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 objectives of the Second Transmission and Distribution project for Vietnam are: a) alleviate power shortages and improve the quality of power supplies by improving... Show More + transmission and distribution network capacity; b) raise transmission and dispatch efficiency and improve power system reliability; and c) promote and support the reform and restructuring of the electricity sector. This Resettlement Plan (RP) defines resettlement and compensation programs for project affected persons (PAPs). In this regard the following mitigation measures will be applied: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) all PAPs residing, working, doing business or cultivating land in the right of way (ROW) of transmission lines, surrounding areas of tower foundations, substation areas, service roads will be provided with rehabilitation measures to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity and production levels; 3) previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; replacement of residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the PAPs; 4) plans for acquisition of land and other assets and provision of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in consultation with the PAPs to insure minimal disturbance; 5) institutional arrangements will ensure effective and timely design, planning, consultation and implementation of the RP; and 6) finally, effective and timely supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of the RP will be carried-out. Show Less -

The development objective of the Rural Distribution Project for Vietnam focuses on rehabilitating and increasing the capacity of existing distribution lines and substations... Show More + and standardizing them to enable them to meet the growing demand more efficiently, provide better quality and quantity of electric power for productive uses, and reduce power system losses. The resettlement plan (RP) evaluated the impact on project affected peoples (PAPs). In this regard, the following mitigation measures will be applied : acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; all PAPs residing, working, doing business, or cultivating land in the right of way (ROW) of transmission lines, surrounding areas of tower foundations, substation areas, or service roads will be provided with rehabilitation measures to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, income earning capacity, and production levels; displaced peoples (DPs) raising complaints and grievances will be treated fairly and guided by the related agencies with procedures and formalities for lodging their complaints; the previous level of community services and resources will be maintained or improved; and finally, supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the RP implementation will be carried out effectively and timely. Show Less -

The HIFU Development Project's main objective is to face the huge demands towards development of infrastructure, improvement of institutional financial management, demands... Show More + for investment capital and increasing participation of the private sector in Ho Chi Minh City. The main objective of the Resettlement Policy is to ensure that all displaced persons (DPs) will be compensated and/or assisted for their losses and provided with rehabilitation measures to assist them in their efforts to improve, or at least maintain, their pre-project living standards and income earning capacity. DPs will be entitled to the following types of compensation and rehabilitation measures: cash compensation at full (100 percent) replacement cost for the lost area; income rehabilitation assistances; Subsistence allowance for DPs losing more than 25% of their agricultural land holding that are planted with annual crops will be entitled to assistance; Assistance policy and transportation allowance if DPs relocate; compensation for loss of structures at 100 percent of the replacement cost, regardless their legal status; and compensation for loss of standing crops and trees. Show Less -

The objective of the Second Transmission and Distribution Project is to contribute to the Government of Vietnam (GOV) poverty alleviation program in the rural areas... Show More + by providing basic infrastructure services i.e. electricity. Negative impacts of the project: permanent land acquisition, permanent impact on houses, structures, crops, and other assets. Mitigation measures include: 1) acquisition of land and other assets, and resettlement of people will be minimized as much as possible; 2) the rehabilitation measures to be provided are: (i) compensation at replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation or salvage materials for houses and other structures; (ii) agricultural land for land of equal productive capacity acceptable to the displaced persons (DPs) or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; (iii) replacement of residential premise land of equal size acceptable to the DP or in cash at replacement cost according to DP's choice; and (iv) transfer and subsistence allowances; and 3) replacement residential and agricultural land will be as nearby as possible to the land that was lost, and acceptable to the DPs. Show Less -