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Social Monitoring Report Semi-Annual Monitoring Report June 2015

Viet Nam: Central Region Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project - Water Supply and Sanitation of A Tieng Commune Tay Giang District - Quang Nam Province Prepared by National Center for Rural and Clean Water and Environmental Sanitation for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Asian Development Bank.

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 June 2015)

Currency unit – dong (D)

D1.00 = $0.000046 $1.00 = D21,725

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank AH – affected household AP – affected person CARB – Compensation Assistance Resettlement Committee CSC – Construction Supervision Consultant CPC – Commune People's Committee CPMU – central project management unit CVWU – Communal Viet Nam Women's Union D&B – Design and Build DARD – Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DPC – District People's Committee EARF – Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EC – Environmental Commitment EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMoP – Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP – Environmental Management Plan EO – Environmental Officer FS – feasibility study GoV – Government of Viet Nam IEE – initial environmental examination lpcd – liters per capita per day LARC – land acquisition and resettlement completion report LARP – land acquisition and resettlement plan MARD – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MOH – Ministry of Health MONRE – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MOU – Memorandum of Understanding NCERWASS – National Centre for Rural Water Supply and Environmental

Sanitation NGO – nongovernment organization O&M – operation and maintenance ODA – Official Development Assistance OHS – Occupational Health and Safety OU – operating unit PCERWASS – Provincial Centre for Rural Water Supply and Environmental

Sanitation PIA – Project Implementation Assistance PPC – Provincial People's Committee PPMU – provincial project management unit PVWU – Provincial Viet Nam Women's Union REA – Rapid Environmental Assessment

NOTE

In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION

CENTRAL REGIONS RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT

{ADB Loan No. 2609-VIE (SF)}

Safeguards Monitoring Report January - June 2014

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION OF

A TIENG COMMUNE

TAY GIANG DISTRICT - QUANG NAM PROVINCE

Consulting Services For

Project Implementation Assistance

The Joint Venture of CDM International Inc., Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. and Vinaconsult JSC

August 2014

CENTRAL REGIONS RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION SECTOR PROJECT

{ADB Loan No. 2609-VIE (SF)}

Safeguards Monitoring Report January - June 2014

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION OF

A TIENG COMMUNE

TAY GIANG DISTRICT - QUANG NAM PROVINCE

PIA Consultant CPMU

Esko Toivonen Team Leader

Le Thieu Son Director

This report has been prepared based on a combination of information provided by others and by the PIA Consultant. The PIA Consultant has to the extent reasonably possible validated and verified the accuracy of the information in the reports and appendices. To the best of the PIA Consultant’s believe and knowledge, the included information is reasonably accurate and correct.


August 2014

Central Regions Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project Safeguards Monitoring Report Consulting Services for Project Implementation Assistance January - June 2014

A Tieng Commune Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province

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Project Central Region Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project

Project No. ADB Loan No. 2609-VIE (SF)

Client National Centre For Rural Water Supply And Environmental Sanitation

Classification Safeguards Monitoring Report

Name of report Safeguards Monitoring Report - January-June 2014 for Water Supply and Sanitation of A Tieng commune, Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province

File name VIE 2609 QN Safeguards Monitoring Report - January-June 2014 12082014 EN

Persons in charge

Prepared by

Nguyen Minh Thu, National Environment Specialist

Date

08.2014

Nguyen Thi Hau, National Resettlement Specialist

Checked by

Nguyen Cong Thanh, Deputy Team Leader

Date

08.2014

Approved for submission

Esko Toivonen, Team Leader

Date

08.2014

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Preface

The Government of Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank have agreed to implement the Central Regions Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (CRRWSSSP) scheduled to be completed by 31 December 2016. The Project has a total budget of US$ 50 million and is expected to provide access to clean water and hygienic sanitation for about 200,000 rural people in 14 communes in the six coastal central region provinces of Vietnam: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh.

The Loan Agreement was signed on 2nd February 2010. On 26th July 2011, the National Centre for Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation (NCERWASS) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) signed a Contract for Consulting Services for Project Implementation Assistance with CDM International Inc. in a joint venture with Nippon Koei Co. Ltd and national consultant Vinaconsult JSC (PIA Consultant). The PIA Consultant mobilized its team on 25th August 2011.

This Safeguards Monitoring Report - January-June 2014 covers main findings of the monitoring of safeguards issues of construction activities carried out during the reporting period from January to the end of June 2014. This report is based on review of weekly and monthly records of Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) and observations made by PIA Consultant during supervision missions to the Subproject area.



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List of Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank CFFC Communal Fatherland Front Committee CFU Communal Farmer's Union CSC Design-Build Supervision Consultant CPC Commune People's Committee CPMU Central Project Management Unit CRRWSSSP Central Regions Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project CVWU Communal Vietnam Women's Union DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Provincial DFFC District Fatherland Front Committee DFU District Famer's Union DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Provincial DPC District People's Committee DVWU District Vietnam Women's Union EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EC Environmental Protection Commitment EMP Environmental Management Plan EO Environmental Officer FS Feasibility Study GoV Government of Vietnam HHs Households IEE Initial Environmental Examination lpcd Liters per capita per day MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MOH Ministry of Health (BYT) MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (BTNMT) NCERWASS National Centre for Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation NGO Non-governmental Organization O&M Operation and Maintenance ODA Official Development Assistance OU Operational Unit PAM Project Administration Memorandum PCERWASS Provincial Centre for Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation PIA Project Implementation Assistance PIM Project Implementation Manual POW Project Orientation Workshop PPC Provincial People's Committee PPMU Provincial Project Management Unit PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PVWU Provincial Vietnam Women's Union



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REA Rapid Environmental Assessment RWSS Rural Water Supply and Sanitation SAR Subproject Appraisal Report SIEE Summary Initial Environmental Examination SSO Subproject Site Office VWU Vietnam Women's Union WSCC Water and Sanitation Commune Committee WSSS Water Supply and Sanitation Subproject



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Contents

Preface

1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT OVERVIEW ................................................................... 1

1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Subproject Overview ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Subproject Progress ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Subproject Permission ................................................................................................................... 4

2 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING ...................................................... 5

2.1 EMP/EMOP Implementation and Compliance .............................................................................. 5 2.2 Environmental Monitoring of CSC ................................................................................................ 5 2.3 Monitoring Activities carried out by PIA Consultant .................................................................... 5 2.4 Other Activities .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.5 Key Issues, Corrective Actions ...................................................................................................... 6 2.6 Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 7

3 INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING .......................... 7

3.1 PPMU’s Compliance with RP Requirements ................................................................................ 7 3.2 Activities carried out by PIA Consultant ....................................................................................... 8

4 ETHNIC MINORITY PERFORMANCE MONITORING ..................................................... 8

4.1 Summary of EMDP Implementation ............................................................................................. 8 4.2 Monitoring Activities carried out by PIA Consultant .................................................................... 8 4.3 Key Issues, Corrective Actions ...................................................................................................... 9 4.4 Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 9

5 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) PERFORMANCE MONITORING 10

5.1 OHS for Construction Workers.................................................................................................... 10 5.2 Public Safety ................................................................................................................................ 10

6 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND SOCIALIZATION INCLUDING CAPABILITY BUILDING ................................................................................................................................. 10

6.1 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure ......................................................................... 10 6.1.1 Environmental Public Consultation and Information Disclosure ................................. 10 6.1.2 Resettlement Public Consultation and Information Disclosure .................................... 11

6.2 Training - Capacity Building ....................................................................................................... 11 6.3 Press/Media Releases ................................................................................................................... 12 6.4 Material development/Production ................................................................................................ 12

7 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................... 13

8 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................ 13



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List of Figures Figure 1 Location map of six Project Provinces of the central coastal region of Vietnam .............

List of Tables

Table 1 Quang Nam Pilot Subproject Safeguards Overview ...................................................... 1 Table 2 Basic data of Subproject ................................................................................................. 2 Table 3 Progress of Works/Activities .......................................................................................... 3 Table 4 Issues and Resolution for Woker Safety ....................................................................... 10 Table 5 Issues and Resolution for Public Safety ....................................................................... 10 Table 6 Public Consultation ...................................................................................................... 11

List of Photos

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Annexes

Annex 1 Subproject Compliance with EMP Requirements Annex 2 Subproject Compliance with RP Requirements Annex 3 On-site Photographs Annex 4 Monitoring Data: Raw Water Samples and Quality Analyses Annex 5 Public consultation and Information disclosure



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1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT OVERVIEW

1.1 Introduction

The Water Supply and Sanitation Subproject for A Tieng Commune, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province have been selected as one of six Pilot Subprojects of the Central Regions Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (CRRWSSSP) to be implemented under the Loan Agreement No. 2609 - VIE (SF) between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (GoV) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The CRRWSSSP Project is designed as a sector investment project with the result in better health and living conditions of people living in rural areas in the Project provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh. The Project is to provide piped water and public/households sanitation facilities and to promote safer hygiene practices by the commune’s residents. The scope of it is divided into 5 components: (i) Operational and sustainable piped water supply system; (ii) Improved household and public sanitation; (iii) Improvement of hygiene awareness; (iv) Strengthened sector planning and implementation capacity; and (v) Improved project management capacity.

In accordance with the Safeguards Policy Statement 2009 (SPS 2009) and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed between the ADB and the CPMU, the Quang Nam Pilot Subproject needs to adhere to preparation of semi-annual safeguards monitoring reports. This semi-annual report is the first one for Quang Nam Pilot Subproject and covers issues in the first half-year of 2014.

1.2 Subproject Overview

Table 1 Quang Nam Pilot Subproject Safeguards Overview

Subproject Title Water Supply and Sanitation of Atieng commune - Tay Giang district - Quang Nam province

Safeguards Category

Environment B

Involuntary Resettlement B

Indigenous Peoples B

Reporting period: From January 2014 to June 2014

Last report date:

Key sub-project activities since last report

Progress of work:

- Piped water supply system: Overall progress is about 80%

- Households Latrine Sub-structures: D-B Contract has just been signed and this package is going to be implemented soon.

Changes of Surrounding Environment: Construction Works/Modern Building and Structures are built on a hill next to a new resettlement area, which reforms the natural hill to a developed area. But the impacts on environment are limited to this area and thus do not have any major impacts on the environment.

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The Subproject for A Tieng Commune, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province includes the construction and operation of:

(i) Piped water supply system with a capacity of 500 m3/ day to meet the demand of the population of around 2,900 people in A Tieng commune equivalent to 2020. The system will consist of: (i) a raw water intake from upstream To Vieng spring; (ii) raw water pipeline; (iii) water treatment plant; (iv) transmission and distribution pipeline system; and (v) house connections or communal taps, with water meters.

(ii) As planned in the Approved Feasibility Study, it was including the construction of two public latrines (One for market and another for boarding school) and sub-structures of latrines for 50 households at Agrong hamlet, A Tieng commune. But planned is changing and Sanitation Package is now only construction of 50 Latrine Sub-structures for households.

The Subproject also focuses on capacity building to enable provincial government agencies, PPMUs, communes and villages to participate in the implementation and operation of the Subproject.

Table 2 Basic data of Subproject

No. Contents Data

1 Water Supply System Component

• Designed Population 2,900 people and 1,500 Pupils

• Capacity 500 m3/day

• Water source Surface Water (from To Vieng Spring)

• Length of Distribution network 24.7 km

• Number of Service Connections 417 sets

2 Sanitation Component

• Household’s Latrine Substructures 50 units

1.3 Subproject Progress

The Subproject Appraisal Report (SAR) of the Water Supply and Sanitation Subproject for A Tieng Commune, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province was approved by ADB in June 2013. Including in the SAR, there are:

- Volume 04: Updated Initial Environmental Examination (IEE);

- Volume 05: Land Acquisition and Resettlement Report (LARP); and

- Volume 08: Ethnic Minority Development Plan (EMDP).

In-line with GoV’s requirements, the Feasibility Study (FS) Report was approved by the Quang Nam PPC on 2nd November 2012, and an Environmental Protection Commitment (EC) was registered and accepted by DPC of Tay Giang district once in April 2012 and another again in June 2014 because of the change of location of WTP.

Because of geo-technics of the original location of water treatment plant, it was changed to a new location. The Subproject was in non-compliance due to payment of compensations to affected households before the Updated Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (updated LARP) report was approved by ADB. ADB issued NOL for the updated LARP on 26th June 2014. Updated IEE report was submitted to ADB in June 2014 for approval. Also the Updated EMDP report has been prepared and sent to ADB in May 2014.



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Progress of Works Packages:

(i) The D&B contract of the Water Supply Package was signed on 7th June 2013. Detail Designs of the Water Supply System Items were approved by Quang Nam DARD on 4th September 2013, 14th November 2013 and 16th January 2014 respectively.

All this Package’s Items are being constructed. The construction progress is delayed compared to the planned due to the rainy season and the ADB requirement to complete the LARP.

(ii) The bidding documents for the design-build package of the drainage system and sanitation were issued in August 2013. However, none of the contractors submitted their bid because the unit price is too low and the location is too remote. The bid price was adjusted, re-bidding was re-arranged on 14th April 2014 and bid evaluation result was approved by CPMU/ADB. The D&B contract of the Package of Household Latrines has just been signed with the Contractor on 17th July 2014 and the construction is expected to commence soon.

(iii) The contract of the Construction Supervision Consultant Package was signed on 20 October 2013, and the CSC has been doing their on-site construction supervision since then.

The construction work planned to be completed in September 2014. Delays in construction are experienced. However, D-B Contractor has been requested to complete their works on the time as stipulated in signed contract.

The Table below covers the progress of construction works/activities and remaining works to be completed.

Table 3 Progress of Works/Activities

Contents Progress Made (on site)

Remaining works

I. Water Supply System 80%

1. Water Impounding and other Intake Works

80% Installation of gate valve and steel net around the collection hole

2. Raw Water Pipelines 85%

3. Water Treatment Plant 80%

Level WTP Site 100%

Access Road 40% Road concretion

Gate and Fence 90% Painting and Steel gate installation

Concreted Taluses 100%

Garage 100%

Management Building 100%

Chemical Building 80% Painting and Motive power installation

Storage and Pumping Station 80% Painting and Motive power installation

Treated Water Tank 80% Accessories installation

Water Treatment Tank 60% Accessories and pipeline installation

Sludge Lagoon 100%



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Contents Progress Made (on site)

Remaining works

Internal-road, yard and Drainage System inside the WTP

20%

Drainage System outside the WTP 100%

Technical pipeline inside WTP 20% Pipelines installation

Electric System 60% Motive power installation and Connection to electricity grid

4. Treated Water Pipelines 76%

Distribution Pipelines 95% Restoring road after pipelines installation

Connection pipelines and taps 20% Installation of pipelines and taps with water meters

II. Sanitation (Household’s Latrine Substructures)

0%

1.4 Subproject Permission

Permits/Consents that have been granted:

- Decision No.3535/QD-UBND dated 2nd November 2012 issued by Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee, on approval of the Feasibility Study of Water Supply and Sanitation for A Tieng commune, Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province.

- Record No.08/BGMB-DTC dated 10 July 2013, on handing-over the land for building the water supply system for A Tieng commune, Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province, that has been completed of Un-exploded bomb disarmament.

- Record dated 23rd July 2013 between PPMU representative - Tay Giang DPC and Lang commune representatives - D&B Contractor representative, on handing-over the land of which to locate the landmarks and boundary of the site for construction of the water supply system for A Tieng commune, Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province. The site for disposal excess soils from excavating/levelling the WTP site was also pointed in the record that is A Roh commune’s site.

- Decision No.509/QD-SNN&PTNT dated 4th September 2013 issued by Quang Nam Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development, on approval of the Detailed Design of items: Water impounding and other Intake works, raw water pipeline, Transmission pipelines, and Levelling WTP site;

- Decision No.670/QD-SNN&PTNT dated 14th November 2013 issued by Quang Nam Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development, on approval of the Detailed Design of items: Distribution/connection pipelines, Access road to WTP, and on approval of the Detailed Design adjustment/supplementation of Water impounding and other Intake works, raw water pipeline and Transmission pipelines;

- Decision No.19/QD-SNN&PTNT dated 16th January 2014 issued by Quang Nam Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development, on approval of the Detailed Design of items: Water Treatment Plant, Connection pipelines and taps, Garage, WTP’s Fence, Concreted talus of WTP, Electric System.



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- Letter No. 87/TB-UBND dated 8th July 2014 issued by Tay Giang CPC, on the acceptance of location for Subproject Electric system;

- Decision No.410/QD-SNN&PTNT dated 24th June 2014 issued by Quang Nam Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development, on approval of the Bidding result of the Detailed Design of Public and Household Latrines. (This Package has just been signed with the Contractor on 17th July 2014).

2 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING

2.1 EMP/EMOP Implementation and Compliance

During construction phase, the implementation of the EMP is the responsibility of the D-B Contractor. The D-B Contractor’s responsibility includes appropriate and timely application of the mitigating measures stipulated in the approved EMP/EMOP. The application and implementation of the mitigation measures are to provide the safeguards that will control, reduce if not eliminate unwanted effects during the Subproject implementation.

Regarding raw water quality, D-B Contractor is responsible for taking water samples and quality analyses once during Detail Design Stage to point out whether there are any changes of raw water quality needed to have adjustment to the water treatment process of the water supply scheme, and to establish the baseline raw water quality; and another in the end of construction when the WTP is already for operation to monitor any changes in raw water quality.

2.2 Environmental Monitoring of CSC

The inspection, evaluation and recording of compliance to the EMP and EMOP as implemented by the D-B Contractors are among the tasks undertaken by the Construction Supervision Consultants (CSC) in the field with the assistance of the PIA Consultant. The weekly and monthly inspections and records maintained by the CSC are the D-B Contractor’s implementation of the mitigating measures and activities prescribed in the approved EMP and EMOP of the Subproject.

These inspection, evaluation and records are consolidated by the CSC as in their Quarterly Environmental Monitoring Report. The CSC’s collation and synthesis of the D-B Contractors’ compliance to the requirements of the EMP and EMOP are summarized in matrix attached with the report to be submitted to CPMU and PIA Consultant within 15 days after the end of each quarter.

2.3 Monitoring Activities carried out by PIA Consultant

PIA Consultant has provided support and advises to CSC and D-B Contractors in implementation of EMP/EMOP and assisted CPMU in compiling monitoring reports for submission to ADB.

During the 1st and 2nd quarter of 2014, the PIA Consultant conducted 2 field trips to the Quang Nam Pilot Subproject in A Tieng commune, Tay Giang district on 27th ÷ 28th March 2014 and 1st ÷ 2nd July 2014. On-site visit was made to check the progress and quality of the construction works and compliance with contract documents including safeguards issues. Meeting with PPMU, CSC and D-B Contractor staff was held afterward the on-site review to give them recommendation/advisories to the Subproject implementation and to



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have discussion or find resolution to the rising issues. Specific site visits to monitor the environmental compliance of Pilot Subprojects focused on the following:

(i) Validating physical progress of the construction works and pipe laying activities on routes of the designed pipeline network and point out non-compliance with the approved EMP and EMOP (e.g. Realignment of pipelines/distribution lines to avoid cultural/ historic structures or cutting down big trees, and relocation of construction sites);

(ii) Examining safety of the construction workers and the public;

(iii) Inspection of the environmental condition and sanitation of construction sites;

(iv) Inspection of construction diaries and record keeping at the construction sites; and

(v) Checking the Subprojects’ construction works; gathering and collation of environmental monitoring reports; and analyzing the compliance of the Pilot Subprojects as defined in the Subproject’s EMP and EMOP.

The collation of the CSC’s quarterly monitoring report and PIA Consultant’s on-site visits on the assessment of the D&B Contractors’ compliance to the requirements of the EMP and EMOP is summarized in environmental performance matrix of the Subproject attached with this report as an Annex 1.

2.4 Other Activities

Due to the change of location of Quang Nam Pilot Subproject’s WTP because of erosion/landslide issues, the Quang Nam Subproject IEE Report has been updated and submitted to ADB for approval in June 2014. The finalization/modification of the IEE report included following:

(i) Validating baseline environmental conditions of new headwork area;

(ii) Enriching the IEE report with discussions of climate change and the projected impacts on the subproject’s structures/water resource and to the natural environment of the Subproject area (as required in ADB’s Letter dated 3 June 2013);

(iii) Updating/Addition of the new GoV’s legal requirements/standards;

(iv) Conducted additional public consultation for the new affected group of C’Tu people in ARoh hamlet; and

(v) Assisted Quang Nam PPMU in preparation and updating of EC report for a new registration with Tay Giang District People’s Committee due to the new location of the headwork of the Subproject.

2.5 Key Issues, Corrective Actions

The following issues were identified as non-compliance by the D-B Contractor to the provision of the EMP and they must be carried out by the contractor in due course.

- The raw ground water quality analysis dated 8 August 2013 and 20 January 2014 have only a few parameters tested compared to the Vietnamese water quality standard: QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT. Contractor must have another sample and analysis with parameters stipulated in EMOP to test water quality in comparison with standard QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT at the end of WTP construction;



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- On-site visit noted that slopes were not re-covered by tress or indigenous grasses. Contractor must re-plant indigenous grasses to cover the slopes at the end of construction works or in coming rainy season;

- It was noted and reported that not all construction workers have fully protective clothing/gears (e.g., hard hat, hand globes, etc.) during construction works. The contractor must ensure that protective gears are issued to all construction workers.

- Worker’s garbage is not properly collected. Contractor is required to give worker’s rubbish bins and regularly transfer garbage to local damp site.

- PPMU/Contractors are requested to establish protection area up-stream and surrounding watershed/water intake.

2.6 Recommendations

The results of the implementation of the EMP/EMOP have indicated that most of the requirements of the EMP have been followed by the D-B Contractor. Except for some measures that were not properly and timely complied as prescribed in the approved EMP/EMOP, i.e. not all construction workers were provided with safety gears at the construction sites, or re-planting of indigenous grasses to the slopes was still not be implemented. PPMU/CSC/D-B Contractor must consider the issues and undertake proper remedial actions.

The meeting with PPMU/CSC/D-B Contractor considered the watershed/water intake protection and they promised to have further actions to avoid impacts to the environment as well as to the Subproject structures.

The overall implementation/compliance of the Quang Nam Pilot Subproject D-B Contractor to the EMP/EMOP is rated as satisfactory. The CSC shall enforce that the D-B Contractor will comply with all the provisions of the EMP/EMOP and corrective measures will be properly and timely implemented.

To prevent negative impacts that would cause problems to the environment, to local community and to the health and safety of the public and construction workers, a close supervision of the construction works activities and strict enforcement of the compliance of the D-B Contractor with the mitigating measures and requirements of the EMP/EMOP are required from the CSC.

As part of the recommendation, the daily record (diaries) keeping by the CSC and the Environmental Officer of the PPMU should be collated into a monthly report and the monthly reports into the quarterly reports to be submitted to the PIA consultant and the CPMU.

3 INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT PERFORMANCE MONITORING

3.1 PPMU’s Compliance with RP Requirements

Quang Nam PPMU has paid compensation to affected households before ADB approving the Updated Land acquisition and Resettlement Report (LARP). As a consequence of this non-compliance, ADB issued Letter dated 21st January 2014 to stop construction of Quang Nam Subproject. After that, Quang Nam PPMU has updated LARP and then submitted to ADB for approval. Through No Objection Letter dated 26th June 2014, ADB approved Quang Nam Updated LARP and allowed construction works resume.



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Through CARB, PPMU has full paid to 36 C’Tu affected households, in which, 32 HHs were affected on land, crops and 04 HHs were only affected on crops. The total amount paid to affected people is 444,269,755 VND. The grievance redress mechanism was established in communal, district and provincial levels to solve complaint from affected persons.

3.2 Activities carried out by PIA Consultant

On 24th ÷ 25th April 2014, PIA Consultant went on-site review to Quang Nam Subproject and had meeting with PPMU and other concerned stakeholders for preparing Due Diligence Report according to CARB requirements. Up to now there are no complains have been raised.

As requested by ADB and CPMU, PIA Consultant undertook a review of LARP processes carried out and prepared Due Diligence Report and submitted to ADB on 14th July 2014. Annex 2 attached with this report summarizes the compliance with RP requirements.

4 ETHNIC MINORITY PERFORMANCE MONITORING

4.1 Summary of EMDP Implementation

Ethnic minority development activities have been integrated and linked to specific activities in resettlement plan, environmental plan and CBA-IEC action plan. Generally, it has been implemented conforming to ADB's social safeguard guidelines, EMDF, EMDP with close support from PPMU and PIA consultant. For detailed implementation of EMDP, it should be referred to Environmental Performance Monitoring in Section 2, Resettlement Performance Monitoring in Section 3, and Ethnic Minority Performance Monitoring in Section 4 (elaborated from CBA-IEC action plan implementation monitoring).

4.2 Monitoring Activities carried out by PIA Consultant

A field visit by PIA consultants on 22nd April 2014 to monitor and support CBA-IEC implementation to C’Tu ethnic minority participants in A Tieng hamlet of Pilot Subproject in Quang Nam province (See Annex 3 - Photos 10). The field trip involved socialization activities with C’Tu ethnic minority people as follows:

- Reviewing and responding to feedback on the content of the first Quarterly Report for 2014;

- Transect walk, household visits and interviews with about 7 households at the hamlet;

- Meeting with WSCC and HSP representatives to hear directly about progress and any concerns;

- Meeting with PPMU and Women’s Union representatives to discuss overall progress with CBA-IEC Action Plan including quarterly reporting, and with the Sanitation Revolving Fund.

Key issues raised were discussed, and solutions proposed to PPMU Quang Nam, to WSCC and HSPs in A Tieng hamlet is presented in Section 4.3 below.



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4.3 Key Issues, Corrective Actions

Ethnic minority development activities have been integrated and linked to specific activities in resettlement plan, environmental plan and CBA-IEC action plan.

Ethnic minority participation in CBA-IEC plan up to now is reported as below:

- The communication materials and campaign was designed and has been adjusted to adapt to implementation capacity of C’Tu ethnic minority households in the hamlet. Green Saturday activities have been conducted to plant trees around the Guol house; Some CBA-IEC communication topics have been integrated into hamlet meetings;

- Ethnic minority village leaders and ethnic minority representatives from the commune and village Women's Union represent 90% in the WSCC and 100% in HSPs. However, All Co-Tu ethnic minority WSCC members and HSPs have limited schooling and lack skills and confidence in their ability to communicate with community members. The new replacement WSCC head and some replacement WSCC members have not attended training and are unclear about their roles.

- There is up to now about 19 households registered to receive free latrine sub-structure out of 50 households estimated as in project appraisal stage. This number is projected to change to lower because these ethnic minority households are not willing to build their own super-structure of the latrine as to project policy with the reason of shortage of money.

- Annual CBA-IEC Implementation Plan with details of fund disbursement and activities for year 2014 was not prepared on time as PPMU was unsure how to do it.

4.4 Recommendations

PPMU should meet more frequently with WSCC and HSPs to mentor and to provide very detailed guidelines and support for each activity for WSCC and HSPs in planning, delivering and reporting CBA-IEC activities to ensure that all C’Tu ethnic minority villagers are informed about the subproject and given opportunity to participate in the campaigns and give feedback or solutions to meet the real needs of their local ethnic minority community;

CPMU/PPMU to facilitate a repeat of CBA-IEC training #1 on General information about project principles, objectives, activities, guidelines on CBA-IEC Action Plan implementation, communication skills; monitoring and reporting and using hygienic latrine for staff who are new, or who did not attend the November 2013 CBA-IEC #1 course.

PPMU and PIA should have to continue to support WSCC and HSPs to understand and communicate benefits of using hygienic latrines and how to build cultural, safe and economical super-structure latrines. Besides, any misunderstanding of project policy about benefits and obligations has to be made clear to every ethnic minority by providing information and support where needed.

PIA Consultant works closely with and gives support to PPMU to prepare detailed plan for each year following the approved CBA-IEC Action Plan format.



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5 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (OHS) PERFORMANCE MONITORING

5.1 OHS for Construction Workers

It was noted and reported that not all workers were fully equipped with protective clothing/ gears in the construction site.

Table 4 Issues and Resolution for Woker Safety

Issue Required Action Responsibility and Timing Resolution

Old Issues from Previous Reports: none

New Issues from This Report:

Not all construction workers are fully equipped with protective clothing gears.

Equip all workers with adequate protective gears

Contractors to implement as soon as possible

Control of number of workers employed and management of their work schedules.

5.2 Public Safety

No issues related to public safety have been detected and reported so far. The protective barriers with signals and proper fencing were installed in the construction area.

Table 5 Issues and Resolution for Public Safety



New Issues from This Report: none

6 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND SOCIALIZATION INCLUDING CAPABILITY BUILDING

6.1 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure

6.1.1 Environmental Public Consultation and Information Disclosure

Quang Nam PPMU in coordination with the Contractors held a public consultation meeting on 4th March 2014 at the meeting hall of A Tieng CPC, Tay Giang district. The meeting announced to the public the Subproject’s construction progress and status, the construction activities and the environmental issues. Apart from PPMU’s staff, Contractor/CSC’s staff and Local Authorities, attendances at the consultation meeting also included the Subproject beneficiaries/affected people that are ethnic minority. The participants were encouraged to raise any complaints and grievances about the Subproject implementation.

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require the D-B Contractor to have a clear and specific plan of construction works activities and inform the local authorities and the public of the progress of activities. The minutes taken during the public consultation meeting is presented in Annex 4.

6.1.2 Resettlement Public Consultation and Information Disclosure

Information Disclosure

Results of DMS on measurements and computations for loss of land, crops and trees have been presented and discussed with the affected C’Tu households on 19 November, 2013 in Vietnamese. The PPMU and CARB representatives were available in the hamlet for whole day to response to any enquiries of the affected households.

Information of the approved updated LARP by ADB has been disclosed to the public on 24 June, 2014.

Public Consultation

Table 6 Public Consultation

Date Topic Issues and Concerns Raised Participants

November 19, 2013

Consultation meeting with local authorities of Aroh hamlet, Lang commune and community members and Mr. Jo Del Ich, representative of affected household

Summary of the subproject, construction location and the scope of land acquisition.

Presentation on the policy frame and benefits of the project.

Consultation for affected households by the project.

PPMU representatives;

CPC representatives; and

Affected households’ representatives.

Subproject Cut-Off Date

Announcement on project cut-off date used all forms of media such as posters, radio and newspaper so that all households within the project service area was properly informed. District and Commune authorities made announcements within their constituencies.

DMS at the new location of the water treatment plant completed and the Cut -Off Date is 15th October 2013.

6.2 Training - Capacity Building

PIA consultant organized a training course on ADB’s resettlement and environment safeguards policies in Tam Ky city of Quang Nam province on 2nd ÷ 4th April 2014. There were 38 participants with the CPMU and PPMU representatives, the CSCs of pilot subprojects, FS consultants of batch-2 subprojects, commune/district officials from 6 subproject provinces. PIA consultant also performed on-the-job training via phones, emails and meetings.

Quang Nam participants were 5 people who are PPMU’s and district officials from batch 2 Subproject, there was no female but 1 C’Tu male among of them. Reportedly, they have improved their understanding of the ADB and GoV’s environmental policies and requirements with an increase in the average score of the same test given at the beginning and the end of the course (135%).

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organized in 2 days (from 23rd ÷ 24th April 2014) at Vinh city, Nghe An province. There were 33 participants who are leaders and persons in charge of social safeguard policies from CPMUs, PPMUs and representatives of PWUs, of district ethnic minorities committees and of WSCC. Among of them, there are 2 male C’Tu ethnic minority representatives coming from A Tieng commune’s WSCC of Quang Nam province, 12 Kinh ethnic males and 19 Kinh ethnic females. The training was reported to improve understanding of participants on opportunities for ethnic minority participation in all stages of the project and thus, hoped to improve voice and help ensure equal benefits of ethnic minority people in the project.

6.3 Press/Media Releases

The SIEE report and Subproject information/EMP/EMOP were attached in notification board of A Tieng CPC’s head office for public information.

The Updated LARP approved by ADB was attached in notification board of A Tieng CPC’s head office as well for public information (See Annex 2 - Photo 8).

In order to extent the publicity for the Project information, a brief introduction of ADB funded CRRWSSSP Project has been prepared in March 2014 and issued on RWSSP’s News Brief (Vol.59) Quarter I/ 2014 of MARD and on CDM monthly newsletter. It is for sharring Project activities and its progress among network of RWSSP, partners and interested stakeholders.

6.4 Material development/Production

Project Leaflet was prepared by PIA consultant at the preparation phase and delivered to local people in Orientation Workshop and in Community Communication events and to households throughout HSPs and WSCC to promugate and disclose information on Project objectives, activities, financial machanism, and CBA-IEC approach and methods. The leaflet was presented in the simplest style for ethnic minority people and both male and female farmers for easy understanding.

Five volumes of handbooks for HSPs and WSCC have been prepared by PIA in consultation with local institutions, considering opinions of PPMUs and CPMU to support HSPs and WSCC in implementing CBA-IEC activities. These communication handbooks were designed to introduce and use appropriate approache with illustrating pictures, in simple Kinh language, and printed in “14-Times New Roman”-font for both farmers, ethnic minority HSPs and WSCC to easily apply and improve their communication skills. The five handbooks are presented by topics that are:

First Volume provides general information about project principles, objectives, activities, guidelines on CBA-IEC Action Plan implementation, communication skills; and monitoring and reporting;

Second Volume provides knowledge and communication skills on specific topic of using hygienic latrine;

Third Volume is on Environmental Sanitation;

Fourth volume is on Washing hands with soap; and

Fifth Volume is on Use tap water.



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7 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

Environment

A Subproject Site Office located at A Tieng commune about 2 kilometers away from WTP site (See Annex 3 - Photo 8). The site office is used for the meetings of related concerned organizations during construction, to receive/resolve any complaints from public/affected people. The construction works are nearly completed and until now no complaints/grievance have been raised.

Resettlement

In accordance with ADB’s guidelines, the Grievance Mechanism has been officially organized and disseminated to communities, local authorities and other stakeholders at the Commune, District and Provincial levels. The office and persons responsible for receiving complaints and grievances have been identified and appointed based on Letter 72 CV/BQLDA dated 20 June 2014. Members in charge of solving complaints in compensation of the subproject of Atieng commune, Tay Giang district are:

Commune Level: Mr. Briu Hung - Vice president of Lang Commune People Committee;

District Level: Mr. Pham A - Vice President of Tay Giang District People Committee; and

Province Level: Mr. Tran Van Khanh - Vice Director of PPMU.

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Environment

Most of the civil works construction is completes and installation of technical equipment is on-going. D-B Contractor is requested to comply with the EMP/EMOP requirements during their duties/works with a close supervision by the PPMU/CSC to avoid any negative impact that’s causing problems to the environment, local community and to the health and safety of the public and construction workers. All the arising issues indicated by on-site review or in this report must be given remedial action immediately by D-B Contractor to recover the issues.

Resettlement

Quang Nam PPMU has paid compensation to affected households before ADB approve Updated Land acquisition and Resettlement Report (LARP). As a consequence of this non-compliance, ADB issued Letter dated 21 January 2014 to stop construction of Quang Nam subproject. After that, Quang Nam PPMU has updated LARP and then submits to ADB for approval. Through No Objection Letter dated 26th June 2014, ADB approved Quang Nam Updated LARP and allowed construction works to resume.

As requested by ADB and CPMU, PIA Consultant undertook a review of LARP processes carried out and prepared Due Diligence Report and submitted to ADB on 14th July 2014 and the conclusion for Due Diligence mission as follows:

Compensation rates issued by the Provincial People’s Council Decision No.1514/QĐ-UBND dated 20 November2013, No.1576/QD-UBND dated 12 December 2013 and No.593/QĐ-UBND dated 29 April 2014 were based on replacement prices and these unit prices were used to compensate the losses.



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All Affected Households were satisfied with compensations paid.

The Grievance Mechanism has been officially organized and disseminated to communities, local authorities and other stakeholders.

Since the commencement of construction activities until now there were no complaints made.

Ethnic Minority

To ensure equal participation and benefits of ethnic minority in the projects and reduce or mitigate any adverse impacts on ethnic minority lifestyle, health and living standards, PIA, PPMU, WSCC, HSPs and relevant stakeholders have to continue to work closely and support to improve institutional capacity and implementation capacity of Project interventions.

Central Regions Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project Safeguards Monitoring Report Consulting Services for Project Implementation Assistance January - June 2014 A Tieng Commune

Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province Annex 1


Annex 1 Subproject Compliance with EMP Requirements



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Table 1 Summary of Subproject Compliance with EMP Requirements

EMP Requirements Compliance Status

(Yes, No, Partial) Comment or Reasons for Non-

Compliance Issues for Further Action

I. PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE

1. Survey of unexploded bomb (s) in the Subproject area

Damage property and hurt people

Establish safe buffer zone during disarmament, proper fencing, protective barriers, sufficient signal, site supervisors and information disclosure

Yes - WTP site is located on a hill away from the communes’ residential area. A Subproject information board was set on the foothill beside the access way to the WTP. People are warned and not allowed to be near the WTP area. Sufficient information was given to prevent harm or injury to people. (See Annex 3 - Photos 1).

II. CONSTRUCTION PHASE

Baseline data: Raw surface water quality

The water quality analysis must comply with the standard QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT

No - Instead of taking water sample during Detail Design for testing water quality to appoint appropriately water treatment process for the water supply scheme, two other water samples had been analysed then during construction stage.

The water quality analyses were incomplete limited to 7 parameters listed in the QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT (See Annex 4).

The raw surface water quality analysis as required in EMOP or under the QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT was not fully compliance by the D&B Contractor.

The D&B Contractor is required to conduct another raw water sampling and quality analysis of the parameters required in EMOP or under the QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT right after completion of works to ensure about water quality to serve WTP’s demand.

1. Land clearing/grading/excavation and construction activities

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disturbance/removal of vegetative cover:

Schedule construction during dry months

Yes - The land clearing/grubbing/excavation works were stop for two months in the end of 2013 because of heavy rainfall during rainy season.

During construction stage, construction works and related activities also have been stopped in bad weather or rainy days.

Continue to monitor whether the Contractor to stop their construction activities in the cases of raining.

Re-plant trees and re-seeding of indigenous grasses at the end of/or completion of construction activities.

No any grasses or trees to cover the slopes formed from excavating/level works (See Annex 3 - Photos 2).

Because of rock hard soil of hillside above the WTP area, trees are hopeless to grow up on the excavated slopes. However, indigenous grasses are expected to grow by themselves to cover the slope surface when having favourable weather condition.

If no grasses spout by themselves, Contractor promised to re-plant them right before completion of construction activities.

Cover exposed soil from diggings and stock piles and soil during the rainy days.

Yes - Exposed soils and stock piles were covered during the rainy days.

Excavating the hill outside the WTP with a stepped taluses and drainage canal; Embankment and exposed/open slope of the hill below the WTP fortified with concreted tiles (See Annex 3 - Photos 2).

Uncontrolled disposal of excessive soil and construction debris:

Disposal site be selected and approved before construction

Yes - The site for excess soils from grading/levelling WTP site was identified and the site was allowable by local authority.

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levelling the site (See Annex 3 - Photos 3).

The disposal site for transfer construction debris such as piece of wooden formwork or cement bags are given to local people for re-using.

Damage to the road, particularly for installation of transmission and distribution pipelines

Restoration of existing road right after completion of each construction item

Traffic disruption and accident

Schedule transport and hauling of construction materials during light traffic hours, and provide sufficient signal & warning lights

Partial - There is transportation of construction materials from lowland up to the WTP site. The roads to the site are tortuous and drivers are required to give efficient warning signals such as car alarm or warning light during their transportation.

It is depend on driver’s awareness Give more warning signals on the road coming to WTP site, especially when going across residential area.

Subproject information board is beside site gate but no signal on the access road below to stop people up to the site

It is depend on contractor’s conscious Give more warning signals on the beginning of access road up to WTP site, and when going across residential area

Dust, noise & vibration and emission from construction activities/equipment:

Regularly spray water on dry and exposed soil in construction site and along the road

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Trailer-truck hauling and transporting construction materials must be covered with canvas

Yes - Vehicles hauling and transporting construction materials be covered with canvas

Muddy tires and dirty body of vehicles must be washed with water when returning to public roads from WTP construction site

Yes - Muddy and dirty vehicles be washed with water when returning to public roads from construction site.

Contractors to maintain equipment and transport vehicles in proper working order

Yes - Beside, the construction site is on the hill with large scale and airy space so that construction activities with using quite small equipment give not much impact to the residential area.

As much as possible implement working hours between 07:00 and 17:00

Yes - Working hours implemented as scheduled.

2. Construction camps and workers’ activities

Worker camp, Solid waste and gray water disposal cause impact to environment:

Construction of temporary worker camp and latrines; Regular collection and disposal of garbage to the proper disposal site

Yes - Because of the large scale of WTP’s site, so that Worker rest camps are pitch within the site.

Yes - A temporary latrines was made on the sub-structure of Administrative Building’s toilet which was built in the beginning of construction, for worker using.

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No - Proper and regular collection and disposal of garbage to the proper disposal site are not followed by the D&B Contractor (See Annex 3 - Photos 4).

Because of their usual habit/behaviour Contractor is required to give worker’s rubbish bins and regularly transfer garbage to local damp site.

3. Environment, health and safety

Public and worker safety

Ensure proper fencing and protective barriers in construction area. Sufficient signal and information disclosure about the Subproject must be conducted

Yes - WTP site is on the hill and now fencing around by brick and steel wall. The fence of the site has been built in the beginning of the construction and now is finishing.

Subproject information board is on the site gate to warn people/public about the construction activities (See Annex 3 - Photos 5). Also information disclosure was conducted.

Construction workers and supervisors must be equipped with protective clothes/gears in the construction site.

Partial - Protective work-wears/helmets have not been provided sufficiently for workers and supervision officers at construction site (See Annex 3 - Photos 6).

Labour safety is not enough considered. Provide sufficient protective clothes/gears for workers

Risk of socially and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS transmission, to the workers

Maximize employment of local labour who will live at home during construction

Yes - Using local labours for normal works and skilled labours for specific jobs

Disseminate information on the risks of socially and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV transmission, to their employees, temporary labour,

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and subcontractors during Subproject implementation.

4. Forest within Subproject region

Impact to the forest and its resident: plants, animals/wildlife

Realignment of water pipeline (if needed) to avoid cutting down big trees

Yes.

Reduce impairment of the forest habitat and its reserve

Yes - The forest ecosystem has been given due attention during construction of water intake in order to avoid encroachment and impairment of the forest habitat. Only some trees were cut down for a simple impounding structure (See Annex 3 - Photos 7).

Replanting grass and small trees to recover the initial features of temporarily acquired land right after completion of pipe installation

Yes.

5. Water Resource

Impact to Raw Water resource within forest and reduce its Reserve/Quality

Paying attention to give watershed protection and water intake

PPMU, CSC and Contractor were reminded to make a serious watershed protection to the water intake to preserve the area and eliminate environmental degradation that will result to the depletion of water recharge in the area and avoid massive soil erosion that will silted the intake (See Annex 3 - Photos 7).

Water intake works are on-going construction.

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6. Social/ cultural/ religious or archaeological items

Chances of finding social/cultural/ religious or archaeological items during excavation and pipe lining.

Until now there are not any chances of finding social/cultural/ religious or archaeological items within construction sites.

Table 2 Issues for Further Action



New Issues from This Report

Monitoring raw water quality Another raw water sampling and quality analysis need to be conducted right after completion of works to ensure about water quality serving WTP.

Responsibility: Contractor

Timing: After completion of works or before WTP be put on the operation

PPMU and CSC are required to remind Contractor taking the task.

In case of raining Ask Contractor to stop their construction activities in the cases of raining

Responsibility: PPMU/CSC/Contractor

Timing: rainy day

PPMU/CSC‘s Monitoring

Re-cover the slopes/taluses by indigenous grasses

Ask Contractor to re-plant indigenous grasses to cover the slopes/taluses formed from excavating/level works.


Timing: At the end of construction activities or in coming rainy season

PPMU/CSC‘s Monitoring

Proper and regular collection and disposal of garbage to the proper disposal site not followed by the D&B Contractor

Workers’ must be provided with garbage bin and garbage must be regularly collected and properly transfer to the approved damp site.


Timing: every day

Monitoring of PPMU/CSC and Contractor’s employer



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Not all construction workers are fully equipped with protective clothing/ gears in the construction site.

Provide all construction workers with adequate protective gears to protect them from accident


Timing: every day

PPMU/CSC‘s Monitoring.

Control of number of workers employed and management of their work schedules.

Watershed/water intake protection Establish protection area surrounding watershed, water intake and up-stream of them.


Timing: right after construction of water intake structures

PPMU and CSC are required asking/monitoring D&B Contractor to build protective structures

Coordination between the PPMU and DPC to come up with a strategy for the protection of the water intake within its immediate vicinities and the up-stream area.

Responsibility: Contractor, PPMU to schedule a meeting with the DPC.

Timing: As soon as possible.

The contractor and PPMU together with the DPC to formulate a protection measures for the water intake.




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Table 1 Summary of Subproject Compliance with RP Requirements

RP Requirements Compliance status Comment or Reasons for Compliance, Partial Compliance/Non-Compliance Issues for Further Action1

Establishment of personnel in PMU/PIU Yes Quang Nam Province People's Committee has been assigned for Centre for Development of land belonging to the Tay Giang District People's Committee to implement the compensation and clearance for all projects in the area of Tay Giang district, Binh Dinh province.

Public consultation and socialization process

Yes Public consultation during the implementation phase on November 19, 2013. For further details refer to Section 5

Land area to be acquired is identified and finalised

Yes Total permanent acquired land is 13,527 m2 of Agro-forest land that is reclaimed and used by Co Tu households since 2002 and 882 m2 of public land.

Land acquisition completed Yes Until now, the land acquisition has been completed and the construction has been carried out. There has not been any complaint reported yet.

Establishment of Resettlement Site(s) Not applicable

Compensation payments for affected assets is completed

Yes Total Number of Eligible AHs and APs (as per agreed RP): 36 households.

Number of AHs compensated as of this monitoring period: 36 households.

Total Budget allocation as per agreed RP: Total budget for compensation for the affected people: 444,269,755 VND.

Total budget disbursed to AHs as of this monitoring period: The compensations are fully paid to AHs amounting 444,269,755 VND.

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RP Requirements Compliance status Comment or Reasons for Compliance, Partial Compliance/Non-Compliance Issues for Further Action1

Transport assistance for relocating affected households

Not applicable

Additional assistance to vulnerable affected household

Yes Total Number of vulnerable AHs and APs (as per agreed RP): 36 C’Tu households.

Agreed forms of assistance as per RP: By cash with 1,200,000 VND per households. Beside, assistance allowancing for hand-over the land on time for 32 HHs with amount of 6,930,500 VND.

Number of AHs and APs assisted as of this monitoring period: 36 HHs.

Income Restoration Program Yes Provide the livelihood restoration for 32 households with amount of 2,076,000 VND.

Provide the transition assistance allowance for 01 household with 24,000,000 VND.

Support for vulnerable affected household for 36 households with 1,200,000 VND per household.

Supports for job change allowance when acquired land for 32 households with amount of 218,633,300 VND.

Temporary impacts have been addressed (affected properties restored to at least pre-project conditions)

Not applicable

Capacity building activities Yes Training course on “ADB's social safeguard policies on environment and resettlement” from 2 April to 4 April, 2014 in Quang Nam province.

Table 2 Issues for Further Action



New Issues from This Report: none




Annex 3 On-site Photographs



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Photo 1 - Nov. 2013.

Position of WTP is on top-hillside and the access road going up to the hill. Project information board and Temporary Worker Camp are at the foothill.

Photo 2 - Jul. 2014.

On the WTP site, there are stepped taluses with concrete tiles and drainage canal at foot-slopes.



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Photo 3 - Nov. 2013 and Jul. 2014.

Aroh reserve Commune’s site where the soil from WTP site’s excavation has been disposed.

Photo 4 - Jul. 2014.

Worker camp is within the WTP site. Drainage canal bounding the site, and dropped litters are in ground/canal.



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Photo 5 - Mar. and Jul. 2014. Subproject information board is always next to the gate of the WTP site. The fence of the site has been built in the beginning of the construction and now is finishing, and access road to the site.

Photo 6 - Mar. 2014. Workers are at the site without helmets or other protective gears.

Photo 7 - Jul. 2014. Intake works located a kilometre away from the WTP location.



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Water Impounding structures are on-going construction. There are a little change of position of Intake Water Hole and Sand let-out pipe compared to the Detail-Design drawing so that they are moved to the left-side (from up-stream to down-stream direction) because of rocky bottom and shallow water of the stream in the right-side.

Photo 8 - Mar. 2014.

Subproject Site Office located at the District’s Centre is about 2 km away from the WTP location. Interviewing AHs during ADB’s Midterm Review Mission.

Photo 9 - July. 2014

Information disclosure for Updated LARP approved by ADB on 24th June 2014.



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Photo 10 - Apr. 2014.

Meeting on participation and implementation of CBA-IEC action plan, at Guol House, Agrong hamlet, A Tieng, Quang Nam.




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Result of Raw surface water sample analyses comparing to GoV Standard

No. Parameter Unit

Result QCVN 08:2008

Column A2 8th Aug.

2013 20 Jan.

2014

1 pH 6.7 7.4 6 - 8.5

2 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) mg/l ≥ 5

3 Total suspended solids (TSS) mg/l 30

4 COD mg/l 15

5 BOD5 (20oC) mg/l 6

6 Ammonia (NH+4) (calculating by N) mg/l 0.2

7 Chlorine (Cl¯) mg/l 22.6 5.0 400

8 Fluoride (F¯) mg/l 1.5

9 Nitrite (NO¯2) (calculating by N) mg/l <0.001 0.001 0.02

10 Nitrate (NO¯3) (calculating by N) mg/l 0.086 0.031 5

11 Phosphate (PO43¯) (calculating by P) mg/l 0.2

12 Cyanide (CN¯) mg/l 0.01

13 Arsenic (As) mg/l 0.02

14 Cadmium (Cd) mg/l 0.005

15 Lead (Pb) mg/l 0.02

16 Chrome III (Cr3+) mg/l 0.1

17 Chrome VI (Cr6+) mg/l 0.02

18 Copper (Cu) mg/l 0.2

19 Zinc (Zn) mg/l 1.0

20 Nickel (Ni) mg/l 0.1

21 Iron (Fe) mg/l 0.12 0.097 1

22 Mercury (Hg) mg/l 0.001

23 Surface-active substances mg/l 0.2

24 Total oils & grease mg/l 0.02

25 Total Phenol mg/l 0.005

26 Protection plant Chemical organo-chlorine

Aldrin+Dieldrin µg/l 0.004 Endrin µg/l 0.012 BHC µg/l 0.1 DDT µg/l 0.002 Endosunfan (Thiodan) µg/l 0.01 Lindan µg/l 0.35



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No. Parameter Unit

Result QCVN 08:2008

Column A2 8th Aug.

2013 20 Jan.

2014

Chlordane µg/l 0.02 Heptachlor µg/l 0.02

27 Protection plant Chemical organo-phosphor

Paration µg/l 0.2 Malation µg/l 0.32

28 Herbicides 2,4D µg/l 200 2,4,5T µg/l 100 Paraquat µg/l 1200

29 Total radioactivity α Bq/l 0.1

30 Total radioactivity β Bq/l 1.0

31 E - Coli MPN/100

ml Not found

Not found 50

32 Coliform MPN/100

ml 430

43 5000

Notes

QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulation on quality of surface water;

Column A2: The critical parameters of water quality which used for purpose of water supply but it must be treated with the appropriate treatment technology.



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Annex 5 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure



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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom – Happiness

********** MINUTE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (Subproject: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation for Tay Giang District center, Quang Nam Province)

Time: at 13:30 on 4 March 2014

Location: Meeting hall of A Tieng Commune People’s Committee, Tay Giang District

1. Participants

Representatives of Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU)

Mr. Tran Van Khanh Position: Deputy Director of PPMU

Mr. Doan Van Thanh Position: PPMU’s technical staff

Representatives of the Consulting Company

Mr. Nguyen Cong Son Position: Director

Mr. Nguyen Quang Vinh Position: Technical staff

Representatives of Local Authorities

Ms. A Lang Thi Thieu Position: CPC’s Deputy Chairwoman

Ms. Vu Thi Luong Position: Commune’s Cadastral/ Environmental staff

Representatives of Local Mass Organizations

Mr. Ploong Ch’ Roc Position: DFFC’s/CFFC’s Deputy Chairman

Ms. Ploong Thi Henh Position: CVWU’s Chairwoman

Mr. Po Long Dao Position: CFU’s Chairman

Mr. Ploong Qur Position: Deputy Head of Commune Health Station

Representative of communities and affected people

Mr. ABing Duoi Position: Head of Agrong Hamlet

Mr. Jo Del Ich Position: Head of A Roh Hamlet

2. Public Consultation Meeting Content

2.1 The Presentation of Subproject Owner and Consultant Company

Representative of PPMU:

Introduced the objectives and social meaning of the Subproject Public consultation and Information disclosure meeting.

Summary of Subproject Progress (during FS preparation or construction)

Representative of Design – Build and equipment supplying Consultant:

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The positive impacts of the Subproject are that:

It will give people access to safe water supply system, improve sanitation for local communities, and improve the environmental conditions and quality of people living in the Subproject area.

The potential adverse impacts of the Subproject and mitigation

Impacts on environment:

- Noise

- Dust, smoke and oil disposing to the environment

- Environment sanitation

Impacts on affected people:

- Lose land for productive activities

- Lose trees and assets

Report all mitigation measures that have been implemented (if during construction)

Equipment and machines meet standards

As much as possible implement working hours between 07:00 and 17:00 to avoid affecting the community

Compensate to people who lose their productive land, trees, and assets.

2.2 Opinions of Local Organizations and Community Representatives

Opinions of Local Authorities

Commune’s Cadastral/ Environmental staff:

- Lose water source for downstream production activities.

- Lose productive land

Vice president:

- Noise

- Dust

- Water tariff and Water connection fee

- Related parties are required to make progress to the construction to put the system into operation.

Opinions of Local Mass Organizations

Representative of A Tieng Communal Fatherland Front Committee

- There is no effect to the environment

Representative of District/Communal Vietnam Women’s Union

- During construction there are some effects but they are not significant

Representative of A Tieng Communal Farmer’s Union

- There is no major affects to the environment



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Head of A Tieng Communal Health Station:

- During construction progress there are some effects such as dust and noise, however, the duration of construction through each household is short, health of people is not affected.

Opinions of Communities Representative

Representative of Agrong village, A Tieng commune

Mr. Bling Duoi – Designation: Head of hamlet

- The impacts from construction activities don’t affect the health and wealth of people, however the reinstatement is slowly.

Representative of A Roh village

Mr. Jo Ich - Designation: Head of hamlet

- The grading and transport and hauling of soil to the WTP created dust and noise pollution, however there is no significant effect to people

- Will A Roh village receive water supply?

3. Conclusion

- Discussions during public consultant meeting showed that during the construction process, the environment impacts did not significantly affect people in the project area.

- Receive feedback from local people

- For future project implementation, Project Owner and contractors should apply the mitigation measures to reduce the adverse effects to the environment, so that life of local people will not be affected, as specified in the environment protection commitment.

This Minute was written during the meeting and read loudly at the meeting to all the participants. They all agreed with the minute and signed in bellow.

This Minute has been made in 09 copies of the same value.

The meeting ended at 03”30’ PM in the same day.

SUBPROJECTOWNER’s

REPRESENTATIVE (PPMU) Deputy Chairwoman

Tran Van Khanh (Signature, full name and seal)

DB AND EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CONSULTANT UNIT ’s REPRESENTATIVE

Director

Nguyen Cong Son (Signature, full name and seal)

ATIENG CPC’s REPRESENTATIVE Vice President

1.1 REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNE ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION

Chief of Division



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Alang Thi Thieu (Signature, full name and seal)

ATIENG CVWU’s REPRESENTATIVE Chairwoman

Ploong Thi Henh (Signature, full name and seal)

ATIENG CFU’s REPRESENTATIVE Chairman

Polong Dao (Signature and full name)

Vu Thi Luong (Signature and full name)

ATIENG CFFC’s REPRESENTATIVE Vice President

Plong Ch’ Roc (Signature and full name)

ATIENG HEALTH STATION’s REPRESENTATIVE

Deputy head

Ploong Qur (Signature and full name)

REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY

Head of Agrong Hamlet

ABling Duoi (Signature and full name)



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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Subproject: Rural water supply and Sanitation: A Tieng Commune, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province

Time: 04 March 2014

Venue: Meeting hall of A Tieng Commune, Tay Giang District, Quang Nam Province

NO Full name of participants Position Signature

Client

1 Tran Van Khanh Deputy director

2 Doan Van Thanh Technical officer

Design, construction and material supply unit

3 Nguyen Cong Son Director

4 Nguyen Quang Vinh Technical officer

Local authorities

5 Alang Thi Thieu Deputy chairman of CPC

6 Ploong Thi Henh Chairman of Communal Women’s Union

7 Ploong Thi Roc Deputy chairman of Communal Fatherland Front

8 Ploong Dao Chairman of Communal Farmers’ Organization

9 Bling Eng Chairman of Communal Veterans Association

10 Zoram Viet Communal officer

11 Vu Thi Luong Officer of communal land – construction – environment unit

12 Ploong Qua Deputy head of Commune Heath station

Local community

13 ABing Duoi Head of AGrong village

14 Zodel Ich Head of A Ro village



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