HA TINH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE Public Disclosure Authorized DYNAMIC CITIES INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT KY ANH SUBPROJECT – HA TINH PROVINCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized (ESIA) Final Report Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Ha Tinh, Dec - 2018 Dynamic Cities Integrated Development Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Ky Anh Town Subproject – Ha Tinh Province CONTENTS CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................ i ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................. v LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................... vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 3 1. Project Background ...................................................................................... 3 2. Relationships between the Project and Masterplans ...................................... 4 3 Technical and Legal Basis for the Preparation of ESIA ................................ 5 3.1 Vietnamese Legal Documents ............................................................................................. 6 3.2 World Bank’s Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies ......................................... 10 4 ESIA Implementation Arrangement ............................................................ 11 5 Methods for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ........................ 12 5.1 Method for Environmental Impact Assessment ............................................................... 12 5.2 Method for Social Impact Assessment ............................................................................. 13 CHAPTER 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 15 1.1 General Information .................................................................................... 15 1.1.1 Project Objectives .............................................................................................................. 15 1.1.2 Project Location ................................................................................................................. 16 1.2 Scope of Investment ................................................................................... 16 1.2.1 Construction of Trunk Road Connecting Urban Centers................................................. 17 1.2.2 Construction of Wastewater Collection and Treatment System ...................................... 18 1.2.3 Tri River Embankment Lining and Construction of Operation Roads ........................... 21 1.2.4 Upgrading, Rehabilitation of Thuy Son Lake .................................................................. 21 1.3 Auxiliary Works ......................................................................................... 22 1.3.1 Access Roads to the Construction Sites ........................................................................... 22 1.3.2 Worker’s Camp ................................................................................................................. 22 1.4 Demand for Material ................................................................................... 22 1.5 Material Sources ......................................................................................... 23 1.5.1 Waste Generation and Disposal ....................................................................................... 24 1.5.2 Transportation Route......................................................................................................... 24 1.6 Backfill and Excavation Volume ................................................................ 25 1.7 Construction Method .................................................................................. 25 1.7.1 Road Construction .............................................................................................................. 25 1.7.2 Construction of Tri River Embankment ........................................................................... 26 1.7.3 Thuy Son Lake ................................................................................................................... 27 1.7.4 Wastewater Treatment System .......................................................................................... 27 1.8 Expected Machinery, Equipment and Labor ............................................... 28 1.9 Project’s Affected Area .............................................................................. 29 1.10 Project Implementation Schedule ................................................................ 29 1.11 Budget ........................................................................................................ 29 CHAPTER 2. NATURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS .............................. 31 2.1 Physical Condition ........................................................................................ 31 2.1.1 Geography ............................................................................................................................... 31 2.1.2. Topography ............................................................................................................................. 31 2.1.3 Geology ............................................................................................................................... 31 2.1.3.1 Geotechnology .................................................................................................................... 31 i Dynamic Cities Integrated Development Project Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Ky Anh Town Subproject – Ha Tinh Province 2.1.3.2 Hydrogeology ..................................................................................................................... 32 2.1.4 Climate ..................................................................................................................................... 32 2.1.5 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................ 32 2.1.6 Existing Environmental Quality ............................................................................................. 33 2.1.7 Biological Resources .............................................................................................................. 39 2.2 Socio-economic Condition ............................................................................ 40 2.2.1 Population, Ethnicity ............................................................................................................... 40 2.2.2. Land Use Status ...................................................................................................................... 41 2.2.3 Economic Mechanism and Growth Rate ............................................................................... 42 2.2.4. Labor and Employment ......................................................................................................... 42 2.2.5. Income .................................................................................................................................... 43 2.2.6. Education ................................................................................................................................ 43 2.2.7. Medical Service and Healthcare ............................................................................................ 43 2.2.8. Physical Cultural Resources .................................................................................................. 44 2.2.9 Gender Issue ............................................................................................................................ 44 2.3 Infrastructure Condition ................................................................................ 45 2.3.1. Transport System ................................................................................................................... 45 2.3.2. Water Supply .......................................................................................................................... 46 2.3.3. Drainage Sewers ..................................................................................................................... 46 2.3.4. Environmental Sanitation ...................................................................................................... 47 2.3.5. Electricity and Lighting System ............................................................................................ 47 2.4 Current Status of The Construction Areas of Work Items ............................. 48 2.4.1 The Main Road Connecting Urban Centers .......................................................................... 48 2.4.2 Main Pipeline........................................................................................................................... 50 2.4.3 Pumping Stations ...................................................................................................................