Distribution Efficiency Project - WB Fund - Phase I Environmental Management Plan
Ha Giang province
Power Engineering Consulting Limited Company No.1
NORTH POWER CORPORATION Electric Network Project Management Board
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)
SUBPROJECT:
DISTRIBUTION EFFICIENCY PROJECT PROVING MEDIUM, LOW GRID- Ha GiANG PROVINCE
PREPARED BY
POWER ENGINEERING CONSULTINH LIMITTED COMPANY NO.1 (PECC1)
Hanoi, 19 April, 2012
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 4
2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................... 4
2.1. REGULATIONS OF VIETNAM GOVERNMENT. ................................................................................. 4
2.2. SAFETY POLICIES APPLICABLE WITH THE PROJECT: ..................................................................... 5
3. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF WORK .................................................................. 5
3.1. PROJECT OBJECTIVE ...................................................................................................................... 5
3.2. PROJECT LOCATION ...................................................................................................................... 6
3.3. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................... 6
3.4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................. 6
3.4.1. Medium voltage transmission lines supplying power for new substations. ........................... 6
3.4.2. Substations ............................................................................................................................. 6
3.4.3. Medium voltage line .............................................................................................................. 9
3.4.4. Project scale: ......................................................................................................................... 9
3.4.5. Project main work volume: .................................................................................................. 11
3.5. MAIN ACTIVITIES BEFORE AND DURING CONSTRUCTION ........................................................... 12
3.5.1. Main activities before and during construction ................................................................... 12
3.5.2. Transportation ..................................................................................................................... 12
3.6 PROJECT TIMELINE AND TOTAL INVESTMENT .............................................................................. 13
3.6.1 Project timeline. .................................................................................................................... 13
3.6.2. Total investment: ................................................................................................................. 13
4. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SITE NATURAL & ENVIRONMETNAL CONDITIONS ..... 15
4.1. GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY ....................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1. Geography: .......................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.2. Terrain and land form: ........................................................................................................ 15
4.1.3. Soil ....................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1.4. Climate ................................................................................................................................. 15
4.2. NATURAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 15
4.2.1. Land: .................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.2. Forestry: .............................................................................................................................. 16
4.2.3. Mineral resources ................................................................................................................ 16
5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ............................................................................................................ 17
6. ENVIRONMETNAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................................ 25
6.1. MITIGATION MEASURES .............................................................................................................. 25
6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN ........................................................................................ 35
7. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CAPACITY BUILDING ................................................................ 38
7.1. RESPONSIBILITIES IN IMPLEMENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............... 38
7.1.1. During detailed design and bidding invitation preparation ................................................ 38
7.1.2. During construction phase .................................................................................................. 38
7.2. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EMP .................................................................. 40
7.3. REPORTING PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................. 41
7.4. ESTIMATED COST FOR IMPLEMENTING THE EMP ....................................................................... 41
8. CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION PUBLICATION ................................................. 42
9. ANNEX: ........................................................................................................................................ 45
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ANNEX:
ANNEX 1: TERMS OF REFERENCES FOR MONITORING OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION FOR
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISING CONSULTANT ............................................................ 46
ANNEX 2: REPORT TEMPLATE FOR MONITORING OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION .................... 48
ANNEX 3: REPORT TEMPLATE FOR MONITORING OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION .................... 49
ANNEX 4: PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE ........................................................................... 50
ANNEX 5: PROJECT MAP AND SOME PHOTOS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION LINE
ROUTES ............................................................................................................................................. 51
ANNEX 6: SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION MEETINGS AND MEETING
MINUTES .......................................................................................................................................... 54
TABLE:
TABLE 3.4.1: DESCRIPTION OF MEDIUM VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AND
SUBSTATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 6
TABLE 3.4.5: WORK VOLUME TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN HA GIANG PROVINCE ................... 11
TABLE 5.1: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE ............................ 17
TABLE 7.1: PARTIES TO THE EMP IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................. 39
TABLE 7.2: ESTIMATED COST FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR IMPLEMENTING THE
EMP 40
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1. INTRODUCTION
The “Distribution Efficiency Project (DEP) - Phase 1, Ha Giang province” is
among the subprojects (hereinafter alternatively referred to as project) to be implemented in
phase I of the Distribution Efficiency Project (DEP) by Electricity of Vietnam and funded by
the World Bank (WB). This project shall be implemented in 33 communes/towns of 4
districts/cities in Ha Giang province.
The project components include: i) New construction of 4.737 km medium voltage
transmission line; ii) New construction of 114.724 km low voltage transmission line; and iii)
New construction of 09 substations at 35, 22, and 10/0.4 kV.
This project may result in negative impacts on the local environment and residents
during the preparation, construction and operation phases.
To ensure such potential impacts are properly identified and mitigated during the
implementation of the project and ensure compliance with the Environmental Impact
Assessment Policy of the WB - (OP/BP 4.01), an Environmental Management Program
(EMP) for this project has been prepared in accordance with the guidance given in the
Environmental Management Framework (EMF) prepared under the DEP. This EMP is
comprised of the following sections: project description, policy framework, applicable
environmental standards and regulations, potential negative environmental impacts, proposed
mitigation measures to be taken during preparation, construction and operation phase, and
implementation organization. The EMP shall also include environmental Codes of practices
(ECOP) which are to be incorporated into bidding and contracting documentation attached to
environmental monitoring.
According to applicable environmental protection regulations of Vietnam, the project
is subject to prepare an Environmental Protection Commitment (EPC). This EPC has been
approved by Vi Xuyen district people’s committee in its Letter No. 13/TB-UBND dated
29/2/2012 and attached as an annex to this EMP.
2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
2.1. Regulations of Vietnam government.
- Environmental protection law No.52/2005/QH11 adopted by the National Assembly
of Vietnam on 29/11/2005, providing responsibilities of individuals and organizations
in environmental protection;
- Forest development and protection law No.29/2004/QH11;
- Cultural heritage law No.28/2001/QH10;
- Water resources law No.08/1998/QH10 dated 20/05/1998;
- Government decree No.80/2006/NĐ-CP dated providing details and guidance on the
implementation of some articles of the environmental protection law;
- Government decree No.21/2008/NĐ-CP dated 28/2/2008 amending and
supplementing some articles of the government decree No.80/2006/NĐ-CP dated
9/8/2006 which provides details and guidance on the implementation of some articles of
the environmental protection law;
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- Government decree No.29/2011/NĐ-CP dated 18/04/2011 providing details on
strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and
environmental protection commitment;
- Circular No.26/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 18/07/2011 by the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment providing details and guidance on the implementation of
some articles of the government decree No. 29/2011/NĐ-CP dated 18/04/2011 on
strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and
environmental protection commitment;
- Government decree No.106/2005/NĐ-CP dated 17/09/2005 providing details and
guidance on the implementation of some articles of the Electricity Law and with
regards to safety requirements for high voltage grid;
- Government decree No.81/2009/NĐ-CP dated 12/10/2009 amending and
supplementing some articles of the government decree No.106/2005/NĐ-CP dated
17/09/2005 which provides details and guidance on the implementation of some articles
of the Electricity Law and safety requirements for high voltage grid;
- Circular No.12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 14/04/2011 on the management of hazardous
waste;
- National technical regulation: QCVN01:2009/BYT – national technical regulations on
potable water quality; QCVN02:2009/BYT – national regulations on domestic water
quality; QCVN08:2008/BTNMT – national regulations on surface water quality;
QCVN09:2008/BTNMT – national regulations on ground water quality;
QCVN05:2009/BTNMT- air quality, standards on ambient air quality;
QCVN06:2009/BTNMT- air quality – maximum permitted concentration of toxic
substances in ambient air.
- EVN guidelines No.2623/CV-EVN-KHCN&MT dated 28/05/2009 on the
management and prevention of pollution and PCBs excessive exposure.
2.2. Safety policies applicable with the project:
An environmental screening was undertaken in line with the guidelines provided in
the Environmental Management Framework (EMF) of the DEP project and it showed that the
World Bank’s policies on Environmental Assessment (OP 4.01), Indigenous People (4.10),
and Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12) will be triggered for the subproject. In addition, the
Bank’s requirements on public consultation and information disclosure will need to be
followed. The implementation of policies OP 4.10 and OP 4.12 will be addressed in other
social safeguard instruments.
3. PROJECT OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF WORK
3.1. Project objective
The project “Distribution Efficiency Project, Ha Giang province” shall have the following
objectives:
- To improve and upgrade the existing medium and low voltage transmission lines in
order to reduce power loss, stabilize power supply for the region and living and
production activities in the rural areas
- To ensure good power supply and power quality for the project site;
- To prevent overload for the local grid and enhance local power grid safety
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- To contribute to poverty reduction program in rural area through infrastructure
improvement, that is power transmission lines;
- To improve spiritual and physical life of the residents living in northern
mountainous areas.
3.2. Project location
The project shall be implemented in 33 communes of 4 districts in Ha Giang province.
District/town Commune/town
1. Vi Xuyen
Trung Thanh
Phu Linh
Tung Ba
Viet Lam
Linh Ho
Thuan Hoa
Nong Truong
Kim Thach
Thanh Thuy
Quang Ngan
Minh Tan
Phong Quang
2. Ha Giang city Phuong Thien Quang Trung Ngoc Duong
3. Bac Quang town
Vinh Tuy
Dong Yen
Vo Diem
Hung An
Vinh Phuc
Tan Thanh
Kim Ngoc
Viet Vinh
Quang Minh
Tien Kieu
4. Quang Binh Huong Son
Yen Binh
Tien Nguyen
Xuan Minh
Xuan Giang
Tien Yen Tan Trinh
(For details about project communes, refer to Annex 5)
3.3. Implementation organization
- Investor: North Electricity Corporation.
- Consultant: Power Engineering Consulting Limited Company No.1 (PECC1).
- Project owner: Management Unit of Grid Projects – North Electricity
Corporation.
3.4. Project description
3.4.1. Medium voltage transmission lines supplying power for new substations.
- The medium voltage transmission lines shall supply power for new substations
located in 08 communes (Linh Ho, Viet Lam, Ngoc Duong, Tien Yen, Xuan Giang, Viet
Vinh, Vinh Phuc and Dong Yen) of 4 districts with the total length of 4,737km. Where, the
longest section is 1326.2m feeding into the substation in Group 3, Viet Lam commune.
All the project communes are located near district or town centers with traffic access
convenience, therefore the field surveys were conducted with a great ease. The lines shall
primarily run over rice fields, tea plantations and other type of casual crops. The region has
category III terrain conditions.
3.4.2. Substations
- Substations shall be located in places with convenient access to main roads and near
district or town centers, functioning to share the current load with existing substations.
Table 3.4.1: Description of medium voltage transmission lines and substations
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No. Project
commune Item Specifications
Environmental and social
highlights
1 Dong
Yen
1. Branch
to Pho
Cao 2
substation
- Starting point: The
35kV line with
unnumbered poles at
the connection point to
Pho Cao 1 substation
01VT, towards the
commune people’s
committee venue.
Ending point is Pho
Cao 2 substation.
- Total length: 442m
- Pho Cao 2 substation shall be
located on a bare land at the
corner of An Xuan hamlet
community house. It is public
land under the commune
management.
- The whole line shall run over
rice fields
2 Vinh
Phuc
2.Branch
to Vinh
Thanh 2
substation
-Starting point: VT 18,
35kV line, branch to
Dong Yen. Ending
point is Vinh Thanh 3
substation.
-Total length 740m
running over rice fields.
- Vinh Thanh 3 substation shall
be located in a rice field by a
road, belonging to Mr. Nguyen
Van Chieu ownership, Group 5,
Vinh Thanh hamlet.
3 Vinh Viet 3.Branch
to Minh
Thanh 3
substation
- Starting point: Pole
63, 35kV line, Bac
Quang – Tan Quang,
bus bay 371 .
- Ending point: Minh
Thanh 3 substation.
Total length: 56m.
- The substation shall be located
at the corner of the garden
under the ownership of Mr.
Pham Ngoc Con.
- Line direction: From
connection point and running
cross the QL2 KM 237+200 to
the substation.
4 Xuan
Giang
4.Branch
to Thon
Tri 2
Hamlet
substation
- Starting point: The
35kV, unnumbered
pole, at the branch to
Thon Tri 1 Substation
(1VT). Ending point is
Thon Tri 2 substation.
- Total length: 226m.
- The substation shall be located
by the inter hamlet road, on the
land under the ownership of
Mr. Hoang Van Ke, Group 1,
Thon Tri hamlet.
- Line direction: shall
completely run over rice fields.
5 Tien Yen 5. Branch
to Yen
Ngoan 2
substation
- Starting point is VT
91, 35kV line, Luc Yen
– Quang Binh. Ending
point is Yen Ngoan 2
substation.
- Total length: 20m.
- The substation shall be located
at the corner of the football
field in Yen Ngoan hamlet
under the commune
management.
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No. Project
commune Item Specifications
Environmental and social
highlights
6
Linh Ho
6. Branch
to Xuan
Phong
substation:
-From ĐĐ- G1: with
total length of 126.4m.
The mark is the new
pole in front of Na
Nach substation at the
bus bay 972. The line
shall primarily run over
rice fields and crops in
Na Nach hamlet, with
one cross section over a
rural path and a small
irrigation ditch. G1
shall be located on rice
field edge. At G1, the
leftward angle
T=41º45’54”
- From G1- Xuan
Phong substation: Total
length 585.5m.
- Total line length:
711.9m
- The substation shall be located
by a road close to a rice field in
Xuan Phong hamlet
- The line shall primarily run
over rice fields and casual crops
in Na Nach and Xuan Phong
hamlet. The line shall cross
irrigation ditch two times.
7. Branch
to Na Kha
- From ĐĐ- G1: Total
length: 138.5m. The
connection point is pole
No.40, bus bay 74,
branch to Linh Ho.
- From G1- Na Kha
substation: Length
485.5m –Total line
length 624m
-The line shall run over rice
field and casual crops in Ha
Kha hamlet and cross a small
stream. G1 shall be located on
top of a low hill.
-The line shall primarily run
over rice fields and casual crops
in Na Kha hamlet with three
cross-sections with stream and
one with small irrigation ditch
and one with 0.4kv line
- Na Kha substation shall be
located by the road on a rice
field of under the ownership of
Mr. Nguyen Van Hung in Na
Kha hamlet
7 Viet Lam
planation
township
8. Branch
to Group 3
substation
From starting point -
G1: 39.8m long.
Connection point is the
straight supporting pole
II, No.153, bus bay 373
-The line shall run over tea tree
hills of the residential group
2.3. G1-G2 line shall cross the
existing 110kv line. G2-G3 line
shall run over tea trees, timber
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No. Project
commune Item Specifications
Environmental and social
highlights
on 35kv line, Bac
Quang – Ha Giang
-From G1- G2: 235m
long.
- From G2- G3: 257.6m
long
- From G3- G4: 483.2m
long
- From G4- G5
- From G5- Group 3
substation: 217.3m long
Total line length:
1326.2m long
and fruit trees of Group 3
residents. G1, G3, G4, and G5
shall be located on the tea tree
hillsides.
- Group 3 substation shall be
located near a T-road junction
in the garden of Mr. Xen Chi
Van, Group 3, Viet Lam
plantation township
8 Ngoc
Duong
9. Branch
to Ta Vai
2
substation
- From ĐĐ - G1: 9.7m
long. The connection
point is the pole No.49,
bus bay 374 on the
double line, Ha Giang
110kv substation to Ha
Giang cement plant.
- From G1 – Ta Vai 2
substation: 15.8m long.
-The line shall run over rice
fields.
-Ta Vai 2 substation shall be
located by the concrete road in
the rice field of Mr. Nong Van
Tho, Ta Vai hamlet
3.4.3. Medium voltage line
- Medium voltage transmission lines feeding from new substations to the existing
medium voltage substations. It shall primarily run along inter hamlet roads or along the
existing low voltage line (which is subject to upgradation). The total line length is 114,724
km.
Some photos about the line are shown in Annex 5.
3.4.4. Project scale:
a. Medium voltage line:
New construction of 4.737 km medium voltage line.
Where:
- 35kV line : 3.277 km.
- 22kV line : 1.46 km.
Main technical specifications:
- Type: Overhead line;
- Number of line: 01 line;
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- Cable: AC-50/8 steel core, aluminum cable;
- Insulation: Vertical porcelain insulator (SĐD-10, SĐD-24, SĐD-35) stay string IIC-
70D;
- Support frame: CT3 galvanized steel;
- Pole: Spun concrete pole, 12m, 14m, 16m, 18m (type B, C and D);
- Pole foundation: cast-in-place 150 class reinforced concrete (MT-2, MT-3, MT-4, MT-5,
MT-6 and MT-K)
- Backstay cable: Machined from galvanized round steel CT316, CT320;
- Backstay cable foundation: Cast-in-place 200# class concrete, type MN-15-5, MN20-5.
- Earthling: Mixed earth rods RC-2, RC-4 and RC-6.
b. Substation:
New construction of 09 substations with the total capacity of: 775 kVA.
Where:
No. Voltage and capacity Unit Quantity
1 35/0.4kV substation: Unit 07
1.1 Capacity: 75kVA Unit 04
1.2 Capacity: 100kVA Unit 03
2 22/0.4kV substation: 01
2.1 Capacity: 75kVA Unit 01
3 10(22)/0.4kV substation: 01
3.1 Capacity: 100kVA Unit 01
Main technical specifications:
- Type: Staying on spun concrete pillars, size 10m and 12m;
- Pillar: Spun concrete, size 10m, 12m (type B and C);
- Pillar foundation: Reinforced concrete, cast-in-place, 150# class, type MT-3, MT-4;
- Supporting frame: Machined from CT3 galvanized steel;
- Atmospheric overvoltage protection: Anti-lightning (LA);
- Medium voltage side breaking: Fuse Cut Out (FCO);
- Low voltage side breaking: Automat (for the main bus bay and outgoing bus bays)
arranged in the transformer cubicle;
- Low voltage carrying cable: 4-core, XLPE (or PVC) insulation with the insulation class
of 0.6/1kV;
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- Grounding: Mixed grounding rods, from 12 ÷ 18 rods.
c. Connection low voltage line:
Construction of 114.724km low voltage line.
Where:
- Transformed low voltage line : 31.523km
- Newly constructed low voltage line : 83.201km
Main technical specifications:
- Voltage level: 0.4/0.22kV.
- Type: Overhead (3-phase, 4-wire and 1-phase, 2-wire).
- Cable: Twisted cable, 0.6/1kV, cross-section of 35 95mm2.
- Accessories: Manufactured in accordance with Vietnam standards (TCVN) and use
purposes.
- Pole: Square pole, 7.5m; 8.5m. Where the lines rung along provincial roads and cross the
roads, spun concrete poles shall be used, 8.5 and 10m high.
- Cable hangers: Manufactured from galvanized steel shape.
- Pole foundation: Reinforced concrete, cast-in-place, 100# class, type MV-1A, MV-1,
MV-2, MV-3 and MV-4 (for square pole), concrete foundation, 100# class, type M1,
M2, M3, M4 (for spun concrete poles);
- Repeated grounding: RLL.
3.4.5. Project main work volume:
Table 3.4.5: Work volume to be implemented in Ha Giang province
No. Construction and installation Unit Quantity Method
01 Layout of AL/XLPE 4x95 cable M 16,746 Manual + Mechanical
02 Layout of AL/XLPE 4x70 cable M 73.124 Manual + Mechanical
03 Layout of AL/XLPE 4x50 cable M 9.661 Manual + Mechanical
04 Layout of AL/XLPE 2x50 cable M 9.017 Manual + Mechanical
05 Layout of AL/XLPE 2x35 cable M 7.085 Manual + Mechanical
06 Set-up of H-8.5m concrete pole Pole 2.121 Manual + Mechanical
07 Set-up of H-7.5m concrete pole Pole 934 Manual + Mechanical
08 Set-up of H-6.5m concrete pole Pole 355 Manual + Mechanical
09 Foundation for concrete poles of
all type
m3 2.722 Manual + Mechanical
10 Accessories of all type Unit 4.821 Manual + Mechanical
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No. Construction and installation Unit Quantity Method
11 Grounding installations Unit 509 Manual + Mechanical
12 Excavation (Pole foundation and
grounding)
m3 35.930 Manual
13 Refilling and finishing m3 14.629 Manual
3.5. Main activities before and during construction
3.5.1. Main activities before and during construction
* Activities before construction:
- Compensation and site clearance
- Set-up of temporary accommodations for workers
- Restoration of transmission lines and substations
- Gathering of workers
- Temporary occupation of roadside for storing material and equipment or
construction of temporary service roads
- Construction of temporary service accommodations for workers
- Set-up of domestic water supply for the domestic and construction needs
* Activities during construction:
- Construction of substation:
+ Foundation excavation
+ Transportation of material and equipment to the site
+ Set-up of pillars and substation equipment
- Construction of transmission line:
+ Foundation excavation
+ Transportation of material to the site
+ Set-up of poles – installation of line components.
- Main material and equipment to be used:
+ Cement, sand, stone, iron, pole, porcelain, mixing station, cranes, etc.
3.5.2. Transportation
Material and equipment supply
Material and equipment supply shall be determined in detail in later phase, depending
on the state budget disbursement and project bidding mechanism. Two sources are expected:
- Material and equipment supply by the project owner.
- Material and equipment supply by the contractor.
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Long distance transportation
For material and equipment supplied by the project owner:
+ Long distance transportation of such material and equipment shall be
undertaken using specialized trucks. Such trucks shall be selected in accordance with the
requirements in packing provided in the contract.
+ Long distance transportation from the project owner warehouse to the site shall
be undertaken using 5 7.5 ton trucks and loading and unloading shall be done using 5
ton cranes.
For material and equipment supplied by the contractor:
+ Electric poles shall be transported using Kawaz trucks, using 5 ton cranes for
loading and unloading.
+ Supporting frames and accessories shall be transported using 5 ton trucks with
manual loading and unloading.
+ Cement and steel shall be transported using 5 ton trucks with manual loading
and unloading.
+ Stone and sand shall be transported using 5 ton dump trucks.
Intermediate transportation
- Material and equipment stored at the site such as cables, insulators, accessories, breakers,
capacitors, power meters, meter boxes and cement shall be transported to the construction
sites using non-motorized vehicles and manual handling.
Manual handling
All material and equipment shall be transported to the construction site manually. The
distance shall be determined case by case.
3.6 Project timeline and total investment
3.6.1 Project timeline.
Based on the requirements of power supply and capacity of the project owner, the project
timeline is scheduled as follows:
Investment project September 2011
Approval for investment project December 2011
Engineering design March 2012
Selection of contractor and material &
equipment supplier
June 2012 to
November 2012
Construction commencement: December 2012
Commissioning December 2013.
3.6.2. Total investment:
Total investment breakdown:
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Civil construction 49,297,854,463
Procurement 1,647,818,648
Project management 1,044,715,809
Compensation 1,000,000,000
Construction consultancy 3,968,419,153
Others 1,896,902,309
Contingency 5,877,971,038
Total investment: 64,657,681,419 VND
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4. SUMMARY OF PROJECT SITE NATURAL & ENVIRONMETNAL
CONDITIONS
4.1. Geography and geology
4.1.1. Geography:
The project geography shall include Bac Quang, Vi Xuyen, Quang Binh districts and
Ha Giang town south of Ha Giang province. The project sites border with Tuyen Quang,
Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces and form a focal economic zone of the province. Natural
land area is 4,320.3 km2 with a population of 724,537 people The natural conditions are
suitable with tropical trees, forestry development and paper crops. In addition, these
regions are also home to some fruit trees, including jackfruit, melon, etc. Quang Binh
district was separated from Bac Quang district before (12 communes) with one commune
from Xi man district and 02 communes from Hoa Su Phi district.
4.1.2. Terrain and land form:
Ha Giang is located north of Vietnam and is endowed with a lot of high rise rocky
mountains and a dense network of streams and rivers. The province has a complex terrain
and can be divided into 3 zones. Rocky mountainous zone is located close to north tropic
with high inclination combined with deep valleys and interrupted rivers. Soil mountains in
the west belongs to the ranges covering Chay river with deep hillsides and narrow streams.
The low lying zone is valleys combined with Lo River and Ha Giang city.
Surveys indicate that the project communes have low rise mountains in the remaining
districts and towns, stretching from Bac Me, Ha Giang town to Vi Xuyen and Bac Quang
district. This region is covered up by long grown forest intervened by deep valleys and
low land along rivers or streams.
4.1.3. Soil
Soil is found primarily to be grey soil suitable for growing industrial crops, herbs and
fruit trees.
4.1.4. Climate
The project communes are located within a mountainous tropical monsoon climate zone
with more moderate climate characteristics. Rain and typhoons mostly hit the region from
June to August with the annual rainfall of 2,710 mm. The region has average temperature
of 27.60C at maximum and 15.5
0C at minimum. Four months in a year have average
temperature of 17.10C while the coldest month is known as February.
4.2. Natural resources
4.2.1. Land:
Ha Giang province has 788,437 ha natural land. Where,
+ Agriculture land: 134,184 ha, accounting for 17%;
+ Forestry land: 334,101 ha, accounting for 42.37%;
+ Land for special purpose: 5,676 ha, accounting for 0.71%;
+ Housing land: 4,412 ha, accounting for 0.55%;
+ Unused land and rivers: 310,064 ha, accounting for 39.32%.
+ Water surface area: 612 ha, accounting for 0.45%.
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+ Bare hills need to be planted: 320,000 ha, water surface are: 500 ha which has
not been exploited.
Of agriculture land:
+ Annual trees area: 110,023 ha, accounting for 81.99%,
+ Rice field: 22.26%, for two seasons;
+ Perennial tress: 16,817 ha, accounting for 12.53%;
The land occupied by the project is primarily agriculture land and bare hills.
4.2.2. Forestry:
Ha Giang province has 284,537 ha of forestry land with the coverage rate of 36.1%.
Where natural forest: 262,957 ha, planted forest: 21,580 ha.
Ha Giang has many areas of intact forest with health ecology and many valuable fauna
and flora species.
The 35kV transmission lines shall not run over any area of such intact forestry. It only
crosses over some planted area: bamboo, cans and fruit trees, etc.
4.2.3. Mineral resources
There are not much mineral resources in Ha Giang province:
- Stream gold is found in many places from Meo Vac to Bac Me, Vi Xuyen and Bac
Quang.
- Antimony is found in significant availability and concentrates in Mau Due and Bo
Moi (Yen Minh). This gives a potential for industrial processing.
- Lead and zinc is found in many places, concentrating in Tung Ba, Trung Son, Bang
Lang and Ma Po.
- Limestone is also available for the production of cement, iron, manganese, mercury,
pyrite, sand, gravel and mineral water. Yet they are found to have small reserve.
The transmission lines shall cross over Vi Xuyen and Bac Quang districts. However
pole foundations and substations shall not be located in places with stream gold reserves.
4.3. Population, culture and social characteristics
Ha Giang has a population of 602,684 people. Working age people is 284,392,
accounting for 47.2% of the total population. In the province, there are 22 ethnic groups,
where Mong people are the most with 183,994 people, holding 30.52%; Tay people
152,829, holding 25.35%; Dao 92,524 people, holding 15.35%; King 72,974 people,
holding 12.10%; Nung 59,896 people, holding 9.93%; Giay 13,086 people, holding
2.17%; La Chi 10,184 people, holding 1.68%; Hoa 6,369 people, holding 1.05%; and
others 1.85%.
In the project area: There are groups of ethic minorities as follows: Mong, Tay, Dao,
Nung and La Chi. In which, Mong and Dao ethnic groups flock the most in Vi Xuyen district,
Kinh and Tay ethnic group flock the most in Ha Giang city. Because in the project area, the
ethnic group people inhabit the most, so the awareness is diversified. Thus, the cultural and
social issues always attract attention of local authority, all people can use clean water and
electricity for lighting. The project shall directly contribute to improving the life of local
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residents through power supply for production needs and promote local socioeconomic
development.
The project region shall not cover cultural and/or historical sites or heritage as well as
military land.
4.4. Traffic condition:
The main traffic facilities in Ha Giang are by roads. There are currently 4 national
roads running through Ha Giang (national road No.2, national road No.4C, national road
No.34, national road No. 279) with the total length of 454 km. In addition, there are also
provincial roads, inter commune roads that lead to border gates and have been improved
progressively. Together with traffic infrastructure development, transportation vehicles in the
provinces also meet the requirements of transportation and the needs of local residents within
the province.
The project region has good traffic access since it runs along main roads and it is not
necessary to construct any new service roads.
5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
The project shall play an important role in the electrification program and poverty
reduction policy in 33 communes of 3 districts and 01 city. It will also speed up the national
modernization and industrialization which is a step towards promoting rural development and
poverty reduction.
When the transmission lines are constructed, the local residents shall tend to move to
live close to electricity access. The local authorities shall need to plan for this by opening
new roads, new residential areas and industrial and agriculture development. All the project
districts and the city shall have to work in this direction.
The project shall bring about significant socioeconomic benefit. This has been
documented in detail in the description of feasibility report. A part from such benefits, the
project may also result in environmental and socioeconomic impacts which are adverse to the
local conditions. Surveys have been conducted on this and potential project impacts are
summarized in the below table.
Table 5.1: Environmental impact assessment questionnaire
Question Yes No Description of impact
I. Is project located near or in
sensitive area with regards to?
- Cultural heritage X
- Reservation zone X
- Flooded land X
- Forestry X
- Estuary X
- Reservation buffer zone X
- Nature reserve X
- River and reservoir X - Some communes have rivers;
however the grid only runs over
residential areas.
- Canal and irrigation network X - Almost all communes have
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Question Yes No Description of impact
manmade canals and the project
focuses on residential areas which
are away from such canals.
2. Potential environmental
impact, by project?
- Intrusion to cultural and historical
sites
X
- Intrusion to ecosystem (ex:
nature reserve, national park)
X
- Affecting landscape and
resulting in waste
X
- Undermining vegetation cover
or cutting down trees for site
during site clearance for
substations and along the
transmission line?
X - During the site clearances, some
fruit trees of some local residents
will be cut down in the project
region:
- 4m high and more trees shall be cut
down while vegetation cover and
bush shall be retained. The clearance
for the medium voltage line required
the cutting down of 38 gum, 48
bamboo, 16 mangroves, 32 mango
and 15 jackfruit trees. (The medium
voltage line runs along the inter
hamlet road and did not require any
clearance).
- Change surface water quality or
river course
X
- Increase water turbidity due to
change in surface water quality
or erosion
X - Pole foundation and grounding
excavation may resulting the
sweeping of soil, sand and rock into
the surface water in the region;
- Excavation work is schedule to in
dry seasons. Remaining rock and soil
shall be reused for foundation and
floor refilling. In case rain comes in
during construction days and no
protection measures is taken, (pole
foundation, grounding and concrete
pavement for pole foundation) and
not proper measure is taken, there
might be the risk of wall erosion and
thus polluting outside water bodies.
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Question Yes No Description of impact
- However, the project shall mainly
be implemented in flat land area (low
lying flat land of Ha Giang) there is
little risk of soil erosion and
sweeping of material into surface
water sources.
Erosion risks will be further minised
by the mitigation measures presented
in section VI of this EMP
- Domestic waste water by
workers is discharged directly
into outside water bodies?
X - The contractor shall mainly hire
resident houses or the commune
house for workers; therefore,
domestic waste water shall be
properly collected to a centralized
system. Additional measures
described in section VI of this EMP
will also be implemented to
minimise the impacts of wastewater.
- Construction waste water is
discharged directly into outside
water bodies?
X
- Result in more dust? X - Dust may result from excavation
work during dry season. Impact
target group may be local residents
living at and near the site.
- Dust from the handling of material
and manual concrete mixing.
- Dust from material transportation
vehicles during the construction
phase. Impact target group includes
people present in the transportation
roads where the material is
transported.
- Dust can be resulted from the
destruction of old electric poles.
The measures described in section VI
will be implemented to minimise the
impacts of dusts.
- Result in higher noise or vibration
level?
X - Due to the transportation of
material and cement using
transportation trucks which may
produce noise.
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Question Yes No Description of impact
- Noise from workers during the
construction phase.
- Noise from the destruction of
existing electric poles.
- Barking by dogs (most of local
residents raise dogs in the project
region)
Relevant measures listed in section
VI will be implemented to minimise
these impacts.
- Permanently acquired land X Permanently acquired land area is
514 m2. It is mainly public land, rice
field and water bodies
- Temporarily acquired land X Temporarily acquired land area is
22,683 m2. It is mainly public land,
rice field and water bodies
- Resettlement required? If yes, how
many households?
X
- Resettlement area
environmentally and culturally
sensitive?
X
- Is there any risk in spreading
disease from workers to local
residents (and vice versa)?
X - All construction personal shall be
divided into 34 teams in
approximately 33 communes, each
with 15 persons. The total number of
workers at peak shall be 495,
however, these shall be scattered
working at different construction
sites.
- Workers working in different
regions shall be managed by their
work manager and team leader. Any
worker found to be sick shall be sent
to check-up and isolated. Therefore,
disease spreading shall also be
constrained.
- For local residents: Construction
team leader shall manage workers in
order to prevent sick workers from
exposure to sick people.
- Interactions with local community
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Question Yes No Description of impact
may pose the risks of
STD/HIV/AIDs diseases
transmission between workers and
local community. Relevant measures
described in section VI of this EMP
will be implemented to minimise
these risks.
- Is there any potential conflict
between workers and local
residents?
X - Since the project is located in rural
areas, workers can exchange with
local people and which may result in
conflict with them.
- Conflict may arise when workers
go and get water (fom drilled wells
or ponds or lakes) for construction
work.
- On the other hand, workers and
local residents shall have different
income, lifestyle and customs.
Worker shall have to follow the
contractor and local regulations.
- During construction phase (during
construction since rural roads are
often narrow) which may affect local
traffic condition at the construction
site and influencing local residents
eventually?
- During the construction phase,
there will be gathering by children
watching the construction and they
may steal construction equipment
and conflict happen as a result.
- However, all these conflicts can be
minimized since workers are
managed by their team leader and
manager. On the other hand, each
construction site (pole foundation)
shall take place for 1-2 days.
Therefore, there will be little conflict
between workers and local residents.
- Is there explosive or toxic
substance used by the project?
X
- Is there any accident due to mine
or explosives remained from
X
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Question Yes No Description of impact
wartime?
- Project construction interrupts
local traffic?
X - Equipment and material transported
over a long distance from warehouse
by 5 – 7.5 ton trucks to the material
yard; construction material shall be
supplied from local sources and
transported directly to the site.
- With such transportation and
excavation work, there will be
certain interruptions to local traffic
however, due to low traffic density in
rural areas and short-time handling
of material (about one hour), and
because material is handled by dump
trucks, such potential impact is
insignificant.
- At time of constructing pole
foundations (due to narrow rural
roads) local traffic can be obstructed
temporarily; however, since
construction time is short and low
rural traffic density, such obstruction
is at minimum level.
The impacts on traffic will also be be
managed by the measures presented
in this EMP
- Project construction causes
damages to local roads network?
X - All material and equipment shall be
transported to a central storage yard
and then carried in smaller trucks to
fit local road conditions. All the road
are alphat paved (national road No.2,
provincial road No.70, provincial
road No.279, 34, 178, and 4C) and
inter hamlet or commune roads);
- Material is transported to each
construction site using non-
motorized vehicles.
Other mitigation measures described
in Section VI will also be
implemented
- Excavation causes erosion? X - The project region site has flat land
terrain. The geology has been stable
for many years therefore erosion
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Question Yes No Description of impact
impacts resulted from excavation are
unlikely to happen.
- Construction at each site takes at
maximum 2 days and mostly during
dry season.
- Material remained after
construction: sand, rock, cement and
soil shall be cleaned up and checked
by construction manager.
The mitigation measures described in
Section VI will also be implemented
- Is there a need for opening new
service road?
X
- Project interrupts the habitat of
local fauna and flora?
X
- Project badly affects local air
quality?
X - Environmental impacts from waste
gases from transportation vehicles:
trucks shall be providing with cover
to prevent dust.
- Dust from foundation and
grounding excavation, particularly
when trucks start to dump material to
the site.
The mitigation measures described in
Section VI will also be implemented
- Project results in risks in labor
accidents for workers and local
community during construction
phase?
X - Accidents can take place during the
construction phase due to
incompliance to safety requirements:
such as equipment inspection before
use, arrangement of danger sign post
(where foundation excavation is
underway, there is generator and
electric line or where setup of poles
and laying of cable is being
undertaken, or where material is
being handled or people are working
at height). These accidents can
happen to both workers and local
residents.
- Accidents can happen to workers
and local residents living near the
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Question Yes No Description of impact
site.
The mitigation measures to ensure
occupational health and safety in
Section VI will also be implemented
to minimise these risks
- Project creates toxic waste,
including PCB due to replacement
of transformers?
X
- Project creates risks in labor safety
and human health (electromagnetic
field impacts, electric shock)?
X - The transmission lines shall be
designed and constructed in
accordance with applicable standards
of power industry (in accordance
with Vietnam applicable technical
regulations, electromagnetic field
(EMF) < 5 kV/m), wherein impacts
from EMF and safety standards and
operation safety have to be taken into
due account.
- Prior to operation, all safety
indicators shall be tested and
accepted by the project owner,
contractor and operation entity
therefore workers shall not be
suffering from such EMF impacts.
In the phase of commissioning, the
safety in power use of households of
ethinic minorities who use electricity
for the first time also needs to be
paid attention to minimize the risk of
electric shock. However, this impact
is very little and avoidable if the
people are trained well in safe power
use.
The mitigation measures in Section
VI will also be implemented to
minimise safety risks
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6. ENVIRONMETNAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
6.1. Mitigation measures
Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
A. Preparation phase
1. Permanent and
temporary land
acquisition shall
impact affected
households and
agriculture
production
- To conduct careful field surveys with close
consultation with local residents and
authorities to select the optimum alternative in
order to minimize land occupation.
- To select optimum design in terms of distance
between two poles and their height to
minimize their impacts to local residents.
- To undertake construction after harvesting
season and try to shorten the progress.
- To give proper compensation to affected
households according to the approved
subproject resettlement plan.
- PMU
2. Impacts on
vegetation cover
as a result of
site clearance
(ROW)
- To work with affected households and advice
them to harvest crops before site clearance and
land occupation.
- To clear trees manually as much as possible.
- Do not burn cut-down trees after cutting.
- Do not cut down unnecessary trees.
- To dispose cut-down trees in a specific place.
Reuse trees as firewood or natural fertilizers.
- PMU +
contractor
B. Construction
phase
1. Dust pollution - The contractor is responsible for implementing
the state applicable regulations related to air
quality.
- The contractor shall ensure minum dust
generation and no impact on local residents
and take proper measures to control dust
generation (for example, praying water,
covering the trucks when carrying material).
- Material shall be covered up during
transportation to prevent scattering of material
along the way.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
- Material dump site and storage yards shall be
covered up and isolated from winds and
located away from schools and residential
areas.
- Workers shall be provided with masks when
working in high risk areas.
2. Air pollution - All transportation vehicles shall comply with
applicable regulations of Vietnam with regards
to waste gas limits.
- Transportation vehicles in Vietnam shall be
tested frequently on the waste gases and have
to show certificate of quality, technical safety
and environmental friendliness” according to
the Decision No.35/2005/QD-BGTVT;
- Do not burn waste or material at the site.
- Concrete mixers shall be located away from
residential areas.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
3. Noise and
vibration level
- The contractor shall be responsible for
complying with applicable regulations related
to permitted noise and vibration levels.
- All transportation vehicles need to show
certificate of quality, technical safety and
environmental friendliness” according to the
Decision No.35/2005/QD-BGTVT; to prevent
excessive noise level from machinery that is
not properly maintained, proper noise
reduction measures are taken, including noise
reducers or arrangement of noisy machinery in
a specific noise proof area.
- To prevent or reduce traffic in residential area
as well as processing of material in residential
areas (concrete mixing)
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
4. Waste water
pollution
- The contractor shall be responsible for
complying with applicable regulations related
to waste water treatment and discharge.
- To provide mobile toilets or construct proper
toilets for workers at the site. Toilet waste
water and restaurants shall be treated before
discharging into the outside environment.
- When construction is completed, toilets have to
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
be properly destroyed and/or removed.
5. Water drainage
and
sedimentation
control
- The contractor shall comply with the water
drainage system design to prevent rain drop
from causing local inundation, soil erosion in
high risk areas.
- To ensure proper operation of the drainage
system.
- To sustain those areas not impacted by
construction activities.
- The excavation work needs to be done in
compliance with applicable technical
construction regulations.
- To prevent the spreading of mud into
surrounding environment, take proper
measures to control sedimentation in high risk
areas.
- When there is a need to dry construction site
(foundation concrete pouring), the pumped
water containing sand shall be controlled with
regards to sedimentation before discharging it
into outside water bodies.
- Use diversion techniques at construction to
prevent deposit from being stirred up in water
bodies.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
6. Material
warehouse and
material quarry
management
- Material storage yards shall be predetermined
in the approved engineering design.
- Material supplied by local suppliers need to
have operation licenses for particular material
type.
- To rehabilitate material storage yard after
construction is completed.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
7. Waste and
hazardous
waste
- Prior to construction, the contractor needs to
prepare a procedure for controlling waste
(storage, use of recycle bins, site
decommissioning, etc.) and strictly complying
during construction phase.
- Prior to construction, all necessary licenses
have to be obtained related to waste
management.
- Proper measures are taken to ensure good
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- Construction
supervising
consultant
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
practices in waste management and treatment.
The contractor shall provide recycle bins,
containers and other means to collect waste
from necessary areas.
- Waste can be stored temporarily at the site
when it is approved by the Construction
Monitoring Consultant, local authorities before
collection and treatment. If in the absence of
such authorities, normal domestic waste can be
land filled.
- Recycle bins or containers storing waste have
to be covered up from weather impacts and
intrusion by scavengers. Do not burn waste.
- Recyclable waste such as wood form, waste
steel and packing material shall be collected
and separated at the site from other waste
sources for reuse, refilling or sale to an
external company.
- If it is impossible to carry away from the site,
solid waste can be land filled at a certain place
approved by the construction supervising
consultant provide in the waste management
plan. Under any circumstance, the contractor
has to treat all construction waste within the
site.
- Waste lubricants shall be taken out from the
site by an authorized recycling company.
- Waste lubricants and cleaning solutions shall
be collected into covered containers and
carried away by a contracted external company
that is permitted to treat hazardous waste.
8. Vegetation
cover
- The contractor shall prepare a plan on site
clearance and vegetation recovery according to
applicable regulations for the construction
supervising consultant to approve. The
contractor shall strictly comply with this plan.
- Do not use chemicals in clearing vegetation.
- Do not cut down any trees when it is not
provided in the vegetation clearance plan.
- If necessary, set up temporary fence to protect
valuable trees prior to starting any construction
activities.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
9. Traffic
management
- Prior to construction, conduct consultation with
local authorities and traffic police.
- Impacts on traffic flow needs to be considered
in the construction plan before approval.
Traffic routes, particularly those with heavy
duty vehicles need to consider high risk area
such as schools, hospitals or markets.
- It is necessary to provide sufficient lighting
system for night time to ensure proper traffic
conditions.
- Arrange indication signs at the construction
site to inform public people, provide
instructions to different components and
instructions and safety directions.
- Take proper traffic safety measures including
sign posts and flags to indicate danger
- Do not transport material during peak house.
- Space spared for walkers and vehicles at the
site need to be separate from the site and can
be easily accessible. Provide proper sing posts
where necessary.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
10. Interruptions to
operations and
services
- Planned or unplanned interruptions to services
such as water, gas power supply and internet
access: The contractor shall be prepared for
emergency scenarios and any potential failures.
- Cooperate with services suppliers (water,
telecommunications, etc.) to work out a proper
construction schedule.
- During the laying out of cables crossing over
telecommunications cable, mitigation measures
have to be taken (What are the measures?)
- Notify affected households of construction
schedule as well as expected interruptions (at
least 5 days in advance)
- Interruptions to water supply for agriculture
production need to be avoided.
- The contractor shall ensure alternative water
supply for affected residents in case it is more
than one day.
- Any damage to the existing service cables shall
be notified to the local authorities for timely
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
repair.
11. Rehabilitation
of affected
areas
- Clearance areas such as soil or rock quarries,
waste treatment areas, worker houses,
warehouse and wood forms and any other
temporary areas during construction phase
shall be rehabilitated with regards to the
landscape and vegetation cover.
- Compensate the vegetation cover at the
soonest. Use proper vegetation for such
rehabilitation.
- Do not use exotic or banned vegetation for
such rehabilitation
- Excavated hillsides and waste yard need to be
planted with grass to prevent soil erosion and
landslide;
- All the affected areas shall be compensated
with proper landscape and there should be no
delay in doing so, including any necessary
repair or construction of green space and other
affected areas.
- Soil contaminated with chemicals or hazardous
waste shall be carried away and land filled in a
proper hazardous dump site.
- Rehabilitate all affected roads and bridges due
to the project construction.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
12. Labor and
public safety
- The contractor shall comply with all applicable
regulations related to labor safety.
- Prepare and implement action plan in response
to risk and emergency cases.
- Prepare emergency services right at the site.
- Provide training for workers on labor safety
requirements.
- Ensure to provide protective devices for
workers, including noise protection at high risk
places
- In destroying existing structures, workers and
community need to be protected from falling
objects by taking proper protection measures
- Provide protective fences and warnings of
danger at the construction site to indicate
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
danger to local resident.
- The contractor shall provide safety measures
such as installation of fences, provision of
warning signs at high risk areas, including pole
foundation under construction to prevent traffic
accidents as well as other risk to local
residents.
- Only allow trained workers to install, maintain
or repair electrical equipment.
- Cut off and do correct earthling for the existing
power line prior to construction work.
- Comply with labor safety procedures when
working at height and with electrical
equipment.
13. Communicatio
ns to local
community
- Sustain communications to local authorities
and community; the contractor shall work with
local authorities to agree on construction
schedule for sites near sensitive areas or at
sensitive time (regional festivals).
- Enhance relationship with local community in
order to obtain necessary information about the
project activities in the region, progress and
performance;
- Keep track of the community concerns and
information required such as project progress;
- Respond to community concerns via
telephones and documents in a timely manner;
- Notify local residents of construction schedule,
work schedule, potential interruptions to
services and detour roads and temporary buses,
any destruction or mine explosion schedule;
- Provide technical data and drawings for
community, particularly a scheme on
construction sites and EMP;
- Provide notice boards at all sites to provide
information about the site manager,
environmental officer, medical and safety
officer, with concrete contact details and other
information so that affected people will be able
to raise their voice and concerns.
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
14. Procedure for During construction phase if the contractor finds - Contractor
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
addressing any
cultural and
historical site
found
any cultural and historical sites, including
commentary or tombs, the contractor shall:
- Stop construction activities in the particular
area;
- Protect the area from any damage or loss to the
sites. In case the historical objects can be
removed or sensitive objects assign a person to
protect it until local authorities come to
confirm and take over the issue;
- Notify the construction supervising consultant,
who will be responsible for informing local
authorities or the state agencies of such cultural
or historical sites (within 24 hours or less);
- Local authorities or state agencies shall be
responsible for protecting and isolating such
area before any further processing.
- Decide how to process such issues is the
responsibility of the local authorities, including
change, (in case a cultural or historical site is
found and cannot be removed), reservation,
isolation, rehabilitation and rescue;
- If the cultural or historical site are of high
value and the reservation is recommended by
relevant agencies the project owner shall have
to change project design accordingly for the
component in that particular area;
- Decisions related to the management of found
sites shall be notified in writing to relevant
authorities;
- Construction work shall continue only after
relevant authorities come and take
responsibility of potential sites.
- Construction
supervising
consultant
- CPMU
C. Operation phase
1. Health and safety
for workers and
local residents
- The design is such to meet the international
standards related to human health protection
(below 3kV/m for EMF and 05 microtesla for
ROW edge EMF
NPC
2. Fire and
explosion
- Periodically inspect fire prevention and
fighting facilities.
- Organize training on fire prevention and
NPC
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Environmental and
social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
fighting for operation workers.
3.Transmisison line
- Mitigation
measures related to
transmission lines
- Only allow workers who have been trained and
obtained certificates on installation,
maintenance and repair of electrical equipment
- Cut off power and provide safe earthling before
construction on the power line or where it is
near power line
- Ensure operations related to power line shall be
undertaken by trained workers with strict
compliance with safety regulations. Qualified
or trained workers to operate power lines need
to able to:
Distinguish between online and offline power
lines from other parts of the distribution system
Determine voltage of online power lines
Understand safety distance for each cable types
Ensure correct and sufficient use of safety
devices and other safety procedures or other
online parts of the distribution system
- Even when being trained, workers shall not
contact any online parts unless:
Workers have been safely isolated from online
parts via gloves or other insulation devices
Online parts have been safely isolated from
workers and other parts or
Workers have been isolated and safely insulated
from online objects
- When operations and maintenance request
minimum distance, provide trainings on safety
measures and safety devices for individuals and
other preventive measures identified in the
health and safety compliance plan. (Below is the
recommended safety distance for workers:
o 2-15 kV: 0.6 m
o 15.1-35kV: 0.71 m
o 72.6-121 kV: 1.01 m
- Contractor
- Construction
supervising
consultant
- PMU
- Ha Giang
Electricity
(project
operation
company)
jointly with
local authorities
5.Safety measures
when working at
Preventive and control measures include:
- Check the firmness of structures before starting
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social issue
Mitigation measure Responsible
entity
height work
- Take anti-fall measures including climbing
skills, use of supporting devices and first aid
toolkit
- Install supporting and anti-fall devices
- Safety bands shall not be smaller than 16 mm,
two layers, and durable strength. Safety bands
shall be replaced before any defect or crack is
detected or if is too old
- When working with tools at height, workers
shall need an additional safely band (backup).
- Sign posts and other obstacles need to be
removed before starting work
- Use standard tool bag to carry tools and
materials to the height when working on pillars
6. Electric and
Magnetic Field
impacts
Prevent or minimize exposure to EMF in the
working environment by developing and
implementing a EMF safety program with the
following components:
- Determination of potential exposure level
- Trainings for workers on how to identify their
exposure to EMF and its impacts
- Determination of safe areas in order to
differentiate those areas with higher EMF
impacts than the others where EMF impacts are
small enough not to be provided with
mitigations and minimize exposure to high EMF
impact areas
The exposure detector for individuals shall be
installed to give warning when exposure is below
the safety limit (for example, 50%). Action plans
for mitigating impacts includes taking turn to work
in high risk areas, and if necessary being provided
with protective devices.
B. Mitigation measures against project specific potential impacts:
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Phase Impact Mitigation measure
Construction Disease spreading from
workers to local residents
(and vice versa)
- Construction manager shall limit exposure by
workers to local resident when it is not
necessary, making workers aware of infection
diseases, such as HIV, AIDS, etc.
- Each team comprising 10 people per
commune shall be assigned scattered along the
project site.
- Construction workers at the site shall be
managed by construction manager and team
leader. When a worker is found to be sick, he
shall be sent for check up and treatment if
necessary.
Noise and vibration
impacts
- Barking by dogs: prior to construction the
team leader shall meet households and ask
them to lease their dogs during construction
time.
- Noise by workers shall be minimized by the
management by the construction manager and
team leader.
Cut off power supply
where the transmission
line crosses over which
shall affect daily activities
and production in the
region.
To avoid power cut for a long time when
laying the cable crossing 110kV, 35kV and
0.4kV lines the contractor shall use
scaffolding.
Prior to using scaffolding, the contractor shall
directly work with the electricity management
team of the communes asking for power off for
setting up the scaffolding. The commune
electricity management team shall notify in
advance the power off schedule for local
people to arrange their production and living
activities.
Once completed, the power shall be connected
again for the line and laying of cable can start.
Safey for ethnic
households using
electricity for the first
time
Contractor/PMU will conduct trainning to
households before these households starts
using power from the project network.
6.2. Environmental monitoring
Environmental monitoring plan is shown in the below table.
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Impact Monitored
parameter
Monitored
point
Monitoring
equipment
/method
Timing/
frequency
of
monitoring
Cost Responsibi
lity
Construction phase
I.
Vegetatio
n cover
clearance
or cutting
down
trees
- Clearance
technique
- Disposal
of cut-
down trees.
- Along the
transmissio
n line
- In a
centralized
place for
processing.
-
Observation
- From
beginning to
the last
moment.
-
Contractor
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
I I. Rural
roads in
the project
region
-
Constructio
n facilities
with 5-7
ton on rural
roads.
- Along the
road (from
provincial
road No.55,
56, 485,
and 486 to
a storage
area)
-
Observation
and
consultation
with local
residents.
- Weekly
basis when
material is
transported
to the
region.
- Six
months.
Under
the
civil
constru
ction
and
installat
ion
packag
e.
-
Contractor,
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
III.
Surface
water
quality,
sedimentat
ion and
erosion
- No
excavation
under
raining
condition
- Within
the
transmissio
n line
lobby;
- Surface
water near
the site.
-
Observation
- During and
after heavy
rain
Under
the
civil
constru
ction
and
installat
ion
packag
e.
-
Contractor,
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
IV. Dust
and air
pollution
- Dust
concentrati
on in
material
storage
area
- Cover for
material
during
transportati
- Areas
with
excavation
foils and
material
storage
-
Observation
- In presence
of strong
winds
Under
the
civil
constru
ction
and
installat
ion
packag
e.
-
Contractor,
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
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Impact Monitored
parameter
Monitored
point
Monitoring
equipment
/method
Timing/
frequency
of
monitoring
Cost Responsibi
lity
on process
V. Noise
level
- Noise by
machinery
- Local
resident
response to
noise from
the
constructio
n process
- The line
section
running
over
residential
area
-
Consultation
with local
residents
- During
activities
that may
result in
high noise
level;
Complaints
by local
residents
Under
the
civil
constru
ction
and
installat
ion
packag
e.
-
Contractor,
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
VI.
Hygiene
condition
at the site
and
worker
houses
- Waste,
waste
water from
constructio
n site and
worker
house
- Worker
houses are
supplied
with safe
water and
septic
toilets or
other
equivalent
types
- Worker
houses and
around
substations
-
Observation
- Weekly
basis after
final
acceptance
Under
the
civil
constru
ction
and
installat
ion
packag
e.
-
Contractor,
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
VII.
Safety for
workers
and local
residents
- Accidents - Project
site and
project
region
-
Consultation,
site log by
the
contractor
Under
the
civil
constru
ction
and
installat
ion
packag
e.
-
Contractor,
-
Constructio
n
supervising
consultant
Operation phase
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Impact Monitored
parameter
Monitored
point
Monitoring
equipment
/method
Timing/
frequency
of
monitoring
Cost Responsibi
lity
I. Line
lobby
maintenan
ce
- Height of
trees along
the line
-Along
the line
from
doors to
the line
- Tree
trimming to
ensure safety
distance
-every
1month
- North
High
Voltage
Grid
Company
II. High
voltage
risks
-Integrity
of electric
poles and
substation
protective
devices
-Poles of
the
distributio
n network,
substation
-
Observation
and
assessment
- Every 3
months
- North
High
Voltage
Grid
Company
7. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CAPACITY BUILDING
7.1. Responsibilities in implementing the Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
7.1.1. During detailed design and bidding invitation preparation
During the detailed design and bidding invitation preparation, the project management
unit shall be responsible for incorporate the EMP (mitigation measures, responsibilities of the
contractor) into the attached annexes in the bidding invitation and contract signed with the
contractor. Engineers taking charge of the detailed design shall also refer to findings in the
EIA and EMP to ensure environmental issues shall be looked at in the final design.
During the bidding invitation preparation and the contract, it is necessary to ensure the
contractor is fully informed of its responsibilities in implementing environmental mitigation
measures and its commitment to compliance.
7.1.2. During construction phase
The project management unit shall assign the construction supervising consultant
and/or field engineers to supervise daily progress of safety measure application by the
contractor. The terms of references are documented in Annex 1 (TOR for the construction
supervising consultant and/or field engineers shall cover the followings duties:
- Prior to construction, confirm compensation for affected people has been completed.
- During construction phase, strictly supervise the implementation of mitigation measures
throughout the construction phase.
- Confirm the compliance with the EMP and check out for and damage caused by the
contractor. If necessary, prepare a minute and ask the contractor to compensate or
rehabilitate as provisions of the contract. Environmental safety implementation by the
contractor shall be included in the project progress reports.
Role and responsibilities of parties in implementing EMP are described in the below table:
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Table 7.1: Parties to the EMP implementation
Role Responsibility Organization
- Project owner Take final responsibility with regards to the
management and implementation of project
including environmental compliance
environmental performance.
North Electricity
Corporation
- Environmental
officer Indicate specific responsibility and provide
contact details.
Environmental
officer of project
- Project
management and
implementation
entity
Responsible for cooperating and managing
the implementation of project including
providing guidance and implementing the
EMP:
- Develop plan and implement EMP activities
during construction.
- Cooperate with relevant stakeholders with
regards to environmental performance.
- Conduct internal supervision and
independent audit.
- Supervise and provide budget for monitoring
activities.
- Report environmental information to relevant
stakeholders.
PMU
- Project operation
entity
- Operating the project including environmental
management and supervision during operation
phase.
North High
Voltage Grid
Company
- Contractor
supervisor Support the PMU in supervising project
operations with regards to environmental
impacts mitigation according to measures
described in the EMP and keep in touch with
local residents.
Construction
supervising
consultant hired
by the PMU
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Role Responsibility Organization
- Contractor Constructing and complying with technical
requirements of the EMP, including:
- Taking mitigation measures to minimize
negative impacts as described in the EMP.
- Communicating with local residents and
taking action to prevent environmental and
social interruptions in the project region
during construction.
- Ensuring at least one officer supervises
compliance to EMP during construction.
- Ensuring all construction activities are given
necessary approvals from relevant
authorities.
- Ensuring workers and officers understand
their responsibilities and procedures in
environmental management.
- Reporting to the construction supervising
consultant on difficulties and solutions.
- Reporting to local authorities and PMU and
cooperating with relevant agencies to
address any issues.
Construction
supervising
consultant hired
by the PMU
7.2. Capacity building for implementing the EMP
- Planning: i) training on environmental management including a component on
implementation of EMP and other types of training for officers; ii) training on environment
and EMP for construction workers from the contractor (undertaken by the contractor or the
construction supervising consultant or by the PMU)
- Estimated cost
Table 7.2: Estimated cost for capacity building for implementing the EMP
No. Training topic Participant Unit cost Amount
1 Experience exchange
conference on EIA
preparation and EMP
implementation
2 persons from the
PMU to participate
for 2 days
5,000,000
VND
20,000,000
VND
2 Training on implementing
the EMP for local officers
01 person per
commune x 33
500,000
VND
18,500,000
VND
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communes, 01 person
per district x 4
districts for one day
3 Training by the contractor
for their workers
395 workers for one
day
300,000
VND
118,500,000
VND
4 Venue rent 10,000,000
VND
10,000,000
VND
Total 167,000,000
VND
7.3. Reporting procedure
Responsibility and frequency of reporting on EMP implementation are shown in the
below table.
No. Report by Submitted to Frequency of reporting
01 By contractor to project owner PMU Once prior to starting
construction afterwards
every one month.
02 Construction supervisor (cum
environmental monitor)
PMU Monthly
04 Community supervisor (if any) MPU If any complaint
05 PMU EVN Quarterly
06 EVN WB Biannually
7.4. Estimated cost for implementing the EMP
Estimated cost for (i) implementing main mitigation measures (ii) and trainings:
No. Description Construction phase Operation phase
01 - Mitigation measures. Under the contract with the
contractor
Under the
production cost of
province electricity
02 - Environmental
monitoring during
construction phase
(incorporated into the cost
of construction supervising
consultant).
Under the cost for PMU
operation (Supervising
consultant shall exercise
independent monitoring)
Under the cost of
the project owner
operation
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03 - Training on
environmental
management by project
investor for local officers,
contractor and supervising
consultant.
167,000,000 VND Capacity building
need assessment
(trainings,
workshops and
study tours)
TOTAL COST:
167,000,000 VND
* The cost for mitigation measures during the construction phase and environmental
monitoring by the supervising consultant shall be included in the construction supervising
contract.
8. CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION PUBLICATION
During preparation phase (2011), 05 tasks shall be implemented:
Task 1: Conduct field surveys and work with local authorities to agree on transmission
line routes and substation locations.
Task 2: Conduct field surveys and prepare EIA report and EMP.
Task 3: Organize stakeholder consultation for the project.
From 10/8/2011 to 15/9/2011 meeting with local residents shall be organized in 13 project
communes and conduct consultation about the EMP, with the participant of the project
owner representatives:
- Project description, transmission line routes, substation location and the necessity of the
project;
- Potential environmental impacts;
- Environmental impact mitigation measures.
Participants: Representatives from commune people’s committee, farmers association,
women’s association and other mass organizations, village leaders and representative of
affected households and the consultant.
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Summary of comments by participants:
- In general, the majority concerns of the participants were their support for the project due
to the project benefits. Environmental impacts were insignificant and would be within a
small scope.
- Local authorities supported those proposed locations for substations.
- Compensation has been implemented satisfactorily. The construction of the project shall
result in minimum impacts.
- During the construction, mitigation measures shall be taken to minimize impacts on
trees, crops and existing public facilities in the project region.
- During the construction phase, a large number of workers working in the region but the
contractor shall have to manage their workers and work with local authorities to ensure
social security.
- Once the construction is completed, the contractor shall rehabilitate the site and return
the original landscape.
The summary of meeting with local residents, minute of stakeholder consultation
meeting and some photos about the meeting attached in Annex 6.
All relevant issues as well as comments by the local residents have been taken into
account by the supervising consultant and the project owner and shall include them in the
design of the project and EMP implementation.
Task 4: Review and adjust the EMP as per comments from the stakeholder
consultation. Further receive comments from other stakeholders and affected households.
Task 5: Disclosure of the EMP
The PMU will disclose the EMP, RP in Vietnamese, and the summary of the project
for Ha Giang Provincial People Committee, the subproject’s commune and district People
Committees before the appraisal of the DEP project.
The EMP copies in Vietnamese and English will also be sent to the Vietnam
Development Information Center at 63 Ly Thai To street, Hanoi City for information
disclosure.
The EMP copies in English will also be disclosed at the InfoShop of the World Bank
in Washington DC.
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REFERENCES
1 Project compensation plan
2 WB reference books on Environmental Impact Assessment
3 Year Book for 2010
4 Project investment report
5 Draft environmental safety framework for the Distribution Efficiency Project (DEP).
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9. ANNEX:
Annex 1: TOR for construction supervising consultant
Annex 2: Report template for monitoring of EMP implementation (used as daily reports submitted
by the supervising consultant to the PMU);
Annex 3: Report template for monitoring of EMP implementation (used as reports to the
contractor);
Annex 4: Project environmental license (Environmental Protection Commitment of the project)
Annex 5: Project map and some photos about the transmission line routes
Annex 6: Summary of stakeholder consultation meetings and meeting minutes (attached)
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ANNEX 1: TERMS OF REFERENCES FOR MONITORING OF EMP
IMPLEMENTATION FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISING CONSULTANT
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Background
The construction supervising consultant shall deliver technical services (“Services”) to ensure efficient
implementation of the EMP for the project.
Scope of services:
Services provided by the supervising consultant shall include reviewing and monitoring of
construction activities to ensure mitigation measures described in the EMP for the project are correctly
complied with and negative environmental impacts are minimized.
On behalf of the PMU, supervising consultant undertakes the following duties:
- Conduct frequent field inspection;
- Review the implementation of environmental protection measures described in the EMP and
contract documentation;
- Review the effectiveness of the mitigation measures and environmental performance of the project;
- If necessary, validate the acceptability of construction methods with regards to environmental
compliance (for temporary and permanent items), relevant design plans and other submitted
documents. If necessary, the supervising consultant shall seek for and recommend methods with
less environmental impacts with consultation with the design consultant and the PMU;
- Validate inspection results with regards to any non-conformance to environmental performance
and effectiveness of any countermeasures;
- Provide audit results for the leading engineer of the contractor in accordance with non-
conformance handling procedure described in the EMP;
- Direct the contractor to take corrective actions within a specific time period and exercise additional
monitoring if necessary, as per the requirements of the contract in case of non-conformance and
complaints;
- Direct the contractor to take actions to mitigate impacts and comply with the EMP in case non-
conformance is found;
- Direct the contractor to stop any activity resulting negative impacts and/or in case the contractor
does not fulfill requirements of the EMP, to take corrective actions.
- For contracts that need Site Environmental Management Plan (SEMP), the supervising
consultant shall conduct a final review and approve all environmental plans at the site that may
affect environment. This work includes but not limited to: dredging areas, material quarries and
dumping areas and worker houses. The supervising consultant shall review and approve such
SEMP submitted by the contractor. If such plans are found non-compliant to the EMP, EPC or
RAP, the supervising consultant shall work with the PMU and contractor for a proper solution.
- Complaint handling: Complaints from local residents shall be collected by site officer of the
contractor, which may include violations to noise level, dust concentration and traffic safety
requirements. The lead consultant of the contractor and the supervising consultant shall address
and work out a final solution organizes all such complaints. The supervising consultant shall
provide a list of these complaints and confirm they have been properly handled by the contractor in
the same way with issued identified during site inspection.
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- Confirmation of monthly payment: The supervising consultant shall confirm monthly payment
for environment related activities undertaken by the contractor.
- Report: The supervising consultant shall make the following reports in English:
o Report twice a week on non-conformances
o Monthly summary report shall include issues and findings from the reviewing and
monitoring of construction activities
o At the end of project, the supervising consultant shall make a final summary report on
findings from their work, number of violations, and solutions, etc. as well as provide
consultancy and guidance on how to implement such duties in future.
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ANNEX 2: Report template for monitoring of EMP implementation
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(Used for report by supervising consultant to PMU)
Project name:
Project location: Province: District:
Commune/Town:
Supervising consultant:......Full name Date of report:……………………
No. Parameter
Assessment of
comments by
supervising consultant
and community
Comment/
Recommendation
Construction phase
1 Water turbidity and soil erosion
2 Noise level at the site and nearby
residential area
3 Dust concentration
4 Solid waste and site cleaning after
construction
5 Conflict between workers and local
residents
6 Disease spreading
7 Hygiene condition and safety for workers
8 Local traffic interruption
9 Road damage
10 Safety measure application
11 Material management
12 Remained soil and rock management
13 Evidences about loss to biodiversity (if
any)
14 Evidences about loss to cultural and
historical sites
15 Other environmental issues (if any)
….
Operation phase
16 Transmission line lobby maintenance
17 1. Health and safety for operation workers
and local residents
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ANNEX 3: Report template for monitoring of EMP implementation
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(Used for reports by contractor)
Project name:
Project location:
Contractor name:
Initial or monthly report:
Date of report:
No. Impact Mitigation measure taken Comment
Construction phase
1 Surface water pollution
2 Noise and vibration level
3 Soil erosion
4 Air pollution
5 Impacts on agriculture land due to
temporary land acquisition
6 Local traffic interruptions
7 Existing road damage
8 Solid waste from excavation
9 Remained soil management
10 Environmental impacts by workers
11 Conflict between workers and local
residents
12 Disease spreading between workers and
local residents
13 Health and safety
14 …..
Reported by :
Title :
Address :
Telephone :
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ANNEX 4: Project Environmental License
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ANNEX 5: Project map and some photos about the transmission line routes
a. Project map
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b. Photos
1. Location of Minh Thanh 3 substation, Viet Minh commune
Low voltage transmission line, Thanh Thuy commune (Dz 0.4kv after the substation by the
commune people’s committee venue)
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Medium voltage transmission line, branch to Thon Tri 2 substation, Xuan Giang commune
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Annex 6: Summary of stakeholder consultation meetings and meeting minutes
a. Summary of comments from stakeholder meetings
No. Location Date Women/participant Comment Response by project
owner
1 Venue of
Trung
Thanh
commune
people’s
committee,
Vi Xuyen
district
3/9/2011 5/17 - Agree and commit to
participant in the
project. Cooperate
with the consultant
during the surveys.
Provide necessary
information about
socioeconomic
conditions, living
standards and
technical
infrastructure, etc.
- Propose early
implementation of the
project so that they
can be beneficial.
- Communicate to local
authorities and local
residents of the project
scale and objectives.
Contribute to
socioeconomic
development, improve
life of local people.
- Communicate project
progress to local resident
in project regions.
2 Venue of
Viet Lam
commune
people’s
committee,
Vi Xuyen
district
6/9/2011 2/19 - Propose to assign
operation officers
when the project
enters into operation
so the project can be
better managed and
operated.
- Offer proper
compensation to
affected people.
- To ensure project
progress as well as put
the project into operation,
it is necessary to
complete the
compensation site
clearance in time.
Therefore, local residents
are appreciated to strictly
follow and give support
in addressing any site
related issues so that the
project can be completed
as per the schedule.
- To do so will require
proper cooperation
between the project
owner and local
authorities and residents
with regards to quality
monitoring since the
project is implemented in
different regions.
3 Venue of
Vinh Phuc
commune
9/9/2011 3/15 - Construction needs
to avoid harvest time.
If it is impossible,
- The project owner shall
take measure to manage
and operate the project in
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committee,
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Quang
district
measures need to be
taken to minimize
impacts on local
people.
- Impacts on soil
quality due to
excavation and
refilling work.
Remained soil shall be
disposed? Will it
pollute surface water
as well as impacts on
the flora and fauna
due to permanent land
acquisition?
future.
- The project shall
compensate for affected
households in accordance
with the state applicable
compensation and
resettlement regulations.
Pole foundations that
influence agriculture land
and garden shall be
compensated for the
impacts on crops due to
cable lay-out.
4 Venue of
Quang
Minh
commune
people’s
committee,
Bac
Quang
district
13/9/2011 4/16 - Impacts from waste
gases from
transportation vehicles
and dust from
construction activities
- Impacts from noise
resulted from the
operation of
transportation vehicles
and construction
equipment.
- The project construction
shall be continuous and
for a certain period.
However, appropriate
timing of construction
shall be done via bidding
process to select proper
contractor to minimize
impacts during harvest
time. Proper time for
construction shall be the
interval between two
consecutive seasons.
However, in case of
construction during
harvest time, the project
shall have proper
compensation policy for
affected households and
also ask the contractor to
apply optimum
construction methods.
- During the construction
phase soil excavated
from foundations shall
dumped into an
authorized place. The
depth of foundations
shall be 1m therefore it
will not affect surface
water and fauna and
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flora.
5 Venue of
Vinh Phuc
commune
people’s
committee,
Bac
Quang
district
16/9/2011 3/21 - Impacts on cultural
and historical sites,
national park and
nature reserve.
- Impacts on
environmental hygiene
conditions due to
worker houses.
- Insignificant impacts
since worker houses are
built on unused land. In
case it is near residential
area, workers shall be
staying in rented houses
or in local resident
houses. The existing of
worker houses shall be
within the project period
with proper toilet
arrangements. Water
shall be supplied from
dig wells or from rivers
and waste collection shall
be applied.
- During the construction,
waste gases and dust
resulted from machinery
and equipment shall be
controlled within
Vietnam standard limits
therefore it will not affect
the local air quality.
6 Venue of
Tien Yen
commune
people’s
committee,
Quang
Binh
district
21/9/2011 2/16 - Impacts from
concentration of
workers on local
residents.
- EMF impacts may be
higher than the state
limits.
- During the construction
phase noise from vehicles
shall not be high and it
will be within Vietnam
standard limits and will
not affect local residents.
- Technical measures
shall be taken to prevent
impacts on cultural and
historical sites, nature
reserve, and national
park. It will not interrupt
the local landscape.
7 Venue of
Huong
Son
commune
people’s
committee,
25/9/2011 4/14 - Impacts on the fauna
and flora due to
vegetation and tree
clearance.
- Disturbances to
audio and television
- Due the project nature,
workers shall concentrate
for a short time in the
region but the project
owner shall ask the
contractor to take proper
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Quang
Binh
district
broadcast signal.
measures in order to
minimize impacts on
local people life, culture
and daily life.
- There will be no impact
since the design has been
approved and follows
applicable technical
regulations for design.
- There will be some
minor impacts from the
vegetation and tree
clearance for safe
construction and
operation. Trees within
3m from the line shall be
cut down. This has been
taken into account during
the construction phase.
Such clearance shall be
done for more trees
growing more than 3m
from the line. Within the
line lobby, it is still
allowed to grow short
term crops around the
poles.
8 Venue of
Phuong
Thien
commune
people’s
committee,
Ha Giang
city
28/9/2011 3/16 - Electricity safety
issues
- There will be minor
impacts since the project
design follows applicable
technical regulations
- Where the line crosses
over, danger sign posts
shall be arranged to warn
people of the safety
requirements. Operation
measures have been
designed and shall be
strictly followed by
operation workers to
ensure safety for human.
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b. Photos taken from meetings
b1: Meeting on 9/9/2011 at the venue of Vinh Phuc commune people’s committee, Bac Quang district
b2: Meeting on 21/9/2011 at the venue of Tien Yen commune people’s committee, Quang Binh district
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c. Minute of stakeholder consultation meeting
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