HOI HOP 110KV SUBSTATION

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized NPC NORTH POWER CORPORATION Electric Network Project Management Board ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) SUBPROJECT: HOI HOP 110KV SUBSTATION PREPARED BY ELECTRICITY NO II JOINT STOCK COMPANY Hanoi, 19 April, 2012 Environmental Management Plan 1

2 CPC DEP ECOP EIA EMF EMP EVN GOV HH HV LV MOIT MONRE MV NGO NPC OHL PAH PCBs PMU PPC ROW WB ABBREVIATIONS Commune People s Committee Distribution Efficient Project Environmental Code of Practice Environmental Impact Assessment Electromagnetic Field Environmental Management Plan Electricity of Vietnam Government of Vietnam Household High voltage Low Voltage Ministry of Industry and Trade Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Medium Voltage Northern Grid Company Northern Power Corporation Overhead Line Project Affected Household Polychlorinated Biphenyls Network Project Management Unit (under the NPC) Provincial People s Committee Right of Way World Bank Environmental Management Plan 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction... 3 II. Policy, regulation and institutional frameworks Governmental regulations WB s safety policy... 4 III. Description and Scope of work Target and Scope of work Description Scope of work: Main work volume: Major activities before and during construction Progress IV. Summary of natural and environmental conditions of the project site V. Potential impacts VI. Environmental management plan Mitigation measures Design and land acquisition period Mitigation measures in the construction period A. Environmental regulations B. Mitigation measures for specific impacts of sub-project: Environmental monitoring plan and reporting system Environmental monitoring plan VII. Implementation of EMP and capacity development Implementation responsibility of the Environment Monitoring Scheme (EMS) Capacity Development Plan Table 7.3. Projected schedule and content of trainings on Environment Monitoring Table 7.4. Estimated expenses for subsequent training courses Table 7.5. Reporting procedure Table 7.6. Estimated expense for implementing EMS (VND) VIII. Information reference and publication Environmental Management Plan 3

4 I. Introduction Vinh Yen City is the political-cultural center and the key economic region of Vinh Phuc Province. Analysis of current power supply and electric network, and demand for subloading of Vinh Yen City in particular and Vinh Phuc Province in general, along with neighbouring regions indicate that the project Hoi Hop 110kV substation is necessary. Investment in this project will solve the following issues: i) Fulfill analyzed and predicted sub-loading demand; ii) Fulfill present and future power demand of sub-load; iii) Improve power quality and; iv) Improve credibility and convenience in operation management. Aware of the needs for this work, Vinh Phuc Province submitted its request to World Bank (WB) for financing of this minor project. Hoi Hop 110kV substation is among the many minor projects in Phase I of EVN s Distribution of Electricity Project (DEP) financed by WB. This minor project will be implemented in Hoi Hop, Vinh Yen City, Vinh Phuc Province. Hoi Hop minor project consists of the following activities: i) Constructing110kV sub-station with 02 MBA, including the installation of 01 transformer of 110/35/22kV-63MVA; ii) Constructing distribution controller, guardhouse and pump house and; iii) Furnishing SCADA system to connect with control and regulation centers. These activities may cause negative impacts to the environment and local community before, during, and after construction and operation. To ensure identifying and mitigating potential negative impacts during implementation and complying with WB s Environmental Assessment policies - (OP/BP 4.01), Hoi Hop minor project s Environmental Management Plan (EMP) was prepared in compliance with instructions in DEP s Environmental Management Framework (EMF). The plan, including: description, policy frameworks, regulations and technical environment standard to be applied, potential negative impacts and proposed mitigation measures will be implemented in preconstruction, construction and operation phases. EMP will include Environmental Code of Practices (ECOP) integrated in tendering and contract documents and environmental supervision. The Government of Vietnam stipulates the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment for this subproject. The EIA of the subproject has been prepared and approved by Vinh Phuc Provincial People Committee. II. Policy, regulation and institutional frameworks 2.1. Government Regulations: The following laws and regulations are applied for subproject: - Environment Protection Law 52/2005/QH11 passed by the National Assembly dated on 29/11/2005 regulating responsibilities of individuals and organizations regarding environmental protection. - Law on Forest Development and Protection No. 29/2004/QH11, - Law on Cultural Heritage No. 28/2001/QH10, - The Law on Water resources no. 08/1998/QH10 dated 20 May Government Decree N 0 80/2006/ND-CP dated August 9 th, 2006 by Vietnamese Government on detail regulations and guidance on the implementation of some Articles of the Environment Law. - Decree no. 29/2011/NÐ-CP dated 18 April 2011 regarding regulations on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impacts assessment and environmental protection commitments. Environmental Management Plan 4

5 - Circular no. 26/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 18 July 2011 detailing some articles of Decree no. 29/2011/ND-CP dated 18 April 2011 regarding regulations on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impacts assessment and environmental protection commitments. - Decree 106/2005/ND-CP dated 17 th August 2005 on detailed regulations and guidance on implementation of some Articles of the Law on Electricity related to safe protection of high voltage networks. - Decree 81/2009/ND-CP dated 12 th October 2009 on revision and addition of some Articles of Decree 106/2005/ND-CP dated 17 th August 2005 on detailed regulations and guidance on implementation of some Articles of the Law on Electricity related to safe protection of high voltage networks. - Circular no. 12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 14 April 2011 regarding the management of hazardous wastes. - National Technical Regulations: QCVN01:2009/BYT - National technical regulations on quality of drinking water; QCVN02:2009/BYT - National technical regulations on quality of domestic water; QCVN08:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on quality of surface water; QCVN09:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on quality of groundwater; QCVN05:2009/BTNMT - Air quality Standards for ambient air quality; QCVN06:2009/BTNMT - Air quality Maximum allowable concentration of hazardous substances in the ambient air. - EVN Guidance no. 2623/CV-EVN KHCN&MT, dated 28 May 2007 regarding the management and pollution prevention and exposure to PCBs World Bank Safeguard Policy Environmental screening in accordance with the criteria described in the Environmental Management Framework of DEP sub-project was conducted and the results showed that the sub-project must apply the WB policies on Environmental Assessment (OP 4:01), Involuntary Resettlement Policy (OP 4.12) and information disclosure policies of the WB. The implementation of Social Safeguard Policies (OP 4.12) will be discussed in a separate report. III. Description and Scope of work 3.1. Target and Scope of work Hoi Hop 110kV Substation minor project will serve the following purposes: a) Constantly supplying and ensuring power quality in sub-loads of Southern Vinh Yen urban area, Vinh Yen City. b) Supplying power for sub-loads under construction in socio-economical cluster of Ho Thinh - Tam Duong County, guild cluster and hostel quarter in Dong Van Commune, Yen Lac County. c) Supplying power for plants in Hoi Hop Industrial Zone. d) Reducing performance loss, improving power quality and safety coefficient for regional power network. e) Redistributing power line to avoid overload in current supplies. 3.2 Description Environmental Management Plan 5

6 The minor project is implemented on an overall area of m 2 in Hoi Hop District, Northeast of Vinh Yen City, Vinh Phuc Province. The location of 110kV substation is as follows: - North: neighboured by infrastructure area planned for Hoi Hop Industrial Zone - South: margined by national route 2 by-pass, Vinh Yen City - East: neighboured by infrastructure area planned for Hoi Hop Industrial Zone - West: margined by planned road 24m in width. Implementation area for the project is illustrated as follows (Image ): 3.3. Scope of work: - The 110kV substation is implemented on a rectangle of 62m x 58m, with The operator / distributor room located in the southeast and the gate directly connecting access road to the substation. - The 110kV distributor ground located in the south. Environmental Management Plan 6

7 - The distributor ground is surfaced with a 7-cm layer of M100 concrete, then overlaid with a layer of pebble gravel with D max = 4cm or a 10-cm layer of track ballast dimension of 4x6. Occupied area: 4,127.5m 2 Fenced area: 3,790m 2 Access road area: 337.5m 2 Excavated dirt volume: 760 m 3 Backfilled dirt volume: 7,496 m 3 Access road backfilled dirt volume: 395 m 3 Gate and fence - The gate consists of a frame and gate leaves synthesized steel. The main gate is 4m in, and secondary gate is 1 m in width, both painted to prevent rust. - A brick fence of 25m in length is built on pebble dirt-barrier, with ferro-concrete pillars in each 2.5m interval. The fence is 2m in height. Internal routes - Internal routes are 4m in width, and 5m in radius curvature. - The route surface is 5 cm lower than station base. Lengthwise incline i= 0.01; cross incline i = Access road - Access road is from national route 2 by-pass, 38m in length, 4.5m in width. Lengthwise incline i= 0.01; cross incline i = 0.01; radius curvature of 6m. - Subbase structure: Subbase rock, 150 in thickness. Piled pebble 4x6, 2x4 rolled at 250 in thickness. Transformer foundation Pillar - Foundation designed for transformers 110/35/22kV - 63MVA, total mass of 100 tons, including 20 tons oil. The transformer is placed directly on bearer. - Foundation composed of M200ferro-concrete, attached to carrying rail. Foundation depth -0.6m, dimensions 5.0 x 3.0m. - Oil collecting pit dimensions 10.0 x 8.0m, depth from 0.2m to 0.35m. Cladding wall made of M50 brick. Pit bottom composed of M150 concrete, 100 in thickness, inkling to outlet tube side. Stone of 4x6 dimensions are piled on the pit bottom, to make 0.25 m in thickness. Breakdown oil (if any) shall be collected to oil pit and follow outlet tube to breakdown oil pit at the corner of the station. - Concrete centrifugal pillar with height H = 20m and 14m to barricade line. Bearing pole, column foundations - Pole foundation: M200 ferro-concrete socket foundation; padded with M100 concrete, 100 in thickness. Environmental Management Plan 7

8 - Column foundation: one-piece bed plate M200 ferro-concrete, padded with M100 concrete, 100 in thickness. Troughing and bearing for connecting shaft systems - Troughing wall and base crossing under road is made of M200 ferro-concrete, 200 in thickness. Troughing is covered with interlaced M200 ferro-concrete plates, 60 in thickness for troughing inside distribution station, 150 in thickness for troughing crossing under road. Distribution Controlling Chamber Distribution Controlling Chamber is located at the corner of the station. Designed in 1 storey, the dimensions are (30.2 x 9.5)m, height 4.2m: The chamber is built in reinforced concrete frame, wall built in M75 solid brick and M50 cement. Foundation: designed in ferro-concrete, foundation throat built in M75 brick and M50 cement, braced at altitude 0.00, backed by ballast sand. Roof: U100 main bar system to support gypsum roof of 600x1200 and 9mm in thickness. Roof in monolithic joisted floor M200 ferro-concrete structure including systems of main beam and two-span beam of 4.20m and 9.50m, continuous beam system running along the structure s length, ferro-conrete plates of 80 in thickness buried at 4 corners. Guardhouse Guardhouse is located at the gate, dimensions 4.0x4.0m, with foundation, brick wall, deck roof of M200 ferro-concrete made at-the-spot, resisting temperature by Ausnam shingle. Bathroom Bathroom is located near fire extinction basin, dimensions (4.0x2.5) m, with foundation, brick wall, deck roof of M300 ferroconcrete made at-the-spot. Water Supply System Water used for utility and fire extinction is taken from water treatment ward supplied by borehole inside the station. Water Drainage System There is a system of manhole and concrete conduit suitable with inclination and layout of to serve the drainage requirements of the station. Rainwater is collected to sideroad manholes, irrigated along concrete conduit dy=300 and dy=500 to dranaing channels and to drainage system of the station. Breakdown oil tank Breakdown oil tank, 32m 3 in volume, can collect all the oil of a 63MVA transformer. Wall and base are made of M200 ferro-concrete, 150 in thickness. SCADA system To perform the unmanned function in the future, SCADA system at Hoi Hop 110kV Substation is facilitated with suitable communication gateway that ensures availability to connect with control center at Vinh Phuc. Privileged protocols are IEC60870 and IEC Besides, the control system of Hoi Hop 110kV Substation is also facilitated with gateway to connect with control center at Vinh Phuc and Northern Regulating Center A1 under communication procedure of IEC for current option. At the station s computer control center, data will be ready as per protocol IEC to transmit to control center at Vinh Phuc and A1 to serve the Environmental Management Plan 8

9 SCADA function. Meanwhile, alternate options between SCADA and Substation will be performed by software (including overall alteration of control model for the station, lock alteration of control model for each shaft) Main work volume: Major items and volume Construction items - Construct 110kV gate pole foundation and lighting pole - Process and erect 110kV pillars and beams - Construct foundation for 110/35/22kV transformers. - Construct bearing foundation for 110kV switch equipment. - Process and erect pole foundation for 110kV switch equipment. - Construct outdoor troughing. - Construct distribution controlling chamber, guardhouse, pump house. - Construct fire extinguishing system for 110/35/22kV transformers. Environmental Management Plan 9

10 Construction volume No Item Unit Amount Note A Grading All layout 1 Grading sand m 3 8,300 2 TC barricading wall (2.3m 2.8m in height) m Barricading wall 2m in height m Gate 4m + 1.5m Set 1 B Outdoor pillar, pole foundation, beam 1 Substation foundation Unit 1 2 Concrete centrifugal pillar T20C Pillar 2 Pole foundation MC-2 Unit 1 3 Concrete centrifugal pillar T20C Pillar 2 Centrifugal pole foundation MC-7 Unit 2 Arrestor Unit 2 4 Concrete centrifugal pillart14c Pillar 2 Centrifugal pole foundation MC-7 Unit 2 5 Steel beam 9m T9 Set 2 Beam cradle G và G Set Lighting foudation + pillar Set 8 7 Bearing foundation 110kV Unit 4 8 Bearing foundation for 110kV disconnector Unit kV current transformer bearing pillar TD-27 Pillar 6 110kV current transformer pillar foundation Unit 6 110kV shunt transformer bearing pillar TD-27 Pillar 6 110kV shunt transformer pillar foundation Unit 6 Lightning-proof bearing pillar of 110kV TD-27 valve Pillar 3 Pillar foundation of lightning proof 110kV valve Unit 3 10 Lightning-proof bearing pillar of 72kV valve + disconnector Pillar foundation of lightning proof 72kV valve + disconnector Set 1 Unit /0.4kV auxiliary transformer bearing pillar Pillar 1 Environmental Management Plan 10

11 No Item Unit Amount Note Pillar foundation of auxiliary transformers Unit /0.4kV auxiliary transformer bearing pillar Pillar 1 Pillar foundation of auxiliary transformers Unit 1 13 Switching equipment bearing Unit 2 14 Outdoor troughing system System 1 15 Outdoor interlaced troughing plate system System 1 16 Distribution chamber Chamber 1 17 Guardhouse Chamber 1 18 Fire extinguishing house Chamber 1 19 Breakdown oil tank Tank 1 20 Fire extinction basin Tank 1 21 Internal route system m External route system m Water & oil supply & drainage system System 1 24 M100 concrete m 3 1, M200 concrete m 3 52, Major activities before and during construction The preparation work shall be carried out suitable for the construction progress, weather characteristics and infrastructure of the construction area. Utilization of vacancy areas within the limit of the station to arrange equipment and material storages. Camps shall be close to the construction site for facilitating the construction, life activities and personnel mobilization. Based on quantity of the construction and erection work, quantity of materials and equipment, construction progress and etc., it is expected that the scale of temporary works and storage/yard will be as follows: Temporary storage/yard Indoor storage Building structures made from bamboo, Neohouzeaua, wood, wallboard roof. Storage area: 50.0m 2 In which: Used to store cement: 35m 2, goods storage standard: 1.6 ton/m 2. Used to store construction tools 15m 2. Outdoor storage, camp Total area: 100m 2 In which. Used to store steel: 30m 2 Environmental Management Plan 11

12 Used to store formwork wood: 20m 2 Used to fabricate steel: 50m 2 Casting yard Yard floor structure made from broken brick concrete M50 with the thickness of 100, dense compaction, cement mortar finishing M50 of 2cm in thickness. Area: 50m 2 Construction materials stock yard Structure: levelling, compaction Area: Use the available graded plan in the station. Office room medical room on site Area 45m 2 In which: Used for site management and control room and meeting-room: 20m 2 Used for healthcare: 15m 2 Reception, security office: 10m 2 Housing type with bamboo column and truss structure covered with fibro-cement roof. Temporary camp: Structure: bamboo, neohouzeaua, leaves. Living & accommodation area: 120m 2 a. Construction component: Earthwork Excavate soild for the transformer foundation, pole foundation,column foundation, house foundation, cable trough and etc. under the manual method. Backfill with soil, compact the foundation soil under the manual method. Concrete work Concrete mortar shall be mixed by 250L-mobile mixer. Concrete shall be manually placed. Concrete compaction is made by specialized roller combined with manual way. Precast concrete shall be focally placed at the concrete yard of construction unit. Steel in concrete shall be shop-fabricated. Installation of building structure Equipment supporting shall be combined and manually erected by mannual way. Masonry, plastering work Mix masonry mortar, plaster by mobile machine with a capacity of 100 liters Build and plaster manually Transport materials manually. b. Equipment installation component Installation of 110kV transformer The transformer, when transporting to the construction site, shall be brought in the base. The correction and arrangement of declination by hydralic jack, winch, pulley puli. Install accessories of the transformer: high, medium, low-voltage input bushing, cooling flanges, explosion vent, connection box and etc. by crane and manual way. Filter oil by special purpose machine Environmental Management Plan 12

13 Complete grounding work and manually paint. Installation of outdoor equipment Before installing the equipment, it will be required to check, clean up and transport to the right location. The installation of equipment supplies shall be carried out in a manual way. Install socket, accessories, stretch the earth wire, fillet weld manually. Installation of indoor equipment Transport the equipment to the house by using manual method combined with pulley puli, jack. Erect into the location and connect by manual method with pulley block. Sources of materials and equipment and transportation Sources of materials and equipment Electric equipment and materials shall be imported completely as per order form and imported to Hai Phong port and then transport to the station by special purpose automobiles and trucks. The 110kV transformer will be fabricated at home. Column steel, galvanized beam shall be fabricated at home except for column portion which is installed synchro with the equipment. Electric material, construction materials shall be exploited at local market. Transportation work The construction materials will be transported to the construction site by land by trucks Progress: Planned progress is as follows: - Develop investment plan: Feb Develop technical design: Mar Select erection contractors and material suppliers: May Commence construction: Sep Finalize: Feb 2013 IV. Summary of natural and environmental conditions of the project site Natural and environmental conditions Preliminary description of natural and environmental conditions of the project site (e.g. county of the project site) provincial project, scope of project. Provide important information about environment, focus on terrain, status of land use, surface water environment, underground water, air quality (short summary of information from EIS or project commitment to implement established environmental protection) Meteorology - Climate. Data provided by Vinh Yen Hydro-Meteorological Station (from 2007 to 2010), indicated that Vinh Phuc Province and project site is under tropical monsoon climate, with typical hot and humid weather, and divided into two obvious seasons: rain and dry season. The rain seaon ranges from April to September, and dry season from October to March of the next year. Terrain. Vinh Yen City has a typical midland terrain, with altitude of 10-50m over sea level. Area of highest altitude is mountainous area northeast of Khai Quang District and lowest is Environmental Management Plan 13

14 Dam Vac. Overall, the terrain tend to incline in northeast southwest direction and is clearly divided into 3 areas: - Low mountain: gathered in north of Dinh Trung and east of Khai Quang counties, with absolute altitude ranging from m; this region has many high noncontinuous hills and low mountains composed of mica schist, arkose and rhyolite. - Low hill and antique silt steps: altitude of m, lightly inclined and corrugated in south southwest direction, alternately inserted with small steps and slots; it includes the whole central city and ends at hill areas of Mau Lam, Mau Thong hamlets of Khai Quang district. - Delta and swamp: developed on neo silt deposit in the south, including residential quarters and farmland of Khai Quang district and Thanh Tru commune; the terrain is lightly corrugated, with altitude of m, alternately inserted with pond, lake, rammer with good free air. Hydrologic conditions. The city has many lakes of different sizes, distributed evenly and are important in regulating and reserving water. Vinh Yen City is within the basin of Ca Lo and Pho Day rivers, but river concentration is low. Slow drainage caused overall waterclogged in low areas. In dry season, water level drops dramatically, causing difficulties water usage for utility and production. Air environment. Observation and sampling resuls indicated that, in comparison with QCVN 05:2009/BTNMT regarding air quality of surrounding areas, all observed air is within limit of standardized environment quality. Surface water. Observation results indicated bound concentration of metals is lower than standardized level allowed by QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT regarding surface water quality. Analysis results of surface water environment quality indicated that surface water status in project site could still receive treated exhaust. COD, BOD 5 and NH 4 + parameters indicated signs of pollution, which is believed to be reserved from agricultural production activities. Underground water. Survey results of underground water samples in project site indicated that most concentrations of analyzed samples were lower than standardized levels allowed by QCVN 09: 2008/BTNMT regarding underground water quality. Soil. Observation and sampling at project site indicated that concentration of substances was within allowed standards for industrial land standards. Soil environment status of project site indicated that all criteria for heavy metals were within allowed limit of QCVN 03: 2008/BTNMT Cultural and historical sites. At project site there was no famous cultural or historical relic that was rated or complied with village custom. V. Environmental impact assessment Screening Question Yes No Remarks 1. Project's sitting: Is the Project site adjacent to or within any of the following environmental sensitive areas? No impact Cultural heritage site Environmental Management Plan 14

15 Protected areas such as National Parks, Nature Reserves, Bioconservation areas, bird yards, mangrove forest etc. Wetlands Forests Estuaries Buffer zone of Protected areas Rivers and reservoirs Canals and irrigation system The existing ground elevation of station location is m and it will be heightened to the elevation of 9.2 equivalent to NH2 bypass road elevation. Such elevation heightening will result in a difference of more than 1m which likely causes flooding around the transformer station area. The terrain at the station is relatively flat so surface water sources are mainly rain water and irrigation water of interior field. The proposed construction site of the station does not encounter any river, chanel, lake and pond so this does not affect the water source.. Agricultural land 2. Potential environmental impacts Will the Project cause: Encroachment on historical/cultural areas Encroachment on critical ecosystem (e.g. sensitive or protected area, national park, nature reserve etc...) Disfiguration of landscape and increase waste generation Removal of vegetation cover or cut down of trees resulted from clearance at the sub-station and along ROW? The transformeer station is located on the field land, mainly rice and crop fields. There is a little impact during the clearance for grading the station. No perennials are available in the project area. Environmental Management Plan 15

16 Change of surface water quality or water flows Increase water turbidity due to run- off and erosion Waste water from camping sites is directly discharged to the surface water resources or not? Construction waste is directly discharged to the surface water or not? - At the Hoi Hop 110kV transformer station, a 37m-long temporary road will be provided across a small canal used to irrigate interior fields. The chanel can be filled and prevented its stream flow if proper construction measure is not taken. - Site leveling and construction of the station, the station access road can result in washing away soil, stone and gravel into the surface water system in the region; - Impact on polluting the surface water at the project area which is assessed insignificantly can be mitigated. Environmental Management Plan 16 Temporary camping area shall be provided with good drainage and rubbish collection system, auxiliary works such as bathhouse, sanitation toilet for workers use. Site levelling & grading and construction activities can result in washing away soil, stone and gravel into the surface water system in the region. Increase the dust level? Dust is generated from soil excavation and station site plan leveling work, especially in dry season. Affected persons will be the inhabitants living and working around the project area. - Dust is generated by means of transport of materials and plants during the construction of the Project. Affected persons will be roadusers on the route of construction material transportation at the locality and on the NH2 bypass and provincial road transporting materials and plants. - The Project will be constructed far from residential and urban areas so air (dust) pollution does not affect much the people living in the Project area; - The nearest residential area is 600m away from the Project location so this impact can be assessed at an average level and can be mitigated. Increase noise and/or vibration? Due to equipment, material transportation, means of transport of the Project, site plan grading, pole erection and generator. Permanent land acquisition Permanently acquired land area: 3,790 m2 of agricultural land for the station area which will be permanently acquired.

17 Temporary land acquisition Resetlement of households? If yes, how many households? Would the resettlement site is environmentally and/or culturally sensitive Is there any risk of disease dissemination from construction workers to the local peoples (and vice versa)? Is there any potential for conflict between construction workers and local peoples (and vice versa)? Are explosive and hazardous chemicals used within the Project? In the past, there was any accident incurred due to landmines or explosive materials remaining from the war? Temporary acquired land area: m2 of agricultural land (for the part of temporary road) with the acquired time about 1 to 2 months. During the construction of the transformer station, the households who are in the planning area but are not acquired their land by the Project will still cultivate their crops normally and crop productivity and quality will not be affected. - Maximum proposed construction work shall be in 2 months in which the station construction only lasts about 1 month and the remaining time is mainly for the installation of equipment. - Many local workers will be employed so there are only workers staying in the temporary camping area; - At the station area, auxiliary works such as bathhouse, sanitation rest room will be constructed. - Wastes generating from the camp area will mainly be solid domestic wastes and can make inhygienic to the enivronment. However, rubbish is mainly packings, remaining food and etc. with a little amount. Therefore, disease distribution will be aslo limited. - Contradiction can occur by the following reasons of: difference in income, culture and behavior. However, most of the workers come from this region so there is no big difference in culture and way of living. The Project does not use chemicals and explosives; The Project area is the area which has been inspected, cleared from postwar bombs and mines and is used for agricultural production. Environmental Management Plan 17

18 Will Project's construction cause disturbance to the transportation in the Project's site? Project's construction will cause any damage to the existing local roads, bidges or other rural infrastructures? Will soil excavation during Project's construction cause soil erosion? Will Project need to open new access roads? Will Project cause fragmentation of habitat of flora and fauna? Will Project cause impact on air quality? Will Project cause accident risks for workers and community during construction phase? Insignificant impact - Transporation of materials and plants will affect the normal traffic in the reion in a short term; - The transporation of materials from Hanoi to the construction site in general is limited so this does not overload the transport system on the NH2 bypass and relevant provincial road. - An intersection between NH2 and access to the construction site during the construction will be high-risk locations in terms of traffic safety because of separation and integration from means of transport in construction with main traffic volume, especially vehicles of transporting bulky equipment. According to planning map, Hoi Hop 110kV transformer station construction location has been approved by Vinh Phuc People Committee. A temporary road connecting to NH2 shall be provided in the north of the transformer station for the construction. When industrial zone is completed and put into operation, such temporary road will be removed to follow frontage road in the industrial zone. The temporary road is of 38m in length and 4.5m in width. Pavement elevation is suitable for the existing NH2 bypass. Longitudinal gradient shall be i= 0.01; road cross-section shall be i = 0.01; curve radius is 6m. Its embankment structure: subbase, thiclness of 150, placed riprap, stone 4x6, natural subgrade. - Impact on the environment caused by exhaust of means of transport during the transportation of materials which shall be covered against scattering will be insignificant. - Reason: this can happen to workers or people surrounding the Project area if safety measures are not paid attention. Environmental Management Plan 18

19 Will Project generate hazardous wastes including PCBs from the replacement of transformers? Will Project cause risk to safety and human health (electric and magnetic fields, electric shock etc.)? - No oil having PCBs and toxic chemicals will be used for the Project; - The operation of the station will use some chemicals available in such equipment as battery, insulating oil, grease oil and etc. These substances shall be registered and managed in accordance with regulaitons on management of harmful waste in Vietnam in Circular 12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated 14/4/2011. This work has been implemented in many years at other stations of Electricity of Vietnam and will be applied for the Station Improvement Project. - The electric line and transformer station shall be designed in accordance with specifications of the Standard ensuring that EMF level (Electromagnetic Field) < 5 kv/m. The sub-project after completed and put into operation will provide active support to the local socio-economic development and development of handicraft and services industries; Improve the quality of living for the local people because power is supplied sufficiently and stably. VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 6.1. Mitigation measures Environmental Management Plan 19

20 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities A. In the stage of preconstruction 1. Affect on economic and social living of people by temporary and permanent land acquirement. 2. Effect on flora by ROW clearance. B. In stage of construction - Survey the sub-project area carefully, consult the local people in order to uses minimum land area and not resettlement. - Compensate satisfactorily in compliance with regulations in the sub-project Resettlement Plan - Inform affected households to get harvest of rice and crops before site clearance and land using. - Carry out construction after the harvest. - Don t cut the trees beside regulated scale. 1. Dust generation - Contractor is responsible for complying Vietnam regulations related to air environment quality. - Contractor ensures that dust arising will be mitigated and causes no inconvenience to local people. Contractor also controls dust to remain a safety working environment (such as use water sprayer, cover materials during transporting). - Constructing materials need covering during transporting to avoid scatter. - Places for material pouring and storing should be covered to prevent dust due to wind. It s necessary to consider the main wind direction and sensitive places such as schools and residential areas before preparing places for material pouring and storing. - Workers must use dust-mask in area with much dust. 2. Air pollution - All means of transportation must comply with Vietnam regulations on controlling the allowed exhaust limitation. - Means of transportation in Vietnam must be usually checked and have Certificate of quality, technical safety and environmental protection under Decision - Contractors - PMU - PMU + Contractors - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC Environmental Management Plan 20

21 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities No.35/2005/QD-BGTVT; - Don t burn waste or constructing materials (for instance: asphalt, ) in the construction site. - Concrete-mixer should be far from people s houses. 3. Noise and vibration - Contractor is responsible for complying with Vietnam regulations related to noise and vibration. - All means of transportation must have Certificate of quality, technical safety and environmental protection under Decision No.35/2005/QD-BGTVT ; to prevent excessive noise arising from unmaintained machines, if necessary, it s required to carry out measures to mitigate noise at suitable level including mufflers, dampers or set noisy machines in noise protection areas. - Avoid or mitigate traffic pass residential area as well as avoid material process in residential area (such as cement mixing) 4. Waste water pollution - Contractor is responsible for complying with Vietnam regulations related to waste water emission into environment. 5. Water drainage and stagnation controlling - Contractor must follow the detail design of water drainage system in construction plan to prevent local stagnation or erosion of slide soil or areas easy to be erosive from the rain water. - Ensure the water drainage system always cleared. - Remain status of areas not affected by constructing activities. - Soil digging, pouring and leveling should be remained suitably to constructing standard details, including sewerage installation, using plant to cover. - Install stagnation controlling works at necessary areas to avoid flow containing mud and soil affect on around water quality. - If necessary, it s required to dry constructing area (such as pole foundation, ). Water - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC Environmental Management Plan 21

22 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities 6. Manage material storage and mine containing mud and sand when willing must be processed by measures of stagnation controlling before emitted to river. - Use diversion technique during construction to limit sediment disorder of water flow. - Priorly determine material storage in the approved detail technological design. - Use constructing materials from local suppliers having license of constructing material business and exploitation. - Restore material storage area closed to natural condition. 7. Garbage and harmful waste - Before constructing, contractor need prepare waste controlling procedure and process (store, supply wastebasket, plan for cleaning up construction site and removing the wastebasket,...) and comply with the process during construction. - Before constructing, it s required to have all necessary licenses related to waste management of the sub-project. - Measures will be taken to reduce littering behavior and negligence in handling all waste. Contractor will supply wastebasket, container and means of garbage collecting at necessary places. - Garbage can be temporarily stored at appointed place approved by Construction supervision Consultant (CSC) and related local authorities before being collected and processed by local environmental sanitation unit. If the sub- project area does not have the unit, harmless living solid waste can be burried. - Wastebaskets or containers will be covered to prevent leaking out, impact of weather and scavengers. Do not burn waste. - Recycled materials such as boards for drainage works, steel, scaffold, wrapping, will be collected and separated at the site from other emission sources to recycle, use for leveling or sell. - If not removed from the site, solid waste and constructing waste will be processed at a given area approved by CSC and put into garbage management plan. In any cases, - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC Environmental Management Plan 22

23 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities contractor has to process all of constructing materials inside the construction site. - Used oil will be taken out of the site to the approved oil recycling company. - Used oil, lubricant, cleaning material from machine maintenance will be collected to a tight suitable container and contracted with harmful waste processing and collecting unit. 8. Effect on flora. - Contractor will prepare plan of site clearance and environmental flora restoration according to current regulations for CSC approval. Contractor seriously complies with the plan. - Do not use chemical substances for clearance. - Do not cut any trees unless it s allowed clearly in clearance plan. - If necessary, build temporary barrier to effectively protect trees need protecting before starting any activities in the region. 9. Traffic management - Before constructing, consult local authorities, public and traffic police. - Impact on flow of means of transport should be put into construction plan before approval. The roads, especially for heavy vehicles, need to consider to sensitive areas such as schools, hospitals and markets. - Install lighting system at night, if necessary, to ensure traffic safety. - Set signals around construction site to facilitate traffic circulation, provide guidances to different components of the work and provide safety instruction and warning. - Use methods of traffic safety controlling including road/river/canal signals and flats for dangerous warning. - Do not transport materials in peak hours. - Corridor for pedestrian and motor vehicles inside and outside of the construction site need to be isolated with the site and can be approached easily, safely and suitably. Install suitable signals at necessary places. - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC Environmental Management Plan 23

24 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities 10. Interrupt activities and services - Planned or unplanned interruption to services of water, air, electric and internet: Contractor has to carry out consultation properly and prepare plan for unexpected situations with local authorities about consequence of a detail broken or interrupted service. - Coordinate with related service suppliers (such as suppliers of water, telecommunications, ) to set suitable construction schedules. - Provide information to affected households on working schedule as well as planned interruption (at least 5 days before starting activities). - Avoid interrupt water supplying for agricultural area. - Ensure to supply replaced water for affected people in case of the interruption lasts longer than 1 day. - Any damages for cable of current service systems will be informed to local authorities and repair as soon as possible. 11. Restore affected regions - Storage, scaffold and any temporary areas during constructing time of the project items will be restored about landscape, drainage and flora. - Start plant covering as soon as possible. Use plant suitable to native plant to grow and restore natural topography. - Do not use plant which is exotic or forbidden by functional agencies. - Places where soil is digged and side of constructing spoil ground need to grow grass to prevent erosion and landslide. - All of affected regions will be made landscape and performed quickly necessary repair works including making green space, roads and other affected regions. - Restore all stretches of road damaged by the sub-project activities. - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC Environmental Management Plan 24

25 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities 12. Labour safety and public safety 13. Communications to local public - Contractor must comply with all Vietnam regulations about labour safety. - Prepare and implement action plan to cope with risks and urgent situations. - Prepare urgent relief services at site. - Train the workers about occupational safety regulations. - Provide anti-noise labour tools for workers who use noisy machines. - Set fence, barrier, and dangerous warning/restricted-zone warning around the construction site to point out potential danger for people. - Contractor will provide safety measures such as setting fence, barrier, warning signals at dangerous positions such as constructing transformer foundation to avoid traffic accident as well as other risks for people. - Only permit trained workers to install, maintain and repair electrical devices. - Turn off and earth exactly the distribution line having electricity before carrying out the above work, or near the electric line. - Comply with labour safety process when working above and working with electric devices. - Remain contact with related local authorities and people; contractor will coordinate with local authorities (leaders of ward/commune, village chief) to come to agreement in plan of constructing activities at areas near sensitive areas or sensitive time (for example religious festivals). - Contact with public so that concerning parties can get information on activities in the area, the sub-project status and sub-project implementation results. - Follow public interests and required information such as the sub-project schedule - Respond questions via telephone and text timely and correctly. - Inform local people the construction plan, working schedule, service interruption, - Contractor - CSC - Contractor - CSC Environmental Management Plan 25

26 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities detour lines, temporary bus lines and destruction in suitable time. - Provide technical document and drawing to public, especially draft construction area and EMP in the construction site. - Make notice boards at all construction site to give information on site manager, environmental staff, health and safety staff, telephone number and information on other contents so that affected people can express their interest and recommendations. 14. Chance Finds Procedures During construction, if contractor finds historical, cultural and religious monuments including cemetery or individual graves, contractor will: - Stop construction activities in revealed area; - Localize and protect the area to avoid any damages or losses of movable objects. In case of revealing movable antiques or sensitive monuments, assign a protector until local authorities or Department of Culture and Information receive; - Report to CSC, CSC is responsible for reporting in turn to local or state authorities who are responsible for Vietnam cultural property (within 24 hours or sooner); - Related local authorities or state agencies are responsible for protecting and isolating the area before deciding the next principle. - Decision of processing the findings is responsibility of authorities, may be including arrangement change (such as when finding an important cultural monument or archaeology that is unmovable), preservation, isolatation, restoration and rescue; - If cultural region and/or monument with high value and its preservation is recommended by specialists and requested by cultural monument management agencies, NPMU need to change the design if necessary to meet the requirement and peserve the region; - Decisions related to management of the findings will be informed via texts by related authorities; - Constructing works can continue only when being licensed by local authorities who are - Contractor - CSC - PMU Environmental Management Plan 26

27 Social - environmental issues Mitigating measures Responsibilities C. In the stage of operation 1. Health and safety for operators and local people responsible for the safety of heritage. - Design to meet the international standards to protect human health (less than 3kV/m for electric field and 05 microtesla for magnetic field at the edge if ROW). 2. Effect on birds - Install device of bird driving on the line or transmission tower. CPC 3. Risks of fire and explosion - Check periodically fire fighting tools. - Held training about fire fighting works for operators. - Build incident oil container at the substation. CPC CPC Environmental Management Plan 27

28 B. Mitigation measures for specific impacts of sub-project: Period Impact/Influence Mitigation measure Construction Affect the traffic at the connection point between temporary road for the construction and NH2, Plan construction activities for a period of the least traffic volume. At the connection point, signs shall be clearly marked. Limit the time of obstructing traffic, arrange workers for traffic guidance once a vehicle stops on the road to load and unload materials and equipment. Affect flooded Design and construct proper drainage systems inside drainage by and around the transformer station to ensure that the heightening the rain water does not cause flood for the surrounding station foundation area. bed. Affect irrigational canal in the interior field when constructing the transformer station and temporary road for the construction. Use the waste stone/soil to fill and level the station foundation. Protect loose material piles by covering and making drainage paths surrounding such material piles in order that the loose materials can not block the flow of the drainage ditch. When constructing the temporary road over small drainage ditch, it will be required to level the plan, remove organic layer about 25-30cm then place lean concrete and construct revetment with rip-rap. Place concrete culvert pipe D = 500. Then, grade sand for road embankment and prevent from blocking the canal flow. 6.2 Environmental monitoring plan and reporting system Environmental monitoring plan Impact Parameters to be monitored Place of monitoring Construction period I. Clearing vegetation cover or cut trees II. Surface water quality, Sediment and erosion - Clearing technique - Solutions/ behavior to trees after cutting - No carry out excavating soil when it is raining - Not clear plants thoroughly - Transformer station location - At the place of gathering trees after clearing or cutting - Within the precinct of the station - Surface water source near the construction area Equipment method used to monitor Time/frequency of monitoring - Observe - Every day, from commencement to completion of clearing work. - Observe - While and after it rains heavily Cost Environmental Management Plan 28 Monitoring responsibility - Contractor - Construction supervision consultant - Contractor - Construction supervision consultant III. Dust, air - Dust level - At the soil - Observe - When it is - Contractor

29 Impact Parameters to be monitored pollution at the place of loose material piles such as soil, sand and etc. - Loose material coverage when transporting V. Noise - Noise level - Response from people to the noise by construction activities VI. Construct across small water ditch VII. Sanitation at the construction place, including sanitation of workers camps VIII. Safety of workers and people I. Traffic at the connection point - Construction activities - Rubbish, waste water at the construction area and workers camp - Workers camp must be provided with clean water and detritus pit, mobile latrine or other sanitation rest room? Place of monitoring storage area after excavating and at the loose material storage - Areas near the densely residential areas - Small ditch area 40m away from the station - At the camp, surrounding the station - Accident - Works, locality - Traffic situation Connection point from NH2 to the station Equipment method used to monitor - Hearing, consulting with local people Time/frequency of monitoring blowing hard - While implementing activities which generate big noise; When receiving complaints from the people - Observe - While implementing activities of temporary road construction across the ditch - Observe - Every week, when carrying out acceptance - Consultation, site diary of contractor Observe,. - While implementing activities Cost Monitoring responsibility - Construction supervision consultant - Contractor - Construction supervision consultant - Employer. - Construction supervision consultant - Contractor - Construction supervision consultant - Contractor - Construction supervision consultant - Employer Environmental Management Plan 29

30 Impact between temporary road with NH2 Operation period. Water source surrounding the station Parameters to be monitored Flooding situation Place of monitoring Area surrounding the station Equipment method used to monitor - observe, hearing from public consultation at the locality Time/frequency of monitoring - Every week, when carrying out acceptance Cost Monitoring responsibility - Employer VII. EMP Implementation Arrangement and Capacity Building a) During the process of detailed designing and bidding document preparation During the process of detailed designing and bidding document preparation, the PMB shall be responsible for including the EMS or certain suitable content of the EMS such as the preventive measures or implementation responsibility of the contractor as an addendum attached with the bidding document and contract with the contractor. Engineers responsible for the detailed design shall refer to the findings in EIS and EMS in ensure that all environmental issues have been taken into account in the final design. When preparing the bidding document and contract, it is necessary that the bidders/contractors receive sufficient information about their responbility and obligations in implementing measures to minimise possible impact on the environment and ensuring their compliance. b) During the construction phase The PMB shall hand over the work of supervising on a daily basis the implementation of safety measures of contractors to the Construction Supervision Consultant and/or the site engineer. According to the terms of reference for the Construction Supervision Consultant included in corresponding Appendix, Construction Supervision Consultant and/or Site Engineering shall be responsible for the following tasks: - Confirming that the idemification to related parties who are influenced by the Project and bomb and mine disposal have been completed before the commencement of the construction phase. - Closely monitoring the implementation of preventive measures during the construction phase. - Confirming the compliance of the contractor with the EMS, inspecting for any damage caused by the contractor, and if necessary, making record and requesting the contractor to indemnify/restore the original status of the construction site as stipulated in the contract. Implementation of the contractor towards environmental safety shall be included in the progress report of the mini-project. Roles and responsibilities of related parties in the implementation of EMS is indicated in the below table: Environmental Management Plan 30

31 Role Responsibilities Organization Project Owner - Ultimately responsible for overall project management, including environmental management. Environmental Officer Project Implementation and management Agency - Specific responsibility and point of contact for environmental issues. - Responsible for coordination and management of overall project implementation, including guiding and supervising implementation of the EMP. - Planning and implementation of environmental management activities during construction - Coordinating with other parties in relation to environmental management activities. - Carrying out internal monitoring and supervising - Supervising and providing budget for monitoring activities. - Reporting on environmental information to concerned parties Project Operator - Responsible for operation of the project including operation stage environmental management and monitoring activities. Consultant - Responsible for preparation of EMP documentation. Contruction Supervision consultant Construction Contractor - Responsible for supervision of civil works contractors during construction, including implementation of environmental management activities under the EMP Responsible for construction works and following contractor specifications outlined in the EMP. This includes: NPC PMU PMU NPC Supervisors of PMU Contractor chosen by PMU - 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 at least a staff is assigned to monitor EMP compliance during the preconstruction and construction periods. - Ensure all the construction activities having sufficient documents from the related organization. - Ensure that all staff and workers understand the procedure and their tasks in the environmental management program. - Report to the PMU on any difficulties and their solutions 7.2. Capacity Development - Report Plan to local authority and PMU if environmental accidents occur and coordinate with agencies and keys Upcoming training plan stakeholders includes: to resolve these issues Training programme of EVN: Internal training courses on environment monitoring at the site and methods of reporting on environmental issues of the Project as a part of the biannual and annual Report. The programme also includes trainings on how to surmount unwanted influence on the environment, which turns out different from the forecast of the EMS Report. Environmental Management Plan 31

32 Training programme of Northern Power Corporation: Training programme of NPC for employees of local power companies and local residents involves: Training on labour safety: Periodical training on the safety and maintenance of electrical grid; Training on methods of monitoring and reporting on EMS implementation for related parties in provinces and districts involved in the Project. These trainings will also provide guidance on collaboration with the community in terms of environment monitoring. Training on Monitoring of Environment and Hazadous Waste Management Table 7.3. Projected schedule and content of trainings on Environment Monitoring No. Description Frequency Taken charge of by EVN 1 - Environment monitoring at the construction site, periodical reporting on environment to NPC and WB, other work relating to environment monitoring for the Project. - Every two years. Taken charge of by NPC 2 - Training on the safety and maintenance of the transmission line and stations 3 - Training on environment and dangerous wastes monitoring for the transmission line and stations (collaborating with EVN) 4 - Methods of monitoring and reporting on EMS implementation within the scope of work of the Distribution Efficiency Project (DEP). - Annually - Annually - Annually Table 7.4. Estimated expenses for subsequent training courses No. Training Expense (Vietnam Dong) CONSTRUCTION PHASE 1 Annual training of EVN for all of its divisions Included in the operational expense of the Group s Divisions. NPC shall bear the travelling and accommodation expenses of its participants. 3 participants from the PMB of NPC. 3 persons x 2 days x VND3,000,000/per capita = VND18,000,000 Environmental Management Plan 32

33 2 Workshop to share experience in EIS preparation EMS implementation 3 Training on EMS implementation Included in the operational expense of the Group s Divisions 2 persons x 2 days x VND5,000,000/per capita = VND20,000,000 2 participants from High Voltage Power Network Company 2 persons x 2 days x VND5,000,000/ per capita = VND20,000,000 Total expense for the construction phase OPERATION PHASE 4 AMB s training on labour safety (normally conducted by the local high voltage branch) Total expense for the Project cycle VND58,000,000 Included in the operational expense of High Voltage Power Network Company 6 persons x 1 day x VND1,000,000/ per capita x 20 years of the Project cycle= VND120,000,000 VND178,000, Reporting procedure Responsibility and frequency of reporting the implementation of EMS is indicated in the below table. No. Reported by Reported to Reporting frequency 01 Contractor to the investor Project Management Board (PMB) 02 Construction superviser (cum environment monitor) PMB Once before commencing the construction and on a monthly basis afterwards Monthly 04 Community monitor (if any) (nếu có) PMB At the time of complaint 05 PMB EVN Quarterly 06 EVN WB Biannual Table 7.6. Estimated expense for implementing EMP (VND) No. Item Construction Operation (with a 20-year-cycle) 1 Preventive measures 2 Observation expense incurred This amount is included in the contract signed with contruction contractors This amount is included in the operational expense of This amount is included in the operational expense of High Voltage Power Network Company This amount is included in the operational expense of the authority Environmental Management Plan 33

34 for technical supervision of PMB the PMB assigned to implement the Project 3 Expense for capacity development 58,000, ,000,000 SUB-TOTAL 58,000, ,000,000 This amount is included in the operational expense of the authority assigned to implement AMB s Project TOTAL VND178,000,000 * Expenses for preventive measures during the contruction and environment monitoring conducted by Construction Supervision Consultant are included in the corresponding contruction/supervision contracts. VIII. Information reference and publication In the preparation stage for the project ( ), the following activities have been realized: Activity 1: Enquiring and discussing with the local authority about the place of the transformer station. Activity 2: Location surveying and investigation, making Environmental Impact Assessment and plan for environment control. Activity 3 : Organizing community consultation. The meeting with the local people was held at Ho Hop Ward, Vinh Phuc Province. The Investor and the Consulting Company held the meeting to get their opinion of for the Environment Management Plan Project. The Investor and the Consulting Company Project explained to the people on the following main issues: - Presentation of the project: the site for the construction of the Transformer Station and the need to build the above-mentioned projects; - Possible impacts on the environment caused by the project; - Measures to diminish the impacts. The mass representatives invited to attend the consultative meeting consisted of: 16 households representing the affected households, representatives of the local authority, of mass organizations and local electric power office, of three households whose land will not be taken back but they are cultivating crops on the land around the area of the station. Problems concerning environmental impacts worried by the consulting households comprise: - The Hoi Hop 110kV Transformer Station has to build a temporary road about 40 meters long passing through a small canal for the irrigation of the rice fields. What measures to be taken so as not to fill and block the flow of this canal? - Is the building of the Transformer Station likely to cause pollution to the surface water of this canal due to the flushing of earth, stone and raw materials into this source of water? - The raising of the foundation of the station to a height of 9,2 meters is different with the present level for about 1 meter, will its cause flood to the surrounding areas? Environmental Management Plan 34

35 - The building of the temporary road linking with Highway 2 for the construction of the station creates functions that will be high-risk sites for traffic safety. Has the Investor any plan or measure to avoid the risks? - During the period of construction of the station, will the households in the planning area whose land is not taken back by the project be able to cultivate their crops normally? - Will the project create toxic wastes? - The compensation money will be paid according to current regulations. However, in this area, there are constant transfers, and buying and selling of land, it is requested that the compensation money be changed depending on the time when the compensation is made. The Investor has the following feedbacks: - Reasonable construction measures would be taken when the temporary road is build such as leveling the ground and dredging the vegetal layer for about cm deep, then pouring lining concretes and building embankments along both sides of the canal with rocks. Laying concrete conducts of D= 500 for normal flow of water. After that, leveling it with sand to make the foundation of a side way so as not to block the flow of the canal. The raising of the foundation of the station to a height of 9.2 meters, different with the present level of about 1 meter, with not cause flood to the surrounding areas because a design plan has been made for building a proper system of sewerage inside and around the transformer station. - Planning construction activities for the time when there is the least traffic flow. Clear noticing boards will be posted at junctions. - Having plans and measures to avoid accidents and risks at the sites of junctions with Highway 2 such as limiting the time of traffic hindrance, posting workers for traffic guidance whenever there is a vehicle stopping temporary on the road for loading and unloading materials and equipment. - During the period of construction of the transformer station, the households in the planning area whose land is not taken back by the project could continue to cultivate their crops normally; the productivity as well as the quality of their crops would not be affected. - The project does not create any toxic wastes. - The compensation money proposed at the meeting is provisionally calculated according to current regulations and could be changed at the actual time of project compensation. - The building of the Transformer Station shall have certain influences on the locality. The Investor and the construction contractor shall have measures to positively reduce the influences caused by the project. Activity 4: Reviewing and adjusting the Plan for Environment Control in line with the opinions contributed. Activity 5: Disclosure of the EMP. The PMU will disclose the EMP at the Peopele s Committee of Hoi Hop Ward, Vinh Yen City, Vinh Phuc Province before the appraisal of the DEP project. The EMP copies in Vietnamese and English will also be sent to the Vietnam Development Information Center at 63 Ly Thai To street, Hanoi City for information disclosure. The EMP copies in English will also be disclosed at the InfoShop of the World Bank in Washington DC. Activity 6: Community Reference in the process of establishing the Project Environmental Management Plan 35

36 In the Project establishing Stage, independent environmental consulting specialists shall be hired to supervise the realization of EMP and collaborate with the Investor to organize the reference of opinions of the administration, non-governmental organizations and the households affected by the realization of the EMP of the Project. The collected opinions (if any) shall be conveyed to the Invector. After that, the Invector would collaborate with other invectors in order to realize satisfactorily the EMP or update this Plan for Environment Control (if necessary). Environmental Management Plan 36

37 APPENDI 1 Map of the site, diagram and images of the actual state of the site where the project is to be realized Environmental Management Plan 37