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Resettlement Monitoring Report
Semestral Report
Stage 1 – December, 2012
Loan 2636-VIE (SF) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) -
Agreed Credit No.CVN 1123 01B and CVN 1123 02C
STRENGTHENING WATER MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATIONSYSTEMS
REHABILITATION PROJECT
Subproject: Lien Nghia pumping station in Hung Yen province
Prepared by the Local Implementation consultant (LIC) – Thang
Long InfrastructureDevelopment JSC (Infra-Thanglong) for the
Central Project Office (CPO) Under Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural
Development (MARD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
m (Meter) – Is the base unit of length
m2 (Square meter) – A system of units used to measure areas
m3 (Volume) – A system of units used to measure thespaces, that
an object or substanceoccupies.
kg (Kilogram) – A decimal unit of weight based on the gram
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ABBREVIATIONS
ADB Asian Development Bank
AH Affected household
AP Affected person
BHH Bac Hung Hai
CPMO Central Project Management Office
CPO Central Project Office
CPC Commune Peoples’ Committee
DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
DOLISA Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Assistance
DRC District Compensation, Assistance, resettlement
Committee
DMS Detailed Measurement Survey
DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment
DPC District Peoples’ Committee
EA Executing Agency
EMA External Monitoring Agency
IOL Inventory of Losses
LURC Land Use Rights Certificate
MOLISA Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Assistance
MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
PPC Provincial Peoples’ Committee
PMU Project management unit
RF Resettlement Framework
RP Resettlement Plan
SES Socio-Economic Survey
VND Vietnamese dong
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VWU Viet Nam Women’s Union
WRU Water Resources University
This resettlement monitoring report is a document of the
borrower. The views expressedherein do not necessarily represent
those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, orstaff, and may be
preliminary in nature.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any
project, or by making anydesignation of or reference to a
particular territory or geographic area in this document, theAsian
Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the
legal or otherstatus of any territory or area.
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CONTENT
ABBREVIATIONS.........................................................................................................3
I.
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................6
I.1. Overview of Project
................................................................................................6
I.2. Subproject impact scale
..........................................................................................7
II. MONITORING METHODS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ARRANGEMENTS.........................................................................................................................................11
II.1. Methodology
.......................................................................................................11
II.2 Monitoring
method...............................................................................................12
II.3. Organization of monitoring implementation
......................................................13
II.4. Survey sampling
..................................................................................................13
III. MONITORING RESULTS
...................................................................................14
III.1. In-door works.
....................................................................................................14
III.2. Dissemination of information
............................................................................15
III.3. Inventory of
loss.................................................................................................16
III.4. Compensation plans
...........................................................................................17
III.5. Resettlement for relocated households
..............................................................19
III.6. Income and life restoration
................................................................................19
III.7. Complaints and grievance
redress......................................................................19
III.8. Assessment of the people’s level of satisfaction for the
project ........................20
IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
...............................................21
IV.1.
Conclusions........................................................................................................21
IV.2.
Recommendations..............................................................................................21
Appendix 1. List of interviewed households
..................................................................17
Appendix 2. Reply the grievance letter regarding request of more
family members toreceive the
assistance..............................................................................................................20
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I. INTRODUCTION
I.1. Overview of Project
1. The Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation Systems
Rehabilitation Project isco-financed by the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) and the Agence Française deDéveloppement (AFD) of which the
Project Outline Documents was approved by theGoV in Decision no.
2272/TTg – HTQT dated Nov 18, 2009. Project is valid from Sept09,
2011 and the loan closing date is Dec 31, 2016. The project has
been implemented in03 provinces: Bac Ninh, Hai Duong and Hung
Yen.
2. The project has three main components as below:
- Component 1. Upgrading of professional training facilities for
WaterResources University: The project will fund a main part in the
phase 1 to establish anew facility for Water Resources University
at Pho Hien University, Hung Yenprovince; including the
institutional and physical facilities to serve 13.400 studentsand
the new campus can serve 30%-50% of total students in 2016.
-- Component 2. Improving management of irrigation and drainage
systems in
the Bac Hung Hai scheme: The Project will improve the capacity
for water resourcemanagement organizations in the Bac Hung Hai
(BHH) scheme by improvingupgrading work items and technical
assistance to establish SCADA system (datacollection and monitoring
management for phases).
-- Component 3. Constructing new infrastructures and upgrading
the existing
BHH Hai irrigation scheme: The project will fund the
construction of 08 pumpingstations and rehabilitation of 02
existing ones in BHH scheme for the purpose ofirrigation or
drainage or both in BHH scheme.
3. The project will implement 11 subprojects of 03 provinces
including Hai Duong, BacNinh and Hung Yen. There is no affected
household in 02 subprojects includingsubproject of My Dong pumping
station improvement in Hai Duong province and ofVang II channel
improvement in Bac Ninh province.
4. Based on the Decision No. 395/QD-BNN-HTQT on Feb 11, 2010 of
MARD for theapproval of investment project “The Strengthening Water
Management and IrrigationSystems Rehabilitation” Project is
co-financed by ADB and AFD.
5. Lien Nghia pumping station is built in the left dike of Red
River in Lien Nghia commune, toprovide actively drains for 3,545 ha
of Chau Giang sub-region (7 communes of Van Giangdistrict). The
pumping station includes 5 vertical pumps with capacity 25m3/s for
each, underdyke sluice from pumping station into the Red River; the
management, transmission linesand substations.
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Table 1: Locations of the sub-projects
No. Sub-projects
Hung Yen province
1. Construction of Chua Tong new pumping station - Thanh Long
commune and TrungHung commune – Yen My district
2. Construction of Lien Nghia new pumping station - Lien Nghia
commune - Van Giangdistrict
3. Construction of Nghi Xuyen new pumping station - Thanh Cong
commune and ChiTan commune - Khoai Chau district
4. Construction of new University of Water Resources - Nhat Tan
commune and AnVien commune - Tien Lu district
Hai Duong province
5. Construction of Doan Thuong new pumping station - Doan Thuong
commune andToan Thang commune - Gia Loc district
6. Upgrading Cau Dua pumping station - Van To commune - Tu Ky
district
7. Construction of Co Ngua new pumping station - Van Giang
commune - Ninh Giangdistrict
8. Upgrading My Dong pumping station
Bac Ninh province
9. Construction of Phu My new pumping station - Dinh To commune
- Thuan Thanhdistrict
10. Construction of Nhat Son new pumping station - Minh Tan
commune, Lai Hacommune, Trung Xa commune, My Hung commune - Luong
Tai district
11. Upgrading Kenh Vang II - Bac Ninh province
I.2. Subproject impact scale
6. The construction of Lien Nghia Pumping Station will affect 84
households at Lien Nghiacommune. Particularly, as follows:
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Table 2: Summary of impact of land acquisition and site
clearance of Lien NghiaPumping Station
No. Impact type Unit Quantity Notice
1 Affected households in range ofconstruction site
household 84
1.1 Households of permanentlyagricultural land acquisition
67
1.2 Households of temporarily agriculturalland acquisition
17
1.3 Households of both permanently andtemporarily agricultural
landacquisition
1
1.4 Houholds who cultivate on thepermanently traffic land
acquisition
1
1.5 Households who have water landpermanently acquired
1 Managed byCommune PC
2 Area of permanently landacquisition
13.526,8
2.1 Agricultural land 13.465,8
2.2 Traffic land 61 Managed byCommune PC
3 Water surface area (ponds, marshes,lakes) permanently
acquired
20.083,8 Managed byCommune PC
4 Temporarily agricultural landacquisition
4.645,0
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No. Impact type Unit Quantity Notice
5 Rate of agricultural land loss(permanently)
5.1 Households of land loss rate below10% are not eligible to
receiveassistance of life rehabilitation
25
5.2 Households of land loss rate from10%-30% will be assisted
with rice in06 months for life rehabilitation
39
5.3 Households of land loss rate from 30%- 70% will be assited
with rice in12 months for life rehabilitation
0
6 Poor households will be assistedwith rice in 06 months
1
7 Vulnerable households will beassisted with rice in 24
months
14
Source: DCARC’s data - 10/2012Table 3. List of vulnerable
households
No House header Notice Agriculturalland loss rate
1. Nguyen Dinh Tong Sick soldier 1.1%
2. Đo Van Trinh Sick soldier 13.9%
3. Chu Van Duc Wounded soldier 28.3%
4. To Quy Coi Wounded soldier 8.6%
5. Dinh Van Khoa Wounded soldier 8.8%
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No House header Notice Agriculturalland loss rate
6. Do Thi Hong Wounded soldier 1%
7. Vu Thi Teo ( Do Van Duyet) Relatives of martyr 11%
8. Nguyen Thi En ( Pham HoangChinh)
Relatives of martyr 12.6%
9. Đo Van Hien Relatives of martyr 44.1%
10. Nguyen Thi Lien Relatives of martyr 25%
11. Đinh Thị Chỉnh ( Tô Đức Dân) Relatives of sick soldier +
poorhousehold
6%
12. To Thi Tham Female headed household 27.6%
13. Do Thi Nhi Female headed household 10%
14. Nguyen Thi Hau Female headed household 15.9%
Source: DCARC’s data - 10/2012
7. Impact on land: Based on the Notification No. 283/TB-UBND on
Nov 25, 2011 on theland acquisition at Lien Nghia commune – Van
Giang district to conduct the subproject ofLien Nghia pumping
station in Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation
SystemsRehabilitation Project and the report of site clearance
activitiy for the Lien Nghia on Oct19, 2012 of DCRC; total area of
land acquisition is 40.582,5 m2, including:
- Permanent land acquisition: 35.418 m2( 67 households/318
members)
- Land acquisition with time-limit: 5.164,5 m2 ( 18
households)
8. Affected assets
Impact on plantings and crops: 76 households, including 16
households oftemporary land acquisition and 60 households of
permanent land acquisition.
Impact on assets and structures: 12 households and 02 Government
enterprisesincluding Van Giang VNPT and Van Giang .
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II. MONITORING METHODS AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTSII.1.
Methodology
9. The main objective of the independent resettlement monitoring
is to review and assessperiodically and independently (i) the
achievement of the resettlement objectives; (ii) thechanges in
living standards and livelihoods; (iii) the restoration and/or
improvement ofthe socio-economic conditions of the affected people;
(iv) the effectiveness andsustainability of entitlements; and (v)
the need for additional mitigation measures. TheConsultant deploys
the independent resettlement monitoring to monitor
theimplementation of the resettlement activities in compliance with
the provisions outlinedin the Project’s Resettlement Policy
Framework (RF) and the Sub-projects’ ResettlementPlans (RP).
10. The monitoring indicators include but not limited to the
following:
- The information and public consultation on the resettlement
policy and theentitlements of the affected households; the
participation of affected persons in theplanning, updating and
implementing the Resettlement Plans;
- The detailed measurement survey of affected properties; the
formulation andapproval of compensation plan; payment of
compensation under the approved policyin accordance with the
approved Resettlement Plan;
- Procedures for acquisition and handover of land; the
coordination of resettlementactivities with the construction
schedules;
- Construction/reconstruction of houses and replacement
structures on residential landor in new residential areas;
- The satisfaction of the affected persons with the terms and
conditions and theimplementation of the Resettlement Plans;
- The grievance redress mechanism (documenting, procedures,
settlement);
- The effectiveness and the sustainability of the entitlements
and income restorationmeasures for the affected households; ability
of affected persons torestore/reconstruct their livelihoods and
living standards. Particular attentions will begiven to severely
affected and vulnerable households;
- Social and resettlement impacts caused by the activities in
the construction phase;
- Institutional capacity, internal monitoring and reporting.
11. For each monitoring stage, the Consultant conducted a
sampling survey byquestionnaires, interviewing 100% affected
households (who were lost 10% or more than10% agricultural
land/main sources of income and have to resettle) and 20%
(randomlyselected) of the slightly affected households (which loss
less than 10% agriculturalland/income). In addition, the Consultant
will organize in-depth interviews or focusgroup discussions with a
number of target groups such as female-headed households
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(having dependants), poor affected households, PMU leaders, the
Compensation,Assistance and Resettlement Board, officials who are
directly engaged in the siteclearance etc. to acquire more
information. These methods are combined with thestatistical
comparison to evaluate the implementation of the Resettlement Plans
and theliving restoration as well as the level of satisfaction of
affected persons.
II.2 Monitoring method
12. The Consultant uses a combination of different monitoring
methods to collect bothqualitative and quantitative information.
The main methods include group discussions,questionnaire survey,
literature review and in-depth interviews. The Consultant
alsocombine observations to find out more information about the
living conditions of theaffected households, the actual progress at
site, ...
(i) Analysis of documents
The documents related to the safeguard policy, legal documents,
internal reports and otherdocuments related to the compensation and
resettlement have been collected from CPO,PMU, DCARC and compared,
analyzed for the multi-dimensional monitoring information.
(ii) Survey by questionnaire
In the monitoring process, this method is utilized as a
principal tool for the acquisition ofinformation from the affected
households on their demographic characteristics, income andliving
conditions, production conditions, levels of satisfaction with
compensation, levels ofsatisfaction with the provisions and the
implementation of the Resettlement Plans, theeffectiveness and the
sustainability of the entitlements and income restoration measures
foraffected households, and their ability in the
restoration/reconstruction of their livelihoodsand living
standards.
(iii) Group discussions
The discussions were carried out with the PMU to learn about
advantages, disadvantages andsolutions in the implementation of the
Resettlement Plans, shortcomings and causes of theexistences, next
plans, suggestions and solutions to overcome shortcomings etc. In
addition,focus group discussions were conducted with the APs to
assess other aspects related to theentittlement of affected
persons.
(iv) In-depth interviews
The APs, project staff and those who were responsible for the
resettlement process haveparticipated in in-depth interviews, which
were based on the outlined contents. Thisinformation will
complement the information collected from the questionnaire survey
anddocument analysis.
(v) Observation method
The observation method is applied to support the above-mentioned
methods. TheConsultants used this method to find out about the
actual living conditions of people andwhat works are going on the
sites.... thereby they would establish necessary additions to
the
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information acquired from the secondary data, survey
questionnaires and focus groupdiscussions.
II.3. Organization of monitoring implementation
13. The preparation for the monitoring stage was conducted in
the weeks from 15/10/2012 to20/10/2012. In the Consultant’s office,
the experts of the monitoring team prepared themonitoring tools,
including guidance for in-depth interviews and group
discussions,research of RP update and documents related to the
project compensation. The fieldmonitoring is about to start on
23/10/2012.
14. On 23/10/2012, the Consultant worked with the PMU for the
ADB5 subprojects in HungYen province to collect relevant
documents.
15. On Oct 24, 2012, the Consultant conducted field monitoring,
working with 95households in the commune for group discussions and
personal interviews. TheConsultant worked with representatives of
the Compensation, Assistance andResettlement Committee of Van Giang
district, Lien Nghia commune PC to collectnecessary
information.
16. After the end of the site monitoring, the monitoring team
worked with the PMU for LienNghia subproject in Hung Yen province
for the discussion of the monitoring contents.
II.4. Survey sampling
17. The Consultant conducted interviews and group discussions
with 95 households1. Amongthem, 39 affected households with the
loss rate of more than 10% of agricultural land,and 38 households
with loss rate of less than 10% of agiricultural land and 18
unaffectedhouseholds due to the project. Number of total survey
houshehold is 77 households,which accounts for 91.7% of total
affected households in the commune.
Table 4 : Summary of the survey
No. Content No.of affectedhouseholds
Number of survey householdsGroup
discussionIndepth
interviewsQuestionnaire
1 Severely affected 43 43 5 432 Unsignificantly
affected41 34
3 Unaffected 18Total 84 43 5 95
1 Detail of survey households in Appendix 1
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III. MONITORING RESULTS
III.1. In-door works.18. The PMU in collaboration with the
Compensation, Assistance and resettlement
Committee of Van Giang district organized the compensation for
the sub-project. Ingeneral, the compensation complies with the
provisions in Decree No.69/2009/ND-CPand the Resettlement Plan as
well as other provincial provisions and regulations.
19. All records of inventory and approved compensation plans
have been stored at DCARCand PPMU. List of persons under request of
land acquisition and of compensationreceivers are also kept at the
offices of the PMU and the DCARC. The DMS forms werefully signed by
the participants and representatives of affected households and
stored inthe PMU office in Hung Yen province.
20. The internal reports are prepared regularly by PMU and
submitted to CPMU. whichdemonstrates progress and the specific
measures to handle the work. All inventoryrecords have signatures
of the participants and representatives of affected households.
21. Main documents related to sub-project are as follows:
- Decision No. 841/QD-UBND on May 18, 2011 on the task
assignment as investor ofsite clearance for the “Strengthening
Water Management and Irrigation SystemsRehabilitation Project”
(ADB5) in Hung Yen province.
- On No 25, 2010, Hung Yen province issues the Notificaiton No.
283/TB-UBND onthe land acquisition in Lien Nghia commune in Van
Giang district for theimplementation of Lien Nghia pumping station
in Strengthening Water Managementand Irrigation Systems
Rehabilitation Project.
- On Dec 05, 2011; Van Giang District PC issued Decision No.
5152/QD-UBND on theestablishment of Compensation, Assistance and
Resettlement Committee (CARC)with 17 members. Among them, the
Chairman of District PC is the Chairman ofCARC with of the district
departments such as environmental resource office, traderoom etc.
and the Chairman of Lien Nghia Commune PC with representatives
ofcommune offices and of affected households (Mr. Do Trong Quyet’s
household). TheCARC meets requirements of compensation and site
clearance for the sub-project.
- On Jan 05, 2012, the Decision No. 5152/QD-UBND of District PC
forimplementation of site clearance of the project was issued.
- On Feb, 2012, the meeting was organized at the commune for
launching site clearanceplan.
- On April 18, 2012 the meeting for households in range of land
acquisition announcedland acquisition policy, publicize
compensation policy and support the state for land
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acquisition. Provide the self-declaration of land and property
in range of landacquisition.
- On April 25, 2012 the District PC provided the Decision No.
775/QD-UBND on theestablishment of DMS team for iventory of assets
on land.
- On April 26&27, 2012; reconciliation, inventory of land
status and assets on land forhouseholds was conducted.
- On May 21, 2012; based on the Official Dispatch No. 18/TB-HD
of Van GiangDCARC on the publicly collecting feedbacks for the
compensation plan to supportimplementation of sub-projects; from
22/5 to 11/6/2012; publicly collecting feedbackswas conducted for
affected households and other stakeholders.
- On July 12, 2012; based on the Official Dispatch No. 32/TB-HD
of Van GiangDCARC on the announcement of publicly collecting
feedbacks for the compensationplan to support implementation of
sub-projects from July 13 to Aug 2, 2012.
22. In Aug 2012, DCARC in coordination with the commune to
complete compensation andassistance plan for the support to
resolution of arising contents after feedback collection,at the
same time, submitted compensation and assistance plan to the CPO
for evaluation.
23. The Consultant collected detailed list of assistance types
for each affected household.The statement referred to the amount of
compensation, assistance for loss of trees, crops,properties within
the area of the sub-project implementation for each household and
eachunit/agency.
III.2. Dissemination of information
24. 100% of the affected households surveyed said they were
informed about the Project.The information about the project as
well as the stages of the compensation for landacquisition is
transferred to the affected households mainly through meeting
villages(96%). 97.2% of the households in the survey answered that
households when feltunclear about the information could also ask
the local authorities (commune and villagelevel).
25. During RP preparation, general information about the
project, the main content of the RPas well as the compensation and
assitance policy, life restoration program, the complaintmechanism
were informed to the affected households through public meetings
conductedby the PMU in collaboration with the consultant (for RP).
100% affected householdsinvolved in-depth interviews and focus
group discussions said they had been involved inconsultation and
understand project information.
26. The unit price of compensation and assistance policies are
specified for eachcompensation plan. Compensation plan are publicly
posted for 20 days in accordance toregulation through the record of
posting time (from 22/5/2012 to 11/6/2012). 100% of
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the interviewed affected households had checked compensation
plan and signed on theminutes of the compensation calculation.
27. 97.3% of severely affected households on agricultural land
said that they were consultedin meetings about economic restoration
and agreed to assistance fund in cash. Assistancefund was
established in the compensation plans for households.
This below table 5 presented affected households’ participation
in project activities:
Table 5: Participation in project activities
No. ContentYes No
N % N %
1. Informed DMS time 75 100% 0 0.0%
2. Participated in DMS 75 100% 0 0.0%
3. Is the DMS accurate? 75 100% 0 0.0%
4. Reviewed and signed on the DMS form 75 100% 0 0.0%
5. Discussed about the compensation plans 73 97.3% 2 2.7%
6. Reviewed the calculation record 75 100% 0 0.0%
Source: IMO’s survey - 10/2012
28. 100% of respondents said they knew the notificaiton before
the DMS and participated inthe DMS.
29. 73/75 households said they discussed with DCARC’s stafts
about the compensationoptions (in cash, land, etc.).
30. Conclusion: The information and consultation with the
affected households wereconducted in accordance with the provisions
specified in the approved RP. However, theaffected households
should be consulted more detailed on measures to restore
livelihoodsand income as stated in the resettlement plan.
III.3. Inventory of loss
31. Before the DMS, the PPMU and the CARC through the CPC sent a
written notice to eachhousehold. The DMS was completed in September
2012. The DMS team established bythe CARC included (i)
Representative the function offices of the District as
naturalresources and environment, finance, economy – infrastructure
offices, (ii) Arepresentative of CPC, including leaders of the CPC,
land registry officer and villagechief, (iii) Representative of the
affected households and (iv) the househeaders of theaffected
households.
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32. It can be seen that the people involved in the activities of
the sub-projects made up highproportion such as: to be informed of
DMS time (100%), 100% of respondentsparticipated in DMS, reviewed
and signed on the minutes of the calculation. 100% of
therespondents said that the DMS was accurate.
33. Conclusion: DMS was conducted in accordance with state’s
regulations and provisionsin RP. No complaint of APs is found so
far.
III.4. Compensation plans
III.4.1. Legal framework and compensation baseline
34. The legal framework and the main basis for compensation is
the Policy Framework ofthe Resettlement Plan the ADB approved. The
Policy Framework is developed based onthe legislation of the
Government of Viet Nam and the ADB's policy relating to
theinvoluntary land acquisition and resettlement and how the
Project applies for thedifferences between the policies of the
Government and the ADB.
35. In addition, the compensation process shall apply the
following decisions:
The Decree No.181/2004/ND-CP dated 29/10/2004 on the guideline
of theimplementation of the Land Law.
Decree No.69/2009/ND-CP dated 13/8/2009 of the Government on
additionalregulations on land use planning, land prices, land
recovery, compensation,assistance and resettlement.
Decision No.09/2011/QD-UBND dated 01/6/2012 of Hung Yen PC on
thepromulgation of procedure decision for land acquisition, land
allocation, land lease,transferring land use purposes and land use
patterns as well as compensation,assistance and resettlement in
Hung Yen province.
Based on Decisions of MARD: No. 395/QD-BNN_HTQT on Feb 11, 2010
on theapproval of Strengthening Water Management and Irrigation
SystemsRehabilitation Project funded by ADB and AFD No.
3178/QQD-BNN-TCCB onNov 25, 2010 on task assignment of management
and implementation arrangementfor Strengthening Water Management
and Irrigation Systems RehabilitationProject funded by ADB
(ADB5).
III.4.2. Compensation and Assistance Unit Price
36. The Unit price for compensation and assistance is applied
for comepensating and assistingaffected households is appropriate
to the results of the conversion investigation of theRP. Details
are as follows:
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Table 6: Compensation - Assistance Unit Price
No. Category Unit Unit price (VND)
1. Compensation for rice field land: m2 71.000
2. Compensation for plantings and assets on land(based on
diameter of plantings)
3. Assistance for life and production stabilization(member
number x number of assistance monthx 30kg rice x 12.500 VND/kg)
Member/month 12.500
4. Assistance for vulnerable household ( 30kg ricex 24 months x
12.500 VND/kg)
kg 12.500
5. Assistance for poor household ( 30kg rice x 6months x 12.500
VND)
kg 12.500
6. Assistance for job change ( 71.000 VND x 3times)
m2 213.000
7. Compensation for due to production disruptionsin the 03 years
(4.5 million VND x 3) / 360m2
m2
8. Assistance for land rehabilitation in 01 year (4,5million
VND/360m2)
m2
Source: DCARC’s data - 10/2012
37. Conclusion: Through observation and information collection
from the affected families aswell as local government officials,
the monitoring team assessed that the unit price ofcompensation and
assistance in the compensation plan for the payment for
affectedhouseholds are suitable to replacement cost in RP and
affected people agreed withcompensation prices .
III.4.3. Approval of the compensation plan - compensation
fund
38. On Sept 21, 2012; the Site Clearance Board transferred the
record of compensation andassistance for relating organizations for
the approval as spitulated.
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39. On Sept 26, 2012; the subproject received the approval
letter of the CPO in terms ofcompensation, assistance and
resettlement approved by DCARC.
40. Until Oct, 2012; the Monitoring Team has conducted the first
phase monitoring for theproposed subproject. It is expected that
the payment will be conducted in the middle ofNov, 2012 . The
compensation amount for households and organizations/units
is8.185.794.000 VND, including:
- Fund for compensation, assistance for affected land and assets
on land:7,984,899,977VND
- Fund for job training assitance: 40,397,280 VND
- Fund for site clearance and evaluation (2%): 160,505,765
VND
III.4.4. Compensation payment
41. The subproject of Lien Nghia pumping station in Van Giang,
Hung Yen conductedexpecting compensation payment plan for affected
households in Nov, 2012 with the totalfund of 8.185.794.000 VND
(including compensation, job training, site clearance
andevaluation).
III.5. Resettlement for relocated households
42. No households have to be relocated in the sub-project
area.
III.6. Income and life restoration
43. Through information collection by interviews, the majority
of households had mainincome source from agriculture accounting for
97.9% and secondary income source fromallowance of retirement
accounting low percentage of about 1%.
44. Most of affected households have not received official
compensation payment; hencethey had not been officially affected.
The impact on earnings will continue to collectinformation in the
next monitoring reports.
III.7. Complaints and grievance redress
45. According to information obtained from the PMU and the DCARC
and Commune PC, inthe course of 20 day public posting in CPC and
Phi Liet village from May 22, 2012 toJune 11, 2012, 08 households
had question about the volume of lost trees. The assistanceamount
was not adequate compared to the number of trees in the inventory
records ofassets established by the DCARC, the commune and affected
household. 10 opinionssuggested calculation of crop compensation
was lower than that of market priceespecially regarding ornamental
plants calculated in m2. The opinions of the householdshad been
considered by the DCRC. Until Aug 03, 2012; all questions and
people'sopinions have been addressed thoroughly. All households
have agreed to compensationplan.
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46. Until the monitoring time (Oct, 2012) 01 household - Mr Do
Van Hien’s submitted arequest letter for life rehabilitation
assitance "with rice" for total number of family whichis 05 (not 03
members) persons of the family demographic is 5, not 3 as in
thecompensation plan. After consideration of the letter, Van Giang
DCRC had commented:At the time of the compensation plan, his
household had 03 members including Husband,wiffe and a child. The
other two daughters had got married and lived in her
husband'shousehold. Therefore, the DCRC planned assitance measures
for 03 members which isappropriate to current regulations. His two
daughters are not entitled to receive lifeassistance. After
reviewing the records and grievance ltters, the consultant found
that theDCRC had resolved such compensation in accordance with the
regulations. However, Mr.Do Van Hien households still did not agree
with this solution.2
III.8. Assessment of the people’s level of satisfaction for the
project
47. The affected households are aware of the importance and
benefit the Sub-project for theregion and beneficiary community.
Affected households had not received thecompensation; most of them
(98.6%) were generally satisfied with the compensation unitprice
and project’s assistance fund. However, all households recommended
that theproject ought to implement the compensation payment for
households at soonest.
2 Detain in Appendix 2 of the report
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IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
IV.1. Conclusions
48. Until Oct, 2012, the implementation of compensation and
resettlement of the sub-projecthas been basically completed. The
DCRC transferred the records of compensation andassistance for
stakeholders for appraisal as stipulated. Most affected persons are
satisfiedwith the compensation policy and have no further
recommendations except looking forthe project to be early
started.
49. Basically, the PMU and the DCRC have complied with the
resettlement procedures asoutlined in the Project's RP and in the
Government's Decree No.69/2009/ND-CP. Thestages of dissemination of
information, inventory of loss, payment of compensation
areparticipated and monitored by the representatives of the
affected households and relevantdepartments. Some recommendations
of the affected persons were timely addressed bythe PMU and local
authorities. The internal monitoring was fulfilled in full and
routinelyby Subproject Management Unit.
50. The internal reports have been prepared with adequate
information, reflecting theresettlement progress as well as
problems to be solved. The data are saved in the officesof the DCRC
and the PMU’s office in both hard-copies and soft-copies in
computerdatabase to serve the management and reporting.
IV.2. Recommendations
51. The subproject of Lien Nghia pumping station required
temporary land occupation duringthe construction. The Consultant
team recommends the PMU of the subproject ADB5prepared specific
provisions included in the bidding documents as well as the
constructioncontract to ensure the land return after construction
as well as its quality. In particular thecultivation can be
conducted immediately after the land return.
52. It is recommended that the PMU of ADB5 subprojects and DCRC
of Van Giang Districtneeds to consider severly affected
households/vulnerable households and poorhouseholds. These
households will be possibly have income structure affected after
ladnacquisition. The measures for life and livelihood
rehabilitation need to be consideredaccording to guidelines of
RP.
53. Hasten the progress of compensation payment for the affected
households .
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APPENDIXAppendix 1. List of interviewed households
No. Name of householdersAddress
Numberof
peopleMale Female
1 Nguyen Van Chien 6 3 3 42 Do van Chien 6 2 4 43 Do Van Ba 4 2
2 24 Do Van Chuc 2 1 15 Bui Van Hieu 7 2 5 46 Bi Van Dinh 4 2 2 27
Nguyen Van Ben 6 3 3 48 Do Duc Dong 6 3 3 29 Do Van Lam 6 3 3 3
10 Dinh Van Hoa 7 3 4 411 Do Van Tiep 6 3 3 212 Nguyen Thi
Khuyen 3 1 2 113 Do van Tuan 4 2 2 214 Dinh Th? Lien 3 2 1 115 Do
Van Hoat 5 4 1 316 Bui Van Quy 5 3 2 417 Do Van Hoa 4 2 2 218 Dinh
Xuan Truong 6 3 3 419 Do Van Toan 4 3 1 420 Nguyen Quang Trinh 3 2
1 221 Do Van Dung 2 1 1 222 nguyen Van Ngoc 5 2 3 223 Do Van Hung 3
2 1 224 Do Van Hong 2 1 1 225 Do Van Ke 4 2 2 226 Vu Thi Hai 6 2 4
227 Bi Van Thieng 6 3 3 428 Bi Van Du 4 2 2 229 Dinh Thi Cu 6 2 4
230 vu Van Tu 6 2 4 231 Le Quang Dai 5 2 3 232 Do Van Toan 4 2 2
233 To van Can 5 4 1 2
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No. Name of householdersAddress
Numberof
peopleMale Female
34 Do Van Xep 6 3 3 235 Dinh Van Tu 9 5 4 436 Nguyen Thi Tam 6 3
3 437 Bi Thi Xuyen 5 2 3 438 Nguyen Thi Bac 5 2 3 339 Dinh Thi Lu 3
3 240 Do Thi Phan 1 1 141 Do Van Hung 4 3 1 342 nguyen Van Han 6 2
4 343 Dinh Van Hanh 6 3 3 344 Do Thi Ngoan 3 2 1 245 Bi Van Vinh 4
2 2 446 Bui Thi Mai 3 2 1 247 Le Thi Cuc 1 1 148 Pham Thi Ha 4 2 2
249 nguyen Thi Lap 4 2 2 350 Nguyen Dang Tue 4 2 2 351 Vu Van Buom
10 5 5 452 Bui Van Quy 5 2 3 353 Bi Thi Xuyen 1 1 154 nguyen Trung
Thanh 4 1 3 355 Dinh Van Lu 8 6 2 456 nguyen Dang tien 4 2 2 457
nguyen Dang Tu 1 0 1 058 nguyen Dang Tu 4 2 2 259 nguyen Dang Quang
8 4 4 360 Hoang Thi May 6 2 4 361 Do Van Cai 6 2 4 262 Nguyen Thi
Thuy 9 5 4 563 Le Duc Hung 5 3 2 264 Bi Van Phai 10 4 6 265 To Van
Phap 5 3 2 266 Nguyen Dang Chuyen 6 4 2 267 Vi Thi Hau 4 2 2 268 Vu
Duc Que 7 2 5 269 Nguyen Th? Nhung 3 1 2 1
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No. Name of householdersAddress
Numberof
peopleMale Female
70 Do Duc Thiec 5 2 3 371 Dinh van Phung 4 3 1 472 Do Van Phuc 7
3 4 273 Tran Thi Mo 1 1 174 Nguyen Thi Hue 4 2 2 475 Dinh Van Nhat
4 1 3 376 Do Van May 6 2 4 277 Do Van May 4 2 2 278 Bui Thi Hau 7 2
5 279 Dinh Van Gian 6 4 2 280 To Van Tuan 4 2 2 481 Pham Hoang Hoan
3 2 1 182 To Quy Coi 6 4 2 283 Chu Van Duc 7 5 2 584 To Thi Tha 2 2
285 Do van Duyet 3 1 286 Do Van Hien 3 2 1 387 Dinh Thi Chinh 4 1 3
288 Do Thi Nhi 1 189 Dinh Thi Hue 6 3 3 290 Nguyen Dinh Tuan 7 3 4
291 Dinh Van Khoa 5 3 2 292 Do Xuan Trinh 4 2 2 293 Do Thi Hong 5 2
3 294 Nguyen Thi Lien 6 2 4 295 Nguyen Thi Hau 2 1 1 1
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Appendix 2. Reply the grievance letter regarding request of more
family members toreceive the assistance
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