NATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION SOUTHERN POWER PROJECT MANAGEMENT BOARD ------------------------------- Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) Public Disclosure Authorized TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY PROJECT (TEP) SUBPROJECT: IMPROVEMENT AND UPGRADING OF THE CAO LANH - THOT NOT 220KV TRANSMISSION LINE Public Disclosure Authorized PREPARED BY POWER ENGINEERING CONSULTING JOINT STOCK COMPANY 3 Public Disclosure Authorized Ho Chi Minh city, December 2014 Transmission Efficiency Project, Subproject: “Improvement and upgrading of the Cao Lanh - Thot Not 220kV Transmission Line” ABBREVIATION: AP : Affected person AH : Affected household CSC : Construction Supervision Consultant EMP : Environmental Management Plan EMF : Environmental Management Framework EVN : Electricity of Vietnam DONRE : Department of Natural Resources and Environment DPC : District People’s Committee GOV : Government Km : Kilometer MONRE : Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment NPT : National Power Transmission Corporation PECC3 : Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 PPC : Provincial People's Committee PTC4 : Power Transmission Company No.4 SIMC : Safeguard Independent Monitor SPPMB : Southern Power Project Management Board SS : Substation ROW : Right of way RP : Resettlement Plan TEP : Transmission Efficiency Project T/L : Transmission line WB : World Bank Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 1 Transmission Efficiency Project, Subproject: “Improvement and upgrading of the Cao Lanh - Thot Not 220kV Transmission Line” TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 4 2. POLICY, REGULATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS ................. 4 2.1 Government Regulations ............................................................................................ 4 2.2 The World Bank (WB) safeguard policies................................................................... 6 3. SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 6 3.1 Objectives of the subproject ........................................................................................ 6 3.2 Scope of the subproject ............................................................................................... 6 3.3Location of the subproject ........................................................................................... 7 3.4Subproject Main Work Volume ................................................................................. 12 3.5 Main Activities Before and During Construction ................................................... 14 3.5.1 Main Activities Before and During Construction .................................................. 14 3.5.2 Transportation ..................................................................................................... 14 3.5.3. Employment ......................................................................................................... 15 3.6 Subproject Implementation Schedule and Total Investment ...................................... 15 3.6.1 Subproject Implementation Schedule .................................................................... 15 3.6.2. Total Investment .................................................................................................. 16 4. BASELINE DATA .................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Geographical location and population ....................................................................... 16 4.2 Địa hình ................................................................................................................ 17 4.3 Đặc điểm khí tượng thủy văn ................................................................................. 17 4.4 Hiện trạng sử dụng đất .......................................................................................... 19 4.5. Environmental baseline data .................................................................................... 20 4.6. Socio-economic status of the subproject area ........................................................... 22 4.6.1 Economy............................................................................................................... 22 4.6.2 Society .................................................................................................................. 23 4.7Protected areas, natural reserves, sensitive areas, cultural property, historical monument, temple and pagoda in the subproject area ................................................. 25 5. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ........................................................................................... 25 6. MITIGATION MEASURES ...................................................................................... 36 7. EMPIMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT ......................................................... 53 EMP Implementation Reporting Arrangements ............................................................. 55 8. MONITORING PROGRAM ..................................................................................... 56 9. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ................................................. 60 10. COST ESTIMATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION ........................................... 62 11. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE .................................................... 62 Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 2 Transmission Efficiency Project, Subproject: “Improvement and upgrading of the Cao Lanh - Thot Not 220kV Transmission Line” ANNEXES Annex 1: Environmental Specifications for the Contractor Annex 2: TOR for Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) Annex 3: Outline of subproject location Annex 4: Figures of subproject Annex 5: EIA’s approval decision Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 3 Transmission Efficiency Project, Subproject: “Improvement and upgrading of the Cao Lanh - Thot Not 220kV Transmission Line” 1. INTRODUCTION The subproject of “Improvement and upgrading of the Cao Lanh - Thot Not 220kV Transmission Line” is one of the subprojects that will be implemented in Phase II of the Transmission Efficiency Project (TEP) funded by the World Bank. The subproject will be implemented in districts including Lai Vung, Lap Vo and Cao Lanh, Cao Lanh city - Dong Thap Province and Thot Not District - Can Tho city. The implementation of the subproject is in line with the national Power Development Master Plan 7 (PDMP7) to meet the growing electricity load demand. The activities of subproject include: building a new 220kV transmission line with 20.6km length on the ROW of the existing transmission line and replacing the existing transmission line with 10.5 km length. These activities may cause negative impacts on the local environment and communities during pre-construction, construction, and operation phases. To ensure the potential negative impacts are identified and mitigated during the subproject implementation, and in compliance with the policy on environmental assessment of the World Bank (OP/BP 4.01), an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of the subproject has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines provided in the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the TEP project. The EMP includes the following contents: an introduction, the main legal framework, the subproject description, the environmental background, potential positive and negative impacts, proposed mitigation measures, and implementation arrangements. It also includes an Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP) prepared for the subproject. The EMP will be incorporated into the bidding documents and construction contracts, as well as a scope for environment quality monitoring. A Resettlement Plan (RP) has also been prepared for the subproject and is presented separately in another safeguard document. According to Vietnam’s environmental assessment regulation, the subproject is subject to prepare an EIA for submission to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) for appraisal and approval. The EIA report was submitted to MONRE in Aug., 2014 and was approved on November 14, 2014. 2. POLICY, REGULATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORKS 2.1 Government Regulations The following national laws and regulations are applied for the subproject: - Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting No.27/2001/QH10 was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on June 29, 2001. - Construction Law No. 16/2003 / QH11 was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on November 26, 2003; - Electricity Law No. 28/2004 / QH11 was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on December 3, 2004; - Labor Law No.35-L/CTN dated June 23, 1994 with some amendment under Document No.84/2007/QH11 of the National Assembly. - Cultural Heritage Law No.32/2009 / QH12 dated June 18, 2009 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Cultural Heritage No. 28/2001 / QH10; - Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Electricity No. 24/2012 / QH13 was adopted by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on November 20, 2012. Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 4 Transmission Efficiency Project, Subproject: “Improvement and upgrading of the Cao Lanh - Thot Not 220kV Transmission Line” - Water Resources Law No. 17/2012 / QH13 was