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Social Monitoring Report Semi Annual Report January – June 2016

VIE: Power Transmission Investment Program,

Tranche 2 – 220kV Cau Bong-Hoc Mon-Binh Tan

Transmission Line

Prepared by the Southern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board for the National Power

Transmission Corporation and the Asian Development Bank.

This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

NATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION

SOUTHERN POWER PROJECT MANAGEMENT BOARD

Project Number: 42039-035

Period: Jan - Jun, 2016

SEMI-ANNUAL INTERNAL MONITORING REPORT

ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN

PROJECT

220KV CAU BONG - HOC MON - BINH TAN TRANSMISSION LINE

HO CHI MINH CITY, July 2016

Semi-annual Internal Monitoring Report - July 2016

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ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank

AP (project) Affected Person

AH (project) Affected Household

DCSCC Compensation, Site Clearance Council

CPC Commune People’s Committee

DMS Detailed Measurement Survey

DP Displaced Persons

DPC District People’s Committee

EVN Vietnam Electricity

GoV Government

HH Household

IOL Inventory of Losses

LURC Land Use Rights Certificate

NPT National Power Transmission Corporation

PPC Provincial Peoples Committee

REMDF Resettlement and Ethnic Minority Development Framework

ROW Right of Way

RP Resettlement Plan

SES Socio-Economic Survey

SPMB Southern Power Projects Management Board

SPS Safeguard Policy Statement

USD United States Dollars

VND Viet Nam Dong


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1

I. Project Description ...................................................................................................... 1

II. Project Impacts ........................................................................................................... 1

III. Progress of the Project Implementation ....................................................................... 2

3.1 Project Construction Progress .............................................................................. 2

3.2 Progress of URP Implementation ......................................................................... 3

3.2.1 Detailed Measurement Survey .......................................................................... 3

3.2.2 Price Valuation and Appraisal ........................................................................... 4

3.2.3 Compensation Plan Preparation ....................................................................... 4

3.2.4 Compensation Payment ................................................................................... 4

IV. Safeguard Policy and Human Resources .................................................................... 5

4.1 Project Policy and Compliance with Government’s Regulations and ADB’s Requirements ................................................................................................................. 5

4.2 Safeguards team .................................................................................................. 6

PART II - IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARD POLICY ..................................................... 8

I. Public Consultation, Participation, and Information Disclosure .................................... 8

II. Detailed Measurement Survey and Entitlement ........................................................... 9

III. Compensation Payment and Assistance ................................................................... 10

3.1 Compensation Payment and Assistance for AHs ............................................... 10

3.2 Compensation Payment and Assistance for Relocated HHs .............................. 10

3.3 Other Support for Severely AHs and Vulnerable Groups .................................... 11

IV. Land Acquisition ........................................................................................................ 11

V. Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................................................................ 11

PART III - MONITORING ..................................................................................................... 13

I. Internal Monitoring .................................................................................................... 13

II. Monitoring the Compliance of RP Implementation ..................................................... 14

PART IV - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................... 15

I. Conclusions and Recommendations ......................................................................... 15

1.1 Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 15

1.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................. 15

II. Plan for the next period ............................................................................................. 15

PART V - APPENDIX ........................................................................................................... 17

5.1 Appendix 1. Project Impacts ............................................................................... 17

5.2 Appendix 2. Progress on RP implementation ..................................................... 18

5.3 Appendix 3. Project Entitlement Matrix ............................................................... 19


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5.4 Appendix 4. Public Information Booklet .............................................................. 24

5.5 Appendix 5. Minutes of announcement mettings of compensation plan .............. 30

5.6 Appendix 6. List of AHs who have received payment in advance ....................... 43

5.7 Appendix 7. Decision on approving of adjustment coefficient plan of land price for

calculating compensation, support for AHs ................................................................... 46

5.8 Appendix 8. Decision on approving of compensation plan, section through Cu Chi

District .......................................................................................................................... 55

5.9 Appendix 9. Some pictures from Public Consultation Meetings .......................... 62

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Location of points ..................................................................................................... 1

Table 2: Summary of Subproject impacts on land and assets on land ................................... 2

Table 3: Construction works up to July 2016 .......................................................................... 3

Table 4: Summary of the detailed measurement survey in Districts ....................................... 3

Table 5: RP implementation progress up to July 2016 ........................................................... 4

Table 6: Members of monitoring team .................................................................................... 7

Table 7: Dates of meeting on announcing compensation plan ............................................... 9

Table 8. DMS progress by area as of January 2016 .............................................................. 9

Table 9: DMS implementation progress in affected communes .............................................. 9

Table 10: Situation of payment in advance .......................................................................... 10

Table 11: Summary of resolving until the end of this quarter ................................................ 11

Table 12: Summary of submitted internal monitoring report ................................................. 13

Semi-annual Internal Monitoring Report – July 2016

Cau Bong – Hoc Mon – Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project 1

PART I - INTRODUCTION

I. Project Description

1. The Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220 kV Transmission Line (TL) Project has a

total length of 15.94 km. The TL starts in Cau Bong Substation (SS) at Tan Phu Trung

Commune in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City and terminate at the proposed Hoc Mon SS in

Tan Thoi Hiep ward in District 12, Ho Chi Minh. A double circuit connection is created

between the Cau Bong 220kV SS which the World Bank would partly finance and the new

substations at District 12 that is financed by Ho Chi Minh Electricity Company. The

corresponding TL uses partly the ROW of the existing 110kV Hoc Mon - Ben Cat and partly

the towers of the 220kV Phu Lam - Hoc Mon TL.

Table 1: Location of points

No. Starting ÷ ending point City/

Province District Commune Length (m)

1 DD2-G2.1A

Ho Chi Minh

Cu Chi

Tan Phu Trung 464

2 G2.1A-G2.1

Tan Thanh Dong

1,456

3 G2.1-G2.2 2,549

4 G2.2-G2.3 1,330

5 G2.3-G2.4 Binh My

1,077

6 G2.4-G2.5 271

Subtotal 1 1 1 3 7,147

1 G2.5-G2.6

Ho Chi Minh

Hoc Mon

Dong Thanh

515

2 G2.6-G2.7 826

3 G2.7-G2.8 559

4 G2.8-G2.9 Thoi Tam Thon

781

5 G2.9-G2.10 870

6 G2.10-G2.11

District 12

Tan Chanh Hiep

791

1 G2.11-G2.12 707

2 G2.12-G2.13 567

3 G2.13-G2.14 748

4 G2.14-G2.15 819

5 G2.15-G2.16 Tan Thoi Hiep

150

6 G2.16-ĐC2 308

Subtotal 2 1 1 3 7,641

TOTAL(1+2) 2 2 6 14,788 1 Connect Cau Bong 220kV

Ho Chi Minh

Cu Chi Tan Phu Trung 314

2 Connect Cau Bong 110kV 619

3 Hoc Mon 110/220 kV District 12 Tan Thoi Hiep 219

Connect to Substations 1,152 GRAND TOTAL 1 3 6 15,940

2. Land is required for the following based on the above technical requirements: (i) right-

of-way; (ii) suspension towers; and, (iii) tension towers. No land is required for the earth

grounding zone because this is a 220kV TL and subject to a range of conditions. Houses and

other physical structures are allowed to exist within the right-of-way (ROW) of the 220 kV TL

as per the Decree No. 14/2014/ND-CP dated 26 February 2014 stipulating in detail the

implementation of Electricity Law regarding electricity safety. However, they are subject to

certain conditions including installation of grounding conductor and fireproof material for

safety reason.

II. Project Impacts

3. Results of Detailed Measurement Survey (DMS) show that the implementation of the

Project causes land restrictions and acquisition in seven (07) communes. Of which three (03)

communes belong to Cu Chi District namely Tan Phu Trung, Tan Thanh Dong and Binh My,



two (02) communes belong Hoc Mon District namely Dong Thanh and Thoi Tam Thon, and

two (02) wards of Tan Chanh Hiep and Tan Thoi Hiep belong to District 12, Ho Chi Minh City.

Table 2: Summary of Subproject impacts on land and assets on land

Districts/

Communes

No. of

AHs

No. of

Organizati

ons

Affected

Lands

(m²)

No. of

Houses

No. of

Other

Structures

Trees/

Timbers

Cu Chi District 190 3 181,697.7

12 9 8,054

Tan Phu Trung 54 1 57,452.0 0 0

Tan Thanh Dong 49 1 60,479.5 0 7,424

Binh My 87 1 63,766.1 12 9 630

Hoc Mon District 400 2 96,591.2

202 9 716

Dong Thanh 241 1 67,772.9 115 6 381

Thoi Tam Thon 159 1 28,813.3 87 3 335 District 12 322 2

74,639.2

136 233 2,115

Tan Chanh Hiep 218 1 48,893.7 100 174 1,527

Tan Thoi Hiep 104 1 25,745.5 36 63 588

Total 912 7 352,928 350 251 10,885

Source: URP of the Cau Bong – Hoc Mon – Binh Tan 220KV TL, July 2014.

4. There are 912 households affected by the restrictions and land acquisition. The

Project affects 352,928 m² of land, of which 327,381.6 m² (equivalent to 92.8% of affected

land) is affected by land use restriction within the ROW and 25,546.4 m² (accounting 7.2% of

affected land) of land is permanently acquired. The Project affects 10,777.4 m2 of rice and

other annual crops (including maize, cucumber, cassava, etc.), 10,885 trees (including fruit

trees, timbers, ornamental trees and shade trees). There are 350 houses of 350 AHs that are

located under the ROW, of which none of these houses has to relocate.

5. None of the affected households is considered severely affected as well as vulnerable

groups, which includes (i) female headed households without support; (ii) disabled household

heads; (iii) poor households; (iv) children and the elderly headed households who are

landless and with no other means of support; (v) landless households; and (vi) ethnic

minorities. Therefore, that income restoration program implementation is not applied for the

project.

6. No public structure and historical or cultural place is affected by the project

implementation.

III. Progress of the Project Implementation

3.1 Project Construction Progress

7. There are two contractors carrying out the construction for the Cau Bong - Hoc Mon -

Binh Tan 220kV TL project that are the PCC1 and PCC3.

8. In order to ensure the construction progress of the towers, for this quarter period, the

contractors have fastened almost construction items of the construction activities of both

projects include excavation of towers’ foundation and tower erection.



9. The construction works of the Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV TL was kick-

started in late February 2014. As the construction and installation progress, up to the end of

June 2016, the works carried out by the two contractors of PCC1 and PCC3 have been

under the planned progress as table below.

Table 3: Construction works up to July 2016

Item Activities Unit Design

volume

Construction

volume

Completion

rate

1 Foundation excavation Tower foundation 59 59 100%

2 Foundation concretion Tower foundation 59 56 94.5%

3 Backfilling Tower foundation 59 56 94.5%

4 Grounding for tower Tower 59 56 94.5%

5 Tower erection Tower 59 56 94.5%

6 Cable stringing m 15,940 12,640 79.3%

Source: Project construction progress report by SPMB

10. The contractor was stringed cable at positions: In Cu Chi District from 500KV Cau

Bong Substation to position 27; In Hoc Mon District from position 28 to 34.

11. Currently, to meet with the progress of the construction works, at almost all positions,

the contractors and AHs have signed an agreement in which the contractor pays AHs in

advance to support for their affected land and assets and get site handover for construction

of tower foundation. It was expected to complete project construction in September 2016.

3.2 Progress of URP Implementation

12. The updated RP of the subproject was approved by ADB in July 2014. The updated

RP was prepared based on the DMS results and the approved resettlement policy framework

(REMDF) of the project. The policy framework is consistent with the governing policies of the

REMDF concurred by ADB and NPT that were applied in all TL projects of the Power

Transmission Investment Program.

13. For the Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV TL, the Resettlement Plan is carried

out following its steps conformed to the project’s policy, and the progress of RP implementation is as below.

3.2.1 Detailed Measurement Survey

14. Until the end of 2015, DMS has been completed. Summarized below is the progress

of DMS activities in each district.

Table 4: Summary of the detailed measurement survey in Districts

No. Disitrict

Surveyed Records verification

Foundation RoW

HHs % HHs % Records %

1 Cu Chi 56 100% 189 100% 221 100%

2 Hoc Mon 29 100% 416 100% 432 100%

3 District 12 31 100% 362 100% 362 100%

Total 116 100% 967 100% 1,015 100%



15. Records verification: DCSCCs and communes people’s committee have reviewed

legal ownership completely since June 2015 for 221/221 belongs to Cu Chi District, 432/432

AHs belong to Hoc Mon District and 362/362 AHs at District 12.

3.2.2 Price Valuation and Appraisal

16. Until the fourth quarter of 2015, the replacement price survey has been conducted

completely by price appraisal consultants. This price has been determined again by Districts

compensation site clearance committee and submitted to DONRE and City People’s Committee for appraising and approving. On December 10th 2015, Ho Chi Minh City

People’s Committee has issued Decision No. 6762/QD-UBND on approving adjustment

coefficient plan of land price for compensation for the 220KV Cau Bong – Hoc Mon – Binh

Tan in Cu Chi, Hoc Mon District and District 12.

3.2.3 Compensation Plan Preparation

17. Until the end of this quarter, the establishing for compensation plan has been

implemented in all Districts. The draft compensation plans have been announced for AHs at

all affected communes. On March 9th 2016, Cu Chi DPC has issued Decision No. 1494/QD-

UBND on approving compensation, allowance and resettlement plan for AHs of the 220KV

Cau Bong – Hoc Mon – Binh Tân (section through Cu Chi District). After that, on May 27th

2016, Hoc Mon DPC has issued Decision No. 2878/QD-UBND on approving compensation,

allowance and resettlement plan for AHs by the project, section through Hoc Mon District.

Currently, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi DCSCC were adjusting specific compensation value of each

AH to submit for approval before compensation payment. District 12 have been revised

compensation plan after announcing. It is expected to submit to DPC for approval in July

2016.

18. SPMB has contracted No. 08/2015/HDTV dated July 27, 2015 with the Asian Pacific

Consultancy Joint Stock Company for the service of independent monitoring. The

independent monitoring agency conducted the first monitoring in February 2016.

3.2.4 Compensation Payment

19. Until now, to meet with the progress of the construction works, DCSCCs, SPMB and

contractor cooperated with consulted agreements of affected households for the project

construction. The SPMB and contractors had paid in advance for affected households before

approved compensation plan (see Table 4). It is expected to conduct compensation payment

in July 2016.

Table 5: RP implementation progress up to July 2016

RP Implementation Activities

Ho Chi Minh City

Cu Chi Dist. Hoc Mon Dist. District 12

Tan

Phu

Trung

Tan

Thanh

Dong

Binh

My

Dong

Thanh

Thoi

Tam

Thon

Tan

Chanh

Hiep

Tan

Thoi

Hiep

Information Disclosure and Public

Consultation 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Detailed Measurement Survey 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Preparing Compensation Plan 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%



RP Implementation Activities

Ho Chi Minh City

Cu Chi Dist. Hoc Mon Dist. District 12

Tan

Phu

Trung

Tan

Thanh

Dong

Binh

My

Dong

Thanh

Thoi

Tam

Thon

Tan

Chanh

Hiep

Tan

Thoi

Hiep

Consulting and Counseling with

the APs on compensation plan 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Finalizing the Compensation Plan

and submit for approval 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 80%

Compensation Plan verifying and

approval 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0%

Compensation Payment 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Site Clearance 100% 100% 94.5%

Independent Monitoring* Second monitoring

IV. Safeguard Policy and Human Resources

4.1 Project Policy and Compliance with Government’s Regulations and ADB’s Requirements

20. The NPT has reconciled the provisions from Safeguard Requirement 2: Involuntary

Resettlement of the SPS 2009 and other cross-cutting policy themes of ADB, and the

relevant laws of the GoV, from where the legal and policy framework for the compensation,

resettlement and rehabilitation of DPs were formulated. The framework is consistent with the

governing policies of the REMDF concurred by ADB and NPT that will be applied in all TL

projects of the Power Transmission Investment Program.

21. The ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) consolidates three existing safeguard

policies: Involuntary Resettlement (IR), Indigenous Peoples (IP), and Environment. The

objectives of the IR policy are to: (i) avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; (ii)

minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; (iii) enhance,

or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project

levels; and (iv) improve the standards of living of the displaced poor and other vulnerable

groups.

22. To address the discrepancies between ADB Safeguard Policy and relevant GoV

regulations, the project principles on resettlement policy are as follows:

a. Meaningful consultations have been carried out with the APs and concerned groups and ensure participation from planning up to implementation. The comments and suggestions of the APs and communities have been taken into account;

b. The RP is disclosed to APs in a form and language that understandable to them;

c. Involuntary resettlement and impacts on land, structures and other fixed assets are avoided or minimized where possible;

d. Compensation and assistance is based on the principle of replacement cost;

e. Severely affected household is entitled when they are losing 10% or more of the household’s productive land;



f. Special assistance has been incorporated in the resettlement plan to protect socially and economically vulnerable groups such as households headed by women, children, disabled, the elderly, landless and people living below the provincial poverty line;

g. Gender concerns are incorporated through RP implementation;

h. Reporting and independent monitoring is defined as a part of the subproject management system. Periodically independent monitoring on implementation of RP has been implemented.

23. Since the 1st July, 2014, the updated and amended compensation and resettlement policy of the Government of Vietnam had been entered into force which are applied in the implementation of the updated RP include:

(i) The newly revised Land Law 2013 No.45/2013/QH13 dated November 29th, 2013;

(ii) Decree No.43/2014/ND-CP dated May 15th, 2014 guiding the implementation of the Land Law 2013;

(iii) Decree No.44/2014/ND-CP dated May 15th, 2014 regulating land price;

(iv) Decree No.45/2014/ND-CP dated May 15th, 2014 regulating collection of land use levy;

(v) Decree No.47/2014/ND-CP dated May 15th, 2014 on compensation, assistance, rehabilitation and resettlement in the event of land recovery by the State.

(vi) Circular No. 36/2014/TT-BTNMT dated June 30th, 2014 of MONRE on regulating

determination methods of specific land price and consultancy on land pricing;

(vii) Decision No. 23/2015/QD-UBND dated May 15th, 2015 of Ho Chi Minh City PC on regulating for compensation, allowance and resettlement when the state recover land on the Ho Chi Minh City area.

24. Details of project policy for compensation and allowances are indicated in the

Entitlement Matrix (see Appendix 3).

4.2 Safeguards team

25. Monitoring and evaluation the implementation of compensation and assistance

activities is continuously conducted to ensure that activities have been carried out effectively

and sufficiently as per the RP and mitigation measures of the project.

26. The NPT and the SPMB have joint responsibilities in the internal monitoring of the RP

implementation with results will be reported to ADB on quarterly basis. All activities in

resettlement are time bounded and the progress of implementation will be obtained by SPMB

from the field on monthly basis and transmit them to the PICs for its assessment, and adjust

the work program if necessary. The monthly internal monitoring reports will cover those

related to performance indicating the measurement of input indicators against proposed

timetable and budget including the provision and physical delivery of compensation, repair of

houses and structures and assistance to APs, including grievance and redress, among

others.

27. SPMB had assigned a full-time team allocated from its Compensation Department for

supervising and implementation of the RP. Compensation Department has assigned tasks to

support the Director Board on the implementation of compensation, land clearance,

resettlement and environmental impact assessment. It has a total number of 22 staff

specializing in both resettlement and environment aspects. For this project, five persons are

frequently involved in the assigned works.

28. In additionally, in June 2014 two consultants (resettlement and environment) were

recruited and mobilized on intermittent basis to support the implementation of project’s resettlement and environment safeguard policy (resettlement consultant had terminated the



contract from early of 2015. Until early of June 2016, SPMB has signed contract with other

consultant for replacing the former consultant). PICs closely work with safeguards team

under SPMB in the implementation of RP. The resettlement consultant has assisted SPMB

team to:

(i) Continue undertaking the consultation and disclosure programs. Ensure that options or agreements reached with affected people (APs) in terms of replacement of assets, i.e. cash or in-kind are provided in a timely manner.

(ii) Establish and implement liaison mechanisms to ensure proper technical and logistical support to SPMB and DCSCCs, as well as procedures for a centralized resettlement and social management information system and internal monitoring.

(iii) Assist in the implementation of all resettlement activities, and ensure that the terms of references are properly and effectively achieved.

(iv) Review and assess grievance redress mechanism and ensure that the responsibilities, reporting requirements, and budget allocation to support the committee's functions are in place.

(v) Carry out on-the-job training on consultation and grievance mechanism strategies to SPMB, DCSCCs and mass organizations, so they will be able to provide correct and clear information and culturally appropriate support to affected persons.

(vi) Assist in the preparation of quarterly progress and internal monitoring reports to be submitted to NPT and then forwarded to ADB.

Table 6: Members of monitoring team

No. Name Position Responsibility

1 Mr. Nguyen Hai Dang Head, Compensation Dept.

Overall management of RP implementation of the project

2 Mr. Le Tuan Anh Deputy head, Compensation Dept.

Supervising and reporting the progress of RP implementation of the project

3 Mr. Phan Van Tranh Expert, Compensation Dept.

Supervising and reporting the progress of RP implementation of two subprojects

4 Mr. Le Trong Man Expert, Compensation Dept.

Supervising implementation of RP

5 Mr. Nguyen Huynh Duc Tuan

Expert, Compensation Dept.

Supervising implementation of RP

6 Mr. Le Trung Thong has been replaced by Mr. Nguyen Truong Thong

Resettlement Consultant

Support SPPMB in the implementation of resettlement safeguard policy

7 Mr. Duong Dinh Dung Environmental Consultant

Support SPPMB in the implementation of environmental safeguard policy



PART II - IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFEGUARD POLICY

I. Public Consultation, Participation, and Information Disclosure

29. In compliance with GoV’s Land Law 2013 (Article 48, Article 67, and Article 69), SPS (2009) and ADB’s Public Communication Policy: Disclosure and Exchange of Information (2011), the SPMB, as representative of NPT in Southern Vietnam, promotes the active

participation of the Project-based stakeholders. They have been identified during the series

of disclosures and public consultations at District, commune and village levels, involving

stakeholders such as the District level DSCCs, CPCs, mass organizations, non-AP residents,

and the APs.

30. In the first quarter of 2016, in Cu Chi and Hoc Mon District has organized meetings

with AHs for announcement of draft compensation plan from early of March to end of March

2016. In the second quarter of 2016, District 12 has also organized meetings with AHs to

announce draft compensation plan in May 2016. Summary of dissemination contents as

below:

i. Scope of project, right-of-way, and location of towers;

ii. Scope of land acquisition; alternatives of land acquisition mitigation; land acquisition

for construction of tower foundations and land use restriction under ROW.

iii. Entitlements of affected households/community; gender and ethnic minority policies

and strategies;

iv. Calculating sheet of compensation value of each AHs based on result of DMS and

project’s entitlement policies for AHs.

31. During the dissemination of draft compensation plan, AHs have been introduced to

review their compensation calculating sheet. AHs can comment or complain if their benefits

were not ensured. Besides, AHs have been also distributed a form for writing their comments

and send it to competence agencies for resolving. Summary of feedback contents of AHs

and local authorities as below:

i. Almost AHs have agreed with draft compensation plan and had no comments; AHs

have agreed with compensation and allowance policies that applied to calculate

compensation for them.

ii. Suggest informing width of ROW and methods to determine affected assets under

ROW.

iii. AHs requested to submit compensation plan to competence agencies for approving

as soon as possible because AHs have waited so long for approved compensation

plan to pay compensation for them.

32. The above-mentioned issues of concerns and proposals from the APs were listened

and consulted by DCSCCs, resettlement consultant and representatives of SPMB then

clearly explained and discussed at the meetings in terms of project policies, entitlements as

well as obligations of the APs.



Table 7: Dates of meeting on announcing compensation plan

Communes Dates of

Consultations

Number of Participants

Total Male Female

Tan Phu Trung March 11th 2016 49 28 21

Tan Thanh Dong March 11th 2016 49 31 18

Binh My March 14th 2016 92 51 41

Dong Thanh March 10th 2016 46 27 19

Thoi Tam Thon March 9th 2016 69 45 24

Tan Chanh Hiep May 6th 2016 57 38 19

Tan Thoi Hiep May 6th 2016 43 25 18

Total 405 245 160

II. Detailed Measurement Survey and Entitlement

33. Detailed Measurement Survey (DMS) has been carried out since mid-June 2014 and completed at the end of June 2014. DCSCCs and the CPCs have reviewed legal ownership of APs’ property for all AHs including 221 AHs in Cu Chi District, 432 AHs in Hoc Mon District and 362 AHs in District 12. The DMS progress by area is described as below:

Table 8. DMS progress by area as of January 2016

District

DMS for households affected by permanent

LA for tower foundations

DMS for households affected by land use

restrictions within the ROW

No. of AHs Status No. of AHs Status

Cu Chi 32 Done 189 Done

Hoc Mon 16 Done 416 Done

District 12 11 Done 362 Done

34. The DMS implementation with participation of many stakeholders including the representatives of DCSCC, SPMB, head of villages, cadastral officers, and APs.

35. During DMS, enumeration was conducted fully and exactly for all lost land and assets on land of the AHs and affected communities. The DMS results were publicly disclosed and posted at the CPCs’ offices for AHs to recheck and complain for correction (if any). APs were announced schedule for DMS before and their attendance were required, therefore most APs have attended in DMS progress. After DMS, APs rechecked their affected assets and signed the DMS minutes. They were supplied with a copy of their DMS record for keeping. So far, no households has lodged complaint regarding the DMS results. DMS duration by commune is described in the table below.

Table 9: DMS implementation progress in affected communes

District Commune Detailed Measurement Survey

Starting date Finishing date

Cu Chi

Tan Phu Trung 15/6/2014 24/6/2014

Tan Thanh Dong 15/6/2014 24/6/2014

Binh My 15/6/2014 24/6/2014

Hoc Mon Dong Thanh 15/6/2014 24/6/2014

Thoi Tam Thon 15/6/2014 24/6/2014

District 12 Tan Chanh Hiep 15/6/2014 24/6/2014

Tan Thoi Hiep 15/6/2014 24/6/2014



36. Price survey and appraisal: Until now, the replacement price survey has been conducted completely by price appraisal consultants. This price has been determined again by Districts compensation site clearance committee and submitted to DONRE and City People’s Committee for appraising and approving. On December 10th 2015, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has issued Decision No. 6762/QD-UBND on approving adjustment coefficient plan of land price for compensation for the 220KV Cau Bong – Hoc Mon – Binh Tan in Cu Chi, Hoc Mon District and District 12.

37. Establishing for Compensation plan: Until present, the establishing for compensation plan has been implemented in all Districts. The draft compensation plans have been announced for AHs at all affected communes. On March 9th 2016, Cu Chi DPC has issued Decision No. 1494/QD-UBND on approving compensation, allowance and resettlement plan for AHs of the 220KV Cau Bong – Hoc Mon – Binh Tân (section through Cu Chi District). After that, on May 27th 2016, Hoc Mon District has issued Decision No. 2878/QD-UBND on approving compensation, allowance and resettlement plan for AHs by the project, section through Hoc Mon District. Currently, Hoc Mon and Cu Chi DCSCC were adjusting specific compensation value of each AH to submit for approval before compensation payment. District 12 have been revised compensation plan after announcing. It is expected to submit to DPC for approval in July 2016.

III. Compensation Payment and Assistance

3.1 Compensation Payment and Assistance for AHs

38. So far, in Hoc Mon and Cu Chi District, although the plan of compensation and support have been approved but DCSCCs need to re-adjust exactly compensation value of each AH before compensation payment. Therefore until the end June of 2016, compensation payment has not been done. Compensation payment is expected to conduct in July 2016. However, to meet with the progress of the construction works, at almost all positions, SPMB, contractors and AHs have signed an agreement in which the SPMB pays AHs in advance to support for their affected land and assets and get site handover for construction of tower foundation and stringing cable. So far, The SPMB and contractors have paid in advance to 51 AHs for construction of towers and cable stringing, with total amount of VND

18,154,740,471. Status of compensation payment for AHs described as Table below.

Table 10: Situation of payment in advance

No District/Commune Amount (VND)

(Until the previous quarter)

Amount (VND) (In this quarter)

No of AHs who have received

compensation in advance

I Cu Chi District 1,052,090,000 2,100,000,000 10

1.1 Tan Phu Trung 18,024,000 1

1.2 Tan Thanh Dong 620,000,000 2,100,000,000 4

1.3 Binh My 414,066,000 5

II Hoc Mon District 6,923,568,000 1,942,266,500 25

2.1 Dong Thanh 5,018,000,000 303,000,000 10

2.2 Thoi Tam Thon 1,905,568,000 1,639,266,500 15

III District 12 6,136,815,971 3,112,132,896 16

3.1 Tan Chanh Hiep 1,705,541,971 146,712,896 7

3.2 Tan Thoi Hiep 4,431,274,000 2,965,420,000 9

Total 14,112,473,971 4,042,266,500 51

3.2 Compensation Payment and Assistance for Relocated HHs

39. No one needs to be relocated due to the project implementation.



3.3 Other Support for Severely AHs and Vulnerable Groups

40. DMS found that there is no AH entitled as severely or vulnerable groups.

IV. Land Acquisition

41. The results of the DMS indicated that there is no AP has to be relocated. Since the

updated RP has been approved, the land acquisition activities are implemented based on

agreement among AHs, SPMB and contractors for handing over land in advance for tower

foundation construction and cable stringing. AHs were paid compensation in advance and

land handed over to contractors.

42. Up to the end of the this quarter, although compensation payment are not done yet,

all land areas acquired (100% of positions) for tower construction have been handed over to

the contractors for construction (including: 32/32 towers in Cu Chi District, 16/16 towers in

Hoc Mon and 11/11 towers in District 12) and 98.1% of ground for cable stringing has been

handed over for project construction. Present, SPMB, DSCCs and contractors keep

negotiating with AHs for handing over ground for stringing cable.

V. Grievance Redress Mechanism

43. During the information disclosure and public consultation campaign, the resettlement

consultant and SPPMB disclosed to the AHs for them to understand about the procedures

and steps of logging complaints and grievance redress mechanism by four steps based on

the principles of publicity, democracy, protection of rights and interests of the APs.

44. Status of complaint and redress until the end of this quarter described as below:

Table 11: Summary of resolving until the end of this quarter

Time Complaint contents Resolving status

Complaint

has raised

from the

previous

quarter

At position 43, Mr. Pham Van Luc

requested compensated price for

land is 20 million/m2. He also

requested being allowed to

transfer use purpose of whole of

the affected land plot from

agricultural land to residential

land.

Hoc Mon DCSCC, SPMB, contractor and

people's committee of project communes

have cooperated for negotiating with the

household to allow constructing project.

Until now, the AH has agreed to sign

agreement minutes to hand over site to

contractor for project construction.

However, He requested compensated

price for land is 20 million/m2. He also

requested being allowed to transfer use

purpose of whole of the affected land

plot from agricultural land to residential

land. The Hoc Mon DCSCC have been

considering looking for a reasonable

redress option.

This quarter

On the June 29th 2016, household

of Mr. Nguyen Ba Truu located at

Thoi Tam Thon Commune have

sent his complaint to Hoc Mon

DCSCC on requesting temporarily

don’t pay compensation for household Mr. Le Dai Hung

because they have been

Currently, Hoc Mon DCSCC is

considering resolving.



Time Complaint contents Resolving status

disputing land use right of

compensated land plot.

45. Besides, AHs’ the complaints, during the RP implementation have been raised some

AH’s difficulties. Summary of specific comments described as below:

- Suggest informing width of ROW and methods to determine affected assets under ROW.

- AHs requested to submit compensation plan to competence agencies for approving as

soon as possible because AHs have waited so long for approved compensation plan to

pay compensation for them.

46. The above-mentioned issues of concerns and proposals from the APs were listened

and consulted by DCSCCs, resettlement consultant and representatives of SPMB then

clearly explained and discussed at the meetings in terms of project policies, entitlements as

well as obligations of the APs.



PART III - MONITORING

I. Internal Monitoring

47. The SPMB conducts internal monitoring of RP implementation and results of the

internal monitoring are reported on quarterly basis to NPT and ADB. Internal monitoring

activities are periodically carried out by SPMB staffs to ensure the implementation of RP is

on the right direction and any problems/issues that may be occurred, including complaints of

the AHs shall be timely resolved.

48. The semi-annual monitoring report is prepared summarizing all activities relevant to

the implementation of RP done during the six-month period in compliance with the ADB

requirements. This report incorporated monitoring results for the period from January to June

2016 to report the situation has been implemented and tasks taken to improve the situation,

where needed. Related information has been collected monthly from the field to assess the

progress of RP implementation and then consolidated.

49. SPMB’s consultant has periodically conducted field visits to project affected

communes. Field surveys carried out during this period to (i) collect information on the

opinions and the needs of AHs regarding the policy of the project; (ii) support in

implementation of public consultation and information disclosure; (iii) collect and review

grievance redress; (iv) coordinate with contractors of construction to ensure that allowance

for temporary affected assets due to construction work is taken into account. Working with

stakeholders such as CPCs, DCSCCs, mass organizations, and in-depth interviewing APs

has been applied to achieve the monitoring target.

50. Summary of submitted report on internal monitoring such as below:

Table 12: Summary of submitted internal monitoring report

No. Type of report Status of submission

I Quarter report

1 The second quarter, 2014 Submitted

2 The third quarter, 2014 Submitted

3 The fourth quarter, 2014 Submitted

4 The first quarter, 2015 Submitted


6 The third quarter, 2015 Submitted

7 The fourth quarter, 2015 Submitted

8 The first quarter, 2016 Submitted


II Semi-annual report

1 The semi report of 6 months end of 2014 Submitted

2 The semi report of 6 months early of 2015 Submitted

3 The semi report of 6 months end of 2015 Submitted

4 The semi report of 6 months end of 2016 Being submitted



II. Monitoring the Compliance of RP Implementation

51. In addition to the internal monitoring taken by the SPMB, it is always required to have

a different objective information channel independently. The key objective of external

monitoring is to determine whether NPT/SPMBs’ efforts on RP implementation have been properly conceived and executed consistent with the agreed actions in the RP. The external

monitoring will verify in the filled-up DMS questionnaire and asset compensation forms (ACF)

that all affected losses of APs, have been satisfactorily compensated and rehabilitation and

transition assistance have been provided with. It will also ascertain whether the entitlements

were adequate in meeting the objectives, and whether the objectives were suited to APs.

52. SPMB has contracted No. 08/2015/HDTV dated July 27, 2015 with the Asian Pacific

Consultancy Joint Stock Company for the service of independent monitoring. The independent

monitoring agency conducted the second monitoring on February 2016.



PART IV - CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

I. Conclusions and Recommendations

1.1 Conclusion

53. The RP implementation in Ho Chi Minh City has been delayed for a long time

because Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has promulgated late regulation of

compensation, support and land clearance. However, currently these issues have been

resolved. DCSCCs have prepared compensation plan and announced to APs. Specially, Hoc

Mon and Cu Chi DPC have issued Decisions on approving compensation plan.

Compensation payment was expected to conduct in July 2016 at all District.

54. The DMS has been completed. District’s division of natural resources and environment have determined completely the legal ownership, reviewed the origin of land

title and relevant legal documents for formulating the compensation plan.

55. SPPMB in order to keep the project progress has in cooperation with the contractors

worked with DPCs and CPCs for negotiating with APs for implementing the construction in

advance. Until the end of this quarter, SPMB has paid in advance for 51 AHs with amount of

VND 18,154,740,471.

56. Up to the end June of 2016, although compensation payment are not done yet, all

land areas acquired (100% of positions) for tower and 98.1% of ground for cable stringing

has been handed over to contractors for project construction. Present, SPMB, DSCCs and

contractors keep negotiating with AHs for handing over ground for stringing cable. Besides,

this issue has been mentioned in due diligence report and independent monitoring report of

project. These reports also mentioned corrective activities for it and received agreement of

ADB.

57. AHs’ complaints have been receipting and considering resolving effectively and

timely.

1.2 Recommendations

58. In order for the work of compensation, support and resettlement for the APs of the

project to complete timely and efficiently, it is recommended that:

(i) DCSCCs need to speed up compensation payment progress for AHs. At the same

time, ensure all AHs would fully receive compensation for all their affected assets.

(ii) District 12 should speed up submitting compensation plan to DPC for appraisal and

approval.

(iii) SPMB and DSCCS need to carry out surveys to assess effects of land acquisition

before compensation. Thence, there are accordant corrective plans for APs if

necessary.

(iv) SPMB need to continue cooperating closely with local stakeholders to consult and

negotiate with APs about entitlement policies of the project. At the same time, it is

necessary to compensation in advance for APs to construct project while waiting for

approved compensation plan and official compensation payment for APs.

II. Plan for the next period

59. Cu Chi and Hoc Mon DCSCC should pay compensation for AHs as soon as possible.

60. In case necessary, public meeting activities will be still continuously carried out to

ensure that affected households, concerns and grievances are addressed and resolved in a

timely and satisfactory manner.



61. SPPMB and contractor need to push up the payment of compensation and supports

in advance for cable stringing to ensure the project progress.

62. DCSCCs and relevant agencies will consider to resolve completely AHs’ complaints to ensure efficiently and timely of complaint resolving.



PART V - APPENDIX

5.1 Appendix 1. Project Impacts

Affected land by communes of Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV TL

Districts/

Communes Agricultural land Residential land Garden land Total

Cu Chi District 13,378.7 63.6 3,832.3 17,274.6

Tan Phu Trung 6,292.7 6,292.7

Tan Thanh Dong 3,965.2 1,200.6 5,165.8

Binh My 3,120.8 63.6 2,631.7 5,816.1

Hoc Mon District 4,140.5 406,4

4,546.9

Dong Thanh 3,064 406,4 3,470.4

Thoi Tam Thon 1,076.5 1,076.5

District 12 3,352.0 36,6 336.4 3,725

Tan Chanh Hiep 1,624.5 36.6 336.4 1,997.5

Tan Thoi Hiep 1,727.5 1,727.5

Total 20,871.2 506.6 4,168.7 25,546.5

Source: DMS data, May-July, 2014

Impacts on lands under the ROWs by commune

Districts/ Communes No. of AHs (HH) Area of affected land

by the ROW (m2)

Cu Chi District 188 164,423.1

Tan Phu Trung 54 51,159.3

Tan Thanh Dong 49 55,313.7

Binh My 87 57,950.1

Hoc Mon District 400 92,044.3

Dong Thanh 241 64,302.5

Thoi Tam Thon 159 27,741.8

District 12 322 70,914.1

Tan Chanh Hiep 218 46,896

Tan Thoi Hiep 104 24,018

Total 910 327,381.5

Source: DMS data, May-July, 2014



5.2 Appendix 2. Progress on RP implementation

Status of compensation plan till July 2015

Province District Commune

Project information

dissemination

Detailed

Measurement Survey

Making compensation

plan

Verify and approve the

compensation plan

Compensation

payment

Starting

date

Finishing

date

Starting

date

Finishing

date

Starting

date

Finishing

date

Submitting

date

Date of

approval

Starting

date

Finishing

date

Ho Chi

Minh city

Cu Chi

Tan Phu Trung 27/12/2014 27/12/2014 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Done Done Done Done Not yet Not yet

Tan Thanh

Dong 23/12/2014 23/12/2014 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Done Done Done Done Not yet Not yet

Binh My 26/12/2014 26/12/2014 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Done Done Done Done Not yet Not yet

Hoc Mon

Dong Thanh 14/1/2015 14/1/2015 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Done Done Done Done Not yet Not yet

Thoi Tam Thon 17/1/2015 17/1/2015 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Done Done Done Done Not yet Not yet

District

12

Tan Chanh

Hiep 19/12/2014 19/12/2014 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Not yet Not yet Not yet Not yet Not yet Not yet

Tan Thoi Hiep 19/12/2014 19/12/2014 15/6/2014 24/6/2014 Not yet Not yet Not yet Not yet Not yet Not yet



5.3 Appendix 3. Project Entitlement Matrix

No

.

Type of

Loss/Impacts

Level of

Impacts Eligible Persons Entitlements Implementation Issues

I. LAND

I.1. Agricultural Land

1

Productive Land

permanently

acquired

Partially

affected (less

than 10% of

the total

productive

land holding)

Owners with LURC,

or in the process of

acquiring LURC and

owners eligible to

acquire LURC

according to

Government policies

a. Cash compensation for acquired land at

replacement cost at current market rates for

affected portion;

b. Entitled to allowance for vocational trainings

career change and job seeking in cash not

exceed 5 times of the affected land value.

+ AHs to be notified at least 90 days (for

agricultural land) and 180 days (for non-

agricultural land) prior to land acquisition

(Land Law 2013 - Article 67).

+ Full payment for AHs at least one (01)

month before site clearance.

2 Restrictions on

land use in ROW

Partially

and/or totally

affected

All AHs have

productive land in

ROW

a. No compensation for land;

b. Compensation for trees and other crops at

market prices;

c. Support for restrictions on land use on the

productive land plots adjacent to residential

land; support level is not higher than 80% of

the same land type’s price. AHs can still use land for production but they are not allowed to

grow plant higher than 4 m.

+ SPPMB and DCSCC guide the AHs to

use land in ROW, ensuring safety for

people and construction, consistent with

the Decree No.14/2014/ND-CP.

+ Affected land in ROW will be

rehabilitated by contractors after the

Project construction and land in ROW

could be used with the restricted

purposes.

+ AHs can be required to cut affected

trees, timbers. The Project will pay for

the cutting.

3 Temporary

impacts

Temporary

loss of land

and assets on

Users of affected

land (to be

determined during

For land area to be temporarily used during

construction stage: (i) rental in cash which will

be no less than the net income that would

+ Land characters and quality must be

restored before returning to the AHs;

+ If the quality of land will be radically



No

.

Type of

Loss/Impacts

Level of


land Project

implementation)

have been derived from the affected property

during disruption; (ii) restoration of the land

within one (01) month after use; compensation

is paid at full replacement cost or ‘land for land” compensation if contractor fails to restore the affected land within one (01) month

after the use (agreement between parties will

be monitored by external monitoring agency).

changed when returning to the AHs,

requiring the AHs to change the land use

purpose, then the AHs should be

compensated for all envisaged cost of

losses.

+ Contracts with the contractors should

include an article regulating specifically

the responsibilities of the contractors.

I.2. Residential Land and/or Non-agricultural Land (e.g. commercial purpose)

1

Residential Land

and/or Non-

agricultural Land in

ROW

Partially

and/or totally

affected

All AHs have

residential and/or

non-agricultural land

in ROW

a. No compensation for land;

b. Allowance for purchasing fireproof materials

and lightning arrestors for the existing

house/structure or cash compensation at

replacement cost of affected house/structure;

c. Support for utilization of restricted land.

Affected land in ROW will be

rehabilitated by contractors after the

project construction and land in ROW

could be used with the restricted

purposes.

II. MAIN HOUSES AND OTHER STRUCTURES IN ROW

II.1. Main houses

1 Main houses

affected

Partially

affected

(affected area

less than 50%

of total land

area without

any impact to

the remaining

Owners of the

houses with or

without acceptable

proof of ownership

over the land; with

or without building

permit

Retain houses according to the conditions

regulated by Article 13 of Decree

No.14/2014/ND-CP, and Cash compensation

for directly affected parts of the houses at the

replacement cost and cost for dismantling the

affected parts.

The technical norms for partially or fully

affected house will be determined by the

DCSCC with the technical assistance

from District or Provincial Construction

Department and concurred by the PDP

during the DMS.

+ The calculation of rates will be based

on the actual affected area and not the



No

.

Type of

Loss/Impacts

Level of


structures of

the house

useable area.

II.2. Other structures

1

Secondary

Structures

(kitchen, latrines,

bathrooms, wells,

animal shelters,

fences, etc.)

Structures lost

and/or

damaged due

to location in

ROW

All AHs have

structures in ROW

a. Cash compensation for the entire affected

structures will be provided at 100% of the full

replacement cost for materials and labor,

without provision for deduction of depreciation

or salvage value of construction materials,

whether or not they have title to the affected

land or permit to build the affected structure.

The amount will be sufficient to rebuild a

structure the same as the former one at

current market prices;

b. Provision of allowance for the installation of

fireproofing materials and lightning arrestors.

The calculation of rates will be based on

the actual affected area and not the

useable area.

III. ON-LAND AFFECTED CROPS AND TREES

1

Annual crops

(paddy and other

annual crops)

Crops lost

and/or

damaged due

to location in

ROW

Owners regardless

of tenure status

If standing crops are ripening and cannot be

harvested, cash compensation at replacement

cost equivalent to the highest production of

crop over the last three years multiplied by

current market value of crops at the time of

compensation.

+ APs have the right to use salvable

trees.

+ APs will be given three (03) months

notice in advance regarding evacuation

so that the land on which their crops are

planted will be recovered and that they

must harvest their crops on time.

2 Trees and timbers

(fruit trees,

Trees lost

and/or

Owners regardless

of tenure status

Cash compensation at replacement cost is

equivalent to current market value given the

+ Compensation must equal in value to

trees that would be harvested had



No

.

Type of

Loss/Impacts

Level of


timbers, wood

trees, etc.)

damaged due

to location in

ROW

type, diameter at breast height, age and

productive value at the time of compensation.

acquisition not occurred.

+ APs will be given notice at least three

(03) months in advance regarding

evacuation. Trees grown after issuance

of the deadline will not be compensated.

+ AHs can be required to cut affected

trees, timbers. The Project will pay for

the cutting.

IV. REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE

IV.1. Allowance for Vocational Training, Career Change and Job Seeking

1

Households

having agricultural

land affected

Affected and

loss of land

All AHs with

agricultural land

permanently

acquired

Assistance for vocational training, career

change and job seeking:

+ Cash compensation equal to 1.5 to 5 times

of compensation value for affected land

according to PPC’s regulation.

+ If the AP has demand for training, he/she will

be entitled to participate in a training course

for free.

IV.2. Allowances for houses in ROW

1

Assistance to

improve house or

install fire-proof

materials and

lightning arrestors,

and assistance to

Houses

partially or

fully affected

AHs with houses in

ROW

+ With houses Grade 4, allowance for

installing fireproof materials and lightning

arrestors.


improvement.

+ Allowance due to restricted usage and

At time of compensation, allowance will

be adjusted for inflation to ensure that

APs can do the improvement in safe

manners.



No

.

Type of

Loss/Impacts

Level of


mitigate impacts

due to restricted

usage and impacts

on daily life

activities

impacts on daily-life activities.

V.5. Allowances for other structures in ROW

1

Assistance to

improve or install

fireproof materials

and lightning

arrestors

Other

structures

partially or

fully affected

AHs with other

structures in ROW


installing fireproof materials and lightning

arrestors.


improvement.

At time of compensation, allowance will

be adjusted for inflation to ensure that

APs can do the improvement in safe

manners.

V.6. Other Allowances

1

Loss of land and

non-land assets

Affected households

whose houses will

be relocated from

the ROW

Every relocating AP will be provided with a

lump-sum one time allowance package to

cover the cost of domestic water, power and

telephone connections at the new site as per

PPC’s decision at payment time but it is not less than 3.5 million VND per household.

Based on the actual situation of the

locality, the PPC Chairman issues other

allowances (according to the Article 23 in

the Decree No. 69/2009/ND-CP) to

ensure accommodations, life stabilization

and production for DPs. Special cases

have to be submitted to the Prime

Minister for approval.

VI. Incentive Bonus

Loss of land and

non-land assets All AHs

If APs hand over the affected land immediately

after receiving compensation and allowances

will be awarded an incentive bonus of VND

5,000,000 as per regulations of the PPC


Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project 24

5.4 Appendix 4. Public Information Booklet

National Power Transmission

Corporation (NPT)

Southern Vietnam Power Projects

Management Board (SPPMB)

Ho Chi Minh City Province People’s Committees

Cu Chi/Hoc Mon/District 12 District People’s Committees

Cu Chi/Hoc Mon/District 12 District Compensation and

Resettlement Boards (DCSCCs)

Public Information Booklet

Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project

I. PROJECT INTRODUCTION

The two Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project and Cau

Bong – Duc Hoa 220 kV Transmission Line Project are for Tranche 2 of the Power

Transmission Investment Program of the Government of Vietnam (GOV). The Projects under

the Program are designed to: (i) improve system stability and security, and improve the

reliability of power supply in Southern Viet Nam; and (ii) enable evacuation of electricity to

load centres from the both the planned public sector and private sector financed thermal

power plants in southern Viet Nam. The Projects shall be financed through the Multi-

Financing Facility (MFF) of Asian Development Bank (ADB). The National Power

Transmission Corporation (NPT) is the Project executing agency (EA) while the Southern

Vietnam Power Projects Management Board (SPPMB) is the implementing agency (IA).

1. Project Description

The Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project is designed to

ensure reliable electricity supply to load centres in Hoc Mon District, Binh Tan District, Go

Vap District and District 12 of Ho Chi Minh City; and strengthen the connectivity capacity for

power network in the Northwest of Ho Chi Minh City to provinces Tay Ninh and Long An.

The Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project has a total

length of 15.97 km that comprises the following sub-components: (i) 7.645 km for

improvement of existing transmission line; (ii) 7.147 for construction of new transmission line;

(iii) 0.314 km for connection to 220 kV transmission line; and (iv) 0.864 km for connection to

110 kV transmission line. The Project will traverse to seven communes of three districts of

Ho Chi Minh City, namely, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon and District 12. Of which, three communes of

Tan Phu Trung, Tan Thanh Dong and Binh My belong to Cu Chi district, two communes of

Dong Thanh and Tam Thoi Thon belong to Hoc Mon district and two wards of Tan Chanh

Hiep and Tan Thoi Hiep belong to District 12. Land will be required for the: (i) right-of-way; (ii)

suspension towers; and (iii) tension towers.

2. Scope of Land Acquisition and Resettlement

The rights-of-way (ROWs) for Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan Transmission Line

Project shall require a total are 352,928 m² of land, of which 327,381.6m² is covered in



restriction on lands under the ROW and 25,546.4 m² of land is permanently acquired for

permanent use of 59 suspension and tension towers.

The Project will impact on total of 910 affected household (AHs) who own the following

affected properties: (i) 350 houses due to height limit under the ROW, (ii) 10,885 trees due to

the clearing of ROWs. The affected households all belong to the mainstream society of

Vietnam. No ethnic minority group shall be affected under the Subproject.

II. INFORMATION REGARDING PROJECT COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT

POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

Question 1: What is the Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Lines

Project?

Answer: The Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project is

designed to ensure reliable electricity supply to load centres in Hoc Mon District, Binh Tan

District, Go Vap District and District 12 of Ho Chi Minh City; and strengthen the connectivity

capacity for power network in the Northwest of Ho Chi Minh City to provinces Tay Ninh and

Long An.

The Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line Project has a total

length of 15.97 km that comprises the following sub-components: (i) 7.645 km for

improvement of existing transmission line; (ii) 7.147 for construction of new transmission line;

(iii) 0.314 km for connection to 220 kV transmission line; and (iv) 0.864 km for connection to

110 kV transmission line.

Question 2: How will the Cau Bong - Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 220kV Transmission Line

Project affect the local population?

Answer: The Project will cause the following effects: (i) Buildings and other structures

and buildings on land lost permanently; (ii) Trees are cut off on the land affected

permanently; and (iii) Reduction of the use of land, buildings / infrastructure in the safety

corridor of high-voltage grid (ROW).

Question 3: What is the main objective of the Project Resettlement Plan?

Answer: The main objective of this Resettlement Plan is to ensure that all APs will be

restored their socio-economic conditions at least equal to or better than they would have

been in the absence of the Project. Poor households, difficult condition households and other

vulnerable households (women-headed, eldly-, children-, disable person-headed, under-

policy-assisted households) will be supported rehabilitating their socio-economic conditions

equal to or better than prior Project conditions.

Question 4: What if my land is affected by the Project?

Answer: The affected land will be compensated for replacement land (if land fund

available) OR in cash at replacement value at current market rates at the time of

compensation. All affected households and local authorities will participate in replacement

cost survey. If the leased land is recovered, compensation will not be made for the land but

the investment costs in land.

Question 5: Do we need to have a land title in the order to be compensated?



Answer: No, lack of formal legal rights to land does not prevent any APs from receiving

compensation or allowances and/or rehabilitation assistances. Those APs who possess a

land use rights certificate (LURC) or any other form of written or verbal agreement to utilize

the land are entitled to compensation for the lost land as well as assets on the land. Those

APs who do not have legal/legalizable or temporary/lease rights for land will still be

compensated for the assets on the land, such as any structures, crops and trees.

Question 6: Is the compensation applied for affected houses and structures?

Answer: Yes. Compensation will be applied for all affected assets including houses,

shops and other structures (kitchen, bathroom, toilet, well, livestock cages, fence, etc.) as

well as other fixed assets at replacement value at current market prices (including materials

and labour) without any deductions for building depreciation or salvageable building

materials. This will ensure that APs are able to reconstruct their houses and other structures

with better or at least the same quality as in the absence of the Project.

Question 7: What about affected crops and trees?

Answer: Affected crops, fruit and timber trees and tree fences will be compensated in

cash at current market prices. Compensation for non-harvested crops will be based on the

average production in the past 3 years multiplied by current market prices. Compensation for

trees will be based on the type, age and productivity of trees.

Question 8: In addition to compensation, how will the Project support us?

Answer: In addition to compensation for affected land and asset as per Project policy,

the Project will provide rehabilitation assistances to eligible APs to ensure that their living

standard is restored or improved at least equal to or better than their pre-Project level.

Rehabilitation assistances for eligible APs include:

Severely affected households: Households that lose 10% or more of their total

productive land will receive rehabilitation assistances include (i) life stabilization

assistance (ii) income restoration assistance such as agriculture extension assistance for

better use of the remaining land area, participating in credit access programs or

recruitment related to the Project. The assistances are presented in the Entitlement

Matrix.

Relocated households: Affected people who must be relocated have rights to get: (1)

transition assistance; (2) life stabilization assistance for transitional period; and (3)

assistance for house rental at replacement cost. The assistances are presented in the

Entitlement Matrix.

Business owners that lose income while they relocate or rebuild their shops/businesses:

Households with small, unregistered businesses will receive cash compensation equal to

the provincial minimum wage for 3 months. Owners of registered businesses will receive

cash assistance due to loss of income equivalent to 30% taxable income in a year.

Annual taxable turnover average is determined on the basis of financial statements of

three years ago.

Employees and hired laborers who lose their jobs: will receive cash compensation for

lost salary/wages for each month they cannot work, if the loss is temporary; or, if the loss



is permanent, cash compensation equivalent to the provincial minimum wage for 6

months or cash compensation for remaining contract period whichever is higher.

Allowance for changing job: the affected households either have or not have registered

certificate on their residential land that after relocation but they could not be continued,

the person in working age who belonged to the affected households will be participated

in the free cost training course in one of the local vocation training centers, suitable for

the facts of region and their ability.

Question 9: How our affected public assets will be compensated?

Answer: With respect to affected public assets, compensation will be provided to

recover or newly construct depending on scope of impact after consulting with local

authorities/affected community.

Question 10: Does anybody in our community can claim for compensation?

Answer: No. Entitled Affected Persons (APs) are those persons or households that are

surveyed during the detailed measurement survey (DMS) activities. The APs and local

authorities will be informed of the cut-off date (the date of completion of census) for the

Project. Anyone moving into the Project area after cut-off date will not be entitled to

compensation and assistance under the Project.

Question 11: What can I do if I am not listed as affected people during the DMS but I

am asked to be relocated?

Answer: You are not in affected people list might be due to some mistakes during the

DMS. However, you will get the same kind of compensation as other APs. DCSCC will

responsible for adding your name in the list of affected people.

Question 12: How will APs be consulted and informed?

Answer: A consultation and public information program will be organized in your

commune to ensure that APs receive complete and timely information about the Project. APs

will be provided information on project components, impacts, their rights and entitlements,

grievance mechanism, rights of participation and consultation, resettlement activities,

responsibilities of institutions and implementation schedule. APs will participate in

resettlement planning and implementation and they will also be consulted on the following

issues: a) resettlement options according to their entitlement, b) training and training

preferences in current or new occupations, c) other project aspects.

This program will enable the Project to design the resettlement and rehabilitation

program to meet the needs of APs, and help APs to make informed decisions about

compensation and relocation. Consultations with APs and local authorities will reduce the

potential for conflicts and minimize the risk of project delays, and maximize the economic

and social benefits of the Project.

Question 13: In case where disagreement on compensation or dispute appears during

Project implementation, do we have the right to complain?

Answer: Yes, All affected people have the right to complain based on the following

procedures and orders:



First Stage - At Commune/Ward People’s Committee (CPC): An aggrieved AP may

bring his/her complaint to village head or any member of the CPC in either written or verbal

form. It is incumbent upon said village head or member of CPC to notify the CPC about the

complaint. The CPC will meet personally with the aggrieved AP and shall have thirdty (30)

days following the lodging of the complaint to resolve it. The CPC’s secretariat is responsible for documenting and keeping files of all complaints that it handles.

Second Stage - At District/Town People’s Committee (DPC): If after thirdty (30)

days the aggrieved AP does not hear from the CPC, or if the CPC gives its solutions, but the

AP disagrees with the settlement decision, the AP may bring the case, either written or

verbal, to any member of DPC. DPC shall have thirdty (30) days to resolve the case. The

DPC is responsible for documenting and keeping files of all complaints that it handles.

Third Stage - At Provincial People’s Committee (PPC): If after thirdty (30) days the

aggrieved AP does not hear from the DPC, or if the AP is not satisfied with the settlement

decision, the AP may bring the case, either in writing or verbal, to any member of the PPC.

The PPC shall have thirdty (30) days within which to resolve the complaint to the satisfaction

of all concerned. The PPC secretariat is also responsible for documenting and keeping file of

all complaints that it handles.

Final Stage - People’s Court: If after 30 days following the lodging of the complaint

with the PPC, the aggrieved AP does not hear from the PPC, or if he/she is not satisfied with

the settlement decision, the case may be brought to people’s courts. Under no circumstance, the AP will be evicted from his/her property or for the Government to take over his/her

property without the explicit permission of the people’s court.

Alll grievances and complaints of affected people on land acquisition, compensation

and resettlement will be resolve consistent with the above stages and complainants will not

shoulder any costs during grievance redress process.

Question 14: As a resident in the project area, how can I help?

Answer: We would like you to participate in all consultation meetings and other project

related activities in order to ensure that you are fully informed and consulted. Your active

participation during the detailed measurement survey (DMS) and implementation will allow

us to determine measures to mitigate impacts, to identify problems or potentials problems

and to identify ways of responding immediately to solve these problems.

Question 15: How will we know if the objectives of this project are met?

Answer: SPPMB will ensure internal monitoring all Project activities. In addition,

SPPMB will engage an independent external monitoring agency to conduct external

monitoring of resettlement activities during Project implementation. Every 6 months, the

independent monitoring agency will submit a report to SPPMB and ADB on resettlement

implementation progress. A post-resettlement impact evaluation will assess whether negative

impacts have been mitigated adequately and pre-project standards of living of APs have

been restored as a result of resettlement and the Project.

For further information and suggestions, please contact us to the following address:

Southern Vietnam Power Projects Management Board (SPPMB)



Tel: +84 822100 720

Fax: +84 83836 1096

Add: 610 Vo Van Kiet street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Cu Chi District Compensation and Resettlement Board (DCSCC)

Tel: +84 38920001

Fax: +84 38920001

Add: Zone 7, Cu Chi township, Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City

Hoc Mon District Compensation and Resettlement Board (DCSCC)

Tel: 08.37103933

Fax: 08. 37103933

Add: 36/2ª Nguyen Van Bua, Group 2, Xuan Thoi Son commune, Hoc Mon district

District 12 Compensation and Resettlement Board (DCSCC)

Tel: 08.37156031

Fax: 08.37156031

Add: No.1 Le Thi Rieng Street, Thoi An Ward, District 12



5.5 Appendix 5. Minutes of announcement mettings of compensation plan



5.6 Appendix 6. List of AHs who have received payment in advance

No. Name Tower

location Amount (VND) Commune

I Until the end of 2015

1 Đặng Phước Long 14 20,000,000 Tân Thạnh Đông

2 Phạm Văn Minh 27 150,000,000 Binh Mỹ

3 Nguyễn Thị Đào 28 200,000,000 Đông Thạnh

4 Nguyễn Văn Nhạn 30 30,000,000 Đông Thạnh

5 Lê Văn Cắt 32 30,000,000 Đông Thạnh

6 Trần Văn Út 33 100,000,000 Đông Thạnh

7 Huỳnh Văn Hít 34 150,000,000 Đông Thạnh

8 Trần Mỹ Dung 39 200,000,000 Thới Tam Thôn

9 Huỳnh Ngọc Tấn 1; 3A 144,688,000 -

10 Lâm Văn Đỗ 5 30,000,000 -

11 Đỗ Hòa 9 112,860,000 -

25 350,000,000 -

12 Trần Thị Phùng 48 170,000,000 -

13 Trần Văn Nhanh

49

40,000,000 -

14 Bùi Thị Én 29,260,000 -

15 Lê Thành Chung 110,000,000 -

16 Nguyễn Thị Cang

51

100,000,000 -

17 Trần Văn Hải 100,000,000 -

18 Nguyễn Văn Xuân 18,760,000 -

19 Trần Thị Nuôi 54 400,000,000 -

SUBTOTAL 2,485,568,000

II Until the end of the previous quarter

Củ Chi 882,090,000

1 Lê Văn Tùng 17;21 107,000,000 Bình Mỹ

2 Nguyễn Thị Mọng Điệp VT18 600,000,000 Tân Thạnh Đông

3 Đỗ Hòa VT19

4 Trần Thị Sáu VT16

5 Trần Thị Liễu 3,066,000 Bình Mỹ

6 Nguyễn Thị Yến Như VT13 18,024,000 Tân Phú Trung

7 Đặng Thị Nghễ VT17-21 130,000,000 Bình Mỹ

8 Trần Văn Đạo VT17-21 24,000,000 Bình Mỹ

Hốc Môn 4,608,000,000 -

1 Đặng Văn Trước VT37-47 100,000,000 Thới Tam Thôn

2 Nguyễn Văn Dũng VT29-37 3,000,000,000 Đông Thạnh

3 Nguyễn Văn Bền VT29-37 400,000,000 Đông Thạnh

4 Nguyễn Hữu Thắng VT29-37 228,000,000 Đông Thạnh

5 Phạm Văn Lức VT43

6 Nguyễn Văn Điệp VT41-43

7 Trần Văn Lo VT33

8 Đặng Trường Sơn VT29 880,000,000 Đông Thạnh

Quận 12 6,136,815,971 0

1 Bùi Đức Thành VT37-47 106,665,936 Tân Chánh Hiệp

2 Lưu Văn Nhẹ VT37-47 1,006,057,549 Tân Chánh Hiệp



No. Name Tower


3 Nguyễn Hữu Đồng VT37-47 78,247,250 Tân Chánh Hiệp

4 Thái Thị Hồng VT37-47 46,697,931 Tân Chánh Hiệp

5 Nguyễn Viết Ánh VT37-47 467,873,305 Tân Chánh Hiệp

6 Lương Văn Long VT37-47

7 Nguyễn Văn Triển VT37-47

8 Đỗ Văn Bắt VT37-47

9 Nguyễn Văn Trác VT37-47

10 Nguyễn Văn Điệp VT37-47

11 Huỳnh Thị Hoa VT37-47 530,000,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

12 Trần Viết Thắng VT47 58,274,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

13 Nguyễn Văn Giác VT46 2,600,000,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

14 Trịnh Xuân Bôn VT47-52 210,000,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

15 Nguyễn Minh Cương VT47-52 50,000,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

16 Trần Thị Cúc VT47-52 983,000,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

SUBTOTAL 11,626,905,971

III Until the end of this quarter

Củ Chi 2,100,000,000

1 Lê Văn Tùng 17;21 Bình Mỹ

2 Nguyễn Thị Mọng Điệp VT18 Tân Thạnh Đông

3 Đỗ Hòa VT19 400,000,000 Tân Thạnh Đông

4 Trần Thị Sáu VT16 1,700,000,000 Tân Thạnh Đông

5 Trần Thị Liễu Bình Mỹ

6 Nguyễn Thị Yến Như VT13 Tân Phú Trung

7 Đặng Thị Nghễ VT17-21 Bình Mỹ

8 Trần Văn Đạo VT17-21 Bình Mỹ

Hốc Môn 1,942,266,500 -

1 Đặng Văn Trước VT37-47 Thới Tam Thôn

2 Nguyễn Văn Dũng VT29-37 Đông Thạnh

3 Nguyễn Văn Bền VT29-37 Đông Thạnh

4 Nguyễn Hữu Thắng VT29-37 Đông Thạnh

5 Phạm Văn Lức VT43 359,266,500 Thới Tam Thôn

6 Nguyễn Văn Điệp VT41-43 1,280,000,000 Thới Tam Thôn

7 Trần Văn Lo VT33 303,000,000 Đông Thạnh

8 Đặng Trường Sơn VT29 Đông Thạnh

Quận 12 3,112,132,896 0

1 Bùi Đức Thành VT37-47 Tân Chánh Hiệp

2 Lưu Văn Nhẹ VT37-47 Tân Chánh Hiệp

3 Nguyễn Hữu Đồng VT37-47 Tân Chánh Hiệp

4 Thái Thị Hồng VT37-47 Tân Chánh Hiệp

5 Nguyễn Viết Ánh VT37-47 Tân Chánh Hiệp

6 Lương Văn Long VT37-47 116,712,896 Tân Chánh Hiệp

7 Nguyễn Văn Triển VT37-47 30,000,000 Tân Chánh Hiệp

8 Đỗ Văn Bắt VT37-47 430,141,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

9 Nguyễn Văn Trác VT37-47 55,279,000 Tân Thới Hiệp



No. Name Tower


10 Nguyễn Văn Điệp VT37-47 2,480,000,000 Tân Thới Hiệp

11 Huỳnh Thị Hoa VT37-47 Tân Thới Hiệp

12 Trần Viết Thắng VT47 Tân Thới Hiệp

13 Nguyễn Văn Giác VT46 Tân Thới Hiệp

14 Trịnh Xuân Bôn VT47-52 Tân Thới Hiệp

15 Nguyễn Minh Cương VT47-52 Tân Thới Hiệp

16 Trần Thị Cúc VT47-52 Tân Thới Hiệp

SUBTOTAL 7,154,399,396

TOTAL 18,154,740,471



5.7 Appendix 7. Decision on approving of adjustment coefficient plan of land price for

calculating compensation, support for AHs



5.8 Appendix 8. Decision on approving of compensation plan, section through Cu Chi

District



5.9 Appendix 9. Some pictures from Public Consultation Meetings

Tan Phu Trung Commune

Tan Thanh Dong Commune



Binh My Commune

Thoi Tam Thon Commune



Tan Chanh Hiep Ward

Tan Thoi Hiep Ward

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