Central Delta Region Connectivity project

Survey Report: Impacts of the project on traveling and socio-economics of the local people

Prepared by: Nguyen Xuan Nhan

December, 2010

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Table of Contents

Abbreviation ...... 3 2. THE REQUIRED SCOPE OF THE SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT ...... 4 2.1. The scope of required work ...... 4 2.2. Approach and Methodology ...... 5 2.4. Schedule ...... 6 3. SURVEY RESULTS ...... 7 3.1. Cao Lanh District ...... 77 3.2. Cao LanhCity...... 8 8 3.3. Lap Vo District ...... 99 3.4. Thot Not District ...... 14 143.5. VinhThanh District ...... 15 153.6. The meeting of Can Tho City People’s Committee ...... 17 3.7. The meeting of Đong Thap City People’s Committee ...... 17 4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 17 Appendix ...... 19 Appendix 1 – The general layout of the project ...... 20 The map of Component 1 ...... 20 The map of Component 2 ...... 21 The map of Component 3 ...... 22 Appendix 2 - List of participants ...... 23 Appendix 3. Some pictures of the meetings in the affected ...... 27

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Abbreviation

ADB Asia Development Bank AP(s) Affected Person CPC Commune People’s Committee DPC District People’s Committee HH Household PMU Project Management Unit PPC Province People’s Committee SES Socio-Economic Survey

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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND SURVEY AREAS

1. The Government of has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance a project for constructing two major bridges across the Mekong River at Cao Lanh and Vam Cong in with access roads and an interconnecting road.

2. The Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project is located in the southern section of the Ho Chi Minh Highway in the Mekong Delta Region, connecting Dong Thap province with An Giang and Can Tho provinces via two main bridges and interconnecting roads. The project originates from connection point of HCM road at Tan Kieu commune, Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province, crosses the Tien River via the Cao Lanh bridge, continues southwest to meet National Highway No.80 at Lap Vo Town, crosses the Hau River via the Vam Cong bridge, and then extends to the provincial border between Can Tho and An Giang provinces. The project connects with National Highway No.91 and includes the Long Xuyen bypass ending at a connection with provincial road 943 in An Giang province.

3. The project includes six components, in which, there are two main bridges as mentioned above. The lengths of components are as follows:

Component Km to Km L (km ) Note Component 1 Km 24+500 to Km 33+000 8,5 Cao Lanh bridge ( 2 km ) Component 2 Km 33+000 to Km 48+000 15,0 Component 3 Km 48+000 to Km 54+000 6,0 Vam Cong bridge( 3 km ) Component 4 Km 00+500 to Km 6+250 6,25 Bypass of Thot Not town Km 6+250 to Km 17+250 11,25 Bypass of Long Xuyen city Component 5 From the end of Km + 250 to 3,5 Highway 91 Component 6 Km0+000 to km 24+500 25,5 Connect HCM road to Component 1 Total 76

4. An important activity in the Project Preparation Technical Assistance (PPTA) is basing on the basic design that has been approved to evaluate and consider the current train the future Which are socio-economic impacts on the local people? The survey data will be an important basis for effective and exact detailed design in the next steps of the project.

5. The scope of this survey includes approximately 27 km in length (including the components 1,2,3 of the project) from An Binh Commune in Cao Lanh district, Dong Thap province to 5 communes in Lap Vo districts and Trinh commune in Vinh Thanh districts and Thoi Thuan in Thot Not district, Can Tho City.

2. THE REQUIRED SCOPE OF THE SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT

2.1. The scope of required work

6 – Based on design documents and technical solutions in the design, especially the layout of the work items (see Appendix 1) that are provided with the survey group.

7 - The survey group had held the meetings with the related offices as Project management unit (PMU) and local authorities to agree on job requirements, contents and schedule for the group discussions with most of the government representatives, organizations and individuals in the affected communes (those who understand and take an important role in the locality).

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8. In the meetings, the survey group had presented the work items arrangement of the project on supplied maps and engineering design. Together with the local officers, discuss and assess negative and positive impacts of the project. Listen to feedbacks from participants on the transport road project, particularly highways, at a certain level, which will make it difficult for traveling of the local people where new roads will be built as well as in production and life. The negative impact will make it difficult to access social services and livelihood of the local people.

9. Receive comments and recommendations raised by participants to minimize the negative impacts and give recommendations if any.

10. Based on investigation of these impacts, the comments will be considered in the design and propose necessary solutions to have a suitable technical design and bring the most benefit from this project.

11. Visit, observe, collect information on bridges, roads, culverts, interchanges ... of the Trung Luong highway project and the Can Tho Bridge which will have been applied and resolved for this project.

2.2. Approach and Methodology

Participation of the group discussions includes the local officers, social organizations, teachers and village leaders who are living in the affected area and understand about the local to conduct a discussion focusing on selected issues. In the meetings, the contents of discussion have been prepared in advance, including the introduction of issues, questions and interview on the theme and in-depth discussion on those topics, aiming to collect the necessary information.

12. The group discussion in the communes is an opportunity to understand the impacts of new road to the daily life of the affected communities and provide solutions that can be used for the detailed design. (See Appendix 4: Photos of Group Discussion at the locality).

13. This approach is to use knowledge of participants who were invited to discuss (the community leaders and representatives of organizations). They were deeply understanding about what will be affected by projects in their localities, and raise their opinions. These recommendations will be considered in the design to bring beneficial effects to the community that is affected much by the project.

14. Invite the representatives of the community taking part in the group discussions to share their ideas after listening to the design of project at their locality on the design places such as bridges, roads after the project is built and ... the current transport system and directions of the local people to the public works such as markets, schools, hospitals, buildings and places of worship ... to find a reasonable and irrational ideas of design and discussion of each locality in each specific location on the map.

15. To conduct the meetings, it is necessary to work with the District People’s Committee (DPC) and Commune People’s Committee (CPC) to unify the schedule and location of the group discussions in districts as Cao Lanh district, Cao Lanh city, Lap Vo district, Thot Not district, and My Thanh district.

16. After summarizing all comments at the group discussions in the affected communes, the survey group had presented this summary to DPC and PPC to review and give completed opinions.

2.3. Participants of the meetings in the affected communes

17. Participants of the meetings in the affected communes include:

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- Representatives of CPC

- Cadastral and socio-economic officers

- Social organizations: Women Union, Farmers Union, Youth Union, Veterans Union, Elder Union…

- Teachers of primary schools, secondary schools in the commune.

- Head of the affected villages

- Surveyors 18. The list of Participants can be seen in Appendix 1

2.4. Schedule

20. Schedule as follows:

Table 2.1 Preparation time and Group Discussion

A Works 1 Going day 11/11/2009 2 Have a meeting with SMEC and My Thuan PMU 12/11/2009 3 Trung Luong highway 13/11/2010 4 Can Tho bridge 14/11/2010 5 Thot Not district + Vinh Thanh district+ collect documents and set up maps 5/11/2010 Cao Lanh city, Cao Lanh district + Lap Vo + collect documents and set up 6 16/11/2010 maps B Group discussion No. Province District Commune Date 1 Can Tho city Thot Not Thot Not 1.1 Thot Not Thới Thuan 17/11/2010 1.2 Thoi Thanh Vinh Trinh 18/11/2010 2 Dong Thap Province Lap Vo 2.1 Đinh An 19/11/2010 2.2 Binh Thanh 20/11/2010 2.3 Binh Thanh Trung 21/11/2010 2.4 My An Hung B 22/11/2010 2.5 Tan My 23/11/2010 3 Dong Thap Province Cao Lanh City 3.1 Tinh Thoi 24/11/2010 3.2 Ward No.3 25/11/2010 4 Dong Thap Province Cao Lanh District 4.1 An Binh 26/11/2010

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3. SURVEY RESULTS

No. Design Community’s idea Consultants Remarks Dong Thap Province 3.1 Cao Lanh District 3.1.1 An Binh Commune In An Binh commune, there In this connection, the arrangement is Highly consistent with is a major intersection suitable with actual requirements. design. connecting Highway 30 to Component 1 of the project, Dinh Chung bridge at km 0 + 334 over Highway 30, H = 4.75m. Intersection and access In the intersection area, there are hundred (i) connection of the road to NH 30 of households; therefore, a connection households in should be arranged in the residential area intersection area should to the connection system to the bridge not be built, which that is convenient for traveling of the local connects directly to people. bridge and project road leading to insecurity. (ii) The households in this area also connect to Highway 30 through the current road system. Design 02 pipe culverts Propose to set up communication in Dau (iii) it is not necessary to The local people can canal, so that the local people can build underpass on Dau transport by local road. Based transport agricultural materials and canal on two roads to on assessment of the local products. the bridge because in officers, the number of fact, the local people has transportation means by road less demand of traveling in Dau canal occupies 70% of and transport (meet the transportation by canoe or demand for traveling of boat (only 30%). 100 households in An Dinh).

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Ward No. 03 There are 2 overpass On Linh Son Bridge, the height should be It should not be adjusted It should not be adjusted bridges in Ward No.3: H = 4m to 4.5m, because as the planning based on this proposal. based on this proposal Dinh Chung Bridge at Km in the future, there will have sewage because: After execution of 0+334 overpassing treatment station with it’s area of 6 the project, there are also two Highway 30 and Cao hectares and a park in Cao Lanh city, so underpasses of Dinh Chung LanhRiver, Linh Son Bridge that the traffic and vehicles volume will and Linh Son bridge with crossing Cai Sao River and increase. H=4,75m, which guarantees public roads on two sides of the transportation. Linh Son the river with H=2,75m can meet the demand of people. The means of transport with high capacity can use Dinh Chung Bridge. 3.2 Cao LanhCity 3.2.1 TinhThoi Commune In TinhThoi commune, TinhThoi commune is being planned into The connection position According to the planning of there are three overpass a new rural commune to develop of TinhThoi commune is the province, after the project bridges, including Linh Son economic and ecology tourism; therefore, quite important, not only and Cao Lanh bridge have Bridge with H = 2.75m connections should be set up there to guarantees the been completed, TinhThoi connecting to Ward No.03 , facilitate the traveling of the local people connection of the commune will be key traffic TinhThoi bridge is at km 2 and develop economy. people, but also position to organize traffic for +423 with H = 4.5m; Cao supports the transport of the centre of Cao Lanh city Lanh Bridge is at km 4 Based on the current design, there is also Cao Lanh city and and make it convenient for +965; Two overpass connection of the transport system to the nearby areas. integration of networks of the bridges crossing irrigation project at the toll station; however, it only Northern of Tien River, the ditch system, including Ban meets the demand of the right side, project is very essential for Khem Bridge at km 1+510 directs to Cao Lanh Bridge and travels to the local people. km and RachMieu Bridge Can Tho, there is not road from Cao Lanh at km 3+751 , a toll station, Bridge to Cao Lanh city. and the existing transportation system with The project will run through the residential administration room of toll area of TinhThoi commune, the project station. design should study and arrange public roads to guarantee the traveling demand

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of the local people.

3.3 Lap Vo District 3.3.1 Tan My commune In Tan My commune, there People's Committee (CPC) will expand Opinion on underpass Reason for this proposal is:” are 3 overpass bridges, and upgrade Chua Can canal, build a on Chua Can canal (km CPC is going to widen and including Cao Lanh bridge school next to crossroads of Chua Can 6+450) should be upgrade the access road to at km 4 +965 crossing Tien canal –Tham Than canal and Provincial consulted and Can Pagoda, newly build River and provincial road Road 849. Thus, the number of students considered. school nearby crossroad of 848, Tan My overpass and people is very crowded. Now, there Can Pagoda, Tham Than bridge crossing provincial are about 600 people traveling from Tan ditch and provincial 849. road 849, a Tan My Trong Hamlet to Rach Chua canal road Thus, the number of students interchange connecting and Provincial Road 849 daily. Propose and local people travel on this with Provincial Road 849, that it should have an underpass for the road will increase. Currently, by this interchange, it will truck with its capacity of 3,5T-5T that can local people travel from inner- guarantee the connection of transport goods for production, business Ap Tan travel on Can Pagoda the existing road system. and traveling of the local people. road and provincial road of 849 with capacity of 600 times/day. - It is necessary to build an underground culvert at Chua Can canal (km 6 +450) which can meet the demand of the vehicles with the loading capacity of 3.5 to 5 tons and agricultural machines. The reason for this proposal is that: " In the next time,

Commune - Some households located Proposal on connection Proposal on connection to within Tan My intersection should be to interchange is not interchange is not necessary arranged to connect with Tan My necessary because: (i) in the design, connection system through a road system there is public road for the of the interchange residential area, (ii) the households can also connect

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to road 849 to link to highway. Overpass bridge crossing - Location of Overpass Bridge irrigation canal at km 8 on canal at km 8 + 033 +033, (agreed with the design).

3.3.2 My An Hung B Commune My An Hung B commune Thay Lam canal is a district road It is required to review prepares to construct four connecting two provincial roads 848 and this section bridges over land including 849, therefore traffic capacity through it is Thay Lam bridge at km 8 very heavy. The height of 2.7m is quite +620, H = 2.7m connecting low, it is recommended to raise the height My An Hung B commune to 3m. with Tan My commune; Đat Set bridge at km 11 +460; with a reformed canal which connects Muong Lon channel with MuongTieu Lon channel.

Muong Lon bridge at km 10 It is proposed to build an extra- bridge at It is required to review - According to the design, +199 H = 2.7m Muong Lon canal or move the brigde at this section bridges are only built at MuongTieu canal to Muong Lon canal. MuongTieu Lon channel while Muong Lon channel is the place of main transportation for agriculture; it is therefore necessary to build a bridge at Muong Lon so as to facilitate the transportation of agricultural products for farmers. The transporting capacity at Muong Lon canal is bigger than that at MuongTieu Lon canal (Boats carrying rice through Muong Lon canal often travel with about 50 tons) while there are

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less boats traveling through MuongTieu Lon canal. In terms of demands and traffic capacity, Muong Lon is much more important than MuongTieu Lon; therefore a bridge should be built at Muong Lon canal.

A local underground A local culvert built at Km 12 +550 is culvert at km 12+550 adequate, however, to facilitate travel and maximum exploit the usefulness of the underground culvert, it is necessary to construct a public road system on two sides to satisfy people’s traveling demands. XangMuc bridge connecting XangMuc Bridge is appropriately built. BinhThanhTrung commune at km 14 +104 3.3.3 BinhThanhTrung commune BinhThanhTrung commune All the channels must have sewers to prepares to construct four ensure water supply and silt accumulation bridges over land including for agriculture, rapid drainage during high XangMuc bridge at km water periods. (Tu Chat and Ut Dam ditch 14+104 H = 2.7m are two ditches which let out alum). If connecting to My An Hưng water is not through, alum will be stagnant B commune, Tan Binh affecting agricultural production. These bridge at km 15+827, H = two ditches are recommended to have 3.5m; channel bridge 2-9 sewer systems (1 -> 1.5 m diameter) km 17+325 H = 2.7m; Lap ensuring water allowance for agricultural Vo bridge at km 18+728, development. The area is about 245 ha. H= 4.75m. The bridge over the channel should be raised the height from 2.7 m to 3m and 3.5 m to 4m to handle well for the

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upgrading of the road cover in the future and take precaution when there are very high water periods such as flood peak in 2000 so as to facilitate traveling of boats at the peak time.

There is no design for Currently in the area of commune, the The designing of the location of access road to road leading to the resettlement area in project should pay Resettlement site of North the North of Sang River – Lap Vo (12m special attention to the Sang river- Lap Vo. wide) running parallel with Lap Vo path leading to the channel is under construction. The current resettlement area in the design of the project does not have any North of Sang River - bridge or underground culvert at this Lap Vo. It is ideal to position; it is proposed to add so that have an agreement with traveling demands in the future can be local authorities about met. the arrangement of the project design in order that the project design is suitable with local planning.

3.3.4 BinhThanh commune BinhThanh commune BinhThanh has a bridge across over intend to build 3 bridges National Road 80. An intersection with over land including the National Road 80 should be made for bridge across 80 national easy travel and traffic safety. In 2015 Lap road and Lap Vo river at km Vo will become a town accompanied with 18+728, H= 4.75m; Lap Vo the development of industrial zones and bridge across the local road the increase of population density. and Lap Vo irrigation ditch Therefore, the traffic is very heavy at km 19+730 H = 2.7m; 1 especially at the intersections and the double-decked sewer at km road junctions. 20+237 4.5x 2.7m; 4.5x2.0 It is recommended to design road junctions and a suitable intersection with National Road 80 to form population

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centers, serving the objectives of economic development and easy travel. The bridge over Lap Vo irrigation ditch and a double-decked sewer in the area are agreed upon.

KenhRanh bridge at km It is recommended that the bridge over It is required to review It is required to review this 21+435, H = 2.7m Ranh channel and the local road on two this section section because the capacity connecting to Dinh An banks of the channel should be 3 m high of commuters in this section is Commune or more instead of H = 2.7m because this crowded. is both waterway transporting system and over land transporting system of the people. 3.3.5 Dinh An Commune DinhAn has an important At the junction between Vam Cong Bridge Design consultants intersection connecting with and the commune, how is the issue of arranged Irrigation National Road 54 and 3 water allowance for residents living along culverts at this section. bridges over land which two project roadsides resolved? When are: the bridge over connecting roads which fill in irrigation OngHanh bridge over the ditches are made, the field in An Hoa local road and OngHanh hamlet will not have any irrigation ditches ditch at km 22+036, H= for agricultural production. Therefore, it is 2.7m, XepCụt bridge at km necessary to have a suitable solution 23+248 H = 3.2m, Vam otherwise 30 ha of land for agricultural Cong bridge at km 25+315 production in the region of bridge will not over Hau river towards Can have any production, the residential area Tho. will be flooded.

CaiHoa ditch has been a circulation point No need to buid bridge No need to buid bridge at for goods, vehicles and the place serving at CaiHoa ditch. CaiHoa ditch because there is agriculture for farmers in the commune. KenhRanh bridge existing. Therefore it is very necessary to have an overpass with the height and width large enough for vehicles, boats to travel easily in order to satisfy people’s traveling

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demands and agricultural production.

A bridge at CaiHoa ditch should be built because if they build a sewer, boats cannot travel through, water navigation between CaiHoa ditch and OngHanh and Lap Vo channel will have many difficulties.

Ranh channel at km The bridge over Ranh channel serves the Ranh channel fulfills the 21+435, H = 2.7m needs of traveling of two communes functions of CaiHoa connecting with BinhThanh BinhThanhvaDinhAn with big traffic ditch. It does not need to Commune, capacity. This bridge is also responsible build bridges at CaiHoa for water allowance instead of CaiHoa ditch but the project ditch through the channel improvement. design should be studied Officials in two communes both said that carefully in combination the height of Ranh channel at km 21 +435 with local km, H = 2.7m is low, they suggest raising recommendations to the height to 3m for trucks and people have the optimum traveling easily, serving the development design. of local economy.

At the intersection and the road leading to Vam Cong Bridge should also be paid special attention. The range of influence and impact of the project at this location is quite much. The connection point is at heavily populated areas, local traffic systems and drainage systems

Can Tho city 3.4 Thot Not District 3.4.1 ThoiThuan Ward The component project It is proposed to build another culvert at The project needs to Currently people are number 3 in the vicinity of Hai Ly channel because this is the main consider the planning of preparing to expand the Thot

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ThoiThuan Ward has Vam source of water supply for agricultural Can Tho city because in Not industrial park nearby so Cong bridge works at km production of farmers. Also, it is hoped to the project area there the height of the bridge from 25 +315, an overpass at have a local road for people easily was an expected the girder must be ensured Nga Chua ditch at km 28 traveling in production as well as in daily expansion of Thot Not (4.5 m) to serve the +134, H = 3.2m connecting life. industrial park. production and people with Vinh Trinh commune - Therefore it is very activities. VinhThanhdistrict , 2 The overpass through Nga Chua channel necessary to coordinate bridges over channels requires the height of 4.5m so that 10 ton and have an agreement serving for production at km trucks can get through easily because it is for suitable design. 27 +091 and km 27 +510 the road which connects communes and and a toll station at km 28. there are a lot of people, students and workers travel by. The local farmers carrying machines for agricultural production also regularly come and go here.

It is proposed that Bridge No. 1 and No. 2 must have tunnels so that people can travel conveniently in production and daily life because they are local roads for local residents. These two channels serve the agricultural production of ThoiBinh and ThoiThanh hamlet with about 80 hectares of agricultural land. Therefore, The project management unit should kindly have a suitable project design plan for sewer so as farmers not to be affected.

3.5 VinhThanh District 3.5.1 Vinh Trinh commune In Vinh Trinh commune, the Local people suggest that RachNga Chu It is required to review bridge at Nga Chua bridge be raised the height from 3.2 m to this section channel at km 28 +134, H = 4.0 m because this is the main road for 3.2m is built to connect with transporting goods, serving agricultural ThoiThuan Ward and the production and connecting neighbor intersection at Lo junction communes. RachNga Chua and local

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at 28 +600 km (in the road systems along two sides serve the hamlet of Vinh Long) links traffic movements among four communes: the component project 4 Vinh Trinh, ThoiThuan, VinhBinh and (Thot Not bypass and Long Thuan An Ward with thousands of people Xuyen city) with the traveling each day. The total population of highway to RachSoi, 4 wards and communes above is over 70 KienGiang. thousand people, the number of people going through RachNga Chua accounts for about 50% of total population (equivalent with about 35 thousand people). As a result, this bridge is paid much attention.

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Students from VinhBinh, Vinh Trinh communes going to ThoiThuan primary and secondary school near National Road 80 will pass through under construction works with about 600 coming turns, 1000 students and workers traveling at rush hours. Therefore, it is necessary to have measures, feasible plan to ensure the safety for students. It also needs to ensure the safety of people who use machines and gather materials for the construction of the project.

It is recommended to arrange a new intersection which is suitable to connect with the existing local traffic system.

It is recommended the project management unit and design consultants pay attention to the irrigation ditch system which is in parallel or cross the highway, making sure the layout of ditch systems or drainage systems remain their status before so that people can cultivate normally.

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3.6. The meeting of Can Tho City People’s Committee

- The meeting was chaired by the Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee and came to conclusion as follows:

- The height of the Rach Chua bridge needs to be taken into consideration again because in the future 2 roadsides of Vam Cong Bridge (near the toll gate) will be set up the industrial zone. Therefore Rach Chua bridge will be the link between two industrial zones. These industrial zones after being set up will need to be connected with the highway system as well as the main bypass in Thot Not district and the main bypass in Long Xuyen City.

- The aperture of two bridges no. 1 and no. 2 should be taken into account again for matching with the irrigation and transportation system and serving agricultural production in the project area.

- It is proposed that the project management unit should discuss carefully with relevant departments of Can Tho city, particularly work in details with the project management unit of Thot Not industrial zone to come to an agreement in the connection and distribution location of project works.

3.7. The meeting of Đong Thap City People’s Committee

The meeting is just a discussion with the Chief of the Provincial People's Committee Secretariat of Dong Thap because the province is focusing on some big events in the region.

After discussion, the representative of Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee agreed with the opinions given by the communes.

The representative of Provincial People's Committee expected that the design unit will come to an agreement with related agencies such as Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Transportation, Department of Construction and Department of Planning and Investment... to make a deal, agreement before detailed design and construction.

4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. The study of social impact of the “Central Mekong Delta Region Connectivity Project” to the community carried at 10 communes in 5 districts of Dong Thap province and Can Tho City has completed.

2. Through the centralized meetings with the representatives from affected villages, opinions given by local people have been acknowledged. These opinions were gathered in the report by the research group. They can be seen as the feedbacks of the local people on the basic design.

3. PMU and design consulting units can conduct a research, make references so that the step of detail design may be applied to the design to ensure technical standards and in accordance with local practice, improving the usefulness of the works in the process of exploitation and use.

4. In this study, the opinions of local representatives are about the evaluation of the impact of the project in the view of society rather than the technical evaluation. These opinions should also be studied and discussed again with specialized agencies and local authorities by design consulting units to add and complete the detailed design.

5. Through research and discussions with local people, the project area in some regions has had planning, industrial zones or residential areas. (Cao Lanh city makes planning of

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parks and ecotourism; Lap Vo district, Binh Thanh Trung commune makes planning of population in Thoi Thuan ward, Thot Not district; Can Tho City has planning of expanding Thot Not Industrial Park ...) The agreement between the PMU, design consultants and local authorities is necessary and important to ensure a complete design and suitability with the real life.

6. The project mainly operates in the agricultural area (rice fields); therefore it’s necessary to review a number of sensitive positions in the production of farmers, specially paying much attention to irrigation systems, alum wash to serve agricultural production.

7. The project, at the connection points and residential areas, will be crucial locations in daily life and economic development for the regions. The coordination with the local, the adhesion between design and planning of the region will have a positive impact to promote exchanges, enhance economic development and raise the quality of the construction.

8. Thank The My Thuan Project Management Unit -, SMEC Company and City People's Committee of Can Tho and provincial People's Committee of Dong Thap, District People's Committees of: Cao Lanh, Lap Vo, Cao Lanh City, Thot Not, Vinh Thanh and communes and wards in the study area who gave us a lot of support to finish this work.

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Appendix

Appendix 1 - The general layout of the project

Appendix 2 - List of participants

Appendix 3. Some pictures of the meetings in the affected commune

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Appendix 1 – The general layout of the project The map of Component 1

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The map of Component 2

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The map of Component 3

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Appendix 2 - List of participants

A /- Cao Lanh district, Dong Thap province

1/- An Binh commune No Name Position Note 1 Ha Van Kiem Red Cross 2 Nguyen Van Đuc Teacher party committee secretary 3 Nguyen Van Tuoi of An Nghiep hamlet party committee secretary 4 Nguyen Van Hieu of An Dinh hamlet 5 Tran Thi Thanh Truc An Binh Kindergarten Vice chairmen of father land of 6 Ho Van Bay commune 7 Tran Minh Chau Secretary of Communist Youth Union 8 Nguyen Van Voi Chairmen of red cross Vice chairwoman of commune woman 9 Nguyen Thi Thu Hong union 10 Huỳnh Minh Điet Chairmen of commune veteran 11 Nguyen Van Tam Vice chairman of CPC 12 Nguyen Hoang Hat An Dinh village chief 13 Tran Quoc Hau Commune Cadastral Officer chairwoman of commune woman 14 Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyen union 15 Vuong Thanh Chia An Binh B secondary school 16 Le Van Lu Vice chief of commune police

B/- Cao Lanh city 2/- Ward 03 No Name Position Note 1 Nguyen Phuc Lợi chairman of CPC 2 Bach Van Beo Vice chairman of CPC 3 Bach Van Em vice secretary of committee party 4 Nguyen Ngoc Hai My Thien village chief Secretary of My Thien party 5 Nguyen Anh Hoa committee party 6 Bach Van Sau Chairmen of farmer 7 Nguyen Ba Thinh Chairmen of commune veteran 8 Duong Thi Le Hoa Primary School 9 Nguyen Thi Ut Vice chairwoman of father land front 10 Pham Thi Kim Chi Chairwoman of Commune woman

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union 11 Nguyen Van Dan Officer of construction 12 Nguyen Van Thanh Teacher -Secondary school

3/- Tinh Thoi Commune No Name Position Note 1 Le Van Lanh Cadastral officer 2 Tran Quang Minh Primary School 3 Ha Van Su Chairman of Veteran 4 Tran Anh Hao Secretary of Youth 5 Vo Van Lanh Chief of Tan Hung hamlet 6 Tran Van Tung Chairmen of Farmer 7 Tran Van Sơn Secondary School 8 Dang Chau Loan Vice chairmen of father land 9 Đinh Nghia Hiep Chief of Tinh Chau hamlet 10 Nguyen Hoang Huu Nghia Chief of Tan Hưng hamlet 11 Le Van Thanh Chief of Tinh Long hamlet 12 Le Hong Phuong Chief of Tan Tich hamlet 13 Le Thanh Dung Chairmen of CPC 14 Duong Thanh Phong Secretary of committee party 15 Nguyen Hoang Tay Pho Vice chairwoman of Woman Union

C/- Lap VO District 4/- Tan My commune No Name Position Name 1 Bui Van Ri School 2 Duong Nhat Truong Chairmen of farmer 3 Tang Ngoc Sang Vice chairmen of CPC 4 Nguyen Minh Truong Tan My 2 School 5 Le Huu Tai Secondary School 6 Duong Thanh Van Chief of Tan Trong hamlet 7 Luong Ngoc Sang Chief of Tan Thuan A hamlet 8 Nguyen Thi Niem Chairmen of elderly association 9 Nguyen Quoc Viet Cadastral officer 10 Le Van Hung Chief of Tan Thuan B hamlet 11 Pham Thi Le Quyen Vice chairwoman of woman union 12 Nguyen Ba Giau Secretary of Youth

5. My An Hưng B commune No Name Position Note 1 Tran Thi Bich Hợp School

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2 Tran Thi Gon Primary School 3 Nguyen Van Den Chief of An Quoi hamlet 4 Luong Van Neon Chief of An Phu hamlet 5 Nguyen Minh Hoang Father land front 6 Pham Tan Do Veteran 7 Le Phuoc Huu Chief of An Hoa hamlet 8 Nguyen Thi Kim Khoa Vice Chairwoman of woman union 9 Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thom Secretary of Youth 10 Bui Van Viet Chairmen of farmer 11 Huỳnh Van Phu Culture and society 12 Nguyen Van Khanh Vice chairmen of C PC 13 Tran Thi Kim Cuong Primary School 14 Nguyen Thanh My Cadastral officer

6. Binh Thanh Trung commune No Name Position Note 1 Nguyen Van Tuan Cadastral officer 2 Nguyen Van Bay Vice chairmen of PC 3 Truong Van Hong Chief of affected hamlet 4 Bui Thi Mai Ngan Secretary of Youth 5 Nguyen Van Binh Union of farmer 6 Nguyen Thi Minh Thi Union of women 7 Nguyen Thi Lan Anh Kindergarten 8 Vo Hung Trang Secondary School 9 Truong Viet Linh Chief of Binh Hiep B hamlet 10 Ha Minh Ky Chief of Binh Thanh hamlet

7. Binh Thanh commune No Name Position Note 1 Pham Van Canh Vice chairmen of PC 2 Tran Cong Minh Chairmen of Veteran 3 Tran Thi Kim Ngan Chairwomen of women 4 Bui Trung Nhut Binh Thanh 1 School 5 Cao Tho Truong Chairmen of farther land front 6 Le Thi My Trinh Binh Thanh 2 school 7 Tran Minh Hoang Chief of Binh Phu Quoi hamlet 8 Nguyen Phu Cuong Chairmen of farmer 9 Le Thanh Bach Chief of Binh Hoa hamlet 10 Pham Huu Phuoc Vice Chairmen of farther land front 11 Pham Thanh Lam Binh Thanh 3 secondary School 12 Nguyen Duy Giang Secretary of Youth

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8. Đinh An commune No Name Position Note 1 Le Tuan Quang Chairman of PC 2 Cao Thi Tuyet Chairwomen of women 3 Kieu The Go Chairmen of elderly 4 Nguyen Van Trung Chairman of Veteran 5 Bui Van O Vice chief of An Lac chief 6 Tran Van So Anh Vice chief of An Hoa hamlet 7 Pham Dung Phu School 8 Le Thanh Hoc Dinh An 1 School 9 Nguyen Thanh Binh Dinh An 2 School 10 Le trung Thanh Chairman of Farmer union 11 Le Van Lu Office of PC 12 Tran Van Thao Chairman of PC 13 Pham Bao Quoc Vice Chairman of PC

D/- Thot Not district, Can Tho city 9. Thoi Thuan ward No Name Position Note 1 Phan Van Hong Chief of Thới Hoa 2 Nguyen The Cong Vice chief of Thới Hoa 3 Doan Ba Dien Party committee 4 Truong Thi Nhiem Chairman of PC 5 Le Minh Duc Officer of propaganda and training 6 Tran Minh Tam Thới Thuan Secondary School 7 Nguyen Hoang Phuong Party committee 8 Nguyen Van Nam Chairman of farmer union 9 Vo Van Cap Officer of financial board 10 Vo Quang Thai Vice chairman of PC 11 Vo Thi Thu Hong Chairwoman of Woman union Officer of Labor, War Invalids and 12 Le Đuc Hanh Social Welfare 13 Nguyen Hong Chau Chief of Thới Thanh hamlet 14 Tran Huu Phuoc Vice chairman of Veteran 15 Nguyen Thi Thuy Phượng Vice secretary of Youth union 16 Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh Officer of culture and society 17 Huynh Van Goc Chairman of father land front 18 Phan Thanh Sang Officer of PC office 19 Le Thi Tuyet Nhung Office of party committee 20 Lam Thien Hoang Board of culture and information 21 Nguyen The Nhan Officer of finance 22 Hoang Thanh Hai Chairman of red cross

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e/- Vinh Thanh District, Can Tho city 10. Vinh Trinh commune No Name Position Note 1 Huynh Phuoc Tam Chief of Vĩnh Long hamlet 2 Le Van Dung Chairman of Farmer Union 3 Doan Ngoc Nghieu Vĩnh Trinh secondary School 4 Le Van Miet Vĩnh Trinh Secondary School 5 Bui Van Giau Chief of Vĩnh Phụng hamlet 6 Tran Kim Chi Youth Union 7 Ma Van Liem Chairman of Elderly association 8 Nguyen Luong Tam Chief of Vĩnh Lan hamlet 9 Tran Thi Thơi Chairwoman of woman Union 10 Vu Huu Trung cadastral – construction Officer 11 Nguyen Van Tuoi Chairman of veteran 12 Nguyen Tri Linh Officer of culture and society 13 Dang Cong Van Vice chairman of PC 14 Vo Van Nga Secretary of party committee

Appendix 3. Some pictures of the meetings in the affected commune

An Binh commune

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Ward no 3

Tinh Thoi commune

Tan My commune

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My An Hung B commune

Binh Thanh Trung commune

Binh Thanh commune

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Đinh An commune

Thoi Thuan ward

Vinh Trinh commune

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Can Tho city Discussing

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