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47085-002: Road Sector Governance and Maintenance Project 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 AccidentRecord 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
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