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YEN BAI PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE

PMU OF CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS IN YEN BAI PROVINCE









VIET NAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (WB8)











ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT







DAM REHABILITATION AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT SUBPROJECT OF YEN BAI



















Yen Bai, 1/2019
Table of Contents


Executive Summary 1

Chapter I. overview 7

1.1 General information 7

1.2 Information about the Yen Bai Province Subproject 9

1.3 Objectives and methods of environmental assessment 9

1.4 Investor and funding 11

1.5 Consulting agency 12

Chapter II. Subproject description 14

2.1 Objectives 14

2.2 Geographical location 14

2.3 Subproject scope 19

2.3.1 Description of current status and maintenance of subproject's
works 19

2.3.2 Auxiliary items 34

2.3.3 Transportation distance 41

2.3.3 Mobilization of vehicles and machinery for construction 41

2.3.4 Construction material quantities of key works 42

2.4 Construction progress 46

2.5 Description of acitives implemented during the subproject 47

2.5.1. Pre-construction activities: 47

2.5.2. Plan for transportation of materials: 47

2.5.3. Operational and maintenance activities: 50

2.6 Dam safety plan 51

2.7 Funding 52

CHAPTER III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 55

3.1 Vietnam regulations 55

3.2 World Bank policies 58

3.2.1 Project level 58

3.2.2 Subproject level 59

CHAPTER IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL ECONOMY OF THE
SUBPROJECT AREA 66

4.1 Natural environmental conditions 66

4.1.1. Geographical conditions 66

4.1.2. Conditions on terrain 69

4.1.3. Conditions on the geological and hydrogeological conditions of
the project under the subproject: 71

4.1.4. Climate and weather conditions 73

4.1.5. River network 75

4.1.6. Biodiversity 75

4.2 Impact of climate change on Yen Bai province 77

4.2.1. Prolonged heat on high heat background 77

4.2.2. Increased cold period 77

4.2.3. Increased storms and tropical depressions and unpredictable
developments 78

4.2.4. Forest fires, floods and dam failure incidents 78

4.3 Status of physical environment components 79

4.1.6.1. Air environment and noise 79

4.1.6.2. Water Environment 80

4.1.6.3. Earth environment 81

4.4 Socio-economic conditions of the sub-project area 81

4.5 Summary of survey results of subproject communes 96

4.5.1 Demographics 96

4.5.2 Occupation 98

4.5.3 Health 100

4.5.4 Water supply 102

4.5.5 Housing hygiene conditions 103

4.5.6 Income and household living standards 105

4.5.7 Some issues of social security 106

4.5.8 Ethnic minorities 110

4.5.9 Gender characteristics in the subproject area 111

4.6 Site-specific works 112

CHAPTER V. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 115

5.1 Types and scale of impacts 115

5.2 Positive environment and social impacts 116

5.2.1 Social impacts 116

5.2.2 Environment impacts 117

5.3 Potential negative environmental and social impacts 117

5.3.1. Impact in the preparation phase of construction 118

5.3.2. Impact during construction phase 122

5.3.3. Impacts during operation phase 142

5.4 Analysis of impact types 144

5.4.1 Cumulative impacts 144

5.4.2 Direct impacts 144

5.4.3 Indirect impacts 144

5.4.4 Temporary impacts 144

5.4.5 Long term impacts 144

CHAPTER VI. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 146

6.1. Without subproject 146

6.2. With subproject 146

6.2.1. Alternatives when executing items under normal water level
146

6.2.2. Alternative measures when selecting the location of ancillary
works (land mines, disposal sites) 147

6.2.3. Alternative measures when selecting materials and waste soil
transportation routes 148

CHAPTER VII. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 152

7.1 Objectives 152

7.2 Mitigation measures 152

7.2.1 Mitigation measures during the preparation phase 152

7.2.2 Mitigation measures during construction period 154

7.2. 3 Mitigation measures in operation phase 184

7.3 Institutional Arrangements 185

7.3.1 Project management 185

7.3.2 Roles and responsibilities for environmental and social safety
management 186

7.4 The compliance with the Environment framework 190

7.4.1 Contractor's environmental duties 190

7.4.2 The Contractor's Safety, Social, and Environmental Officers
191

7.4.3 Environmental and social monitoring during construction 192

7.4.4 Compliance with contract and legal requirements 192

7.4.5 Reporting 193

7.5 Grievance redress mechanism 194

7.5.1 Procedures for complaints and settlement 194

7.5.2 Contractors and Construction Supervision Consultant 195

7.5.3 The World Bank's Grievance Redress Mechanism 196

7.6 ESMP implementation plan 196

7.6.1 Contractor's Social and Environmental Management Plan 196

7.6.2 Start up the sub-project and personnel 197

7.7 Capacity building and training 197

7.7.1 Training on safeguard policy 197

7.7.2 Training on occupational health and safety 197

7.7.3 Orientation of visitors 198

7.7.4 Training contractors and new workers 198

7.7.5 Training on basic occupational health and safety 198

7.8 Environmental monitoring plan 199

7.8.1 Monitoring the compliance with mitigation measures 199

7.8.2 Monitoring environment quality 199

7.8.3 Dam safety monitoring 202

7.9. Estimated cost 202

CHAPTER VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 204

8.1. Objectives of community consultation in preparing ESIA reports
204

8.2. Summary of the process of organizing public consultation 204

8.2.1. Summary of the process of consultations with commune-level
People's Committees, organizations directly affected by the subproject
204

8.2.2. Summary of the process of community consultation meeting with
people directly affected by the subproject 207

8.3. Results of public consultation 209

8.3.1. The opinions of the CPC and organization directly affected by
the subproject 209

8.3.2. Commitment of the subproject owner 216

8.4. Information disclosure 216

REFERENCES 217





LIST OF TABLES



Table 2. 1: Location of 16 dams within the subproject 14

Table. 2.2. Description of current status and maintenance within
subproject 19

Table 2. 3: Locations of dumping sites, soil pits 43

Table 2. 4: Distance for material transportation 51

Table 2. 5: List of machinery and equipment for construction 52

Table 2. 6: Summary of construction material 52

Table 2. 7: Progress of implementing sub-project to repair and improve
dam-safety in Yen Bai province 57

Table 2. 8: Summary of costs of works under the subproject 65

Table 3.1. Summary of environmental assessment procedures of WB &
Government of Vietnam 74

Table 4. 1: Location coordinates of projects under the subproject 81

Table 4.2. Ecosystem of 16 lakes area 91

Table 4. 3: Equipment name used in quick assessment of environmental
status 93

Table 4.4. Transport and irrigation infrastructure of communes under
the subproject 98

Table 4.5. Current status of power supply in the subproject area 102

Table 4.6. Current status of using fertilizers and pesticides 105

Table 4.7. Educational status of 14 sub-project communes 105

Table 4. 8: Summary of socio-economic situation in 14 communes in the
subproject ár 106

Table 4. 9: Number of household members 113

Table 4. 10: Main occupation of workers (%) 115

Table 4. 11: Education level of household members 117

Table 4. 12: Health status and health care 118

Table 4. 13: Percentage of households using production water in project
communes (%) 120

Table 4. 14: Proportion of housing types of surveyed households
(unit:%) 121

Table 4. 15: Type of toilet of surveyed households (%) 122

Table 4. 16: Income groups (%) 123

Table 4. 17: Current situation of household loans (%) 125

Table 4. 18: Family loan purpose 127

Table 4. 19: Statistics of surveyed EM households 128

Table 4. 20: Household