IPP 137 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM 5 SEIER 2 Project Feasibility Study 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations U in Southern Vietnam I Volume 2(b) 3 Ethnic Minority I Development Plan l | || Revised Version! I Power Company 2 September, 2004 + )C } Power Engineering & Consulting Center l SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM l 3 SEIER 2 Project l Feasibility Study * 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations * in Southern Vietnam | Volume 2(b) I Ethnic Minority I Development Plan Prepared by Submitted by PC2 1 110 kV Power Networks *U xng & Consulting Center Management Board 4 ' ;;; VAN VINH NGUYEN VAN BINH - - Director Director Date ..................... Date .............................. Power Company 2 September, 2004 I Power Engineering & Consulting Center l SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 11 OkV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l Table of Contents 1-iii I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1-10 1. Introduction 11 1.1 The Project 12 1.2 Ethnic Minority Development Plan 12 1.2.1 Strategy for EM 12 1.2.2 Ethnic Minority in Vietnam 12 2. Ethnic Minorities in the Project Areas 13 3. Socio-Economic Condition of the Ma in the Project Areas 16 4. Farming System of the Ma in the Project Areas 18 5. Farming System of the Ethnic Minorities in the Project Areas 19 6. Legal Framework 20 6.1 World Bank's OD 4.20 on Indigenous People 20 6.2 GOV Laws 20 6.3 National Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Regions 21 6.4 Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee 21 7. Project Impacts on Ethnic Minorities 22 7.1 Impacts on Ethnic Minorities - the Ma 22 7.2 Impacts on Land Use System 25 7.2.1 Impacts on Land Acquisition of the Project 25 7.2.2 Impacts on Land Use System 27 7.3 Impacts on Houses and Structures 27 7.4 Impacts on Farming System 27 7.4.1 Impacts on Crops and Trees 27 7.4.2 Impacts on Farming System 28 8. Participation 28 9. Institutional Arrangement 29 10. Development Activities 29 10.1 For all EM in Affected Areas 30 10.2 For all EM PAPs in Affected Areas 31 10.3 Mitigation Measures 31 11. Implementation Program 32 12. Monitoring and Evaluation 40 + Power Company 2 -1- Q7~- Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l 13. Estimated Budget and Financing Plan 40 I Tables 4. Land Use System of the Ma EM in the Project Areas 19 7.1 Number of EM PAPs in Project Areas by Impact Categories 23 7.2.1 Impacts on Land Acquisition 26 * 11 Special Programs, Mitigation Measures and Demarcation of Responsibilities 33 13 Cost Estimates of Special Programs for EM PAPs 40 Appendices 1. Project Areas 2. Strategy for EM 3. Preliminary Screening of Ethnic Minorities 5 4. Social Impact Assessment 5. Proposed Action Plan l I Abbreviations AEC Agricultural Extension Center BARD Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development Consultants PC2 has appointed (i) Power Engineering & Consulting Center (PECC), *I(ii) Power Engineering & Consulting Company No.2 (ii) Power Engineering & Consulting Company No.3 and, (iii) Hanoi Eleco Shareholding Company to carry out the preparation of FSs, ELAs and surveys for RAPs of each sub- project. * The RAP and EMDP for the overall project is prepared by PECC. CPC Commune People's Committee CRC Compensation and Resettlement Committee DMS Detailed Measurement Survey DNRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment DOC Department of Construction DOF Department of Finance and Pricing DOI Department of Industry DPC District People's Committee I Zs Power Company2 -ii- | 1 7 Power Engineering &Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l DPI Department of Planning and Investment DRC District Resettlement Committee EM Ethnic Minority EMDP Ethnic Minority Development Plan EVN Electricity of Viet Nam FS Feasibility Study GOV Government of Viet Nam HH Household IDA International Development Association IMA Independent Monitoring Agency LURC Land Use Right Certificate MOC Ministry of Construction MOF Ministry of Finance MOI Ministry of Industry OD 4.30 World Bank's Operational Directives 4.30 PAF Project Affected Family PAP Project Affected Person PC2 Power Company No.2 PECC PC2's Power Engineering & Consulting Center PMB Project Management Board (Power Networks) PPC Provincial People's Committee PPP Project Provincial Powers PRC Provincial Resettlement Committee RC Resettlement Committee RAP Resettlement Action Plan RIB Resettlement Information Booklet ROW Right-Of-Way SIA Social Impact Assessment S/S Sub-Station TA Technical Advisor T/L Transmission Line TOR Terms of References UNDP United Nations Development Program USD US Dollar VND Viet Nam Dong WB World Bank I I l l /" Power Company2 -11i- Power Engineering & Consulting Center lI I SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Introduction 1.1 The Project Implementing the Government of Viet Nam's policy on the national industrialization and modernization program, the state Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has decided to use the World Bank financial resources for the investment of the 'SEIER 2 Project'. Power Company No.2, on behalf of EVN, will develop the sub-projects for the 110kV S/Ss (totaling 435 MVA) in 14 districts and 1 city of 8 provinces and 110kV I T/Ls (totaling 109.995 km) traversing 15 districts and 1 city of 9 provinces in south Vietnam. It is noted that Dong Nai Province (Tan Phu District) is not one of this project's objectives. However, one portion of Tan Phu - Da Hoai - Da Teh T/L traversing 11.866km from the existing Tan Phu S/S in Tan Phu Dist. of Dong Nai Province to I the provincial border (within Dong Nai Province territory) to Lam Dong Province. Therefore, the Tan Phu District of Dong Nai Province is called "project area" just for the sake of RAP implementation due to land acquisition and resettlement. There are no ethnic minority communities in the project areas, except the above mentioned portion of Tan Phu - Da Hoai - Da Teh T/L crossing through Bon Go Hamlet of Thanh Son Commune of Tan Phu District (Dong Nai Province) where the Ma ethnic minority people have been dwelling. (Map of Sub-Project Areas with Ma Ethnic Minority Communities is shown in Appendix 1). Implementing the project components, land acquisition will be required for pole/tower foundations, access roads and ROWs. However, the construction and installation of S/Ss and T/Ls of 110kV systems will not cause large scale of land acquisition and resettlement. Current data shows that there is lack of electricity, particularly in the remote localities, and where the network existed, they are almost constantly overloaded with high electricity loss and low service quality. Therefore, implementing this project will not only satisfy the ever increasing demand for industrial, tourism, infrastructure, small industries and handicraft, aquaculture etc. development but also improve the spiritual and material life of the communities in the remote areas. S; Power Company 2 -1- Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam * 1.2 Ethnic Minority Development Plan The EMDP is developed to ensure that the project subcomponents would not cause any culturally specific impact on the affected EM PAPs and the nature of impacts does not result in community-wide socio-economic effects. The EMDP also ensure that the development process foster full respect for dignity, human rights and cultural uniqueness of the EMs and they will not suffer adverse effects during the development process and that they will receive culturally compatible social and economic benefits. 1.2.1 Strategy for EM The Project has prepared an overall Strategy for Ethnic Minorities and Guide Lines for EMDP. Such Strategy is developed based on OD 4.20 on Indigenous People of the WB and Policies for EM of GOV. The guidelines seek to ensure that ethnic minorities are well informed, consulted and mobilized to participate in the sub- projects to be supported by SEIER 2 Project. Their participation can either provide them benefits with more certainty, or protect them from any potential adverse impacts of sub-projects to be financed by the Project. This EMDP is prepared in line with such Guide Lines. (Appendix 2: Strategy for Ethnic Minorities and Guide Lines for EMDP). 1.2.2 Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam The ethnic minority peoples are commonly among the poor groups and have limited benefits from social development and they are vulnerable to the appearance of possible physical impacts by their land occupation for the infrastructure project or social impacts due to the changes of favorable living place and acquaintance. The Bank's policies are to identify the possible impacts, analyze the customs, cultures and behaviors to find out the best appropriate plan to act and help those affected people. In the process it is necessary to study the policy and legal framework to integrate in the implementation schedule. For this subproject, considering the institutional arrangements by EVN (all institutions which will be involved in RAP preparation and implementation will be responsible for preparing and implementing EMDP). Therefore, many information on consultation and participation of EM in EMDP, institutional arrangements, complaint and grievances and monitoring are described this RAP. The resettlement and compensation policy for EM PAPs is the same for other RAP. In the EMDP, only the special policies and programs are figured out based on the consultation and feedback from EM and local authorities in the project affected areas. The plan mainly aims at providing information on ethnic group in the project areas and having development plan in compliance with WB policy OD 4.20, ensuring (a) the respect of characteristics of customs, habits and cultural tradition of the ethnic groups, (b) avoid negative impacts on ethnic groups during development progress and, (c) ethnic group will be entitled to socio-economic interests suitable to their cultural tradition. 3 Power Company 2 -2- Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam * 2. Ethnic Minorities in the Project Areas The only ethnic minority in the project areas (spreading in Bon Go Hamlet, Thanh Son Communes of Tan Phu District belong to Dong Nai Province) is the Ma people who live in communities as well as intermingle with the Viet communities. Although, they have their own language, traditional culture, habits, ways of living etc., but at the same time, they harmoniously mixed up with the local Viet communities in many ways i.e. almost all of their children attend the public schools, the Ma people joint in with all public cultural activities, share the prevailing economic opportunities and enjoy the public interests. This chapter briefs about the ethnological characteristics of the Ma people. 3. Socio-economic Condition of the Ma in the Project Areas The survey shows that there are 549 households (2,555 persons) would be affected by the 12 S/Ss and 6 T/Ls of 110 kV system traversing 67 hamlets in 32 communes of 15 districts and 1 city belong to 9 provinces, of which 9 HHs (46 persons) are ethnic minorities - the Ma. The ethnic minority groups are allocated as shown in Appendix 3 - The Preliminary Screening of Ethnic Minorities. There are 53 households (286 persons) of Ma EM in Bon Go Hamlet, Thanh Son Commune of Dong Nai Province of which 9 EM households (46 persons) are PAPs. The Ma household characteristics (average family size, age groups, education standard, occupation, amenity, sources of income and expenses), housing condition, cultivation land etc. are surveyed and described in details in Art.2.2 of this report. (Appendix 4 shows the Social Impact Assessment.) 4. Land Use System of the Ma in the Project Areas The wet rice cultivation land occupies the overwhelming percentage in the land use system of the Ma EM in the project areas i.e. 77.95% while crop land occupies arounbd 12.74%, garden land occupies around 8.69%, and residential land occupies 0.61% of their total land-holding. Apart from their residential land, the average Ma household owns around: - paddy field land 5,777.78 m2 I - crop land 944.44 m2 - garden land 644.44 m2 7,411.78 m2 + Power Company 2 -3- Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l 5. Farming System of the Ma in the Project Areas * The wet rice planting is the major farming activity of the Ma EM in the project areas : autumn paddy crop and winter paddy crop. The garden land is used by the Ma EMs for multi purposes : planting of long term trees (eucalyptus, bamboo, coconut, mango, jackfruit etc.) mixed up with short term crops (sugar cane, vegetables etc.) and raising livestock, poultry. The crop land is used by the Ma farmers for planting of groundnut, maize, or sugarcane. 6. Legal Framework 6.1 The OD 4.20 on Indigenous People of the World Bank I This plan is developed based on OD 4.20 on Indigenous People of the World Bank and Policies for EM of GOV. I According to OD 4.20: "The Bank's broad objective towards indigenous people, as for all the people in its member countries, is to ensure that the development process fosters full respect for their dignity, human rights, and cultural uniqueness. I Particularly the objective at the center of this directive is to ensure that indigenous peoples do not suffer adverse effects during the development process, particularly from Bank-financed projects, and that they receive culturally compatible social and economic benefits.", and "The Bank's policy is that the strategy for addressing the issues pertaining to indigenous peoples must be based on the informed participation of the indigenous people themselves. Thus, identifying local preferences through direct consultation, incorporation of indigenous knowledge into project approaches, and appropriate early use of experienced specialists are core activities for any project that affects indigenous peoples and their rights to natural and economic resources." 6.2 Vietnam Law Equality right of ethnic people was clearly stipulated in the Vietnam Law and Vietnam Constitution (1992). One of the most important policies in relation with ethnic groups is the Government Guidance No.525/TTG on 2/11/1993 regarding in detail on implementation guiding of development in high land areas and ethnic areas with the main points (a) develop I infrastructure especially transportation road system and fresh water supplying, (b) step by step overcome the lack of food and (c) consolidate of education system; adjust education program basing on characteristic of provinces; create favor I conditions and support the irregular education program and develop internal economic force. I I ; ; ;~ Power Company 2 -4- < / ~~~~Power Engineering & Consulting Center I SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam 6.3 Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Regions According to the government guidance No. 525 in 1994, the Central Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Regions is assigned to co-ordinate with UNDP in implementation of external support for ethnic minorities' development. In the provincial level, there is the Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Regions (or Ethnic Minority Committee or Committee for Ethnic Minority and 1 Religion, depending on certain province) and in the district level, there is the Bureau for Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Regions (or Ethnic Minority Bureau or Bureau for Ethnic Minority and Religion, depending on certain province). 6.4 Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee U In case of Dong Nai province, there is the Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Regions. During 2002 - 2003 and the first half of 2004, the provincial and district Ethnic Minority Committees have: (a) organized one workshop on Government's ethnic minorities policy and community awareness of the religions and ethnic minority peoples with the participation of representatives of commune and district I NGOs and Ma Chiefs of villages and (b) mobilized and cooperated with commune and district NGOs (for their financial contribution) and individuals (for their charity contribution) to support the Ma lonely old people and orphan children in many occasions. 7. Project Impact on Ethnic Minorities 7.1 Impacts on EM - the Ma The Project would impact on EM in 1 hamlet of 1 commune (among 67 hamlets in 32 communes belong to 9 provinces in the project areas). There are 9 HHs (46 persons) of EM PAPs, of these: * Number of EM PAPs affected by permanent 9 HHs land acquisition 46 persons * Number of EM PAP affected by temporarily 9 land acquisition 46 persons I * Number of EM PAP affected on houses/structures 1 HH 5 persons I * Number of EM PAPs affected on business Nil * Number of EM PAPs required to be resettled 1 HH 5 persons * No impacts on customary land, sensitive places Nil I The productive land lost as percentage of the total productive land is minor i.e. 0.46%. +3 Power Company 2 -5- Power Engineering & Consulting Center I SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam I There is no Ma communal house, cultural site, cemetery or any sensitive place * affected in this project due to close community consultation and the mitigation measures as described in Art.7.2. Please see Appendix 3 for Preliminary Screening of Ethnic Minorities. * 7.2 Impacts on Land Use System 7.2.1 Impact on Land Acquisition of the Project * There are 9 HHs (46 persons) of EM PAPs with temporarily affected productive land (paddy field, crops land and garden land) with total area of 35,560m2. There are 9 EM PAPs with permanently acquired land for pole/tower foundations. Total acquired area is 240m2. The acquired area is insignificant in comparison with | total area of their land holdings (average EM PAPs productive land holding is around 7,366 mi2). There are no EM PAP affected more than 25 % of total agricultural land their holdings. Actually, the EM PAP affected productive land is 5 0.46% of their total productive land holding only. 7.2.2 Impacts on Land Use System Since the impact on land acquisition is almost marginal i.e. 0.46% of productive land holding of the EM PAPs, as described in Article 4.2.1 above, the land use I system of the EM in the project areas is not affected. | 7.3 Impacts on Houses and Structures There is only 1 EM PAP affected on houses/structures (totally) i.e. Mr. K'lam whose 'temporary category' house of 5Gm2 with a kitchen (inside the house) of lom2 totally affected. During the socio-economic survey, Mr. K'lam has expressed his willing to be relocated with project's arrangement of a substitute residential land/house. 7.4 Impacts on Farming System 4.4.1 Impacts on Crops and Trees There are 9 EM households (46 persons) with temporarily affected - 35,560 m2 of rice and crops, and | - 322 various kind of fruit trees. 4.4.2 Impacts on Farming System * Considering the impacts on land acquisition and impacts on crops and trees, as described above, thefarming system of the EM in the project areas is not affected. (Pls. see Appendix 4 for Social Impact Assessment). l +- Power Company 2 -6- Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam U 8. Participation The Ma elders and representatives of Ma DPs in Bon Go Hamlet, Thanh Son Communes have taken part in many community meetings held by PMB and Consultants during the project preparation (along with RAP/EMDP preparation). The proposed layouts of D/L routes are also displayed in the meetings along with discussions and consultation with the local authorities and local people on possible impacts caused by the project, project site selection, alignment of routes etc. so as the proposed selected T/L route are the least impact option. In the community meetings, PAPs' queries on RAP related issues i.e. entitlements, | compensation etc. are explained by PMB representatives and PAPs' opinions, including voluntary donation of their marginal impacts on trees, crops (i.e. bananas, papayas etc.), bamboo fences etc. of insignificant values were recorded. The prevailing opinion of PAPs and EM PAPs in the project areas: | * The extension of the power supply networks are welcomed by all PAPs. PAPs would like to be informed of the actual project implementation time- | schedule well in advance so as to prepare themselves for the ground clearance. I * PAPs would like to be compensated at replacement cost for their assets losses and market price for their temporarily affected crops. All feedback of PAPs and EM PAPs is integrated in this RAP and EMDP. | 9. Institutional Arrangement The details of institutional arrangement are described in Chapter 2 of this RAP. To implement this EMDP smoothly, PC2 and its PMB will: 1 * Assigning adequate number of staff for EMDP implementation. * Hiring qualified personnel for implementing EMDP. I * Establishing field offices for smoothly EMDP implementation. * Periodical monitoring the EMDP implementation. | * Transparency in implementation through information campaign. * Ensure that EM leaders are represented in local RAP and EMDP committees. + Power Company 2 -7- Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l *10. Development Activities The plans are not only for PAPs who are directly affected by land acquisition but also for the EMs who are living in the project affected areas. As mentions in RAP, this EMDP is developed based on the results of consultation with and participation of EM and their local authorities. Community meetings included representatives of indigenous peoples amongst the authority of hamlet/commune (the Ma elders) and EM PAPs and representatives of commune NGOs. PMB and the Consultants made the presentation on the T/L route of the project, proposed policy and requested participants assess for the adverse impacts, propose for mitigation measures and propose for development programs. Through consultation with and participation of local authorities and EM in the project affected areas, local authorities and EM gave the feedback on the potential of adverse impacts by the project as below: * potential of electric shock; I * accident in the construction period; * disturbance by the construction and construction workers to villages; * access roads will create potentials on illegal exploitation of timber and hunting. All of these feedbacks are integrated in this EMDP and Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMP of EA report). 10.1 For all Ethnic Minorities in Affected Areas The following programs are proposed by EM and local authorities for all EM people who are living in the project affected areas (a) training for electric safety (to be organized by PMB/Consultants), (b) training on applying, use and management of loan (to be organized by the provincial and/or district BARD) and Special agriculture extension training courses for female-headed households who are farmers (to be organized by the district and/or commune Agricultural Extensions and/or Farmer's Associations in close cooperation with the district and/or commune Women Associations) It is noted that all EMs in Bon Go Hamlet, Thanh Son Commune of Dong Nai Province have been enjoying power supply. 10.2 For all EM PAPs in Affected Areas Apart from the content of Art.7.1 above, it is proposed that the 4 project affected Ma households (who have power supply from their neighbors' connections) will be assisted for their household connections to the grid: Average cost for household connection in the project areas is estimated at the average of 650,000 VND/household. I + ; PowerCompany2 -8- 3 | < > Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l Each of the 4 project affected Ma household (who have power supply from their neighbors' connections) will be assisted (grant) for their direct connections to the * grid with 300,000 VND/household as part of their household connection cost (with financial resource from EVN) and the balance will be paid by the household themselves. The budget for this special assistance will be from EVN. 1 10.3 Mitigation Measures The measures to minimize impacts includes of (i) technical measure; (ii) encouraging EM in the project affected areas to participate in preparing and implementing EMDP; and (iii) closely consultation with local authorities and all 3 relevant institutions. Results of Mitigation Measures: There is no EM PAPs with more than 25% of their total productive land affected. Actually, the EM PAP affected productive land is 0.46% of their total productive land holding only. There is 1 EM PAP (household) in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan | Phu district in Dong Nai province required to be relocated due to impact on his house/ structure ('temporary' housing category of 50m2). During the socio- economic survey, this PAP has expressed his willing to be relocated with project's arrangement of a substitute house. There is no Ma communal house, cultural site or any sensitive place affected in this project due to close community consultation and the above stated mitigation measures. I 11. Implementation Program The EMDP implementation program will be carried out in parallel with the RAP implementation program. 5 The details of implementation arrangement are described in Chapter 8 of this RAP. Please see Table 11 for the responsibilities on each program. | 12. Monitoring and Evaluation ! | The implementation of RAP/EMDP shall be constantly supervised and monitored by PMB in co-ordination with local Peoples' Committees. 3 An independent consulting agency will be entrusted with external monitoring tasks for RAP and EMDP implementation. The selection of this agency will be submitted to the approval of PMB and WB. + Power Company 2 -9- l l Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l The selected independent external monitoring agency shall be contracted by the PMB immediately after RAP/EMDP approval and shall begin supervision and * monitoring activities form the beginning of the implementation phase. The detail supervision and monitoring are described in Art. 8.7 of the RAP of this subproject. * 13. Estimated Budget and Financing Plan * The detail costs of trainings will be prepared in each proposal later. | * To save costs, combination between meetings, trainings will be organized by PC2 and its PMB and all relevant institutions for RAP and EMDP. * Costs for mitigation measures will be included in the construction contracts for contractors. * Loan will be from BARD. Cost estimate for some special programs/actions of EMDP is from counterpart i.e. EVN. Table 10 - Cost Estimate for Special Programs of EMDP |Sr Unit: VND Nr. Item Details Total I Credit program One (or 1/2 day) training course to be organized in Thanh Son commune (Tan Phu district of Dong Nai province) 5,0,0 (provincial or district BARD) I 2 Training on electric safety for One day training course to be organized in villagers and pupils Thanh Son commune (Tan Phu district of Dong Nai province) It is proposed that such course will be hold 17,000,000 at the commune school. (PC2 PMB, Consultant) 1 3 Meetings, pamphlet etc. * for credit program 5,000,000 * for electric safety 5,000,000 4 Special assistance for household 4 + 1 Ma households x 300,000 1,500,000 connections VND/household Total 33,500,000 I Contingency (20%) 6,700,000 Grand Total 40,200,000 I l + Power Company 2 -10- | J Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l * 1. Introduction 1.1 The Project * The overall objectives of the SEIER 2 Project are to contribute to the Government's poverty alleviation program in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure services like electricity. The proposed project's main development objectives are to extend high voltage (110kV) networks to 14 districts + 1 city of 8 project related provinces. * There is no EM in the project objective areas. However, the Tan Phu - Da Hoai - Da Teh T/L (the extension of the existing Dinh Quan - Tan Phu 110kV T/L, from Tan Phu S/S in Tan Phu Dist. of Dong Nai province to Madagui then Da Teh of Lam Dong province) traversing Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu District in Dong Nai province, where the Ma EM have been dwelling. Since the Tan Phu - Da Hoai - Da Teh T/L traversing two provinces and for the sake of RAP, this component is broken down into 2 portions: (i) 11.866km from Tan Phu S/S in Tan Phu Dist. of Dong Nai Province to the provincial border (within Dong Nai Province territory) and, (ii) 18.820km from the provincial border (roughly Madagui commune) to Da Teh Dist. (within Lam Dong Province territory). It is I noted that Tan Phu Dist. of Dong Nai Province is not one of the objectives of the Project. I There are Ma ethnic minority communities in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province. | (Map of Sub-Project Area with Ma Ethnic Minority Communities is shown in Appendix 1). | The efficiency improvement of the power distribution network in the project areas comprises of installation of 12 S/Ss (110 kV) totaling 435 MVA and construction of 109.995 km of 110 kV D/L in 32 communes belong to 15 districts + 1 city of 9 I project related provinces (with Ma ethnic minority communities in Thanh Son commune, Tan Phu district of Dong Nai province). | Implementing the project components, land acquisition will be required for pole/tower foundations, access roads and ROWs. However, rehabilitation and expansion of the high voltage systems will not cause large scale of land acquisition I and resettlement. In fact, there are many PAPs who volunteer to donate their marginally affected land/assets in lieu of cash contribution for the project | construction. Current data shows that there is lack of electricity, particularly in the remote localities, and where the network existed, they are almost constantly overloaded with high electricity loss and low service quality. L PowerCompany2 -11- | J Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Therefore, implementing this project will not only satisfy the ever increasing demand for infrastructure, industries, handicraft, aquaculture, tourism etc. development but also improve the spiritual and material life of the communities in the remote areas. l 1.2 Ethnic Minority Development Plan As mentioned above, implementing the project components, land acquisition will be required for the pole foundations, access roads and ROWs. Although, every special effort are made through design, construction measures and construction schedule to reduce adverse impacts on the local communities, particularly the ethnic minorities, however, some adverse impacts on land acquisition would be unavoidable. The adverse impacts would be on individuals and at low-intensity: most impacts on land of EMs are temporary while some EM PAPs would be permanently acquired land for the pole foundations. The EMDP is developed to ensure that the project subcomponents would not cause any culturally specific impact on the affected EM PAPs and the nature of impacts does not result in community-wide socio-economic effects. The EMDP also ensure that the development process foster full respect for dignity, human rights and cultural uniqueness of the EMs and they will not suffer adverse effects during the development process and that they will receive culturally compatible social and economic benefits. The plans are not only for PAPs who are directly affected by land acquisition but also for the EMs who are living in the project affected areas. As mentions in RAP, this EMDP is developed based on the results of consultation with and participation of EM and their local authorities. 1.2.1 Strategy for EM The Project has prepared an overall Strategy for Ethnic Minorities and Guide Lines for EMDP. The guidelines seek to ensure that ethnic minorities are well informed, consulted and mobilized to participate in the sub-projects to be supported by SEIER 2 Project. Their participation can either provide them benefits with more certainty, or protect them from any potential adverse impacts of sub-projects to be financed by the Project. This EMDP is prepared in line with such Guide Lines. (Appendix 2: Strategy for Ethnic Minorities and Guide Lines for EMDP). * 1.2.2 Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam In Vietnam, the indigenous peoples, particularly the ethnic minority peoples are commonly among the poorest groups and have limited benefits from social development. They are vulnerable to the appearance of possible physical impacts by their land occupation for the infrastructure project or social impacts due to the changes of favorable place living acquaintance. The Bank's policies are to identify the possible impacts, analyze the customs, cultures and behaviors to find out the best appropriate plan to act and help those l Power Company 2 -12- I l < FPower Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam affected people. In the process it is necessary to study the policy and legal framework to integrate in the implementation schedule. Organization needs to build to precede the plan, monitor and supervise in order to contribute to the improvement of indigenous peoples life conditions. For this subproject, considering the institutional arrangements by EVN (all institutions which will be involved in RAP preparation and implementation will be responsible for preparing and implementing Ethnic Minority Development Plan). Therefore, many infornation on consultation and participation of EM in EMDP, institutional arrangements, complaint and grievances and monitoring are described this RAP. The resettlement and compensation policy for EM PAPs is the same for other RAP. In the EMDP, only the special policies and programs are figured out based on the consultation and feedback from EM and local authorities in the project | affected areas. The plan mainly aims at providing information on ethnic group in the project areas and having development plan in compliance with WB policy OD 4.20, ensuring the following: | * Respect characteristics of customs, habits and cultural tradition of the ethnic group; Avoid negative impacts on ethnic group during development progress, and | * Ethnic group will be entitled to socio-economic interests suitable to their I cultural tradition. 2. Ethnic Minorities in the Project Areas The only ethnic minority in the project areas (Bon Go Hamlet, Thanh Son Commune, Tan Phu District of Dong Nai Province) is the Ma people who live in communities as well as intermingle with the Viet communities. The Ma Denomination Ma Small local groups Chau Ma, Cho Ma, Moi Language Mon-Khmer Area of habitation Mainly in Lam Dong province while some have settled in Dong Nai province 3 Material life Housing 3 The traditional house of the Ma is a long house on stilts, remarkable for its length. At the beginning of this century, houses several hundred meters in length could still be found, nut now they are only several dozen meters long, sometimes even less I than ten. Houses built level with the ground with a four-sided roof similar to those of the Viet have become more and more popular. I Power Company 2 -13- fl \' i 2 '0 211100 1.18' 2!( 1.1 ' 11 5 K\ LJrr 511 5.1|11 1.5'''' 1 '''' .35'' S.3'''' 2.JSij I ,rIiIJ 1,51)(1 4.98') 5l 21. '0) ''25 ''2'5 I! Ks; RUI ; 11 - }51) I) )~l!.illill Il,SI.I 6,,ii('Th( 8X00 7.76)0 40 4(1 11 2 '25 - K k iru 21 5.111111 1.5I1 2.900 610 40)o 3,960 40 4Uj II 5'53 S K' lw 2 4I),)'"' 2.'""' 5I '"' t..s2 oS'" 2.960 1.80(0 IHO 4.860 411 411 1 1 11 K K Rmi ''11111 1 11111 _ 11'' * i'''' 3.981) 400 4.380 2171 21.1 '' 2w .12 Total 406 52.000 8.500 5.800 66.706 66.300 27.760 4.800 3.000 35.560 50 240 290 0.46 0.46 It is noted that in case of Mr, K'Lam (Sr.No.5): (a) permanent impact on residential land 5Om2 or 100 % of total residential land, (b) permanent impact on productive land 20m2 or 0.25 % of total productive land. During the socio-economic survey, Mr. K'Lam has expressed his willing to be relocated with project' arrangement of a substitute residential land/house. + Power Company 2 -26- QcJ/ Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l | 7.2.2 Impacts on Land Use System Since the impact on land acquisition is almost marginal i.e. 0.46% of productive land holding of the EM PAPs, as described in Article 7.2.1 above, the land use system of the EM in the project areas is not affected. 7.3 Impacts on Houses and Structures | There is only 1 EM PAP in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province with permanent impact on house and structure: Mr. K'lam with his 'temporary' category house of 50m2 permanently impact (totally) and the kitchen (inside the house) of 1 Om2 permanently impact (totally). 3 During the socio-economic survey, Mr. K'lam expressed his willing to be relocated with project's arrangement for a substitute residential land/house. | It is noted that the permanent impact on Mr. K'lam's productive land is insignificant i.e. 0.25%. 7.4 Impacts on Farming System 3 7.4.1 Impacts on Crops and Trees There are 9 EM PAPs in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district I in Dong Nai province with impact on crops: Unit: M2 3 Head of HHs Rice Crop Total 1. K'T6n 1,500 1,500 2. K'Theo 2,000 2,000 | ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.... ... .. ..........--. .. .......... .... ...... .........................................................................- . . .. .. ... .................... ................. .. .... ... ................................................ -. . . .................................- ... .... . ..... I 3. K' R6 4,000 1,000 5,000 . .......... . ...... .......... .. ................... ........... .. .................I..... ............ .......................... .. ............. ..........I................... ... . .. . . .... .. ............................ ....... .................................... ............--..... ... . . . ..... .............. 4. K'Toi 1,000 1,000 1 5. K' L-m 2,500 1,000 3,500 6. K' Rit 7,000 7,000 7. K'Kieu 3,000 600 3,600 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.... ....... .... ........ .. .................... ........... ........... ... . .... ............ .............. ............................. .. ... ..... ................ ...........--. ..... ...........I...................... . ............ .. ................... .......................... 8. K'NP't 3,000 1,800 4,800 9. K' Rot 4,000 400 4,400 | Total 27,760 4,800 32,560 There are 6 EM PAPs in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province with impact on perennial/fruit trees: l + Power Company 2 -27- 3 Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Eucalyp* Jack- Unit: Tree Head of HHs Eucalyp- Bamboo Mango Cashew Coconut Jfarckt- Other Total 1. K'T6i 3 2 1 2 8 2. K'Lam 10 40 50 5 105 ................. .................--.................... .... ..... . ........ .. ............. ........... .. ............... ...............-- . .. ........ .. ......... .................... ... ... .................. .. .................. - ........-....................... 3. K'Rut 4 20 2 3 1 2 32 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.. .......... . . ............... -- - -......... ............... ........ ................... .............I.......... ........................ .............. ........ .... .. ................ I -............. I................. ..... .................................. .... .......................... .. .. .. ..... 3 4. K'Ki u 2 3 2 2 1 10 5. K' Put 1 3 1 1 2 8 | 6. K'R6t 100 15 30 10 4 159 Total 120 68 21 86 1 22 4 322 I 7.4.2 Impacts on Farming System Considering the impacts on land acquisition and impacts on crops and trees, as described above, the farming system of the EM in the project areas is not affected. (Pls. see Appendix 4 for Social Impact Assessment). I 8. Participation During the project preparation (along with RAP preparation), PMB and PECC have held many community meetings at the commune level in the project areas with the participation of PAPs and representatives of Commune People's Committees, other government offices and commune NGOs (Women Unions, Youth Unions, Farmer's Associations, Fatherland Fronts, War Veterans etc.) where the project related issues i.e. project investment financial resources, project objectives, project components etc. are explained by PMB representatives. The Ma elders and representatives of Ma PAPs in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district (Dong Nai province) have taken part in such community meetings. The proposed layouts of T/L routes are also displayed in the meetings along with discussions and consultation with the local authorities and local people on possible impacts caused by the project, project site selection, alignment of routes etc. so as the proposed selected line route is the least impact option. In the community meetings, PAPs' queries on RAP related issues i.e. entitlements, compensation etc. are explained by PMB representatives and PAPs' opinions, including voluntary donation of their marginal impacts on trees, crops (i.e. bananas, papayas etc.), bamboo fences etc. of insignificant values were recorded. The prevailing opinion of PAPs in the project areas l @ _ ffi Power Company 2 -28- UwLf Power Engineering & Consulting Center I SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam * The extension of the power supply networks are welcomed by all PAPs, particularly people who have not yet enjoy the power supply and who are having the power supply but with too low service quality. * PAPs would like to be informed of the actual project implementation time- schedule well in advance so as to prepare themselves for the ground clearance. * PAPs would like to be compensated at replacement cost for their assets losses and market price for their temporarily affected crops. * Low income PAPs suggest for assistance or payment on installment for their household connection*. Such Minutes of Community Meetings bear the signatures of the representatives of district CRC, commune People's Committee, PMB and PAPs. All feedback of PAPs is integrated in this RAP and EMDP. 9. Institutional Arrangement The details of institutional arrangement are described in Chapter 2 of the RAP of this subproject. To implement this EMDP smoothly, PC2 and its PMB will: 3 Assigning adequate number of staff for EMDP implementation. * Hiring qualified personnel for implementing EMDP. * Establishing field offices for smoothly EMDP implementation. * Periodical monitoring the EMDP implementation. * Transparency in implementation through information campaign. * Ensure that EM leaders (elders) are represented in local RAP and EMDP committees. 310. Development Activities The plans are not only for PAPs who are directly affected by land acquisition but also for the EMs who are living in the project affected areas. As mentions in RAP, this EMDP is developed based on the results of consultation with and participation of EM and their local authorities. l There are only 4 EM PAPs (among 9 EM PAPs) who have power supply from their neighbors' connections (not the direct connections from the grid). These EM PAPs have expressed their willing to have the direct connections from the grid with assistance from the project. + Power Company 2 -29- | Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Special resettlement provisions for ethnic minorities to ensure consideration of impacted ethnic people's views on various issues and to represent their legal rights. In indigenous peoples, the role of the village elders, mostly, and most respect one is really the heart of their ideology playing the vital role in public consultation. Hence they were invited to meetings for getting information on the project and RAP and EMDP. Community meetings included representatives of indigenous peoples amongst the authority of village/commune (the Ma elders and PAP representatives) and women association. PMB and PECC made the presentation on the locations of the project, 3 proposed policy and requested participants assess for the adverse impacts, propose for mitigation measures and propose for development programs. Through consultation with and participation of local authorities and EM in the project affected areas, local authorities and EM gave the feedback on the potential of adverse impacts by the project as below: * potential of electric shock; X * accident in the construction period; I * disturbance by the construction and construction workers to villages; * access roads will create potentials on illegal exploitation of timber and hunting. All of these feedbacks are integrated in this EMDP and Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMP of EA report). 10.1 For all Ethnic Minorities in Affected Areas The following programs are proposed by EM and local authorities for all EM people i | who are living in the project affected areas. (D Information (on sub-projects, project implementation time-schedule, project impacts etc.) disclosure/dissemination (D Compensation for assets lost (according to PAP) * ) Training for electric safety: - Leaflet to introduce the regulation electric safety measures and guidance I for giving first aid in the case of electric shock. The leaflet will be disseminated to all families in the project areas. | - Training on electric safety and first aid for electric shock in each commune for local people and pupil in primary and secondary schools. | O Training on applying, use and management of loan and assist PAPs to access loan from BARD. (to be organized by the provincial and/or district BARD) (© Assist EM for household connections. l + X Power Company 2 -30- 3 eJ Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam EM will be assisted for connecting to the national grids through the rural electrification program of Government. * It is noted that 100% of Ma community (53 HHs - among them, 9 EM PAPs) in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province are having power supply. However, among 9 EM PAPs, there are 4 EM PAPs who do not have direct connection to the national grid (sharing the power supply from the neighbors). I 0B) Special agriculture extension training courses for female-headed households who are farmers. (to be organized by the district and/or commune Agricultural Extensions and/or Farmer's Associations in close cooperation with the district and/or commune Women Associations) (© Construction period Various mitigation measures. 10.2 For all EM PAPs in Affected Areas Apart from the content of Art.7.1 above, it is proposed that the 4 project affected Ma households (who have power supply from their neighbors' connections) will be I assisted for their household connections direct to the grid: Average cost for household connection in the project areas is estimated at the average of 650,000 VND/household. Each of the 4 project affected Ma PAPs (who have power supply from their I neighbors' connections) and 1 Ma PAP (who required to be relocated) will be assisted (grant) for their direct connections to the grid with 300,000 VND/household as part of their household connection cost (with financial resource from EVN) and the balance will be paid by the household themselves. The budget for this special assistance will be from EVN. 10.3 Mitigation Measures I The measures to minimize impacts includes of (i) technical measure; (ii) encouraging EM in the project affected areas to participate in preparing and implementing EMDP; and (iii) closely consultation with local authorities and all relevant institutions. | Results of Mitigation Measures: There is no EM PAPs with more than 25% of their total productive land affected. Actually, the EM PAP affected productive land is 0.46% of their total productive land holding only. There is 1 EM PAP (household) in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province required to be relocated due to impact on his I + ; Power Company 2 -31- |_I_/ Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam house/ structure ('temporary' housing category of 50m2). During the socio- economic survey, this PAP has expressed his willing to be relocated with project's arrangement of a substitute house. There is no Ma communal house, cultural site or any sensitive place affected in this project due to close community consultation and the above stated mitigation measures. Mitigation Measures during the Project Implementation: |( Construction times will be implemented after harvesting crops (reasonable construction scheduling). |( Regulations of PC2 and its PMB and Construction companies for traffic and workers safety. 0 Signal/warning Boards at the dangerous places. G) In the contract with contractors, articles require for minimize impacts on construction will be included. In this article, PC2 and its PMB will clearly mentioned if contractors cause damages on properties of EM, they have to * compensate at the replacement value. (0 Transparency/closely monitoring for EMDP implementation. l 11. Implementation Program The EMDP implementation program will be carried out in parallel with the RAP implementation program. * The details of implementation arrangement are described in Chapter 8 of the RAP of this subproject. I The following table is figured for the responsibilities on each program. =I I | + Power Company 2 -32- | Power Engineering & Consulting Center ---- - - ------- ------- SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Table 11 - Special Programs, Mitigation Measures and Demarcation of Responsibility Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule 1 Information disclosure/ PC2 PMB * Information on the sub-projects, proposed project implementation time-schedule, project impacts dissemination District and commune etc. People's Committees and (already executed by PC2 PMB and its Consultants during the T/L demarcation and socio- CRCs economic surveys: community meetings). * Entitlement matrix (already disclosed at the provincial, district and commune People's Committees by PC2 PMB/ Consultants during the preparation of RAP) 2 Compensation and PC2 PMB Action 1 resettlement Provincial and district Just after the award of capital borrows convention of WB, PC2 and its PMB will select and CRCs contract a qualified agency for independent extemal monitoring. Note: the project related provincial and district CRCs are already exist. Action 2 CRC carries out the DMS and inventory of affected assets (on the basis of the surveys for this RAP/EMDP) and together with the independent monitoring and other related agencies, carry out the evaluation for the applicable unit costs in RAP and propose to PPC for amendment of the applicable unit prices in RAP, if it is necessary, to ensure that EM PAP is compensated at replacement costs at the time of RAP/EMDP implementation. Clause 56 of 2003 Land Law defines the State controlled Land Price: (i) the land price verification by the State should ensure the principles i.e. 'close to the actual value of the transfer of land use rights on the market and when there is large difference between the verified land price and the actual value of the transfer of land use rights on the market, adjustment should be carried out, (ii) 'Government regulates the method of land price verification for each region at each period and land price adjustment and dealing with differences of land prices at the borders of the provinces and cities directly under the Power Company 2 -33 - + J Power Engineering & Consulting Center l-m-- - - ----- - --- - -- - - SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule central government', and (iii) 'Land price defined by the People's Committees of the provinces and cities directly under the central government is publicly announce on January 1 s every year...' Compensation at replacement cost is ensured in Art.6 of Decree 197/2004/ND-CP dt. 03 Dec., 2004 that '... people who have land being acquired shall be compensated with land of similar land use purpose. If there is no land for compensation, cash compensation equal to land use rights value at the time of land acquisitioin shall be applied. If there is any differences in value, in case of compensation by new land or house, such differences shall be settled in cash' and, Art. 19 of the same Decree that '... houses and structures of domestic use of the household or individual shall be compensated with the value of construction of new house, structures of similar technical standard...' Action 3 Immediately after the completion of DMS and inventory survey, CRCs will inspect and define the official number of EM PAPs, impacted properties and total compensation amount for EM PAPs. Action 4 CRC will officially announce the policy, schedule of the RAP to EM PAPs at public meetings including issues related to compensation, resettlement and land clearance. Action 5 Compensation payment for houses and deliver assistance to EM PAPs affected on houses, and then compensation payment for EM PAPs affected on other properties. EM PAPs that permanently impacted more than 25% of total productive land or incomes will be entitled to rehabilitation assistance. They will be assisted for the training or TA for agriculture/husbandry or non-land based program. The amount of 700,000 (VND)/person/main labor and is delivered directly to training or TA institutions/ Power Company 2 -34 - + J Power Engineering & Consulting Center - -- - - -- -- -- - -- -- - --- - SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule consultants and 800,000 VND for trainee as a subsidy allowance in the training time (total is 1,500,000 VND per trainee). The proposals for trainings or TA programs will be prepared by PC2 or its PECC in the period of RAP/EMDP implementation. The proposals will be developed based on the consultation with local authorities and the participation of EM PAPs. The proposal also includes the possibility of employment after training. The proposal will be furnished to IDA for its concurrence. (However, there are no EM PAPs with more than 25% of their total productive land or incomes permanently affected in this project. Actually, their permanently affected productive land is minor i.e. 0.46%). Action 6 During the project implementation, PMB and Independent External Monitoring Agency will supervise/monitor all activities of RAP/EMDP implementation and rehabilitation programs. Note The EMDP implementation will be in parallel with the implementation of RAP. Please, see the proposed RAP implementation time schedule (Art.8.4 of Chapter 8 of RAP of this subproject). 2.1 Subsidize to PAP who Not applicable since there is no EM PAP who permanently lost more than 25% of productive land. permanently lost their Actually, their permanently affected productive land is minor i.e. 0.46%. productive land (more than 25% of landholding) 500,OOOVND for fertilizer in order to rehabilitate the new land. +v Power Company 2 35 - + Power Engineering & Consulting Center l_- - - - r- -- -- - -- - - rn -- SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule 2.2 Allocation land for PAP District People's Comm. It is noted that there is 1 EM PAP (I household in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan opting land and assist Provincial and district Phu district in Dong Nai province) required to be relocated. The reason for such relocation is the PAP in purchasing land CRCs project impact on his house/structure (and not due to impact on productive land). During the socio-economic survey, this PAP has expressed his willing to be relocated with project's arrangement for a substitute residential land/house ('temporary' housing category of 50m 2). At this state of RAP/EMDP preparation, the actual resettlement land allocation can not be finalized. However, official MOUs on allocation of land for resettlement purpose have been obtained from the project related districts' People's Committees. (Pls. see Appendix 5 of RAP). 3 Training for electric PMB and PECE under * Commune will hold meetings with EM, schools for the times and venues of short trainings and safety PC2, commune authorities inform PC2 and its PMB. and RCs, teachers of primary and secondary * PMB under PC2 prepares proposal for trainings: schools and village elders i) Name of communes ii) Agenda for trainings (in about one or half day). iii) Times and venues for each commune. iv) Cost. This action is not urgent. It will be competed at least 6 months before the project completion. 4 Training on application, BARDs, AECs of project * Clearly inform PAPs on the regulation of repayment, interest rate monthly and special policy of use and management of related provinces or BADR for EM (at the first meetings with EM PAP). loan funds districts; Communes authorities in coordination * Prepare questionnaire form asking EM if (i) they want to get loan from BARD; (ii) term of with Provincial/district borrowing loan; (iii) purpose of loan using; and (iv) require for special assistance. Women Unions * Collect forms and prepare the list of EM who wants loan and based on the using purposes, BARD, women unions, local authorities discuss and then PMB prepare proposal, submit to IDA for its comments and concurrence. Power Company 2 -36 - + J Power Engineering & Consulting Center - ------ --- - -- - - -- - SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule Assists PAPs to access PC2 and its PMB, BARD * PC2 and its PMB, Districts and Communes People's Committees, BARDs of Province or loan from the BARD and Local authorities and district with the amount of loan Village elders. from 3 to 5 million VND * PC2 and its PMB prepares questionnaires form, Communes hold meetings with EM, explain to in medium and long them about the program, the procedure to get loan and interest, repayment etc: at early time of term. RAP implementation. (applicable to all low- * Disseminate forms of questionnaires to EM, collecting their answers and prepare the list of EM income PAPs) want to have loan from BARD; at the first meeting with EM: by no later than 3 months from the commencement date of the project implementation. * PMB, commune and BARD hold meetings for redressing this action: about 15 days after the first meeting. * Another meeting to be held by PMB and Communes for official informing EM on the list of EM who could get loan from BARD, assist them for accessing loan. They should get loan from BARD without condition of collateral: about 01 month after the first meeting. * PMB and Commune inform EM for the times and venues they can get it: about 01 month after the first meeting. * Advise them in using this loan. This action will be done by PMB, Department of Agriculture and Rural development of Province and Districts: about 01 month after the first meeting. 5 Assisted EM for Commune authorities, Through the Rural Electrification Programs of GOV. connecting to the District Power Units and The number of EM connect to national grid will be reported in quarterly report on RAP of PC2. electric grid. commune/hamlet representatives Notes It is noted that 100% of the Chau Ma community (53 HHs) in Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune, Tan Phu district of Dong Nai province is enjoying power supply. However, among 9 EM PAPs, there are 4 EM PAPs who have power supply from their neighbors' connections (not directly from grid). + Power Company 2 37 Power Engineering & Consulting Center l- - m - - m - - -- m - m - m - - SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations In Southern Vietnam Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule The average cost of the household connection in Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province is estimated at 650,000 VND/HH. To assist these 4 EM PAPs to have their direct connections to the grid, it is proposed that: - a grant (with financial resource from EVN) for their direct connections to the grid with 300,000 VND/household as part of their household connection cost and the balance will be paid by the household themselves. - Part of the above mentioned loan could be used for the household connection. - PC2 PMB and district authorities are considering for payment on installments. 6 Special Agricultural PC2 and AECs of the Commune officials, district Women Union and officials for women of commune hold meetings with Extension training for project related Provinces or villagers for discussing on the topic, times and venues for this training. female-headed farming districts; Communes households in agricultural authorities in coordination Based on the suggestion of EM women through meetings, PC2 and AECs prepare proposal for this extension, livestock with Provincial/district training. raising and fertilizer use Women Unions Throughout the RAP implementation. Training on husbandry Not applicable since there is no EM PAP who permanently lost more than 25% of productive land. and agricultural Actually, their permanently affected productive land is minor i.e. 0.46%. extension. Notes There is I EM PAP (household) required to be relocated. However, this household required to be relocated due to impact on his house/structure (the impact on his productive land is minor i.e. 0.25%). During the socio-economic survey, this PAP has expressed its willing to be relocated with project's arrangement for a substitute house ('temporary' housing cat. of 50m2). 7 Construction times will Design consultants, PMB To be scheduled for the construction of the project. be implemented after under PC2, construction Supervise by supervisors of PMB and communes. harvesting crops companies + Power Company 2 -38 - + J Power Engineering & Consulting Center - -- - --- - -- - -- - - - - m m - SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 KV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Sr.No Program Responsible agency Action required/Schedule (reasonable construction PMB and RCs clearly inform EM on this mitigation measure in meetings in the phase of RAP scheduling). implementation. 7.1 Regulations of PMB and Directors of construction * One article for this issue in the construction contract between PMB and construction Construction companies companies, PMB, companies. for traffic safety, workers. Commune authorities, Independent monitoring * PMB review regulations for the safety in construction and for their workers. agency (IMA). * Commune authorities inform EM on this regulation in the meetings with EM and PAP in the phase of RAP and EMDP implementation. 7.2 Signal/warning Boards at Directors of construction * One article for this issue in the construction contract between PMB and construction the dangerous places companies, PMB, companies. Commune authorities, Inde. monitoring agency * Supervise by local authorities and check by IMA. 7.3 Minimise impacts on PMB, construction * One article for this issue in the construction contract between PMB and construction construction companies, commune companies. authorities and Independent monitoring * Supervise by local authorities and check by IMA agency. 7.4 Transparency/closely PMB, construction * Through information dissemination, information disclosure, and meetings held by relevant monitor for EMDP companies, RCs, district institutions. implementation. and commune/village authorities and * Monitoring the RAP/EMDP implementation by PMB. Independent monitoring agency. Please, see the proposed RAP implementation time schedule (Art.8.4 of Chapter 8 of the RAP of this subproject). 3 Power Company 2 -39 - Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l | 12. Monitoring and Evaluation The implementation of RAP/EMDP shall be constantly supervised and monitored | by PMB in co-ordination with local Peoples' Committees. An independent consulting agency will be entrusted with external monitoring tasks. The selection of this agency will be submitted to the approval of PMB and WB. The selected independent external monitoring agency shall be contracted by the PMB immediately after RAP/EMDP approval and shall begin supervision and monitoring activities form the beginning of the implementation phase. | The detail supervision and monitoring are described in Art. 8.7 of the RAP of this subproject. 13. Estimated Budget and Financing Plan * The detail costs of trainings will be prepared in each proposal later. * To save costs, combination between meetings, trainings will be organized by PC2 and its PMB and all relevant institutions for RAP and EMDP. * Costs for mitigation measures will be included in the construction contracts I for contractors. * Loan will be from BARD. Cost estimate for some special programs/actions of EMDP is from counterpart i.e. EVN. Table 13 - Cost Estimate for Special Programs of EMDP Unit: VND SO. Item Details Total 1 Credit program One (or 1/2 day) training course to be organized in Thanh Son commune (Tan Phu district of Dong 5,000,000 I Nai province) (provincial or district BARD) I 2 Training on electric safety for One day training course to be villagers and pupils organized in Thanh Son commune I (Tan Phu district of Dong Nai province) 17,000,000 It is proposed that such course will I be hold at the commune school. (PC2 PMB, Consultant) 3 Power Company 2 -40- Power Engineering & Consulting Center I SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110 kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam 1I3 Meetings, pamnphlet etc. * for credit program 5,000,000 * for electric safety 5,000,000 4 Special assistance for 4 + 1 Ma households x 300,000 1,500,000 household connections VND/household Total 33,500,000 Contingency (20%) 6,700,000 Grand Total 40,200,000 i l Il l I =I I I Il l X Power Company 2 -41- | W Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substation in Southern Vietnam I l I I tn 1. Project Areas I° 2. Strategy for EM 3. Preliminary Screening of Ethnic Minorities 4. Social Impact Assessment 0. 0n 5. Proposed Action Plan I I I I I +3 Power Company 2 Power Engineering & Consulting Center I I_I_I_. 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The World Bank and MOI have agreed to implement several of the activities of the first phase of the REAP as a part of the World Bank/ GEF System Efficiency Improvement, Equitization and Renewables (SE1ER) Project. The SEIER Project will include seven sub-projects all over the country. Seven sub-projects have been identified for the following power companies: Power Company 1 (PC 1); Power Company 2 (PC2); Dong Nai Power Company (PCDN); Power Company 3 (PC3); Central Power Management Board (CPMB); Northern Power Management Board (NPMB), and Southern Power Management Board (SPMB). Two policy frameworks have been developed for SEER Project-one to guide the preparation and implementation of resettlement plans and the other to guide the preparation and implementation of ethnic minority development plans. | 2. In addition to the identified sub-projects above, one of the proposed components of the SEER Project is a Pilot Community Isolated Grids Based on Hydro. Under this cornmunitycomponent, about twenty comnunes in 3-5 provinces that cannot be connected to the national grid and have potential productive loads, would receive assistance to build and operate * hydro/hybrid mini-grids to provide year round power to the community (serving about 10,000 households). This project component has not been designed yet, and, therefore, the impacts on resettlement and ethnic minority communities can not be anticipated currently. 3. In line with the World Bank's Operational Directive on Indigenous People (OD 4.20), this policy framework is developed to guide the preparation and implementation of Ethnic Minority Development Plans (EMDPs) for sub-project areas where there are ethnic minority households. | | Social and Economic Information' 4. Over the last 15 years, Vietnam has made considerable progress in achieving economic growth and in reducing poverty. Almost all Vietnamese have better lives today than they had in 1985. Most of this remarkable economic growth, however, took place in and around major urban I centers. And despite all this very real progress, Vietnam remains a very poor country, with The information for the following two sections is taken from a social and economic assessment report commissioned by the World Bank for a poverty reduction project in northern Vietnam. The report, "Povertv Reduction in the Northern Mountain Region", July 2000, is written by Professor Neil Jamieson, a specialist in the ethnic minority peoples of Vietnam. Another reference is a previous report by Neil Jamieson and also 3 commissioned by the World Bank titled "Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam", 1996. System Efficiency Improvement, Equitization and Renewables (SEIER) Project I Policy Framrework and Guidelines for Ethnic Minorities March 2002 limited resources and a growing population. The national poverty rate is about 39 percent and | the per capita annual GDP is only about US$360. 3Status of Ethnic Minorities 5. Ethnic minorities in Vietnam have enjoyed better legal and political status than minority groups have in many other countries in the region, or around the world. They have received many benefits as a result of governmentpolicies. They have received preferential treatment in college admission processes. Cooking oil, kerosene, and iodized salt have been provided to them at heavily subsidized rates. The government, foreign donor agencies, and many NGOs have organized numerous development and special assistance programs that targeted ethnic minorities. Very large sums of money have been invested with the intention of helping the uplands in general and ethnic minorities in particular to "catch up" with lowland areas. And yet ethnic minorities in Vietnam are still severely disadvantaged. 6. While many-probably most-ethnic minority households have better material standards of living today than they did ten or fifteen years ago, they are still not catching up with the rest of the country economically. Indeed, they are in many ways falling further behind. In 1993 ethnic minorities constituted about 13 percent of Vietnam's total population and about 20 percent of the poor. By 1999 they accounted for 14 percent of the population and 29 percent of all poor people in Vietnam. 7. There are many reasons for the poverty of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. But lack of attention from the government and the Party is not one of them. Nor have they been ignored by the donor community or by NGOs. The peoples of the northern mountain region are struggling to adapt to severe stresses placed upon them from population pressure, resource depletion, and cultural dislocation resulting from decades of externally imposed change. Development of the region must concentrate on promoting the process of adaptive change, recognizing that it must be accomplished by the people themselves, and that they will inevitably have to devise many different ways of doing it. Policy Framework 8. The main objective of the ethnic minority policy framework is to ensure that the development process fosters full respect for their dignity, human rights, cultural uniqueness and that ethnic minorities do not suffer adverse impacts during the development process and they will receive culturally-compatible social and economic benefits. The Bank's OD 4.20 on Indigenous Peoples indicates that the strategy for addressing,the issues pertaining to indigenous peoples must be based on the informedparticipation of the indigenous people themselves. Thus, identifying local preferences through direct consultation, incorporation of indigenous knowledge into project approaches, and appropriate early use of experienced specialists are core activities for any project that affects indigenous peoples and their rights to natural and economic resources. 9. The State of Viet Nam has the policy of not discriminating against indigenous peoples as showed by the presence of Ethnic People Committee in the National Assembly. Article 94 in the Constitution states that the Ethnic People Committee has the right to submit proposals, plans or related issues of indigenous peoples to the Assembly, monitor, control the implementation of System Efficiency inprovement, Equitization and Renewables (SEIER) Project 2 Il Policy Framework and GuideLines for Ethnic Minorities March 2002 national policies, development programs on various areas such as, education, health care, etc. Article 5 of the Constitution also indicates that ethnic minority people could use their own I Ianguages to reserve its cultural distinctions. In the Government of Viet Nam, directly under the supervision of the Prime Minister is the Committee of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas (CEMMA which is equivalent to a Ministry). Development programs are supervised by * CEMMA such as the poverty reduction Program 135 according to the degree No, 135/1998/QD- TTg of the Prime Minister to promote the construction of small-scale infrastructure in poor ethnic minority villages. 10. According to the Government of Viet nam, ethnic minorities have the following characteristics: - An intimate understanding and long stay in the territory, land or area of their ancestors closed attachment to the natural resources; - Self-identification and recognized by neighboring members by their distinctive culture - A language different from the national language - A long traditional social and institutional system - A self-provided production system. 11. This policy framework will applied to all of the sub-projects of SEIER where applicable. Guidelines for Ethnic Minority Development Plan (EMPD) 12. The guidelines seek to ensure that ethnic minorities are informed, consulted and mobilized to participate in the sub-projects to be supported by SEIER Project. Their participation can either provide them benefits with more certainty, or protect them from any I potential adverse impacts of sub-projects to be financed by the Project. The main features of the EMDP will be a preliminary screening process, then a social impact assessment to determine the degree and nature of impact of each work under the sub-project, and an action plan will be I developed if warranted. Consultations with and participation of the minority population. their leaders and local government officials will be an integral part of the overall EMDP. The EMDP's consist of the following sections: (a) preliminary screening (b) social impact assessment (c) mitigation measures (d) development assistance | (e) project monitoring Detail requirements for screening and social impact assessment are described in the annexes. The Project will provide a series of training to all implementers and local agencies preparing and implementing EMDPs. System Efficiency Improvement, Equitization and Renewables (SEIER) Project 3 l 3 Policy Framework and Guidelines for Ethnic Minorities March 2002 I Screening 13. All communes which are candidates for sub-Project will be visited (at the time of first consultation with communes) by a teams made up of Project Management Boards of Ministry of Industry (MOI) and Electricity Of Viet Nam (EVN) or project consultants. Prior to the visit, respective Project Management Boards (PMIBs) will send a letters to the communes informinc U the commune leaders that they will be visited by the respective PMBs which would like to discuss sub-project. The letter will request that the commune invite to the meeting representatives of farmers and women associations, village leaders, and key staff of commune I for discussion on the sub-project. If there are ethnic minorities in the commune, their leaders should be invited to the meeting as well. During the visit, the commune leaders and other participants will present their views with regards to the sub-project. 14. At this visit, the social scientists (consultants) and/or local Women's Union will undertake a screening for ethnic minority population with the help of ethnic minority leaders and I local authorities. The screening will check for the following: (a) names of ethnic groups in the commune I (b) total number of ethnic minority groups in the commune (c) percentage of ethnic minority of commune population (d) number and percentag,e of ethnic minority households along the zone of influence I of the proposed sub-Project. 15. If the results show that there are ethnic minority households in the zone of influence of the proposed sub-project, a social impact assessment will be planned for those areas. Social Impact Assessment 16. The social impact assessment (SIA) will be undertaken by the social scientists (consultants) andlor trained staff from the local Women's Union and ethnic minority leaders. I The SIA will gather relevant information on the following: demographic data; social, cultural and economic situation; and social, cultural and economic impacts - positive and negative. I 17. Information will be gathered from separate group meetings: ethnic minority leaders; ethnic minority men; and ethnic minority women, especially those who live in the zone of influence of the proposed work under sub-Project. Discussions will focus on sub-Project I impacts, positive and negative; and recommendations for design of sub-Project. The local Women's Union will be responsible for analyzing the SIA, and for leading the development of an action plan with the ethnic minority leaders, Project engineers and other staff. If the SL4 indicates that the potential impact of the proposed sub-p2rofect will be si-niflcantlv adverse or that the ethnic minoritv cornmunitv rejects the project, the suzb-Project will not be implemented in that localitv: no further action is needed in this case. 18. If the ethnic minority supports the sub-Project implementation an EMDP will be * developed. System Efficiency Improvement, Equitization and Renewables (SEIER) Project 4 11 Policy Framework and Guidelines for Ethnic Minorities March 2002 - Ethnic Minority Development Plan 19. The action plan will consists of a number of activities and will include mitigation measures of potentially negative impacts, modification of sub-project design, and development assistance. Where there is land acquisition in ethnic minority communities, the Project will - ensure that their rights will not be violated and that they be compensated for the use of any part of their land in a manner that is culturally acceptable to them. The compensation will follow the Resettlement Policy Framework of the project. An Ethnic Minorities Development Plan will ' include: (1) baseline data; - (2) .land tenure information; (3) local participation; (4) technical identification of development or mitigation activities; * (5) institutional arrangement; (6) implementation schedule; (7) monitoring and evaluation; and w (8) cost and financing plan. * Project Monitorina 12. Implementation of the EMiDPs will be regularly supervised and monitored by PMBs of the MOI and EVN in coordination with the respective Peoples' Conmmittees and Committees for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas at grassroot level. The findings and recommendations will be recorded in quarterly reports and to be fumished to MOI, EVN and World Bank office in Viet Nam. 13. The independent agency or agencies which would be used by PMB of the MOI to undertake external monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of resettlement action plans for the Project will also be tasked with monitoring the resettlement activities for ethnic minority areas. While, the external monitoring agency will visit a sample of affected households for resettlement in each relevant province on an annual basis, it will also visit a sample of at least 10% of ethnic minority households in the project affected areas. * Schedule 14. The EMDP should have an implementation schedule that is coordinated with the sub- * project implementation. Logically, social impact assessments and group meetings should be undertaken before sub-project designs are prepared. Compensation for land acquisition should be satisfactorily completed at least one month prior to start of civil work. Monitoring should take place at the recormmended times during and after civil work. Budget 15. The EMDP will include information on detailed cost of mitigation measures and otiher rehabilitation entitlements for ethnic minority in the affected areas. Sources of funding for the *f various activities and fimancing plans will be clearly specified in the cost tables. System Efficiency Improvement, Equitization and Renewables (SEIER) Project D SEIER 2 - Vietnam EMDP 11OkV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Appendix 3 - Preliminary Screening of Ethnic Minorities Apart from the majority of Viet people, there are an only Ma ethnic minority people in the project areas (Bon Go hamlet, Thanh Son commune of Tan Phu district in Dong Nai province) | totaling 53 households (286 persons) among them, there are 9 project affected households (46 persons). The names of Heads of HHs of the project affected PAPs with addresses are listed in the table below. Number of Ma ethnic minority Sr Heads of people affected by project Sr Districts/Communes/Hamlets HHs Number of Number of Persons No Districts/CommuneslHamlets HHs ~~Family Member Male Female Tan Phu district 1 Thanh Son commune ................ ,., G hamlet.,,,,,, .. .. .. , K' T n ... 7..,, .. 4 ....................... ..7.- 2 -. do - K'.Theo 3 . ................ . .1 2 ...... ......... . ....... ... ...... ......... ...... .... . .................. ... ... .. .... ...................... .. . .......................... ... ...I........ .................... ........ ...... ........................... . ........... ..... .. ........ ..... ... ..... . ............. ................................................. , ........ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.............. ........I.......... .................. -.... .......................I........ .. .. .... .... .... .............. ....... ................... .............. -.... ..................... ... ..I..... .... ... . ...................................... .... .... ........................... w ~~4 - do - K'Toi 3 1 2 ............................. . .. . . .......... ... .................... ......................... .. .. .. .. ........................................... .. ........ - - . . .. ................. .............I.. ................... .............. ...................................................... . . ...... -. .................... .. . .................. .. . .......... .. ..... .. .. ......- -. ...................... ... . .. ......................... - -........ .................... . . ........................... ... ............................................. . . .. ......... . ....... .... ................ .... .................. .... . .. ......................... ........ ..... . ... .. - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.. .. ............................................. ................. ................................. .... .. ............ .. .....- .................... ...................... ...I.............. .. .......... . . . . . .............. ............ . . .. . ...... - .. ......... ................. .. . ..........I .. 1 9 - do - K' Rt 4 2 2 Total 46 21 25 l l l l l l Im Power Company 2 Appendix 3 | t)7 Power Engineering & Consulting Center - 1/1- SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 11 OkV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l l I l I l I 3 Appendix 4 * Social Impact Assessment I l 3Power Company 2 | ~~~~~~Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam Appendix 4 - Social Impact Assessment The socio-economic survey covering 100% of EM PAPs shows that: A. Demographic Social Cultural and Economic Situation 1. Percentage of ethnic minority households below the poverty line (MOLISA) Nil 2. Number of ethnic minority girls attending elementary school 9 3. Number of ethnic minority boys attending elementary school 7 4. Number of ethnic minority girls attending primary school 1 I 5. Number of ethnic minority boys attending primary school 0 6. Number of ethnic minority girls attending secondary school 0 7. Number of ethnic minority boys attending secondary school 0 8. Average number of visits to the hospital by each ethnic minority household per year 1 9. Availability of water supply facility (wells) in the community Yes | 10. Availability of electricity in the community Yes 1 1. No. of households in community with connection to electricity 100% Notes 100% of the 53 EM households (286 persons), including 9 EM PAPs (46 persons) are having power supply. However, there are 4 EM project affected households, who have power supply from their neighbors' connections (not direct connections from the grid). 1 12. Economic information of ethnic minority community a) Types of natural resources in the area: Natural Resource Check Natural Resource Check i. Forest Yes iv. Aquaculture/fishing Yes 1ii. Lake, river Yes v. iii. Mineral No vi. | b) Economic and livelihood systems: Main Activity % of EM H/Holds Secondary Activity % of EM i. sedentary agriculture 96.16 i. sedentary agriculture 0 ii. shifting agriculture 0 ii. shifting agriculture 0 iii. landless farm worker 0 iii. landless farm worker 0 vi. off farm work 0 vi. off farm work 0 v. govt. employees 3.85 v. govt. employees 0 3 vi. business 0 vi. Notes The sedentary agriculture activity includes wet rice planting + household scale of 3 fishing/aquaculture and live-stock/poultry raising. 13. Tenure systems of main ethnic groups: briefly describe land ownership and tenure systems 3 (e.g., communal ownership, private ownership, gender differences in ownership, etc.). + Power Company 2 Appendix 4 3 Power Engineering & Consulting Center -1/4- SEIER 2 - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam The land ownership of 9 Ma ethnic minority households is the private ownership without i gender differences in ownership. All 9 HHs have got LURCs for their residential and productive lands. 14. Social information of ethnic minority community a) Key social and cultural systems of main ethnic groups: e.g., group travels frequently to visit relatives in other communes; men travel alone but women do not travel alone; men stay at home while women work in the fields; boys go to school but girls are not allowed; group members intermarry with other members of other groups, etc. I The Ma communities in the project areas are not frequently visiting their far-off communities. Their relatives are living almost in the same community in the same | location. The Ma communities in the project areas have their Ma communal house where they | frequently visit for communal meetings and donate their offerings. Similar to the local Viet people, the Ma men used to undertake heavy works in the fields and women undertake lighter works in the fields as well as looking after their small children and home works. 3 Currently, the majority of the Ma school children are going to the common public schools. b) Social groupings of main ethnic groups: briefly ethnic types of groupings: e.g., formal | and informal leaders (such as spiritual leaders, traditional healers), formal and informal groups such as farmers, women, youth, elderly, etc., who are the decision makers in the household? In the community? In the project areas, the Ma shares all public activities with the Viet community i.e. joining the farmer association, women association etc. There are not any formal or informal I groups of their own, however, the Ma spiritual leaders are their village chiefs (elders). It also means that in their community, their village chiefs (elders) are the decision makers. | However, at home, the Ma women are the decision makers. j B. Social, Cultural and Economic Impact Views from men and women on: * 1. Potential positive impacts a. Potential employment during subproject construction, or increased access to employment once the subproject constructed Yes. X] The Contractor(s) should employ the local labors where possible, particularly the unskilled labors. +< Power Company 2 Appendix 4 + Power Engineering & Consulting Center -2/4- SEIER 2 - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam b. Increased access to electricity No. All the 9 Ma EM households already have power supply. However, among them, there are 4 project affected EM households who have power supply from their | neighbors' connections (not direct from the grid). It is requested that such 4 project affected EM households who haven't got their direct connections from the grid will be assisted for their direct connections. * c. Other positive impacts in social and economic development: Implementing this project will not only satisfy the ever increasing demand for infrastructure, small industries, handicraft, aquaculture development but also improve the spiritual an material life of the communities in the remote areas. 2. Potential negative impacts a. Electric security: Yes. Electric shock while using the household electric appliances i.e. lights, 5 shredding/grinding machines, electric aeration machines (in aquaculture)... b. Physical and social problems related to subproject: | Yes. EM PAPs expressed their concern regarding sanitation issues and local food/foodstuff prices may arise due to concentration of many workers in a certain period of construction. c. Land acquisition for subproject construction: Yes. There are 9 EM PAPs with permanently acquired land for pole/tower foundations. I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 Total acquired area is 240 m . The acquired area is insignificant in comparison with total area of their land holdings (average EM PAPs productive land holding is 3 around 7,366.67 m2). There are no EM PAP affected more than 25 % of total agricultural land holdings. Actually, the average EM PAPs with affected 1 productive land is 0.46% of their total productive land holding only. EM PAPs would like to be compensated for their acquired land at replacement cost. 3 There is 1 EM PAP with permanently acquired residential land (in total): 50m2 residential land along with 'temporary' category house (and kitchen) of Mr. K'Lam. During the socio-economic survey, Mr. K'Lam has expressed his willing I to be relocated with the project's arrangement of the substitute residential land/house. l m Power Company 2 Appendix 4 3 77 Power Engineering & Consulting Center -3/4- SEIER 2 - Vietnam EMDP 3 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam | d. Threats to cultural properties and resources, such as archaeological sites and historical monuments, sacred and ceremonial sites, graveyards, medicinal plants, etc., in zone of influence: 3 No. | EM PAPs expressed their satisfaction since such issues have been considered during the preliminary design stage and through thorough community consultation to minimize the negative impacts of the project and practically there is on impacts I on such sensitive areas. 0 e. Other negative influences: The EM also expressed their concern about the possible social disturbance due to 3 concentration of construction workers during the construction period. C. Suggestions and Recommendations for Project I From Men 3 * Earliest information about the project schedule. * Employment of local labors, particularly manual labors. | * Compensation for land at replacement cost and trees/crops at market prices. * Substitute residential land/house will be arranged by the project within Bon Go hamlet and assistance for household connection to the grid (in case of Mr. I K'Lam who may have to be relocated). * Ready to donate certain minor assets i.e. bamboo fences and certain short terms | crops i.e. banana, papaya, manioc... From Women U * Construction workers will not cause any trouble in the local communities during the construction period. D. Other Comments | * EM PAPs who have power supply but not directly from the grid may be assisted for their direct connections to the grid. l l l / Power Company 2 Appendix 4 3 \_5/ Power Engineering & Consulting Center -4/4- SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substations in Southern Vietnam l l l l I l l Appendix 5 Proposed Action Plan l I 1 I l 1 4 > Power Company 2 Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 3 110kV Transmission Lines and Substatations in Southern Vietnam Appendix 5 - Proposed Action Plan | 1. Legal Framework (applicable laws of GOV and OD 4.20 of the World Bank) 3 2. Mitigation Measures * Potential of negative impacts * Permanent land acquisition for pole/tower foundations; temporary land acquisition for ROWs and construction; temporary impacts on trees and crops. * Electric shock while using the household electric appliances i.e. lights, shredding/grinding machines, electric aeration machines (in aquaculture) etc. * Local sanitation and local food/foodstuff price issues may arise due to 3 concentration of many workers in a certain period of construction. Mitigation measures I Information from the SIA and meetings with the ethnic minority communities will be used by the Project Engineer in preparing the design, construction schedule and construction measures for the subprojects and the estimated cost of required work. These will include: 3 a. Recommendations for changing line alignments, locations, construction measures and construction schedule for subprojects to accommodate needs and preferences of ethnic minorities: Public consultation has already undertaken during the preliminary design stage for the line alignments, locations of support poles with consideration to preferences of the Ma EM communities in the project areas. The construction schedule has been considered to avoid crops. Although the time required for the project construction is estimated at 12 months, but consideration for increasing workforce for 2 shifts work has been considered so that the construction work could commenced right after the harvest and completed prior to the beginning of the next sowing. However, temporary lost of crops is compensated at market prices. b. Identify areas for particular cultural, spiritual or ecological sensitivity which should 3 be considered in design and construction activities: The sensitive areas have been well considered during the preliminary design stage. 3 However, such sensitive areas are well away from the ROWs of the project. + 3 Power Company 2 Appendix 5 3 Power Engineering & Consulting Center -1/6- SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substatations in Southern Vietnam c. Develop a program for communication, information and education by the commune for the ethnic minority community in the zone of influence on electric safety, potential health and social problems. Special training programs for EM communities in the zone of influence have been envisaged i.e.: . Training on Agricultural Extension Program for EM households in the project areas. I * Training on electric safety for villagers and pupils in the project areas. 3 * Training on utilization of small credit from BARD. d. Land acquisition and compensation: Where there is land acquisition in ethnic minorities, the project will ensure that their rights will not be violated and that they will be compensated for the use of any part of their land in a manner that culturally acceptable to them. The compensation will follow the Resettlement Policy for 3 Project Affected Person under the Project. Ethnic minority leaders will assist with consultation of affected households and with compensation activities. X * Compensation for land shall be at replacement cost as defined in RAP in respect of any part of the land. However, it is noted that all 9 Ma PAPs already have their LURCs for their overall land holding. * There is always one representative of Ma PAPs in Thanh Son commune in the project area (Tan Phu district, Dong Nai province) with Ma communities. * The Ma EM enjoys similar compensation administrative and grievance redressal structures and monitoring procedures as defined in RAP. 3. Technical Identification of Development Assistance ] The province through its regular development program will provide assistance to the ethnic minorities living in the sub-project areas, e.g., priority for those living near the influenced areas in getting employment in subproject construction and maintenance. I Priority for accessing to credits of Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development in medium and long terms. Assistance for agricultural development such as land reclamation. Where the areas overlap with other World Bank financed projects, ethnic minority areas will be targeted wherever possible. Training The Project will provide trainings for EM in the influenced areas on training on electric safety. It will also include ethnic minority leaders in training sessions on SIA, resettlement, and participatory monitoring for EMDP implementation. Gender Assistance Special consultation and training for women, especially female-headed households (such as, credit, agricultural extension, fertilizer use, etc.) + Power Company 2 Apper Power Engineering & Consulting Center * . SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substatations in Southern Vietnam | List of the proposed development assistance and schedule: Proposed Assistance Responsible Group Schedule 1. Utilization of small Ma households in the 1 day at commune level credit from BARD Project Areas 3 2. Electricity Safety Villagers and pupils in the 1 day at commune level I__________________________ - Project Areas 4. Institutional Arrangement. Describe about all required activities and responsible institutions Proposed Assistance Action Responsible institution 1. Utilization of small All necessary actions i.e. Provincial and or district credit from BARD establishment of training BARDs programs/schedule, printing of necessary documentation and realizing the training programs 2. Electric Safety 1. Establishment of training * PC2 PMB and PECC program/schedule, in close * Communes' People's cooperation with Committees 3 communes' relevant authorities and TAs 2. Fixing the training time * PC2 PMB and PECC l schedule at communes * Communes' People's Committees *TAs 3. Printing of necessary * PC2 PMB and PECC documentation, pamphlets... I1 4. Realizing the training * PC2 PMB and PECC programs * TAs in close cooperation with the Communes' i_______________________ _____________________________ People's Committees. 5. Implementation Schedule I Figure out the schedule for each action -Action Schedule I 1. Establishment of training program/ 10 days (prior to the commencement of schedule, in close cooperation with project implementation) communes' relevant authorities and TAs .' 2. Fixing the training time schedule 10 days - do - X Power Company 2 Apper , 3 Power Engineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 11OkV Transmission Lines and Substatations in Southern Vietnam at communes 3. Printing of necessary documenta- 3 days - do - tion, pamphlets... 4. Realizing the training programs 1 commune x 1 day (at the beginning of project ___________________________________ implementation) (Please see Art.8.4 of RAP for implementation schedule) 6. Monitoring and Evaluation * Describe the indicators to be monitored, institution(s) responsible for monitoring, requirement for monitoring reports. * Indicators | - inventory forms and assessment of compensation (randomly checked); | - payment of compensation to PAPs in comparison to the level of compensation specified in this RAP; | - public information and public consultation; * - procedures for response to appeals; - provision of assistance and rehabilitation allowances; | - provision of training to PAPs, and * - the schedule of resettlement implementation. | * Payment of compensation - payment to be made to all PAPs sufficiently ahead of land acquisition; | - adequacy of the method for valuation of - and compensation for - land I and other assets; - adequacy of payment to replace the affected assets, including compensation for temporary damages and losses. * Linkage of RAP and construction The RAP activities, with exception of PAP training, should be completed at least one month before the start of the construction and stringing | * Provision of training to PAPs Restoration of economic activities PAPs should be monitored for the restoration of income earning capacity and procedures. * * Level of satisfaction | - the level of satisfaction of PAPs with various aspects of the RAP I implementation; - the responsiveness in dealing with appeals. * Standard of living + Power Company 2 Appe , * + PowerEngineering & Consulting Center SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP * 1kV Transmission Lines and Substatations in Southern Vietnam Throughout the implementation process, the PAPs' standard of living will be observed and compared to the situation before the RAP implementation. Potential problems in the restoration of standard of living will be identified and reported. The following schedule is foreseen for Thanh Son commune, Tan Phu district of Dong Nai | province with Ma communities in the project areas. Activity M gSchedule Visited by If completed 1. Screening 1 week Internal Monitoring By External Monitoring commencement of RAP/EMDP * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ im plem entation 2. Conduct SIA 1 week External Monitoring 3. Discuss findings of SLA with 1 week External Monitoring community 4. Preparation of Action Plan 1 week Internal Monitoring I 5. Discussion with local authorities, 1 week Internal Monitoring engineer of mitigation measures 6. Visit one month prior to construction 1 week Internal Monitoring By completion I work External Monitoring of RAP/EMDP implementation 7. Visit one month after construction 1 week Internal Monitoring | work External Monitoring 8. Visit six months after construction 6 months External Monitoring work I 7. Cost Estimate for Special Programs of EMDP Table 7 - Cost Estimate for Special Programs of EMDP Unit: VND Sr. Item Details Total No. Ie 1 Credit program One (or l2 day) training course to be organized in Thanh Son commune (Tan Phu district of Dong 5,000,000 I Nai province) (provincial or district BARD) I 2 Training on electric safety for One day training course to be villagers and pupils organized in Thanh Son commune * (Tan Phu district of Dong Nai province) 17,000,000 It is proposed that such course will * be hold at the commune school. (PC2 PMB, Consultant) 1 + Power Company 2 Appendix 5 5 vJ Power Engineering & Consulting Center -5/6- SEIER 2 Project - Vietnam EMDP 110kV Transmission Lines and Substatations in Southern Vietnam l 3 Meetings, pamphlet etc. * for credit program 5,000,000 | * for electric safety 5,000,000 4 Special assistance for 4 + 1 Ma households x 300,000 1,500,000 household connections VND/household Total 33,500,000 Contingency (20%) 6,700,000 Grand Total 40,200,000 I I I l m Power Company 2 Appendix 5 j 7~~ Power Engineering & Consulting Center - 6/6 - I .II_ I I - -- I I I I I I I I I I I I U I I I I I I I I