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NATIONAL POWER TRANMISSION CORPORATION

Northern Power Projects Management Board

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TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY PROJECT (TEP)

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

SUBPROJECT:

TAY HA NOI –THUONG TIN 500KV TRANSMISSION LINE

(the final)

PREPARED BY: INSTITUTE OF ENERGY

Ha Noi, April 2015

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Tay Ha Noi - Thuong Tin 500kV transmission line Environmental Management Plan

Institute of Energy 2

ABBREVIATIONS

CPC Commune People‟s Committee

TEP Transmission Efficient Project

ECOP Environmental Code of Practice

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMF Electromagnetic Field

EMP Environmental Management Plan

EVN Electricity of Vietnam

GOV Government of Vietnam

HH Household

HV High voltage

LV Low Voltage

MOIT Ministry of Industry and Trade

MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

MV Medium Voltage

NGO Northern Grid Company

NPT National Power Transmission Corporation

OHL Overhead Line

PAH Project Affected Household

PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls

PMU Network Project Management Unit (under the NPC)

PPC Provincial People‟s Committee

ROW Right of Way

IE Institute of Energy

WB World Bank



TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 5

2. Policy, LEGAL and ADMINISTRATIVE Frameworks ............................................... 5

2.1. Government Regulations: ................................................................................................ 5

2.2. World Bank Safeguard Policies ...................................................................................... 7

3. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................... 8

3.1. Objectives of the Subproject ........................................................................................... 8

3.2. Scope of the Subproject ................................................................................................... 9

3.3. Location of the Subproject .............................................................................................. 9

3.4. Subproject Main Work Volume ................................................................................... 11

3.5. Subproject Components ................................................................................................ 12

4. BASELINE DATA ........................................................................................................... 16

4.1. Geography and location ................................................................................................. 16

4.2. Topography and Geology ............................................................................................... 16

4.3. Hydro- meteorological characteristics .......................................................................... 18

4.4. Land Use .......................................................................................................................... 19

4.5. Environmental Baseline Data ........................................................................................ 20

4.6. Socio-economic status of the subproject area .............................................................. 21

4.7. Protected areas, natural reserves, sensitive areas, cultural property, historical

monument, temple and pagoda in the subproject area. ............................................. 23

4.8 UXO (unexploded ordinance) ......................................................................................... 23

5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ................................................................................................ 24

6. MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................ 34

7. EMP IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................... 69

7.1. During Detailed Design and Preparation of Bidding Contract Documents ............. 69

7.2. During Construction Phase ........................................................................................... 69

8. MONITORING PROGRAM............................................................................................ 70

8.1. Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 72

8.2. Site Inspections ............................................................................................................... 72

8.3 Monitoring Indicators ..................................................................................................... 73

9.INSTITUTIONALDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ...................................................... 80

10. MONITORINGAND REPORTINGPROCEDURE ..................................................... 81

11.COSTESTIMATION FOREMP IMPLEMENTATION ............................................... 82

12. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ....................... 82

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 86

APPENDIX: ........................................................................................................................... 87

APPENDIX 1 ......................................................................................................................... 89

TOR FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION CONSULTANT .................................... 89

Appendix 2: Approval decision of EIA ................................................................................ 96



LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1: List of line length ..................................................................................................... 9

Table 3.2. Work volume to be implemented of the subproject ............................................... 11

Table 3.3. List of primary construction materials ................................................................... 11

Table 3.4. Implementation progress of the project .................................................................. 14

Table 3.5. Total investment cost .............................................................................................. 15

Table 4.1. Total land area of permanent acquisition ............................................................... 20

Table 5.1. Impact of the Subproject ........................................................................................ 25

Table 6.1. Impact Mitigation Measures for Environment ....................................................... 34

Table 8.1. Environmental monitoring plan is shown in the below table ................................. 75

Table 9.1. Estimates of capacity building for implementing EMP ......................................... 80

Table 12.1. Summary on pubic environmental consultation meetings ................................... 84



1. INTRODUCTION

Vietnam economic development strategy for 2005 – 2010 outlooks to 2020 is to

promote industrialization, modernization of the country and integrate gradually into the world

economy. Investment project of Tay Ha Noi – Thuong Tin 500kV tranmission line is based

on National Power Development Master Plan for 2011 – 2020 outlook to 2030 (Master Plan

VII) and Decision No. 1208/QD-TTg dated 21/7/2011 of the Prime Minister on approving the

invesment project for building for 2011 – 2015. Tay Ha Noi – Thuong Tin 500kVtranmission

line supplies power from hydropower plants in Northwest area including Son La hydropower

plant and Dong Phu Yen pumped storage hydroelectric plant to National grid. The project

meets the requirement of industrial, economic – social development for 2011 – 2015 of the

North power system, especially Ha Noi area. The subproject is one of the subprojects that

will be implemented in Phase II of the Transmission Efficiency Project(TEP) funded by the

World Bank. The subproject includes new construction of 39.97km for 500kV transmission

line and will be implemented in 18 communes of 4 districts of Ha Noi capital including

Thuong Tin, ThanhOai, Chuong My, QuocOai.

The subproject's activities may cause negative impacts on the local environment and

communities during pre-construction, construction, and operation phases.To ensure the

potential negative impacts are identified and mitigated during the subproject implementation

and in compliance with the policy on environmental assessment of the World Bank (OP/BP

4.01), an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of the subproject has been prepared in

accordance with the guidelines provided in the Environmental Management Framework

(EMF) of theproject. The EMP includes the following contents: an introduction, the main

legal framework, the subproject description, the environmental background, potential positive

and negative impacts, proposed mitigation measures to be carried out during the subproject

implementation, and implementation arrangements. It also includes an Environmental Codes

of Practice (ECOP) prepared for the subprojectand it will be incorporated into the bidding

documents and construction contracts, as well as a scope for environment quality monitoring.

A Resettlement Plan (RP) has been prepared and presented separately.

The Government‟s regulation requires submission of an Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) for the subproject. An EIA report has been prepared, submitted to, and

approved by MONRE dated January 19, 2015 under decision no. 239/QĐ– UBNDHanoi

City.

2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS

2.1. Government Regulations:

The following national laws and regulations are applied for subproject:

Law on Protection of the Environment No. 55/2014/QH13 passed by the National

Assembly on June 23th, 2014 regulates the obligations of individuals, organizations in

protecting environment.



Land Law No. 45/2013/QH13 dated November 29, 2013,which will take effect on

July 1, 2014.

Law on Water Resource No. 17/2012/QH13 enacted June 21, 2012.

Law on electricity No. 28/2004/QH11 dated December 3, 2004.

Construction Law No. 16/2003/QH11 dated November 26, 2003.

The Law of Cultural Heritage No. 28/2001/QH10 promulgated on June 29 2001, with

some amendment in 2009 by the National Assembly (No. 32/2009/QH12).

Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting No. 27/2001/QH10 dated June 29, 2001.

Labor law No. 35-L/CTN dated 23rd Jun 1994, with some amendment under

Document No. 84/2007/QH11 by the National Assembly.

Decree No.14/2014/ND-CP dated February 26th, 2014 on implementation

guidelines for items stipulated in the Electricity Law on protection of high

voltage electrical networks.

Decree No. 179/2013/ND-CP dated November 14, 2013 on sanction of violations in

the field of environmental protection.

Decree of Government No. 29/2011/ND-CP dated 18 April, 2011 regulating strategic

environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environment

protection commitment.

Decree No. 98/2010/ND-CP of the Government dated 21 September 2010 on detailing

the implementation of some articles of the Law on Cultural Heritage and the Law

amending and supplementing some articles of Law on cultural heritage.

Decree No. 59/2007/ND-CP dated April 9, 2008 on solid waste management.

Decree 174/2007/ND-CP dated November 29, 2007 of GOV on environmental

protection charges for solid wastes.

Circular No.26/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 18 July, 2011 on guidance for Decree

No.29/2011/ND-CP dated 18 April, 2011.

Circular No.12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 14 April, 2011 relating to toxic waste

management.

Circular No. 03/2010/TT-BCT dated January 1, 2010 on some rules on safe protection

of high voltage grids.

The main applicable National Technical Regulations include: QCVN 05:

2013/BTNMT: National technical regulation on ambient air quality; QCVN

27:2010/BTNMT: National technical regulation on vibration; QCVN

26:2010/BTNMT: National technical regulation on maximum noise limit in public



and residential areas; QCVN 08: 2008/BTNMT - national technical regulation on

surface water quality; QCVN 09: 2008/BTNMT - national technical regulation on

ground water quality; QCVN 01: 2009/BYT- national technical regulation on drinking

water quality; QCVN 02: 2009/BYT- national technical regulation on domestic water

quality; QCVN 06: 2009/BTNMT – air quality –specified maximum allowable

concentrations of certain hazardous substances in ambient air; QCVN

14:2008/BTNMT: National technical regulation on domestic wastewater; QCVN

40:2011/BTNMT: National technical regulations on industrial wastewater; QCVN

03:2008/BTNMT: National technical regulation on permissible limits of heavy metals

in soils; QCVN 07:2009/BTNMT – National Technical Regulation on Hazardous

Waste Thresholds; QCVN 01:2008/BCT – National technical regulation on safety

principles in working with transmission lines and electrical equipment.

Other relevant sector technical regulation and standards.

2.2. World Bank Safeguard Policies

An environmental and social screening of the subproject was undertaken in line with

the OP 4.01 and it showed that the World Bank‟s policies on Environmental Assessment

(OP/BP 4.01), and Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) will be triggered for the

subproject. The screening has also resulted in categorizing the subproject as a Category B

project. In addition, the Bank‟s requirements on public consultation and information

disclosure will need to be followed.

Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01):

Environmental Assessment (EA) is an umbrella policy for the Bank‟s safeguard

policies. The overarching objective is to ensure that Bank-financed projects are

environmentally sound and sustainable, and that decision-making is improved through

appropriate analysis of actions and of their likely environmental impacts. The EA process is

intended to identify, avoid and mitigate potential impacts of Bank operations. EA takes into

account the natural environment (air, water, and land); human health and safety; social

aspects (involuntary resettlement, indigenous peoples, and physical cultural resources); and

trans boundary and global environmental aspects. EA considers natural and social aspects in

an integrated way.

This subproject triggers OP 4.01 because it involves the construction and operation of

a high-voltage transmission lines, requiring the identification, mitigation and monitoring of

potential adverse environmental and social impacts. As required by OP 4.01, the subproject

needs to prepare an EIA and an EMP that meet the Government‟s and the World Bank‟s

safeguards requirements. By the TEP appraisal, the subproject EIA and EMP needs to be

disclosed as required by OP 4.01 and the Bank‟s policy on access to information.

Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12)



The Involuntary Resettlement policy seeks to prevent severe long-term hardship,

impoverishment, and environmental damage to the affected peoples during involuntary

resettlement. OP 4.12 applies whether or not affected persons must move to another location.

The Bank describes all these processes and outcomes as “involuntary resettlement,” or simply

resettlement, even when people are not forced to move. Resettlement is involuntary when the

government has the right to expropriate land or other assets and when affected people do not

have the option to retain the livelihood situation that they have.

This policy is triggered because the subproject it would have impacts involving the

temporary and permanent involuntary taking of land and the loss of structures and assets

associated with the land for the construction of the substation and the associated connecting

line. By appraisal, the subproject needs to prepare and disclose a RP. The RP will include the

measures to ensure that displaced people are: (i) informed about the options regarding

resettlement; (ii) consulted and offered alternative resettlement choices; and (iii) provided

with effective compensation and livelihood restoration.

World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines

World Bank-financed projects should also take into account the World Bank Group

Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines1 (known as the "EHS Guidelines"). The EHS

Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry-specific examples of

Good International Industry Practice.

The EHS Guidelines contain the performance levels and measures that are normally

acceptable to the World Bank Group and are generally considered to be achievable in new

facilities at reasonable costs by existing technology. The environmental assessment process

may recommend alternative (higher or lower) levels or measures, which, if acceptable to the

World Bank, become project- or site-specific requirements.

This subproject should conform the Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for

Electric Power Transmission and Distribution of the EHS Guidelines.

3. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1. Objectives of the Subproject

The project “Tay Ha Noi- Thuong Tin500kV transmission line” aims to transmit the

power from Son La hydropower plant and Dong Phu Yen pumped storage hydroelectric plant

to the national grid with the following targets: i) Safety providing the power safely and

efficiently for North power system, especially Ha Noi area. ii)

Reducingpowerlossesintransmission lines, increasingproduction efficiency for electricity

system. iii) Enhancing the capacity to provide stable electricity for transmission system in

Hanoi and other regions; ensure a stable operation in the national electrical.

1The EHS Guidelines can be consulted at www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/EnvironmentalGuidelines.

http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/EnvironmentalGuidelines



3.2. Scope of the Subproject

The project construction including:

- Permanently acquired land: 41,751 m2

- Voltage: 500kV;

- No. of circuits: 02 circuits;

- Length of the line: 39.97km;

- Location: going through 18 communes of Thuong tin district, Thanh Oai district,

Chuong My district and Quoc Oai district (Hanoi City);

- Starting point: 500kV bus of 500kV Tay Ha Noi substation;

- End point: 500kV bus of 500kV Thuong Tin substation;

- Conductor: 4xACSR 330

- Overhead ground wire: 2 ground wires, normal ground wire with PHLOX 147 and

overhead ground wire with fiber cable OPGW 120, 24 fiber (according to ITU G6

- Tower: Column hot dip galvanized steel, linked by bolts;

- Foundation: reinforced concrete foundation;

Earthing: Radial and galvannized-steel earthing;

3.3. Location of the Subproject

The subproject includes new construction of 39.97km for 500kV transmission line and

will be implemented in 18communesincluding Dong Quang, Thach Than and Can Huu

(QuocOai district); Dong Son, Dong Phu Yen, PhuNghia, Truong Yen, Tot Dong, Quang Bi,

ThuongVuc and Hoang Dieu (Chuong My district); Thanh Mai, Thanh Cao, Tam Hung, Do

Dong,andThanh Van (ThanhOai district); TienPhong and Van Phu ( Thuong Tin district), Ha

Noi City.

Table 3.1: List of line length

No. Locality Length (m) Tower

Ha Noi City

1 Chuong My district 18,500.0 45

2 QuocOai district 4,250.0 12

3 ThanhOai commune 11,987.2 29

4 Thuong Tin commune 5,234.5 14

Total 39,971.7 100



The Sub-project Tay Thuong Tin – Ha 500kV transmission line is implemented on the basis

of following technical specifications:

- Voltage: 500kV

- Number of circuit: 2 circuits

- Length of tranmission line: 39.97km

- Location of tranmission line: Quoc Oai, Chuong My, Thanh Oai and Thuong Tin

district in Ha Noi city.

- Conductor: 4 x ACSR-330

- Earthing wire: PHLOX116 and OPGW120

- Insulation: glass or porcerlain; number of insulation disc is based on 20mm/kV of

creepage distance. Technical specification should be adequate to type of insulartors U160B,

U210B, U300B in line with IEC standards.

- Tower: 4-circuit steel tower.

- Foundation: using pier foundation, steel-enforced concrete foundation made on

site;

- Earthing system : in ray forms, galvanized steel

Figure 1: Location Diagram of Tay Ha Noi – Thuong Tin 500kV transmission line



3.4. Subproject Main Work Volume

Table 3.2. Work volume to be implemented of the subproject

(Source: Main report, FS, Tay Ha Noi – Thuong Tin 500kV transmission line, IE, 2014)

Table 3.3. List of primary construction materials

No. Project items Unit Quantity

Cement PC300 ton 9,054.9

Coarse yellow sand m3 13,207.7

No Type Excavated Volumn (m3)

A Foundation and Earthing

1 Columnar foundation 4T45-46 993.6

2 Columnar foundation 4T45-52 1,073.2

3 Columnar foundation 4T50-70 1,895.9

4 Columnar foundation 2x4T50-70 3,791.7

5 Mat foundation MB 17-15-9.7 831.9




9 Mat foundation MB 20-18-10.08 1,184.0


11 Mat foundation MB 2x20-18-10.08 2,368.0

12 Mat foundation MB 2x20-18-11.58 2,368.0


Total 82,050.3



No. Project items Unit Quantity

Aggregate 4x6 m3 3,112.4

Aggregate 2x4 m3 21,312.8

Steel rod d<10 ton 638.3



Steel wire kg 10.7

Shaped steel d=10 ton 102.8

Soldering stick kg 208.7

Wood for formworks m3 1,356.8

Nail kg 521.8

(Source: Main report, adjusted FS, Tay Ha Noi – Thuong Tin 500kV transmission line, IE, 2014)

3.5. Subproject Components

3.5.1. Main Activities Before and During Construction

Activities before construction:

- Acquiring land for tower foundation construction, conducting compensation and

allowances for land damages and assets on land with ROW for site clearance.

- Constructing auxiliary facilities (worker camps, stockpiles, material storage yards).

- Mobilization of workers.

-Temporary land acquisition partly along roadside for storing material and equipment.

- Set-up of domestic water supply for the domestic and construction needs

Activities during construction:

- Construction of transmission line:

+ Foundation excavation.

- The number of the pole foudations is 47, including two types of foundation: pile and

buoyant foundations. The maximum depth of the pole foudation is 3.2 m and minimum depth

is 2.4m.



- The largest area acquired for 1 pole foundation is 634m2 and its smallest area is

316.8m2.

- The maximum height is the pole is 64m.

+ Transportation of material to the site.

+ Set-up of poles – installation of line components.

- Main materials and equipment to be used:

+ Cement, sand, stone, iron, pole, porcelain, mixing station, cranes, etc: bought in the

locality, transported to the subproject site by road.

+ For Day river span is about 353m

Construction solutions across the river

- The roller wires, fiber-optic cable must be securely fixed and having brake quipment to

ensure the safety during the process of laying wires.

- When laying wire, there are some workers in site to make sign for traffic, local people,...

- One or a group of people (according to length of anchor) along the line to detect and treat

the place entangled wires, corruption, ...

- When stringing of wire, nobody stand in the bottom of the wire. Where entangled trees,

obstacles, to stop stringing to remove, who had to stand in the "outer corner" to remove the

wire

- Workers working on the tower must wear safety belt, carefully when seated in the corner of

the corner columns.

- To prohibit waterway before and after crossover point in 06 hours / day.

- Laying cable crossing the river by boat

- Keeping the cable at the height of 6m above water level by pulling system

- When the cable is higher than 06m of water level, the waterway transport can move as

normal.

3.5.2. Transportation

Long distance transport and transit by road and river to the materials yard;

Short distance transport by hand combined with enhanced vehicles, boats and barges.

The manual transport distance is at the average of 370m long.

Construction materials for the column and anchor post are transported by barges.

a)Materials supply.

- Cements, sands, stones is bought from the local.

- Reinforcing of foundation and earthing is taken in local, processed in construction site.



-Steel columns, foundation bolts, earthingare supplied by the local construction unit. These

materials can be processed at the production base of Ministry of Industry.

- Porcelain, accessories can be supplied through procurement of goods or construction

contractors purchased at local factories or domestic import – export trade company have

qualified good as indicated in design.

b) Long-distance transportation.

Materials including wire, porcelain, accessories, steel columns are transported from the

source (in Hanoi) to the project site by car with distance of 40km.

c) Transhipmenttransportation.

Materials are transported from the warehouse to the specific sites by truck combined with

traditional methods with an average distance of 1500m

d) short-distance transportation.

Materials including sand, stone, gravel, cement, reinforced foundation...are bought from the

local. The materials are transported manually from specific sites to each tower position with

an average distance of about500m.

3.5.3. Employment and Worker Camps

Area of temporary camps is taken according to number of worker working in

construction site. These temporary camps include: camp for accommodation, camp for

administration, camp for public activities…. The labor demand is determined by the volume

of work, construction method and the current labor norms. In the construction phase is

expected to be apporoximately 600 people participating in construction. The project plans to

construct the transmission line using 30 teams operating in 47 separate sections. Construction

of transmission towers, stringing and tensioning conductors is a specialised task. Each team

will consist of about 15 - 20 people.

3.6 Subproject Implementation Schedule and Total Investment

3.6.1 Implementation progress and humand resource

Construction time is expected in 18 months. Schedule of “Tay Hanoi – Thuong Tin

500kV transmission line” is as follows:

Table 3.4. Implementation progress of the project



3.6.2. Total Investment

Proposed total investment cost: 1,010,000,000,000 VND.

Table 3.5. Total investment cost

No. Items Symbol Money

1 Construction cost GXL 652,569,182,000

2 Equipment cost GTB 3,094,976,000

3 Land clearance cost GGPMB 31,138,257,000

4 Management cost GQLDA 8,339,407,000

5 Consultant cost GTV 40,651,156,000

6 Other cost GK 59,945,268,000

7 Contingency cost GDP 214,869,608,000

Total 1,010,607,854,000

Source: Description of subproject



4. BASELINE DATA

4.1. Geography and location

Tay Ha Noi – Thuong Tin 500kV transmission line goes through Dong Quang, Thach

Than, Can Huu commune and QuocOai town, QuocOai district; Dong Phuong Yen, Truong

Yen, Quang Bi, Hoang Dieu, Tot Dong, ThuongVuc commune, Chuong My district; Thanh

Mai, Thanh Cao, Tam Hung, Thanh Van commune, ThanhOai district; HoaBinh, Van Phu,

TuNhien, TienPhong commune, Thuong Tin district.

Terrain: The transmission line goes through different regions but same terrain with the

rice field mixed with ponds, heavily dissected by canals, Day River, Nhue River and

HoaBinh River.

Height of terrain at tower locations is from 1.73 to 8.0m.

4.2. Topography and Geology

4.2.1Project Geology

Based on geologic engineering prospection data collected during designing the project

as well as based on the experimental results of soil sampling in laboratory, natural soil along

transmission line area was investigated and described to 20,0m deep. Geological condition of

project area (QuocOai, Chuong My, ThanhOai, Thuong Tin district) including layers in top-

down order as below:

1. Layer 1: Soil land and backfill

Soil land is around 0.3 ÷ 0.4m deep, covering nearly all the station area. The main content of

soil land is brown and grey doughy clay, with many roots of plants, rice, and second crop.

2. Layer 9: Quasi-plastic clay (amQ)

Layer 9 is mainly on the surface of the terrain. It is available in all bore holes in the station

area with depth ranging from 1,1÷4,0m.

3. Layer 11: Mixed quasi-plastic clay (amQ)

Layer 11 is allocated under layer 9, sometimes, lenticular places are created, allocated on the

surface. It is mainly available in location K3 ÷ K7. Depth of layer 11 ranges from 1.1 ÷3.1m.

The main content of land is mixed clay which is light brown, grey and green, intertwined with

lenticular sand. Land is rather compact, quasi-plastic ÷ elastic and soft, saturated.

4. Layer 9a: Elastic and soft – quasi-plastic clay (amQ)

Layer 9a is allocated right below layer 9 and layer 11. It is available in almost all bore holes

(except for K6, K7 and K10). Depth of this layer ranges from 1,5 ÷ 3,7m.



4.2.2. Hydrological geology

In the district, there are three rivers flowing by, i.e. Day river, Tich river and Nhue river.

Hydrologic regime of the district is reliant on Red river, Day river, Tich river and many other

lakes and ponds. Dry season is from October to April. In wet season, flooding occur from

July to September every year.

Red Riverhydrological conditions:

Red Riveris the2ndlarge riverafterMekong River in Vietnam

withcomplexhydrological conditions. Flowis formed fromrainandplentiful, the

averagetotalShanximany yearsis118billion m3corresponding toflow3743m

3/s. Nature of Red

River is floodsofmountain river, withmanytops,up and down quickly,large amplitude(average

annualchangefrom5m-8minmidlandand plains, maximumup to8years-14m. Floodsin the

basinis due tothe tropicaldownpours. Many types ofweathercan causeheavy rainssuch

aslowpressure, fronts, tropicalconvergence zone, storm...Due tochanges in

precipitationregimes, flooding nature of Red Riverchanges overspaceandtime, wet season is

fromJuneto September.In which, high floods is ofteninAugust.

Nhue River hydrological conditions:

Nhue River longs74kmfrom Liem Mac draintoPhu Ly drain(Ha Nam province). On

theterritory ofHanoi, the river‟s length is61.5km. The averagewidthof the river is30-40m.

River runs zigzag from north to southin theupstreamandthe Northwest-Southeastin

themiddleand lower reaches. Nhue river take water fromthe Red RiverviaLiem Mac drain.

Thus, itis greatly influenced bythe hydrologicalregimeofthe Red River. Water level in flood

season is higher thandry season. Along theNhueriver, there are manycanalsand

thecity'ssewagedischarge directly intothe river. Themajorwater sourceflowing intotheriver

including: CoNhue–Metro canal, Pheo River, sewageditch from Phu DoVillage, sewage

ditchwater fromthe village ofVan Phuc, waterfromTo Lich River. In the dry season, Liem

Mac drainis alwaysopento providewaterforNhue river, while in theflood season, the

drainjustopened when level water of the Red Riverbelows theAlarm1.

Day Riverhydrological conditions:

Day Riverhasa length of 240kmandbasin(with tributariesNhue) over 7,500square

kilometersinthe provincesofHaNoi, HoaBinh, Ha Nam, NinhBinhandNam Dinh.

Day Riveris not only themain riveroftheBui river, Nhue river,Boi river, Hoang Long

river and Vac river but alsoadistributaryofthe Red Riverwhentakingwater fromNam

DinhtojointheRed River. Previously,Day Riveralsoreceiveswaterfromthe Red

RiverinHanoiterritory (betweenPhucTho districtandDan Phuong district). Thisriverstretchis

also known as Hat river. Butnowthe area hasbeenfilled up.

Inthe upstream, the river's flow is sounusual. Then, in rainy season,floodsand

windingrivershould be easy tocreatelargewaterrapids. In dry season, the



riverhasbeensofordsto crossthe river. So, in theupstream ofthe Day river, boatscan not be

used. The downstreamfromVanDinhtown, UngHoa, Hanoi City to the Day estuaryto be

recognized asnationalwaterways.

4.2.3Earthquake

According to earthquake zoning map in Vietnam which was created by the Geo-physics

Institute under National Technology and Natural Science in 1995, it is found that in the

proposed site for substation, the earthquake up to 8.

4.3. Hydro- meteorological characteristics

Meteorology

The transmission line goes through the plains and northern midland directly influenced

by the tropical climate, monsoon, hot summer, heavy rain and cold winter, little rainfall.

There are two (02) seasons: winter and summer:

- Summer: from May to October with heavy rain. The annual average temperature is

about 27.7oC and lowest is about 5.9

oC (January 26

th, 2005). Highest is 40

oC (July 5

th, 2010).

- Winter: the remaining months in year.

Annual average rainfall is about 1551.7mm. Maximum rainfall is in 2008 reached

2,209.7mm. Minimum rainfall is in 2006 reached 1,224.5mm. Rainfall regimes in the project

area are divided into two distinct seasons:

- Rain season: From May to Octorber, accounting for 90% of total rainfall of year,

concentrated mainly in the months July and August. There two months rainfall causing local

flooding, it will damage to agricultural production and people‟s life.

- Dry season from November to April next year: minimum rainfall is January, February,

March, November and December. Rainfall in months of dry season accounted for about 10%

of rainfall of annual rainfall.

Annual average humidity is 84%, the lowest average is 75% (October), the highest

average is 92% (March).

Total lighting hours in year are1,325.9 hours.

Prevailing wind direction of summer is Southeast and North Northwest; winter is

Northwest and North.

Hydrology

The projectgoesthrough02 districts (QuocOaiandHoaiDuc) within Hanoi. The main

terrain is riceland, with differences interrain elevationfrom2.613.09m.

Cutthroughirrigationcanalswithinandoutside Day riverdike, cutacross Day riverinG3G4. In

therainy season, water levelis high,the width of therivercanriseabove200m.



The transmission lineis locatedentirely withintheinfluenceofclimate, hydrologyof Red

River and Day River basin.

From documentation and survey in site found that, maximum flood marks occur in 1971 in

Day River at Hmax1971 = HTK = 10.01m.

4.4. Land Use

The project construction will acquire land permanently detail:

For pillar foundations: the total area of permanent acquisition land is 41,751m2.

ROW of the TL: Land use restriction in the ROW of TL as: Land use under ROW of

500kV TL is restricted crops of which height exceeds he limit prescribed minimum distance

of 6 meters from its highest point to the lowest point of the conductor deflection will be cut.

Permanent impact: The total area of land acquisition is 41,751m2, details are

summarized in following table:



Table 4.1. Total land area of permanent acquisition

No Locality Area (m2)

Land type (m2)

Rice Perennials Pond

I TP. HàNội 41751 41751 0 0

1 QuocOai district 4657 4657 0 0

2 Chuong My district 17558 17558 0 0

3 ThanhOai district 11383 11383 0 0

4 Thuong Tin district 8154 8154 0 0

Total 41751 41751 0 0

Temporary impact:Temporary affects area those affecting only in one period

(construction time). In this project, temporary affects within ROW of the TL will be affected

by access road, temporary warehouse, pulling up the cables, foundation construction. Total

area of temporarily affected land is 1,437,201.4m2, including 1,203,038.5 m

2 of rice,

25,086m2 of Perennials, 207,053.4m

2 of river. There is only 2,023.5m

2 residential land

affected temporarily due to the subproject.

Legal status of Land ownership

As recorded in the IOL, 100% As whose land is acquired by the project that they were

issued with LURCs by the local government.

Impacts on housing and structure

There are no households will be relocated by the project due to having house and

structure under the ROW of 500kV.

According to the survey during investment project period, there is no residential land

affected permanently due to the subproject's activities.

The effected households who have structure within ROW is 449 households.

The affected trees

The entire land area acquired permanently for the project is land of local people

cultivating rice. There will be 6,290perennials tree and 16,169 annual tree will be cut down

due to the construction of the foundation.

4.5. Environmental Baseline Data

Location of the subproject is in an open area, air is very clean. There are no industrial,

handicraft activities in the area. Quality of surface water of the project area is slightly affected



by microorganisms; the underground water of the region is slightly affected by alum. There is

no observed pollution in term of soil.

People are living in surrounding area of the subproject site. Main land use pattern in the site is

rice field. No forest is presented in the area. There are no wild animals in the subproject area,

except for such species as small frog, mouse, small snakes and intersects…

Quality of Air, Noise and Vibration

In general, air environmental quality in the project area have yet not polluted, the air

quality is relatively good. All the indicators (CO, SO2, NOX and vibration) are within

permissible limits compared with QCVN. Moisturein the airat the time ofmeasurementranged

from71 to 92% andthe wind speedis1 to 3m/shigher thanstipulatedinDecision

No.3733/2002/QD-BYT -limitallowedin the air ofthe work area. The cause

ofthisphenomenonisdueat the time ofmeasurementwasdrizzlyandcold air. However,the

projectareaisgenerallytothe fieldofclimaticparametersdid not causea significant impact.

Water Quality

The water quality in pond, lake, like in the project area is assessed relatively good.

However, there are also the pollution phenomena in certain times. From the results of water

quality analysis found that, the water resource has sign of pollution. Value of some indicators

is within the permissible limits of QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT – National technical norm on

surface water quality.

Groundwater resource of 4 districts is plentiful, good quality and there is a different

markedly on mineral composition between different regions. However, the result showed the

underground water from hollow wells of the region is slightly affected by alum. From the

results of the analysis showed that, most of the indicators are within permission of QCVN

09:2008/BTNMT – National technical norm – on groundwater quality.

Soil Quality

Most of the parameters of heavy metals in soil at the project area have lower value and under

permission of National technical norm on heavy metals. Land in the project area is the

agricultural land, this proves that, the project land quality is quite good, has not yet

contaminated by metal.

4.6. Socio-economic status of the subproject area

Age and Civil Status: According to socio-economic survey results for DPs, the

number of people in working age (from 18 to 60 year old) accounts for 57.2%.

Household population and Labor force: the households living in the project area

have estimated population with average membership of 4.3 people per household. In a

household can have 2-3 generations living together including grandparents, parent and

children.



The number of people in working age (from 18-60 year old) accounts for 57.2%. The

household heads are mostly male in working age. For each family, there are two (3) persons

working which, on the average.

Education:As a result of the investigation team, the parents‟ generations less

educated than generation of children, mostly pass the secondary school. In the project area,

education rate is 100% of children under age of primary education participation and 97% of

children under secondary education participation. Basically, education targets of the

commune have been achieved in accordance with national standards in new rural

development.

Main occupations:The main occupation of the most of resident in the project area is

agricultural production as planting rice, crops and livestock. Industry and small industries are

slowly developing, mainly small and sparse scale with limited investment costs.

Secondary Occupations: 90% of the heads of AHs reveal that they are growing

livestock in their backyards as secondary source of income, and some households have 1 or 2

members who work at industrial zones nearby the houses with average income from (3 – 7

million VND/person. month). Income from planting rice, crops and livestock is very small

(1.0 – 1.8million VND/person. month).

Monthly Incomes

100% of the affected households engaged in agriculture (cultivating and breeding,

aquatic cultivation), in addition, some households plant annual trees, perennial trees as well

as handicraft, etc. There are main sources of local households.

Heath:The most common disease is caused by the weather such as cold and flu what

have been experienced by majority of the AHs, the cases of cholera were recorded but in very

limited occurrence.

Household utilities: For other communes, 100% households in the project area use

clean water, drinking water mostly from drilled wells, some households using water from

clean water system of locality electricity: 100% of households affected using national power

grid to serve life activities (lighting, cooking, etc.).

Production Tool:Because the households in the project area mostly living by

farming, so the majority of household use main tools (hoes, sickles, etc.) Most households

surveyed have applied machinery in farming, using some equipment to serve agriculture

production (plow, pumps, threshing machine, etc.).

Access to Social Services

School: Education is one of the priority sectors being carried out by the GOV in

pursuing the country‟s development. All communes where in affected area by the project

have kindergarten, primary school, second school with facilities relatively better, meet real

requirement in local students.



Health services. The AHshave also access to health services in commune, the

commune health center in the affected areas meet local needs for the affected people to

diagnose and treat common illnesses such as strep throat, flu, diarrhea, and trauma first aid.

At the 6 communes that were affected by the project, have health center with different scales.

In addition, the affected communes are not too far from centers, hospitals (average about

30km and travel conditions are relatively favorable, thus access to medical services for

household affected is relatively easy. An infirmary consists of three inpatient rooms of ten

beds. The infirmary is run with a body of 10 persons (one doctor, 07 physicians, one midwife,

and 01 pharmacist).

4.7. Protected areas, natural reserves, sensitive areas, cultural property, historical

monument, temple and pagoda in the subproject area.

The subproject is located in an area of agricultural land. There are no any natural

reserve area, sensitive area, cultural property, historical monument, temple and pagoda in the

project area. The 4 district of Ha Noi has no natural reserve areas, national parks.

4.8 UXO (unexploded ordinance)

UXO is a significant issue in Vietnam after decades of war. Therefore, it is necessary

to conduct mine clearance in the project area before the project construction commencement.

According to survey and related documents shown that, the project are goes through

Ha Noi City where needs to perform carefully the activities of mine clearance (under

Document No. 248/TB-BTL dated 28/2/2012 High Command of Capital Hanoi on informing

status of mines, explosives in the project site.).

In addition, the TL goes through Hanoi city where need to perform this task. Cost for mine

clearance is taken in total the investment of the project.



5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS

The subproject would contribute to meeting the demand load and power safety in Hanoi

city, thereby bring about significant socioeconomic benefit. Apart from such benefits, the

subproject may also result in environmental and socioeconomic impacts which are adverse to

the local conditions.

The environmental screening of the subproject indicates that it is eligible for financing

considering that the subproject would not involve possible high risk and would not create

potential adverse impacts on (a) critical natural habitats and/or protected area including

proposed protected areas; (b) loss or damage to cultural property, including sites having

archeological (prehistoric), paleontological, historical, religious, cultural and unique natural

values, graves and graveyards; (c) water regime, particularly water flow and water quality;

and (d) local traffic.

The implementation of the subproject would mainly cause land acquisition, increased dust

generation, air pollution, domestic waste, and health and safety issues due to construction

activites and electrical magnetic field. However, these impacts are not significant, temporary,

localized impacts with available mitigation measures. Only OP 4.01 and OP 4.12 are

triggered for this subproject.

The potential negative impacts of the subproject are identified in table 5.1 and could be

minimized by applying the proposed mitigation measures developed for the subproject which

is described in Table 6.1 of Section 6.



Table 5.1. Impact of the Subproject

Impact/issues Significance

of impact

Duration of

impact Impact description

THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASES

Effect of land acquisition Medium Long-term - The transmission line would be located in the rice fields of 449 households of 18

communes, 4 districts, Ha Noi City. Of these, 37 households would lose their land

permanently, and 412 households would be affected by temporary land acquisition during

construction time.

- 41,751 m2

of land would be permanently acquired. This land is located in 18 communes,

4 districts Ha Noi City.

- Households affected by the project respectively 449 households (1930 persons). Among

them:

- The number of households affected by permanent land acquisition 37households (192

persons).

- The number of households affected by temporary acquisition in construction time is 412

households (1738 persons).

- Land acquisition would have adverse impacts on income and livelihood of the affected

households. Impacts of land acquisition are described in detail in the subproject

Resettlement Plan.




of impact

Duration of


Encroachment Into Areas

of Cultural/Historical

Significance/ Protected

areas/ natural reserves/

sensitive areas/ temple and

pagoda in the subproject

area

No Impact No Impact - The majority of the transmission line is located in remote areas and will not traverse any

historical or culturally significant sites, protected areas, natural reserves, sensitive areas,

temple and pagoda in the subproject area.

Presence of unexploded

ordnances

Small Short-term

- The presence of UXO was confirmed by the various military headquarters in which the

ROW is located who consider that there is a high risk of UXO remaining within the

transmission line ROW. However, the project area is located on the agricultural land area

cultivating rice in the long-time of the local people, so safety risk related to UXO is

considered moderate and UXO clearance (if needed) will be carried out by qualified

agencies.

THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES

Temporary and permanent

acquisition

Medium Long-term Total temporary and permanent land acquisition of the subproject is as follows:

No. Type of affection Household People

11 Temporary affection of cultivated land 412 1738




of impact

Duration of


22 Permanent affection due to foundation 37 192

Loss of vegetation due to

land clearance for

transmission

Small Long term - Most of pillar locations are located in the rice fields annuals. Vegetation cover near the

construction area is agricultural trees (apple, longan and banana), rice, nursery garden.

Types of vegetation occupies small area, there is not much value in terms of ecological.

Erosion or sediment

generation caused by

earthworks

Small Short-term - The topography of the subproject area is flat, is far from large surface water sources such

river, reservoir.

- Theearthworksoftheprojectinclude: 20,828m3 soil.

- Activities of construction and excavation only happen in a short time at

foundationholesalongthetransmissionlineand are prioritized to be done in dry season.

- Theproject willapply successiveconstructionmethod.Therefore, riskofsoilerosionis

atlowlevel, so there is no risk of erosion, landslides.

Air pollution and dust

generation

Medium Short – term - Exhaust gases such as SOx, NOx, CO from the operating transportation vehicles and

power generators would have potential impacts of degrading air quality in the subproject

area and the health of workers and local communities.

- Dust is generated from soil excavation and substation site leveling work, especially in dry




of impact

Duration of


season. The affected people will be the workers and the inhabitants around the subproject area.

- Dust is also generated by means of transport of materials and plants during the

construction of the subproject. The affected people will be road users and local

communities along the route of construction material transportation especially entering

road.

- Given the small number of vehicles mobilized for the subproject, short time of

construction, and far location of residential area, the impact of air and dust pollution on

workers and communities can be assessed as medium and can be mitigated.

Impacts on water quality Medium Short-term - The construction of the project facilities will have impacts on water quality. These

include potential sources of water pollution are from the domestic sewage from

construction workers, contamination due to spillage of oil and other lubricants,

contamination due to disposal of construction wastes, and wastewater from washing of

construction equipment and vehicles.

- Proper implementation of the above measures will ensure that the potential water quality

impacts during construction will be insignificant. NPPMB will be responsible for

including these requirements in the contract documents.

Noise and vibration Small Short-term - Operation of transportation vehicles, site grading and piling machines, and power

generators can cause noise and vibration affecting households along road to the

subproject and at subproject construction sites. However, this impact is small because it




of impact

Duration of


the related activities would only occur during the construction phase and can be easily

mitigated.

Contamination of water

and soil by hazardous

waste

Small Short-term - Oil spill from vehicles and construction machines can affect quality of soil and water,

especially in rainy season. This leakage oil can affect surrounding area by runoff

rainwater.

Effects on environmental

quality by discharging of

construction waste and

domestic waste

Small Short-term to

medium term

- Discharging of construction waste and domestic waste can make adverse effects to

environment quality.

- Excavation is planned to do in dry season. Excess soil will be reused to fill in the poles‟

foundation. Thus there will be no soil, sand left after the subproject implementation.

- During construction stage, construction waste will be collected, sold and discharge

appropriately (backfilling). Domestic waste will be collected or treated in on-site

treatment system. However, it is necessary to implement a efficient management plan to

ensure all of wastes are collected and treated obey the regulation.

Disruption to traffic Medium Short-term - Two possible impacts are identified; (i) restriction to traffic movement when the

conductors are pulled a crossroads, laying wires across the Day river and (ii) increased

movement of construction vehicles along provincial and communal roads.

- Construction will increase traffic volume to and from the construction sites. In particular,

the communal roads are relatively narrow, frequently unpaved and movement of large

construction vehicles along these roads may cause temporary blockage and nuisance to




of impact

Duration of


villagers. This will disrupt the normal traffic patterns and may expose the villagers to risk

of injury or accidents.

Occupational/Community

health and safety

Medium Medium –

term

- Accidents might happen during construction if the safety issues are not well considered.

Accidents might happen to the workers or local people living around the subproject area

in the loading/unloading and transportation of bulky material, open hole and excavated

areas.

- Project construction will result in impacts to community health and safety such as

increased construction traffic from the transport of materials, fires, emergency spills of

materials, and unauthorized entry by the villagers into work areas.

- Construction activities may cause harm and danger to the lives and welfare of workers.

The wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety gloves, ear

protection etc is to be strictly imposed. A Health and Safety Plan (HSP) will be prepared

and implemented by the contractor.

Arising conflicts between

construction workers and

local residents.

Small Short-term - Focusing large number workers of construction activities (600 people in maximum) shall

cause a risk in conflict between the worker and the local residents. The subproject

implementation is expected to be completed in short period about 9 months. However, the

contractors will mainly use local workers for jobs suitable and worker will be chosen

from the skilled ones in the region so this impact is minor and be able to minimize.

Local road degradation due Small Short-term - The subproject site is near asphalt commune road route, Ha Dong – QuocOai asphalt




of impact

Duration of


to construction activities

and materials

transportation

road; it is very advantageous in construction materials transportation.

- These roads are well-processed foundation and are covered by thick layer of bitumen. In

addition, level of transportation activities is not high, transporting oversize and overload

equipments should be followed existing regulation and responsible authorities to ensure

safety for people and existing infrastructure system. Hence, the impact of the local road

degradation is at low level.

The risk of interruption of

existing service

Small Short-term - The TL crosses telecommunication lines (1 time) and the Day River (1 time); risk,

accident will happen for workers and local people near this area if not applying the

appropriate construction method. However, in the construction will apply the safe method

technically to ensure safe the workers and local people, so this impact is assessed as small

and will be mitigated.

OPERATION PHASE

Working in Heights Small Long – term - Accidents may happen when working in heights. However, a worker safety plan may be

implemented to reduce risks that include testing of structural integrity prior to proceeding

with the work and the use of fall protection measures.

Exposure to Live Power

Lines and High Voltage

Systems

Small Long – term - Workers may come in contact with live power lines during the maintenance of the

facilities and electrocution from direct contact with high-voltage electricity is a hazard

directly related to power transmission lines.




of impact

Duration of


Exposure to

electromagnetic field

(EMF) levels exceeding

the standard.

Moderate Long-term - Based on the calculation and existing transmission line 220kV branches of 220kV Tay Ha

Noi substation show that, the EMF level is under standard. The transmission line was

designed to conform to safety standard. Safety regulation will also be applied strictly by

workers when operating TLs. Therefore, the impact due to EMF on public health is

insignificant.

Risks and emergencies

associated with

transmission line

Small Long – term - There are several risks that could occur with the operation of transmission lines. For

transmission lines these include the likelihood of cable being damaged, vandalism of the

equipment along the transmission line, corrosion of the towers over time which could

compromise its structural integrity, potential fire events, explosion of equipment, and

being hit by lightning.

Effects on public health

and safety, including

voltage hazard

Small Long – term - In design stage, all safety measurements were considered. However, voltage hazard and

effects on safety of local inhabitants and operation workers can in case of no conform to

safety regulation.

Effects on vegetation from

vegetation maintenance

activities

Small Long – term

+

interruptedly

- ROW yearly maintenance activities may cause effect on crops and trees within the ROW.

However, due to the vegetation in ROW is mainly rice and some mixed shrub so the

impact is at low level and interrupted.

Impact due to waste water

and domestic solid waste

Small Long – term - Domestic wastewater: Operation staff for the TL is 20 people in maximum, they will be

managed by the operation management unit of PTC1 (Power transmission Company 1).

At office of the unit, the wastewater volume increases about 0,3 m3/day. This volume is




of impact

Duration of


of operation workers assessed quite small.

- Domestic waste: Domestic solid waste will be collected and discharged through waste

collected system of the local. Therefore, impact on the environmental due to waste

discharge is insignificant.

Bird collisions Small Long-term - Based on the field inspections and interviews with key informants about the path of

migratory birds, there are relatively few birds in the project area. The site is not

established as a path of migratory birds.

Problems of grid, accident

at work during operation

management.

Low level Long – term - In activities of management, operation, repair and maintenance of the project, problems of

grid and accident can occur in case workers do not conform to safety and operation

regulations.



6. MITIGATION MEASURES

Table 6.1. Impact Mitigation Measures for Environment

Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

Engineering design phase

1.Engineering

design

- Select an optimal alternative to minimize land

acquisition, avoid causing the existing vegetable

covers and trees and structures.

- Strictly follow electrical and fire safety requirements

of the related regulations.

Employer:

EVNNPT

NPPMB

By appraisal

authority

Pre-construction phase

1. Land

acquisition

- Careful site-survey, consultation with the affected

local communities and authorities to choose optimal

solutions for the pole location and auxiliary facilities to

minimize land acquisition.

At the land

acquisition

site of 6

communes.

- Decree No.

43/2014/ND-CP.

- Cicular

No.14/2009/TT-

EVNNPT

Local

authority

Local

authority and

the effected

people



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

- Compensate for land acquisition and damages strictly

in accordance with the RPF of the TEP project and the

Resettlement Plan of the subproject.

BTNMT

2. Presence of

unexploded

ordnances

- It is a legal requirement that the safety of

construction workers is ensured by having specialized

army units clear UXO before construction commences2.

However, for this project, no accidents due to mine or

explosives remained from wartime have been identified.

Cost of mine clearance within the proposed

transmission line is expected to taken in the total

investment of the project (estimated cost is

300,000,000 VND).

EVNNPT

NPPMB

Construction phase

1. Dust generation - The Contractor is responsible for compliance with At the QCVN Contractor Compliance

2Details of landmine clearance are presented in the Circular 146/2007/TT-BQP by Ministry of Defense dated September 11 2007 guiding UXO clearance for project

construction



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

relevant Vietnamese legislation with respect to

ambient air quality.

- The Contractor shall implement dust suppression

measures (e.g. water spray vehicles, covering of

material stockpiles, etc.) as required;

- Construction vehicles shall comply with speed limits

and haul distances shall be minimized.

- Material loads shall be suitably covered and secured

during transportation to prevent the scattering of soil,

sand, materials or dust.

- The Contractor shall be responsible for any clean-up

resulting from the failure by his employees or suppliers

to property secure transported materials.

- Exposed soil and material stockpiles shall be protected

against wind erosion and the location of stockpiles

shall take into consideration the prevailing wind

construction

site

Along

transportation

road route

05:2013/BTNMT:

National technical

regulation on

ambient air quality

NPPMB reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

directions and locations of sensitive receptors.

- Dust masks should be used where dust levels are

excessive.

2. Air pollution - All vehicles must comply with Vietnamese regulations

controlling allowable emission limits of exhaust gases.

- Vehicles in Vietnam must undergo a regular emissions

check and get certified named: “Certificate of

conformity from inspection of quality, technical safety

and environmental protection” following Decision No.

35/2005/QD-BGTVT.

- There should be no burning of waste or construction

materials or cleared vegetation on site.

At the

construction

site.

Along

transportation

road route.

Residential

area.

- TCVN 6438-2005:

Road vehicles.

Maximum

permitted emission

limits of exhaust

gages.

- QCVN

05:2013/BTNMT.

National technical

regulation on

ambient air quality.

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC

3. Noise and

vibration

- The contractor is responsible for compliance with the

relevant Vietnamese legislation with respect to noise

At the

construction

- QCVN

26:2010/BTNMT:

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

and vibration.

- All vehicles must have appropriate “Certificate of

conformity from inspection of quality, technical safety

and environmental protection” following Decision No.

35/2005/QD-BGTVT; to avoid exceeding noise

emission from poorly maintained machines.

- Construction will be carried out during daylight hours.

If it is necessary to carry out some works at night or

weekends, the affected local community must be

informed sufficiently in advance.

- Avoiding or minimizing transportation though or

material processing near community areas.

site.

Road route.

Residential

areas

surrounding

the

subproject

National technical

regulation on noise

- QCVN

27:2010/BTNMT:

National technical

regulation on

vibration.

CSC

4. Water pollution - The Contractor must be responsible for compliance

with the relevant Vietnamese legislation relevant to

wastewater discharges into watercourses.

- Portable or constructed hygienic toilets must be

At the

foundation

construction

site.

- QCVN

09:2008/BTNMT:

National Technical

Standard on

underground water

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

provided on site for construction workers. Wastewater

from toilets as well as kitchens, showers, sinks, etc.

shall not be discharged directly to any water body.

- Wastewater over standards set by relevant Vietnam

technical standards/regulations must be collected in a

conservancy tank and removed from site by licensed

waste collectors.

- Using techniques as berming or diversion during

construction to limit the exposure of disturbed

sediments to moving water.

- Before construction, all necessary wastewater disposal

permits/licenses and/or wastewater disposal contract

have been obtained.

- At completion of construction works, wastewater

collection tanks and septic tanks shall be safely

disposed or effectively sealed off

At worker‟s

camp

(location of

receiving

points for

wastewater

discharge).

quality.

- QCVN

14:2008/BTNMT:

National technical

regulation on

domestic wastewater

- QCVN

24:2009/BTNMT:

National technical

regulation on

industrial

wastewater.



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

5. Drainage and

sedimentation

control

- The Contractor shall follow the detailed drainage

design included in the construction plans, intended to

prevent storm water from causing local flooding or

scouring slopes and areas of unprotected soil resulting

in heavy sediment loads affecting local watercourses.

- Ensure drainage system is always maintained cleared

of mud and other obstructions.

- Areas of the site not disturbed by construction

activities shall be maintained in their existing

conditions.

- Earthworks, cuts, and fill slopes shall be properly

maintained, in accordance with the construction

specifications, including measures such as installation

of drains, use of plant cover.

- To avoid sediment-laden runoff that could adversely

impact watercourses, install sediment control

structures where needed to slow or redirect runoff and

At

foundation

construction

site of

transmission

line.

- TCVN 4447:1987:

Earth works-Codes

for construction

- Decree No.

22/2010/TT-BXD on

regulation of

construction safety.

- QCVN

08:2008/BTNMT:

National technical

regulation on the

quality of surface

water

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

trap sediment. Sediment control structures could

include windrows of logging slash, rock berms,

sediment catchment basins, straw bales, storm drain

inlet protection systems, or brush fences.

6.Management of

stockpiles, and

construction

ranges

- All locations to be used for disposal of construction

excavation and stockpiles must be previously

identified in the approved construction specifications.

Sensitive sites such as scenic spots, areas of natural

habitat, areas near sensitive receptors, or areas near

water should be avoided.

- An open ditch shall be built around the stockpile site to

intercept wastewater.

- Stockpile topsoil when first opening of the power

towers and use it later to restore the area to near

natural conditions.

- If landowners are affected by use of their areas for

stockpiles, they must be included in the project

At disposal

site and

stockpiles

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

resettlement plan.

- All stones and the needed filling materials must be

bought at licensed sources

7. Solid waste - Before construction, a solid waste control procedure

(storage, provision of bins, site clean-up schedule, bin

clean-out schedule, etc.) must be prepared by

Contractors and it must be carefully followed during

construction activities.

- Before construction, all necessary waste disposal

permits or licenses must be obtained.

- Measures shall be taken to reduce the potential for

litter and negligent behavior with regard to the disposal

of all refuse. At all places of work, the Contractor shall

provide litter bins, containers and refuse collection

facilities.

- Solid waste may be temporarily stored on site in a

At

construction

site.

- Decree No.

59/2007/ND-CP on

solid waste

management.

- Circular No.

12/2011/TT-BTNMT

on hazardous waste

management

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

designated area approved by the Construction

Supervision Consultant and relevant local authorities

prior to collection and disposal by a licensed waste

collector for disposal at government-approved sites.

- Waste storage containers shall be covered, tip-proof,

weatherproof and scavenger proof.

- No burning, on-site burying or dumping of solid waste

shall occur.

- Recyclable materials such as wooden plates for trench

works, steel, scaffolding material, site holding,

packaging material, etc shall be collected and

separated on-site from other waste sources for reuse,

for use as fill, or for sale to reprocessing to companies

with legitimate operating permits.

- If not removed off site, solid waste or construction

debris shall be disposed of only at sites identified and

approved by the Construction Supervision Consultant



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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

and included in the site specific measures. Under no

circumstances shall the contractor dispose of any

material in environmentally sensitive areas, such as in

or close to watercourses.

8.Hazardous

wastes

- Hazardous waste of any kind shall be disposed of at an

approved appropriate landfill site and in accordance

with the national legislative requirements. The

Contractor shall obtain needed disposal certificates.

- The removal of asbestos-containing materials or other

toxic substances shall be performed and disposed of by

specially trained and certified workers.

- Used oil and grease shall be removed from site and

sold to an approved used oil recycling company.

- Used oil, lubricants, cleaning materials, etc. from the

maintenance of vehicles and machinery shall be

collected in holding tanks and removed from site by a

specialized oil recycling company for disposal at an

At

construction

site.

- Decision No.

23/2006/QD-TNMT

with list of hazardous

substance

- Circular No.

12/2011/TT-BTNMT

on management of

hazardous substance

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



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and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

approved hazardous waste site.

9.Workforce,

Camps and Site

Management

- The workforce shall be provided with safe, suitable

and comfortable accommodations and safe portable

water. They have to be maintained in clean and

sanitary conditions.

- Site offices, worker camps, mixing stations, and

workshops shall be located NOT within 100m from

any water courses, at least 500 meters of existing

residential area.

- Engineers and workers shall register their temporary

residence with the local authority.

- Allocate officer to be the Contractor„s Workplace

Safety and Environment Officer responsible for

environmental and safety issues including training for

workers.

- Septic tank toilets must be provided at all construction

At worker

camp site.

- Decree

No.12/2010/TT-BXD

concerning regulation

on construction safety.

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

camp areas where there will be concentration of labor.

- First aid boxes shall be provided in each construction

camp site.

10.Disruption of

vegetative cover

- The Contractor shall prepare a Clearance, Vegetation

and Restoration Management Plan for prior approval

by the Construction Engineer, following relevant

regulations. The Clearance Plan shall be approved by

Construction Supervision Consultant and followed

strictly by Contractor. Areas to be cleared should be

minimized as much as possible.

- The stripped topsoil shall be stockpiled in areas agreed

with the Construction Supervision Consultant for later

use in re-vegetation and shall be adequately protected.

- The application of chemicals for vegetation clearing is

not permitted.

- Prohibit cutting of any tree unless explicitly authorized

At the re-

vegetation

site

- Law on

Environmental

Protection No.

55/2014/QH13.

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

in the re-vegetation clearing plan.

11.Traffic

management

- Before construction, carry out consultations with local

government and community and with the traffic police.

- Significant increases in number of vehicle trips must

be covered in a construction plan previously approved.

Routing, especially of heavy vehicles, needs to take

into account sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals,

and markets.

- Installation of lighting at night must be done if this is

necessary to ensure safe traffic circulation.

- Place signs around the construction areas to facilitate

traffic movement, provide directions to various

components of the works, and provide safety advice

and warning.

- Employing safe traffic control measures, including

road signs and flag persons to warn of dangerous

conditions.

- Passageways for pedestrians and vehicles within and

At

construction

site

transmission

line.

- Law on traffic and

transportation

No.23/2008/QH 12.

- Law on construction

No.16/2003/QH11.

- Decree No.

22/2010/TT-BXD on

regulation of


Contractor

NPPMB

Local

authorities

and

communities



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mitigation

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Regulations,

Standards

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party

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required to

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effectiveness

of measures

outside construction areas should be segregated and

provide for easy, safe, and appropriate access.

- NPPMB will ensure that supports are erected where

the conductors will be carried across major roads.

NPPMB will also advise communities of upcoming

construction activities and the effects that it may have

on traffic volumes. NPPMB will also ensure that

access is not to be impeded by construction operations

to agricultural fields and residences.

- Solution across the Day river: When laying wire, there

are some workers in site to make sign for traffic, local

people,...; One or a group of people (according to

length of anchor) along the line to detect and treat the

place entangled wires, corruption, ...; Keeping the

cable at the height of 6m above water level by pulling

system, when the cable is higher than 06m of water

level, the waterway transport can move as normal.



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and social issues

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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

12.Restoration of

affected areas

- Disposal areas, site facilities, workers‟ camps,

stockpiles areas, working platforms and any areas

temporarily occupied during construction of the project

works shall be restored using landscaping, adequate

drainage and re-vegetation.

- Start re-vegetation at the earliest opportunity.

Appropriate local native species of vegetation shall be

selected for the planting and restoration of the natural

landforms.

- Spoil heaps and excavated slopes shall be re-profiled

to stable batters, and grassed to prevent erosion.

- All affected areas shall be landscaped and any

necessary remedial works shall be undertaken without

delay.

- Trees shall be planted at exposed land and on slopes to

prevent or reduce land collapse and keep stability of

At temporary

occupied site.

- Law on Environment

protection No.

55/2014/QH13.

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

slopes.

- Soil contaminated with chemicals or hazardous

substances shall be removed, transported, and buried in

waste disposal areas.

- Restore all damaged inter-filed irrigation canals, inter-

field roads, and inter-communal roads caused by the

subproject activities to their original state (site specific

measures) or better.

13. Worker and

public Safety

- Contractor shall comply with all Vietnamese

regulations regarding worker safety.

- Prepare and implement action plan to cope with risk

and emergency.

- Preparation of emergency aid service at construction

site.

- Training workers on occupational safety regulations.

- If blasting is to be used, additional mitigation

At the

construction

site.

The ROW

At the

worker‟s

camp.

- Decree No.

22/2010/TT-BXD

concerning

regulation on


- Instruction

No.02/2008/CT-

BXD on safe and

sanitation issues in

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

measures and safety precautions must be outlined in

the EMP.

- Ensure that ear pieces are provided to and used by

workers who must use noisy machines such as

piling, explosion, mixing, etc., for noise control and

workers protection.

- During demolition of existing infrastructure,

workers and the general public must be protected

from falling debris by measures such as chutes,

traffic control, and use of restricted access zones.

- Install fences, barriers, dangerous

warning/prohibition site around the construction

area which showing potential danger to public

people (such as unfinished power pole foundation,

high risk electrical shock areas, etc.).

- The contractor shall provide safety measures as

installation of fences, barriers warning signs,

construction

agencies.

- Decree

106/2005/ND-CP

dated 17 August

2005 regarding

detailing and guiding

the implementation

of a number of

articles of the

electricity Law on

Protection of safety

of high-voltage

power grid works.



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and social issues

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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

lighting system against traffic accidents as well as

other risk to people and sensitive areas.

- If previous assessments indicate there could be

unexploded ordnance (UXO), clearance must be

done by a relevant army unit.

- Solution across the Day river: The roller wires,

fiber-optic cable must be securely fixed and having

brake equipment to ensure the safety during the

process of laying wires; When stringing of wire,

nobody stand in the bottom of the wire. Where

entangled trees, obstacles, to stop stringing to

remove, who had to stand in the "outer corner" to

remove the wire; Workers working on the tower

must wear safety belt, carefully when seated in the

corner of the corner columns.

- The Project owner would continue to work with

MARD to get their advice/approval on the location



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and social issues

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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

of the poles (in relation to the distance to the

existing dyke) and installation height of the wires

(in relation to the designed water level, as advised

by the Department of Transport on 30/3/2012)

14.Communication

with local

communities

- Maintain open communications with the local

government and concerned communities; the

contractor shall coordinate with local authorities

(leaders of local wards or communes, leader of

villages) for agreed schedules of construction activities

at areas nearby sensitive places or at sensitive times

(e.g., religious festival days).

- Disseminate project information to affected parties (for

example local authority, enterprises and affected

households, etc) through community meetings before

construction commencement.

- Provide a community relations contact from whom

interested parties can receive information on site

At the

construction

site

transmission

line

- Decree No.

73/2010/ND-CP on

administrative

penalization security

and society issues

Contractor

NPPMB

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

activities, project status and project implementation

results.

- Monitor and address community concerns and

information requirements as the project progresses.

- Respond to telephone inquiries and written

correspondence in a timely and accurate manner.

- Inform local residents about construction and work

schedules, interruption of services, traffic detour routes

and material transportation routes, as appropriate.

- Notification boards shall be erected at all construction

sites providing information about the project, as well

as contact information about the site managers,

environmental staff, health and safety staff, telephone

numbers and other contact information so that any

affected people can have the channel to voice their

concerns and suggestions.



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

Risk to interrupt

existing services

- Planned and unplanned interruptions to water, gas,

power, internet services: the Contractor must

undertake prior consultation and contingency planning

with local authorities about the consequences of a

particular service failure or disconnection

- Coordinate with relevant utility providers to establish

appropriate construction schedules.

- Provide information to affected households on

working schedules as well as planned disruptions (at

least 5 days in advance).

- Interruptions of water supply to agricultural areas

must also be avoided.

- The contractor should ensure alternative water supply

to affected residents in the event of disruptions lasting

more than one day.

- Any damages to existing utility systems of cable shall

At the

construction

site

transmission

line

- Decree No.

73/2010/ND-CP on

administrative

penalization security

and society issues

Contractor

PMU

Compliance

reported by

CSC



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

be reported to authorities and repaired.

15. Chance find

procedures

- If the Contractor discovers archeological sites,

historical sites, remains and objects, including

graveyards and/or individual graves during excavation

or construction, the Contractor shall:

- Stop the construction activities in the area of the

chance finds.

- Delineate the discovered site or area.

- Secure the site to prevent any damage or loss of

removable objects. In cases of removable antiquities

or sensitive remains, a night guard shall be arranged

until the responsible local authorities or the

Department of Culture and Information takes over.

- Immediately notify the Construction Supervision

Consultant and the subproject owner who in turn will

notify responsible local or national authorities in

At the

construction

site

transmission

line site

- Law on Cultural

Heritage (2002).

- Decree No

98/2010/ND-CP

dated 21/10/2010 on

guideline to

implement Cultural

Heritage Law.

Contractor,

supervising

consultant

cooperates to

implement

Cultural

Information

Department

Contractor,

NPPMB and

local

Authority



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for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

charge of the Cultural Property of Viet Nam.

- Contact the relevant local or national authorities who

would be in charge of protecting and preserving the

site before deciding on subsequent appropriate

procedures. This would require a preliminary

evaluation of the findings to be performed. The

significance and importance of the findings should be

assessed according to the various criteria relevant to

cultural heritage; those include the aesthetic, historic,

scientific or research, social and economic values.

- Ensure decisions on how to handle the finding be taken

by the responsible authorities. This could include

changes in the layout (such as when finding an

irremovable remain of cultural or archeological

importance) conservation, preservation, restoration and

salvage.

- If the cultural sites and/or relics are of high value and



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for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

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party

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required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

site preservation is recommended by the professionals

and required by the cultural relic authority, the

subproject‟s owner will need to make necessary design

changes to accommodate the request and preserve the

site.

- Decisions concerning the management of the finding

shall be communicated in writing by relevant

authorities.

- Construction works could resume only after

permission is granted from the responsible local

authorities concerning safeguard of the heritage.

- These procedures must be referred to as standard

provisions in construction contracts, when applicable.

Operation phase

1. Working in

Heights

Prevention and control measures for working at height

include:

ESMF of TEP PMU



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for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

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party

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required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

- Testing structures for integrity prior to undertaking

work.

- Implementation of a fall protection program that

includes training in climbing techniques and use of fall

protection measures; inspection, maintenance, and

replacement of fall protection equipment; and rescue

of fall-arrested workers, among others;

- Installation of fixtures on tower components to

facilitate the use of fall protection systems.

- Safety belts should be of not less than 16 millimeters

(mm) two-in-one nylon or material of equivalent

strength. Rope safety belts should be replaced before

signs of aging or fraying of fibers become evident.

- When operating power tools at height, workers should

use a second (backup) safety strap.

- Signs and other obstructions should be removed from



Environmental

and social issues

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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

poles or structures prior to undertaking work.

- An approved tool bag should be used for raising or

lowering tools or materials to workers on structures.

2. Exposure to

Live Power Lines

and High Voltage

Systems

Live Power Lines - Prevention and control measures

associated with live power lines include:

Only trained and certified workers are allowed to install,

maintain, or repair electrical equipment.

Deactivating and properly grounding live power

distribution lines before work is performed on, or in close

proximity, to the lines.

Ensuring that live-wire work is conducted by trained

workers with strict adherence to specific safety and

insulation standards. Qualified or trained employees

working on transmission or distribution systems should

be able to achieve the following:

• Distinguish live parts from other parts of the electrical

At

transmission

line site.

ESMF of TEP PMU



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required to

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effectiveness

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system.

• Determine the voltage of live parts.

• Understand the minimum approach distances outlined

for specific live line voltages.

• Ensure proper use of special safety equipment and

procedures when working near or on exposed energized

parts of an electrical system.

Workers should not approach an exposed energized or

conductive part even if properly trained unless:

• The worker is properly insulated from the energized

part with gloves or other approved insulation; or,

• The energized part is properly insulated from the

worker and any other conductive object; or,

• The worker is properly isolated and insulated from any

other conductive object (live-line work).

Where maintenance and operation is required within



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for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

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party

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required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

minimum setback distances, specific training, safety

measures, personal safety devices, and other precautions

should be defined in a health and safety plan.

(Recommended minimum safety setbacks for workers are

as below:

o 2-15 kV: 0.6 m

o 15.1-35kV: 0.71 m

o 72.6-121 kV: 1.01 m

3. Exposure of

transmission line

worker to EMF

and risk of

electrical shock

- Existing national law and technical regulations and

standards should be strictly followed by operation and

maintenance staffs to ensure safe limits for EMF are

not exceeded.

- Evaluate potential exposure to the public against the

reference levels developed by the International

Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

(ICNIRP) or the IEEE.

At the ROW

of

transmission

line.

- Decree No.

14/2014/ND-CP,

2014 by the GOV.

- QCVN

01:2008/BTC:

National technical

regulation on Electric

safety.

PMU



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and social issues

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for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

- If EMF levels are confirmed or expected to be above

the recommended exposure limits, application of

engineering techniques should be considered to reduce

the EMF produced by power lines. Examples of these

techniques include: i) Burying transmission lines; ii)

Increasing height of transmission towers.

- The transmission frequency commonly used in

transmission systems ranges from 50Hz - 60 Hz which

is considered to be an extremely low frequency (IFC,

2007). Effects reduce with distance and electric fields

also become shielded by trees, buildings, and other

materials that conduct electricity. In general electric

fields are strongest close to the source and diminish

with distance.

- The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that

there is inconclusive evidence about substantive long-

term health issues related to radiation emanating from

low frequency electric fields at levels generally



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for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

encountered by members of the public. The potential

health effects associated with exposure to EMF is not

well-established due to lack of empirical data

demonstrating adverse health effects. However, the

public should be warned about the safety distances

from the transmission system and power lines through

warning signs and the restrictions on erecting any

houses or buildings within the ROW and earth zone

are to be enforced by PTC 1 (PMU).

4. Risks and

emergencies

associated with

transmission line

- Lightning arresters will be provided along the

transmission line. There should also be provision for

ensuring security of the equipment to avoid vandalism.

Regular inspections of the line and the facilities would

help identify missing or corroded parts

PMU

5. Effects on

vegetation from

vegetation

- Vegetation maintenance activities will not cause any

significant disturbance to local people who can benefit

from being hired to undertake the work. NPT uses

At the ROW

of

transmission

- Decree No.

14/2014/ND-CP,

2014 by the GOV.

PMU



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and social issues

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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

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Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

maintenance

activities

hand labour to undertake vegetation control which is

ideally suited to hiring local people for this activity.

NPT does not allow the use of herbicides and

pesticides to control vegetation growth. Burning to

control vegetation along the transmission ROW is also

prohibited as this may cause flash-overs from smoke

particles.

- To minimize the impacts associated with the removal

of vegetation, clearing will only be allowed within the

designated width of the ROW and to achieve the

required clearances.

line.

6. Effects on

public health and

safety, including

voltage hazard

- Workers may come in contact with live power lines

during the maintenance of the facilities and

electrocution from direct contact with high-voltage

electricity is a hazard directly related to power

transmission lines and facilities

- PTC 1 should be guided by the IFC (2007) guidelines

At the ROW

of

transmission

line.

- Decree No.

14/2014/ND-CP,

2014 by the GOV.

PMU



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and social issues

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Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

when carrying out maintenance of the transmission

line and substation facilities. Some of the prevention

and control measures when working with electrical

systems are:

( i) Restricting access to electrical equipment to only

those workers who are trained and certified to work on

electrical equipment.

( ii) Adherence to electrical safety standards.

(iii) Proper grounding and deactivation of live power

distribution lines during maintenance work or if

working in close proximity to the lines.

(iv) Provision of Personal Protective Equipment for

workers, safety measures, personal safety devices, and

other precautions

(v) Observe guidelines regarding minimum approach

distances for excavations, tools, vehicles, pruning, and



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for

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measures

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Standards

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party

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required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

other activities when working around power lines.

(vi) The entrance to all buildings, vaults, rooms, or

enclosures containing exposed live parts or exposed

conductors should be kept locked unless such

entrances are under the observation of a qualified

person at all times.

(vii) Switchboards, panel boards, industrial control

panels, meter socket enclosures, and motor control

centres that are likely to require examination,

adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized

should be field marked to warn qualified persons of

potential electric arc flash hazards.

7. Fire hazard due

to accident

- Comply with the national law and regulation on fire

prevention and fight extinguishing.

- Prepare an emergency preparedness plan for fire

hazard control.

At

transmission

line site.

- Law on Fire

Prevention and

Fighting No.

27/2001/QH10

dated June 29,

PMU



Environmental

and social issues

Mitigation measures

Locations

for

mitigation

measures

Applicable National

Regulations,

Standards

Responsible

party

Verification

required to

determine

effectiveness

of measures

- Frequently examine equipment to detect and repair fire

hazard.

- Train operation staff on fire prevention and fire

control.

2001.

8. Domestic waste

water and solid

waste

- Implement a 3Rs plan for reducing, recycling, and

reusing solid waste.

- At the office unit, waste water will be collected in

septic tanks and biological treatment (biodegradable

and sedimentation) before into general drainage system

of the area.

At water

discharge

system of the

station.

- QCVN

14:2008/BTNMT:

National technical

regulation on

domestic wastewater

- Decree

No.59/2007/ND-CP

on the management

of solid waste.

PMU



7. EMP IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS

Proper environmental management during construction requires the involvement of

several stakeholders and agencies, each with different roles and responsibilities including:

NPT, PMB, MONREs (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), the Contractors,

the Construction Supervision Consultant, and local communities.

To ensure effective implementation of the EMP, the following actions will be carried out

during the implementation of the subproject:

7.1. During Detailed Design and Preparation of Bidding Contract Documents

During the detailed design and bidding invitation preparation, the project management

unit will be responsible for incorporate the EMP (mitigation measures, responsibilities of the

contractor) into the attached annexes in the bidding invitation and contract signed with the

contractor. Engineers taking charge of the detailed design will also refer to findings in the

EIA and EMP to ensure environmental issues will be looked at in the final design.

During the bidding invitation preparation and the contract, it is necessary to ensure the

contractor is fully informed of its responsibilities in implementing environmental mitigation

measures and its commitment to compliance.

7.2. During Construction Phase

PMU will assign the Construction Supervising Consultant (CSC) and/or field engineer

to be responsible for supervision of safeguard performance of contractor on a daily basis. A

generic Terms of Reference (TOR) is provided in Annex 1. Consultant and/or field engineers

will carry out, but not limited to, the following tasks:

- Before the commencement of the construction, confirm that all compensation for land

and facilities are provided and relocation and/or land acquisition/donation has been

completed.

- Review and approve Site Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) to be prepared by

contractor before the commencement of the construction.

- Closely supervise the implementation of safeguard measures throughout the

construction periodDay-to-day monitoring of safeguard compliance will be carried out

by the Construction Supervision Team, and the TOR has been included in Annex 1”.

- Confirm the compliance with the EMP and inspect for any damages caused by the

contractor. If necessary, prepare a minutes to ask the contractor to compensate or

rehabilitate as provisions of the contract. Contractor safeguard performance will be

included in the subproject progress report.

Role and responsibilities of parties in implementing EMP are summarized in the below table:



Table 7.1. Institutional arrangement for subproject’s EMP implementation

Community/

agencies

Responsibilities

Project

Implementing

Agency: NPT

- NPT will be responsible for overseeing the project implementation

including ESMF implementation and environmental performance of

the project.

Project

Implementing

Agency: PMBs

- The PMB will be responsible for monitoring the subproject

implementation, including environmental compliance of the project.

PMB will have the final responsibility for ESMF implementation

and environmental performance of the subproject during both the

construction and operational phases.

- The PMB is responsible for fostering effective coordination and

cooperation between contractor, local authorities, and local

communities during construction phase. PMB will be assisted by the

environmental staff, and CSC/or field engineer.

- Specifically PMBs will: i) closely coordinate with local authorities

in the participation of the community during subproject preparation

and implementation; ii) monitor and supervise EMP implementation

including incorporation of EMP into the detailed technical designs

and bidding and contractual documents; iii) ensure that an

environmental management system is set up and functions properly;

iv) be in charge of reporting on EMP implementation to NPT and

the World Bank.

- In order to be effective in the implementation process, PMBs will

establish an Environmental Unit with at least an environmental staff

to help with the environmental aspects of the project.

Environnemental

Unit EU (EU)

under PMU

- The EU is responsible for monitoring the implementation of WB‟s

environmental safeguard policies in all stages and process of the

subproject. Specifically, this unit will be responsible for: i)

reviewing the subproject EIAs and EMPs prepared by consultants to

ensure that they follow the project ESMF and meet the government

and the Bank requirements; ii) helping PMB incorporate EMPs into

the detailed technical designs and civil works bidding and

contractual documents; iii) helping PMB incorporate responsibilities

for EMP monitoring and supervision into the TORs, bidding and

contractual documents for CSC; iv) providing relevant inputs to the

consultant selection process; v) reviewing reports submitted by the

CSC; vi) conducting periodic site checks; vii) advising PMB on

solutions to environmental issues of the project; and viii) preparing

environmental performance section on the progress and review

reports to be submitted to NPT, the Bank, and the local authorities if

requested.

Construction

Supervision

Consultant (CSC)

and/or Field

Engineer

- The CSC will be responsible for routine supervising and monitoring

all construction activities and for ensuring that Contractors comply

with the requirements of the contracts and the EMP. The CSC shall

engage sufficient number of qualified staff (e.g. Environmental

Engineers) with adequate knowledge on environmental protection

and construction project management to perform the required duties



Community/

agencies

Responsibilities

and to supervise the Contractor‟s performance.

- The CSC also assists PMB in reporting and maintaining close

coordination with the local community.

Contractor

- Based on the approved EMP and environmental

specifications/requirements in the bidding and contractual

documents, the Contractor is responsible for establishing a site-

specific EMP for each construction site area, submit the plan to the

PMB and CSC for review and approval before commencement of

construction. In addition, it is required that the Contractor get all

permissions for construction (traffic control and diversion,

excavation, labor safety, etc. before civil works) following current

regulations.

- The contractor is required to appoint a competent individual as the

contractor„s on-site Safety and Environment Officer (SEO) who will

be responsible for monitoring the contractor„s compliance with the

EMP requirements and the environmental specifications.

- Take actions to mitigate all potential negative impacts in line with

the objective described in the EMP.

- Actively communicate with local residents and take actions to

prevent disturbance during construction.

- Ensure that all staff and workers understand the procedure and their

tasks in the environmental management program.

- Report to the PMB on any difficulties and their solutions.

- Report to local authority and PMB if environmental accidents occur

and coordinate with agencies and keys stakeholders to resolve these

issues.

Local community

- Community: According to Vietnamese practice, the community has

the right and responsibility to routinely monitor environmental

performance during construction to ensure that their rights and safety

are adequately protected and that the mitigation measures are

effectively implemented by contractors and the PMB. In case of

unexpected problems, they will report to CSC/PMB.

Mass

organizations

- These organizations could play a role as a bridge between the

PPC/DPC, communities, contractors, and PMU/PPMU by assisting

in community monitoring.

- Mobilizing communities‟ participation in the subproject, providing

training to communities.

- Participating in solving environmental problems if any.

Province and

District

People‟s

Committees

(PPCs/DPCs),

Provincial

DONRE

- Oversee implementation of subprojects under recommendations of

DONRE and PMB to ensure compliance of Government policy and

regulations.

- DONRE is responsible for monitoring the compliance with the

Government environmental requirements.



8. MONITORING PROGRAM

8.1. Objectives

It is essential to design the monitoring program and monitoring frequency

appropriately to be able to demonstrate both the overall performance of the subproject works

as well as the short- term impact due to peak construction activities. More specifically, as the

integral and critical part of the EMP, the environment monitoring program should have the

following objectives:

Determine the actual extent of the impacts.

Control impacts which are generated from construction process and mentioned in the

EMP.

Check and supervise implementation of environmental protection solutions during

construction based on EMP.

Suggest mitigation measures in case of unexpected impacts.

Suggest to the related parties to coordinate with central and local environmental

organizations to solve any pending issues that might arise relating to environmental

protection under the scope of the subproject.

Assess the effect of mitigation measures in pre-construction, construction and operation

stages and recommend for improvement.

8.2. Site Inspections

The SEO and the SES shall carry out a monitoring program on a daily or as needed

basis at the designated monitoring locations and the regular site inspections. The monitoring

program includes:

Observation of the noise level at the sensitive receptor; the observation shall take place

during the heavy construction activities, such as excavation, piling, power generation,

material transportation and night time construction, if any and shall be conducted near

residential areas and other sensitive receptors along the roadsides.

Visual inspection to check the air-borne dust, bulk material handling and storage,

transportation routes near the resident areas.

Visual inspection to check the water quality in the receiving rivers, fish ponds and lakes

affected by the construction activity such as turbid, smell, color, etc. particular at the

receiving areas of the water bodies from the construction sites.

During the peak construction period or at the request from PMU, once non-

compliance with environmental quality performance criteria is identified, additional

monitoring shall be carried out.

The SEO and the SES shall refer to the following information/documentation in



conducting the inspection:

The contractor‟s environmental performance, and EMP Implementation program;

Good practices and general environmental mitigation measures;

Compliance with the EMP requirements, contractual specification and Vietnamese

legislation;

Protection to sensitive locations and control mechanism of the restricted areas;

The contractor‟s construction methodologies and condition of construction plant;

Individual works methodology proposals (which shall include proposal on associated

pollution control measures);

Works progress and program;

The adequacy and efficiency of the contractor‟s pollution control measures/ treatment

facilities for minimizing environmental impacts;

Landscaping and soil erosion controls;

Location, management and pollution control at the waste/material storage areas,

borrow pits and access roads;

Previous site inspection results.

The Contractor shall update the SEO and the SES with all relevant information of the

construction contract to carry out the site inspections. The inspection results and its associated

recommendations on improvements to the environmental protection and pollution control

works shall be timely submitted to PMU and the Contractor for reference and for taking

immediate action.

8.3 Monitoring Indicators

The environmental monitoring program will be implemented during construction

and operation process at 3 levels:

(ii) Monitoringthelevel of compliancewith mitigation measures

(iii) Community-based Monitoring

(iv) Monitoringenvironmental parameters;

Details of the monitoring program proposed are presented below.

Monitoring compliance with mitigation measures

The monitoring assignments for the Contractor, CSC shall be clearly indicated in their

terms of reference and contract documents shall be approved by the World Bank. CSC will

be responsible for submitting monthly reports which state environmental problems,

actions and updated monitoring results. CSC will also submit the reports every three months



reports to PMU, which shall include conclusions on environmental problems and the key

implemented mitigation measures. Quarterly reports, prepared by PMU, shall comprise the

following aspects:

A priority list of issues as determined in monitoring reports of the previous months.

Methods taken by the Contractor to solve relevant.

Pending matters, proposed solutions and explanation of special circumstances for non-

compliance.

Community-based Monitoring

The communities will monitor the project along its construction process in order to

ensure that the contractors will comply with all environmental and social regulations as well

as to reduce the risks on their properties and economic activities, human health and

the environment. The environmental specifications for contractors include a Community

Relations and Communication program that will address all interactions between the

Contractors and the community and allow for complaints from the communities to be

addressed in a timely manner.

Environmental quality monitoring indicators

Due to its limited impact on the surrounding, The environmental monitoring program

will be implemented during construction stage. In addition to the daily inspection and noise

monitoring to be carried out by the CSC and SEO, the IEMC will carry out periodic

monitoring with sampling and laboratory analysis as shown in Table 8.1. Selected locations

are determined based on construction progress and monitoring time.



Table 8.1. Environmental monitoring plan is shown in the below table

Impact Monitored parameter Monitored point Monitoring

method

Timing/

frequency of

monitoring

Responsibility Verification

Pre-construction and construction Phase

I. Vegetation cover

clearance or cutting

down trees

- Clearance technique

- Disposal of cut-down

trees.

- Along the

transmission line

- In a centralized place

for processing.

- Observation - From beginning to the

last moment.

-Contractor

-Construction

supervising consultant

Compliance

report by CSC

I I. Rural roads in

the project region

- All heavy tonnage

vehicles on the local

roads

- Road surface situation,

damage level and

density of vehicles and

people participating in

traveling activities.

- Along the traffic

roads.

- Observation and

consultation with

local residents.

- Weekly basis when

material is transported

to the region.

- During the

construction time.

- Contractor,

-Construction


Compliance

report by CSC

III. Surface water

quality,

sedimentation and

- Not excavate while it

is raining

- Water drainage

- Surface water near the

foundation

construction site of

Observation -During and after heavy

rain

-Contractor,

-Construction

Compliance




method

Timing/

frequency of

monitoring


erosion system, and construction

and domestic sewage

collection system at

jobsite and rented house

of worker.

- Level of flora

clearance and subproject

of slope stabilization

transmission line.

- Water drainage are in

the worker‟s camping

site, stockpiles..

(location of receiving

points for wastewater

discharge).

supervising consultant report by CSC

IV. Dust and air

pollution

- Checking the

efficiency of the

operation permission

and its deadline date of

construction equipment

and machines.

- Checking the spraying

measure (reducing

dust) at the material

transportation roads

Cover for material

during transportation

process

- Along transportation

road

- Material gathering

points for construction

of subproject

- Observation

- Survey equipment

- Before material

transportation trucks

start in hot, dry and

windy days

-Contractor,

-Construction


Compliance

report by CSC




method

Timing/

frequency of

monitoring


- Checking woker‟s

domestic waste

collection.

- Concentration of air

pollutants: total dust,

SO2, NOx, CO…

V. Noise - Noise by machinery

- Local resident

response to noise from

the construction

process

- Residental areas

surrounding the

subproject area.

- Consultation with

local residents

- Visual inspection

-During activities that

may result in high noise

level; Complaints by

local residents

-Contractor,

-Construction


Compliance

report by CSC

VI. Sanitation

situation at the

construction site,

including the

hygiene of

workers‟ camps

- Garbage, waste water

at the construction site

and workers‟ tents

- If the tents have been

supplied clean water

and had sanitary

latrines.

- Collection of solid

- At the construction

location of tower

foundation.

- At worker‟s camp

Observing - Every week, when

official acceptance of

work

-Contractors

-Construction

monitoring consultant

Compliance

report by CSC




method

Timing/

frequency of

monitoring


wastes at the

construction site and at

the worker‟s tent areas.

- Disposal method

VII. Safety of

workers and local

presidents

- Minutes about training

in labors safety for

workers.

- Conditions for living

activities of worker.

- Labor protection

equipment, warning

signs and compliance

with regulation on

labor safety of

workers.

- At the construction

site.

- The ROW and its

adjacent area during

conductor scatter and

pulling process.

- At the worker‟s camp

- Inspection

- Checking the

construction diary

of the contractor

- Every month - Contractors

- Construction

monitoring

consultant

Compliance

report by CSC

Operation Phase

I. Electrical field

and magnetic field

- Electrical field and

magnetic field

- In the ROW of

transmission line.

Electrical field and

magnetic field

measuring

- 1 time/6 month.

- When there are some

PTC1




method

Timing/

frequency of

monitoring


equipment. complaints of local

people

II. Maintain and

protect the ROW

- The height of plants

along the ROW.

Along the ROW,

houses and trees

Prune trees and

ensure a safe

distance for the

ROW

One month/

time

PTC 1

III. Danger of

High-voltage

electricity to health

and electric safety

for workers and

local residents.

- Frequency of TL

inspection and

maintenance.

- Labor safety

equipment providing

for worker.

- Safe distance ROW to

vegetation blanket.

- The ROW

Observation 1 time/03 month



9.INSTITUTIONALDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Training plan in the coming time includes:

EVN’s training program: Internal training courses on the implementation of

environmental management work at site, the preparation of reports on the Project

environmental issues as a part of half-yearly and annual reports. The program will

also provide training on environmental impact mitigation measures which

unexpectedly occur and differ with forecasts stated in the EMP report.

National Power Transmission Corporation’s training program: NPT‟s training

program provided to the local power company‟s staff and some local people is

about:

Training on safety work: Periodically training on the safety work and power

network maintenance;

Supervision method and report EMP implementation to stakeholders in the

province and the districts where the Project is located. The training work will also

provide guidance‟s on the coordination with the people in the environmental

management work;

Training on environmental management and waste management:

Table 9.1. Estimates of capacity building for implementing EMP

No. Training

contents

Training

subjects Educator

Implementation

period Cost estimate

1 Annual

training of

EVN for all of

its subsidiaries

Officials

of NPT,

NPPMB-

CPC

EVN 2 days

2 persons x 2 days x

3,000,000 VND/person/day

=12,000,000 VND

(integrated into operating

cost of EVN)

2 Training and

exchanging

experience in

implementing

environment

management

plan and the

Environmental

Management

Plan

Officials

of NPT,

NPPMB-

CPC

EVN,

WB

2 days



= 12,000,000 VND

(Incorporated in operating

costs of EVN)



No. Training

contents

Training

subjects Educator

Implementation

period Cost estimate

3 Training on

implementing

the

Environmental

Management

Plan

Officials

of NPT,

communes/

towns where

project is

launched

and

construction

agency

EVN,

NPT

2 days



=

30,000,000VND(Including:

02 PMUofficials, 01

official of construction unit,

02 officials of communes to

be participated)

4 NPT‟s

training on

safety

(regularly

conducted by

the PC)

Officials of

NPPMB-

CPC and

operation

management

units

CPC 2 days


200,000 VND/person/day =

1,600,000 VND

(Included in operating

costs of provincial PC:

02 project officials and 02

officials of operation

management unit to be

participated)

TOTAL 70,000,000VND

10. MONITORINGAND REPORTINGPROCEDURE

No. Report prepared by Submitted to Frequency of reporting

1 Contractor NPPMB Once prior to starting

construction afterwards

every one month.

2 Construction consultant (CSC) NPPMB Monthly

3 Community supervisor (if any) NPPMB When the community has

any complaint about the

subproject safeguards



4 NPPMB NPT Every six month

5 EVN WB Every six month

11.COSTESTIMATION FOREMP IMPLEMENTATION

Estimated cost for (i) implementing main mitigation measures (ii) and trainings:

No. Description Construction phase Operation phase

01 Mitigation measures. Under the contract with

the contractor

- Cost in covered in the

operation cost of

Transmission

Company No1. (PTC1)

Under the production

cost of province

electricity

02 Environmental monitoring

during construction phase

(incorporated into the cost

of construction supervising

consultant).

Under the cost for

NPPMB operation

(Supervising consultant

will exercise independent

monitoring)

Under the cost of the

project owner

operation

03 Training on environmental

management by project

investor for local officers,

contractor and supervising

consultant.

70,000,000 VND Capacity building

need assessment

(trainings,

workshops and study

tours)

TOTAL COST:

70,000,000 VND

* The cost for mitigation measures during the construction phase and

environmental monitoring by the supervising consultant will be included in the

construction supervising contract.

12. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

In the subproject preparation phase (the year of 2014), the following five activities

were carried out:



Activity 1: Surveying the site, working with the local authorities to discuss the route

and the substation locations.

Activity 2: Surveying the site and preparing the EIA and the EMP reports.

Activity 3: Conducting public consultation.

In July, 2014 meetings with local residents in 18 communes was organized in order to

consult with the public on the EIA, EMP, the representatives of the Subproject Owner were

also involved the following contents:

- Describing the subproject, the route, the substation locations, and the necessity for

the subproject;

- The potential impacts on the environment and communities;

- The measures to mitigate environmental impacts.

Participants: Participants of the Commune People Committee and consulting agency.

Summary of comments from the participants are shown in table 12.1.

The public consultation documents are included in Appendix 6.

Activity 4: Review and correct the EMP in accordance with the comments. Continue

to receive feedback from the affected households. To collect opinions of the people to

complete the environmental impact mitigation measures in the EPC and EMP.

Activity 5: Disclosure of the EMP

The EMP will be disclosed at the CPC office of 18 communes, 4 districts, Hanoi city in

Vietnamese version right after approval of WB.

The Vietnamese and English EMP will be sent to the World Bank Office in Hanoi to be

disclosed at the Vietnam Development Information Center at No. 63, Ly Thai To St, Hanoi

City. The English version of the EMP will also be sent to the WB‟s Info Shop in Washington

DC for information disclosure.



Table 12.1. Summary on pubic environmental consultation meetings

N0. Subproject Location, date and

time consultation

meeting

No. of Participant Representative of attended

local authority and HHs

Summary of discussed issues and

concerns

How concerns were

taken into account or

why not

Tay Ha Noi –

Thuong Tin

500kV

transmission

line

- Office of CPC 18

commnunes – 4

district.

- Time:From July,

2014 to May, 2015

4 – 6 people for

each communes.

1. Representatives of CPC

Chairman of CPC.

Bui Van Ba (QuocOai

commune); Nguyen Van

Thach (Chuong My

commune), Nguyen Viet

Hung (ThanhOai

commune), Do DuyVinh

(ThuongTin commune).

2. Representatives of

IE (consultant)

Tran Dong Hai

Bui Ngoc Hoang

Hoang Van Duy

Comment of attended

representatives

- Agree with the project

investment policy.

- Agree with potential impact on

environment caused by the

project and mitigation measures

against negative impacts on the

environment and society.

- Employer and Contructor is

requested to manage the

subproject well.

- In the construction stage, local

people is used to construct the

subproject.

- Requesting for mitigation

measures of EMF to local people

health.

For comments from

representatives:

- The Employer

recorded comments

from attended

representatives and

supplement into EMP

report.

- Contractor will

applied mitigation

measure specified in

Table 6.1 to minimize

environmental impacts

to local people.



3. Representative ofaffected

househoulds.

- Dust, noise waste should be

minimized to avoid impact to

local people.

- Employer is requested obtain

adequate resettlement plan and

notice to local people before land

acquisition.

- The transmission line would be

designed to avoid residential

areas, not impact to planning of

project area.

Conclusion of the meeting

All the localities fully support the

subproject



REFERENCES

1 The project‟s Resettlement Plan

2 Source book of the World Bank on environmental impact assessment

3 Environment Management Framework for TEP Project.

4 The project investment report



APPENDIX:

Appendix 1: TOR for construction supervision consultant

Appendix 2: Approval decision of EIA

Appendix 2: Status image of the projects area

Appendix 3: Public consultation documents



APPENDIX 1

TOR FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION CONSULTANT

Overview

The Construction Supervision Consultant will be the provider of engineering services

(“Services”) to ensure the effective implementation of the Sub-project EMP.

Scope of Services:

General services as provided by the Construction Supervision Consultant are checking

and inspecting construction activities to ensure that the mitigation measures set forth in the

Sub-project EMP shall be accurately taken and adverse impacts on the environment shall be

mitigated.

On behalf of PMU, the Construction Supervision Consultant shall fulfill the following

tasks:

- Execute site inspection on a regular basis;

- Consider the implementation situation of environmental protection measures stated in the

EMP and Contract Documents;

- Consider efficiency of environmental mitigation measures and environmental

implementation of the Project;

- If necessary, take account of acceptability in terms of environmental aspect of

construction method (for temporary and permanent works), relevant design plannings and

submittals. When necessary, the Construction Supervision Consultant shall look for and

recommend the least impact plan on the environment in consultation with the designer,

the Contractor and PMU;

- Appraise the survey results about any nonconformity to the environmental quality and

efficiency of remedial measures; and

- Provide regular feedback audit results to the contractor‟s Chief Engineer according to the

ECOP and site-specific mitigation measures;

- Instruct the Contractor to execute the remedial actions within the prescribed schedule and

carry out additional supervision if necessary, in accordance with requirements and

sequence of the Contract in case there are any nonconformities and complaints;

- Instruct the Contractor to implement actions to mitigate impacts and comply with the

EMP procedures as requested in case the nonconformity/inconsistency is identified;

- Instruct the Contractor to stop the actions which cause adverse impacts and/or the

Contractor‟s failure to implement requirements of the EMP / carry out remedial actions.



- For the contracts, it will be required to set forth EMP on site (SEMP), the

Construction Supervision Consultant shall consider the last time and make a

recommendation via all the environmental plans at site which are likely to affect the

environment. This task includes but not limits to: dredging areas, borrowed pits and

dumping site areas, camping area of workers. The Construction Supervision Consultant

shall consider and approve SEMP as submitted by the Contractor. If finding that these

plans do not comply with the EMP, EIA or RAP, the Construction Supervision Consultant

shall co-ordinate with PMU and the Contractor to propose a reasonable measures or

remediation.

- Settlement of complaints: The complaints about environmental violation such as noise,

dust, traffic safety and etc. from the local people will be received by the Contractor‟s site

staff. The site superintendent or his deputy of the Contractor and the Construction

Supervision Consultant shall have to settle and achieve the solution for such complaints.

The Construction Supervision Consultant shall be provided with a copy of such

complaints and certify that these complaints are settled by the Contractor in a proper

manner, which is similar to the related matter as identified in the site inspection.

- Certification of monthly payment: The Construction Supervision Consultant shall

certify monthly payments for the related activities on the environment performed by the

Contractor.

- Report: The Construction Supervision Consultant shall prepare the following

written reports:

o Report on nonconformities every two weeks

o Report on monthly summaries including issues and main findings from review

and construction activities

To the end of the Project, the Construction Supervision Consultant shall prepare a

final report which summarizes main findings in its work, a number of violations, solution and

etc. as well as provide consultations and guidance‟s on the implementation form of such tasks

in future.



Appendix 1.1:Exampleofsiteenvironmentalmanagementmonitoringreport

(Thisexamplecanbeusedforcontractors)

Projectname: Project location: Nameof Contractor:

Commencementof Projectreportor monthlyreport:

Dateof report:

No. Impact Mitigationmeasures

implemented

Comment

Constructionphase

1

Clean vegetation in the

transmission line site

2 Surfacewatercontamination

3 Noiseandvibration

4 Airpollution

5

Lifeandagriculturalproduction

dueto relocationandagricultural

landacquisition

6

Solidwastegeneratedfromsoil

excavation

7

Environmentalimpacts caused

byconstructionworker

8

Conflictbetweenconstruction

worker andlocalpeople

9 Healthandsafety

Nameof personpreparedthisreport: Title:

Address: Telephone:



Appendix 1.2:Exampleofenvironmentalperformancemonitoringreport

(Applying for monthly report of the Construction Supervision Consultancy submitting to

the Subproject Management Board of NPPMB/PTC1andSIMC)

Projectname:

Projectlocation:Province: District: Commune:

Monthlyreport(Yes/No): QuarterlyReportto EVN(Yes/No):

QuarterlyReportto theWB(Yes/No): SIMCreport(Yes/No):

Dateof report:

No. Parameter

Assessmentof

Consultant/

community

complaints

Comments/

Recommendations

DuringConstruction

1 Amountofcutdown vegetation in the

subproject site.

2 Noise level around construction sites

and adjacentresidentialareas.

3

Dust, exhausts released from

machines, machines, and construction

activities on material transportation

roads and the subproject site.

4 Treecuttingandaccessroadsmanagemen

t andcontrol.

5 Solidwasteandsitecleaningupafterthe

construction.

6 Workers' sanitation facilities and

safety management.

7 Increased levels of traffic.

8 Statusofapplicationofsafetymeasures.



9 Constructionmaterialmanagement.

10 Operational status of the treatment

system and waste collection.

Duringoperation

1

The safety of the electrical system,

signs and accident frequency from the

power.

2 Equipment fire fighting and rescue

capabilities.

Reportpreparedby: Position:



Appendix 1.3: Report form on environmental implementation monitoring

(This form is used for environmental monitoring report by the subproject operation unit).

Projectname:

Projectlocation:Province: District: Commune:

Monthlyreport(Yes/No): QuarterlyReportto EVN(Yes/No):

QuarterlyReportsubmitted to NPT(Yes/No):

Dateof report:

No. Parameter

Assessmentof

Consultant/

community

complaints

Comments/

Recommendatio

ns

1 Amountofclear vegetation in the

subproject site and connection line.

2 Impacts of electromagnetic field on

operator‟s health.

3 Electric shock, fire, explosion due to

high voltage power.

4 ……….

5

Reportpreparedby: Position:



APPENDIX 2: APPROVAL DECISION OF EIA



APPENDIX 3: SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA



Annex 4: The information of the public consultation (attached)