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Social Monitoring Report Quarterly Report No. 8 November 2015

VIE: Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project Prepared by Joint Venture: CDM Smith, Inc., WSP Finland Limited & Yooshin Engineering Corporation for the Ministry of Transport, Cuu Long Corporation for Investment, Development and Project Management of Infrastructure and the Asian Development Bank.

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Joint Venture:

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

Cuu Long Corporation for

Investment, Development and

Project Management of Infrastructure

(Cuulong CIPM)

Central Mekong Delta Region

Connectivity Project (CMDCP)

Detailed Design, Procurement and Implementation Support Services

TA 7822-VIE

Contract No.: 720A/CIPM-HDKT

DRAFT RESETTLEMENT & SOCIAL

QUARTERLY REPORT NO.8

Joint Venture:

CDM Smith, Inc., WSP Finland Limited &

Yooshin Engineering Corporation

Group 5, Tan Tich Hamlet, Tinh Thoi commune, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap province Tel: (84) 067-3881-255 ; Fax: (84) 067-3881-256

November 2015

Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project (CMDCP)

Detailed Design, Procurement and Implementation Support Services

TA 7822-VIE

Contract No.: 720A/CIPM-HDKT

DRAFT RESETTLEMENT & SOCIAL

QUARTERLY REPORT NO.8

Name Position Signature

Prepared by

Pierre Arnoux/

Chu Duy Tuyen/

Nguyen Cong Hiep

Resettlement/Social

Development

Specialists

Reviewed by Pierre Arnoux

Resettlement/Social

Development

Specialist

Approved by Gordon Belton Project Manager

Project Manager

Gordon Belton

November 2015

CMDCP Resettlement & Social –Quarterly Report No. 8

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ADB - Asian Development Bank

AP - Affected Person

CIPM - Corporation for Investment, Development and Project

Management of Infrastructure

CLFD - Center for Land Fund Development (Can Tho City)

CHLFD - Center for Housing & Land Fund Development (Dong Thap

Province)

CMDCP - Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project

CY - Construction Yard

DDIS - Detailed Design and Implementation Support

DMS - Detailed Measurement Survey

DNA - Detailed Needs Assessment

DOLISA - Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Assistance

FU - Farmers’ Union

GOV - Government of Vietnam

HH - Households

IRP - Income Restoration Program

LUF - Land Use Fee

MOT - Ministry of Transport

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

PAC - Provincial AIDS Center

ROW - Right-of-way

RP - Resettlement Plan

SAP - Social Action Plan

SES - Socio-economic survey

USD - United States Dollar

VND - Vietnamese dong

WU - Women’s Union

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

For this report, the rate of $1 USD: VND 22,000 has been used.

CMDCP Resettlement & Social – Quarterly Report No.8

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TABLE OF CONTENT

1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1

2. OBJECTIVES OF INTERNAL MONITORING REPORT (IMR) .......................................................... 1

3. STATUS OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES ............................................ 1

3.1 Status of Resettlement Activities ............................................................................................. 1

3.2 Relocated Households ............................................................................................................. 4

3.3 Status of Payment of Compensation ........................................................................................ 5

3.4 Status of Land Hand Over ........................................................................................................ 5

3.4.1 Package CW1A ........................................................................................................... 6

3.4.2 Package CW1B ........................................................................................................... 7

3.4.3 Package CW1C ........................................................................................................... 7

3.4.4 Packages CW2A, CW2B and CW2C ............................................................................. 7

3.4.5 Package CW3A ........................................................................................................... 8

3.4.6 Package CW3B: .......................................................................................................... 8

4. OUTSTANDING RESETTLEMENT ISSUES .................................................................................... 8

4.1 Land Assets in the 4 Interchanges ............................................................................................ 8

4.2 Access Road for Ward 6 RS ...................................................................................................... 9

4.4 Complaints from Households who are no Longer Affected Due to the Reduction of the

Construction Yards ...................................................................................................................... 10

4.5 Relocation of Electric Lines .................................................................................................... 11

4.5.1 110 kV Electric Line .................................................................................................. 11

4.5.2 220 kV Electric Line in An Binh Commune ................................................................ 12

4.7 Additional Land Acquisition in Package CW2C ....................................................................... 14

5. GRIEVANCE PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 16

6. INCOME RESTORATION PROGRAM ........................................................................................ 17

6.1 Status of IRP Activities ........................................................................................................... 17

6.2 Issues Raised ......................................................................................................................... 18

6.2.1 Change of activities .................................................................................................. 18

6.2.2 Buying and Delivery of Cows .................................................................................... 19

6.2.3 Reporting ................................................................................................................. 19

6.2.4 Use of contingencies in Can Tho ............................................................................... 19

6.2.5 Bidding and VAT ....................................................................................................... 19

6.2.6 Involvement of Farmer’s Union ................................................................................ 19

6.2.7 Invoice for Shops ..................................................................................................... 19

6.3 IRP to Target Women more Effectively .................................................................................. 20

7. SOCIAL ACTION PLAN ............................................................................................................ 20

7.1 Status of Implementation of the Social Action Plan ............................................................... 20

7.2 Capacity Building on Gender .................................................................................................. 21

7.3 Employment of Female Workers by Contractor ..................................................................... 22

8. HIV/AIDS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION PROGRAM ............................................. 23

9. MONITORING INDICATORS .................................................................................................... 25

9.1 Land Acquisition and Resettlement ....................................................................................... 25


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9.2 Income Restoration Plan ....................................................................................................... 27

9.3 HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Prevention program ........................................................... 28

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Dong Thap Province: Progress of Payment and Handover of Land to Contractors .............. 2

Table 2: Can Tho City: Progress of Payment and Handover of Land to Contractors .......................... 2

Table 3: Component 1: Outstanding Resettlement Cases ................................................................ 3

Table 4: Households who Need to be Relocated .............................................................................. 4

Table 5: Households who Received a Plot in a RS ............................................................................ 5

Table 6: Summary of Compensation Payments ............................................................................... 5

Table 7: Construction Status for each Package ................................................................................ 6

Table 8: Situation of Land Handed over for Package CW1A ............................................................. 7

Table 9: Situation of Land Handover for Package CW1B .................................................................. 7

Table 10: Situation of Land Handover for Package CW1C ................................................................ 7

Table 11: Situation of Land Handover for Packages CW2A, CW2B and CW2C .................................. 8

Table 12: Status of the 10 HH Affected by both CMDCP and Local Project ..................................... 10

Table 13: Status of construction of the 10 Towers ......................................................................... 12

Table 14: Additional Land Acquisition in Package CW2C ................................................................ 14

Table 15: List of HH Affected by Additional Land Acquisition in Package CW2C ............................. 15

Table 16: Summary of Grievances ................................................................................................. 16

Table 17: Summary of Activities Completed, Ongoing and Planned ............................................... 17

Table 18: Women who Followed Training for Small Business ........................................................ 20

Table 19: Location, data and participants to Workshops on Capacity Building for Gender ............. 21

Table 20: Staff Employed by Contractors by Gender ...................................................................... 22

Table 21: Result of the HIV/STIs Testing ........................................................................................ 23

Table 22: Status of HAPP Activities Phase 1 ................................................................................... 24

Table 23: Indicators for Land Acquisition and Resettlement .......................................................... 25

Table 24: Indicators for Income Restoration Plan .......................................................................... 27

Table 25: Indicators for HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Program ................................................ 28

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Division of the Project into Packages ................................................................................ 6

Figure 2: Status of Construction of Access Road to Ward 6 Resettlement Site ................................. 9

Figure 3: Location of the 110 kV Transmission Line ....................................................................... 11

Figure 4: Location of the two Towers of the 220 kV Transmission Line .......................................... 13

LIST OF ANNEX

Annex 1 : List of Pending Grievances ............................................................................................. 29

Annex 2: Obstacles on the ROW .................................................................................................... 34

Annex 3: Photos of IRP Activities ................................................................................................... 35

Annex 4: Status of Implementation of the Social Action Plan ........................................................ 36

Annex 5: Data on Employment by Gender for Each Contractor (September 2015) ........................ 44

Annex 6: Planning of Resettlement and Social Activities from November 2015 to February 2016 . 46


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1. INTRODUCTION

1. The Central Mekong Delta Connectivity Project (CMDCP) will improve connectivity in the Mekong Delta Region and provide efficient access from Ho Chi Minh City to the Southern Coastal Region through construction of two cable stayed bridges across the Mekong River and associated roads: Component 1: Cao Lanh Bridge (2.4 km) and approach roads (5.4 km); Component 2: Interconnecting Road (15.7 km); and Component 3: Vam Cong Bridge (2.97 km) and approach roads (4.08 km).

2. Resettlement Plans (RP) have been approved, for Dong Thap Province & Can Tho, City by ADB on 5 April 2013. A RP Addendum for a new access road in Tinh Thoi commune (Dong Thap Province) was approved on 24 November 2014. ADB also approved detailed IRP for Dong Thap Province and Can Tho City on 17 March 2015.

3. A Social Action Plan (SAP) has also been prepared and approved by ADB on 7 May 2013 and MoT on 4 July 2013. Finally the HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Prevention Program has been approved by ADB in June 2013 and by MOT on 26th August 2013.

3. CIPM is the representative of the executive agency (MOT) and is responsible for internal monitoring. As per agreed RPs, CIPM has to submit quarterly monitoring report to ADB and MOT. This report constitutes the resettlement & social monitoring report No.8 (QR#8).

2. OBJECTIVES OF INTERNAL MONITORING REPORT (IMR)

4. The objectives of the internal monitoring program are (i) to ensure that the standard of living of AHs are restored or improved; (ii) to monitor whether the overall project and resettlement objectives are being met; (iii) to assess if rehabilitation measures and compensation are sufficient; (iv) to identify problems and risks; and (v) to identify measures to mitigate problems.

5. The range of activities and issues that need to be recorded and verified, include:

− Compensation, allowance payments and delivery of assistance measures to AHs; − Re-establishment of AH settlements and business enterprises; − Reaction of AHs, in particular, to resettlement and compensation packages; and − Re-establishment of income levels and living of AHHs

6. QR #8 covers the period from August to mid November 2015. During this period, an ADB/DFAT review mission took place from 17 to 22 August.

3. STATUS OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ACTIVITIES

3.1 Status of Resettlement Activities

7. A total of 1,783 HH (1,5251 HH in Dong Thap Province and 258 in Can Tho City) are affected by the project. Compensation is completed at 99.1 % for the whole project (99.1 % in Dong Thap and 99.2% in Can Tho).

8. Handover of land is completed at 99% for the whole project (99 % in Dong Thap and 100% in Can Tho).

1 This number includes the 10 HH affected by both a local project and the CMDCP; the compensation plans for these 10 HH were approved on 31st August 2015; all HH have now been compensated.


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9. 16 HH are not yet compensated due mainly to pending grievances (14 in Dong Thap and 2 in Can Tho). 19 HH didn’t yet handover their land (all in Dong Thap). Among the 19 HH, 5 HH committed to handover before the end of the year. Other cases are related to grievances or dispute on land. Tables 1 and 2 present the status of compensation and handover of land in Dong Thap Province and Can Tho City. Table 3 present the detailed list of HH, for component 1, who didn’t receive compensation or didn’t handover land.

Table 1: Dong Thap Province: Progress of Payment and Handover of Land to Contractors

Components

AHs Who Received Payment AHs Who Have Not Received

Payment2

Total No. of

AHs

Handed Over

the Land

Have not

Handed Over

the Land Yet

Handed Over

the Land

Have not

Handed Over

the Land Yet

Component 1 699 680 6 1 13

Component 2 619 619 0 0 0

Component 3 207 207 0 0 0

Total 1525 1511 14

Percentage 100 % 99% 1%

Table 2: Can Tho City: Progress of Payment and Handover of Land to Contractors

Components AHs Who Received Payment AHs Who Have Not Received

Payment

Total No. of

AHs

Handed Over

the Land

Have not

Handed Over

the Land Yet

Handed Over

the Land

Have not

Handed Over

the Land Yet

Component 3A 110 110 0 0 0

Component 3B 148 146 0 2 0

258 256 2

Percentage 100 % 99 % 1 %

2 This number includes the 10 HH affected by both a local project and CMDCP in An Binh commune (CW1A)


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Table 3: Component 1: Outstanding Resettlement Cases

Commune

/ward

Received

payment but

didn’t hand

over land yet

Didn’t receive

payment but

handed over

land

Didn’t receive

payment and

didn’t hand

over land yet

Package

Reason for non-

payment or non-hand-

over

1 Nguyễn Văn Hiệu An Binh x CW1A

Land dispute

2 Nguyễn Thị Lan An Binh x CW1A

3 Nguyễn Văn Lộc An Binh x CW1A

4 Nguyễn Văn Triếu An Binh x CW1A

5 Nguyễn Thị Ba An Binh x CW1A 4 HH affected by both local project and CMCDP; received comp-ensation in Sept./Oct. and will handover in Dec. once their house built in My Tho RS;

6 Đặng Kim Hưng An Binh x CW1A

7 Đặng Kim Loan An Binh X CW1A

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Đặng Văn Tới

An Binh

X CW1A

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Nguyễn Thanh Quí

An Binh X

CW1A

HH affected by both local project and CMCDP; Review additional compensation plan

10 Trần Thiện Hảo Ward 3 x CW1A Land dispute

11 Phan Trần Anh Huệ Ward 3 x CW1A

1 HH Mrs Hue refused compensation for several reasons (comp-ensation for land out RoW, low compensation rates, plot in RS); 3 other, HH agreed with compensation but are waiting Mrs. Hue’ case solved;

12 Phan Trần Anh Cúc Ward 3 x CW1A

13 Phan Thị Nguyệt Ward 3 x CW1A

14

Phan Thị Ngọc Hạnh

Ward 3

X

CW1A

15 Nguyễn Thị Bảnh and Lại Quốc Thới Tan My x CW1C Land dispute

16 Nguyễn Phát Cường Tan My x CW1C

Refused compensation; want the project to acquire all land;

17 Nguyễn Thị Thu Ngân Tan My x CW1C

18 Nguyễn Thị Thu Ba Tan My x CW1C

19 Nguyễn Thị Thu Năm Tan My x CW1C

20 Nguyễn Thúy Hồng Tan My x CW1C

Total 6 1 13


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3.2 Relocated Households

10. A total of 571 HH will need to relocate as their house is totally affected and their remaining

residential land is not viable. 350 HH (299 in Dong Thap and 51 in Can Tho) opted for self-relocation

and 218 (174 in Dong Thap and 44 in Can Tho) to relocate in a serviced resettlement site. 3 HH didn’t

yet decide (cases under grievances).

Table 4: Households who Need to be Relocated

Package Commune/ward Affected

HH

Household who Need to Relocate

HH opted for

Self-Relocation

HH opted to

relocate in RS

Not yet

decided Total

Component 1 699 116 120 3 239

CW1A

An Binh 103 7 41 0 48

Ward 3 47 0 16 3 19

Tịnh Thoi 370 93 33 0 126

CW1B

Tan My 1 179 16 30 0 46 CW1C

Component 2 619 124 50 0 174

CW2A

Tan My 2 28 5 0 0 5

My An Hung B 175 6 26 0 32

Binh Thanh Trung 142 23 6 0 29

CW2B

Binh Thanh 173 72 1 0 73

CW2C Dinh An C2 101 18 17 0 35

Component 3 207 59 4 0 63

CW3B Dinh An C3 207 59 4 0 63

CW3A

Total Dong Thap 1525 299 174 3 476

CW3A Thoi Thuan 190 35 32 0 67

CW3B Vinh Trinh 68 16 12 0 28

Total Can Tho City 258 51 44 0 95

TOTAL PROJECT 1783 350 218 3 571

Source: CHLFD/CLFD November 2015

11. At the time of the preparation of the report, only 25 HH relocated in a RS and built a house

among a total of 220 HH who received a plot of land in a RS (see Table 4). 195 HH didn’t relocate yet

even if they received compensation and handed over their land. Reasons for not building a house on

the plot allocated are the following: i) some HH kept the plots as an investment and are planning to sell

the plot; ii) some AH want to keep the plot for their children; iii) some HH find plots in resettlement site

too small for their family. Most of these HH already built a new house (see section 4.2 on Ward 6 RS).

12. Among the 174 HH who opted for a services RS in Dong Thap Province, 165 were allocated a

plot of land; the remaining 9 HH are waiting the solving of grievances.


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Table 5: Households who Received a Plot in a RS

Relocation Site Number of HH who

received a plot in a RS

Number of plots Number of HH

who built a house

Dong Thap Province 158 165 20

My Tho 44 44 8

Ward 3 16 22 4

Ward 6 21 21 0

Tan My 63 64 2

Dinh An 14 14 6

Can Tho City 45 55 5

Long Thanh 2 22 29 5

Thoi Thuan 23 26 0

Total 203 220 25

3.3 Status of Payment of Compensation

13. Compensation is almost completed for all components. The total compensation costs for Dong

Thap province is VND 963.3 billion (44 M USD). Compensation was made under the Government and

provincial budget (part of Component 1 and Component 3) and under ADB OCR loan (part of

component 1 and component 2). Up to now disbursement reached 934.8 billion VND (97%).

14. In Can Tho City, compensation was done under the Government and City budget. The total

resettlement compensation cost is VND 200 billion (9.1 M USD). Up to now the Government has funded

VND 182 billion (91%).

Table 6: Summary of Compensation Payments

Component

Total

Nb of

HH

HH who

received

compensation

Total

compensation Total disbursed Remaining budget

Billion VND Billion VND % Billion VND %

Component 1 699 685 383,6 370,3 97% 13,3 3%

Component 2 619 619 425,5 411 97% 14,5 3%

Component 3 207 207 154,2 153,5 100% 0,7 0%

Total Dong Thap 1525 1511 963,3 934,8 97% 28,5 3%

Component 3 258 256 200 182 91% 18 9%

Total Can Tho 258 256 200 182 91% 18 9%

TOTAL PROJECT 1783 1767 1163,3 1116,8 96% 46,5 4%

Source: CHLFD/CLFD November 2015

3.4 Status of Land Hand Over

15. Among the 8 packages, all have been awarded and received Notice to Proceed (NTP) and are

under construction.


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Table 7: Construction Status for each Package

Package Award and signing NTP

CW1A 29-Aug-14 29-Oct-14

CW1B 15-Oct-13 25-Mar-14

CW1C 5-Nov-14 29 Dec 2014

CW2A 15-Dec-14 31 Dec 2014

CW2B 15-Dec-14 31 Dec 2014

CW2C 15-Dec-14 29 Dec 2014

CW3A 15 Sep-13 26-Nov-2013

CW3B 19 Mar-15 30-June-2015

Figure 1: Division of the Project into Packages

3.4.1 Package CW1A

16. The situation in package CW1A improved with the compensation of the 10 HH affected by both

the CMDCP and a local funded project (bypass of NH 30). 5 among the 10 HH already handed over their

land and the 4 remaining will handover when their house will be built (expected end of December

2015). Additional compensation plan is under review for 1 HH.

17. However this package still presents the most serious cases of grievances and delay in

compensation (8 of the 14 HH who didn’t receive compensation and 14 of the 19 HH who didn’t

handover land are located in this package). This situation hampers the civil works.

18. There are 9 Households (2,179 m2) in An Binh commune, and 5 HH (3,914 m2) in Ward 3 who

didn’t handed over their land to contractor.

19. An Binh commune: (i) 4 HHs are under land dispute (Lan, Loc, Trieu and Hieu) and refused

compensation; (iii) 5 HH affected by both CMDCP and local project will hand over their land in

December.

20. Ward 3: (i) 1 HH (Tran Thien Hao) is in land dispute with her mother; (ii) 4 HHs (Hue, Cuc,

Nguyet, Hanh) refused compensation due to grievances;

21. Annex 1 presents the status of the grievances up to November 2015.


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22. Relocation of several infrastructures (electric lines, and telecommunication cables) is blocked

due to land dispute along NH30 (An Binh Commune) and in Ward 3 due to the 4 HH who refused

compensation.

Table 8: Situation of Land Handed over for Package CW1A

Commune

Total

HHs Total affected

area (m2)

Area

handed over

Area not yet

handed over (m2)

% of land

handed

over

Nb HH who didn’t

handover land

An Binh 103 45 602 43 423 2 179 95% 9

Ward 3 47 38 998 35 084 3 914 90% 5

Tinh Thoi 271 167 778 167 778 - 100% 0

Total 421 252 378 246 285 6 093 98% 14

3.4.2 Package CW1B

23. For the Cao Lanh Bridge (package CW1B), all land has been now handed over to the contractor

for both the northern and southern sections (Tinh Thoi commune).

Table 9: Situation of Land Handover for Package CW1B

Commune Total

HHs

Total affected

area (m2)

Area handed

over

Area not yet

handed over (m2)

% of land

handed over

Nb HH who didn’t

handover land

Tinh Thoi 99 55 615 55 615 0 100% 0

Tan My 66 48 135 48 135 0 100% 0

Total 165 103 750 103 750 0 100% 0

3.4.3 Package CW1C

24. Construction started in January 2015 on this section. 5 AHs still didn’t handover their land due

grievances (at the interchange with PR 849). They want the project to acquire all their land. Change in

the design is considered as it is small land acquisition for most of the HH. There was no progress since

the last QR for this package.

Table 10: Situation of Land Handover for Package CW1C

Commune Total HHs Total affected

area (m2)

Area

handed over

Area not yet

handed over (m2)

% of land

handed over

Nb HH who didn’t

handover land

Tan My 113 125814,1 125 421,20 392,90 99,69% 5

3.4.4 Packages CW2A, CW2B and CW2C

25. Construction started in January 2015 for these packages. Handover is completed at 100% for

the three packages (see Table 9).

26. Relocation of several infrastructures (water supply, electric lines, and telecommunication

cables) is under completion in Binh Thanh commune.


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Table 11: Situation of Land Handover for Packages CW2A, CW2B and CW2C

Commune

Total

HHs

Total affected

area (m2)

Area

handed over

Area not yet

handed over (m2)

% of land

handed over

HH who didn’t

handover land

Package CW2A 192 334116.6 334116.6 0 100.0% 0

Tân Mỹ 28 45378.3 45378.3 0 100.0% 0

Mỹ An Hưng B 164 288738.3 288738.3 0 100.0% 0 Package CW2B 139 278750.6 278750.6 0 100.0% 0

Mỹ An Hưng B 11 21105.4 21105.4 0 100.0% 0

Bình Thạnh Trung 128 257645.2 257645.2 0 100.0% 0 Package CW2C 288 357918.5 357918.5 0 100.0% 0

Bình Thạnh Trung 14 23528.1 23528.1 0 100.0% 0

Bình Thành 173 216,791.3 216,791.3 0 100.0% 0

Định An 101 117678.4 117678.4 0 100.0% 0

3.4.5 Package CW3A 27. In section of package 3A in Dong Thap province, all 207 HH have handed over their land. For

section of package 3A in Can Tho City 100 % of land (has been handed over to the contractor and civil

works are ongoing). 110/110 AHs received compensation; among the 110 AHs, 57 own graves only.

3.4.6 Package CW3B: 28. 146/148 HH have been compensated but all HH handed over their land. 2 remaining cases are

minor (HH didn’t go to get compensation and HH has in LURC in a bank for guarantee).

3.5 Obstacles on the Right-of-Way

29. Several infrastructures (electric lines, telecommunication lines, water supply pipes etc.) are not

yet relocated for packages CW1A, CW1C and CW2C. Annex 2 presents the obstacles on the Right-of-

Way (ROW). These obstacles hampered the progress of civil works in these packages. In addition the

relocation of a 110 kV line is ongoing (see section 4.5).

4. OUTSTANDING RESETTLEMENT ISSUES

30. This section presents the outstanding issues regarding resettlement.

4.1 Land Assets in the 4 Interchanges

31. A report has been provided to ADB/DFAT during the August 2015 review mission to propose

mitigation measures to minimize land acquisition in the loops of the interchanges. Three scenarios have

been proposed; the report recommended scenario 3 which is also the lowest cost option ($0.53 million.

- Scenario 1 : Acquire all agriculture & garden land and all houses with current access in the loop

ramp;

- Scenario 2: Assist farmers located in the loop during the period without full irrigation (estimated at

15 months) and acquire all the houses with current access in the loop ramps;

- Scenario 3: Assist farmers located in the loop during the period without full irrigation (estimated at

15 months) and build new access roads for HH with current access in the loop ramp;

32. In the MOU prepared for the August 2015 review mission it was agreed that :


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- CIPM and the provincial authority will provide a preferred option to MOT and the financiers for their

review and comment, by 30 September. If the preferred option is to adopt either Option 2 or 3 in the

report, CIPM will instruct the DDIS to amend the report to reflect the mission’s comments above.

33. The report was submitted to MOT and Dong Thap PPC for review in September 2015. The report

is still under review by Dong Thap PPC and MOT.

34. The MOU also indicates that:

- CIPM, together with DDIS resettlement team and environment team, to review the ongoing impacts

caused by environment and resettlement and submit the necessary mitigation measures and support

due to loss of livelihood to ADB by 15 October 2015.

35. A report reviewing the ongoing impacts caused by environment and resettlement was

submitted to ADB in early November 2015; this report includes mitigation measures for AH who

experienced loss of livelihood. This report is under review by ADB/DFAT.

4.2 Access Road for Ward 6 RS

36. The main access road to Ward 6 RS is still under construction; however, a house belonging to

the army has to be moved. According to CHLFD, no fund is available in 2015 to remove the house.

Construction is now stopped for the main access road.

37. Another access road to the RS is now completed (see Figure 2). On 31st July 2015, CHLFD sent a

letter to all HH to be relocated in Ward 6 RS indicating that they can now build a house as the access

roads are completed. Up to the beginning of November, none of the 21 HH, who were allocated a plot

in the RS, started to build a house.

38. Among the 21 HH: (i) 13 HH built new house; (ii) 5 HH are living with their parents; (iii) 1 HH had

house before; (iv) 1 HH is only affected residential land, their house is not affected; (v) 1 HH is renting

house at ward 4 in order to be convenient for his work. He is state officer and does not intend to build

house in this RS. As all of the HH who received a plot of land in Ward 6 RS relocated permanently at

other location, no extension of the rental allowance was provided. This is also confirmed by the fact

that none of the 21 HH started to build a house since they were authorized (end of July 2015).

Figure 2: Status of Construction of Access Road to Ward 6 Resettlement Site

Access road completed (October 2015) Internal roads completed (October 2015)


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4.3 HH Affected by Local Project

39. Compensation plans for these 10 HH were approved on 31st August 2015 by PPC; all HH have

now received compensation and 5 of them handed over their land to the contractor. 5 HH are currently

building a house in My Tho RS. The status of the 10 HH is presented in the table below.

40. An addendum to the resettlement plan was prepared for the 10 HH who were affected by both

a local project (bypass of Cao Lanh City) and the CMDCP in An Binh commune. These 10 HH are now

considered as AHs under the CMDCP. The final addendum was submitted to ADB in early November

2015. On 10 November, ADB indicated that they have no further comments on the Addendum.

41. This addendum also included a due diligence survey for the 20 HH who were affected by a local

project (bypass of Cao Lanh City) but who were compensated and handed over land in 2010.

Table 12: Status of the 10 HH Affected by both CMDCP and Local Project

Name Date of compensation Handover (date) Relocation status

1 Nguyen Thi Ba 8 September End of December/2015 My Tho RS. (building house)

2 Dang Van Toi End of September End of December/2015 My Tho RS (building house)

3 Dang Kim Hung October End of December/2015 My Tho RS (building house)

4 Dang Kim Loan October End of December/2015 My Tho RS (building house)

5 Nguyen Van Dung 8 September Handed over ( Nov/2015) House built in My Tho RS

6 Doan Van Lo 8 September Handed over ( Nov/2015) House built in My Tho RS

7 Bui Thanh Liem 8 September Handed over ( Nov/2015) House built in My Tho RS

8 Bui Nguyen Trung Hieu 8 September Handed over ( Nov/2015) House built in My Tho RS

9 Nguyen Thanh Qui* 8 September Review compensation

plan

My Tho RS (building house)

10 Dang Ngoc Bich 8 September Handed over ( Nov/2015) House built in My Tho RS

4.4 Complaints from Households who are no Longer Affected Due to the Reduction

of the Construction Yards

42. During the November 2014 ADB/DFAT review mission, CHLFD requested the Mission to allow

use of loan funds for providing assistance to the 47 HH who affected under the initial project design (in

Tan My and Tinh Thoi communes). It was answered that the Mission has no objection to use loan funds.

However ADB/DFAT requested a review of the methodology and verification used for the assistance to

be provided to the households.

43. At the request of CIPM a draft report on this issue was prepared by DDIS and submitted to

CIPM on 18 December 2014. However a new assessment will be conducted by a team of experts will

be establish to review the proposed assistance and determine the support for loss of income.

44. CHLFD set-up an assessment team with representatives of CHFLD, department of agriculture

and mass organizations (WU, FU); the team checked the claims of farmers; the team met the communes

in June-July to confirm claims and propose allowances.

45. A first report on Tan My commune was submitted to CIPM/DDIS on 10 November 2015. This

report is under review by DDIS. Review of the methodology will be finalized by the end of November

2015 if the report for Tinh Thoi commune is available before November 20.


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4.5 Relocation of Electric Lines

4.5.1 110 kV Electric Line

46. Part of a 110 kV transmission line is located in the RoW and affects contractors work. 10 new

towers will need to be built (2 towers in Ward 3, 2 in Tinh Thoi and 6 in Binh Thanh communes) outside

the RoW (see Figure 3). The 10 foundations for the towers affect HH outside the RoW of the CMDCP.

CHLFD doesn’t consider these HH as affected HH under the CMDCP. However, because land acquisition

is linked to the CMDCP (relocation of the towers is needed due to the road construction) a due diligence

has been conducted for these 10 HH.

47. To speed-up the process of construction, CHLFD paid in advance the 10 HH affected

(compensation plans have not yet been approved). Compensation was negotiated directly with each

HH. Compensation was done as a package (not item by item). HH negotiated directly with CHLFD and

agreed once they estimated it was as a satisfactory compensation for them. HH were compensated for

the foundation areas of the poles. There is no building restriction under the wires.

48. All HH were satisfied with the compensation received. Impacts are also limited (between 57 and

207 m2) and no main structure was affected (See Table 13). Compensation rates vary from 300,000 to

1,000,000 VND/m2 which is high for mostly agriculture and garden land; it also include trees and other

secondary structures which may have been affected. Therefore the compensation was found fair for

the 10 HH. Productive land acquisition is lower than 10% for all the 10 HH and therefore they are not

entitled to the IRP. No additional compensation/assistance is needed. Table 13 identified the area

affected, the compensation received and the status of construction of these 10 towers.

Figure 3: Location of the 110 kV Transmission Line

110 kV section in Ward 3 & Tinh Thoi commune 110 kV section in Binh Thanh commune


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Table 13: Status of construction of the 10 Towers

No Tower Affected

area (m2)

Compensation

received

Status of construction

I Section in ward 3

1 Tower 1 (In Mrs. Hue 's

land) 136,89 71 503 000,00

- Tower already built. The contractor

will wire and connect to complete on

20/11/2015

2 Tower 2 ( Mr. Nuoi's

land) 57,76 25 488 600,00

- Already installed the tower. The

contractor will wire and connect to

complete on 20/11/2015

II Section in Tinh Thoi Commune

1 Tower 3 (Mr. Phong's

land) 174,24 62 834 400,00

- Tower already built. The contractor

will install wire and connect on

20/11/2015

2 Tower 4 (Mr Hồng's land

) 201,64 201 640 000,00

- The contractor built a 5m-tower and

will complete the tower before

20/11/2015. The contractor will install

wires and connect on 20/11/2015

II Section in Binh Thanh Commune – HW 80 and interchange with HW 80 ( 6 foundations)

1 Tower 1 ( Mr.Tri’s land) 84,64 42 320 000,00

Concrete base of the foundation already

built;

2 Tower 2 ( Mr. Van’s land) 134,56 41 579 040,00

Tower under construction on the

foundation

3 Tower 3 ( Mr Hung’s

land) 112,36 34 719 240,00

Concrete base of the foundation already

built;

4 Tower 4(Mr Nghia’s land) 112,36 44 944 000,00 Foundation base just dug;

5 Tower 5 ( Mr.Thuc’s land) 134,56 41 579 112,00 Foundation base just dug;

6 Tower 6 ( Mr Viet’s land) 84,64 26 153 760,00

Concrete base of the foundation under

construction;

4.5.2 220 kV Electric Line in An Binh Commune

49. Two towers of a 220 kV line are located just outside the RoW (see Figure 4) in package CW1A

(An Binh commune). However the safety area around these towers, encroaches on the RoW. No civil

work is possible within this safety area.

50. On 10/19/2015, CIPM sent document No. 3900/ CIPM/QLDACL to Dong Thap PPC to propose

to relocate the 220 kV transmission line out of Dinh Chung Bridge intersection.

51. On 21/10/2015, MOT sent document No.14003/BGTVT-CQLXD to the following persons: i) Chief

of Parliament's delegation; ii) Dong Thap Province chairman; iii) People's Council Chairman; iv)

Chairman and v) Secretary of Party Committee of Dong Thap province about support for completion of

the ground clearance.

52. On 05/11/2015, PPC issued document No.1973/VPUBND-KTN and requested that “CDHLF

coordinates with relevant agencies to check and report to PPC before 13/11/2015. CDHLF is currently preparing the necessary documents.


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Figure 4: Location of the two Towers of the 220 kV Transmission Line

4.6


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4.7 Additional Land Acquisition in Package CW2C

53. To meet the required curves, additional land acquisition is needed between km 18+200 and km

18+720 (Binh Thanh Trung Commune) in package CW2C. Land to be acquired is 4,4334.3 m2 of

agricultural land owned by 12 households (see Table 14).

54. Among the 12 HH: i) 10 are affected by agriculture land only; ii) one by agriculture land and

house and; iii) one by house only. The owners of the two houses are: (i) Lam Thi Hai and Du Van Giau

and ii) Mr. Du Van Nhieu. Mr. Du Van Nhieu is landless; he built his house on Lam Thi Hai and Du Van

Giau’s land. He will be allocated a plot of land in Tam My RS. Regarding Mrs. Lam Thi Hai and Mr. Du

Van Giau, the house affected is a temporary structure and they have another house in the same area

outside the RoW. Therefore, they are not entitled to a plot in a RS.

55. CLFHD submitted compensation plans to Dong Thap PPC on 9 September 2015. These plans

were reviewed and commented by DONRE. CHLFD will resubmit revised plans on 13 November 2015

following comments from DONRE. We should note that CDHLF already paid in compensation in advance

(95% of compensation amount) for 6 HHs: Le Van Giang, Du Van Giau, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Ngoc

Hung, Nguyen Kim Lien, Nguyen Kim Phuong where land was needed in priority for civil works.

Table 14: Additional Land Acquisition in Package CW2C

Impacts Area/number of HH

Land Acquisition 4.434,3m2

a. Public land (road) 273,1m2

b. Land of HH and Individual 4.161,2m2

- Residential land 32,4m2

- Perennial land 536,6m2

- Paddy land 3.592,2m2

Affected households 12 HHs

- Number of HHs affected by land 11 HHs

- Number of HH with House and structures affected 02 HHs

- Number of HHs with crops affected 03 HHs

House to be relocated 02 Houses

Temporary house ( C.4) 02 Houses

HH to be relocated 01 HH

56. Among the 12 HH, 11 HH were already affected by the Project and only 1 HH is a new AH: Mr.

Nguyen Thi Nhanh. However, he is marginally affected (17,6 m2 of garden land). No additional public

consultation was conducted as 11/12 HH have already been invited in public consultation on 3 August

2012. During DMS, CHLFD provided necessary information (grievance mechanism process,

compensation rates, resettlement site etc.) to all AHs.

57. Among the 12 HH, 9 were already included in the IRP prepared for Dong Thap Province. Mr. Du

Van Nhieu is landless and will be entitled to the RP during the next phase. Regarding the two other HH`;

i) Mr. Nguyen Thi Nhanh is losing less than 10% of his productive land; and ii) Mr. Huynh Ngoc An even

with the additional land acquisition is still losing less than 10% of agriculture land. Therefore they are

not entitled to the IRP.

58. Compensation rates applied are based on the replacement cost study conducted in April 2014

for the Component 2 and approved by PPC (Document No 224/UBND-KTTH dated 26/04/2014).


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Table 15: List of HH Affected by Additional Land Acquisition in Package CW2C

No Name Compensation

(VNĐ)

Involved in IRP (Y/N

activity chosen)

Agriculture

land acquired

House

affected

1 Huynh Ngoc An 25,822,000 No yes

2 La Van Giang 16,800,000 Cow yes

3 Lam Thi Hai & Du Van Giau 261.878.490 Cow yes yes

4 Du Van Giau 55,238,400 Support for fertilizer yes

5 Nguyen Thi Hoa 86,414,400 Support for fertilizer yes

6 Nguyen Ngoc Hung 68,544,000 Support for fertilizer yes

7 Nguyen Km Lien 182,961,600 Support for fertilizer yes

8 Nguyen Thi Nhang 9,236,400 No yes

9 Du Van Nhieu 90,037,910 Pig raising Yes (landless)

10 Nguyen Kim Phuong 232,076,800 Support for fertilizer yes

11 Nguyen Thi The 599,319,600 Support for fertilizer yes

12 Lam Van Ut 224,520,000 No yes

TOTAL 1,852,849,600


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5. GRIEVANCE PROCESS

59. Dong Thap Province established a task force to manage the Project grievance redress process.

13 grievances remain in the Province. In Can Tho only one HH has still a grievance but he handed over

his land.

60. Table 16 presents a summary of the status and reasons of grievances. The main reasons for

grievances are the rates for land, mainly residential land, (6 cases), compensation for land outside the

RoW (6 cases), and land dispute (6 cases). Annex 1 presents the detailed of each grievance.

61. On 28 October 2015, a meeting was held in Dong Thap PPC with representatives of districts/city

and wards, CHLFD, CIPM and DDIS. The purpose of the meeting was to review outstanding issues in

resettlement. Several decisions were taken during this meeting as presented in Annex 1.

62. Two new grievances were submitted since the last QR: cases of Mr. Dang Kim Hung and Mr.

Dang Kim Loan in package CW1A. These 2 HH are among the 10 HH affected by both a local project and

the CMDCP. However these grievances have been solved in October 2015. Details on these grievance

are presented in Annex 1.

Table 16: Summary of Grievances

No

Commune/Ward Type of grievances Tota

l HH

with

Grie

van

ces

Ward Increase

Land rate

Allocation

of reset.

plot

Support

for small

business

Compens.

land out

of ROW

Increase

comp. for

grave

Land

dispute Other

A COMPONENT 1 6 1 1 6 1 6 1 13

I An Binh 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 4

II Ward 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2

III Tinh Thoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IV Tan My 5 0 0 6 0 1 0 7

B COMPONENT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

I Tan My 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

II My An Hung B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

III Binh Thanh Trung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IV Binh Thanh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

V Dinh An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C COMPONENT 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

I Dinh An 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

II Thoi Thuan (CT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

III Vinh Trinh (CT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

TOTAL 6 1 1 6 1 7 1 143

3 HH may have several grievances


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6. INCOME RESTORATION PROGRAM

6.1 Status of IRP Activities

63. IRP is under implementation in both Dong Thap Province and Can Tho City and several activities

have been conducted or are ongoing.

64. Training is now completed for small business in both Can Tho and Dong Thap. Regarding training

for agriculture it is completed in Can Tho and ongoing in Dong Thap. Vocational training is also ongoing

in both Can Tho and Dong Thap.

65. There is significant progress in the implementation of IRP activities especially regarding training

but delivering of inputs has not yet started. For agriculture activities it is due to the need for survey

among suppliers and the bidding process. For small business delivering of equipment should take place

quickly. Once price of inputs known (following surveys) than the use of the remaining amount could

take place.

66. A summary of the activities completed and planned are presented in the table below:

Table 17: Summary of Activities Completed, Ongoing and Planned

Dong Thap Province Can Tho City

Activities

completed/

ongoing

- Vocational Training `

- Started in August and is ongoing;

- Small Business

- WU completed training and survey

of input demand for each HH.

- Currently, WU summarizes and

classifies the list input to buy and

are identifying who will be the

suppliers; Input will then be handed

over to HH; expected in November;

- Agricultural activities

- Organized visits for HH from Dinh

An and Bình Thanh communes to

visit farm model for raising cow in

Tra Vinh province (12/7/2015).Tan

My commune: at Ben Tre province

(8/8/2015). Binh Thanh Trung

commune in An Giang province

(31/7/2015). My An Hung B in An

Giang province ( 12/9/2015)

- Organize site visit to model farm for

raising pig for: Dinh An, Binh Thanh

Trung communes in An Giang

province (1/8/2015)

- Vocational Training `

- Started in July and is ongoing;

- Small Business

- Training for small business

conducted by WU was completed in

July 2015.

- Currently, WU summarizes and

classifies the list input to buy and

are identifying who will be the

suppliers; Input will then be handed

over to HH in November;

- Agricultural activities

- Training for agriculture activities

started on 29 July 2015 and was

completed in September;

- On 2 November, participants went

to An Giang to choose cow.

- Working group met all stakeholders

(AEC, FU etc.) to explain their role

during the follow-up phase;


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- Training for raising cow started on

4/9/2015 and 8/9/2015 for Dinh An

and Binh Thanh respectively;

- Training for cow breeding training

was done for 176/269 HHs in 6

communes in October, 2015

- Agricultural activities in Dong Thap

province with big budget and large

number of participants. Therefore

CHLFD have prepared regulation

documents for purchasing breeding

animals and domestic animal

follows land regulation and

submitted to Dong Thap province

and Steering committee was

submitted to PPC and approved on

9 October 2015 ;

-

Activities

planned

- Buying and delivery of inputs is expected

in November and December 2015; - Inputs (animals and equipment) will be

delivered to participants in November

2015;

- Follow-up phase will start in November

6.2 Issues Raised

67. During meetings with SC and WG on 14 October in Can Tho and on 15 October in Dong Thap

several issues were raised as presented in the sections below.

6.2.1 Change of activities

68. Following the reconfirmation of activities in last June in Dong Thap province a large number of

HH changed of activities (216) as indicated below:

- An Dinh Commune 56 / 231 HH changed activity;

- Binh Thanh 36 / 140 HH changed activity;

- Binh Thanh Trung commune 16 / 121 HH changed activity;

- My Hung Commune 26/145 HH changed activity;

- Tan My Commune 33/174 HH changed activity;

- Tinh Thoi Commune 26/277 HH changed activity;

- Ward 3 12/32 HH changed activity;

- An Binh Commune 11/55 HH changed activity;

69. According to the working group on agriculture, most of the HH changed for the same type of

activity (i.e. change within agriculture activities, small business). However some changed of type of

activity. It was agreed that WG on agriculture needs to update the list of HH as soon as possible to

identify all the changes and to identify impact on budget, training. Approval from Dong Thap PPC is

needed in case of change of budget. To avoid any delay, it was agreed that training as well as delivery


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of inputs will start with the HH who didn’t change of activity (budget already approved).

6.2.2 Buying and Delivery of Cows

70. Finding suppliers for cows was difficult as there is no suppliers in both Can Tho and Dong Thap.

Participants have to buy cows in An Giang Province. There was an issue with the supplier for Xan Tho

concerning appropriate invoice for liquidation. It was finally solved and a contract will be signed with

supplier in An Giang province. In Can Tho City, all participants went to choose a cow in An Giang

Province on 2 November. They wrote their name on the cow (see photo in Annex 3). Delivery of cows

is expected on 20 November 2015.

71. The problem is for cow only; for other inputs (pigs, chicken, duck, there is no problem because

suppliers can easily be found in Can Tho and Dong Thap.

6.2.3 Reporting

72. Monthly reports have been prepared in October 2015. DDIS indicated to SC that reports should disaggregate all data by gender (person participating in training, person receiving input etc.).

6.2.4 Use of contingencies in Can Tho

73. SC of Can Tho City sent to CIPM a letter on 7 October requesting authorization to use of contingencies for:

- Additional cost for cow surveys;

- Hire security guards for the IRP office;

- Organize training course during holidays;

- Support for WU activities to buy goods and handover inputs

74. As there was no change in the total budget the request was approved by CIPM.

6.2.5 Bidding and VAT

75. According to Vietnamese regulations, bidding are necessary for government contracts. Invoices

of famers also need to include VAT. It is also necessary for liquidation issues. CHFLD of Dong Thap

province issued guidelines for staff and WG on how to deal with bidding and VAT. This document was

approved by Dong Thap PPC on 9 October 2015. Dong Thap SC will follow this procedure to buy inputs.

6.2.6 Involvement of Farmer’s Union

76. In Dong Thap Province Farmer’s Union indicated that they don’t know well their role regarding

IRP implementation. DDIS took the example of Can Tho City where leader of working group on

agriculture invited all FU at all levels for a meeting to explain their role (mainly during follow-up). It was

suggested that working group on agriculture in Dong Thap will also organize such meetings. Can Tho

working groups leader (Mr. Trung) could be contacted for advice. DDIS can also join meeting if

requested by working groups. Representatives of FU joined the meeting on 15 October.

6.2.7 Invoice for Shops

77. Regarding vocational training, when the number of trainees is too small to organize a training

course, it is proposed to send participants in a shop/service providing the service and registered at the

vocational training center. If the shop has no official invoice, it is propose to have a form signed by; i)

supplier; ii) participant; iii) VTC; and iv) local authorities; leader of WG will also certify.


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6.3 IRP to Target Women more Effectively

78. During the ADB/DFAT review mission in August, the Mission expressed its concern that the small

business training was not targeting women effectively as originally intended and it may affect training

effectiveness as some participants (male) will unlikely run the small business despite being trained. It

was agreed that the IRP working group will ensure to target the participants who will actually operate

the small businesses. The same applies to participants who will be trained and will carry out the

agricultural activities.

79. DDIS worked with working groups in September 2015 on this issue. First, review and update of

data of participants for small business, show that a majority of women in both Can Tho and Dong Thap

(respectively 63 and 51%) participated to the training and will conduct the small business (see Table

18).

80. For agriculture activities and small business, it was agreed with working groups (AEC, FU, WU), that once the HH will received input, if the person trained is not the one who is conducting the IRP activity (especially if

men follow training and women is conducting the activity), the working group will provide specific guidance to

the person really conducting the activity.

Table 18: Women who Followed Training for Small Business

Total participants

Women who

joined training %

An Binh/Ward 3 18 13 72%

Tinh Thoi 1 22 10 45%

Tinh Thoi 2 20 11 55%

Tan My 28 16 57%

My An Hung B/Binh Thanh Trung 17 4 24%

Binh Thanh 23 8 35%

Dinh An 1 20 12 60%

Dinh An 2 21 12 57%

Total Dong Thap 169 86 51%

Can Tho 40 25 63%

Total Project 209 111 53%

7. SOCIAL ACTION PLAN

7.1 Status of Implementation of the Social Action Plan

81. In the MOU prepared following the August 2015 review mission, the mission reported that data

collection and reporting on the various activities under the social action plan were not sex-

disaggregated. In addition, reporting gender targets as per gender strategy was not sufficiently covered

in the progress reports. An update of the status of implementation of the Social Action Plan with data

disaggregated by gender (highlighted in green) has been prepared and is presented in Annex 4.


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7.2 Capacity Building on Gender

82. As part of the SAP, the third round of capacity building for gender mainstreaming was

conducted in Dong Thap province and Can Tho City in September 2015.

83. During the August 2015 ADB/DFAT review mission, the ADB gender specialist, Mrs. Nguyen

Thanh Giang, requested that the future gender training (i) include gender sensitization training for key

relevant PMUs staff and (ii) include contents on how gender equality is practically promoted in the

project (through increasing equal opportunity of access and control over resources for both women

and men) and roles and responsibility of stakeholders in this process.

84. Even if the training was already planned at the time of the ADB mission (number of participants,

agencies involved), comments regarding the content have been taken into account for the 4th round of

capacity building.

85. The objectives of the training was to ensure capacity building in gender equity and facilitate

women's participation and empowerment for the CMDCP. A total of 137 persons (51 men and 86

women (63%)) participated to the 4 workshops. The table below indicates the dates, location and

participants of the workshops.

Table 19: Location, data and participants to Workshops on Capacity Building for Gender

Date Location Participants 22/09-23/

09/2015

Cao Lanh City

(Dong Thap

Province

- Districts PC (3 Persons); 2 f + 1 m

- DOLISA (3 persons); 1 m + 2f

- DARD (4 persons ); 2f + 2m

- Farmer’s Union (4 persons); 2 f + 2 m

- Agriculture Extension Center (4 persons); 3 f + 1 m

- CHFLD (1 person) 1m

- Women’s Union (province , districts/city ) (5 persons); 5 f

- Youth Union ( Province. districts) (4 persons ); 2 f + 2m

- Total : 28 persons (10 men, 18 women);

24/09-25/

09/2015

Cao Lanh City

(Dong Thap

Province

- Women’s Union (8 communes = 8 persons (8f ) and 26 chairwoman of for

project hamlets (26f) and 22 Head Hamlet (22 m) 34f + 22M

- Total = 56 persons (22 men, 34 women);

15/09 -

16/9/2015

Can Tho City - Districts (2 Persons ) 2f

- DOLISA (3 Persons ); 2Fe +1M

- DARD (3 persons ); 2 f + 1 M

- Farmer’s Union (3 persons); 2 m + 1f

- Agriculture Extension Center (3 persons); 2M + 1F

- CFLD (1 person): 1f

- Women’s Union (city, districts, commune/ward) (4 persons); 4 F

- Youth Union (city. Districts, commune/ward) (2 persons ) 2 f

- Total : 21 persons (6 men, 15 women);

17/09 -

18/9/2015

Thoi Thuan

Ward (Can Tho

City)

- Commune/ward PC (2 persons) 1f + 1m

- Women’s Union (Thoi Thuan/Vinh Trinh 2 persons 2f ); WU in hamlet (9

hamlets in each commune/ward =18 persons = 9M +9F)

- An Giang province (representatives of Mỹ Thạnh ward belong Vam Cong

Ferry 10 persons); 4m + 6f

Total for CầnThơ city & An Giang province = 32 persons (13 men, 19 women);


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86. Two different workshops were organized. The first with leaders of key departments of Dong

Thap province and Can Tho City involved in different components of the Project (SAP, IRP). Content of

the workshop was:

− Gender awareness − Gender mainstreaming − Gender mainstreaming in IRP

87. After this course, participants were able to: − Specifying sex and gender, − The causes of gender inequality, − The significance of promoting gender equality − Applying implementing gender mainstreaming in IRP

88. The second workshop, Training Program on Community Development, focused on women’s

union representatives at commune/ward and hamlet level. Key content include: Community

development and People's Participation

89. After this course, participants were able to:

− Help to improve gender awareness among the project activities, understanding of gender roles in social life and gender roles in IRP towards gender equality in society.

7.3 Employment of Female Workers by Contractor

90. In QR #5 it was highlighted that few women are employed by contractors (around 5 %). Follow-

up conducted in May and September 2015 showed that contractors employ women mainly for services

(cooking, cleaning office etc.) and quite few workers on construction sites are employed. Only package

CW3B have higher rate of employment for women.

91. Up to the end of September 2015, women represented 6.3% of all staff (8% of management and

office staff and 5.8% of workers). To explain why few women are employed, contractors gave gender

stereotype reasons such as women do not like hard work and working outside under hot weather.

Table 20: Staff Employed by Contractors by Gender

Management & Office Staff Workers Total M. & Office staff &Workers

Men Women Total %

Women

Men Women Total %

Women

Men Women Total %

Women

CW 1A 37 1 38 2,6 81 0 81 0,0 118 1 119 0,8

CW1B 92 11 103 10,7 222 14 236 5,9 314 25 339 7,4

CW1C 12 2 14 14,3 75 5 80 6,3 87 7 94 7,4

CW2A/2B 35 1 36 2,8 190 2 192 1,0 225 3 228 1,3

CW2C 29 1 30 3,3 117 2 119 1,7 146 3 149 2,0

CW3A 114 10 124 8,1 392 35 427 8,2 506 45 551 8,2

CW3B 15 3 18 16,7 37 10 47 21,3 52 13 65 20,0

Total 334 29 363 8,0 1114 68 1182 5,8 1448 97 1545 6,3


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8. HIV/AIDS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION PROGRAM

92. The following activities were conducted during the last 3 months (August to October, 2015)

• HAPP/HTPP at community − Conducted second year training for OE and PE in Dong Thap and Can Tho: 2 trainings in Can

Tho and 4 trainings in Dong Thap

− Distributed condom and IEC material for the second year; − Implemented the HIV/STIs examine and testing at Community in Dong Thap (second year)

and Can Tho (first and second year)

− Prepare payment from February to September, 2015 for PAC Dong Thap and Can Tho − Inform the expenditure for 4 months activities from October, 2015 to January, 2016 to PAC

Dong Thap and Can Tho

− Supervise and Collection data of HAPP/HTPP activities at communities in CT and DT

93. Result of the HIV/STIs examine and testing by mobile team at Community in Dong Thap and Can

Tho are presented in the Table below.

Table 21: Result of the HIV/STIs Testing

• HAPP at work place − Made a phone call to Contractor of 5 road packages CW1A, CW1C, CW2AB and CW2C for

reminding the signing sub-contract with service provider and make phase one activities

plan on HAPP at work place based on the MOT decision.

− Approved the Action Plan of phase 1 of package CW2AB; CW2C and CW1C. − Obtained the second quarterly report from package CW3A − Prepared report and attended the ADB mission from August 16-22, 2015 − Pushing and supervising the signing sub-contract and HAPP activities of packages CW1A − Pushing and supervising the HIV/STIs examine and testing at work place − The service provider (EPC) has got MOT’s stamp on each the cost estimate table for 6

packages;

− Email to CIPM a weekly update on HAPP activities for CW packages

94. Results of the HAPP activities of phase 1 for packages CW1B, CW1C, CW2AB and CW2C are

presented at the table below.


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Table 22: Status of HAPP Activities Phase 1

• Activities planned until the end of 2015: − Request for payment from February to September, 2015 and transfer the next four months

budget from October, 2015 to January, 2016 for activities carry out by PAC Dong Thap and

Can Tho.

− Implement the HIV/STIs examine and testing at Community in Can Tho (cont.) − Pushing and supervising the signing sub-contract and HAPP activities of packages CW1A − Pushing and supervising the HIV/STIs examine and testing at work place − Conduct the second PE training for Can Tho and Dong Thap − Supervise the HAPP/HTPP activities carried out by PAC: i) group meeting, IEC and Behaviour

Change Communication (BCC) campaigns; and ii) mobile service for HIV/STIs screening,

testing and consultancy

− Organize midterm review and meeting (October & November, 2015) − Support for Contractors and EPC to implement HAPP phase 2 activities at workplace:

training, distribute condom and leaflet, HIV/STIs examine and testing.


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9. MONITORING INDICATORS

95. This section includes the progress against monitoring indicators as agreed with the M&E

advisor. Monitoring indicators were supposed to be updated after one year. However, the M&E

specialist under DDIS resigned and was not yet replaced. The indicators will be revised once the new

M&E specialist will be on board. Some adjustments have however been made for the income

restoration program (see Table 23). Other adjustments will be done once the M&E specialist will be on

board.

9.1 Land Acquisition and Resettlement

96. Regarding indicators for land acquisition and resettlement, Table 23 summarizes the main

results.

Table 23: Indicators for Land Acquisition and Resettlement

Indicator Units Resettlement

Plan

Implementation Remarks

– Land acquisition

HH

- Dong Thap: 1,336

- Can Tho: 219

- Total: 1,555

- Dong Thap: 1,525

- Can Tho: 258

- Total: 1,783

- Changes are due to : i)

adjustment of number of HHs in

Construction Yard; ii) some HH

with several families were first

considered as one AH and were

then separated in 2 or more AHs;

and iii) a number of HH, affected

by loss of grave only were first

not included among the AHs (Can

Tho city); (iv) new access road in

Tinh Thoi commune; (v) 10 new

HH affected by both CMDCP and

local project;

Ha

- Dong Thap: 199.7

- Can Tho: 54.8

- Total: 254.5

- Dong Thap: 194

- Can Tho: 28.5

- Total: 222

- Changes are due to : i) reduced

area for construction yards; and

ii) toll plaza removed;

– Disbursement of

compensation &

allowances

Billion

VND

Total

- Dong Thap: 44.5

M USD

- Can Tho: 6.09 M

USD

- Total: 50.57 M

USD

- Dong Thap: 42.7

M USD

- Can Tho: 6.088

- Total: 48.76 M

USD

-

-

- Compensation in component 2

was delayed 6 months

– Disbursement of

compensation &

allowances within

agreed time limit

% Total

- Dong Thap:

99.1%

- Can Tho: 99.2%

- Total: 99%


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Plan


– Compensation

plans agreed

jointly by

husband and

spouse

% eligible

cases

N/A

- Husband: 99

- Spouse: 31

- Both: 0

- Based on EM Report, none of

the compensation plans (CPs) of

AHs in Can Tho and Dong Thap

had been signed jointly by

husband and wife; either the

husband or the wife signed the

CPs, depending under whom the

land use rights certificate (LURC)

of the affected properties was

named.

– Provision of

consultation

counselling

Activity

completi

on

- - Dong Thap:

100%

- Can Tho: 100%

- Activity completed by Women’s

Union;

– Households self-

relocated

Total

HH

- Dong Thap: 23

- Can Tho: N/A

- Dong Thap: 299

- Can Tho: 51

- More HH opted for self-

relocation during

implementation; possible

reasons: i) cash grant allowance

for self-relocation; ii) distance of

RS from affected area;

- 3 HH not yet decided type of

relocation due to ongoing

grievances;

- Most of the relocated HH who

received a plot in RS didn’t yet

relocate (only 25 AH built house

in RS)

– Households

relocated to

service

resettlement site

HH built

a house/

Total HH

- Dong Thap: 415

- Can Tho: N/A

- Dong Thap:

20/174

- Can Tho: 5/44

– LURC / asset titles

issued jointly in

husband and

spouse names

% Total

eligible

- - Dong Thap

- Husband: 14 HH

- Wife: 10 HH

- Both: 34 HH

- Can Tho

- No LURC issued

in RS

- Data on LURC for HH who

relocated in RS only recorded by

CHLFD/CLFD;

- Few LURC (34) issued up to now

(non in Can Tho): HH have 5

years to pay for land use fee;

– Resettlement

completed within

agreed time limit

% Total

% Vul.

HH

- - - Major delay for resettlement &

compensation for component 2

due to delay in loan

effectiveness;

– Beneficiaries

satisfied with

compensation

counselling

- - 100% satisfied - Activities completed

– Outstanding

cases of

- - Dong Thap: 6

- Can Tho City: 0

-


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Plan


grievance with

compensation

rates for land

– Beneficiary

satisfaction with

resettlement site

- - Dong Thap:

100%

- Can Tho City:

100%

- 25 HH relocated up to now in RS

in Dong Thap and 5 in Can Tho;

- Up to now all satisfied based on

interviews;

– Outstanding

cases of

grievance with

resettlement

process

- Dong Thap: 7

- Can Tho City: 0

- This indicator doesn’t cover

grievance for compensation but

for other aspects (relocation

issues, adjustment of affected

land etc.)

9.2 Income Restoration Plan

97. Implementation of IRP started and data are available for training and disbursement. No input

delivered up to now.

Table 24: Indicators for Income Restoration Plan

Indicator Units Income Restoration Plan Implementation

Dong Thap Can Tho

Training

• Agriculture (Agr.) • Vocational Training

(VT)

• Small business (SB)

nb of HH

trained

- Agr. Training for

cow breeding

176/269 HHs

- VT: 57/57

43 M 14 F

- SB 169/169

83 M 86 F

- Agr. 55/55

45 M 10 F

- VT: 38/38

29 M 9 F

- SB 40/40

15 M 25 F

– Agriculture training

completed in CT and

ongoing in DT;

– Vocational training is

ongoing in DT

completed in CT;

– Training for small

business is completed

in both DT & CT;

Input delivered

• Agriculture • Vocational Training • Small business

HH who

received

inputs

- Agr. 0/824

- VT :

- SB 0/169

- Agr. 0/52

- VT -

- SB: 0/37

– Delivering of input will

start in November;

Overall expenditure of

IRP against plan

Disbursed/

Total VND

- 531 342 000 VND

disbursed /

7 193 674 230 VND

already transferred

by CIPM (7%)

- 407 619 724 VND

disbursed / 2 207

122 261 VND

already transferred

by CIPM (18.5%)


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9.3 HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Prevention program

98. Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Program started for all packages except

CW1A and CW3B.

Table 25: Indicators for HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Program

Indicator Units

Packages CW1B & CW3A CW1C, CW2A, CW2B, CW2C, Other packages CW1A, CW3B not yet started

Implementation of awareness raising activities against

plan

• HIV/AIDS for all packages CWs • HAPP and HTPP for community

• 100% completion for 6 CWs (training, group meeting, IEC material and condom distribution)

• 100 % completion (training, IEC material, condom and Peers Educator’s kit distribution)

– Participation in activities against plan

• HIV/AIDS for all packages CWs • HAPP and HTPP for community

- Capacity strengthening of institutional

stakeholders

- Advocacy

- IEC and BCC

- Medical package

- Monitoring and evaluation

• 100% completion for CW3A (HIV/STIs examine and testing), the other packaged CWs not yet started

• 100% completion • 100% completion • 100% completion • 100% completion • 100% completion

– Overall expenditure against plan

• HIV/AIDS for all packages CWs • HAPP and HTPP for community (DDIS)

• Not available • 459.276.250 VND, planned 459.290.000 VND

– Learning and satisfaction with HAPP training

activities

• Implementing partners at district and commune levels

• Construction workers • Female Sex Workers

Completed first time training workshops in Dong Thap and

Can Tho for the second year

• 100 % demonstrating adequate learning, 100 % satisfaction

• 100% demonstrating adequate learning, 100% satisfaction

• 100% demonstrating adequate learning, 100% satisfaction

– Learning and satisfaction with HTPP training

activities

• Implementing partners at district and commune levels

• Female Sex Workers

Completed first time training workshops in Dong Thap and

Can Tho for the second year



CMDCP

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Annex 1 : List of Pending Grievances

Names Contract Compensation

Paid

Handover of

Land

Date of first

grievance

filed/

request made

Nature of Grievance/Request Status

Full Parts Not yet

Handed over

Not yet

1/

Loc CW1A X X July 2013

CASE: GRIEVANCE

a) 3 Households (Loc, Lan, Trieu) claimed that

the compensation payment for the affected

land that went to Mr. Hieu is not correct as

some portion of the land belongs to them.

The 3 AHs received compensation payment

for the trees but Mr. Hieu received payment

for the land. Therefore, they are requesting

payment for the land.

And

b) They requested that compensation rate

applied for their affected land on Location 1

should also be applied for their affected land

in Location 2.

Actions Taken:

Cao Lanh District PC issued the response to

the grievances on 8 December 2014. The HH

disagreed with the response of the DPC and

lodged grievance to Dong Thap PPC on 18

December 2014.

Dong Thao PPC assigned the DONRE to

investigate the issues.

Affecting Construction Works: YES

Length: 12 meters

a) On 28/10/2015, PC of Cao Lanh district

organized a meeting to resolve this

case. It was decided that PC of Cao

Lanh district will cancel all issued

decisions (decision for land

recognization of Mr.Hieu;

compensation decision for Mr.Hieu

etc.). PC of Cao Lanh district will issue

new decision to recognize land for 3

HH and after that CDHLF will prepare a

new compensation plan.

Lan X X

Trieu X X

Hieu X X

CMDCP

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Paid

Handover of

Land

Date of first

grievance

filed/

request made


Full Parts Not yet

Handed over

Not yet

2/

2 HHs

Dang Kim

Hung &

Dang Kim

Loan (new

cases)

CW1A x X Sept. 2015 2 HH among the 10 HH affected by both local

project (bypass of NH 30) and the CMDCP

refused compensation. They want all their land

to be considered as residential land; currently

part is identified as garden land and part is

identified as residential land;

Affecting Construction Works: Yes

Length: 20 meters

The 2 HH finally agree to receive

compensation in October 2015 following

explanations given by CHLFD; cases solved;

x X

3/

Hao CW1A X X 2014 CASE: INTERNAL LAND DISPUTE

Household (Mr. Hao) has land dispute with his

mother (Mrs. Tu).

Cao Lanh City Court issued a decision on 9

March 2015 that the disputed land belongs to

Mrs. Tu (mother). Mr. Hao (son) disagreed with

the decision and elevated his case to Provincial

Court in April 2015.

Affecting Construction Works: Yes

Length: 15 meters

On 07/09/2015, CDHLF paid advance for Mr. Hao and he committed that he will hand-over by 30/09/2015. On 24/09/2015, CDHLF invited Mr. Hao and Mrs. Tu; Mrs Tu disagreed to hand-over because she didn’t receive compensation; Mr. Hao disagreed to authorize Mrs Tu to receive the remaining compensation. Cao Lanh City will issue separated LURCs to both according to decision of the court. CHDLF submitted the compensation plan (adjust land area for 2 HHs according to conclusion of the court). After approval of compensation plan, CDHLF will invite Ms. Tu to receive compensation and will request her to handover land.

Tu X X

CMDCP

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Paid

Handover of

Land

Date of first

grievance

filed/

request made


Full Parts Not yet

Handed over

Not yet

4/

Hue CW1A X X

11/2013*

CASE: GRIEVANCE

Mr. Hanh is the AH registered but he passed

away. Mr. Hanh’s heirs are his 3 children.

They are affected by another WB-funded

Project and the rates applied were lower than

the CMCDP Project.

For the WB Project, they filed a grievanc

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