Environmental and Social Safeguards Monitoring Report

Semi-Annual Report January 2021

LAO: Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project

This environmental and social safeguard monitoring report is a document prepared by the Project Management Unit of Department of Roads / Ministry of Public Works and Transport for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Asian Development Bank. Safeguards Monitoring Report

ADB Loan No. 3368 – LAO

ROAD SECTOR GOVERNANCE AND MAINTENANCE PROJECT

Semi- Annual Report (July – December 2020)

Prepared by the Project Management Unit of DOR / MPWT for Lao PDR.

NOTE

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



ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ADB Asian Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome CBM Community Based Maintenance CEMP Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan COVID-19 Corona Virus Disease 2019 CW Civil Work DBST Double Bituminous Surface Treatment DC District Committee DOAF Department of Agriculture and Forestry DOF Department of Finance DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DOR Department of Roads DOT Department of Transport DPC Department of Planning and Cooperation DPWT Department of Public Works and Transport EA Executing Agency ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECSSDP Ethnic Community and Social Safeguards Development Plan EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMR Environmental Monitoring Report GoL Government of Lao PDR GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HH Household HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HT Human Trafficking IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IP Indigenous Peoples IR Involuntary Resettlement IEC Information Education Communication LL Lao Loum LT Lao Theung LR Local Road LS Lao Sung MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment MPWT Ministry of Public Works and Transport NBCA National Biodiversity Conservation Area 

NR National Road NTCCPC National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. NSC National Steering Committee OPWT (District) Office of Public Works and Transport PBC Performance Based Contract PBM Performance Based Maintenance PCU Project Coordination Unit PIU Project Implementation Unit PMC Project Management Consultant PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPTA Project Preparation Technical Assistance PWTI Public Works and Transport Institute PWTTC Public Works and Transport Training Center RAC Regional Advisory Committee RE Residential Engineer RMF Road Maintenance Funds ROW Right of Way RSGMP Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project SBST Single Bituminous Surface Treatment SMR Safeguards Monitoring Report UXO Unexploded Ordnance VC Village Committee



TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 5 II. PROJECT OVERVIEW AND GENERAL SAFEGUARD ARRENGEMENTS ...... 11 A. Project Outline ...... 11 B. Project Implementation Arrangement ...... 12 C. Safeguard Implementation Arrangements ...... 13 D. Current Progress ...... 15 E. Government Restriction Put in Place to Curb the COVID-19 Outbreak (July-December 2020): ...... 19 F. Contractor’s Action / Measures Taken for Preventing Covid-19: ...... 20 III. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING ACTIVITY DONE (JULY - DECEMBER 2020) ...... 21 A. Involuntary Resettlement (IR) Performance Monitoring (July-December 2020) ...... 21 B. Indigenous People (IP) /Ethnic Groups Performance Monitoring (July-December 2020) ...... 21 C. Employment Generation Monitoring Results - Civil Works (July-December 2020) .... 22 D. Employment Generation Monitoring Results (Community Based Maintenance: CBM) (July-December 2020) ...... 23 E. Socio-Economic Survey of CBM conducted by Maintenance Capacity Development Specialist and Social Development Specialist (December 2020) ...... 24 F. HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign Program Activity (July- December 2020)...... 26 G. Social and Environmental Safeguards Activities (July-December 2020) ...... 29 H. Traffic Accident
Record on the Project Road (2018-2020) ...... 47 IV. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...... 48 V. PROPOSED ADDITONAL WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS ROADS TO THE PROJECT ROADS TO CW-2 (LR 6901) CW-3 (NR16) CW-6 (LR 9001) ...... 50 A. Outline of the Additional Works of Access Roads Improvement ...... 50 B. Environmental and Social Conditions ...... 64 C. Environmental Safeguards ...... 72 D. Involuntary Resettlement (IR) ...... 73 E. Indigenous Peoples (IP) ...... 75 VI. CONCLUSION ...... 77

VII. APPENDIX I. Copy of Environmental Compliance Certificate (As end of December 2020) II. Daily Monitoring Record (Covid-19 Prevention measure) III. Results of Monitoring Indicators of Social Development and Social Safeguards Activity (July - December 2020) IV. Report on Monitoring and Evaluation for PBM and CBM V. EMP/Summary Matrix of Environmental Mitigation Measures/Monitoring Plan (July - December 2020). VI. Environmental Control - Mitigation Measures - Monitoring (July - December 2020) VII. Traffic Accident Record during 2018-2020. VIII. The Letter of Requests from Local Community



I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. This Safeguards Monitoring Report of Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project (RSGMP) covered the period from July to December 2020. 2. Civil Works. There are 6 contract packages for Rehabilitation and Maintenance Works such as: Table 1: Contract Packages for Rehabilitation and Maintenance Works Contract Length Province Road Section Packages (km) CW 1 Salavan National Road NR-20 (from Salavan City to Champasak Border) 56.0 CW 2 Salavan Local Road LR-6901 (from NR-13s to Mekong River Ferry Terminals) 17.5 Total 1 (Salavan) 73.5 CW 3 Xekong National Road NR-16 (from Champasak Border to Xekong City) 49.0 CW 4 Xekong Local Road LR-7615 (from NR1H - to NR-16) 22.7 Total 2 (Xekong) 71.7 CW 5 Attapeu National Road NR-18B (from Attapeu City to Vietnam Border) 111.9 CW 6 Attapeu Local Road LR-9001 (from NR-18B to Xanxai Village) 54.0 Total 3 (Attapeu) 165.9 Grand Total 311.10

Note: The road length of CW-2 and CW-3 was changed in Dec. 2018 and Mar. 2019 respectively because the certain length of the road is no longer required due to the other projects. 3. Current Progress of Civil Works. Current progress of civil works of each package achieved at the end of December 2020 is 81.6 % (CW-1), 84.1 % (CW-2), 91.4% (CW-3), 83.6 % (CW-4), 90.7 % (CW-5), and 76.7 % (CW-6) respectively. The total progress of the civil works achieved as of the end of December 2020 is 83.4 % versus the plan including the current VOs which is 92.8 %. It means that the current progress of total civil works is slightly behind the schedule after VOs has been made. The details are shown in the paragraph 27. 4. Government Restriction Put in Place to Curb the COVID-19 Outbreak (July-December 2020). On 29 December 2020, the government announced that the country remains at risk of a second wave of COVID-19 and charter flights with countries that are experiencing an out break of COVID-19 are to remain suspended. The total numbers of cases recorded as of the end of December 2020 remain at 41 including 40 people who have been discharged from hospital. The details are shown in the paragraph 30. 5. Contractor’s Action / Measures Taken for Preventing Covid-19: The workplace of the contractors has been conducting strict disease prevention health measures advised by the National Taskforce. All the contractors submitted a health and safety (H&S) plan on 15 May 2020 referring to an updated environmental management plan to ensure the health and safety of workers during the civil works, and the contractors conducted daily monitoring and record the results. As of the end of December 2020, there was no case of COVID-19 who is identified among the Project civil work contractors, and Project provinces (Salavan, Xekong and Attapeu) (refer to https://www.covid19.gov.la/index.php). The details are shown in the paragraph 39 and Appendix II. 6. Involuntary Resettlement Performance Monitoring. The project is category C for involuntary resettlement (IR) as the project will not entail any land acquisition or restriction of access to land resulting in physical or economic displacement of people. Contract variations initiated in 

2019 and 2020, namely NR18B under CW-5, LR6901 under CW-2, LR7615, did not trigger the involuntary resettlement safeguard. The categorization thus remains C for IR. 7. Indigenous People (IP) /Ethnic Groups Performance Monitoring (July-December 2020). During this reporting period (July-December 2020), PMC surveyed the number of workers who worked for civil works and CBM. The data of the workers for civil works were provided by the contractors of 6 packages. The data of the workers for CBM works were provided by OPWT. Based on the survey data during this period ethnic groups of workers employed for both civil works and CBM are Lao Loum and Lao Theung which are major Lao ethnic group. The details are shown in the paragraph 45 and Appendix III. The civil works need a technical skill and the workers are recruited from the first major ethnic group, Lao Loum who have much skill. CBM works are not required high technical skill and could be required from local community where the Lao Thueng live. 8. Employment Generation Monitoring Results - Civil Works (July-December 2020). Majority of the civil works are non-local workers because the civil works need a technical skill and the workers who have such skill could not be recruited from the local community. Female workers could work on simple job. The details are shown in the paragraph 50 and Appendix III. 9. Employment Generation Monitoring Results (Community Based Maintenance: CBM) (July-December 2020). All workers for CBM are local people and the details are shown in the paragraph 52 and Appendix III. Majority of the CBM workers are male because the CBM activity need long distance walking under the hard climate conditions and the female does not want to join in this activity (get from the interview community workers). As the results, the number (%) of female workers is lower than male workers. 10. Socio-Economic Survey of CBM conducted by Maintenance Capacity Development Specialist and Social Development Specialist (December 2020). 11. The socio-economic survey of CBM was conducted by Maintenance Capacity Development Specialist and Social Development Specialist in December 2020. The details are shown in the paragraph 54 and Appendix IV. 12. HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign Program Activity (July- December 2020). During July-December 2020, the contractors of 6 packages conducted HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign Program Activities as shown in Table 2. The details are shown in the paragraph 56 and Appendix III. Table 2: HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign Program Activity. Contract Packages Date of Implementation Provinces CW1-NR-20 Conducted on 11 Aug 2020 Salavan

Conducted on 17 Dec 2020

CW2-LR-6901 Conducted on 25 Aug 2020

Conducted on 30 Dec 2020

CW3-NR-16 Conducted on 30 Sep 2020 Xekong Conducted on 4 Dec 2020

CW4-LR-7615 Conducted on 23 Oct 2020

CW5-NR 18 B Conducted on 7 Aug 2020 Attapeu

Conducted on 13 Nov 2020

CW-6-LR 9001 Conducted on 31 Aug 2020



13. Social and Environmental Safeguards Activities (July-December 2020) - Environmental Safeguard Workshop & Awareness Campaign. There was no activity during this reporting period (July - December 2020). - Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC). During July - December 2020, the quarry production activity at (Km 37) LR9001 was approved by DONRE Attapeu on 9 July 2020. - Updated Environmental Management Plan (EMP)/ Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan (CEMP). There was no activity during this reporting period (July - December 2020). - Environmental Monitoring and Training Activities by DONRE. The environmental monitoring and the job training through the actual monitoring that was conducted by Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE), for the relevant local authority such as DPWT, Contractors and Project Management Consultant as shown in Table 3. Table 3: Record of Environmental Monitoring and Training undertaken by DONRE during this reporting period

No. Description Date DONRE

1 CW3 - NR16 and CW4 - LR7615 3 September 2020 Xekong

2 CW6 - LR9001 8 September 2020 Attapeu

- Social and Environmental Safeguards Monitoring Results by National Safeguards Specialist of PMC (September 2020). National Safeguards Specialist of PMC conducted the field monitoring during 8-13 September 2020 by observing the sites of the restoration works of CW1, CW3, CW4 and CW5, and Variation Order for CW2, CW4, CW5 and CW6 with interview to the local people along these working sites. All of the sites are well maintained by PBM activity and the works contribute to local community for providing better road access and drainage. The details are shown in the paragraph 62. Table 4: Record of monitoring activities conducted by PMC (September 2020)

No. Description Date Province

1 CW1- NR20 12 September 2020 Salavan

2 CW2- LR6901 13 September 2020 Salavan

3 CW3 - NR16 11 September 2020 Xekong

4 CW4 - LR7615 10 September 2020 Xekong

5 CW5 - NR18B 8 September 2020 Attapeu

6 CW6 - LR9001 9 September 2020 Attapeu

- Social and Environmental Safeguards Monitoring Results by National Safeguards Specialist of PMC (December 2020). National Safeguards Specialist of PMC conducted the field monitoring during 14-18 December 2020 by observing the sites of CW1, CW2, CW3, CW4, CW5, and CW6 with interview to the local people along these working sites. All of the sites are well maintained by PBM activity and the works contribute to local community for providing better road access and drainage. The details are shown in the paragraph 63.

Table 5: Record of monitoring activities conducted by PMC (December 2020)

No. Description Date Province

1 CW1- NR20 14 December 2020 Salavan

2 CW2- LR6901 15 December 2020 Salavan

3 CW3 - NR16 16 December 2020 Xekong

4 CW4 - LR7615 16 December 2020 Xekong

5 CW5 - NR18B 17 December 2020 Attapeu

6 CW6 - LR9001 18 December 2020 Attapeu

14. Summary of Compliance with EMP Requirement. The contractor performed the works almost satisfactory to minimize the negative environmental/social impacts, so there were no significant issues and no further action was required during this reporting period (July-December 2020) for CW1-NR20, CW2-LR6901, CW3-NR16, CW4-LR7615, CW5-NR 18B and CW6-LR9001. Issues from the previous report and action taken are shown in Table 6, 7, 8. The details are shown in the paragraph 66. Table 6: Issues for Further Action of CW4-LR7615 Issue Required Action Responsibility Resolution and Timing Last Issues from Previous Reports Two bitumen tanks at Km 5 The contractor shall The contractor Soon after the ADB site visit in Dec are left unmanaged/ install warning signs and shall take action 2019, the contractor improved to install unprotected at communal temporary fence around within January warning signs and temporary fence yard of Huatdammai village. bitumen tanks to prevent 2020. around bitumen tanks to prevent children The case was raised by children entering and entering and playing as reported in ADB site visit between 3-4 playing. previous Semi-annual Report (Jan 2020 December 2019 as Table 17). The photo is taken in Dec 2020 as show in Table 35 in this report. A bitumen tank at The contractor shall The contractor The contractor performed the works Km14+200 is left remove and clean shall take action satisfactory in time. unmanaged/ unprotected. properly. within July 2020. See photo in Table 35. New Issues in This Report

None None None None

Table 7: Issues for Further Action of CW 5-NR18B Issue Required Action Responsibility Resolution and Timing Last Issues from Previous Report Workers’ camp at Km14 is in The contractor shall 10 Jan 2020 Soon after the ADB site visit in Dec poor and unhygienic improve the camp’s 2019, the contractor improved the condition condition with provision of camp’s condition with provision of (MOU of ADB, dated 4-9 first aid kids, fire-fighting first aid kids, fire-fighting equipment, Dec 2020, para of 30). equipment, drainage drainage system around the camp The case was raised by system around the camp and garbage bins and improving and garbage bins and sleeping quarter to allow more ADB site visit between 3-4 improving sleeping quarter privacy as reported in previous December 2019 to allow more privacy. Semi-Annual Monitoring Report (Jan - June 2020 as Table 18). The photo is taken in Dec 2020 as show in Table 37 in this report. New Issues in This Report None None None None

Table 8 : Issues for Further Action of CW6-LR9001 Issue Required Action Responsibility and Resolution Timing Last Issues from Previous Report

The quarry production activity The contractor shall get The contractor shall The quarry production activity at at (Km 37) LR9001 has not the approval certificate take action within (Km 37) LR9001 was approved by approved by DONRE Attapeu from DONRE Attapeu July 2020 DONRE Attapeu on 9 July 2020. yet. immediately. New Issues in This Report

None None None None

15. Traffic Accident Record on the Project Road (2018-2020). The traffic accident data during 2018-2020 was collected from the provincial traffic police for the Project National Road (NR20, NR16, and NR 18B) which includes case of accident, people injured, and vehicle damaged. The details are shown in the paragraph 67 and Appendix VII. Traffic accident has not occurred by the Project including civil works since the Project started till end of December 2020. 16. Grievances Redress Mechanism. During this period (July-December 2020), there is no grievance, but requests to the Project are provided by villages’ community through DPWT/OPWT as in the paragraph 69 and Appendix VIII. 17. Key Activities Planned in the Next Reporting Period: i) Social Safeguards - Continue to monitor and evaluate the contractor’s performance on HIV/AIDS and Human Trafficking Awareness Campaigns Program for all 6 packages. - Continue to monitor effectiveness of IEC materials. In this reporting period, IEC materials for HIV/AIDS prevention program, such as posters, leaflet, and brochures were provided at the HIV/AIDS prevention program. - Continue to monitor the gievances redress. ii) Environmental Safeguards - Continue Environmental Monitoring and Training for the Project roads by DONRE Xekong, Attapeu in every 3 months. DONRE Salavan and DOAF Attapeu have completed the environmental monitoring and training program because the rehabilitation works have been completed. - The monitoring of CEMP will be conducted by Environmental Safeguard Specialist (PMC) for all 6 packages in July 2021. iii) Health and Safety Plan for Preventing COVID-19 The contractor shall continue to conduct strict disease prevention health measures advised by the National Taskforce as below: - Gathering / meeting is to be organized within limited numbers of participants and participants must stay at least one-meter apart from each other; - Facilities for hand washing such as soap and water, or hand gel must be provided; - Undergo temperature screening; - Wear face masks if workers are close. - In addition to the above measures, the followings are advised by ADB;

- Record keeping of locations workers had visited/lived in immediately before and during construction; - Conduct information and education campaign; - Procedures to be adopted in the event any workers are suspected to have contracted COVID- 19.



II. PROJECT OVERVIEW AND GENERAL SAFEGUARD ARRENGEMENTS

A. Project Outline 18. The Government of Lao PDR has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for support in implementing the “Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project”. This Project supports the Government’s transport sector priorities of increasing the capability of the Departments of Public Works and Transport (DPWTs) to manage road assets that have been transferred to provincial control, as well as providing capacity building within the central level of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT). 19. One of the project components is to rehabilitate and maintain the selected national and local roads: 73.5 Km of roads in Salavan Province, 71.7 Km of roads in Xekong Province and 165.9 Km of roads in Attapeu province, as indicated below. This will contribute to improve living standards and socioeconomic development for the local communities. Details are provided in table below: Table 9: Contract Packages for Rehabilitation and Maintenance Works Contract Length Province Road Section Packages (km) CW 1 Salavan National Road NR-20 (from Salavan City to Champasak Border) 56.0 CW 2 Salavan Local Road LR-6901 (from NR-13s to Mekong River Ferry Terminals) 17.5 Total 1 (Salavan) 73.5 CW 3 Xekong National Road NR-16 (from Champasak Border to Xekong City) 49.0 CW 4 Xekong Local Road LR-7615 (from NR1H - to NR-16) 22.7 Total 2 (Xekong) 71.7 CW 5 Attapeu National Road NR-18B (from Attapeu City to Vietnam Border) 111.9 CW 6 Attapeu Local Road LR-9001 (from NR-18B to Xanxai Village) 54.0 Total 3 (Attapeu) 165.9 Grand Total 311.10

Note: The road length of CW-2 and CW-3 was changed in Dec. 2018 and Mar. 2019 respectively because the certain length of the road is no longer required due to the other projects.

20. The project also seeks to ensure sustainable road maintenance for the project and to maximize the social benefits of road improvements through a community-based road asset management component. The aim of this component is to build communities’ capacity to (i) set up and manage their own Maintenance Committees, and (ii) improve their skills in routine road maintenance and management. The training and maintenance tools that are provided to the communities are part of the community development support to contribute to generate local employment in the project area.



B. Project Implementation Arrangement 21. MPWT is the executing agency (EA) and DOR is the implementing agency (IA) for the Project. DPWT-Attapeu, DPWT-Salavan, and DPWT-Xekong are the implementing units (PIUs). DOR have the overall coordination responsibility and work closely with DPWTs to implement the Project. Following MPWT Departments/ Institutes etc. provide support to the project when needed in their respective areas:

- Public Works and Transport Institute (PWTI) on the social and environmental monitoring; - Department of Transport (DOT) on the axle load and road safety; - Department of Finance (DOF) on the financial management; - Public Works and Transport Training Center (PWTTC) on the capacity building; - Department of Planning and Cooperation (DPC) on the Road Maintenance Funds; and - Department of Legislative Affairs of the MPWT on the documents registration / revised standard. 22. National Steering Committee (NSC) has been established to oversee project implementation and provide policy guidance at the national level. The steering committee is chairing by a vice minister of MPWT and the committee were comprised of vice governors from the provinces of Salavan, Xekong and Attapeu, officials from MPWT, Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and provincial Departments of Public Works and Transport (DPWTs).

Figure 1: The Organization of Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)



C. Safeguard Implementation Arrangements 23. The Semi-Annual Social and Environmental Safeguards Monitoring Report is developed by PMC during Rehabilitation and Maintenance. 24. Social Safeguards: The Social Safeguards PMC team is responsible for all social safeguards implementation activities. The PIU is a main coordination to communicate with district authorities for social safeguards activities during the Project period. The District Committees are set up for support and joint the social safeguards in conducting Orientation and Community Awareness Campaign program in the target village along the project roads in Salavan, Xekong and Attapeu provinces. The social Safeguards monitoring during the rehabilitation and maintenance work is conducted by PMC team, DPWT, OPWT and District Committees. 25. Environment: The environmental mitigation measures have identified in the part of initial environmental examination (IEE) at the ADB-PPTA-8492 in 2015 and it is incorporate to the environmental management plans (EMP) for the Project have been prepared by PMC. Main objectives of the environmental mitigation measures decides to ensure that the Project does not cause any negative impact to existing Social and environmental in the Project area. 26. Responsibilities: for the implementation of the EMP during detail design, rehabilitation and maintenance period is the Implementing Agency (IA), with overall guidance from the PIU by supporting of PMC team. DONRE of three provinces (Salavan, Xekong, and Attapeu) are responsible for the environmental monitoring. DOAF Attapeu is responsible to conduct the environmental monitoring of the works for NR18B in DongAmphan NBCA to minimize the environmental impacts guiding the contractors during the rehabilitation works; to ensure all works and impacts in NBCA are restricted to the ROW as per the provided detail design drawings; no disposal and clean-up of all construction material, and NBCA management team of DOAF to confirm adequate clean-up prior to site handover. Table 10: Institutional Responsibility – EMP Agency Role

MONRE & Overall central/local level environmental guidance and monitoring. DONRE DOAF  To ensure all works and impacts in NBCA are restricted to the ROW as per the provided detail design drawings.  To conduct the environmental monitoring for NR18B Emergency Works. IA/PMC Overall supervision of IEE preparation and implementation:  Review of IEEs and co-ordination of approvals from ADB  Ensuring EMP is included in contract documentation  Approving plans for UXO investigation or clearance, liaison with the National Mines Regulatory Authority and procurement of clearance services as necessary  Coordination with other government agencies relating to environmental issues.  Preparation of IEEs and contract documentation  Submission of IEEs to DONRE (and ADB for approval  Revisions of IEEs as required to secure the necessary approvals PIUs Principal responsibility for EMP implementation  Conduct the site assessment with the contractor and other local stakeholders to identify the appropriate / suitable of the proposed borrow pit or quarry site before sites approval.  Coordinate with the PCU, if there is any grievance raise from the communities.  Coordinate with the Resident Site Engineer for site visit when there is for UXO investigation or clearance  Arranging for site assessment of likelihood of occurrence of physical cultural resource or fossil specimens at excavation sites and arranging for appropriate supervision arrangements to identify/preserve fossil specimens that may appear  Monitoring functions including compliance with EMP DPWT Participation in PIU EMP implementation during operation. NSC Oversee project implementation and provide policy guidance at the national level.



Agency Role

OPWT Coordination of provincial and district agencies for EMP implementation during construction and operation, and ensuring compliance monitoring. Participation in PIU DC Implementation of maintenance aspects related to drainage and public sanitation in the EMP Participation in PIU VC Participation in environmental monitoring and public awareness raising

Notes:

NBCA Management Section denotes Department of Agriculture and Forestry (DOAF). DONRE denotes Department of Natural Resources and Environment, DONRE participants in RAC. IA denotes Implementing Agency PIUs denotes Project Implementation Units (including the DPWT, the contractor and PMC team) PTI denotes Public Work and Transport Research Institute. PMC denotes Project Management Consultant NSC denotes National Steering Committee OPWT denotes the district Office of the Public Works and Transport DC denotes the District Committee including the Governor office, the district Office of Environment, the district of Women’s Union, the district of Public & health, district of labor and social welfare, district of traffic police. VC denotes Village Committee



D. Current Progress 27. Current civil works progress and status of safeguard document approvals are shown in Table 11 below. Table 11: Project Overview, Snapshot of Project Progress ADB Loan No. 3368-Lao: Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project (RSGMP) CW 1 CW 2 CW 3 CW 4 CW 5 CW 6 Contract Package NR 20 LR 6901 NR 16 LR 7615 NR 18B LR 9001

Environment B

Indigenous Safeguards B Category Peoples Involuntary C Resettlement Reporting July to December 2020 period Last report January to June 2020 date:

a) Current civil works progress: 83.4 % as of the end of Dec 2020. (Progress at the end of June 2020 was 66.4 % for 6 Roads Packages). The main works include: - Major works of CW1, CW3, and CW5 are Small Rehabilitation and Maintenance work (Performance Based Maintenance). - Major works of CW2, CW4, and CW6 are Large Rehabilitation such as DBST surfacing and drainage system improvement works. - The rehabilitation works of CW1-NR20, CW2-LR6901, CW3-NR-16, CW4-LR7615 and CW5-NR18B were completed on 6 November 2019, 1 December 2020, 20 May 2019, 14 October 2020, and 28 February 2020 respectively; CW6-LR9001 was completed partly (Km 17-Km 24) on 30 November 2020. b) Status of Safeguard Document Approvals / Permits / Consents:

No. Civil work Date of ECC issued

1. CW1-NR 20 - DONRE of Salavan Province approved on 10 April 2018. Key sub- 2. CW2-LR 6901 - DONRE of Salavan Province project approved on 10 April 2018. activities in 3. CW3-NR 16 - DONRE of Xekong Province this reporting approved on 13 February 2018. period 4. CW4-LR 7615 - DONRE of Xekong Province approved on 13 February 2018. 5. CW5-NR18B - DONRE of Attapeu Province approved on 29 October 2019. 6. CW5-NR18B (Emergency Works) - DONRE of Attapeu Province approved on 22 April 2019. 7. CW5-NR18B - the additional restoration works - DONRE of Attapeu Province which was damaged in September 2019 approved on 21 April 2020. 8. CW6-LR 9001 - DONRE of Attapeu Province approved on 28 October 2019. 9. CW6-LR 9001- the additional emergency works - ADB approved on 21 May 2020. of 7 locations and road pavement in Chalernxai - DONRE of Attapeu Province village works. approved on 24 June 2020. 10. CW6-LR9001- the quarry production activity at - DONRE of Attapeu Province Km 37 approved on 9 July 2020.

In this period (July-December 2020)

Note: The Environmental Compliance Certificates show in Appendix I Report Safeguard Specialist of PMC prepared by:



28. Current progress of civil works of each package achieved at the end of December 2020 is 81.6 % (CW-1), 84.1 % (CW-2), 91.4% (CW-3), 83.6 % (CW-4), 90.7 % (CW-5), and 76.7 % (CW-6) respectively. The total progress of the civil works achieved as of the end of December 2020 is 83.4 % versus the plan including the current VOs which is 92.8 %. It means that the current progress of total civil works is slightly behind the schedule after VOs has been made. 29. Current Works at the end of December 2020 of each Package of road are shown below: CW-1 (NR20, 56 km): i) Continue the PBM Works (patching pothole MAC 112 at Km 15+900, 30+450, 42+300, 44+200, and 51+100, and crack sealing MAC 116 at Km 7+250, 23+450, 43+150 and 44+200, after handing-over the rehabilitation works on 22 November 2019; ii) All works of the restoration works (additional works) have been completed in June 2020; iii) COVID-19 : Some of the contractor’s workers who stay out of the working area (province) left the work site for family care after the Prime Minister’s Order on prevention activity to the COVID-19 pandemic issued on 29 March 2020, which would be adverse effects to the work performance. Total workman force in April was about 30 % of the normal month. The contractor resumed the works as normal since 3 May 2020; iv) Progress; Plan 82.4 %, Actual 81.6 % as of the end of December 2020; The major achievement in this period is the PBM and restoration works. CW-2 (LR6901, 22.5 km - 5 Km): i) The VO for the additional DBST surface was signed on 18 June 2020; ii) Island painting at junction Km 0+000 and 16+550; iii) DBST Km 0+000 – 0+750; iv) Repairing damaged shoulder of existing SBST before 2nd seal at Km 0+000-0+300, Km 4+400-4+800, Km 7+975-8+400, Km 9+000-9+350, and Km 15+950-16+450; v) Ditch lining at Km 16+700-16+800; vi) Grout rip-rap at Km 9+800 – Km 10+100; vii) Base course and SBST for approach road at 5 locations; viii) Concrete pavement at Mekong river approach; ix) Second seal coat from Km 12+500 – Km 13+650; x) Test on Completion (internal) of the Rehabilitation Works was conducted on 24 November 2020; xi) COVID-19: Some of the contractor’s workers who stay out of the working area (province) left the work site for family care after the Prime Minister’s Order on prevention activity to the COVID-19 pandemic issued on 29 March 2020, which would be adverse effects to the work performance. Total workman force in April is about 30 % of the normal month. The contractor resumed the works as normal since 28 April 2020; xii) Progress; Revised Plan (VO singed on 18 June 2020) 96.8 %, Actual 84.1 % as of the end of December 2020. CW-3 (NR16, 54 km - 5 km): i) Continue Performance Based Maintenance from Km 5+700 to Km 57+000 after handing- over the rehabilitation works since 20 May 2019 (crack sealing and filling potholes at Km 13+250, 13+300, 31+200, 33+025, 36+700, 36+025, 36+700, 36+850, 36+900 and 37+200, and repairing traffic sign at Km 15+050, 20+300 and 55+500; ii) All of the restoration works (additional works) have been completed in May 2020; iii) COVID-19: Some of the contractor’s workers who stay out of the working area (province) left the work site for family care after the Prime Minister’s Order on prevention activity to 

the COVID-19 pandemic issued on 29 March 2020, which would be adverse effects to the work performance. Total workman force in April is about 30 % of the normal month. The contractor resumed the works as normal since 27 April 2020; iv) Progress; Revised Plan (30 November 2018) 88.7%, Actual 91.4% as of the end of December 2020. The major work in this month was Performance Based Maintenance. CW- 4 (LR7615, 22.7 km): i) The VO for the additional DBST surface was signed on 18 June 2020; ii) Test on completion for the rehabilitation works was conducted and taking-over certificate was issued to the contractor on 14 October 2020; iii) Traffic sign (238 numbers) which is outstanding item at the test on completion, has been competed; iv) Production crush rock size 0 - 40 mm: 300 m3; v) COVID-19: All of the contractor’s workers who stay out of the working area (province) left the work site for family care after the Prime Minister’s Order on prevention activity to the COVID-19 pandemic issued on 29 March 2020, which would be adverse effects to the work performance; Most of the scheduled works couldn’t be done in April and May 2020 due to the adverse effect by Covid-19; The contractor resumed the works as normal since 30 May 2020; vi) Progress; Revised Plan (VO singed on18 June 2020) 95.2%, Actual 83.6% as of the end of December 2020. The plan of progress is re