Initial Environmental Examination

INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION

December 2016 Project 40238-023

LOAN 3032-VIE: PRODUCTIVE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

Subproject: “Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province”

Prepared by Central Project Management Unit – Agriculture Project Management Board - Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development for the Asian Development Bank Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

(the exchange rate of the State Bank of Vietnam on August 2nd , 2016) Currency unit – Vietnamese Dong (VND) VND 1.00 = $0.0000458 $1.00 = VND 21,845

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected persons CEP Commitment on Environmental Protection CPC Communal People’s committee CPMU Central Project Management Unit DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DPC District People’s Committee EIAR Environmental Impact Assessment Report EMDF Ethnic Minority Development Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development HH Household IMA Independent monitoring agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IPM Integrated Pest Management LIC Loan Implementation Consultant MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment PC People’s Committee PPC Provincial Peoples Committee PPMU Provincial Project Management Unit RF Resettlement Framework SIR Subproject Investment Report TPC Town People’s Committee UXO Unexploded Ordnance

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

km – kilometer kg – kilogram ha – hectare m – meter

NOTE

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 II. POLICY FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION AND MANAGEMENT ...... 2 2.1 ADB policy ...... 2 2.2 Environment regulations of Vietnam government ...... 2 III. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION ...... 4 IV. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...... 14 V. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ...... 22 5.1 Positive impacts ...... 22 5.2 Negative impacts ...... 22 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...... 41 6.1 Environmental impacts and mitigation measures ...... 41 6.2 Environmental monitoring ...... 64 6.3 Capacity Building for EMP implementation ...... 68 6.4 Budget for EMP implementation ...... 69 VII. IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTING ...... 70 7.1 Implementation responsibility ...... 70 7.2 Report system ...... 71 VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ...... 72 8.1 Public consultation in the subproject preparation phase ...... 72 8.2 Public consultation in the future ...... 73 8.3 Public information disclosure ...... 74 IX. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...... 75 9.1 Purpose of the mechanism ...... 75 9.2 Grievance redress mechanism ...... 75 X. CONCLUSION, COMMITMENT AND RECOMMENDATION ...... 76 10.1 Conclusion ...... 76 10.2 Commitment ...... 76 10.3 Recommendations ...... 76 XI. ANNEXES ...... 1 Annex 1: Images of public consultation at the sub-project ...... 1 Annex 2: Public consultation minutes ...... 2 Annex 3: Minutes and diagram material mines and waste disposal ...... 18 Annex 4: Results of environmental monitoring ...... 19 Annex 5: Minutes of unexploded bomb & mine checking completion ...... 21 Annex 6: Environmental requirement in the bidding document ...... 24

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Location of the sub-project in the provincial map ...... 12 Figure 2: The Sub-project area and residential areas nearby ...... 13 Figure 3: Grievance redresses mechanism ...... 75

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: General information of the subproject...4 Table 2: Baseline Environment Data...14 Table 3: Environmental impact screening..22 Table 4: Environmental mitigation plan...41 Table 5: Environmental impact monitoring.64 Table 6: Environmental compliance monitoring.65 Table 7: Schedule of training on capacity building69 Table 8: Budget for EMP implementation...69 Table 9: Responsibility of stakeholders..70 Table 10: Monitoring and reporting system71 Table 11: Public consultation description72 Table 12: Results of public consultation.73 Table 13: Expected public consultation activities..73

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

I. INTRODUCTION The Productive Rural Infrastructure Development Project in the Central Highlands (The Project, 2014-2019) aims to rehabilitate and upgrade existing but deteriorated critical productive rural infrastructure in the 5 provinces (Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Kon Tum) of the Central Highlands. The long-term purpose of the project is to contribute to hungry alleviation and poverty reduction programs of the Government through sustainable development of the society, ecology and environment at community levels by developing infrastructures for production, improving socio- economic conditions and living standards of people in the area. The short-term objectives of the project are (i) to rehabilitate and upgrade deteriorated or damaged irrigation systems and rural infrastructures, which are serving for production in 05 provinces of Highlands. (ii) To strengthen management capacity and implementation of ODA projects; strengthen infrastructure management at community, province, district and commune levels to gradually improve living standards and conditions of the poor in the project area in the Central Highlands. (iii) To build models, institutional policies on "water saving irrigation technology for strategic and economic valuable plants" and "management and exploitation of irrigation schemes sustainably with the participation of all economic sectors ". One sub-project of The Project is “Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province ”, that will be implemented in A Dok, Gla communes and Dak Doa town, Dak Doa district, Gia Lai province. Dak Doa town is center of Dak Doa district, while A Dok and Gla communes distance 11 – 15 km from district center towards southeast, in which Gla is between A Dok commune and Dak Doa town. The objectives of this sub-project are improving livelihood and quality of lives for local people through socio-economic development by effective rural infrastructures; approaching advantages in agricultural technologies; reducing productive costs as well as contributing in completing of New Rural Program. In specific, sub-project aim to enlarge irrigation area and upgrade connectivity between residential areas with productive areas in Dak Doa district. The objectives and scope of this IEE are to (i) assess the existing environmental conditions along and in the vicinity of the Sub-project; (ii) identify potential environmental impacts from the proposed components; (iii) evaluate and determine the significance of the impacts; (iv) develop an environmental management plan (EMP) detailing mitigation measures, monitoring activities, reporting requirements, institutional responsibilities and cost estimates to address adverse environmental impacts; and (v) carry-out public consultations to documentary issues/concerns that stakeholders may have on the sub-project and to ensure that such concerns are addressed in the sub-project design and mitigation measures. This Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) of the sub-project is prepared to meet the requirements of environmental safety of ADB and the environmental regulations of Government of Vietnam. Its structure includes 11 parts as following: (i) Introduction (vii) Implementation arrangement, monitoring and reporting (ii) Policy framework, legislation and management (viii) Public consultation and information disclosure (iii) Sub-project description (ix) Grievance Redress Mechanism (iv) Description of existing environment (x) Conclusion, commitment and (v) Environmental impacts assessments Recommendations (vi) Environmental Management Plan (xi) Annexes

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province II. POLICY FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION AND MANAGEMENT 2.1 ADB policy ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009 governs safeguards all its funded projects. The SPS 2009 clarifies reasons, scope and contents of the environmental assessment. The SPS emphasizes environmental and social sustainability in process of economic growth and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on: i. Avoid adverse impacts of projects on the environment and affected people, where possible; ii. Minimize/mitigate and/or compensate for adverse impacts on the environment and affected people when avoidance is not possible; and iii. Help borrowers/clients to strengthen their safeguard systems and develop the capacity to manage environmental and social risks. The SPS requires preparing environmental safeguard documents in the process of preparing a project including environmental management plan (EMP). The borrower/client needs to monitor EMP implementation. The monitoring will identify outstanding issues of EMP implementation and propose appropriate mitigation measures. Periodic monitoring reports on EMP activities will be submitted to ADB every semi-annual during construction phase of the project. Moreover, all subprojects under the loan 3032-VIE need to follow the specific guidance on environmental assessments as stated in the Environmental Assessment Review Framework (EARF) of the project, prepared by the project owner and approved by ADB. The subprojects under loan 3032-VIE only categorized as Category B or C will be included in the list of eligible subprojects for possible funding under the proposed Project. It is anticipated that all eligible subprojects will fall into Category B, whereby some adverse environmental impacts are expected, but of a lesser extent. The subproject “Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province” that is selected based on the project’s EARF, that may cause some adverse impacts to the environment that can mitigated with EMP, Therefore, an IEE needs to be prepared with an EMP enclosed. 2.2 Environment regulations of Vietnam government The project must also comply with the environmental regulations. The Vietnamese related- environmental legal framework comprises of the following issues: - The Law on Environmental Protection adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam dated January 01, 2015. The law regulates general environmental protection requirements, policies and resources for protecting the environment; - The Law on Labour adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam dated June 18, 2012 that regulates general requirement on safety and occupational health; - Decree No. 18/2015/NĐ-CP on April 01, 2015 of the Government that regulates on environmental protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental protection plan (EPPs); - Decree No. 38/2015/ND-CP on June 15, 2015 of the Government that stipulates on waste and disposal management; - Decree No. 201/2013/NĐ-CP on November 27, 2013 of the Government that details the Law on water resources; - Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT on May 29, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) that guides details on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental management plans; - Circular 36/2015/TT-BTNMT on June 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) that stipulates on Hazardous waste management;

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province - Circular 27/2013/TT-BLDTBXH on November 18,2013 of the Ministry of Labour, War invalids and Social Affairs that guides training on labour safety and hygiene; - Decision 3733/2002 /QĐ-BYT on October 10, 2002 of the Ministry of Health that promulgates 21 labour hygiene standards, 5 principles and 7 labour hygiene measurements; - TCVN 6707:2009: National technical standard Hazardous waste – Warning signs; - QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT: National technical regulation on ambient air quality; - QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT: National technical regulation on noise; - QCVN 27:2010/BTNMT: National technical regulation on vibration; - QCVN 01:2009/BYT: National technical regulations on drinking water; - QCVN 06:2009/BTNMT: National technical regulation on hazardous substances in ambient air; - QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT: National technical regulation on surface water quality; - QCVN 09-MT:2015/BTNMT: National technical regulation on groundwater quality - QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT: National technical regulation on domestic wastewater; - QCVN 04 – 05:2012/ BNNPTNT: National technical regulations on irrigation works – main regulations on design.

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

III. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION The general information of Sub-project has been described as following table: Table 1: General information of the subproject

DESCRIPTION SUB-PROJECT DATA III.1 . GENERAL INFORMATION Sub-Project Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Name Dok com mune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Sub-Project type Repairing, upgrading productive rural infrastructures Sub-Project Department of Agricultures and Rural Development (DARD) Gia Lai Owner Sub-Project Production Rural Infrastructure of Central Highlands Project (PRI CHP) owner’s representative Address of Sub- 24 Quang Trung Street, Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province Project Owner’s representative Name and title Nguyen Van Yen, Director of head of subproject owner’s representative Telephone, fax Phone: 059.3824273; Fax: 059.3826173 and email Email: details of subproject owner’s representative Full name of the Huynh Quang Thuan PPMU’s Phone: 0919348861; Fax: 059.3826173 environmental officer Email: [email protected]

III.2 . SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION 1. New or Repairing and upgrading rural infrastructure including irrigation system and innovating or rural road upgrading project 2. Components The sub-project will repair, upgrade and construct irrigation canals and their of the subproject head-works to enlarge irrigated area in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town as well as repair and upgrade a rural road from residential areas to productive areas. The details of those components include: (i) Irrigation component: repairing, upgrading Division structure of canals N1A, N1B and head works of Ya Kut canal; repairing and upgrading 8.53441 km of irrigation canals; (ii) Transportation component: repairing and upgrading 6.369 km of the road from A Dok commune to Dak Doa town passing Glar commune that will

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DESCRIPTION SUB-PROJECT DATA reduce distance between A Dok commune and Dak Doa town from 15 km to approximate 6.5 km. a) Irrigation division structure of N1A and N1B canals 2.1. Repairing Before the project, the flow division structure is not available. and upgrading After the project, the flow division structure trapezium shape with bottom width irrigation 2m, height 0.9m, the slope coefficient is =1.50. The slope and bottom made of component reinforced-concrete M200 stone 1x2cm, 15cm thick. It has 02 water intakes for N1A (D= 30 cm) and N1B canal (D= 40cm), and 2 installed valves to control flows b) Head-work and upstream canal of Yakut : Before the project : These works are made of soil After the project : the works will be solidified by reinforced concrete M200 stone 1x2cm, the slope and bottom are 15cm of thick. The water intakes for Yakut is D40cm, drainage canal will be box culvert bxh=(1,5x1,5) m. 02 water intakes; water drainage has installed valves to control flows. Dredging of upstream canal of Yakut : 615.01m of length, 2.5 m of bottom width and 2.3 of height, embankment side of canal is 0.5m wide. c) Canals N1 & N2 Before the project: these are soil canals After the project: Design Parameters of Canals and upstream canal of Yakut

L F Q Bk Hk No Canal Section tưới tưới i m n Embankment (m) (ha) (m 3/s) (m) (m) (m) 1 N1 K0+00 -:- K1+200,21(KC) 1200,21 35,48 0,050 0,0004 0,75 0,025 0,5 0,5 0,5

K0+00 -:- K0+570 570 0.75 0.025 0,3 0,4 0,5 2 N1A 18,40 0,023 0,0008 K0+570 -:- K1+266,78(KC) 696,78 0,0 0,017 0,3 0,4 0,5

K0+00 -:- K1+325 1325 55,12 0,076 0,0008 0,0 0,017 0,5 0,55 0,5 3 N1B K1+325 -:-K1+804,7(KC) 479,7 12,23 0,018 0,0008 0,0 0,017 0,3 0,35 0,5

4 N1B-1 K0+00 -:- K0+609,24(KC) 609,24 20,13 0,029 0,0004 0,0 0,017 0,4 0,45 0,5

5 N2 K0+00 -:- K0+551,05 (KC) 551,05 6,00 0,008 0,001 0,75 0,025 0,5 0,5 0,5

K0+00 -:- K0+715.2 715.20 85,0 0,124 0,002 1,0 0,025 1,2 1,5 0,5 6 N2A K0+715.2 -:- K1+409,06(KC) 693,86 32,3 0,047 0,0004 0,75 0,025 0,5 0,5 0,5

7 N2A-1 K0+00 -:- K1+078,34 (KC) 107 8,34 39,60 0,051 0,0004 0,0 0,017 0,5 0,5 0,5 Ups Canal 8 K 0+00 -:- K 0+615 615.01 170 0.24 0.0008 1.0 0.025 2.5 2.5 0.5 of Yakut Total 8534.4

4.1891km of the canals including N1B; N1B-1; N1A from K0+570 - K1+266,78(KC) and N2A-1: will be solidified by reinforced concrete M200 stone 1x2cm 3,7303 km other canals including N1; N1A from K0+00 - K0+570; N2 and N2A will be dredged. 2.2 Repairing, Before the project, it is a soil road built by local people. upgrading and After the project, the road will be upgraded and made of reinforced concrete constructing the with the total length 6.369 km, width 5m (road surface 3.0 m, and sidewalks road connecting 2x1.0m). The slope of road surface i = 4% and sidewalk i = 5%. The grade of between A Dok road is IV, type B, speed design: 15 km/h, load design: 5.4 tones. commune and

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DESCRIPTION SUB-PROJECT DATA Dak Doa town Bridges and culverts are made of reinforced concrete, size as same as road size, load design of bridge: 0.65 HL93. The road pavement including layers such as: + 18 cm of reinforced concrete M250; + Geo-membrane; + Foundation made of macadam thick 10 cm; + Soil layer 30 cm, K=0.98 Quantity and There are 18 culverts on transportation route. They are slab culverts are made size of drainage of reinforced concrete M250 width 0.75 m, length 5.5 m. culvert - Locations of the culverts: Km0+370.86; Km0+546.09; Km1+0.00; Km1+300.00; Km2+228.31; Km2+930.52; Km3+49.77; Km3+160.49; Km3+400.00; Km3+610.45; Km3+833.35; Km3+953.35; Km4+163.35; Km4+576.64; Km4+759.75; Km4+879.87; Km5+798.01; Km6+062.39; Quantity of - There are 05 slab- bridges on transportation route. They are made of bridges reinforced concrete M300, with 6.58m wide and 5.5m of length. - Locations of these bridges: Km1+363.46; Km1+483.46; Km1+663.46; Km2+608.04; Km2+685.80; Irrigation and - Irrigation: drainage Before the project structures + Irrigation areas of N1 canal including canals of N1; N1A; N1B; N1B-1 in Dak Doa town. Canal systems are made of soil, with bottom is 0.3-0.5m wide, 0,5m of height, side is 0.5m wide. + Irrigation areas of N2 canal including canals of N2; N2A; N2A-1 in Dak Doa town and Glar commune. Canal systems are made of soil, with bottom is 0.5-0.6m wide, 0,5-0.7m of height, side is 0.5m wide. The first section of N2 canal (from K0 to K0+715,20) will be trapezium shape with bottom width 1.2m, height 1.5m, the slope coefficient is =1.0. + The Yakut canal was solidified in 2005 with the first section is made of stone bxh=(0,4x0,6) m, 700m of length and it is now deteriorated. Upstream canal of Yakut is made of soil, 2.5 m of bottom width and slope coefficient is 1.0. The water flow is limited from the upstream canal of Yakut through head- culvert of Yakut The culvert is deteriorated without installed valves systems to allocate and control flows for Yakut canal The upstream canal of Yakut has degraded, eroded and silted with sedimentation After the project: The sub-project will ensure water for irrigation for industrial and valuable plants, especially during dry season, improving the grow of plants and trees hence improve productivity; - Drainage structure: The canal system in sub-project ( N1, N2) will used irrigation canals to help drainage water for a section areas of Dak Doa town and Glar commune. In addition, culverts and bridges along the constructed road also respond for drainage;

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DESCRIPTION SUB-PROJECT DATA Area of site - The sub-project will be implemented on both existing alignments of irrigation clearance 1 canals, transportation road as well as extended their components; therefore, it is required to acquire land for sub-project implementation.

- In specific, subproject will permanently acquire 4.39479 ha of 237 households (HHs). However, all acquired land is agricultural land growing wet rice, industrial plants and farm products; - The detail of acquired land is in following table: - Content Unit No. of HH Acquired area Properties Land 43,947.9 Wet- rice m2 193 36,031 Annual growing 6 m2 2,997.9 land Perennial growing 38 m2 4,868.3 land Pond m2 1 50.7 Agr. products Wet- rice m2 193 36,031 Coffee (6 year 38 tree 2,162 olds) Farm product 6 m2 2,997.9 (Maize)

Other roads that - The constructed and upgraded road will connect Dak Doa town with A Dok intersect with commune, which is started/intersected with gravel road at Pi Uom village of subproject’s Dak Doa town and ended/intersected with gravel road in A Dok commune; roads - The road in A Dok is located closely to provincial road no.79; The main - In Gia Lai province, there are two main river network including Se San and streams that Ba Rivers, which are reserving 23 billion cubic meters. The Ba River is 304 across the road km of length emerged from Ngok Ro mountain (Kon Tum province) and along Truong Son ranges passing through Kbang, An Khe, Kong Cho, Ia Pa, Ayun - Rivers Pa and Krong Pa before flow into Phu Yen province. Its branches include - Reservoirs Ayun, Krong Nang and Hinh rivers. While Se San river emerged from Truong - Other Son mountains with 3 branches are Dak Bla and Poko and Sa Thay rivers, streams this passing through Dak Doa (as natural boundary) Chu Pah, Ia Grai, Duc Co; - Gia Lai is high density of lakes/reservoirs including many large reservoirs, such as Bien Ho Lake, Ia Bang, An Khe – Knak, Ia Ly etc. However, within administrative boundary of Dak Doa district, there are 02 main reservoirs including Dak Di and Ia Bang, of those, Dak Di reservoir is the closed to subproject area (in A Dok commune). There are other small streams within the sub-project area. However, these are usually dried out during dry season and formed as water flow in the rainy season;

1 These land acquisition data have been taken from Resettlement & Ethnic Minorities Development Plan (REMP) of Sub- project by May 2016;

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Number of hills - The sub-project area located on the highlands, which is characterized by and mountains plenty of hills above elevation of +700 m. The agricultural area from A Dok commune to Dak Doa town is also plenty of hills. However, the residential areas around and along connecting roads are quite flat; III.3. Construction activities Commencement Planned Quarter IV of 2016 (month/year) Finish Planned Quarter II of 2018 (22 months) (month/year) Number of Estimated around 100 workers construction worker Are there any Yes, there will be 02 camps located 02 communes of A Dok and Dak Doa for camps for the estimated 100 workers; workers? Yes/no Will the In rainy season, there could be some activities such as site and materials construction preparation, building camps, constructing internal roads. The main take place in construction activities will be implemented in the dry season. rainy seasons?

Number of The sub-project will employ 04 mobile concrete mixers with the capacity 250 - concrete mixers 500l each, these concrete mixers will be mobilized on the construction sites;

a) For upgrading of Water Division Structure of N1A & N1B Canal; Construction Upstream of Yakut canal and N1 & N2 canal methods To ensure that water for cultivation will not be interrupted by construction activities, after cleaning construction sites, preparing worker camps and gathering materials, the following steps will be applied: - The canal will be built section by section. The constructed sections will be blocked in both endings by coffer-dams, then constructed from downstream towards upstream - Water will be diverted through the construction section by a side pipe. - In each section, it needs to clean soft soil layer, level its surface, prepares steel structures and then pour canal concrete. - Finally, it is completion activities e.g uninstallation of formwork, environmental recovery b) Road component: To ensure the construction activities will not interrupt travel of local people, the road will be built section by section. After cleaning the construction site, building worker camps and gathering materials, each section the following method will be applied - Firstly, it builds the road foundation by excavating soft soil layer, embanking low elevation sections and - Secondly it builds drainage systems, culverts

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Temporary Sources of materials as stated in SIR: location and - Stone will be purchased from Pleiku City, about 16-30km to the construction area occupation site. Sand and small stone will be bought in Dak Doa town, about 5-10km to and material the site sources - Embankment soil will be supplied from borrow pit in Trang commune of Dak Doa district, where distance average 16 km from the sub-project construction site; Measures to - Excavated soil volume is about 16,500 m 3 manage and - Embanked soil volume is about 13,000 m 3 balance excavation/ - Redundant soil volume is about 3,500 m 3 embankment The volume will be prioritized (i) to be used by local people as their suggestion spoil/stone in the public consultation, see the public consultation minutes at the annex 2; (ii) to be dumped at 2 disposal sites of A Dok commune and to be build roads at fields of the commune + Kg Go disposal site; + Duk Dum disposal site; + Road at fields (allow 30,000 m 3). Distances from the disposal sites to construction sites are about 3-5km See the agreement minute on the disposal sites in annex 3 of this report; Approximate Road component : Concrete is 3,876.25 m3; macadam is 134.98 m 3; volume of constructional stone is 326.55 m 3; Steel D is 26,774 tons; pipe steel is 1.03 construction tons; shuttering is 283.08 m 2; cement mortar M100 is 216.7 m 3 materials Irrigation component : - Canal N1-A: Reinforced concrete is 86.45 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 6.212 tons; shuttering is 392 m 2; cement mortar M50 is 13.16 m 3 - Canal N1-B: Reinforced concrete is 276.99 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 21.203 tons; shuttering is 0.13874 m 2; cement mortar M50 is 38.05 m 3. - Canal N1: Reinforced concrete is 21.79 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 1,076 tons; shuttering is 175 m 2; - Canal N1B1 : Reinforced concrete is 85.62 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 6.47 tons; shuttering is 1303 m 2; - Canal N2-A: Reinforced concrete is 25.98 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 1,478 ton; shuttering is 820 m 2; cement mortar M50 is 289 m 3; - Canal N2A1: Reinforced concrete is 160.85 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 12.23 ton; shuttering is 254 m 2; cement mortar M50 is 24.27m 3. - Canal N2: Reinforced concrete is 5.68 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 0.238 tons; - Yakut head work: Reinforced concrete is 115.44 m3; steel D ≤ 18 is 28.64 ton; Number and Machines for construction activities include 6 Bulldozer 110CV, 6 excavators condition of <= 1.25m 3; 06 compactors; 04 mobile concrete mixers 250L -500L; 01

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DESCRIPTION SUB-PROJECT DATA vehicles and generators 10KVA; 04 compressors 240m 3 / h; 08 electric welding machines construction 23kW; 10 trucks. equipment Such vehicles and equipment will be in good conditions and will be subject to periodical verifications. III.4. Operation and maintenance activities Maximum speed 15 km/h Designed load Weight < 6 tons Designed 50 vehicles/day-night vehicles density Maintenance After completion of construction, Operation and maintenance of the sub-project activities components as following: For irrigation component : An Irrigational system operation team will be established from representatives of the sub-project communes as Dak Doa town and A Dok commune to manage the irrigation component. The team will be responsible for (i) Managing and repairing regularly minor damages of the works e.g landslide of slope sections or sediment places of canals so that the component can operate well. (ii) periodically maintaining/repairing once/seven years. The team will repair, replace damaged and downgraded sections or dredge sediment canal sections to restore the works as the original condition. For the rural road component: It will be managed by the Transport and Urban Work team under Dak Doa District PC. Regular maintenance activities will be taken place once/three months. Meanwhile periodical maintenance activities will be once/5 years. - Regular maintenance activities consist of repairing minor damages of road surface, painting or replacing damaged/lost signals, cleaning tree boughs etc; - Periodical maintenance activities consist of significant damages and repair requirement and costs for the activities must be approved by Dak Doa DPC; V. Resettlement 2 No relocated HHs for this sub-project, however, productive land of 237 HHs will be acquired, including 85 HHs in A Dok commune, 60 HHs in Dak Doa town and 92 HHs in Glar commune. Affected 237 HHs households Severely affected 24 households Relocated 0 households Total acquired Temporarily = 0 Permanently = 4.39479 area (ha) Acquired agricultural land Temporarily = 0 Permanently =4.38972 area (ha)

2 The information based on the available data in Feasibility Study by January 2016

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DESCRIPTION SUB-PROJECT DATA Acquired forestry land Temporarily = 0 Permanently =0 area (ha) Acquired aquaculture land Temporarily = 0 Permanently =0.00507 area (ha) Acquired residential land Temporarily = 0 Permanently =0 area (ha) Acquired garden Temporarily = 0 Permanently =0 land area (ha) Other acquired Temporarily = 0 Permanently =0 lands (ha) III.5. The subproject cost Total subproject Estimated 61,812,635,000 VND (2.943,459 USD, 1USD=21.000 VND) cost (VND)

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

Figure 1: Location of the sub -project in the provincial map

Subproject site

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province

Figure 2: The Sub-project area and residential areas nearby

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province IV. DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT Results of survey and baseline environment data of the subproject area were collected by the safety policy consultant (EPC) in the middle of 4/2015 and later updated. These could be summarized as following: Table 2: Baseline Environment Data

DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA 4.1 PROJECT LOCATION Town The sub-project locates in the surrounding area of 02 communes of A Dok (distance 15 km from Dak Doa Town) and Glar (distance 11 km from Dak Doa town) and 01 town of Dak Doa District Dak Doa Province Gia Lai Geographical position The sub-project is located in administrative boundary of Dak Doa district, Gia Lai province and related directly to 03 communes and town including A Dok and Glar communes, Dak Doa Town. General geographical coordination of sub-project as following: From X: 13.924744 to X: 13.998374, From Y: 108.081848 to Y: 108.117629 4.2 NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - The public consultation and field visits indicated that the sub-project is located in the mountainous area without any industrial nor mining activities. In addition, the population density and the traffic density are low even along Provincial Road No.7C, that connecting A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town. Therefore, no sign of the air quality pollution and degradation have been observed/recorded. - According to the report on Dak Lak environmental status in period Air quality 2011- 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency of Gia Lai collaborated with Consultancy Center of O.H.S & Environmental Technology to monitor general environmental condition in Gia Lai province, including Dak Doa district center quarterly. There were 10 parameters (such as dust, NO x, CO 2, SO 2, THC, H 2S, NH 3, O 3, Pb) had been collected and analyzed 3. The results in 2014 indicated that the air quality of the subproject area is good, with all parameters values well lower than the allowed limits of QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT; (See more details in annex 4). - The primary assessment during site visits has indicated that resident and traffic are main sources of noise and vibration. However, as described above, the sub-project is located in mountain area, deprived of industries and mining exploitations and with low traffic Noise and vibration density, therefore unaffected by noise pollution sources; - The Environmental Protection Agency of Gia Lai collaborated with Consultancy Center of O.H.S & Environmental Technology for monitoring noise pollution in Dak Doa town quarterly in 2014 as the same air quality monitoring locations. Dak Doa town is the most

3 The monitoring location at center of Dak Doa town (Intersection of Ly Thuong Kiet St. and Hoang Van Thu St.), coordinate at (X 458,052 - Y 1, 547,498);

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA development place of Dak Doa district thus highly potential polluted by noise & air pollutant sources (transportation and business activities). The results (49 – 59 dBA) indicated noise level of the subproject area is much lower than allowed limits by National Technical Regulation on Noise level (QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT). Therefore, the ambient air is still not polluted by noise yet; (See more details in annex 4). The sub-project area is influenced by the tropical monsoon and plateau tropical monsoon climate. The year is divided into two distinct seasons: - The rainy season is from May to October (accounting for approximate 85% of annual rainfall) with main wind direction from west to south- west; - The dry season is from November to April of the next year (accounting for approximate 15% of annual rainfall) with wind direction from north-west to southeast; - According to meteorological data in Cheo Reo station and hydrological data in Ayun Ha station: The average annual rainfall is about 2,224 mm, the highest annual rainfall is 3,152 mm while the lowest is 1,648 mm and the number of rainy day is 158 days per year; The temperature of this area : ° Average annual temperature: 25.6 0C ° The highest temperature: 40.7 0C ° The lowest temperature: 8.5 0C; Air humidity : ° Humidity average /year: 81.6% ° The highest humidity: 94% ° The lowest humidity: 23.4%; Climate and natural Sunshine hour : disasters Total average number of sunshine hours is about 2200 hours per year, average sunshine hours per day is 6.8 hrs ; Wind : According to the meteorological data wind in area is depended on season and have two types of wind one directed Northeast and the other South-west. ° Average wind speed is 3.5 m /s; ° The maximum wind speed is 14 m/s Natural Disasters : - The main natural hazards in Central Highlands and in Gia Lai province consist substantially in drought in dry season and flood in rainy season. Other occasional hazards occurred in history, such as landslide, extreme wind, hail, extreme rainfalls and extreme hot days. - According to historical data on hydrometeorology, the concentration of rainfall in rain season from May – October could cause to emerge of streams in valleys, which are not available in dry season, and causing to flood with extreme as well as continuous rainfalls. These usually occur since June – September annually. In addition, the indirect impacts from tropical storms in East Sea also create heavy rain and resulting in floods; - In history, just in 2013, Gia Lai has been impacted by 07 tropical storm, 01 tropical depression and many floods, droughts, extreme

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA winds etc. causing property and life losses within province (Source: Gia Lai News 6/2014). - Extreme rainfalls occurred with tropical storms in Highlands Region such as in years of 1987, 1994, 1999 and 2000. - Drought : Droughts in the project area occur in all cultivation seasons, more frequently in Spring – Winter crop season. Since the many farm lands do not rely on irrigation work systems, the drought situation is mainly affected by the weather conditions. For instance, in Spring – Winter Crop of 2014-2015, Dak Doa District has been heavily affected by drought, with 600 ha of rice paddies and cash crops drying out to unproductive condition, mostly complete loss or decreased productivity, resulting in insufficient water for irrigation. The drought in 2016 affected to 143 ha of rice paddy and vegetables, of which 25 ha of rice paddy were damaged and 5 ha of rice paddies were destroyed Source : http://baogialai.com.vn/channel/721/201512/dak-doa-no-luc-chong- han-2418886/ ) Topography: The sub-project is in a sunken area surrounded by fields of rice, farm produce and coffee of A.Dơk, Glar communes and Dak Doa town, Dak Doa district. Topography in the area is relatively sloping from the east toward the west. Soil in the sub-project area has following layers: ° HC layer : It is a clay mixed vegetable humus layer in dark grey soft plastic state. This layer appears on topography surface with local, small distribution and only in the background of roads passing fields.. ° DD layer : It is embankment soil of the old road foundation and has clay brown, yellow, grey hard plastic state. This layer appears on surface topography with wide distribution area. ° Layer 1 : It is the grey mixed clay layer in grey soft plastic state. Topography and soil This layer appears shortly after the HC layer and has local small distribution area Its thickness varying from 0.70m to 1.80m. ° Layer 2 : It is a grey mixed blue-grey clay layer in hard plastic state. This layer appears shortly under the DD layer with a small distribution area, the thickness of this layer is about 1.40m ° Layer 3 : It is a vegetable humus mixed blue-grey clay layer in the soft plastic state. This layer appears under the layer 2 with a small distribution area, the thickness of the layer is more than 3.20m. ° Layer 4 : It is a grey-blue, grey clay layer in a plastic soft to hard state. This layer appears shortly under the layer DD, layer 1, layer 2, layer 3 with a wide distribution area and some others as stated in the FS report. Surface water resource - Although there are plenty of water surface sources in Gia Lai province, the surface water resource in communes and/or town of Dak Doa sub-project areas is limited. The largest surface water source in District is Dak Di reservoir in A Dok commune, which has been responding for irrigation of communes such as A Dok, Glar and

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA Dak Doa town. In addition, the surface water is also available in the irrigation canals of A Dok irrigation system. However, these sources mainly function for irrigation by local people; - There are also streams, which emerged in rainy season with high pollutants es pecially sediment ; Although the data for surface water quality is not available, the primary assessment has been conducted through site observations. The surface water is mostly used for irrigation with good quality Surface water quality visibly, however, the water quality change significant according to season. In rainy season, water quality affected by runoff and polluted by TSS parameter; Groundwater in the subproject area is without pressure and located at Underground water the depth of 10 m - 15 m and even deeper depending on location of wells. Local people exploit it for domestic purposes. The Environmental Protection Agency of Gia Lai collaborated with Consultancy Center of O.H.S & Environmental Technology to monitor ground water condition in Gia Lai, including Dak Doa district in 2014. There were 21 parameters had been collected and analyzed 4. The Ground water quality results indicated that the ground water quality in the sub-project area are within allowed limits as compared with National Technical Regulation on ground water quality (QCVN 09:2008/BTNMT). (See more details in annex 4); - Flooding occurs only at cultivation area in valleys or adjacent to Flooding streams where altitudes are lower than residential areas and roads. Flooding occurs rarely, which takes place when heavy rainfall continues several days and in flood prone of streams; - According to historical data on hydrometeorology, the concentration of rainfall in rain season from May – October could cause to emerge of streams in valleys, which are not available in dry season, and causing to flood with extreme as well as continuous rainfalls. These usually occur since June – September annually. In addition, the indirect impacts from tropical storms in East Sea also create heavy rain and resulting in floods; - The Natural Disaster Response Team of Dak Doa District in 2016 has identified the vulnerable areas by floods and flood-related disasters. Those areas include: fields closed to Ayun river at Trang & Hnol communes; Dak Tong spring at Dak Krong commune; spillway Kdap at Nam Yang commune; Dak Po Kei spring at Ha Dong commune; Dak Doa reservoir at Dak So Mei commune. - The tropical storms do not directly impact on Dak Doa district, but historical data in 1987, 1994, 1999 and 2000 has proved the relevant of heavy rain days, causing negative impacts, in this area with tropical storms occurred in East Sea; Terrestrial fauna and flora - The main flora in the sub-project area includes agricultural crops (rice, maize, beans, coffee, pepper, rubber etc.); - Terrestrial fauna in the sub-project area includes cattle, pigs, chickens, etc.; - No protected wild animal has been found in the area. Aquatic fauna and flora - Aquatic fauna and flora of the subproject area is that present in the

4 The monitoring location of ground water quality at household's well in Village No.3 of Tan Binh commune, Dak Doa (X 460,196 - Y 1, 547,582);

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA Ayun river, Dak Di reservoir, as well as in irrigation canals in communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town; - There are no specific data available about the aquatic flora and fauna of these water bodies. Through field visits, however, it has been learned that aquatic fauna includes freshwater fish, shrimp and others, while aquatic flora includes water hyacinth, algae and various other grass; - No aquatic fauna & flora species in the subproject area are listed in the Red Data Book of Vietnam Protected areas - No protected area is within or near the subproject area; - The National Park Kon Ka Kinh, which is partly located in the northeast of Dak Doa district, is closet protected area to sub-project; however, it is very distance to construction sites of sub-project, approximate 40 km. Therefore, the sub-project activities will not effect on protected areas; 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS Checking of unexploded bombs and mines (UXO) to ensure safety Unexploded bombs, mines during construction of the sub-project was completed in November 2015. - The residential land allocated along main roads and centers of town and/or communes (for example, the main residential areas of Glar, A Dok and Dak Doa are located in provincial road no.7C); - Agricultural productive land covers residential land (which grows flood-rice, farm products, pepper, coffee, rubber etc.) and no natural reserved land in sub-project areas. In specific: o Glar commune: ° 81.38% of agricultural land, ° 6.04% forest land, Land use ° 10.35% non-agricultural land, and ° 2.23% is water surface area; o A Dok commune: ° 82,42% of agricultural land, ° 17.13% non-agricultural land, and ° 0.45% is water surface area; o Dak Doa town: almost 50% is non-agricultural land (residential land) and other is agricultural land. (Source: Summary from 2014 socio-economic reports of communes) Residential area near the - Residents in the subproject area mostly concentrate at the center of sub-project the communes or areas along the roads. The shortest distance from residential areas to the roads is 5 – 10 m, especially along Provincial Road No.7C and in centers of communes and/or town, and productive areas are next to residential areas; - The villages and residential areas surround the sub-project (see more details in Figure 2, map of sub-project area and residential nearby in section III) include:

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA o Dak Doa Town: Residential area No.5, No.6, No.7, No.8, No.9; o Glar Commune: Plei Hlam Residential area, New Village, Village 2, Wet Village, Plei Doi Residential No. 1 and No.2, Plei Groi Residential area; o A Dok Commune: Cat To Residential area, Plei Kong Yeng Residential area, Plei IA Dok Residential area, Plei Roh Residential area No. 1 and No.2, Plei Po Ong Residential area, Tan Lap Farm, Plei Blo Residential area, o Ia Bang commune: Village no.2 is residential of Ia Bang closed to the sub-project area; Transportation : - Provincial road no. 7C connects Glar and A Dok communes’ centers with district center, Dak Doa town. However, these communes are remote areas, therefore almost road is un-gravel and challenged, even dangerous, during rainy season. Dak Doa town is center of district, therefore travelling is much easier, including connect to provincial center, Pleiku City; - Currently, there are 02 main routes for travelling of local people in sub-project area: (1) from intersection of Pi Uom Village and Dak Doa town to A Dok People Committee Office, this is soil road from 3.5 – 3.8 m and uncompleted therefore challenged for travelling. (2) from Km5 of route 1 passing A Dok commune to Provincial road no.7C, this route includes both soil and grave, and width from 3 – 4 m, but many sections are uncompleted causing difficulties in rainy season; Health care : Rural infrastructures - Each commune has its own clinic center serving for communities however, challenging in transportation infrastructure make difficulties in accessing to health care services of local people; Electrical power : - In the sub-project area, there is a low-voltage power system parallel to the upgraded road. However, per observation, this power line is at least 3 m from the edge of the road, so this power line will not be affected by the sub-project construction activities; Education : - Education: A Dok commune has 05 schools including 01 secondary, 01 elementary, 01 primary, 02 kindergarten and 01 cultural center. Glar commune has 05 schools including 01 elementary, 02 primary and 02 kindergarten. While Dak Doa town has 08 schools including 01 secondary, 02 elementary, 03 primary and 02 kindergartens.

- Agriculture is the main economic sector of communes and/or town in sub-project area, however agriculture is low developed because it highly depends on conditions of weather without artificial water resources for irrigation as well as without advance technologies in agriculture. In Agriculture and specific, the productivity of flood rice in 2013 was very low, which were aquaculture 4.165 ton/ha (Dak Doa town), 4.169 ton/ha (A Dok commune) and 4.33 ton/ha (Glar commune). While the feeding animals are such as cattle, pig, goat, chicken etc.; - Aquaculture is not developed in such communes because there is not

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA much surface water source for its development; - Statistics by the end of 2014 of Dak Doa town: o The total population: 9,334 people o The total household: 3,966 households o Population density: 449 people/km 2 o Labor force: 5,213 people (56.01% population) o Ethnic Minority: 871 households/ 3,880 people o Population growth rate: 0.74% - Statistics by the end of 2014 of A Dok Commune: o The total population: 5,715 people o The total household: 1,244 households Population o Population density: 275 people/km 2 o Labor force: 3,061 people (53.99% population) o Ethnic Minority: 1,034 households/ 5,476 people o Population growth rate: 1.98% - Statistics by the end of 2014 of Glar Commune: o The total population: 10,116 people o The total household: 2,264 household o Population density 243 people/km 2 o Labor force: 5,216 people (51.59% population) o Ethnic Minority: 9,540 people (Source: Statistical year book of Dak Doa, 2014) The sub-project is located in area with high proportion of minorities. The minority groups include Banar. Jarai, etc. According to the statistic yearbook of Dak Doa 2014 for 02 communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Ethnic minority groups Doa town, Banar group counted for 62.53% (15768 people), Jarai was 3.2% (807 people), Kinh was 33.81% (8525 people) and 0.46% was other groups. Agriculture is main economic sector of Dak Doa district, including communes and town in sub-project area. In addition, most people, especially in remote communes, depend on agriculture for their livelihood. At the end of 2013, agriculture had taken 43.8% of district GDP, 22.3% was industry and construction and 33.9% was trading and service; Dak Doa town: Livelihood - The total income of Dak Doa town government was 3.804 billion VND while total expenditure was 4.371 billion VND, in 2013; - The average annual income per person was 27 million VND (in 2013). A Dok commune: - The total income of A Dok commune government was 3.4665 billion

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province DATA ITEM SUBPROJECT DATA VND while total expenditure was 3.2842 billion VND, in 2013 - The average annual income per person was approximate 12 million VND (in 2013). Glar commune: - The total income of Glar commune government was 3.7 billion VND while total expenditure was 3.602 billion VND, in 2013; - The average annual income per person was 12 million VND (in 2013) Cultural and natural In the subproject area, no cultural and/or natural heritage has been heritages recorded. Public health Each commune has one communal health care center, which can diagnose and treat simple and most common diseases such as diarrhea, red eye, respiration and skin diseases. However, Glar and A Dok communes are being challenged in accessing to health care services especially during rainy season, because of limitation of transportation infrastructures; Traffic and transportation - In the sub-project area are only roads which are very low traffic density mostly serves for domestic traffic of local people; - The main means of transportation include bicycles and motorcycles.

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province V. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 5.1 Positive impacts The subproject "Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province " will bring positive impacts on environment and society as follows: - The increase of water surface will create positive impacts for local climate especially increasing humidity; - It will ensure water for irrigation for industrial and valuable plants in 02 communes of A Dok, Glar and town of Dak Doa, especially during dry season, improving the grow of plants and trees hence improve productivity; - The development of rural road infrastructure improves the traffic links residential to production areas reducing the burden and cost in transporting materials and fertilizers and agriculture products. It also creates favourable conditions for mechanizing agricultural production, bringing scientific advances into the producing areas that induce more intensive cultivation and subsequent increase crop yields. The sub-project also reduces cost of cultivation and labor and improves incomes of local peoples in the subproject area; - The sub-project will also contribute to improve living conditions, livelihoods and environment in the sub-project areas and in reducing poverty. The irrigation component of sub-project expects to benefit for 706 households/ 3.137 persons, which are almost ethnic minorities, while transportation component expected to benefit 5,668 households/25,088 persons. 5.2 Negative impacts However, the sub-project could also create several negative impacts, especially during construction phase, which need to be managed through appropriate mitigation measures. The negative impacts from sub-project could be summarized in the following table: Table 3: Environmental impact screening

Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent

I. Pre-construction phase

UXO can be remained in the subproject areas where had been suffered from war. Risk when Unexploded items may create safety risk detecting UXO removal activities were completed for local people and workers during unexploded in 2015 construction phase. However, unexploded ordnance ordnance UXO removal has been carried out by 319 Co.,ltd. and completed in November 2015 Description : Permanent land acquisition: The subproject will permanently acquire 4.39479

ha of land for both irrigation and transportation components; All the acquired lands are agricultural land (growing wet rice, farm products and

coffee plants). Therefore, clearance activities will not impact on HHs' land yards

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent but impact on livelihood of local people

who are cultivating in those agricultural land; The acquired land effects on 237 households (HHs) /1171 persons. In which, 236 HHs are minorities (Ba Na) and 01 is Kinh. 38 HHs are vulnerable and 24 of Impacts on them are severely affected because of HHs due to losing more than 10% of productive land; Yes Moderate Negative Permanent site clearance The affected households are in 03 (land communes and town of A Dok (85 HHs), acquisition) 5 Dak Doa (60 HHs) and Glar (92 HHs). In which, Dak Doa town has 16 severely affected HHs and 8 others in Glar commune; Temporary land acquisition: The temporary acquisition for material gathering and camps are on vacant and public land, thus it will not effect on local HHs; Affected object(s) : 237 HHs in 03 communes and town of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa in Dak Doa district; Affected level : Social impact due to land acquisition is moderate because to i) acquired land area is fence; ii) create impacts on cultivation of these household; (iii) the number of affected HHs and 24 HHs are severely affected. The compensation program need to be implemented to reduce economic burdens for affected households during preparation and construction phases; Location : Productive lands area of 237 HHs along the upgraded roads and irrigation works in communes of A Dok, Glar, and Dak Doa town; Time: Permanent, since there are 237 households whose land will be acquired permanently.

Description: Although the construction time will only last 22 months it can potentially cause the negative impacts on crops, if the construction is taken place contemporarily with cropping activities. This will possibly reduce water availability

5 In accordance with the Resettlement & Ethnic Minorities Development Plan (DEMP) of Sub-project by May 2016

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent for agricultural crops and cause difficulties

in transporting forth and back to/from productive areas. In fact, the construction activities will be lasted 22 months, therefore cannot avoid negative impacts with agricultural activities. Area of crop types in the sub-project Inappropriate localities as table below. construction Rice Coffee Rubber Pepper Localities plan in term of (ha) (ha) (ha) (ha) time to crop Yes Minor Negative Temporary Dak Doa 231 340.3 190 14.5 activities of local people town A Dok 620 860 486,2 15 commune

Glar 519 540 222 20 commune All areas will be seriously affected if water is not available. Reference to Baogialai.com.vn, only the drought in 2015, rice productivity is reduced 30-70%, coffee’s is from 10-20% http://www.tintaynguyen.com/gia-lai-thiet- hai-141-ty-dong-do-han-han-gay- ra/105269/ Affected object(s): - Crops irrigated by A Dok irrigation canals; - Local people in A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa communes/town cultivating crops with water supplied by A Dok irrigation canals and using roads of the subproject. Affected level: The impact is minor; Location: Area 109 ha of Dak Doa town where is irrigated by N1 canal, 91 ha of Dak Doa town and Glar commune where are irrigated by N2 canal, 170 ha of A Dok commune where is irrigated by Yakut canal Time: Temporary, only during preparation phase an d construction phase;

II. Construction phase

Landslide, soil Description: The excavation work, and Yes Minor Negative Temporary erosion or embankment construction and storage

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent sedimentation construction materials (soil, sand, stone flow into etc.) could result in debris falling into irrigation irrigation canals and side drains. Those canals, drains could cause increase in sediments in water and an increase in water turbidity. Such shortcomings could then have negative impacts to the productive fields; Landslide may be caused by vibration from machinery, blasting of mines for stones and earthwork on slopes and the process can be serious during rainy season. The highest risks location of land slide and soil erosion could be listed as below: - Erosion of ban ks of aqueduct built to cross over these streams; - Borrow pit areas Affected object(s): - Slopes in roads; - Water in irrigation canals; - Crops which are being irrigated by the sub-project canals; Affected level: This impact is minor due to i) the material sources are mainly taken from licensed borrow pits; ii) volumes of excavation and embankment are relatively small and scattered along roads & canals in communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town; iii) excavation will be mainly taken during dry season. However, this impact still needs to be managed and controlled to reduce water pollution & blocking of water flow; Location: Slopes in upgraded & constructed irrigation canals & upgraded roads in communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during the construction phase; Description: The sub-project, during construction phase, will use water and generate wastewater for (i) washing construction materials (stone, sand, etc.) and machine; (ii) domestic wastewater of workers in their 02 camps; (iii) grease and oil from construction machine maintenance and (iv) rainwater runoff passing through

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent constructional areas/activities during rainy Pollute Yes Moderate Negative Temporary days. In addition, handling materials could surface water potentially have an impact on surface water as mentioned above; Affected object(s): Water surface sources in A Dok, Glar, Dak Doa Irrigation canals and other water bodies in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town.; Affected level: The impact level is moderate due to i) the construction activities will be scattered in the larger areas, 2 camps will be located at difference place (A Dok commune and Dak Doa town) with small workers will be mobilised on the site (estimated 100 at maximum); ii) as scheduled, excavation activities will be taken place in dry season, and about 70% of total excavated soil will be reused and iii) generations of domestic waste-water (less than 10 m 3/day), grease and engines’ oil are limited; iv) In addition, the water in canals is supplied only for irrigation purposes, which does not require high water quality;. But appropriate mitigations need to be implemented and monitored to minimize the impacts. Location: Canals in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town and other water bodies; Time: Temporary during the construction phase; Description : Upgrading roads and constructing irrigation canals of the subproject will cause noise and vibration from construction machines, equipment (mobilizing and operating concrete mixers, bulldozers, stream rollers etc.) and material transporting trucks that may affect residential areas along the upgraded Noise and roads. In addition, the exploitation & Yes Minor Negative Temporary vibration disposal of soil as well as construction waste in the borrow pit in Trang commune and 2 disposal sites in A Dok commune will create noise and vibrations. Affected object(s): - Residential areas closed to upgraded road & canals in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes, the borrow pit in

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent Trang commune, 2 disposal sites in A Dok as well as residential areas of Ia Bang commune nearby; - Residential areas along main transportation roads of the sub-project in in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes. Affected level: This impact is minor, due to: i) very few equipment will be mobilized on the site; ii) borrow pits and disposal sites are located in vacant land; iii) there are several households living about 10m away from the upgraded constructions; iv) no household is living along irrigation canals in productive areas, and no households located close to disposal areas/borrow pits.; Location: Residential areas along connecting roads, sub-project areas, construction sites, borrow pit and disposal sites in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes. Time: Temporary during the construction phase; Description: The construction activities and using machines, equipment such as concrete mixers, electrical generators, stream rollers, bulldozers and trucks will generate dust, air pollutants such as NO x, CO, SO 2, particularly in dry/sunny days. Dust could also be generated from excavation activities and operation of transporting trucks on the inter-commune soil roads. Air pollution All these polluting machineries need to be (dust and gas Yes Minor Negative Temporary properly handled and well managed to emissions) reduce negative impacts on local people. In addition, pollutants such as NO x, CO, SO 2 will be emitted in only small amounts since the number of construction equipment mobilized on the site will be small and distributed in scattered large areas of intervention; Affected object(s): - Residential areas closed to upgraded road, canals and especially living and travelling along roads in Dak Doa town,

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent A Dok and Glar communes; - Residential areas along main transportation roads of the sub-project in in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes. Affected level: This impact is minor, due to very few equipment will be mobilized, the construction sites, borrow pits and disposal areas are located in rural areas where have many opened space for pollutants to dilute Location: Residential areas in communes along constructed roads and transportation routes including communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during the construction phase; Description: Solid wastes, which are generated, in the construction phase, include: (i) Non-toxic waste included i) domestic waste from daily activities of workers, which is mainly food waste. It is estimated that approximate 19.8 tons will be generated during the whole construction period (22 months); ii) Construction wastes include abundant discarded soil, sand, stone, debris, steel etc. are estimated about 3,500 m 3. The sub-project will exploit embankment soil from Trang commune Solid waste and bought other materials for construction and activities therefore, the construction waste hazardous Yes Minor Negative Temporary is rather small. waste The generation of solid waste and generation construction waste could potentially pollute soil, surface water and even cause diseases for worker if not properly handled and disposed; (ii) The hazardous waste : lubricating oil, chemicals mops/duster cloth, fuel and chemical’s containers is generated by maintenance activities or use of hazardous material. If these wastes will not be properly managed which could cause effect on water and soil quality. Affected object(s): - Air quality in and around 02 worker

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent camps; - Water quality of surface water bodies nearby 02 worker camps as well as local productive fields nearby construction sites; - Workers living in the camps - Roads users; Affected level: The impact should be minor due to: : i) worker camps will be separated in two (2) difference (only 100 people in two camps; ii) larger volume of excavated soil will be utilized. The subproject will exploit embankment soil from Trang commune and bought other materials for construction activities therefore, the construction waste is rather small; iii) locations borrow pit in Trang commune and 2 disposal areas in A Dok commune are far from residential areas; iv) very small number of equipment will be mobilised on the site, and demand of hazardous material used on the site also very limited. Location: 02 worker camps and all subproject construction sites taken place in communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during construction phase; Description: Soil condition in the subproject area could be affected by (i) domestic wastewater from 02 worker camps; (ii) grease & oil drop from construction machinery maintenance and (iii) domestic and construction waste (solid waste) as mentioned above. Soil can also be negative affected by scattering materials and dropped reinforced concrete Soil pollution Yes Minor Negative Temporary from construction site. The excavation of soil could also impact on cover layers of soil; If those wastes are not collected and treated in proper manners, these can contaminate the soil, especially wastewater containing highly contaminating chemicals, grease, engine and gear oil as well as other hazardous

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent substances as part of the contractors’ paraphernalia. Affected object(s): - Soil quality of cultivated land along upgraded roads, the borrow pit, 2 disposal sites, in construction sites & in 2 worker camps; - Local peoples in the beneficiary areas of Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes. Affected level: This impact is minor due to the total of workers is limited to 100 and scattered in 02 worker camps and the amount of wastewater generated is estimated approximately 10 m 3 per day; the hazardous substance usage and waste are very minor since the demand of these substance is quite low. Moreover, still need to be managed appropriately as requests requested in the waste management section; Location: 02 worker camps, the borrow pit, 2 disposal sites and construction sites in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during the construction phase; Description: Constructing concrete canals or roads may block local water flows, especially in rainy seasons, water obstructions could generate temporary local flooding or limited inundation. It may occur that contractors will not fully follow the design and/or technical specifications, possibly leading to clog existing intakes, culverts and/or water flows in canals; The Temporary discarded construction material and other Local flooding Yes Minor Negative /Permanent wastes dropped into small streams in the subproject area can also block the water flow. This could have an impact on crops. Affected object(s): - Crops of local peoples within irrigation area of sub-project irrigation system; - Local peoples in the beneficiary areas of Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes.

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent Affected level: This negative impact is minor due to the enlargement of existing irrigation canal systems has contributed in drainage function of watershed. In addition, some adjustments in existing drainage system (constructing of culverts) is included in the design and all its components are designed to avoid any flow stoppage most functions will be remained. Furthermore, construction method of roads/ culverts and canals will be section by section, that ensure its functions during construction; Location: Upgraded irrigation canals and roads of sub-project in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during the construction phase, however it can be permanent if it comes from design errors; Description: Barriers installed by the contractor to upgraded road, which is connecting local resident to productive areas, and the material transporting present some hazards such as (i) traffic accidents, especially involving the elderly, children and cattle; (ii) difficulties in moving of goods through the road being upgraded; Affected object(s): Local peoples in the sub-project area and peoples traveling through upgraded roads during Unsafe for construction phase. travelling and Affected level : This impact is moderate business due to: i) upgrading of road and canals will during the Yes Moderate Negative Temporary be to occupied existing road surface which road may cause temporary block of access construction routes; ii) routes from construction sites to (Traffic safety) borrow pits and disposal areas is very narrow and low quality; iii) the road construction method is completing section by section with warning signs and informed schedule for residents; iv) the traffic density on those roads are quite small. However, adequate traffic management need to be implemented to ensure traffic movement and safety for local people. Location: Along the constructed roads of A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; on inter-communes roads that local people

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent regularly use for their convenience such as Provincial road no.7C, which is main transport route of sub-project activities; Time: Temporary during the construction phase; Description: The construction activities of sub-project do not effect on natural reserves, national parks and ecology, which need to be protected because of their scientific and natural values. During the construction, vegetation the areas of road, canals and surrounding agricultural plants that causes to changing landscape. In addition, during construction soil and rocks can slide down the canals and affect aquatic ecological environment in canals. The borrow pit areas in Trang commune is vacant lands in which only small shrubs without commercial or scientific values are growing. Therefore, the exploitation of soil from such borrow pit will not have any noticeable negative impact on those lands or nearby plantations. Affected object(s): - Vegetation covering the construction affected areas around upgraded canals Impacts on Yes Minor Negative Temporary & road in A Dok, Glar communes and ecology Dak Doa town; - Aquatic flora & fauna in all upgraded canals of A Dok irrigation system. Affected level: This impact is minor. According to site observation, besides agricultural fields, surrounding areas of road and canals are covered by non- valuable grass/shrubs. Only about 36,000 m2 wet rice, 2,162 m 2 coffee and 2,998 m 2 farm produce (maize) will be permanently occupied. Aquatic species living in canals are of little economic value and in any case, will not be significantly affected. Furthermore, the impact will only last a short time and the whole ecological environment of the affected area will recover to its original conditions after works completion. Location : Along the upgraded roads, and constructed canals in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town;

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent Time: Temporary during site clearance & construction phase; Description: According to the field survey & discussion with local authorities, the existing communal roads are almost made of soil, except Provincial road no.7C connecting 3 communes and town of subproject and some parts of inter-commune roads. In addition, A Dok and Glar are remote communes of Dak Doa district, where have been challenged in accessibility with transportation, especially during rainy season. The commune roads are narrow from 3.0 – 3.8 m with less loading capacity and in degraded conditions. So, unless the weight of loaded vehicles transporting material to and from work-sites are scrupulously checked and appropriately limited to specifications these roads and bridges may be damaged; Affected object(s): - Road infrastructures utilized for subproject construction; Impact/ - Local peoples in the sub-project area in damage on Yes Minor Negative Temporary Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar local communes; infrastructures - People traveling along upgraded road; Affected level: This impact is minor due to the extent of transportation that needs for sub-project is small and limited to sections of roads in and around 02 communes of A Dok, Glar and 01 town of Dak Doa. In addition, there is no infrastructures of water supply and/or drainage system in the subproject area, therefore these functions will not be impacted. However, construction contractor need to well prepare construction and transportation plan to minimize possible negative impact. The contractor should also be bound to repair damaged infrastructure to their original condition is this situation will occur; Location: All roads/culverts or bridges around the sub-project area & transportation routes in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during construction

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent phase;

Description: Negative impacts : included: i) diseases such as sore eyes, cholera, flu and other respiratory diseases from workers and spread to local people in the subproject area; ii) social problems can appear such as gambling, drug addiction, prostitution, violence, conflict amongst workers, or among workers and local people. There is also a risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) from 100 workers Positive impacts: The increase of labor force in commune could temporary induce some positive economic support for local trading market; Social Affected object(s): Positive disturbance by Yes Minor & Temporary - People in Dak Doa tow, A Dok and worker Negative Glar communes; gathering - Business in Dak Doa tow, A Dok and Glar communes; Affected level: Both positive and negative impacts are minor due to these workers will be spilt in 02 worker camps in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, and construction time will be taken within 22 months so that the impacts are insignificant, and workers need to be managed and controlled to eliminate negative impacts; Location: In A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town and in 02 worker camps; Time: Temporary during construction phase; Description: Dust and noise generated by construction activities, transport vehicles of soil in the borrow pit in Trang commune and machinery such as concrete mixers, bulldozers, directly affect health of the workers and the local communities, especially in case of safety regulations not being properly complied with. The high risks of health problem and safety for workers may also come from unsafe

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent living conditions, unsafe food and water Impacts on supply and inappropriate personal health of local protection equipment and conflict between people and workers and road vehicles, traffic accidents construction Yes Minor Negative Temporary involving people passing through workers construction places However, the number of construction workers (100 at maximum) as well as the volume of machine and equipment used is small and scattered in 02 work camps. The construction activities for road and canals are not complicated, workers are required to follow environment and labor safety measures and therefore probability of accidental occurrence is estimated as rather low; Affected object(s): - Workers at construction sites; - Residential areas along the roads used for transport of materials and near the construction areas of Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes. Affected level: This impact is at minor level, however, because the importance of preserving human health and lives of locals and construction workers, adequate management measures need to be implemented and supervised.; Location: Residential areas in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town and 2 worker camps of sub-project; Time: Temporary during construction phase; Description: According to the report from Gia Lai PPMU, the embankment soil will be taken from Trang commune – distance 16 km to the sub-project area, while other materials will be bought from Pleiku City of Impacts Gia Lai province (about 16-30km to the around the construction site); Sand and small stone mines of soil, Yes Minor Negative Temporary will be bought in Dak Doa town, about 5- stone and 10km to the site, from licensed places for sand stone, sand; The exploitation and use of materials could generate dust, noise, polluting gases, as well as disturb residents. Affected object(s):

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent - Residents along transportation routes; - Workers of sub-project working in & people living, working nearby borrow pit in Trang commune and other mines. Affected level: This impact is minor due to the borrow pit in Trang commune is located in uninhabited areas, while other mines are only exploited when they are licensed and managed by local DONREs; Location: Borrow pit in Trang commune, other materials in Pleiku City and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during construction phase; Description: The constructions, which are taken place on existing cultivation areas of, A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town, especially construction of head-works and irrigation canals, these will temporarily stop or cause difficulties to irrigation function in irrigation areas of canals N1, N2 and Yakut. Then, it could potential impact on crops if mitigation measures are not implemented properly; However, construction activities of head- works and canals are planned to be achieved depend on irrigation periods and will be implemented section by section to avoid impacts on cultivation. During the Impact on construction period, construction flow existing diversion and other appropriate Yes Minor Negative Temporary irrigation construction methods are proposed to systems ensure that sufficient water is available for irrigation and for construction needs. Affected object(s): - Crops of local peoples that irrigated by A Dok irrigation system; - Local peoples in the beneficiary areas in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar commune. Affected level: The impact is minor, generally. However, construction activities will be in 22 months and their main impact is only in the dry season and construction flow diversion & construction method will be applied to ensure irrigation water supply for cultivation activities.

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent Location: Irrigation areas of canals of N1, N2 and Yakut in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during construction phases; Description: The construction activities of sub-project could affect on surrounding agricultural activities of local people such as temporarily blocking irrigation water towards downstream of irrigation canals; temporarily challenging local people in transferring materials and/or products to productive areas, falling of material in the canals of the surrounding areas; Affected object(s): - Local people who are cultivating depending on water supply from A Dok irrigation system; - Local people who are using upgraded Impact on road for accessing production areas; surrounding Affected level: This impact on agricultural Yes Minor Negative Temporary surrounding areas is minor due to due to land and the extent of construction activities is small cultivation and scattered in 02 communes of A Dok, activities Glar and town of Dak Doa, and the main travelling time to productive areas of local people are in early morning or late afternoon, which are different with construction time. This will reduce difficulties in travelling and transferring materials and/or goods. While the construction of canals will be completed by subsequent sections to ensure/ minimize impact on the function of irrigation canals; Location: Areas surrounding upgraded irrigation canals and roads in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: Temporary during construction phases;

Minor if Description: Currently, there is neither such object of cultural significance nor grave in the areas of construction of the sub-project Cultural objects/ were recorded. However, if any cultural objects or No - Temporary graves objects and/or graves found during graves found have excavation work, the contractor is been compelled to immediately suspend works found in that area and notify the State agency

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent responsible for culture, sports and tourism for prompt action/measures. Affected object(s): Potential cultural objects/graves within construction areas; Affected level: Currently is no impact, but if occurs the impact is estimated minor; Location: Construction areas in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes, borrow pit in Trang commune; Time: This impact is temporary during construction phases. Description: The construction contractor needs to restore damaged environment to its original status as well as that of existing structures damaged during construction activities. If environmental recovery activities will not be properly implemented, natural environment of the subproject area may suffer from: (i) loss of trees along upgrading roads and loss of trees & vegetation around the upgraded head- works, canals and the borrow pit; (iii) loss of some aquatic flora & fauna species during upgrading canals because of water withdrawal; (iii) changing environmental landscape at borrow pit in Trang commune and 2 disposal areas in A Dok commune; and (iv) downgrade of existing public infrastructures. Environmental Negative Temporary recovery Yes Minor & & Affected object(s): activities Positive Permanent - Local infrastructures used by subproject in Dak Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes; - Local people in the sub-project area & peoples traveling through the roads need to be restored; - Landscape of construction areas and canals, borrow pit in Trang commune and 2 disposal areas in A Dok commune; Affected level: These will be positive and negative impacts but both are minor level. The aquatic species could easily be re- grown from the same species largely available in upstream; trees to be cut down are not rare and/or of rare species needing special preservation. The above areas are

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent of rather limited extension and the recover work limited to the actual parts dug and very close surroundings; Location: transportation roads and surrounding areas of construction places in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town, borrow pit in Trang commune and 2 disposal areas in A Dok commune; Time: Temporary during construction phases;

II. Operational phase

Description: Culverts, drains, canals are likely to be obstructed by flowing rainwater that sweeps soil, sand and stones if dredged untimely. This will cause waterlogging, reduce water runoff and temporary inundation in several low-lying places; Canals, drains & culverts Affected object(s): Productive fields along obstructing or road and local inhabitants; flooding Yes Minor Negative Temporary Affected level: This impact is insignificant because of not due to maintenance activities include dredging on culverts dredging that will be implemented time by The Irrigational exploration Team of A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town ; Location: Along culverts, drains and irrigation canals in A Dok, GLar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: During the operational phase; Description: High intensity rain can cause landslide, erosion and deposit sedimentation into closing canals, culverts and obstruct them especially in heavy rain days. Affected object(s): Erosion or - Local peoples in the sub-project area; Yes Minor Negative Temporary land side - Water quality and aqua-species in canals; Affected level: Insignificant and stabilized soon after when vegetation grow in downstream bank. Location: Along culverts, drains and irrigation canals and upgraded roads in A

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Potential Impact Impacts/ Positive Temporary Brief description Issues Yes/ Minor or or or no significant negative permanent Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: During the operational phase, and less impact after soil compressed and vegetation fully grown on slopes; Description: After upgrading the roads and the surface of the road is in good conditions, the traffic density and driving speed are increasing (particularly among young drivers). This is likely to cause traffic accidents if road users do not abide to traffic regulations; Affected object(s): Local people in the sub-project area & peoples traveling More traffic Yes Minor Negative Permanent through the upgraded road; accidents Affected level: This impact is minor due to the density of transportation in areas is still at low level; Location: Along the upgraded and new constructed road that connecting A Dok commune to Dak Doa town; Time: After construction completion, during operational phase; Description: The increasing irrigation capacity from upgraded canals will boost production. However, also the use of fertilizers and/or pesticides will potentially normally increase; This will have an effect on both surface and ground water in the sub-project area as well as in the water of downstream irrigated fields. Impact on Affected object(s): Canals’ water quality water quality in the sub-project area & water bodies due to closed to the cultivated area irrigated by increase of Yes Minor Negative Permanent the sub-project. fertilizer or Affected level: The impact is predicted as pesticide minor because an increase of fertilizers volume and pesticides is relatively low; moreover, it is also expected that the increasing trend of using environmental-friendly products will prevail in the coming future; Location: Irrigation canals N1, N2 and Yakut in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town; Time: Long term in operational phase;

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VI. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN From the analysis and evaluation of environmental impacts in section V, this section outlines the environmental management plan (EMP), including (i) Environmental mitigation measures; (ii) Environmental monitoring; (iii) Capacity strengthening program. 6.1 Environmental impacts and mitigation measures Table 4: Environmental mitigation plan

Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost

Pre-construction phase

Risk during Safety for detecting 1 workers and - Completed unexploded local peoples objects (UXO) - Implement mitigation measures as proposed in in REMP of the subproject for 237 affected HHs; - Conducting public consultation to Productive lands inform potential impact of land area of 237 HHs acquisition to local people; along the Cost of sub- Impacts on HHs Minimize social upgraded roads Before project due to site impacts to HHs - Temporary acquisition land which 2 Gia Lai PPMU and irrigation construction preparation clearance (land along the sub- has been identified is vacant & works in activities by Gia Lai acquisition) project sites public lands. However, during communes of A PPMU clearance phase, if temporarily Dok, Glar, and acquired area affect local owners, a Dak Doa town; detailed assessment needs to be conducted to identity assets on acquired temporary land for compensation and supporting

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost affected households as reducing their economic burdens;

- Constructional plan needs to be agreed with DARD Gia Lai and Krong Pa, local authority/people and be publicly displaced on notice boards of communes of A Dok,

Glar and Dak Doa town;

- Flow diversion methods will be applied during upgrading of Flow

division structure and Canals to

ensure water availability for irrigation (Winter – Spring crop

from November to April ; Summer-

Autumn crop from April to August ) during construction phase.

+ For Flow division structure and Area 109 ha of canals Dak Doa town

o Flow division structure and where is irrigated Cost to It ensures that canals will be built section by by N1 canal, 91 Detail prepare the Inappropriate the sub-project section. The constructed ha of Dak Doa design and Construction subproject construction plan does not sections will be blocked in both town and Glar construction contractors and by Gia Lai 3 in term of time to interrupt or endings, then constructed from commune where phases Gia Lai PPMU PPMU crop activities of negatively affect downstream towards upstream are irrigated by N2 canal, 170 ha of A local people farming o Water will be diverted through activities Dok commune the construction section by a where is irrigated side pipe. by Yakut canal o In each section, it needs to clean soft soil layer, level its

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost surface, prepares steel structures and then pour canal concrete. o Finally, it is completion activities e.g uninstallation of formwork, environmental recovery + For the road component: The road will be built section by section. After cleaning the construction site, building worker camps and gathering materials, each section the following method will be applied o Firstly, it builds the road foundation by excavating soft soil layer, embanking low elevation sections and o Secondly it builds drainage systems, culverts o Thirdly it builds the road surface by concrete; o Finally, it installs/paints signals - The material plan needs to be prepared and the following requirements are included: ° Required materials, potential sources and estimated

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost quantities available; ° Material supply manners: preference in purchase from existing quarries; ° Agreement with the local authorities; ° Check with environmental permission/ certification of the quarries to ensure that environmental impacts and mitigation measures have been considered by their owners; ° Material transportation done following suitable plans and schedules.

II Construction phase

- Excavation works need to be scheduled to exclude rainy season (from end of May or early of June to November) as much as possible;

- Split construction section by section to reduce the concentration of materials and

extent of excavation and embankment; - Material storage areas need to be

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost bounded and covered during rainy

times;

- Gather material, soil far from N1, N2, Yakut canals as well as their branch canals, which cause Minimize soil Slopes in upgraded During the In sediment; erosion and & constructed construction Landslide, soil construction increase of erosion or - Construct temporary drainage irrigation canals & phase contract 1 sediment in flow Contractors sediment in flow trenches for reducing effects on upgraded roads in value caused by of water residential area; communes of A erosion or Dok, Glar and Dak - Stabilizing all slopes, embankments blocking flows Doa town; while works are proceeding; - Re-plant vegetation cover in upper parts of slope sections of the road as soon as feasible after excavation and embankment works are achieved; - The exploitation of borrow pits needs to avoid rainy days that may cause land sliding; - The exploitation of borrow pits needs to be dug in subsequent sections to better control verticality of digging areas; - Not allow any heavy machinery or other equipment to be located on the top of digging areas to avoid possible landslides. Surface water Minimize - Discarded lubricant and other Canals in A Dok, During the In 2 Contractors source can be pollutants chemicals must be kept in dry and Glar communes construction constructional

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost contaminated discharge into covered area; and Dak Doa town phase contract surface water and other water value - Discarded lubricants and chemicals source bodies from construction sites need to be collected, transported and treated according to the Circular No. 36/2015-BTNMT of MONRE; - Construction waste needs to be transported by adequate means to 02 agreed disposal areas with A Dok commune; - Provide 04 dustbins for collecting solid waste and 02 mobile septic tanks to manage wastewater at 02 camps; - Disposal of solid wastes into reservoir, canals such as Dak Di reservoir and N1, N2 canals as well as other water sources, agricultural fields shall be prohibited through notices in signboards at sites and daily patrols by contractors’ personnel in all sites; - Locations of 02 worker camps need to be distanced to Dak Di reservoir and A Dok irrigation canals to avoid water contaminations from domestic waste; - Contractors must prepare a place to wash instruments/vehicles.

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost Washing trucks/ vehicles next to the water bodies, existing rivers, streams, canals and reservoirs such as Dak Di reservoir, N1, N2 canals and their branches will not be permitted; - Cover material storage areas when raining is needed. Temporary storage of construction and domestic waste on the sites not last more than 24 hours. - Construction machinery and equipment need to meet the standards related to noise, and vibration as regulated by the Government. The Contractor needs to submit the official documentation Residential areas proving that all construction along connecting Ensure vehicles, equipment, and roads, sub-project Noise and noise/vibration machinery are checked and meet areas, construction In CPMU. LIC, During the vibration caused according to requirements concerning noise and sites, borrow pit constructional 3 Gia Lai PPMU, construction by machines & standard QCVN vibration generation of the current and disposal sites contract contractors phase vehicles 26 & Vietnam standards; in Dak Doa town, A value 27:2010/BTNMT Dok and Glar - Ensure all construction vehicles communes. and equipment are well maintained. Turn off machinery and/or equipment when possible to avoid continuous noise and vibration impacts on workers; - All noise and vibration generating

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost activities shall be avoid during resting time of local people (12-13h and 20h to 6h) along the upgraded road, canals and headworks; - Provide ears’ protective equipment for workers working in high noise conditions generated by machines and/or equipment, and allow for reasonable time-off from work when they are exposed to excessively long periods to noise and vibrations, as regulated in Decision 3733/2002 of Ministry of Heath; - Detailed construction schedule needs to be publicly announced by the contractor to local people so that these arrange their activities, avoiding being close to the working sites and be affected by the impact to noise and vibrations. - Covering trucks and transportation vehicles to minimize dust generated when transporting materials and waste. - Equipment/vehicles have to be verified and licensed. Specifically, transporting vehicles need to meet the standards related of exhaust emissions as regulated by Page 48

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost Government and according to

Decision 249/2005 of the Prime Minister about emission of transportation vehicles in the Residential areas territory; in communes along

- Watering practice to minimize dust constructed roads Air pollution It ensures air generation need to be implemented CPMU. LIC, and transportation During the In caused by pollution 4 for road and working sites that are Gia Lai PPMU, routes including construction constructional machines and complies with close to residential areas in contractors communes of A phase contract vehicles (dust QCVN:05- communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Dok, Glar and Dak value and gas 2013/BTNMT Doa town; Watering activities have Doa town; emissions) been proposed to be carried out at least once per day during the rainy season and twice a day during the dry season in the working areas; - The use of construction materials need to be properly planned to limit as much as possible the volume of quantities stored and allow for an easy control of dust generated from their storage; - Equipment and machinery will not be allowed to move outside of construction sites; - Material or soil are falling from lorries on the paved road and public road shall be cleaned immediately; - All material/waste storages shall be located away from any households

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost and sensitive areas;

- Residual volume (approximate 3,500m 3) should be regularly removed to the 02 dumping sites agreed with A Dok CPC; - The transportation of discarded soil to disposal areas will be managed and implemented following mitigation measures in transportation to reduce air pollution; 02 worker camps Minimize - Equip 04 dustbins and 02 mobile and all sub-project impacts to septic tanks to work-sites for waste In Solid waste and construction sites During the environment by collection and treatment; constructional 5 hazardous waste Contractors taken place in construction solid wastes & contract generation - Generated solid waste is communes of A phase hazardous value categorized and collected in Dok, Glar and Dak waste appropriate containers as well as Doa town; has to be regularly removed to disposal sites agreed with A Dok CPC; - Disposal of solid wastes into canals, stream, other watercourses, agricultural field and public areas shall be prohibited; - Burning of construction and domestic wastes shall be prohibited;

6 Soil Minimize soil - Covering material storage areas CPMU. LIC, 02 worker camps, During the In

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost contamination contamination and handling chemicals and wastes Gia Lai PPMU, the borrow pit, 2 construction constructional to ensure that construction contractors disposal sites and phase contract materials and/or wastes could not construction sites value fall into agricultural land in the sub- in A Dok, Glar project areas; communes and Dak Doa town; - Discarded lubricant, chemicals must be kept in dry area or covered when raining; - Toxic/hazardous waste, if any, need to be collected, transported and treated according to Circular No. 36.2015/BTNMT of MONRE; - Regularly collect solid wastes and transport these to 02 local disposal areas agreed with A Dok CPC; - Provide 04 dustbins and 02 mobility septic tanks in all construction sites and 02 worker camps; - Wastewater from 02 worker camps needs to be collected and treated by mobile septic tanks before discarded.

- Setting up appropriate construction schedule to avoid rainy season, especially for excavation activities; - Manage storage of materials and/or wastes to avoid these from falling into water flows in irrigation canals Ensure that the blocking intakes and /or culverts; Upgraded irrigation During the In

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost construction canals and roads construction constructional 7 Local flooding - Regularly checking water flow Contractors does not of sub-project in A phase contract situation of canals, intakes, culverts interrupt farming Dok, Glar value removing materials/wastes block activities communes and water flow; Dak Doa town; - Placement of equipment for washing vehicles and tools next to the surface water sources such as Dak Di reservoir, N1, N2 canals and their branches will not be allowed; - Install signals at construction sites to regulate and minimize speed of vehicles or panels warning of work under construction, especially at Along the the road’s intersections; constructed roads of A Dok, Glar - Install lamps at night at communes and construction sites; Dak Doa town; on Unsafe for Ensure traffic inter-communes’ travelling and - Inform communities about In safety and roads that local During the business during construction schedule through constructional 8 minimize life Contractors people regularly construction the road informal public consultation or at contract disturbance of use for their phase construction any local people meetings and value local people convenience such (Traffic safety) display related information on notice board of Dak Doa town, A as Provincial road Dok and Glar communes; no.7C, which is main transport - Construction activities should be route of sub-project done by section sequences, to activities; minimize temporary occupation of areas along roads as well as to ensure road service during

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost construction period; - Training for drivers of sub-project as well as worker to work respecting safety rules and warning people passing nearby the sites; - Allocate at least 01 worker to monitor traffic during peak hours at construction sites in addition to warn people on respecting traffic safety rules; - Only cut down private trees and agricultural plants that have been taken into account in compensation plans; Along the Minimize - Any cut plants and/or damaged upgraded roads, In Impact on During the impacts fields which are out of the ROW Contractors, and constructed constructional 9 terrestrial construction terrestrial will be compensated according to PPMU Gia Lai canals in A Dok, contract ecology phase ecology voluntarily agreement; Glar communes value and Dak Doa town; - Re-plant vegetable cover section by section after construction work completed to return landscape in its original condition

- Work with existing infrastructure All roads/sluices or owners (electricity, water...) to bridges around the Minimize In Impacts to identify locations of underground sub-project area & During the adverse impacts constructional 10 existing components if any; Contractors transportation construction to existing contract infrastructure routes in A Dok, phase infrastructures - Obtain the agreement with local value authorities in using the transport Glar communes routes; and Dak Doa town; Page 53

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost

- Any public facilities damaged during the sub-project activities should be fully repaired and recovered to their original conditions by the contractor; - Load capacity of trucks should not exceed local bridges /roads (it is the best to use truck with lower than 10 tons, with special attention to roads whose designed load is 5 tons only); - After construction completion, all public facilities must be re-checked to ensure their functions have not been affected by sub-project activities; if any damage has been identified besides normal wear and tear, the contractor will be responsible for repairing the damaged structures to their original conditions and compensate for damages that cannot be recovered. - Recruitment of workers should prioritize local workers: Minimize In A Dok, Glar Disturbance to In disturbances to - Register provisional residence for communes and During the local people’s life constructional 11 local people’s workers temporary living in the 02 Contractors Dak Doa town and construction due to crowded contract life due to camps of the sub-project; in 02 worker phase workers value workers camps; - Contractor needs to regulate worker camp sanitation regulations;

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost

- Carry out HIV/AIDS and sex transmission infection prevention program; All workers should attend the training on the above organized by the Project; - Propagate and raise awareness of the construction workers to maintain discipline, habits and customs and create good relationships with local people, reduce social evils; - Contractors need to be encouraged to organize provision of meals for all workers at each site to ensure hygiene and adequate food safety; - Spray insecticides in the 02 worker camps; - Train and guide labor safety measures and prevention of common diseases for workers. - Construction contractor needs to register number of labor working for Residential areas To ensure good sub-project to local authorities; in A Dok, Glar Risks on health Included in health and communes and During of local people - Regularly testing health of workers Construction the 12 safety to local Dak Doa town and construction and construction against infectious diseases as contractor construction people and 2 workers camps phase workers regulated by Ministry of Labor; contract workers of sub-project; - Provide sufficient personal protective equipment to workers

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost such as safety shoes, helmets, harness etc. Instruct workers how to use this and monitor their regular use to ensure compliance; - A first aid kit will be provided at each construction site to ensure that patients can receive first aid timely before transporting them to the medical station/ hospital; Collaborate with commune clinic center to receive additional support; - Install power network at site in accordance with official safety regulations ensure that the power lines are safe and that power connection to grid or generators are located at dry and safe places; - Install warning signs at the electric receptacles; - Display information panels on the labor regulations at sites; - Install fences, warning signs at the intersection between the canals and roads; - Keep the light switched on during nigh time on all construction sites. - Construct temporary drainage ditches to drain water from site,

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost prevent any possible waterlogging; - Preparing emergency alerts and remedy intervention for any occurrence that could occur during construction activities such as fire, flooding or other unforeseen events;

- The soil will be utilized from excavated borrow pit in Trang

commune, which distances 16 km

from construction sites, thus there will be no need to long distance

transport from mines, reducing impacts of dust and traffic safety;

- During excavation period, at borrow pit, mitigation measures to

environment need to be

implemented, including: Exploit section by section to avoid

excessive dust generation and

landslides and prepare recovery plan for exploited areas. Workers working in quarries have to have

PPEs and should follow proper safety guidelines. Transporting materials need to be covered to

avoid dust & solid waste dropping on the roads. Night-time transportation need to be

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost visibility; Minimize environmental - Crushed stone will be purchased 13 Impacts around Mines’ owners; In preparing Included in impacts caused from stone quarry in Pleiku city (16- the borrow pit Construction materials the by mining raw 30 km); sand and small stone will Borrow pit in Trang contractor for construction materials for be bought in Dak Doa town, about commune, other construction contract construction 5-10km to the site; embankment materials in Pleiku phase soil will be supplied from borrow pit City and Dak Doa in Trang commune (about 16 km), town where environmental issues are controlled and mitigated by local authorities and quarry owners. Construction contractor needs to check license and environmental mitigation measures of such quarry; - The transportation of materials will be intermittent and of limited occurrence. Care need to be taken to properly cover the batches transporting volatile material (sand, soil etc.) to avoid dust and fall-offs; - The construction of irrigation canals and their works must be scheduled and planned considering water Irrigation areas of Avoiding and Construction availability for agriculture fields. canals of N1, N2 Included in Impact on minimizing contractor; During Those plans need to be agreed and Yakut in A the 14 existing irrigation situation of Supervisors construction with local DARDs of Gia Lai Dok, Glar construction systems lacking water for and PPMU of phase province, Dak Doa district, communes and contract irrigation Gia Lai communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Dak Doa town; Doa town and displayed to local residents; Page 58

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost

- Contractor to apply adequate measures to ensure that irrigated field downstream of A Dok irrigation canals will not be deprived of needed water; - Construction need to implement in subsequent sections to minimize impacts; - Monitoring compliance of contractor, to ensure above measures will be taken place;

- Plans of construction need to be

reviewed and agreed with local DARDs of Gia Lai province, Dak

Doa district, CPCs of A Dok, Glar

communes and Dak Doa town and displayed in notice boards of such

communes and town; - For road component: Construction

should proceed in sections to

ensure that local traffic will not be disrupted; the road will be built

section by section. After cleaning

the construction site, building

worker camps and gathering Impact on Avoiding and materials, each section the Construction Areas surrounding following method will be applied (I) Included in surrounding minimizing contractor; upgraded irrigation the agricultural land impacts on firstly, it builds the road foundation canals and roads in During construction 15 and cultivation surrounding by excavating soft soil layer, A Dok, Glar construction activities agricultural embanking low elevation sections; communes and phase contract Page 59

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost activities (II) Secondly it builds drainage Dak Doa town; systems, culverts (III) thirdly it builds the road surface by concrete; (iv) finally it installs/paints signals - For irrigation component: (i) it will be built section by section. The constructed sections will be blocked in both endings, then constructed from downstream towards upstream; (ii) Water will be diverted through the construction section by a side pipe. (iii) In each section, it needs to clean soft soil layer, level its surface, prepares steel structures and then pour canal concrete; (iv) finally it is completion activities e.g uninstallation of formwork, environmental recovery - Any negative impact to irrigated fields (mainly insufficient or interrupted water supply causing losses to crops) occurring during construction period need to be adequately compensated; - If any cultural object and/or grave is Construction Construction areas Avoiding and Included in found during construction phase, contractor, Gia in Dak Doa town, A During Cultural objects minimizing the 16 the construction activities at those Lai PPMU, Dok and Glar construction or graves found impacts on construction places need to be temporarily CPCs of Dak communes, borrow phase cultures contract stopped and local authorities need Doa Town, A pit in Trang Page 60

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost to be immediately informed to deal Dok and Glar commune; with the issue; communes

- Proper forms of compensation need to be undertaken after consultation with households (if graves) suffering the impact, and the construction contractor should provide the needed support to these HHs to resettle graves elsewhere or to communes for cultural objects found; - During construction, any damage to local infrastructures will be compensated and mitigated by construction contractor as mentioned above;

- The environmental issues emerged Construction Transportation during recovery activities such as noise, dust, gases, solid waste, contractor; roads and Ensure hazardous waste, water pollution PPMU of Gia surrounding areas damaged etc. will be handled with similar Lai; DARD of of construction environment measures indicated in related Gia Lai and places in A Dok, and related section above; Dak Doa Glar communes infrastructures Environmental district and and Dak Doa town; During and Included in will be - Re-planting cut plants and trees recovery CPCs of Dak borrow pit in Trang after the recovered after after completing construction 17 activities Doa town, A commune and 2 construction construction completing activities; Dok and Glar disposal areas in A phase contract construction - Repairing damaged infrastructures communes Dok commune; as soon as possible; - Restore water-flows into upgraded canals to recover aqua-ecosystem; Page 61

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost - Restore the landscape in and around borrow pits to avoid landslides after exploitation completed;

III. Impacts in the operation phase

Canals, drains & Owner - Regularly check and maintain Along culverts, culverts Ensure (Irrigation culverts, drains & canals; drains and Operational obstructing or drainage Operation & During irrigation canals in and 1 flooding because function of - Periodically dredge culverts, drains Management operational A Dok, GLar maintenance of not untimely or culverts, drains and canals after each harvest or Team of A Dok, phase communes and cost inadequate and canals after heavy rainfalls that cause Glar and Dak Dak Doa town; dredging erosion to hillside. Doa town ) - Consider the need to reinforce canals & culverts & road sides; - Plant and maintain regularly Along culverts, Owner vegetation cover on road sides; drains and (Irrigation irrigation canals Operational - Regularly maintain canals, roads Operation & During Erosion or land Manage erosion and upgraded and 2 slopes; Management operational slide and land slide roads in A Dok, maintenance Team of A Dok, phase - Reinforce, compact and plant grass Glar communes cost Glar and Dak at the road side slopes; and Dak Doa Doa town) - Regularly maintain and repair town; broken part of infrastructures (irrigation canals, roads.)

- Install speed and load limit signs, Dak Doa DPC & Along the Operational During More traffic Ensure traffic ensuring traffic safety at residential Department of upgraded and new and 3 operational accidents safety areas and at road intersections; Infrastructure - constructed road maintenance phase - Propagandize to enhance Economy of Dak that connecting A cost Page 62

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Mitigation Measures No. Impacts Objectives Mitigation measures Responsibility Location Time Cost awareness of traffic safety for local Doa district Dok commune to people. Dak Doa town;

- Cooperate with the extension service agencies to ensure that farmers receive training on sustainable farming methods, pest management; - Pits to collect covers of pesticides, fertilizer must be constructed far from water reservoirs and flood DARD of Gia areas; or recommend people Lai and collecting these wastes, do not Irrigation canals Included in Impact on water (Irrigation Mitigate impacts scatter them on field, canals; N1, N2 and Yakut During operational quality due to Operation & 4 on surface in A Dok, Glar operational and use of fertilizer or - Biological, environmental friendly Management water communes and phase maintenance pesticide pesticides must be introduced and Team of A Dok, Dak Doa town; cost prioritized to use; Glar and Dak Doa town ) - Proper selection of pesticides, which are less toxic, less durable in environment, must be applied; - Schedule of pesticides spreading must be appropriate to reduce the volume to a minimum in order to reduce pollution to local environment.

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6.2 Environmental monitoring Environmental monitoring consists of (i) Environmental effect monitoring and (ii) Environmental Compliance Monitoring. 6.2.1 Environmental effect monitoring The environmental effect monitoring has shown in the following table: Table 5: Environmental impact monitoring Mitigation Parameters Location Methods Frequency Responsibility Cost Measure Construction Stage Noise generated Construction Observation, Control of from sub- sites and document air quality Weekly and Contractor and project along the review and and noise monthly CSC Included areas and constructed public impact in the its roads consultation civil work equipment contracts Observation, Sediment and CSC document loads, Significant Weekly and Contract Control of review and rubbish, oil water bodies after large Contractor and water public or crossed by rain CSC quality consultation, other visible canals occurrences worker pollutants interview Operation Stage 2 times per Turbidity, Major year for first Owner Observation, presence of Streams 2 (Irrigation document Surface grease; from which years (1 Operation & review and water chemicals they provide time in wet Management public quality of fertilizers water for season Team of A Dok , consultation and irrigation and 1 time Glar and Dak Included pesticides canals in dry Doa town ) in season ) operation 2 times per cost year for first Owner At 3 Observation, 2 years (1 (Irrigation Evidence of representative Soil document time in wet Operation & fertilizers & locations in quality review and season Management pesticides each public and 1 time Team of A Dok, in soil subproject consultation in dry Glar and Dak irrigated area season) Doa town )

6.2.2 Environmental compliance monitoring The environmental compliance monitoring is conducted to check compliance with operating procedures, technical standards and/or specification requirements for constructors in the EMP. The compliance monitoring is shown in following table:

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Table 6: Environmental compliance monitoring Mitigation Parameters Location Methods Frequency Responsibility Cost Measure Construction Stage EMP implementatio Availability of Included n provisions in EMP First in the construction Check LIC, CPMU, implementatio N/a monitoring LIC contracts, contracts PPMU Gia Lai n provisions in time Contract construction contracts supervision contracts Included Environment in the Discussion staff LIC Manpower to with LIC, PPMU Gia mobilization at Six-month Contract implement N/a stakeholders, Lai , supervisor PPMU Gia Lai, period and EMP document and contractors supervisor, CSC review contractors contract

Condition Included Observation, Contractor Landslide, and capacity in the Throughout documen t /Construction erosion and of controls After large LIC construction review and supervision sedimentation Performance of rain events Contract site public consultant controls all mitigation and consultation (CSC) measure CSC Turbidity, Observation, contract Dak Di grease document LIC, PPMU Gia Surface water reservoir, Performance review and Random Lai , supervisor pollution N1, N2 of all mitigation public and contractors canals measure consultation Solid waste, Observation , grease Throughout document LIC, PPMU Gia Soil availability construction review and Random Lai , supervisor contamination Performance site public and contractors of all mitigation consultation measure Observation, document Condition of Materials Throughout review and LIC, PPMU Gia materials storage construction public Weekly Lai , supervisor storage site consultation and contractors area and worker interview Observation, Noise and document exhaust LIC, PPMU Construction Throughout review and generation; Gia Lai , equipment construction public Random covering of supervisor and and vehicles site consultation trucks; contractors and worker oil/ fuel leaks interview Cleanliness; Observation, waste Construction All document LIC, PPMU Gia disposal camp construction review and Weekly Lai , supervisor facilities; conditions camps worker and contractors general interview condition Page 65

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Mitigation Parameters Location Methods Frequency Responsibility Cost Measure Observation, Weekly Boundaries Areas of document LIC, PPMU Gia Vegetation during of vegetation sensitive review and Lai , supervisor clearing clearing clearing vegetation public and contractors works consultation Dustbins and mobile septic tanks at work site Check with waste Observation, Solid wastes generation, In all document LIC, PPMU Gia management collected, construction review and Weekly Lai , supervisor on the site transported and sites worker and contractors treated interview manners and documents Performance of all mitigation measure Site Observation, cleanliness Throughout document LIC, PPMU Gia Waste and condition; construction review and Weekly Lai , supervisor disposal temporary site public and contractors waste consultation storage area Possibility of Included local flooding in the Observation, due to LIC Throughout document LIC, PPMU Gia construction Contract Local flooding construction review and Random Lai , supervisor activities and site public and contractors Performance of CSC consultation all mitigation contract measure Included Traffic Availability of Road in the Observation, accident may signals or staff component LIC document LIC, PPMU Gia increase and to at all Contract review and Random Lai , supervisor control/guide villages and difficulty for public and contractors road user at around the CSC usual life of consultation local people site subproject contract

Agreement letters between contractors and Included local authorities in the in using public Observation, LIC Impacts to facilities In all document LIC, PPMU Gia Contract existing Types of construction review and Weekly Lai , supervisor and damages; level sites worker and contractors infrastructure CSC of interview contract compensation;

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Mitigation Parameters Location Methods Frequency Responsibility Cost Measure residents Included (i) if are trees in the cut outside of Observation, LIC Impact on ROW; (ii) if re- document LIC, PPMU Gia Road Contract terrestrial plant review and Random Lai , supervisor component and vegetable public an d contractors ecology CSC cover consultation contract

Status of Included Disturbance to workers: in the Registration to Observation, local people’s LIC local Throughout document LIC, PPMU Gia life due to Contract authorities and construction review and Random Lai , supervisor construction and conflicts in the site public and contractors CSC workers’ areas between consultation contract presence local residents

and workers Equipment available; percent of Observation, workers document Risks to health equipped with; Throughout review and LIC, PPMU Gia and safety to Provision of construction public Weekly Lai , supervisor local people any warning site consultation and contractors signals in the and workers and worker sites interview Performance of all mitigation measure LIC, Gia Lai Included Observation, PPMU, in the Impact on Availability of Irrigation Monthly document supervis or and LIC existing water for canals and and review and contractors Contract irrigation irrigation in production Weekly in public and crops; fields dry season system consultation CSC contract LIC, Gia Lai Included Impact on Agricultural Availability of areas Observation, PPMU, in the surrounding water for Monthly around and document supervisor and LIC agricultural irrigation in and in review and contractors Contract land and crops; Weekly in downstream public and Crops impacts dry season cultivation of sub- consultation CSC of communes activities project contract LIC, Gia Lai Included Observation PPMU, in the Check each Cultural Throughout and public supervisor and LIC case and objects or construction consultation If any contractors Contract performance of site and and graves found contractors document CSC review contract Included Environment Clearance Worksites, Observation Once LIC, PPMU Gia activities and and public before Lai, supervisor in the recovery Performance disposal consultation hand over and contractors LIC Page 67

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Mitigation Parameters Location Methods Frequency Responsibility Cost Measure of all mitigation location Contract measure and CSC contract Operation Stage Owner (Irrigation Canals & side Ensure canals canals 6 monthly Observation Operation & drains and side slopes and for first 5 and public Management drains to be side drains, years of obstructing of consultation Team of A operated well culverts operation flooding Dok, Glar and Dak Doa to wn ) Risk of traffic Owner Observation (Irrigation accident 6 monthly and Operatio n & increase due Controlling for first 5 Roads discussion Management traffic accident years of to better road with local Team of A operation surface authority Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town ) Owner Included Impact on Observation (Irrigation 6 monthly in water quality irrigation and Operation & Water usage for first 5 operation due to use of canals and discussion Management safety years of al fertilizer or the with local Team of A operation stage pesticide downstream authority Dok, Glar and budge Dak Doa town ) Owner Observation (Irrigation Ensure the Roads, 6 monthly and Operation & canals/ roads canals, for first 5 Erosion or land discussion Management to be operated drains, years of slide with local Team of A well culverts operation authority Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town ) Owner Observation (Irrigation 6 monthly Ensure In all sub- and Operation & for first 5 Environment environment is project discussion Management years of recovery recovered areas with local Team of A operation authority Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town ) 6.3 Capacity Building for EMP implementation The relevant stakeholders need to ensure the EMP implementation as their responsibilities. All CPMU, PPMU Gia Lai, CSC and CC need to appoint officers/staffs to in charge of environmental management. However, most of these officers/ staffs are also assigned for other works and they are not specialized in environmental management. Thus, to ensure EMP is implemented in compliance with sponsor policies and Vietnamese legislation, these officers/ staffs must be guided/ trained on EMP implementation capacity building. Training on EMP implementation must be held for different groups with different requirements. - PPMU Gia Lai and CSC: The staffs that are in charge of environment will be trained (at least once in the first 3 months of the project) on monitoring and preparing environmental reports. - Construction contractor: Will be trained (immediately after contract signing) on implementing mitigation measures and preparing reports. Page 68

Frequency Duration Agency Session Participant Responsibility Cost of training and type Included in PPMU Environment Environmental 1 time when 1 day of CPMU/ LIC the project Gia Lai al monitoring staffs, starting the training management and report engineers project and cost and LIC preparation then update it, contract if any,

depending on implementation Included in CSC Enviro nmental People who 1 time when 1 day of CPMU/ LIC the project monitoring are in charge starting the training management and report of project and cost and LIC preparation environment then update it, contract and people if any,

related to depending on environmental implementation management Included in Construction Implement Main 1 time when 1 day of CPMU/LIC the project Contractors mitigation contractors signing training, management measures report to contract then monthly cost and LIC PPMU Gia Lai update it, if report contract any, form

depending on implementation 6.4 Budget for EMP implementation The budget allocation for implementation of EMP of sub-project has been described in following table: Table 8: Budget for EMP implementation Operation Item Preparation phase Construction phase phase Construction Included in the contract supervision consultant with PPMU Gia Lai Internal monitoring of Included in the Include in the contract Province and PPMU Gia Lai project management of CC, CSC and PPMU local budget cost of PPMU Gia Lai Gia Lai management cost. Implementing Subproject Included in the Operation and mitigation measures preparation cost construction contracts maintenance cost Monitoring EMP Included in the contract implementation between CPMU & LIC (undertaken by LIC) Public consultation Include in IEE Include in the contract Operation and and information preparation of civil works, CSC and maintenance disclosure consultant contract Gia Lai PPMU cost management cost.

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7.1 Implementation responsibility Three agencies, which are related directly to EMP implementation, are PPMU Gia Lai , CSC and CC. The responsibilities of relevant stakeholders in EMP implementation are presented as table below: Table 9: Responsibility of stakeholders

Agency Responsibilities - Recruit consultant for preparing safeguard policies; - Review, adopt and submit to ADB IEE reports; - Assign LIC to monitor EMP implementation; - Guide PPMU Gia Lai to integrate EMP into tender documents/ CSC CPMU contract; - Review monitoring reports of LIC and internal reports of PPMU Gia Lai. - Report EMP implementation to ADB; - Assign experienced staff to follow up and monitor EMP implementation. - - PPMU Gia Lai is liable for any recommendations regarding improvement of the project with the aim of protecting and maintaining the environment. It Includes environmental complaints and complaints resolution related to subproject implementation; - Appoint specialized personnel to monitor environment of the subproject; - Publicly post EMP information at CPC where the project goes through; - Integrate environmental requirements, including sanctions for failure to PPMU Gia Lai comply EMP into bids / contracts with CC and CSC; - Instruct and approve site EMP prepared by construction contractor; - Support and coordinate with the EMP implementation units; - Ensure adequate fund for EMP implementation; - Arrange and join capacity building training on EMP implementation conducted by LIC; - Periodically report EMP implementation to CPMU and DONRE. - Appoint staffs to be in charge of environment and participate in training courses conducted by LIC; - Review EMP prepared by contractors and submitting it to PPMU Gia Lai to Construction get approval. supervision consultant (CSC) - Beside monitor construction quality, CSC also implement compliance monitoring on environmental safeguard of construction contractors every day as stipulated in EMP; - Report monitoring results and findings to PPMU Gia Lai monthly; - Appoint staffs to monitor environmental issues of the construction. This staff can be a concurrent staff if the workload of environmental is not heavy. - Base on the EMP of sub-project, CC will prepare their own EMP; - Implement mitigation measures to minimize potential negative impacts as Construction instructed in the EMP; contractor - Closely coordinates with local communities to perform environmental mitigation measures during construction process; - Ensure that all construction activities have complete documents from the relevant authorities;

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Agency Responsibilities - Implement all measures to minimize negative impacts and to protect environment; - Ensure that staff and employees understand the process and their duties in the EMP; - Report to PPMU Gia Lai the difficulties and problems, if any; - Report to stakeholders the environmental issues and coordinate with them to solve those issues; - Monitor any violation under policies on environmental management and Gia Lai PPC/ protection of Vietnam; DONRE - Evaluate any change of the design which can cause environmental impacts; - Approve EMP of the subproject in accordance with the provisions of Dak Doa Vietnamese laws; DPC/DONRE - Monitor EMP implementation through internal monitoring system of the DPC. - Play a key role as a bridge between local community and PCs; Social - Community Monitoring; organizations, - Mobilize community participation in subproject implementation; women union and other - Combine with the PPMU Gia Lai and contractors to perform road measures associations to prevent public services from damage; - Participate in resolving environmental problems. - In Vietnam, the community has the right and responsibility to regularly monitor environmental activities in the construction process to ensure that the rights and their safety is protected fully and mitigation measures are Local community implemented effectively; - In case of problems, they will report to community team, contractors or PPMU Gia Lai. 7.2 Report system Besides monitoring on EMP implementation, stakeholder is also responsible for periodic report EMP implementation. Table below shows the system of monitoring and reporting. Table 10: Monitoring and reporting system

Phase Report Frequency Responsibility Submit to

Periodically report on implementation of PPMU Gia

mitigation measures: Present in details of Every Construction EMP activities of the subproject/packages month contractor Lai and and monitoring results. CSC

Periodically report on EMP implementation PPMU Gia Construction of construction contractor: Present in details Every Lai of EMP activities of the subproject and month CSC monitoring results.

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Phase Report Frequency Responsibility Submit to

Periodically report on EMP implementation Every 3 PPMU Gia Lai - CPMU; of the subproject: Present in details of EMP month activities of the subproject and monitoring during - DONRE results. construction of Dak phase Doa district;

Environmental Monitoring Report - Every 6 CPMU/LIC ADB Periodically monitoring report on EMP month implementation of the subproject: Present in during details environmental activities of the construction subproject and activities in compliance with phase EMP of the subproject and monitoring results.

Periodically report on EMP implementation Every 6 District Sub- CPMU at operation: Present in details activities in month project compliance with EMP of the subproject in operation the operation phase. agency Operation

VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Public consultation and information disclosure of the subproject have to be implemented continuously from the design phase to the construction phase. It consists in collecting community ideas/ as well as encouraging local people’s participation in preparing and implementing the subproject/EMP. Public consultation consists in preparing IEE of the subproject. The minutes and pictures of public consultation are in Annex 1 & Annex 2; 8.1 Public consultation in the subproject preparation phase 8.1.1 Public Consultation Meetings Table 11: Public consultation description

Consultation method Description of activities By dispatches and meeting PPMU Gia Lai contacted with local with local officers authorities by telephone to agree on Date of public consultation; with A Dok, Glar and correspondence Dak Doa town People Committees– Dak Doa district – Gia Lai; Dates of meetings (if No requested) Minutes of meeting No attached (yes/ no) Public meeting - Morning of April 18, 2015 in Glar People Committee, Dak Doa district; - Afternoon of April 18, 2015 in A Dok Organization date People Committee Dak Doa district; - Morning of April 17, 2015 in Dak Doa town, Dak Doa district; CPC of A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Organization location Doa town ; Halls of People Committee s; Invitees Beneficiaries, headers of villages and representative of town local authorities ;

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Consultation method Description of activities Invitation method By means of public media of the commune (header of villages announces every HH). The Women Association also invites women to attend the meetings. Meeting schedule Yes attached (yes/ no) Minutes of meeting Yes attached (yes/ no) Number of participants - Dak Doa town: 21 people (6 females); - Glar commune: 23 people (4 females); - A Dok commune: 23 people (7 females)

8.1.2 Results of the public consultation All ideas/concerns from local people during the public consultation were reported by SPC to PPMU Gia Lai and integrated into the IEE as stated in table 4 (EMP) of IEE. See the summary of the main ideas/concerns in the table below: Table 12: Results of public consultation

Issues raised Required follow-up actions? Description By Whom? Potential damage existing road Local people - Contractors’ trucks with maximum capacity of less than 10 tons ; Local people - Contractors have to notify abundant solid Abundant spoil (soil, stone etc.) waste to local people if it is available. from constructional activities (if any) to be used by local people Local people - Contractors have to recover environment at sites as found before construction; - Inappropriate landfills of the subprojects; Original environment recovery - Temporary land occupation around sites and on roads, - Check survival of trees and plants complementarily if any Bad quality of the proposed Local people - Local people agree to take part in works community monitoring team set up by PPMU Gia Lai and local authorities; 8.2 Public consultation in the future Table 13: Expected public consultation activities

Activities Participants Expected results Schedule Cost Community PPMU Gia Lai, CC, - Announce 1 week before Gia Lai PPMU meetings CSC, representative construction items construction before of local authorities and construction commence. construction commence and local people plan. - Agree on details of mitigation measures

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Activities Participants Expected results Schedule Cost (especially water off schedule). Periodic CC, CSC and - Periodically monitor Every 1 month Included in the meeting representative of mitigation measures from the contracts local authorities, application, and construction organizations and outstanding issues; commence. local people - -Propose mitigation measures and agree on implementation.

8.3 Public information disclosure - Gia Lai PPMU is responsible for posting IEE summary at A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town (commune) People’s Committees after the IEE appraised and approved.

- IEE will be posted on ADB Website.

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9.1 Purpose of the mechanism During the implementation of the subproject, local people are informed environmental protection activities described in EMP. Negative impacts on the environment may occur during the construction and operational phases. Any comments/ suggestions of local people will be solved quickly, transparently and in compliance of laws, particularly for affected people by the sub-project. Complaint handling mechanism will be classified by level and responsibilities of involved parties. 9.2 Grievance redress mechanism Per the environmental management frame, there are 03 steps to redress complaint as below: Stage 1 : If a household has any complaint he/she can submit a complaint to the CPC-community monitoring board. CPC will work with CSC and CC to solve complaints. Stage 2 : If the complaint is not resolved, the complaint will be submitted to the Dak Doa DPC to resolve the complaint. Stage 3 : If more than 15 days pass without response from Dak Doa DPC, the complainant may submit a complaint to the Gia Lai PPC (through Gia Lai DONRE). Gia Lai PPC will require Dak Doa DPC to solve the complaint. In case the complaint is still not resolved, Dak Doa PPC will require environmental police to investigate and requested stakeholders to resolve the complaint. See the mechanism in figure3 below: Figure 3: Grievance redresses mechanism

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province X. CONCLUSION, COMMITMENT AND RECOMMENDATION 10.1 Conclusion The results of environmental screening and environmental impact assessment show that the subproject may cause some environmental impacts but that most of such impacts are insignificant. However, the appropriate mitigation measures have also proposed to manage the negative impacts and maximize the benefit of the subproject. The responsibilities of implementation and monitoring of the stakeholders have also been identified to ensure environmental compliance.

10.2 Commitment PPMU (PRI CHP Gia Lai) of the subproject “Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province”, commits themselves to: - Implement requirements of environmental safety as stated in IEE via information dissemination, integrating environmental safety as stated in this IEE in bidding documents, in construction and in the CSC contracts; mobilize human resources and monitor internally the IEE compliance. - Report environmental safety implementation to DONRE and CPMU periodically as specified in the IEE. - Compensate and take measures against environmental pollution if there are any problem during operation of the sub-project. - Handle complaints if any.

10.3 Recommendations Based on the IEE report, the PPMU Gia Lai would recommend that: - No further environmental assessment is needed because the impacts on environment is insignificant.

- Based on IEE, PRI CHP of Gia Lai would like to request functional authorities to appraise and approve the IEE for “Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town in Dak Doa district” sub-project, to create the basis for next implementation steps, ensuring the implementation progress, effectiveness and benefits of the project.

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Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province XI. ANNEXES

Annex 1: Images of public consultation at the sub-project Consultation in the design stage of the sub-project in A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town

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Annex 2: Public consultation minutes 1. Public consultation minutes in Dak Doa town

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2. Public consultation minute in Glar Commune

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Annex 3: Minutes and diagram material mines and waste disposal The minutes of disposal yards for in A Dok commune

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province Annex 4: ...... Results of environmental monitoring Monitored results of Ambient air quality in Dak Doa town, Dak Doa district as following table:

Dak Doa Ambient air quality QCVN 26:2010; No. Parameter Unit Jun- July Nov-Dec QCVN 05:2013; Apr-14 Nov-14 2014 2014 /MONRE 1 Noise dBA 49 53 53 59 70 Dust 2 PM10 mg/m3 0.002 0.205 0.009 0.214 0.3 3 Dust total mg/m3 0.032 0.315 0.128 0.369 30 4 CO mg/m3 2.68 1.25 1.23 2.16 0.35 5 SO2 mg/m3 0.044 0.042 0.039 0.059 0.2 6 NOX mg/m3 0.026 0.02 0.02 0.042 5 7 THC mg/m3 KPH KPH KPH KPH - 8 H2S mg/m3 KPH KPH KPH KPH 0.042 9 NH3 mg/m3 KPH KPH KPH KPH 0.2 10 O3 mg/m3 0.0072 0.008 0.0072 0.0084 0.18 11 Pb mg/m3 KPH KPH KPH KPH - Note : Sampling at center of Dak Doa town (Intersection of Ly Thuong Kiet St. and Hoang Van Thu St.), coordinate at (X 458,052 - Y 1, 547,498);

QCVN 05:2013/MONRE – National Technical Regulation for Ambient air quality;

QCVN 26:2010/MONRE – National Technical Regulation for Noise

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Monitored results of Ground water quality in Dak Doa town, Dak Doa district as following table:

Ground water quality in Dak QCVN 09: No. Parameter Unit Doa 2008/BTNMT Apr-14 Nov-14 1 pH - 6.08 6.15 5.5 -8.5 COD 2 (KMnO4) mg/l 0.93 2.72 4 3 Nitrate mg/l 0.068 0.055 15 4 Nitrite mg/l KPH 0.002 1 5 Phosphate mg/l KPH 0.02 - 6 Clorox mg/l KPH 5.68 250 Total 7 Hardness mg/l 11 48 500 8 Ammonia mg/l 0.056 0.046 0.1 9 TSS mg/l 26 22 1500 10 Pb mg/l 0.007 0.005 0.01 11 F- mg/l 0.42 0.32 1 12 CN- mg/l 0.002 0.002 0.01 13 As mg/l KPH KPH 0.05 14 Cd mg/l 0.001 0.003 0.005 15 Cr+6 mg/l KPH 0.002 0.05 16 Cu mg/l 0.05 0.18 1 17 Zn mg/l 0.11 0.13 3 18 Hg mg/l KP H KPH 0.001 19 Se mg/l KPH KPH 0.01 20 E.Coli MPN/100 ml 0 0 KPH Total 21 Coliform MPN/100 ml 0 2 3 Note : Sampling of ground water quality at household’s well in Village No.3 of Tan Binh commune, Dak Doa (X 460,196 - Y 1, 547,582); QCVN 09:2008/BTNMT of MONRE - National Technical Regulation for ground water quality

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Annex 5: Minutes of unexploded bomb & mine checking completion

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Annex 6: Environmental requirement in the bidding document

No. Impacts Mitigation measures Location

- Excavation works need to be scheduled to exclude rainy season (from end of May or early of June to November) as much as possible; - Split construction section by section to reduce the concentration of materials and extent of excavation and embankment; - Material storage areas need to be bounded and covered during rainy times; - Gather material, soil far from N1, N2, Yakut canals as well as their branch canals, which cause sediment; Slopes in upgraded & Landslide, soil - Construct temporary drainage trenches constructed irrigation erosion or for reducing effects on residential area; 1 canals & upgraded roads sediment in flow - Stabilizing all slopes, embankments in communes of A Dok, of water while works are proceeding; Glar and Dak Doa town; - Re-plant vegetation cover in upper parts of slope sections of the road as soon as feasible after excavation and embankment works are achieved; - The exploitation of borrow pits needs to avoid rainy days that may cause land sliding and also; - The exploitation of borrow pits needs to be dug in subsequent sections to better control verticality of digging areas; - Not allow any heavy machinery or other equipment to be located on the top of digging areas to avoid possible landslides; - Discarded lubricant and other chemicals have to be kept in dry and covered area; - Discarded lubricants and chemicals from construction sites need to be Canals in A Dok, Glar Surface water collected, transported and treated communes and Dak Doa 2 source can be according to the Circular No. 36/2015- town and other water contaminated BTNMT of MONRE; bodies ; - Construction waste needs to be transported by adequate means to 02 agreed disposal areas with A Dok commune; - Provide 04 dustbins for collecting solid

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province No. Impacts Mitigation measures Location waste and 02 mobile septic tanks to manage wastewater at 02 camps; - Disposal of solid wastes into reservoir, canals such as Dak Di reservoir and N1, N2 canals as well as other water sources, agricultural fields shall be prohibited through notices in signboards at sites and daily patrols by contractors’ personnel in all sites; - Locations of 02 worker camps need to be distanced to Dak Di reservoir and A Dok irrigation canals to avoid water contaminations from domestic waste; - Contractors must prepare a place to wash instruments/vehicles. Washing trucks/ vehicles next to the water bodies, existing rivers, streams, canals and reservoirs such as Dak Di reservoir, N1, N2 canals and their branches will not be permitted; - Cover material storage areas when raining is needed. Temporary storage of construction and domestic waste on the sites not last more than 24 hours. - Construction machinery and equipment need to meet the standards related to noise, and vibration as regulated by the Government. The Contractor needs to submit the official documentation proving that all construction vehicles, equipment, and machinery are checked and meet requirements concerning noise and vibration generation of the current Vietnam standards; Residential areas along - Ensure all construction vehicles and connecting roads, sub- Noise and equipment are well maintained. Turn project areas, construction vibration caused 3 off machinery and/or equipment when sites, borrow pit and by machines & possible to avoid continuous noise and disposal sites in Dak Doa vehicles vibration impacts on workers; town, A Dok and Glar communes. - All noise and vibration generating activities shall be avoid during resting time of local people (12-13h and 20h to 6h) along the upgraded road, canals; - Provide ears’ protective equipment for workers working in high noise conditions generated by machines and/or equipment, and allow for reasonable time-off from work when they are exposed to excessively long periods to noise and vibrations, as

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province No. Impacts Mitigation measures Location regulated in Decision 3733/2002 of Ministry of Heath; - Detailed construction schedule needs to be publicly announced by the contractor to local people so that these arrange their activities, avoiding being close to the working sites and be affected by the impact to noise and vibrations.. - Covering trucks and transportation vehicles to minimize dust generated when transporting materials and waste. - Equipment/vehicles have to be verified and licensed. Specifically, transporting vehicles need to meet the standards related of exhaust emissions as regulated by Government and according to Decision 249/2005 of the Prime Minister about emission of transportation vehicles in the territory; - Watering practice to minimize dust generation need to be implemented for road and working sites that are close Residential areas in Air pollution to residential areas in communes of A communes along caused by Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town ; constructed roads and 4 machines and Watering activities have been transportation routes vehicles (dust and proposed to be carried out at least including communes of A gas emissions) once per day during the rainy season Dok, Glar and Dak Doa and twice a day during the dry season town; in the working areas; - The use of construction materials need to be properly planned to limit as much as possible the volume of quantities stored and allow for an easy control of dust generated from their storage; - Equipment and machinery will not be allowed to move outside of construction sites; - Material or soil are falling from lorries on the paved road and public road shall be cleaned immediately; - All material/waste storages shall be located away from any households and sensitive areas; - Residual volume (approximate 02 worker camps and all Solid waste and 3,500m 3) has to be regularly removed sub-project construction 5 hazardous waste to the 03 dumping sites agreed with A sites taken place in generation Dok CPC; communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town; - The transportation of discarded soil to

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province No. Impacts Mitigation measures Location disposal areas will be managed and implemented following mitigation measures in transportation to reduce air pollution; - Equip 04 dustbins and 02 mobile septic tanks to work-sites for waste collection and treatment; - Generated solid waste is separated and collected in appropriate containers as well as has to be regularly removed to disposal sites agreed with A Dok CPC; - Disposal of solid wastes into canals, stream, other watercourses, agricultural field and public areas shall be prohibited; - Burning of construction and domestic wastes shall be prohibited; - Covering material storage areas and handling chemicals and wastes to ensure that construction materials and/or wastes could not fall into agricultural land in the sub-project areas; - Discarded lubricant, chemicals must be kept in dry area or covered when raining; 02 worker camps, the - Toxic/hazardous waste, if any, need to borrow pit, 2 disposal sites be collected, transported and treated 6 Soil contamination and construction sites in A according to Circular No. Dok, Glar communes and 36.2015/BTNMT of MONRE; Dak Doa town; - Regularly collect solid wastes and transport these to 02 local disposal areas agreed with A Dok CPC; - Provide 04 dustbins and 02 mobility septic tanks in all construction sites and 02 worker camps; - Wastewater from 02 worker camps needs to be collected and treated by mobile septic tanks before discarded. - Setting up appropriate construction schedule to avoid rainy season, especially for excavation activities; Upgraded irrigation canals - Manage storage of materials and/or and road of sub-project in 7 Local flooding wastes to avoid these from falling into A Dok, Glar communes water flows in irrigation canals blocking and Dak Doa town; intakes and/or culverts; - Regularly checking water flow situation of canals, intakes, culverts removing

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province No. Impacts Mitigation measures Location materials/wastes block water flow; - Placement of equipment for washing vehicles and tools next to the surface water sources such as Dak Di reservoir, N1, N2 canals and their branches will not be allowed;

- Install signals at construction sites to regulate and minimize speed of vehicles or panels warning of work under construction, especially at the road’s intersections; - Install lamps at night at construction sites; - Inform communities about construction schedule through informal public Along the constructed consultation or at any local people roads of A Dok, Glar meetings and display related communes and Dak Doa Unsafe for information on notice board of Dak town on inter-commune’s travelling and Doa town, A Dok and Glar communes; roads that local people business during 8 - Construction activities should be done regularly use for their the road by section sequences, to minimize convenience such as construction temporary occupation of areas along Provincial road no.7C, (Traffic safety) roads as well as to ensure road which is main transport service during construction period; route of sub-project activities; - Training for drivers of sub-project as well as worker to work respecting safety rules and warning people passing nearby the sites; - Allocate at least 01 worker to monitor traffic during peak hours at construction sites in addition to warn people on respecting traffic safety rules;

- Only cut down private trees and agricultural plants that have been taken into account in compensation plans; - Any cut plants and/or damaged fields Along the upgraded roads, Impact on which are out of the ROW will be and constructed canals in 9 terrestrial ecology compensated according to voluntarily A Dok, Glar communes agreement; and Dak Doa town; - Re-plant vegetable cover section by section after construction work completed to return landscape in its original condition All roads/sluices or bridges Impacts to - Work with existing infrastructure around the sub-project 10 existing owners (electricity, water...) to identify area & transportation infrastructure locations of underground components if any; routes in A Dok, Glar 28

Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Subproject: Repairing and upgrading A Dok irrigation infrastructure and rural roads in A Dok commune and Dak Doa town, Gia Lai province No. Impacts Mitigation measures Location communes and Dak Doa - Obtain the agreement with local town; authorities in using the transport routes; - Any public facilities damaged during the sub-project activities should be fully repaired and recovered to their original conditions by the contractor; - Load capacity of trucks should not exceed local bridges /roads (it is the best to use truck with lower than 10 tons, with special attention to roads whose designed load is 5 tons only); - After construction completion, all public facilities must be re-checked to ensure their functions have not been affected by sub-project activities; if any damage has been identified besides normal wear and tear, the contractor will be responsible for repairing the damaged structures to their original conditions and compensate for damages that cannot be recovered. - Recruitment of workers should prioritize local workers: - Register provisional residence for workers temporary living in the 02 camps of the sub-project; - Contractor needs to regulate camp sanitation regulations; - Carry out HIV/AIDS and sex transmission infection prevention program; All workers should attend the training on the above organized by the Project; Disturbance to In A Dok, Glar communes local people’s life - Propagate and raise awareness of the 11 and Dak Doa town and in due to crowded construction workers to maintain 02 worker camps workers discipline, habits and customs and create good relationships with local people, reduce social evils; - Contractors need to be encouraged to organize provision of meals for all workers at each site to ensure hygiene and adequate food safety; - Spray insecticides in the 02 worker camps; - Train and guide labor safety measures and prevention of common diseases for workers.

- Construction contractor needs to register number of labor working for sub-project to local authorities; - Regularly testing health of workers against infectious diseases as regulated by Ministry of Labor; - Provide sufficient labor safety equipment to workers such as safety shoes, helmets, harness etc. Instruct workers how to use this and monitor their regular use to ensure compliance; - A first aid kit will be provided at each construction site to ensure that patients can receive first aid timely before transporting them to the medical station/ hospital; Collaborate with commune clinic center to receive additional support; - Install power network at site in Residential areas in A Risks on health of accordance with official safety Dok, Glar communes and local people and regulations ensure that the power lines 12 Dak Doa town and 2 construction are safe and that power connection to worker camps of sub- workers grid or generators are located at dry and safe places; project; - Install warning signs at the electric receptacles; - Display information panels on the labor regulations at sites; - Install fences, warning signs at the intersection between the canals and roads; - Keep the light switched on during nigh time on all construction sites. - Construct temporary drainage ditches to drain water from site, prevent any possible waterlogging; - Preparing emergency alerts and remedy intervention for any occurrence that could occur during construction activities such as fire, flooding or other unforeseen events;

- The soil will be utilized from excavated borrow pit in Trang commune, which Borrow pit in Trang commune, other materials Impacts around distances 16 km from construction 13 in Pleiku City and Dak the borrow pit sites, thus there will be no need to long distance transport from mines, Doa town reducing impacts of dust and traffic safety;

- During excavation period, at borrow pit, mitigation measures to environment need to be implemented, including: Exploit section by section to avoid excessive dust generation and landslides and prepare recovery plan for exploited areas. Workers working in quarries have to have PPEs and should follow proper safety guidelines. Transporting materials need to be covered to avoid dust & solid waste dropping on the roads. Night-time transportation need to be minimized to avoid traffic accident possibly due to poor night-time visibility; - Crushed stone will be purchased from stone quarry in Pleiku city (16-30 km); sand and small stone will be bought in Dak Doa town, about 5-10km to the site; embankment soil will be supplied from borrow pit in Trang commune (about 16 km), where environmental issues are controlled and mitigated by local authorities and quarry owners. Construction contractor needs to check license and environmental mitigation measures of such quarry; - The transportation of materials will be intermittent and of limited occurrence. Care need to be taken to properly cover the batches transporting volatile material (sand, soil etc.) to avoid dust and fall-offs; - The construction of irrigation canals and their works must be scheduled and planned considering water availability for agriculture fields. Those plans need to be agreed with local DARDs of Gia Lai province, Dak Doa district, communes of A Dok, Glar and Dak Doa town and displayed to local residents; Irrigation areas of canals of Impact on existing N1, N2 and Yakut in A 14 irrigation systems - Contractor to apply adequate Dok, Glar communes and measures to ensure that irrigated field Dak Doa town; downstream of A Dok irrigation canals will not be deprived of needed water; - Construction need to be implemented in subsequent sections to minimize impacts; - Monitoring compliance of contractor, to ensure above measures will be taken place;

- Plans of construction need to be reviewed and agreed with local DARDs of Gia Lai province, Dak Doa district, CPCs of A Dok, Glar communes and Dak Doa town and displayed in notice boards of such communes and town; - For road component: Construction should proceed in sections to ensure that local traffic will not be disrupted; the road will be built section by section. After cleaning the construction site, building worker camps and gathering materials, each section the following method will be applied (I) firstly, it builds the road foundation by excavating soft soil layer, embanking low elevation sections; (II) Secondly it Impact on builds drainage systems, sluices; (III) Areas surrounding surrounding thirdly it builds the road surface by upgraded irrigation canals 15 agricultural land concrete; (iv) finally it installs/paints and roads in A Dok, Glar and cultivation signals communes and Dak Doa activities town; - For irrigation component: (i) it will be built section by section. The constructed sections will be blocked in both endings, then constructed from downstream towards upstream; (ii) Water will be diverted through the construction section by a side pipe. (iii) In each section, it needs to clean soft soil layer, level its surface, prepares steel structures and then pour canal concrete; (iv) finally it is completion activities e.g uninstallation of formwork, environmental recovery - Any negative impact to irrigated fields (mainly insufficient o r interrupted water supply causing losses to crops) occurring during construction period need to be adequately compensated; - If any cultural object and/or grave is found during construction phase, the construction activities at those places need to be temporarily stopped and local authorities need to be Construction areas in Dak immediately informed to deal with the Doa town, A Dok and Glar Cultural objects or issue; 16 communes, borrow pit in graves found - Proper forms of compensation need to Trang commune; be undertaken after consultation with

households (if graves) suffering the impact, and the construction contractor should provide the needed support to these HHs to resettle graves elsewhere or to communes for cultural objects

- During construction, any damage to local infrastructures will be compensated and mitigated by construction contractor as mentioned above; - The environmental issues emerged during recovery activities such as Transportation roads and noise, dust, gases, solid waste, surrounding areas of hazardous waste, water pollution etc. construction places in A Environmental will be handled with similar measures Dok, Glar communes and 17 recovery activities indicated in related section above; Dak Doa town; borrow pit - Re-planting cut plants and trees after in Trang commune and 2 completing construction activities; disposal areas in A Dok commune - Repairing damaged infrastructures as soon as possible; - Restore water-flows into upgraded canals to recover aqua-ecosystem; - Restore the landscape in and around borrow pits to avoid landslides after exploitation completed;