LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC PEACE INDEPENDENCE DEMOCRACY UNITY PROSPERITY MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND HANDICRAFTS ELECTRICITE DU LAOS Savannakhet Province SPRE II Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Sub-project : Songkhon 2 District, Savannakhet Province 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ELECTRICITE DU LAO BANFAI, NONGBONE ROAD, P.O. BOX 309, VIENTIANE, LAO PDR. TEL: (856-21) 451521, 31-171, 172, TLX: 4311 EDL VTE LS, FAX: (856-21) 415039 Table of Contents Environment Part 1. Objective of the EMP 2. Sub-Project 3. Mitigation 4. Monitoring 5. Institution Arrangement a. Instutional Responsible and Capacity b. Environment Information Flow 6. Consultation with Local and Affected Groups 7. Schedule Social Part 8. Property affected datasheet 1 1. Objective of the EMP The objective of this EMP to assist Savannakhet EDL brand staff responsible and carry out environmental and social management associated with construction of transmission lines to the village. 2. Sub-project Description This sub-project will be electricfied to 5 villages belong to Sonbouly District, Savannakhet Province. For this Sub-Project is not passing Industry area. This will be passed through the degradation forest and some will passed rice paddy field and some of them will be at the road side. For line route delection was full consultated with local people with aim of avoiding the properties damages and to avoid village repected area. In the case, that some trees should be removed from the line. EdL explained to villagers about the needs. Villagers are welcome to the project and not requested for any compensation. · Technical Description of the sub-project Medium Voltage Low Voltage Village House 22 kV Number of Number of 0.4 kV Line Number of hold Line (m) Concrete Transfor- (m) Concrete Pole Mers Pole Tarpachumnoy 19 1,820 25 1 775 22 Chebanghiengno 30 15 0 1 1,990 36 y 3. Mitigation Plan This construction of this transmnission line project. There is not a major impact because this line route will be passed through some degradation forest and some rice paddy field. Some area will be passed small stream with cross by exsting road. There is novillage respected area therefore no damage to an environment. Phas Issues Mitigation Measure Responsible eion Construct Diminished ecological and - Main waste should be a small Contractor social values due to the amount of scrub debris from rights- improper disposal of of-way clearing activities which construction debris and should be stacked and burned on- wastes site Injury and sickness of - Monitoring workers's health and safety Contractor workers periodically. Must have midicine in site and should have safety wear such as: hat, shoes and advise each person for working. Safety. Cutting the trees out of the - Before survey have to remark and EDL & way of medium and low cutting the trees if nesseccery Contractor voltage. avoiding effective as least as possible. 2 Noise pollution - Construction would only take place during daytime hour, in the holiday of village case but EDL is required to work, would first be consulted sufficiently far in advance O peration Clearing and cutting the - Be careful of cutting the trees and EDL branch trees by the way of the do not burn the trees under the construction power line. Transformer leaks - Monitoring transformer oil leaking. EDL If any leaking fix it or change a new one. 4. Monitoring Plan Phase What Where How When Responsibilit Parameter is Is the Is the parameter to Is the y to be parameter to be be monitored/type parameter to monitored monitored/type of monitoring be monitored of monitoring equipment? frequency of equipment? measurement or continuous? Construction Health and Sub-project - Monitoring the Review of EdL; and safety of 22kV and 0,4 kV workers and local health and Independent workers and people's health safety of Third Party local people and safety. contractor's Monitor - Advice for workers before avoiding sickness starting the construction and monitoring periodly O peration Substation Transformer area - 6 months As per EdL EDL and transformer inspection on substation population insulating and leaking of the systems report cooling oils transformer, clean inspection leaks to out and disposal of contaminate any spilled schedule water courses insulating/ cooling or soils oils 5. Institutional Arrangement 5.1 Institutional Responsibility and Capacity Environmental and social unit will make sure all conditions of the environment will be incorperated into environemental management plan and complile with government regulation. This environmental and social unit is under Construction and Installation Department and under management of EdL Savannakhet Branch. There also recommendation of the establishment of the Environmental Coordination Committee to work with this subproject. 5.2 Environmental Information Flow 3 Environment unit will report directly to the head of construction ang installation Division, Director of EdL Savannakhet Branch after that will make copy to ESU in Development Department and reporting need to be send to the concerning District for mitigation the issues in the project. 6. Consultation with Local People and Project Affected Groups 4 Consultation · Date/venue of consultation meeting Date: 15.01.2004 Venue: Tarpachumnoy village Participants Name Responsibility 1 Ms. Phou Villager 2 Ms. Chob Villager 3 Mr. Lieng Villager 4 Mr. Vang Villager 5 Mr. Dom Villager 6 Mr. Khoun Villager 7 Mr. Khongsy Villager 8 Mr. Tong Villager 9 Mr. Harn Villager 10 Mr. Tep Villager 11 Mr. Neuck Villager 12 Mr. Sivisay Surveyor 13 Mr. Kemphone Surveyor Agenda: 1. Discussion about erection of the concrete pole in the land. 2. Discussion about cutting the trees for constrction work. 3. Discussion about possibility of the noise and pollution from construction work. Summary minute of meeting, comment, question and response by presenter. 1. Villagers will not require for any compensation from the impact of this project such as: cutting the trees, installing the poles in their lands. 2. Village will help in line stringing and cutting the trees. 3. Village will also provide food for construction team. Sealed and signed Signed Signed Signed Bounlap Kettavong Eua Viilage head Village elderly Women union EdL staff Sealed and signed Khamphone Khativong District governor 5 Consultation · Date/venue of consultation meeting Date: 30.01.2004 Venue: Chebanghiengnoy village Participants Name Responsibility 1 Mr. Tay Villager 2 Mr. Larh Villager 3 Mr. Noy-Lam Villager 4 Mr. Dang Villager 5 Mr. Lom Villager 6 Mr. Sor Villager 7 Mr. Daoheuang Villager 8 Mr. Oun Villager 9 Mr. Mor Villager 10 Mr. Sao Villager 11 Mr. Seavern Villager 12 Mr. Jong Villager 13 Mr. Khamphar Villager 14 Mr. Lom Villager 15 Mr. Marn Villager 16 Mr. Heaw Villager Agenda: 1. Discussion about erection of the concrete pole in the land. 2. Discussion about cutting the trees for constrction work. 3. Discussion about possibility of the noise and pollution from construction work. Summary minute of meeting, comment, question and response by presenter. 1. Villagers will not require for any compensation from the impact of this project such as: cutting the trees, installing the poles in their lands. 2. Village will coorperate with project. 3. Village will help in line stringing and cutting the trees. 4. Village will also provide food for construction team. 5. Village would like to have elctricity as soon as possible. Sealed and signed Signed Signed Signed Deng Le Viilage head Village elderly Women union EdL staff Sealed and signed Khamphone Khantivong District governor 6 7 7. Schedule Sub-project Construction Operation Champhone 3 Dist. Savannakhet Prov. 22kV 0,4kV 22kV 0,4kV Transformer Village Pole Line Pole Line erection stringing erection stringing Tarpachumnoy 6 5 5 5 2 times/ years Chebanghiengnoy 0 0 6 5 Based on those above schedule for the mitigation and monitoring could be: Sub-project Survey Design Approval Pre- Construction Operation Construction Tarpachumnoy Chebanghiengnoy Mitigation Monitoring 8