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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

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RURAL ENERGY 2 PROJECT

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FEASIBILITY STUDYCAO BANG PROVINCE

Volume 2

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTI

Project Manager Nguyen Anh Tuan3 Deputy Chief Clerk Nguyen Anh Tuani

3 PP. DirectorTechnical Scientific Service Enterprise

leptIl director

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WB credit VN -4000

I ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTl AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Vietnam Rural Energy 11l Cao Bang province

I Prepared byScience, Technology Service Enterprise

I Power Engineering and Consulting Company N°1

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1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF WORK1.1. Objectives of the Project

The development objectives of the proposed Rural Energy 11 Project are to assist theGovernment of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructureservice such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions andproductivity. The Project will assist the Government of Vietnam to implement its nationalobjective of providing electricity to about 12 million rural households through:

- An effective strategy for rural electrification with special focus on provision of energy tothe remote mountainous areas;

- Rehabilitating, upgrading and expanding the rural power system in order to meet the3 demand for power supply for future socio-economic development;- Strengthening reliability and quality of power networks, reduce voltage and electricity

losses on the grid, lower rural consumption price, improve businesses efficiency and3 rural power management ability of local power management boards;- Refurbishment of the existing rural power network to increase reliability and quality of

supply, including reduction of technical and non-technical losses; this ProjectI incorporates 25 communes in 10 districts of Cao Bang province.- Extension of existing power networks to supply additional households;- Assisting local District and Commune committees to improve power systemI management processes and improve business efficiency, to provide electricity reliably,

safely and at reasonably cost;- Review rural power management models, to establish power management units ofU legal standing, with economic independence and the managerial/technical skills to

operate effectively and profitably, repaying loaned funds;- Expanding the use of renewable energy for the off-grid systems to serve the rural load

in the remote and isolated areas, where feasible and economically practicable;

* 1.2. NEED FOR PROJECT INVESTMENT

Based on the forecast data on economic development, power demand, the currentJ situation of the existing power distribution network of the Project's commune. The existing

distribution network is degraded, not synchronous. Power losses are very high. The alignmentof power lines is not well designed. Many types of poles are existed in the network. Thealignment of power lines is not well designed. There are also many types of electricity meters.In the past in order to save money, the distribution lies were created to go across gardens,I ponds etc. The conductor is overhead type and not covered by any insulating materials, so itcause a lot of risk on safety to local people. The Project is planned to implemented in order to:

- Improve the quality of the existing distribution network in the Project's communes.I - Increase the safety management of the distribution network;- Reduce power losses;- Increase electricity supply for the Project's communes;

J - Change the form for management model of rural power network;- Gradually modernize the distribution power network.

1.2. Commune selection criteria

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1.2.1. General criteria

I . To be voluntary participants in the Project and understand requirements andregulations of World Bank and the Government of Vietnam to carry out RE II Project;

l . To be willing to convert the communes power management model to legal localdistribution units to control LV networks;

. To have potential for economic development;l . To have an acceptable capital recovery rate;

* Revenue from power business can cover management, operation and funding costs.

l 1.2.2. Criteria for selection of communes for rehabilitationa Power losses exceeds 20%; aged power networks degraded and require

refurbishment;I * Power demand is substantial (over 500 households);. Power demand for industrial production is substantial (over 20%);* Number of electrified communes over 80%;. Average power consumption rate power household in substantial; estimated annually

500 kWh/household.

1.2.3. Criteria for communes to be connected. Number of households connected to power network is Provincial communes is bellow3 the average (60%);. Customers are able to pay cost of connection and subsequent power bills;. Communes have potential for development in agriculture, forestry and handicraft,I which would be enhanced if electrified;. Communes in the poorest communes list;. Communes in the assistance program of World Bank.. Communes are ready to adopt the management model of power network.

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Table 1.1. Project communes

No Name of communesBao Lac district

1 1 C6Ba2 San L63 Phan Thanh

Ha Lang district4 Kim Loan5 Vinh Quy

Hoa An district6 C6ng Trixng7 Dirc Xuan8 Ha Tri9 H6ng Nam10 Trung Vuang11 Trurang Luang

Nguyin Binh district12 Ca Thanh13 Phan Thanh14 Mai Long15 Thanh Cong16 Trieu NguyenI Phuc H6a district17 Ti6n Thanh

Thach An district* 18 Thuy Hung

Bio Lim district19 Yen Tho

I 20 Vinh PhongTrung Khanh district

21 Cao ThangTra Linh district

22 Quang Vinh23 Tri Phuong

Ha Quang district24 LOng Nam25 Ma Ba

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2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION2.1. PROJECT SCALE - MEDIUM VOLTAGE

Medium voltage part of the Project will be consisted of 329.725 km 35 kV distribution lines.Total number of new substations is 84, of re-used substations is 4.Power company No 1 will be the Project Owner for medium voltage part of the Project.

2.2. PROJECT SCALE - MEDIUM VOLTAGELow voltage part of the Project is consisted of 907.646 km low voltage transmission line,

from which- Newly constructed line is 680.154 km;- Rehabilitated line is 227.492 km;

l - Total number of energy meters is 49.958 sets.

Provincial People committee will be the Project Owner for low voltage part of the Project.

* 2.3. INVESTMENT STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECTTable 2. 1. The investment structure of the Project (VND)

U: _ Items Medium Voltage Low Voltage1 WB loan 74,039,780,059 61,663,471,8122 Local contribution 19,280,242,990 15,929,913,077

Total 93,320,023,499 77,593,384,889

2.4. PROJECT COMPONENTSTable 2.2. Project's components - LOW VOLTAGE

No No of No of energy Upgraded New LV

1 1 District communes meters LV (km) (km)t Bao Lac 20,817 22.074

2 Bao Lam 2 2,171 - 14.124

3 Ha Quang 2 944 8,085 6.724

| 4 Ha Lang 2 1,584 2,538 10.296

*S Hoa An 6 3,701 - 18.533

6 Nguyen Binh 5,110 - 34.724

I 7 Phuc Hoa 1 696 - 5.874

8 Thach An 1 578 - 3.762

l 9 Tra Linh 2 1,706 - 9.570

10 Trung Khanh 1 758 - 5.981

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Number of No of substationDistrict Communes New MV line (km)

1 Bao Lac 3 81.325 3,569

3 2 Bao Lam 2 38.500 2,171

3 Ha Quang 2 8.150 944

3 ( 4 HaLang 2 15.450 1,584

5 Hoa An 6 930 3,701

1 6 Nguyen Binh 5 74.975 5,110

7 Phuc Hoa 1 11.400 696

8 Thach An 1 15.350 578

9 Tra Linh 2 20.550 1,706

10 Trung Khanh 1 13.100 758

l_TOTAL 25 329.725 20,817

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2.5. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROJECT'S3 PROVINCES

Geographical position and topographyCao Bang is mountainous and border province. North and North East of Cao Bang isI People Republic of China. South of the province is Bac Kan province, East side is Lang Son

province and Ha Giang province is in the West of Cao Bang.Topography of Cao Bang is complicated with mainly mountains mixed with short streams,I small valleys, high slope. In general, there are main three types of topography in the region.

. Limestone mountains in the North occupies 32% area of the province. This area is located3 along the border with China. The area is in Bao Lac, Bao Lam, Thong Nong, Ha Quang,Tra Linh, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang, Phuc Hoa and Thach An districts. Average elevation is700- 1000m. Typical landscape is high limestone mountains mixed with small valleys. ThisI area is lacked of water in dry seasons.

* Soil mountain occupies 40% natural area of the province. There are two sub regions ofsoil mountains. They are (i) Soil mountain subregions in West and South West provinceU including Bao Lam, Bao Lac and Nguyen Binh districts. This area is highly partitioned withvery high slope. Average elevation is 700 m to 1000 m. (ii) Soil mountain sub region inupper part of Hien river: this area is lowering to Cao Bang province. But the topography isstill highly partitioned. Limestone mountains mixed with small plain areas.

3 Natural area of Cao Bang is 6,690.72 km2.

Population of Cao Bang is 497,529 people. There are nine main ethnic in the province. They areTay (43.6%), Nung (43.06%), and Kinh, Dao, Mong and other minorities like San Chi, Hoa.Cao Bang is consisted of 13 districts, 189 wards and townships. Cao Bang township is the center3 of the province.

Climate3 Cao Bang has monsoon climate and has its specific characteristics. There are four differentseasons in the years, but two main seasons are

* Hot season with temperature ranging from 25 to 27 oC, hottest month is in July;J * Cool season with temperature ranging from 14 to 18 0C, coolest month is January.

Average rainfall: 1,300 mm to 1,500 mml Average humidity: 80%

Land resource3 Total natural land: 669,072 ha* Agricultural land: 64,652 ha* Forested land: 263,447 ha; where: natural forest is 248,879 ha; planted forest is 14,568

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There are five big rivers crossing Cao Bang province, they are Bang river, Gam river, Hien

river, Quay Son river and Bac Vong river.

Protected areas. Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve is located in Tich Tuc town and Quang Thanh, Thanh Cong,

Phan Thanh, Mai Long, Ca Thanh, Vu Nong and Hung Dao communes, Nguyen Binh

districts. There are 4 Project's communes are inside this Nature Reserve, they are: Ca

Thanh, Phan Thanh, Mai Long and Thanh Cong. More details about the Nature Reserve

and assessment of Project environmental impacts to Nui Pia Oac is given in Section 4 on

Environmental Assessment.

* Pac Bo Cultural and Historical site is located in Truong Ha Commune, Ha Quang

district. There is no Project's commune is located in this Cultural and Historical site.

3 Industrial: Tinh Tuc tin mine; Phuc Hoa sugar plant, rattan products manufacturing,

Agricultural and husbandry: rice cultivation, dry crop, fruits, tea etc.

Mineral resource: Cao Bang is rich in mineral resources such as iron ores, tin ore, limestone etc.

3 Irrigation system: 23 pumping stations, reservoirs.

Trade and tourism: rattan products for export; tourist attraction points such as Pac Po, Tran

* Hung Dao forest.

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I 2.6. SOME OF MAIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT2.6.1. Medium voltage

l MV substation* To reduce the investment cost, facilitate site installation and uniform project standards, the

following is to be implemented:I * All new substation are designed as outdoor type pole mounted. With substation capacity

S>75 kVA two pole type construction will be used. With substation capacity S < 31.5 kVA

one pole type construction is used.* Substation requiring relocation or new pole support structures are to be built as outdoor

type, mounted on poles.

The new substation are all pole mounted, as follows:* If capacity S>= 75 kVA, mounted on two poles;

I . If capacity S>= 31.5 kVA, mounted on 1 pole.Substation poles are centrifugal concrete type of 10 m or 12 m length, Class C suitable for any

requirement.Substation base (floor) is filled 0.3 m deep with soil and covered by mixture of cement and broken

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MV linesVoltage levels: MV lines are designed to accommodate any future voltage level, defined in the

I power network development and planning scheme for Cao Bang Province. In the long-term,voltage levels 35 kV, 22 kV and 10 kV of MV power networks are used, in conformance with

voltage of existing 110 kV and 35/10 kV substations and transformer station to be built in 2005.

Branches supplying power to transformer station at 35 kV will be connected into the existing 35

kV lines and designed at the 35 kV voltage level.

l Pole sizeAll poles are 1Om, 12m, 14m, 16m and 20m length of classes A,B,C,D. Pole size selection is

I | based on the safe clearance to ground, transportation and traffic structures, crossings,development requirements, sharing of lines for MV and LV voltages. Pole strength is selected

from load requirements.In general, the use of poles is as follows:

a For single circuit lines: centrifugal concrete pole 1Om, 12m.

* For double circuit lines: centrifugal concrete pole 14m.

3 * Stayed, crossing positions and special positions: 16m, 20m poles.

Poles are manufactured to Vietnam Standards and Regulations DNT-QDKT-09/2000.

3 l Pole foundationTo support poles, cast in situ M150 concrete foundations are used.In the Project, MT1, MT2 ... MT8 type foundations are used. The selection of foundations for eachposition is specified in the design stage, based on estimations of local soil, geological and hydro-

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l l ll For sand areas, types of cast in-situ excavated foundations: M01, M02, M03, M04 are used.For marshy land areas, foundations should be reinforced by bamboo stakes, bamboo rafts to3 strengthen the bearing capacity of foundations and to reduce stress against the foundationsurround.Foundation depth is 10-12% of pole height plus 0.3m.

2.6.2. Low voltageElectricity poleI Concrete poles for most lines are H-section type, cast in workshops.For 3 phase lines and branches along inter-District, inter-commune roads: 7.5m, 8.5m pole sizes.For two wire branches to communes: 6.5m, 7.5m pole sizes.For 1 phase lines into household groups: 6.5m pole size.A-B-C type poles according to bearing requirements of each position; manufactured to theI standard DNT-QDKT-09/2000.For poles near vehicle transport areas: use 1 Om, 12m centrifugal concrete poles to ensure safeclearances.I For MV, LV line co-sharing positions: use MV line concrete poles.Most concrete poles are A and B-type poles, manufactured to standard DNT-QDKT-09/2000.

l Square concrete poles and circular concrete poles are used at the following positions:

* Straight, corner positions of 3 phase trunk lines: single poles; and

3la Corner anchor, straight anchor, end anchor: double poles.

If poles are installed near households, trafficable roads, double poles should be used at corneranchoring, straight anchoring, end anchoring positions; stayed tension poles are used only atsuch high bearing positions that double poles could not solve and tension. poles are convenientlyplaced;3 Utilize existing poles which are of good quality and satisfy the standard when installing newconductors.Poles under 7.5m size are not used for 3 phase trunk lines.Poles recovered from lines are to be returned to localities to allow people to re-use poles tosupport supply lines to houses.

I Pole foundationTo support line poles; cast in-situ M100 concrete block foundations are used:

1 a For single poles: use MV1, MV2

* H double poles: use MV3.

I The depth of foundations is in proportion to pole heights and is shown in the overall layout of LVpole, cross-arm and foundation.If double poles cannot satisfy the high bearing requirements and are in tension pole positions, it isrequired to use:

* D14 tension poles with foundation in proportion to pole height. Tension poles contain E14round hot dipped steel according to Vietnamese Standards;

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. MN 15-5 anchors buried 1.5-2.0m according to bearing requirements and site clearance;

3 * MN 10-10-7 stayed-on-the-spot anchors in sand areas.

For lines across sand areas (rivers, coastal), cast in-situ M100 concrete excavated foundationsare used, in combination with pre-cast M200 reinforced concrete round pipes with E1000,E fF1200, FE1500 diameter.

For reused pole positions, if conductor size increased by two or more sizes, must increase3 concrete in the existing foundation to ensure bearing requirements are satisfied.

1 l 3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROJECT'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT3.1. VIETNAM REGULATIONS AND LAWS

3 - Law on Protection of the Environment (LEP) was enacted in 1993.

- Decree 175/CP was promulgated in 1994 to guide implementation of the LEP and provides broadguidelines for division of responsibility among Ministries; environmental impact assessments;pollution prevention and disaster control; sources of finance; and environmental inspections andstandards.

3 - Decrees 143 on amendment of Item 14 of Decree 175 CP dated 18/10/1994 of Government onguidance for implementation of LEP.

- Circular No. 490 "Guidance on setting up and appraising environmental impact assessmentreports for investment projects".

- Law on Forest Protection (1992). This law regulates forest management, protection,I development, and exploitation, prevention of woodcutting, and forest destruction. It alsoencourages individuals and organizations to protect and develop forests.

3 - Decree 54/1999/ND-CP relating to the protection of high-voltage networks.

- Decree 70/1987-HDBT specifies safety casements of high-voltage transmission lines.

- Decree 24/2000/ND-CP specifies the implementation on the Law on Foreign Investment in* Vietnam (Article 82) concerning environmental protection.

- Decree 52/1999/ND-CP includes environmental considerations for construction management.

- Decree 26/1996/CP provides regulations on the punishment of administrative violation ofEnvironmental Protection Law.

3 - Vietnam National standards (TCVN) are national standards established by the Ministry of Scienceand Technology (MoST) and applied to all government agencies. They include engineering,construction, scientific, and environmental standards. TCVN environmental standards includeU acceptable limits of many air, noise, and water quality parameters.

- 11 TCN-1984 sets the standard for minimum clearance between live parts of a line and trees.

1 3.2. WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES

3 - OP 4.01 Environmental Assessment;- OP 4.04 Natural Habitats;- OP 4.11 Cultural Property;- BP 17.50 Public Disclosure.

Detailed guidance on assessment methodologies and common impacts associated with transmissionprojects are found in:

3 . World Bank, 1991. Environmental Assessment Sourcebook, Volume 3.

. IFC, 1998. Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines on Electric Power Transmission andDistribution.1 . Framework for Applying Environment Safeguards to Rural Energy 11 Project.

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44. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS4.1. CLASSIFICATION OF IMPACTS

3 The Environmental Impact Assessment focuses on the major environmental issues of the Project'sMost Favoured Alternative. The potential impacts of the Project's pre-construction, construction, and

l operation phases were assessed as being in one of five categories:

i. NO IMPACT. The potential impact of the Project activity is assessed as NO IMPACT if the projectactivity is physically removed in space or time from the environmental component.

ii. MAJOR IMPACT. An impact is said to be MAJOR if the project activity has potential to affect anenvironmental component. Major impacts could be "Major Negative" or "Major Positive." Thefollowing criteria were used to determine whether a given impact is MAJOR:

a) Spatial scale of the impact (site, local, regional, or national/ international);

b) Time horizon of the impact (short, medium, or long term);

c) Magnitude of the change in the environmental component brought about by the ProjectI activities (small, moderate, large);

d) Importance to local human populations;

3 e) Compliance with national, provincial, or district environmental protection laws, standards,and regulations

f) Compliance with Vietnam's international commitments, These include the Convention onWetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR), theConvention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (WorldHeritage Convention), and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Speciesof Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); and

g) Compliance with World Bank guidelines, policies, and regulations.

I iii. MINOR IMPACT. If an impact occurs but does not meet the criteria for a Major Impact it isassigned the category MINOR. Minor impacts could be "Minor negative" or "Minor Positive."

3 MITIGABLE IMPACT. The potential impact of a project activity on an environmental component is said tobe MITIGABLE if there is potential for a major negative impact and the proposed mitigation measure will

*: prevent the impact or reduce the impact to acceptable levels.

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1 4.2. IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT

The Project will play an important role in the electrification program and in implementation of theI policy of poverty alleviation of 25 communes within 10 districts of Cao Bang province. It will also promotethe policy of industrialization and modernization of the Government of Vietnam as well as create a greatopportunity for overall socio-economic development of the poor area.

I When the distribution lines are constructed, there is a trend of local people to move to live nearthe lines. The local people committee will have a proper planning accordingly to support the developmentof the areas. These planning are included: road, residential area, industrial development and farming etc.The communes/districts will move toward its planning.

Beside the significant beneficial impacts, the project may cause different adverse impacts on theI environment and local socio-economy. By using Environmental Screening Data Checklist andEnvironmental baseline Checklist as guided in Framework for Applying Environment Safeguards to Rural

l Energy I Project, The potential impacts of the Project are described in Table 4.1.

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Table 4.1. The assessment of Projects impacts

No Impact Magnitude Duration Description of the impacts Evaluation._________ __________________________________of impacts

Pre-construction phase

1 Permanent and temporary land Medium Long - 283,286 m2 of land will be permanently occupied. Mitigable

acquisition Short - 248,696 m2 of land will be temporarily occupied.

- Refer to Table 4.2 for more information and supporting-data;

- This impact is not significant in consideration with widerange of the Project: 25 communes in 10 districts; morethan 59,968 HHs will be supplied electricity by theProject; this land is taken from 21,450 HHs permanentlyand from 62,899 HHs temporarily.

2 Impact on Project affected Medium Short - 21,450 HHs will lose their land permanently; Mitigable

household - 62,899 HHs will have land that is temporarily occupied;

- Refer to Table 4.3. for supporting data;

- During designing of the Project, the alignment has beencarefully considered in order to avoid crossing housesand other structures; wrong positioning of poles;minimizing temporary and minimizing land acquisiton.

3 Impacts associated with clearing the Small Long - All of parts of trees that are higher than 4m need to be Mitigable

ROW cut. The trees are still remained.

- The lines are not going through any forested areas orareas with highly ecological value.

- Acquired lands are mainly un-used land along theexisting road, crossing agricultural fields with very lowecological values.

- See Table 4.4. for information on number of trees to becut. These trees have value in economics (fruit trees)rather than environmental.

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No Impact Magnitude- Duration- Description of the impacts -Evaluationof impacts

4 Health risk due to explosives, None None - The area is very intensively used by local government No Impact

chemical hazard and people. There is no risk of explosives;

- No hazardous chemicals are used in the Project.

- Some old transformers will be removed from thenetworks. These transformers were in use about 10years ago and were almost produced by localmanufacturing companies, so no PCBs were used.Therefore there will not be any potential of PCBs riskduring removal of old transformers from the distributionnetworks.

5 Loss of historical and cultural None None - The routes are designed to avoid temples, churches No Impact

properties and other cultural, historical properties in the areas, sothe Project will not effect any cultural heritages

- During construction if there is any valuable historical orcultural properties are found underground, the Contractorand Project owner will report to local Department ofCulture and information for further consideration.

Construction phase

6 Surface water contamination Medium Short - The water can be more turbid due to the soil residue Mitigablefrom excavation of the pole's foundation will enter to thewater bodies by water run off.

7 Noise and vibration Small Short - Noise levels during constructon will be required to Minorcomply with Vietnamese standard TCVN 5949:1998. NegativeUse of construction machinery will be limited due to thesmall scale of the project (distribution as opposed totransmission lines), and the very short period of timeinvolved in construction activities.

- Noise and vibraton are caused by: equipment, materialtransportation, project's vehicles, pole's erecton andcable's pulling, generators (if there is any)

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8 Soil erosion Medium Short - Soil excavation for pole's foundaton; Negative and

- Vegetation cover is reduced due to ROW clearance and Mitigable

access roads' construction.

- Project's sites are in plain areas or in plain position, sothe risk of soil erosion is not high.- In terms of soil erosion, the impact is considered to beminor due to the small scale of the activities involved, thelimited period over which they will occur, and the spatiallysmall areas to be affected. Furthermore, these impactscould be reduced to less than minor with implementationof mitigation measures

9 Air pollution Small Short - Dust generated from soil excavaton, especially during Minordry seasons. Negative

- Dust caused by movement of vehicles transportingmaterial and equipment for Project construction.

10 Agricultural production due to Medium Medium - Some of productive land will be required for a short Minortemporary acquisition of productive period for construction. Negative

land - Refer to Table 4.2 for supporting data

11 Traffic disturbance Small Short - Transportation of material and equipment, soil Minorexcavation and cable pulling activities will disturb the Negativenormal traffic in the areas during short period of time;

- Equipment will be transported from receiving port towarehouses of the Project owners by special trucks;

- From warehouses to construction the goods aretransported by truck 5 to 7.5 tons and unloaded by 5tones cranes;

- Construction materials will be transported by 10 to 12tones trucks; unloaded by 5 tones cranes;

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- Steel constructions are transported by 5 tones trucks;unloaded by man power;

- Construction work will be mainly carried out along therural roads with high gathering of poles, constructionmaterials. It will cause disturbance to traffic in rural areasas well. But this disturbance in quite minor since theconstruction duration at each site is short, ruraltransportation is not very intensive and mainly byrudimentary vehicles like bicycles, motorbikes, etc.

- Cable pulling crossing the roads can cause disturbanceto transportation also. But scaffolds are required in thesecrossing sections and will reduce the traffic disturbance.

12 Road degradation Medium Short - Heavy loaded vehicles might degrade the existing Mitigableroads, which usually are not very good in rural areas.

13 Biological environment impacts Small Short to - Some of trees will need to be cut. But these trees are MinorMedium common planted species like agricultural or fruit trees.

- Some of insects are small animals will lose their habitatbut the insects and animals are common species. Area ofloose habitats is small in comparison with entire affectedecosystem. Main ecosystems that are affected by theProject is agricultural, shrub trees along the roads etc.

- The trees that will be cut by the Project is mainly fruittrees, trees along the roads, they have economic valuerather than environmental value.

- 4 of Project communes Phan Thanh, Mai Long, CaThanh, Thanh Cong are located in Nui Pia Oac NatureReserve. Further assessment of Project impact on thisNR is described in Section 4.3. Main project activities arecarried out outside the NR. Potential impact will be veryminor.

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14 Solid waste generated from soil Small Short - The soil and construction materials can remain in the Negative andexcavation site; mitigable

- Most part of excavated soil will be use for refilling thefoundaton;

- Contractors need to commit to return the working sitesto the original conditions and clean up the constructionsites.

15 Environmental impacts caused by Small Medium - Solid waste, wastewater disposal and hygiene Mitigableconstruction worker condition.

- Possible dissemination of certain diseases fromconstruction workers to local people and vice versa.

16 Conflict between construction Small Medium - The conflicts might cause by difference in incomes, Minorworker and local people cultures, behaviors; Negative

- Duration of construction work is very limited (about 4 to6 months); local people will be hired for simple work, onlyskill staff from other locatons are hired to do professionalwork; it estimated that the group of 15 persons will beformed for each working team; so all of these figuresreveals that the risk of conflict is not very high andserious.

17 Health and Safety Medium Short - Accidents might happen during construction if the safety Mitigableissues are not well considered.

Operation phase

18 Development and poverty alleviation Large Long - Increase the quality of life for local peoples. Major

- Support agricultural production and other services Positiveincluding health and education

19 Habitat fragmentation and increase Small Long - No new road or access roads are constructed Minoraccess to wild lands - No line crossing the forest, wetland or other natural Negative

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habitats.20 Health and safety Small Long - Electric shock and accidents occurring if the proper Mitigable

safety issues are not paid proper attention21 EMF None None - With voltage just up to 35 kV, the EMF is not a problem. No Impact22 Impacts on aircrafts None None - The height of pole is less than 50 m. There will not be No Impact

any problem with avian and aircrafts23 Oil hazardous waste contamination Small Long - The project has the potential to cause oil contamination Minor

from leakage from transformers. The transformers used Negativeare small, with a 20 liter or less capacity. Operationrecords for similar transformers show that the chance ofcontainer breakage that could cause an oil spill is almostzero. Therefore, a risk of oil contamination caused bythe project from either of these two sources is extremelylow, if not negligible.

- No PCBs containing oil and other hazardous chemicalswill be used.

- Oil refilling should be done in workshop

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Table 4.2. Summary of Land acquisition by the Project

* Number of Permanent land Temporary landDistrict Communes acquisition (m2) acquisition (m2)

1 ThuongXuan 2 38,006 30,311MV 23,107 11,896LV 14,899 18,415

2 Thach Thanh 26,093 29,051MV 16,691 14,378LV 9,401 14,673

3 Quang Xuong 10 31,395 35,204o ~~~~MV 20,092 17,161I M~~~V

4 QuLV 11,303 18,043U 4 Quan Hoa 86,928 59,936MV 59,623 31,341I ____ ___ ___ ___ ____LV 27,305 28,595

5 Nga Son 8 12,158 7,310MV . 8,246 3,854LV 3,913 3,4563 6 Muong Lat 1 30,810 28,284MV 22,786 15,6983 _ LV 8,024 12,586

7 Hoang Hoa 13 32,418 31,197MV 21,154 16,161

LV 11,264 15,0368 Cam Thuy 25,479 27,404

MV 17,479 14,407LV 8,000 12,997I __TOTAL 50 283,286 248,696MV 189,178 124,894LV 94,109 123,803

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Table 4.3. Number of Project affected householdsDistrict MEDIUM VOLTAGE LOW VOLTAGE

Permanent affected Temporary affected1 Thuong Xuan households households

* 1 Thuong Xuan 3,766 8,818MV 1,869 3,851

l _ LV 1,897 4,9662 Thach Thanh 1,074 5,916

MV 386 2,782LV 688 3,134

3 Quang Xuong 1,249 7,116MV 488 3,349

LV 761 3,768

4 Quan Hoa 9,049 19,039MV 4,714 9,937

LV 4,336 9,1025 Nga Son 1,460 2,687

MV 732 1,374LV 728 1,304U 6 Muong Lat 1,758 6,472MV 1,181 3,798

LV 577 2,675

7 Hoang Hoa 2,081 7,280MV 832 3,526

LV 1,249 3,7558 Cam Thuy 1,012 5,580

MV 512 2,913

l = LV 500 2,667. TOTAL 21,450 62,899

MV 10,714 31,530

__ LV 10,736 31,370

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Trees higher Trees lower Total treesNo District than 4 m than 4 m3 1 Thuong Xuan 12,656 7,649 20,305

MV 9,234 4,671 13,905

LV 3,422 2,978 6,400

2 Thach Thanh 2,100 1,486 3,586

MV 1,119 584 1,703

LV 981 903 1,883

l 3 Quang Xuong 2,653 3,084 5,737MV 1,521 1,404 2,925

4 Quan Hoa LV 1,132 1,680 2,812

-4 Quan Hoa 60,663 54,788 115,451MV 39,843 34,315 74,158

LV 20,820 20,473 41,2935 Nga Son 569 584 1,180

I MV 277 185 462LV 319 399 718

l 6 Muong Lat 18,409 14,378 32,787

MV 15,945 9,914 25,895

l _ LV 2,464 4,771 7,2357 Hoang Hoa 1,718 1,967 3,686

3 MV 1,085 977 2,035

LV 660 991 1,651

8 Cam Thuy 5,032 5,188 10,219

MV 2,957 4,464 7,421

TOTAL LV 2,074 724 2,798

| TOTAL W 103,827 94,490 193,258

MV 71,955 51,842 128,468

LV 31,873 32,211 64,790

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4.3. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT IMPACT ON NUI PIA OAC NATURE RESERVEl As it was identified in Section 2.5. there are four Project's communes (Ca Thanh, Phan

Thanh, Mai Long and Thanh Cong) are located in Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve. In order to assesspotential impact of Project to these protected areas, information about biological, ecologicalU values of these protected areas and Project's activities in these communes are described in moredetails.

I 4.3.1. NUI PIA OAC NATURE RESERVE

Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve is located in Tinh Tuc town and Quang Thanh, Thanh Cong,Phan Thanh, Mai Long, Ca Thanh, Vu Nong and Hung Dao communes, Nguyen Binh district, CaoBang province (Tordoff et al. 2000). Nui Pia Oac was included on Decision 194/CT of theI Chairman of the Council of Ministers, dated 9 August 1986 (MARD 1997), which decreed theestablishment of a 10,000 ha nature reserve for the protection of "subtropical mountain forests"(Cao Van Sung 1995). An investment plan for Nui Pia Oac was prepared by Xuan Mai ForestryI College in 1994. This investment plan was approved by Cao Bang Provincial People's Committeein the same year but has not yet been approved by MARD. This investment plan proposedestablishing a 13,312 ha nature reserve, comprising a 5,244 ha strict protection area, a 8,053 ha3 forest rehabilitation area, and a 15 ha administration and services area (Anon. 1999). Nui Pia Oacis included on a list of Special-use Forests to be established by the year 2010, prepared by theI FPD of MARD, as a 10,000 ha nature reserve (FPD 2003); this list has not yet been approved bythe government.

To date, however, a management board has yet to be established for Nui Pia Oac Naturereserve, and the site is under the management of Nguyen Binh District FPD and Nguyen BinhForest Enterprise (Cao Bang Provincial FPD in lift. 2003).

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The nature reserve is centered on Mount Pia Oac (1,931 m) and characterized by steeptopography. In the west of the nature reserve, there are patches of limestone karts (Tordoff et al.

I 2000).

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I According to the investment plan (Anon. 1999), Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve contains 11,839ha of natural forest. However, 1998 land-use data provided by Cao Bang Provincial FDD andground-trusted during a rapid field survey in 1999 indicate that the nature reserve supports only3,174 ha of natural forest, which is mainly distributed above 1,000 m. The forest has beenI subjected to high levels of disturbance in the past and is secondary in places. Naturalregeneration does, however, appear to be taking place. Below 700 m, the vegetation is dominated

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by scrub and grassland. In the west of the nature reserve, there are areas of limestone karts3 without forest, and, at lower elevations in the south, there are Pinus massoniana plantations(Tordoff et al. 2000).

3 Mammal diversity at Nui Pia Oac has been severely reduced by hunting, and it would appearthat the site supports few viable populations of species of global conservation importance.However, the nature reserve supports a number of bird species restricted to broadleaf evergreenforest above 800 m, and may support one of the few remaining areas of suitable habitat for suchspecies in north-eastern Vietnam (Tordoff et al. 2000).

3 Below 1,000 m, most of the natural forest in the nature reserve has been cleared forcultivation. Above, 1,000 m, however, the natural forest is distributed on steep hillsides at highelevations, which are unsuitable for cultivation. Consequently, clearance for agriculture is not amajor threat to biodiversity at Nui Pia Oac (Tordoff et al. 2000).

Mount Pia Oac and the surrounding area are rich in minerals, particularly zinc. Mining activities* during the French colonial era resulted in clearance of large areas of forest and high levels of

disturbance to remaining areas. Although these activities have now largely ceased, the forest is3 under continued pressure from local people, who extract bamboo, bamboo shoots, medicinalplants and firewood from the nature reserve. Uncontrolled exploitation of forest products threatensto impede the process of forest regeneration in the nature reserve. Nguyen Binh District FPD has,I however, allocated almost all of the forest land in the nature reserve to individual households forprotection (Tordoff et al. 2000).

I Another threat to biodiversity at Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve is hunting, as a result of whichpopulation sizes of large and medium-sized mammal species have reportedly declined3 dramatically (Tordoff et al. 2000).

The proposed boundary defined in the investment plan for Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve (Anon.3 1999) includes 10,073 ha of non-forest land, a town, a zinc mine and several thousand people.Consequently, both Wege et al. (1999) and Tordoff et al. (2000) recommended that the boundarybe revised to exclude all areas of scrub, grassland, agricultural land and habitation.

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I Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee are considering developing the area around MountPia Oac as a site for tourism. The potential for the development of tourism in the area is high forseveral reasons: the area is easily accessible from Cao Bang town by surfaced road; there areseveral ruined French villas that could be renovated; there is a colorful ethnic minority market inthe area; and the summit of Mount Pia Oac is easily accessible on foot (Tordoff et al. 2000).

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4.3.2. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT IMPACTS ON NUI PIA OAC NATURE RESERVETable 4.5. Project activities carried out in Nui Pia Oac Nature ReserveNo Itemslactivities Ca Thanh Phan Thanh Mai Long Thanh Cong

* 1 Length of MV lines (km) 4.7 14.3 14.925 29.3502 Length of upgraded LV line 25.23 13.992 22.919 18.5

(kin)E 3 Number of substabons 4 3 3 4

4 Number of MV poles 62 153 202 397

5 Number of LV poles 524 437 510 661

I 6 Number of trees <4 m to be 48 221 271 454cut _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 Number of trees >4 m to be 73 147 150 302_ _ _ CUt (in 2)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 Permanent land acquisition 170 406 422 791in the communes (m2)

TOTAL 2,461

- Not all areas of these four communes are located inside the NR. There is no part of distribution

line crossing over forested area, so no forest tree need to be cut.- Project activities will be carried out part inside and part outside of the NR. See Maps in

Appendix 6 for more details; But all of 14 substations are located outside of the NR.

MV lines are going from Tinh Tuc township, crossing mountain, hill sides to Project's communes.

In these mountains and hill there are terraced rice fields. Tinh Tuc township is located inside the

l NR but most part of other Project activities such as substations and related distribution lines are

located outside of the NR.- LV lines are going along the rural, inter village roads or crossing rice fields etc.

l - Access roads for Project activities are available. No need to construct additional access roads.

Meeting with responsible personsIn order to assess how the Project will impact Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve (NR), meeting

with responsible persons has been carried out.The following are persons that are met and interviewed:

- Vice Chairman of Nguyen Binh district people committee;- Chairman of people committee of four targeted communes: Phan Thanh, Ca Thanh, Mai

3 l Long and Thanh Cong;- Head of REII management board for Cao Bang province;

3 | - Head of Nguyen Binh district power service.

Main comments and opinion of met persons:- Project will not cause serious impact on the Nature reserve. It will develop in the sites

where human touch is quite intensive;- The Project will bring a great benefit for these communes since power quality in these

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- By providing enough electricity, local people can develop some small business or serviceslike rice husking, simple food processing etc.;I - Project activities will be carried out in outside of the NR. Only the main distribution lineneed to evacuate electricity from Tinh Tuc township, that is located inside the NR. SeeMaps in Appendix 6 for more details;

- Population living in the NR is about 2,900 households (18,356 persons). Main of them areDao, Tay, Nung ethnics.

Site observation

Location Site descriptionsLocation 1: Unused land in front of office of This is an center of Phan Thanh commune.Phan Than commune people committee. Next to this site is substation No 1 of PhanI (Picture 1) Thanh commune (See Picture 2). In this

area there are many public buildings such asschool, office of commune people commiKteeI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~etc.Human activities sin the area are veryintensive. Access is very convenient. Noforested area in the Project area. Vegetationcover is good with many planted trees.

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Location 2: Phan Thanh commune- Substation This substation is located in unused land ofNo 1. the commune. This site is next to road. TheI (Picture 2) nearest residential area is about 50 m far

-. V ; from the site. No need to set up anyadditional access road. The dry vegetationobserved is fire wood of local people. They

_ lXl 13 make use of unused land for drying thewood. In the back side of the picture is theschool. The water tank will be constructedfor the school. Vegetation observed areI ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~planted and common species.Human activities are intensive in this site as

Location 3: Phan Thanh commune- Lung Cam This substation is located in unused land ofI substation. (Picture 3). Phan Thanh commune. This site is somekind of fallow area and next to road.

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Location 3: Phan Thanh commune- Lung Cam This substation is located insubstation. (Picture 3). unused land of Phan Thanh

1 pp 1 commune. This site is somekind of fallow area and next toroad. Garbage are observed in

* _ 1 rH the site due to the fact that is:- _ - not use for any purpose and inIw;_ ;__________ ______ v_ -the edge of the village. The

related distrbution line will goalong the road, few of trees

3 - o . = need to be cut for ROWsclearance. Some shrub land isobserved

I The substation will be servedfor three villages Nam So, Sang

X _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lo and Lung Cam.

Field visit has been made for selected sites of other communes. The Project sites

(Substation sites and related distribution lines) are located in unused public land, next to

roads, schools, offices. No access road is required the Project. All of substations are

I located outside of the NR. Main of trees that need to be cut are shrub trees and under 4 m

in height. These trees are cut for land acquisition when the lines are crossing hills. No

forested areas is to be crossed by the lines. MV line are mainly along the roads entering to

communes from other locations (inter commune roads). LV lines will be along inter village

roads.

Main source of income generation for local people is agricultural production and

other small services. Common species of trees and birds were observed. Duration of

Project implementation is from 4 to 5 month, maximum it will last for 6 months.

Land acquisition for ROWs and for poles' foundation in four cormmunes is 2,461 m2

I | which is estimated as 0.00246 % of Nui Pia Oac nature reserve. The OP 4.04, therefore will

not be triggered.

* Project activities will be lasted within 4 to 5 months in Cao Bang province.

Environmental impacts caused by Project in general and in these communes in particular

will be the same as impacts identified in Table 4.1. Mitigations measures proposed in Table

6.1. are adequate for controlling of environmental impacts of the Project.

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I ll 5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSUREPublic consultation has been done during Project preparation from 2003, up to 2005 additionalconsultation has been done for some more aspects including environmental impacts on Nui PiaOak nature reserve. Main activities of the consultation has been done during 2003. During projectpreparation stage (2003 to 2005), the following activities were carried out:

' Activity 1: Information & Discussion with Local Authorities on the Line RouteActivity 2: Impact Survey and StatisticsActivity 3: Inform the public about the Project.3 When the survey was completed, Consulting company for the Project has started toinform the local people, affected communes about the Project. The form for announcement ispublic notice. In the announcement form. The following information are informed to the public,

U especially affected communities:- General information about Project: Name, Project owner, scale of Project, Project districts

and communes;- Potential environmental impacts that may cause by the Project;- Mitigation measures that will be applied in order to minimize environmental impact;

5 - Time schedule for Project implementation.- Contact address for receiving of public comments on environmental concerns of the

Project.Table 5.1. Summary information on Public consultation in Cao Bang Province

No of Main received commnetsI No Districticommune participants Time of meetingI Bao Lac - Local government and

l2 Ch Ba 22 3/12/2003 people are fully aware of3 Son Lo 17 4/12/2003 the potential

I 11 Bao Lam environmental impacts of

4 Yen Tho 25 8/12/2003 the Project. They also3 5 V\nh Phong 31 9/12/2003 think that environmental

III VTnh Phong 15/12/2003 impacts will be not6 Kim Loan 22 16/12/2003 serious, manageable.7 Vinh Quf 28 17/12/2003

IV Ha Quang 34 18/12/2003 Positive socio-economic8 LOng Nam 12 19/12/2003 benefits of the Project are9 Ma Ba 15 20/12/2003 very considerable.

V Hoa An10 C6ng trCtng 18 15/12/2003 - Route alignments are11 D6'c Xuan 21 16/12/2003 suitable, appropriate,3 ll L |12 HaTri 26 17/12/2003

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3 No District/commune participants Time of meeting13 H6ng Nam 16 18/12/2003 convenient for

14 Trung VLvong 18 19/12/2003 construction and are well

15 Trcng Long 14 20/12/2003 selected. Environmental

VI Nguyen Binh .

1 16 Ca Thanh 16 23/12/2003 Impacts are minimized by

17 Mai Long 18 24/12/2003 this route alignment.

18 Trieu Nguyen 22 25/12/2003 - Local people and

I 19 Thanh Cong 27 28/12/2003 .a

20 Phan Thanh 21 29/12/2003 government are wishing

3 Vil Phuc Hoa to have Project to be

21 Tien Thanh 18 2/12/2003 implemented and

Vil Thach An operated as soon as

22 Thuy Hung 15 5/12/2003 possible.IX Trii Linh _ _ _ _ _ _

23 Quang Vinh 27 9/12/2003

24 Tri Phong 26 10/12/2003

X Trung Khanh25 Cao thang 17 13/12/2003

I | All of the concerns, comments of local people were recorded and considered by

consultants and Project's owner during designing of the Project and development of EMP for the

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Activity 4: Receiving Further Feedback from PAHs

Activity 5: Public disclosure and Clearance on EMPThe Project will receive an investment license only after appropriate modification of location,

I J 5 design, capacity and/or technology of the project to meet the requirement of environmentalprotection and resettlement. To address disclosure requirements of OP 4.01, PC1 and consulting

£ l company will:

a Provide Vietnamese-language copies of the EMP report, RAP, and Project Summary to

each commune-level and provincial-level People's Committee in the Project area.

Il * Advertise in major local newspapers several times over a two-month period. The

advertisement will state the EMP, RAP, and Project Summary is available for public

3 review for a two month period during normal working hours at the following locations: 1)

the provincial-level People's Committees; and 2) The commune level Peoples'

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* English and Vietnamese-language copies of the EMP report will also be sent to the

l Vietnam Information Development Centre at 63 Ly Thai To in Hanoi, for access by NGOs

and public.

English language copies of the EMP report will be sent to World Bank for publication on World

Bank Info Shop.

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6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN6.1. MITIGATION MEASURESTable. 6.1. Mitigation measures applied for the Project

No Impact Evaluation of impacts Mitigation measures applied

Pre-construction phase

1 Permanent and temporary land Mitigable - Careful site survey, consult with local peoples for optimum route selection.

acquisition - Avoid ecologically high value areas (forest, reserve area, wetland etc.).

- Proper compensate the impacts.

2 Impact on Project affected household Mitigable - Routes should be selected to minimize the need to relocate houses

- Increase the span between towers, increase the tower height, use hanging substationetc. to minimize the impacts on PAHs.

- Compensate for the impacts.

3 Impacts associated with clearing the Mitigable - Work with PAHs during clearance of ROWs to minimize impacts to surrounding trees and

ROW and impact on Nui Pia Oak other constructions;Nature Reserve - Not allow using any herbicides and defoliant to clear the trees within ROWs.

- Not allow burning the wooden residue after tree cutting.

- Closely working with local communes' people committee to supervise the tree cutting.

4 Health risk due to explosives, No Impact - Not necessary to apply any mitigation measure

chemical hazard

5 Loss of historical and cultural No Impact - Not necessary to apply any mitigation measure.

properties - During construction and excavation if there is any found valuable historical or cultural

property, the Contractor and Project owner should immediately report to local Departmentof Culture and Information for further consideration.

Construction phase

6 Surface water contamination Mitigable - Soil excavation is managed to carry out in the shortest period.

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No Impact Evaluation of impacts Mitigation measures applied

- Construction material will be kept in the store with cover to protect from rain.

- Select a right place for concrete mixing.

- Residue from earthwork should be removed from the site to proper places (soil residuecan use for garden filling; concrete residues are removed by contractor to the permittedplaces).

7 Noise and vibration Minor Negative - Use the construction machines that have noise level under permitted limits.

- Carefully consider night work. No night work is permitted to carry out in populated andsensitive areas like hospital, residential, school.

8 Soil erosion Minor Negative - Excavate and earth-moving activities in erosion prone areas will be schedule in the dryseasons, after the harvest time and during the shortest duration of time.

- Land surface recovery after the pole erection.

9 Air pollution Minor Negative - Minimize the construction time in each site. Spray water regularly on dirt piles and anyother areas that could create dust

- Use wind fences in case of strong wind.

Minimize use of diesel generators.

10 Agricultural production due to Minor Negative - Carry out the construction work after harvest time.

temporary acquisition of productive - Compensate for the loss of agricultural productivityland

- Return the construction areas to the useful state after the work.

11 Impact on biodiversity of Nui Pia Oac Minor Negative - Closely working with local people committee to surpervise Project activities in term of

Nature Reserve minimize encrachment of workers to forested areas;

- Plan project activities as short time as possible;

- Providing information for wokers about awareness on protection of Nui Pia Oac naturereserve

12 Traffic disturbance Minor Negative - Minimize the construction work (excavation, cable pulling) in traffic intensive sites.

- Use warning signs in construction sites.

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No Impact Evaluation of impacts Mitigation measures applied

- Cooperate with local authority for traffic arrangement.

Avoid high-traffic areas

13 Damaging the existing road system Mitigable - Construction Contractor needs to commit to not use heavy vehicles that might cause

damage to the existing road system in the area.

- Not allow vehicles with heavy load of construction material and equipment to enter the

road system. The load should be separated to acceptable levels that the road can resist

for.

- Repair the road when there is any damage occurred.

14 Solid waste generated from soil Minor Negative - Construction contractor need to commit to clean the site and disposal solid waste in the

excavation permitted places.

- Re-use as much as possible an excavated soil for refilling foundation.

15 Environmental impacts caused by Mitigable - Minimize the impact of solid waste: Solid waste should be disposed properly by

construction worker collecting system of rural areas or dumping in permitted areas of communes;

- Arrange hygenie toilets for workers;

- Provide clean water for camping areas of workers. Coltrol discharge of waste water from

camping sites. Not allow discharge waste water directly to clean water sources such as

rivers, stream, which are supplying water for residential areas.

16 Conflict between construction worker Minor Negative - Hire as much as possible local citizens for the simple construction work to avoid the

and local people influx of migrants.

- In cases where the worker camps are near the communes, the Employer could request

that the Contractor provide accurate, timely and regular information about the construction

team to the People's Committees in affected areas. With open communication and

information, the People's Committee and Contractor will be able to make a joint informed

decision about the management of construction team accommodation.

- Rectify the impact: The general conditions of Contract should state: after the Project

finished, all camps will be completed removed and the campsites will be rectified to their

original conditions.

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No Impact Evaluation of impacts Mitigation measures applied

17 Health and Safety Mitigable - Organize the health care service in each group of workers.

- Inform workers the safety regulations and procedures.

- Equip safety facilities for the workers.

Operation phase

18 Development and poverty alleviation Major Positive - Not necessary to apply any mitigation measure

19 Habitat fragmentation and increase Minor Negative - Return unnecessary access roads to the previous state.access to wild lands Cooperate with local Department of Forest to regular control the use of access roads by

local people in the remote or forested areas.

- Train electrical technicians and local peoples about the way to handle with any bird netmeet during ROW clearing.

20 Health and safety Mitigable - Disseminate the information on electricity safety regulations to the users.

- Follow the Government Decree 54 on network protection.

- Regular training for local technicians and people on safety issues.

- Not allow burning the woody residues after ROW clearing.

21 Reduction of air pollutants generated Major positive - Not necessary to apply any mitigation measureby diesel generators

22 EMF No Impact - Not necessary to apply any mitigation measure

23 Impacts on avian and aircrafts No Impact - Not necessary to apply any mitigation measure

24 Oil hazardous waste contamination Minor Negative - Oil refilling of transformers should be done in the Workshop.

- No PCBs will be used.

- Use oil collectors during maintenance services for unexpected oil spills.

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6.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORINGTable 6.2. Environmental monitoring plan

No Parameters How to monitor Frequency Responsible bodies

CONSTRUCTION

1 Surface water turbidity and 1) Visual observation to assess whether the excavation and other construction - Monthly - PMU (by thesoil erosion activities cause any pollution to the surface water, especially in term of making water during technical supervisors

to be more turbid. construction of PMU)

2) The measures applied by Contractor to avoid the pollution of surface water in term period - Community'sof turbidity. leaders will submit

3) Measurement should be taken when there is some complaint from local people report to the PMUs.

2 Noise level around 1) Assessment (by field observation) whether (i) the noise level is unacceptable in the As above - SIMC (to be hired byconstruction sites and Project's residential areas (ii) The construction machines annoy local people. Project Managementadjacent residential areas 2) The mitigation measures applied by the Contractor to avoid the noise impact Board and will

3) The measurement should be taken when there is some complaint from local people monitoring during

3 Dust 1) Assessment (by visual observation) whether (i) the dust caused by construction is As above construction phase.serious; (ii) the measures that Contractors are taken to control the dust level One in the middle of

2) The mitigation measures applied by the Contractor to avoid the dust level construction phaseincreasing in the area and one after

3) The measurement should be taken when there is some complaint from local people construction.

4 Tree cutting and access 1) Assessment (by visual observation) whether (i) there is any excessive clear cutting As aboveroads management and of trees beyond ROW in communal landcontrol 2) Measures taken by Contractors for cleaning up woody residue after tree cutting.

5 Solid waste and site Assessment by visual observation whether: As above As abovecleaning up after the 1) Construction residues are clean up after the constructionconstruction

2) The way that Contractor disposes the solid wastes from construction.

6 Workers' sanitation facilities Assessment by visual observation: As above As above

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and safety management (1) Status of solid waste and waste water disposal in camping sites

(2) Hygiene and safety issues in camping site

(3) In case of home stay, check the agreement with commune's people committees.

7 Transportation disturbance Assessment by visual observation: As above As above

(1) Whether the construction and other project's activities such as pole's erection,

cable pulling cause any serious disturbance to the local traffic;

(2) Necessary measures are taken to avoid the disturbance of traffic such as: warning

sign for construction work, avoiding of heavy traffic hours, (refer to Mitigationmeasures for details)

8 Road degradation Assessment by visual observation As above As above

(1) The transportation of materials and equipment causes any damage to the localroad system and how is the level of damage

(2) The vehicles used for Project is overloaded that potentially cause the damage to

the existing road system?

(3) The Contractor has taken any measure to repair the roads that were damagedduring transportation of Project's equipment and material.

(4) There is any complaints from local peoples on the issue

9 Status of application of Assessment of safety issue during construction: As above As above

safety measures - Personal safety equipment

- Technical and safety regulation to avoid the electricity shocks, electrical hazards etc.

10 Construction material Assessment by visual observation: As above As above

management (1) The management of construction material in the warehouses

(2) The management of construction material in the construction site

11 Impact on wild life and Notice of Consultant on: As above As above

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life and natural resource (bird, animal, snakes etc.), to the rare flora in the targetedcommunities.

(2) Any hunting, trapping or tree cutting by construction workers in Project area.

OPERATION PHASE

12 Maintaining of ROW Assessment by visual observation As above - Provincial Power

(1) The tree cutting: whether the right trees or right parts of tree are cut. Service

(2) The proper maintaining of distance from houses to the ROW

13 Impact on wild life and Notice on: As above - Provincial Power

natural resource (1) There is any evidence that the Project cause any disturbance to the wild life (bird, Service

._____ __________________________ animal, snakes etc.) and natural resource (water, mangrove forest) ____

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6.3. CAPACITY BUILDING

l The following training has been conducted to date:

1) May 2002: Training Workshop on preparation of EMP reports for power3 ( transmission and distribution projects2) August 2003: Hands-on learning-by doing training for improving environmental

reports.I | 3) September 2003: Hands-on workshop for environmental assessment of

transmission and distribution projects.4) May 2004: Training on preparation of EMP according to newly environmental3 templates developed by WB experts.5) November 2004: Launch workshop for RE 2 projects. One important section of the

workshop is implementation of EMP for Rural Energy projects.6) April 2005: Training on social assessment and resettlement issue in transmission and

distribution projects under the WB loans.

* ¢ Future training includes the following:

1) Annual training on implementation of EMP for RE and other power transmission andI distribution projects. This training will be organised by EVN annually.

2) Workshop on sharing experience of EMP preparation and EMP implementation forpower transmission and distribution projects. This training is planned to carry out at the

I end of 2005 and organised by EVN.3) Training on implementation of EMP for power projects according to WB requirement.

The training will be organised by PCII 4) Regular training of PC1 on safety issue for staff5) Regular information dissemination for local people on electricity safety.

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3 No Training Cost (VND)1 EVN annual training for Included in operation cost of EVN headquarter. Project owners

all of EVN's subsidiaries will cover cost (hotel, travelling ... ) for its staff for this ProjectI 2 staff (one from each Project owners) from this Project willattend.

* 2 staff x 2 days x 1,000,000 VND/person = 4,000,000 VND

2 Workshop on sharing Included in operation cost of EVN headquarterexperience of EMP 1 staff x 2 days x 1,000,000 VND/person = 2,000,000 VND

4 implementation andEMP preparation

3 Training on EMP 2 staff (one from each Project owners) from Cao Bang willimplementation attend.

2 x 2 days x 400,000 VND/person/day/training = 800,000 VND4 PC1 training on safety Included in operation cost of provincial power services.

(regularly carried out by 6 staffs from this Project will attendprovincial power 6 persons x 1 day x 100,000 VND/day = 600,000 VNDservice)

l___ TOTAL 7,400,000 VND

6.4. ENVIRONMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTTable 6.4. Parties involving in environment monitoring

No Parties Main responsibility Content and format for report1 Construction Contractor - Apply proposed mitigation - Refer to Table 6.1 and 6.6

measures- Report to PMU the applicationof mitigation measures.

2 Technical supervisor of - Monitor (by observation) and - Refer to Table 6.1 and 6.7* PMU assess of the environmental

parameters suggested by thisEMP report;- Report to PMU

3 Safeguard Monitoring - Monitor (by observation) and - Refer to Table 6.1 and 6.7Independent Consultant assess environmental quality

* (SMIC) based on parameterssuggested by this EMP report.- Conduct public consultation toI received comment, assessmentof local people onenvironmental management ofI the Project.

4 Assigned staff from - Monitor (by observation) and - Refer to Table 6. 5Project's commune assess of the environmental

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Table 6.5. An example data collection form for commune's representatives

3 EXAMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR SIMC

The Safeguard Independent Monitoring Consultant will:

3 1. Visually look at the construction sites and make notes related to the following environmental issues, but not

limited to:* General clean up after construction works,

* Excessive clear cutting of trees beyond ROW in communal or forest land.

a Measures taken by the contractor for cleaning up woody residues after tree cutting

. Status of access roads (have they been closed if in a protected area, are they still being used and to what

extent, how are they being controlled/managed and by whom), Application of mitigation measures for or

sign of soil erosion along T/L due to tree cutting and/or around tower foundationI * Status of re-vegetation in the ROWs and tower foundationa Impacts on construction works (level of noise, dust, and damage to roads due to earthworks and

transportation of building materials)* Status of construction worker camps and sanitation facilities for themI * Proper distance between the houses and T/L,. Status of implementation of safety measures (signboards, restricted zone, fences, isolation etc.)

2. Conduct public consultation to:0 Assess the level of involvement by the local authorities in dealing with environmental issues (dust, noise,

and damage to roads due to the transport of construction materials, tree cutting on public lands and

protected areas).* Identify any other environmental issues and record environmental complaints from the PAHs.

a Report on responses (if any) from appropriate local authorities on environmental complaints or non-

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Project's Commune Hung Dao commune - Nguyen Binh district - Cao BangReporting Period April 2006Environmental Impacts:

Impact I Mitigation Measure Commune Representative Community CommentsComments

Project vehicles or activities increased No comment No commentambient dust levelsProject vehicles or activities increased Some noise near hospital, but no Hospital staff complained aboutambient noise levels noise other sensitive areas (schools, construction noise to Peoples'________________________________ pagodas, etc). Committee and Dept. of Health.Project activities polluted local rivers or No comment No commentslakesProject cleared vegetation and this No comment No commentI caused environmental impactsProject activities created impacts on Visited location where farmers Some farmers complained that pilesagricultural andlor residential land complained and saw piles of dirt on of dirt are being left on thei paddy

_____________________________________ their land fields.Project activities impacted cultural No comment No commentpropertyProject construction caused traffic No comment No commentimpactsProject caused solid waste or liquid Noticed garbage was left around No commentwaste impacts construction campProject caused Social and health impacts No comment Shopkeepers are happy to receiveof workers business from construction workersAccidents Two local workers were injured when No comment

some equipment fell on them duringexcavation actvity.

Dust suppression measures No comment No commentErosion and sediment controls No comment No commentI Sitting of materials etc. to avoid No comment No commentexacerbation of flood effects, chemicalpollution etc.Waste management practices No comment No commentProject activities caused any impact on Some birds nets has been destroyed No commentbirds, animals and rare flora during cable pullingProject vehicles damaged the roads Yes, 1 km pf inter commune's road The vehicles were too heavy. Need

was heavily damaged. Need to be to change to smaller vehicles with*_______________________________________ recovered before rainy season fewer loads.Other No comment No comment

Recommendations* Future construction near hospital should be limited to 07:00 to 11:00 and 14:00-17:00. During thetime 11:00 to 14:00 is when

hospital staff and patients restng, so they need quiet during this bme.* More care should be taken to clean up construction camps* Contractor should make sure to keep piles of dirt in designated working areas* More safety equipment and training programs should be given to construction workers to reduce accidents ., especially for the local

workers because they don't know much about worker safety

3 Signature of Commune Representative: Nguyen Thanh Tung

Title of Commune Representative: Vice-Chairman, Peoples' Committee

I Date: April 30, 2006

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Project name: Project location:Name of Contractor:Commencement of Project report or monthly report:Date of report:

No Impact Mitigation measures implemented Comment

____ Construction phase

1 Surface water contamination

2 Noise and vibration

3 Soil erosion

4 Air pollution

5 Agricultural production due to temporary acquisition ofproductive land

6 Traffic disturbance

7 Damaging the existing road system

8 Solid waste generated from soil excavation

9 Environmental impacts caused by construction worker

10 Conflict between construction worker and local people

11 Health and SafetyName of person prepared this Report:Title:Address: Telephone:

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Project name: Project location: Province:District:Commune:

Type of Report:Monthly report (Yes/No): Quarterly Report to EVN (Yes/No): Quarterly Report to the WB (Yes/No): SMIC report (Yes/No):

Date of report:

No ; Parameter Assessment of Consultantl community Comments/Recommendationscomplaints

___ During Construction

1 Surface water turbidity and soil erosion

2 Noise level around construction sites and adjacent residential areas

3 Dust

4 Tree cutting and access roads management and control

5 Solid waste and site cleaning up after the construction

6 Workers' sanitation facilities and safety management

7 Transportation disturbance

8 Road degradaton

9 Status of application of safety measures

10 Construcbon material management

11 Management of redundant soil

12 Impact on wild life and natural resources

13 Evidence of biodiversity loss (if there is any)

14 Evidence of loss of historcal and cultural properties

15 Other environment related issue (if there is any)

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16 Maintaining of ROW

17 Impact on wild life and natural resource

Report prepared by: Position:

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Table 6.8. The environmental reporting requirement

No Issues to be reported 1st reporting level 2nd reporting level 3rd reporting level (a copy shouldbe sent to DoNRE)

Construction phase1 Implementation of By: the Contractors By: PMUs By: Project owners (EVN, Province

mitigation measures and Frequency: Monthly Frequency: Half-yearly People Committee)site environmental To: PMUs To: Project owners Frequency: Half-yearlymanagement To: The WB

2 Environmental monitoring By: By: The related PMUs By: EVN and Province People* Technical supervisors of the PMUs Frequency: Half-yearly Committee

Frequency: Monthly To: Project Owners Frequency: Half-yearlyTo: PMUs To: The WBBy:

* Commune's People CommitteeFrequency: MonthlyTo: PMUsBy:

* SIMCFrequency: two times during Projectimplementation. One time during constructionphase and one time after construction iscompleted.To: WB and PMUs of the Project's owners

Operation phaseI Environmental monitoring By: By: PCs (PC1) and Power joint By: EVN and Province People

including safety issues * Technician of Provincial Power Service stock company CommitteeFrequency: Half-yearly Frequency: Yearly Frequency: YearlyTo: Regional PCs (PC1); Power joint stock To: EVN, Province People To: The WBcompany Committee

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6.5. COST ESTIMATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP

Table 6.9: Estimated costs for implementation of the EMP (VND)

No Item Construction Operation (20 years of lifecycle)

1 Mitigabon measures The costs are covered in Contract with The cost is covered inConstrucfion Contractors producton cost of the provincial

power service

2 Monitoring costs 3 man-month x 10,000,000 = 0.5 man-month/year x30,000,000 10,000,000 x 20 years =I 100,000,000

3 Capacity building 7,400,000 -

TOTAL 37,400,000 100,000,000

This cost is covered inproduction cost of the provincial5 ___ power service

GRAND TOTAL FOR 137,400,000 VND* WHOLE PROJECT

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lROLE RESPONSIBILITIES ORGANIZATION

Project Owner - Ultimately responsible for overall project Power Company 1 (PC 1)Medium voltage management, including environmental5 __________ management.

Project Owner - Low Ultimately responsible for overall project People committee of Cao Bangvoltage management, including environmental province through Power Joint

management. stock Company

Overall Project . Responsible for coordination and - Rural Energy ProjecfsManagement Agency management of overall project Management Board (PC1);

implementabon, including guiding and - Agency assigned by Peoplesupervising implementation of the EMP. committee.

3 Environmental Officer . Specific responsibility and point of contact for Environment managementenvironmental issues. division of

Rural Energy Project'sManagement Board (PC1) andPower Joint stock Company(assigned agency of People

l __________ Committee)

Project Implementation . Responsible for day-to-day project Done by Power Network ProjectAgency implementation. Activibes include: Management Board (PCI) and

i. Planning and implementation of Power Joint stock Companyenvironmental management activitiesduring construction

* ii. Coordinabing with other parties inrelabon to environmental managementactivites.I iii. Carrying out internal monitoring andsupervising independent monitoring

iv. Supervising and providing budget forI monitoring activibes.v. Reporting on environmental

* information to concerned parbtes

Project Operator . Responsible for operation of the project Provincial Power Service (PC1)including operation stage environmental and Power Joint stock Companymanagement and monitoring activities.

Consultant . Responsible for preparabon of EMP Science, Technology ServiceI documentation. Enterprise - PECCl

Contractor Supervision . Responsible for supervision of civil works Rural Energy Project'sI contractors during construction, including Management Board (PC1) andimplementabon of environmental Power Joint stock Company

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management activites under the EMP

Civil Works Contractor . Responsible for constructon works and Contractorfollowing contractor specificatons outlined inthe EMP. This includes:

i. Applying construction-phaseI mitigaton measures.ii. Ensuring safety of constructon

workers and local people duringI construction.iii. Following Vietnam and World Bank

policies on environmental protectionduring construction.

Safeguard Independent . Responsible for independent monitoring of SIMC3 Monitor (SIMC) EMP implementation

Community involvement . Involve in project's environmental monitoring Commune's representativesin EMP and management

Provincial environmental . Supervision on EMP implementaton Environmental Managementsupervision according to Environmental Permit Division of DONRE

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l1 Draft of Resettlement Action Plan of the Project - 2004

2 Environmental Status Report of Cao Bang province in 2002 - DoNRE

* 3 World Bank Environmental Assessment Source Book

3 4 Statistical Yearbook 2002 - Statistical Publisher

3 5 Sourcebook of Protected Areas in Viet Nam - Bird Life International

6 Project's feasibility study - PC1

7 Framework for Applying Environment Safeguards to Rural Energy 11 Project- WB 2003.

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l LIST OF EA PREPARERS1 Le Dong Phuong Environment Idependent Consultant

1 2 Nguyen Van Dong Deputy director of Technical Scientific Enterprise

3 3 Nguyen Anh Tuan Staff of Technical Scientific Enterprise

4 Nguyen Huu Ba Staff of Technical Scientific Enterprise

1 5 Mai Xuan Thanh Staff of Technical Scientific Enterprise

3 6 Nguyen Nam Trung Staff of Technical Scientific Enterprise

7 Le Duc Thien Staff of Technical Scientific Enterprise

1 8 Nguyen Thi Khieu Staff of Technical Scientific Enterprise

9 Other collaborators from VESDEC (Vietnam Environmental and Sustainable; Development Center)

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BAN DANG KV DAT TIEU CHUAN MOI TR,IfONG

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GIAM DOC Sd TAI NGUYEN VA MOI TRIfONG*TINH CAO BANG

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Dieu 2. Chiu Dir an co trach nhiem thirc hien dung nhufng noi dung .d neu trong3 Ban dang ky dat tieu chuan moi trubsng.

Die'u 3. Ban dang ky dat tieu chuan moi truxrng ciua Dir an la cr s& de cac coquan quan ly Nha nu6c ve bao ve moi truOng kiem tra viec thuc hien baove moi truang cfua Diu an.

Dieu 4. Sau khi ho'an thanh cac hang muc cong trinh v6 moi trtlrng, Chiu DirI an phai co bao cao bang van ban gii cc quan quan ly nha nu6c ve bao vemoi trLkng (S& Tai nguyen va Moi truirng) de kiem tra.

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. c!;Th&g ky dat titu chlUi-I mIO'Ci traing ngav 18 thAing 8 namil 2004.

Die'u 2. Chu Dir dan co tdch bnhieni thkrc hitn d(ung nhiyng noi clung c dl n&u troiga Ban dcino kn dat tiLU chIlUiil T1i trongi

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Die'u 4. Sau khi ho,>n th.imh czic hang miuc COng tr1lh ;e m6, tru&ng, Chiu D)uan phai c6 bio ca'o ba'ngo v'an bin g&i co quian quian 1• nl>i nucic ve' bao v'11mti tlrfOng (Stil rLii nguyen via M\41i trLromg) d( ki;ilm tia.

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Kfnh de nghi Ngan hAng The' gia6i, Bo Cong nghiep xet duyet cho 04 xa ' noi tren dircac thuxc hien dur an RE2 binlr thLrhng nhu cac xa khac tren clia bant nl- Cao Bang.

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