Vietnam

The objective of the Second Rural Energy Project are to assist the Government of Vietnam to alleviate poverty in the rural areas by providing basic infrastructure service... Show More + such as electricity and access to general services, for improving living conditions and productivity. Some of the negative impacts of the project and their mitigation measures are: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all Displaced Persons (DP's) residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in right of way (ROW) of transmission line (TIL), surrounding areas of tower foundation, the substation areas, in the service road under the date of the baseline surveys are entitled to be provide with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for house and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the DPs or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential/premise land of equal size acceptable to DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; 4) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs; 5) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the DP's, to ensure minimal disturbance. Entitlements will be provided by DP's prior to expected star-up of works at the respective project site; 6) the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; 7) financial and physical resources for resettlement and rehabilitation will be made available and as where and when required; and 8) effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of Resettlement Plans (RPs) will be carried out. Show Less -

The Second Rural Energy Project for Vietnam aims to improve access to good quality, affordable electricity services to rural communities, in an efficient and sustainable... Show More + manner to support Vietnam's efforts towards socio-economic development. This resettlement action plan proposes measures to minimize land acquisition and losses during the design and construction phases of the project. Routes and substation options causing minimum impacts have been selected. Other likely impacts include: permanent impacts on trees, crops, and other assets in the proposed substations, tower foundations, and in the right-of-ways; assets on the service roads; all trees and crops or other assets surrounding the tower foundation and substation areas; and land temporarily acquired during project construction. Survey results show that thirty-five point nine (35.9) percent of the total affected area will be permanently affected, including land area for annual crops, garden areas, land for aquaculture, and public lands. There is no household losing more than 10 percent of their productive landholding. There will be 1330 households having houses or secondary structures impaired due to right-of-way of transmission lines. There are no households having business or commercial services to be affected. No impacts on natural preservation zones, vestigial remains, pagodas, or other sensitive areas are expected. No commune having ethnic minorities will be affected by subprojects. With the extent of impacts being mostly marginal, all displaced persons opt for cash compensation for their impacted land and assets at replacement costs or market rates. Development of resettlement sites is not required. All displaced persons to be resettled are entitled to transport allowance, relocation subsidy, training, or other income restoration measures. Those displaced persons losing more than 10 percent of their land holdings will be entitled to rehabilitation assistance and/or training. The report also discusses the manner of public participation and consultation, grievance mechanisms put in place, institutional arrangements, the resettlement implementation schedule, cost estimates, and the report's disclosure. Show Less -

The Road Network Improvement Project (RNIP) for Vietnam will focus on the rehabilitation, and strategic widening of roadways, in the Northern provinces in Vietnam, thus... Show More + reducing road transit times and vehicle-operating costs, while improving road access to poor, isolated agricultural communities, and facilitating agricultural production marketing. This resettlement action plan (RAP) provides the policy framework for compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced persons, as a result of project implementation, in compliance with the country's legal and regulatory policies, and the Bank's guidelines on resettlement. It is presented in 4 volumes: the Umbrella Report (V. 1) which provides the general guidelines; RAP National Highway NH 37 (V. 2); RAP National Highway NH 47 (V. 3); and, RAP National Highway NH 48 outlining the policy framework for each specific road segment. Compensation payments will be awarded at replacement costs, while land for land arrangements will be made, unless replacement land is unavailable, or, at the informed request of the displaced person (DP), cash compensation may be provided. Different subsidy allowances and other forms of assistance are also available to different categories of DP. Severely affected DP will be entitled to food aid, and/or training and income restoration programs, available through the District Agricultural Extension Office, and other relevant offices. Public consultation should enhance an active participation in the planning, and implementation of the RAP, being the responsibility of the project management unit to implement a public information campaign. Grievance mechanisms should be addressed beginning with the Commune People's Committee (PC), to be followed if needed, subsequently at the district PC, the provincial PC, and finally at the district peoples court. External monitoring and evaluation will also verify that complaints have been resolved appropriately in accordance with the RAP policy framework. Additionally, the project includes both internal, and external monitoring and evaluation measures, focusing on social impacts of the project, and whether the DP have improved, or at least maintained their living standards, income earning capacity, and production levels. Show Less -