography of the national park is flat, and slopes slightly to the east. In the past, several natural streams and rivers flowed from west to east, distributing water from the Mekong River to the Plain of Reeds. Now these streams and rivers have been replaced by a system of canals, some of which flow through the national park (Pham Trong Thinh 1998).

Prior to canalization, the Plain of Reeds was seasonally flooded with standing water for continuous periods of up to seven months per year. Since canalization, floodwaters drain more rapidly, and the national park is flooded for less than six months per year. Water levels in the canals begin to rise in June, at the beginning of the rainy season. Between September and

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December, the national park is inundated to a depth of 2 to 4 m, with a peak in October (Pham Trong Thinh 1998).

Since the mid-1980s, 53 km of dykes fitted with sluices have been constructed around the national park, with the aim of impounding floodwater for longer, and reducing the lowering of the water table during the dry season. The national park is fragmented by canals into five management zones; the water level of each can be managed separately (Pham Trong Thinh 1998).

The vegetation of Tram Chim National Park comprises a mixture of seasonally inundated grassland, regenerating Melaleuca forest and open swamp. Melaleuca is distributed throughout the national park, both in plantations and in scattered patches in areas of grassland or open swamp. There are five widespread grassland communities at Tram Chim, of which the community dominated by Eleocharis dulcis and wild rice Oryza ruJipogon is of the highest conservation significance. Tram Chim is one of the few places in the Plain of Reeds where this community is likely to survive to any extent, and, therefore, one of the most important sites for the conservation of wild rice in Vietnam. The other grassland communities are dominated by Eleocharis ochrostachys, Panicum repens, Ischaemum rugosum and Vossia cuspidata. Another vegetation type found at Tram Chim is lotus swamp, which is dominated by lotus Nelumbo nucifera, along with Nymphaea nouchali, N. pubescens and N. tetragona (Buckton et al. 1999).

The site supports significant numbers of waterbirds, particularly during the winter months. Of particular importance is the non-breeding population of the eastern subspecies of Sarus Crane Grus antigone shalpii, which regularly spends the dry season at the national park. Between 1989 and 1999, the maximum dry-season count of Sarus Cranes at Tram Chim ranged fiom 187 to 814 individuals, with a mean of 496 (BirdLife International 2001). In 2001, however, crane numbers had dropped to around 50, while there had been a proportional increase in the number of birds at Kien Luong proposed nature reserve to the south-west. It is hypothesised that the decrease in the Sarus Crane population at Tram Chim occurred not as a result of mortality but because birds that normally spent the dry season at Tram Chim spent the dry seasons of 200 1 and 2002 at Kien Luong.

In addition to Sarus Crane, the globally endangered Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis has also been recorded at Tram Chim National Park. The status of this secretive grassland specialist at Tram Chim is not fully known but it is likely that birds vacate the area during periods of substantial inundation in the late wet season. Local people believe that the species breeds at the site, and claim to have found both eggs and young of the species but this has yet to be confirmed. A number of other globally threatened and near-threatened bird species regularly occur at Tram Chim, including Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster, Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus, Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala and Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus (Tordoff 2002). Other wetland bird species of note recorded at

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Tram Chim include Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus, Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis and Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Buckton et al. 1999). Because of its importance for globally threatened and congregatory bird species, Tram Chim qualifies as an Important Bird Area (Tordoff 2002).

Tram Chim now has national park status, which confers a relatively high degree of protection, yet several threats remain. The frequent encroachment of local people into the national park to hunt and collect firewood is a conservation issue. Also, because the site is surrounded by rice cultivation, land-use activities outside the site can have a substantial impact on the integrity of the wetland ecosystem of the national park. Examples of such impacts are pollutant discharge and alteration of natural water levels (Buckton et al. 1999).

5.3.2. PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN TRAM CHIM AND ASSESSMENT

There is one Project sub-component carried out near Tram Chim national park (in the area of Tram Chim town and Phu Cuong commune- Tam Nong district). This sub-component is rehabilitation of Phu Cuong MV branch. The following are brief information about this MV branch:

- Year of original construction: 1988;

- Length: 9.7 km;

- Direction: alignment of the line is going along rural roads;

- Sub-component area: Tram Chim town and Phu Cuong commune;

- Project activities:

- Replacement of cables;

- Replacement of beams;

- Replacement of porcelain insulators;

The MV line in going in central of residential areas of the Tram Chim town and Phu Cuong communes. Rehabilitation work is only consisted of replacement of old cables, beams, porcelain insulators. No new foundation is required. A1 of the activities will be done within the existing ROW. No land acquisition or tree clearance is required.

The Project sites is 12 km far from Tram Chim national park.

According to the above-mentioned information, it can be considered that Project activities will not cause any impact to the Tram Chim national park. Picture 1 illustrated one typical of Project site in Tram Chim town.

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Picture 1 : Section of MV line to be rehabilitated in Tram Chim town

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5 3 3 . ADDITIONAL SITE INVESTIGATION IN PROJECT COMMUNES IN TRAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK

An additional site investigation has been carried out on the lom October 2007 to assess the Project potential impacts on the Tram Chim National Park.

Investigation team consisted of Consultants of Power Design Center of Power Company 2 and Mr. The Anh- the WE3 consultant.

Additional description of the MV line nearest to the Tram Chim National Park - Total length of the Power line in this area is about 9 km, going along the main road of

Tram Chim town and rural roads; - The power lien in this section is going along Tram Chim town and Phu Cuong

commune. - This power line section is crossing dense residential areas or along the rural roads

system. The main land use in this part is rice field. - The nearest distance to the Tram Chim national park is quite far (more than 12 km); - There is a dyke and road system bordered the National Park. - Main Project activities are replacement of small cables by bigger cables. There is no

construction work.

Pictzire 6: Vimv of the existingpower line Picture 7: Vimv of the existing power line

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%&re 8: Tke dyke and road system bordered the Picture 9: : The d y k and road system bordered Tram Chim National park the Tram Chim National park

General assessment

- Project activities in the area are very simple.

- The Project sites are far from the Tram Chim national park

- Project will not cause impact to Tram Chim National Park.


6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE During project preparation stage (2007- 2008), the following activities were carried out:

Activity l: Site investigation. Activity 2: Meetings with PAHs on EMP and RP - When the survey was completed, the Consulting Company (in coordination with the commune officials) held meetings with PAHs having land in the line ROW and with village representatives. - One public consultation meeting for EMP has been carried out for Dong Thap province. Meeting was held in office of Cao Lanh District People committee. The date of meeting was 1 7 ' ~ August 2007. Representatives of PAHs, people association such and Women Union, Father Front, Farmer Association etc. were invited. - Project owner - PC2 and Consultants has presented main project features, objectives, main activities, EMP and RP to consult opinion of local peoples and Project affected HHs. Since affected and local people may pay more attention on compensation, so EMP consulted separately from RAP in order to hear public opinion about EMP and their comments for improvements. Main comments of local peoples on the Project and the environmental issues of the Project are summarised in Table 6.1.

Activity 3: Receiving Further Feedback from PAHs - Opinion and comments of local and affected peoples will be recorded by the Project owner and consultants. Necessary considerations will be made later by both Project owner and consultants. Relevant justification of EMP will be made if it is required. - Consulted peoples were concerned about noise, dust impacts, damages of the rural roads. All of these issues have been reflected in the EMP. No additional issue has been raised. So far, no edition or revision needs to be done for EMP. - All of these comments were received by PC 2 consulting staff and these issues will be carefully considered in designing and management of the Project in later stage.

Activity 4: Public disclosure and Clearance on EMP - The Project will receive an investment license only after appropriate modification of location, design, capacity andlor technology of the project to meet the requirement of environmental protection and resettlement. To address disclosure requirements of OP 4.01, Power Company 2 as representative of Project owner will:

Provide Vietnamese-language copies of the EMP and Project Summary to office of Project districts People committee and Dong Thap Provincial Power Service.

Announce in public communication media or in news board of Provincial/districts over a two-month period about disclosure of EMP, RAP, and Project Summary. Full EMP is available for public review for a two months period during normal working hours at the following locations: 1) Project districts People's Committees; and 2) Provincial Power Service. All interested parties are invited to read and give comments to the EMP and RAP. Address and contact person to receive comments will be provided.


English and Vietnamese-language copies of the EMP report will also be sent to the Vietnam Information Development Centre at 63 Ly Thai To in Hanoi, for access by NGOs and public. English language copies of the EMP report will be sent to World Bank for disclosure at the World Bank Info Shop.

Activity 5: Receive comments, feedbacks and modification of EMP, RAP accordingly

- After disclosure of Project EMP, RAP documents in the above-specified places, Project owner will collect all comments (if there are) and consider and made a proper modification if it is required.


Table 6.1. Summary of public consultation for RD Project in Dong Thap province


Comments received from participants

- Consultants have prepare quite comprehensive EMP to minimize the environmental impacts, Project has great meaning to Dong Thap, so Project should be carried out ASAP; - Project transportation vehicles might cause noise, dust and damage to the rural roads. So attention need to be paid to manage this issue; - Construction workers need to be well managed, Project should not allow them to disturb the security of the Project sites; - Local people welcome the Project.

Representatives of

- Project affected HHs; - Dong Thap province DONRE; - Father Front; - Women Union; - Dong Thap province DOI; - District People Committee.

No

1

Meeting place

Office of Cao Lanh district People Committee

Name of district and time of

meeting Office of Cao Lanh district People Committee 1 7 ' ~ August 2007

Number of participants

19

7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

7.1. MITIGATION MEASURES:

Table 7.1. Mitigation measures for the environmental impacts

No Impact Mitigation measures applied Cost Implementation Responsibilities

Pre-construction phase

1 Permanent and temporaty - Careful site survey, consult with local peoples for optimum route selection. Included in - Design Consultant; land acquisition - Minimize land clearing by planning for installation of distribution lines above existing vegetation Project - PC2 as the Project

budget - Proper compensate the impacts. owner

2 Impact on Proiect affected - Routes should be selected to minimize the need to relocate houses; Included in - Design Consultant;

- Increase the span between towers; increase the tower height etc. to minimize the impacts on Project - PC2 as the Project PAHs.

- Proper selection of foundation selection (in the edge of area) as suggested by local people in public meeting.

I l I - Careful manage cutting trees. Cut only tree above 4m within the ROW. I I I

3

- Avoid burning removed vegetation. Dispose removed vegetation to designated site. Encourage local people to make use of removed vegetation such as cornposting in gardens.

Loss of trees (by ROW clearance)


4

- Compensate for the impacts.

- Work with PAHs to minimize number of trees to be cut and to minimize impacts to surrounding trees and other constructions;

- Utilize hand clearing of vegetation if possible. Save as much vegetation as possible.

Loss or encroachment of and

properties

lncluded in Project budget

- Design Consultant;

- Contractor

- Special attention need to be paid for the following communes: My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phong My, My Long.

- Project is designed to avoid historical and cultural properties such as avoid to cross temples.

- During soil excavation, if there will be found any historical or cultural valuable subject, local

Included in Project budget

- Contractor and Project owner (PC2)

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No Impact Mitigation measures applied Cost Implementation Responsibilities

department of Culture and Information will be reported by Contractor and Project owner for further consideration according to Vietnam Law on Cultural properties.

- See Table 7.1 b for a Chance finding procedures and appropriate response in emergency

Construction phase

5 Surface water - Soil excavation and ground leveling need to be carried out in the shortest period. Project Contractor contamination - Ground leveling will not be carried out in rainy days;

budget

- Construction material will be kept in the store with cover to protect from rain.

- Select a right place for concrete mixing.

- Design proper water run off system to protect foundations and avoid soil erosion.

6 Noise and vibration - Use the construction machines that have noise level under permitted limits. Project Contractor

- No construction work is allowed to carry out during evening time. If it is necessary to carry out budget

work during evening time, contractor should ask for permission from local authorities and affected communities;

- Encourage drivers not abuse horns in vehicle;

- Special attention need to be paid for the following communes: Phu Huu, Tan Nhuan Dong, Cai Tau Ha town, Phong My, My Long, My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phu Cuong, Tram Chim, An Khanh.

7 Soil erosion - Avoid sitting sub-station andlor poles on slopes.

- Excavating, earth-moving and ground leveling activities will be schedule in the not rainy days, after the harvest time and during the shortest duration of time.

- No excavation works is allowed in rainy season in areas having high risk of erosion;

- Install drainage path surrounding construction sites located in areas having high risks of erosions;

- Land surface recovery after the pole erection. Encourage the use stockpiles for leveling houses, low areas in gardens or rural roads;

Project budget

Contractor

- Cover or isolate stockpiles, create drainage paths surrounding the stockpiles to prevent granular materials from entering runoff and finally coming into nearby surface water sources;

l N O l Impact Mitigation measures applied 1 Cost

- Trucks carrying soil, sand or any other granual materials are properly covered when travelling. Check the tightness before departure to make sure that materials do not drop along the way.

Air pollution

l I I - Watering the road where dust level is too high or in hot, dry and windy conditions; I I 1 I - Use wind fences in case of strong wind. I

- Re-vegetation of the construction sites after completion of work or return these sites to original conditions.

- Minimize the construction time in each site. Spray water regularly on dirt piles and any other areas that could create dust;

- Use the vehicles and construction machines that have exhausted gas level under permitted limits.

Project budget

- Special attention need to be paid for the following communes: Phu Huu, Tan Nhuan Dong, Cai Tau Ha town, Phong My, My Long, My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phu Cuong, Tram Chim, An Khanh.

1 9 / Agricultural production due I - Carry out the construction work after harvest time.

I I to acquisition Of I - Compensate for the loss of agricultural productivity

~roductlve land

Project budget

10

l l 1 - Use warning signs in construction sites. I

- Minimize the duration of traffic disruption. Arrange worker to instruct traffic when materialslequipment are being unloaded at roadside andlor lines are being installed along the road;

- Scaffolds will be constructed for cables pulling when the TL is crossing transportation roads.

I - Cooperate with local authority for traffic arrangement.

Traffic disturbance budget

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- Return the construction areas to the useful state after the work.

- Minimize the construction work (excavation, cable pulling) in traffic intensive sites. Project

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lmplemen tation Responsibilities

Contractor

Contractor

Contractor

Contractor

Cost

Project budget

Project budget

Project budget

Project budget

Mitigation measures applied

- Special attention need to be paid for the following communes: Phu Cuong, Tram Chim town, My Hoa, Truong Xuan.

- Contractor needs to commit to not use vehicle with heavy load to enter the existing road;

- As experience from other projects, the load of vehicles should be separated to the smaller amounts and thus can protect the condition of the roads.

- Recover, rehabilitate roads, bridge or any rural infrastructure degraded I damaged by project construction activities

- Repair the road If there is any damage to the road by Project activities.

- Construction contractor need to commit to clean the site and disposal solid waste in the permitted places;

- The contractor are required to ensure that the sites are free of wastes before acceptance certificate is issued.

- Miminimize the time that excavated soil need to be exposured to the air and surface water;

- Soil excavation and foundation construction need to be completed ASAP;

- Soil excavation need to be done in dry season. In case of rain during excavation, lime need to be added to prevent and neutralize the soil pH.

- Construction workers are suposed to live in the guest housed with provided facilities such as water supply, drainage, latrines, solid wastes collection.

- In case workers stay in public land of commune people committee, the latrines and waste water drainage need to be supplied for them by Contractor. Solid waste will be collected by local solid waste management system.

- Workers need to be registred and get permission from local authorities for staying in the guest houses;

- Not allow workers to make noise in the evening time;

- The Contract is required to clean up the area within and surround their camps;

No

11

12

13

14

Impact

Degradation of the existing rural roads


Soil acidification

Environmental impacts caused by construction worker

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No

15

16

17

Cost

Project budget

Project budget

Operating cost of PC2

Implementation Responsibilities

Contractor

Contractor

PC2 (Dong thap power service)

Impact


Health and Safety

Operation phase

Health and safety

Mitigation measures applied

- Ensure that wastewater and municipal wastes do not lead to unhygenic conditions at the site. For example, by install drainage channel suitable to practical conditions at the site, burry the wastes where waste collection service is not available;

- Hire as much as possible local citizens for the simple construction work to avoid the influx of migrants.

- In cases where the worker camps are near the communes, the Employer could request that the Contractor provide accurate, timely and regular information about the construction team to the People's Committees in affected areas. With open communication and information, the People's Committee and Contractor will be able to make a joint informed decision about the management of construction team accommodation;

- Inform Commune People's Committee (CPC) prior to the commencement of construction phase. Request CPC to coordinate with the Employer and contractor in encouraging community to participate in environmental monitoring activities and to timely reportladdress environmental concerns.

- Contractor need to have short training for workers on safety issues, implementation of an EMP, and health care before they start to work for the Project.

- Organize the health care service in each group of workers. Equip temporary camps with first-aid kits;

- Inform workers the safety regulations and procedures.

- Equip safety facilities for the workers.

- Install and maintain warning signboards at dangerous locations

- Disseminate the information on electricity safety regulations to the users.

- Follow the Government Decree 106 on network protection.

- Regular training for local technicians and people on safety issues.

- Install warning signs where needed (unfinished pole foundations, high risk of electrical shocks

Impact

Oil hazardous waste contamination

Mitigation measures applied I Cost

etc);

- Use of signs, barriers (e.g. locks on doors, use of gates, use of steel posts surrounding transmission towers etc.to prevent public contact with potentially dangerous equipment;

- Grounding conducting objects (e.g. fences or other metallic structures) installed near power lines, to prevent shock.

- Oil refilling of transformers shall be done in the Workshop; Project

- Carry out regular check and maintenance the transformers so as any leakage andlor failure risks budget

can be detected timely;

- Replace or repair transformer as soon as possible after leakage from transformers is detected. 1 Isolate the leakage and fix the problem to ensure that the leakage does not cause pollution in

water sources nearby.

- Use oil collectors during maintenance services for unexpected oil spills.

Implementation

Contractor

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Table 7.1b- Chance finding procedures and emergency and action plan


No. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Risk Artefacts found during excavation works

Remains found during excavation works

There are complaints from community about environmental problems related to construction activities

Accidents caused bylrelated to construction/operation activities

Accidents due to explosive materials left from war

Unexploded ordinances is found

Action Contractor shall protect the site and report to the

Construction SupervisorlPC company and local museum1 cultural management authority

Delive the object found to local museum1 cultural management authority.

Determine whether construction can be continued or halted for further investigation

The Directors of the provincial Department of Cultural and Information and local Museum shall be responsible for the subsequent handling of the objects found in accordance with Article 21 of the Decree no. 9212002 guiding the Implementation of the Law on Cultural Heritage

Protect the site and report to local authority Determine wholwherelhow to address and propose next actions Implement the proposed actions Fix the problem immediately if possible Take note in log book Discuss with the Employerllocal authority where conflicts occur Carry out first aid where possible and transfer victim the nearest cliniclhospital if necessary Prepare incident notes Carry out first aid where possible and transfer the victim the nearest hospital as soon as possible Protect the site and place warning site Prepare incident notes

Protect the site Report to local authority Contact the most relevant local army base and ask for help

Responsibility Contractor, contruction supervision consultant;

Contractor;

All relevant authorities.

Contractor All relevant authorities

Those who are assigned to Contractor

Contractor, Power Company and local authority Workerlpeople at the site contractor and local authority

Workerlpeople at the site contractor contractor and local authority

Contractor

Contractorllocal authority

7.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:

Table 7.2. Parties involving in environment monitoring

Safeguard Monitoring Independent Consultant (SIMC) SIMC will be hired by the Project owners to monitor the implementation of the EMP.

The SIMC will carry out two inspections, the first one will take place during construction and the second will be soon before commissioning. SIMC will submit report within four weeks fi-om field visits. An example Terms of Reference for the SIMC during construction period is provided in the Table 7.3.


No 1

2

3

Main responsibility - Apply proposed mitigation measures - Report to PMU the application of mitigation measures. - Monitor (by observation) and assess of the environmental parameters suggested by this EMP report; - Report to PMU - Monitor (by observation) and assess environmental quality based on parameters suggested by this EMP report. - Conduct public consultation to received comment, assessment of local people on environmental management of the Project.

Parties Construction Contractor

Technical supervisor of PMU

Safeguard Monitoring Independent Consultant (SIMC)

Content and format for report - Refer to Table 7.5

- Refer to Table 7.6

- Refer to Table 7.6

Table 7.3. Example environmental Terms of Reference for SIMC

EXAMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR SIMC

The Safeguard Independent Monitoring Consultant will:

Visually look at the construction sites and make notes related to the following environmental issues, but not limited to: General clean up after construction works, Excessive clear cutting of trees beyond ROW in communal or forest land, Measures taken by the contractor for cleaning up woody residues after tree cutting Status of access roads (have they been closed if in a protected area, are they still being used and to what extent, how are they being controlledlmanaged and by whom), Application of mitigation measures for or sign of soil erosion along TIL due to tree cutting andlor around tower foundation Status of re-vegetation in the ROWS and tower foundation Impacts on construction works (level of noise, dust, and damage to roads due to earthworks and transportation of building materials) Status of construction worker camps and sanitation facilities for them Proper distance between the houses and TIL, Status of implementation of safety measures (signboards, restricted zone, fences, isolation etc.)

2. Conduct public consultation to: Assess the level of involvement by the local authorities in dealing with environmental issues (dust, noise, and damage to roads due to the transport of construction materials, tree cutting on public lands and protected areas). Identify any other environmental issues and record environmental complaints from the PAHs. Report on responses (if any) from appropriate local authorities on environmental complaints or non-compliance

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Table 7.4. Environmental monitoring plan


No Parameters How to monitor Frequency Responsible bodies

CONSTRUCTION

1 Surface water turbidity and soil 1) Visual observation to assess whether the excavation and other construction activities - Monthly during - PMU of PC2 (by the technical erosion cause any pollution to the surface water, especially in term of making water to be more construction supervisors of PMU)

2

3

Noise level around construction sites and

residential areas

Dust

turbid.

2) The measures applied by Contractor to avoid the pollution of surface water in term of turbidity.

3) Measurement should be taken when there is some complaint from local people.

1) Assessment (by field observation) whether (i) the noise level is unacceptable in the Project's residential areas (ii) The construction machines annoy local people.

2) The mitigation measures applied by the Contractor to avoid the noise impact

3) The measurement should be taken when there is some complaint from local people

4) Places recommended to monitored are the following communes: Phu Huu, Tan Nhuan Dong, Cai Tau Ha town, Phong My, My Long, My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phu Cuong, Tram Chim, An Khanh.

1) Assessment (by visual observation) whether (i) the dust caused by construction is serious; (ii) the measures that Contractors are taken to control the dust level

2) The mitigation measures applied by the Contractor to avoid the dust level increasing in the area

3) The measurement should be taken when there is some complaint from local people

4) Places recommended to monitored are the following communes: Phu Huu, Tan Nhuan Dong, Cai Tau Ha town, Phong My, My Long, My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phu Cuong, Tram Chim, An Khanh.

period

As above

As above

- Community's leaders will submit report to the PMUs.

- The SlMC will carry out two inspections, the first one will take place during construction and the second will be soon before commissioning. SlMC will submit report within four weeks from field visits.

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Frequency

As above

As above

As above

As above

As above

How to monitor

1) Assessment (by visual observation) whether (i) there is any excessive clear cutting of trees beyond ROW in communal land.

2) Measures taken by Contractors for cleaning up woody residue after tree cutting.

- Places recommended for monitoring are for the following communes: My Hoa, Truong Xuan, Hung Thanh, My An town, Phong My, My Long.

Assessment by visual observation whether:

1) Construction residues are clean up after the construction

2) The way that Contractor disposes the solid wastes from construction.

Assessment by visual observation:

(1) Status of solid waste and waste water disposal in camping sites

(2) Hygiene and safety issues in camping site

(3) In case of home stay, check the agreement with commune's people committees.


(1) Whether the construction and other project's activities such as pole's erection, cable pulling cause any serious disturbance to the local traffic;

(2) Necessary measures are taken to avoid the disturbance of traffic such as: warning sign for construction work, avoiding of heavy traffic hours, ... (refer to Mitigation measures for details)

3) Places recommended for monitoring are the following communes: Phu Cuong, Tram Chim town, My Hoa, Truong Xuan.

Assessment by visual observation

(1) The transportation of materials and equipment causes any damage to the local road system and how is the level of damage

(2) The vehicles used for Project is overloaded that potentially cause the damage to the existing road system?

No

4

5

6

7

8

Responsible bodies

As above

As above

As above

As above

Parameters

Tree cutting and access roads management and control

Solid waste and site cleaning up after the construction

Workers' sanitation facilities and safety management

Transportation disturbance

Road degradation

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Frequency

As above

As above

As above

As above

How to monitor

(3) The Contractor has taken any measure to repair the roads that were damaged during transportation of Project's equipment and material.

(4) There is any complaints from local peoples on the issue.

Assessment of safety issue during construction:

- Personal safety equipment

- Technical and safety regulation to avoid the electricity shocks, electrical hazards etc.


(1) The management of construction material in the warehouses

(2) The management of construction material in the construction sites

No

9

10

Responsible bodies

As above

As above

- Power Company 2 (Dong Thap power service)

- Power Company 2 (Dong Thap power service)

Parameters

Status of application of safety measures

Construction material management

11

12

OPERATION PHASE

Maintaining of ROW

Spill or leakage of oil

Assessment by visual observation

(1) The tree cutting: whether the right trees or right parts of tree are cut.

(2) The proper maintaining of distance from houses to the ROW Assessment by visual observation

- Any spill or leakage from substations in the Project sites.

- Warning sites are posted in necessary places.

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Table 7.6. An Example of Environmental Performance Monitoring Report (This Example can be used for environmental monitoring report of Technical supervisor consultant, SIMC)

Project name:

Type of Report: Monthly report (YeslNo): Half-yearly Report to EVN (YeslNo): Date of report:

Project location: Province: District: Commune:

Half-yearly Report to the WB (YeslNo): SlMC report (YesINo):

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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12

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Parameter

During Construction

Surface water contamination

Noise and vibration

Soil erosion

Air pollution

Agricultural production due to temporary acquisition of productive land

Traffic disturbance

Damaging the existing road system


Environmental impacts caused by construction worker

Soil acidification


Health and Safety

During operation

Maintaining of ROW

Oil leakage from transformers.

7.3. CAPACITY BUILDING Future training includes the following:

EVN training: Internal training course on how to monitor SEMPs and how to report environmental results as part of quarterly and annual project reports. The training will also include the methods for corrective action plan if some of EMP activities do not go well.

PC2 training: The following training will be provided for the staffs of local power service and partly for local peoples:

Safety training: Regular training on safety issues related to the distribution network maintenance; Monitoring and reporting of environmental management plan for stakeholders of the Project's district or communes: The training will give guidance to the local stakeholders about the participation of local peoples during implementation of EMP. The training will also include the methodology for site observation and monitoring check sheet filling.

Table 7.7. The cost estimation for future trainings

7.4. REPORTING ON ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Refer to Table 7.8.

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Cost (VND) - Training expenditures such as fees for lecturers, clasroom, clerical etc will be included in running cost of EVN; - PC2 cost:

5,000,000 Included in operation cost of Dong Thap provincial power

services

4,000,000

9,000,000

Description 2 person of Dong Thap Power Service will be attend the meeting. Cost for travel, hotel and perdiem will be covered by PC2. Other expenditures for the training will be covered by EVN

- Lumpsurn cost for 18 trainees from Dong Thap power service

No 1

2

3

Training EVN training

Power company (PC2) training on safety (regularly carried out by provincial power service) PC2 training on monitoring and reporting

TOTAL


TT Issues to be reported lSt reporting level 2nd reporting level 3rd reporting level (a copy should be sent to DoNRE)

Construction phase

1 Implementation of mitigation By: the Contractor By: PMU By: EVN measures and site Frequency: Monthly Frequency: Half-yearly Frequency: Half-yearly environmental management To: PMU To: Project owner To: The WB

EVN

2 Environmental monitoring By: Technical supervisors of the PMU By: The related PMU By: EVN

Frequency: Monthly Frequency: Half-yearly Frequency: Half-yearlyy To: PMU To: Project Owners To: The WB

EVN

By: SlMC

1

Operation phase

Environmental monitoring including safety issues

Frequency: Two t imes during construction a n d before commisioning

To: WB , PMU (PC2) and EVN

By: Technician of Provincial Power Service

Frequency: Half-yearly

To: Regional PCs (PC2)

By: Power Company 2 (PC2)

Frequency: Yearly To: EVN

By: EVN

Frequency: Yearly To: The WB

Table 7.9: Estimated costs for implementation of the EMP (VND)

EMP for RD Project in Dong Thop province

Operation (20 years of life cycle)

The cost is covered in production cost of the

provincial power service

The cost is covered in running cost of Project owner

9,000,000

9,000,000

This cost is covered in production cost of Dong Thap

provincial power service

No

1

2

3

4

5

GRAND TOTAL FOR WHOLE PROJECT

Item

Mitigation measures

Monitoring costs for the Project.

(BY technical supervisor consultant of PMU)

Monitoring costs for SlMC

Capacity building

TOTAL

29,000,000 VND

Construction

The costs are covered in Contract with Construction Contractors

The cost is covered in running cost of PMU

Lump-sum

20,000,000

20,000,000

1 t

REFERENCES

I I 1 Draft of Resettlement Action Plan of the Project - PC2.

I 2 World Bank Environmental Assessment Source Book.

1 3 Statistical Yearbook 2005 - Statistical Publisher.

I 4 Project's feasibility study - PC2.

5 Framework for Applying Environment Safeguards to RD Project- WB 2007.

C 6 Report of Dong Thap DONRE on environmental conditions in 2005.

I I T C

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1 I I EMP for RD PI oject m Dong Thnp provlnce 44

APPENDIX l

LIST OF EMP PREPARERS

1 Nguyen Chi Hieu Power engineering and consulting Team leader center - PC2

2 Nguyen Van Dung Power engineering and consulting Member center - PC2

3 Truong Duy Thanh Power engineering and consulting Member center - PC2

4 Le Thi Ngoc Quynh Department of Science, Technology, Supervisor and and Environment - EVN editior

5 Other collaborators from VESDEl (Vietnam Environmental and Sustainable Development Institute)


APPENDIX 2 ....................

MAP OF PROJECT COMMUNES

EMP for RD Project in Dong Thap province 46

MAP OF MAIN SOIL TYPES IN MEKONG DELTA

CAMBODIA

Gulf of Thalland

South China sea

LEGEND

Boundary H+

Dry seam salme sals

Aner Major Soil Groups. MRCS,MAFF - 1.RIAD Projecl

EMP forRD Project in Dong Thap province

I I I I I I I m I I m m y m - - ~ - u =

LOCATION OF PROJECT -W / KHU F vI(C DU AN

APPENDIX 3

PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT


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f ~ I a I. ~ g b 0 8 ih~ng 8 p?~m 2007, Ch* DV i n iii Ban q IUC m i k Nam da c6 vHn b h S&: 3209A/CV.DLMN2, v$ viec

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I hi@ bao vf mbi tmhg ciia Dy an, ! 1

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~ i e u 4. f3iiY rac n h b nAy k6 gii trj k6 tir ngAy k9.l. j l

Nd rrisdn: - UBND Wuyb (#/C HQsg, SW. H$u); - Phbng W M T buy&; - 21RNI) huyCln:'Chhu Thanh, Thhp Muhi. Tarn Nijng: - Ban QLDA Dien luf mien Nam, - LDVP (&C D*); - NC (blc Mfi;'- - LUU VT, VPUBND (My). '

TM. BY BAN N H ~ N DPN KT. C H ~ TTCH

APPENDIX 4

I ....................

l I RECORD OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS AND PICTURES

EMP far RD Project in Dong Thnp province

C ~ N G HOA X,.& H ~ I C H ~ N G H ~ VI@T NAM D6c L@p - T$ Do - Hanh Phric

I - B&N BAN HQP THAM VXN C ~ N G D ~ N G

. . -

NBi dung: C i c 9 kign thdc mdc v2 d6ng g 6 p c6a cang ddng v s K g h o a c h quin 19 mbi

I tmig (EMP) cda cdc khu vgc thuec Dy' dn llrai--dien trung Bp nbng thbn tlnh £)ang Thip.

I Thai eian: G9 g i B M p h ~ t , ng iy 'F thing 08 n5m 2007. Dia &gm: Van phbng UBND huyen Cao Lgnh, tinh 13Bng Thdp.

I Thhnh ohhn: ~ 6 m dai di&n cdc cd quan, ban nginh, do in th6, tb ch3c XZ h@, nhnh ddn c6 trong danh sich d h h kkm.

Di8n bien cu6c hop : Dai dien cda chd d6u W DV i n llr8i di&n trung dp nang than tinh D6ng Thdp tfinh b iy

t6m t i t n8i dung cda D? i n Dai dien Trung TPm T d v& ~ h i g t kg Dien t h h b i y t6m t i t bdo cdo d inh gid tAc

dang m6i vlrang bao g6m cdc tdc dang m6i m n g v i cdc bien phap g i im thigu Pnh h&ng trong 03 giai doan cda DV An : ~ i & n xPy dqng, xdy dvng v?i v l n hinh . Cdc t l c dang mbi tru'ang cSa DV dn g6m c i c loai : Nhi bi g i i i tba, d2't bb/ chigm dung d6 trdng cat v i hanh lang tuygn, c2y c6i trong h i n h lang tuy6n bb/ chat ha, byi - tigng 6n - rbc thii - x6i mbn - B nhizm ngu6n nu'& do van chuygn nguy&n v$t lieu v i thi ccng, di$n ti3 tru'ZIng - tai nan Ji$n - rb ri d iu m l y bign bp trong giai doan v$n hinh v i c l c Bnh hu'ang v& mat xZ h6i v& t i i nguyen khAc.

CBc dai bigu tham gia c6 cbc ki6n thgc mdc, d6ng g6p v i t r i lili nhd sau : ---________________----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Cuec hop kgt thdc Ific .... i l l . . gia cGng ngiy.

Dai dien

-2

Fig. l : Mr. Nguyen Van Nam Son (PCZ-PECC) said summary report of project and EMP the public consultation meeting in Cao Lanh district.

Fig.2: Mr. Bui Van Dieu (a DP in My Long commune of Cao Lanh district) raised his question at the public consultation meeting in Cao Lanh district.

Fig.3: Mr. Nguyen Van Ut (a DP in My Long commune of Cao Lanh district) raised his question at the public consultation meeting in Cao Lanh district.

Fig.4: DPs in Cao Lanh district find out about project at the public consultation meeting in Cao Lanh district.

APPENDIX 5

PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE


No

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1 1

12

13

14

15

Project activities

Preparation of Investment Project

Approval of Investment Project by the EVN management board

Appraisal of Investment Project by the WB

Project approval

Preparation of Request for prosal (RFP) for equipment procurement

Approval of RFP

Reveiving of equipment

Survey for technical design

Appraisal of technical design

Preparation of RFP for construction

Bidding for construction work

Implementation of land acqusition and compensation

Construction work

Commission

Wrap up

Schedule

From

0512007

0812007

l012007

l212007

1112007

0112008

0812008

0912007

0112008

0212008

0412008

0712008

l112008

0612009

08/2009

To 07/2007

1012007

l112007

0512008

1212007

0212008

10/2008

l212007

0212008

0312008

0612008

10/2008

0512009

07/2009

0912009

APPENDIX 6

EMP IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITIES

EMP for RD Project in Dong Tknp province

Responsibility - Carry out mitigation plan designed in this EMP; - Produce monthly report to the Project owner on implementation of mitigation measures and related environmental issues - Carry out daily supervision om application of mitigatiom measures; - Report to responsible person of Contractor about outstanding issues observed during site supervision. - Participate with Project owner, contractor to manage environmental issues of the Project. - Report to the Project owner the outstanding environmental issues. - Monitor and supevise implementation of designed EMP. - Report to Project owner and the WB for the implementation of the designed EMP. - Supervise and organize implementation of Project EMP. - Report to DONRE, EVN, the WB about implementation of environmental management - Supervision of implementation of activities committed in the Environmental permit. - Supervisor and report implementation of the EMP - Supervisor of implementation of the EMP

- No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 L

Organisation Construction Contractor

Construction Supervisor

Local community and authority

Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant

Powercompany

ProvinciaYDistrict DONRE

EVN

WB

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