MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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Project location: Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city
Da Nang – 2020
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT –
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SUBPROJECT PROJECT OWNER:
THE UNIVERSITY OF DA NANG
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
Ahs Affected Households
CC Climate change
AC Asphalt concrete
CeC Cement concrete
CMC Construction monitoring consultant
DED Detailed engineering design
DOC Department of Construction
DOF Department of Finance
DONRE Department of Natural Resources and Environment
DOT Department of Transport
DPI Department of Planning and Investment
EE Energy efficiency
EIA Environmental impact assessment
ESIA Environment and Social Impact Assessment
ECOP Environmental Code of Practice
EMC External Monitoring Consultant
EMP Environmental Management Plan
EMS Environmental monitoring system
FS Feasibility study
IEMC Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant
MOC Ministry of Construction
ODA Ministry of Construction
PMU/BQLDA People‟s Committee
PSC Project Steering Committee
P/CPC Provincial/City People‟s Committee
RAP Resettlement Action Plan
RE Renewable energy
RPF Resettlement Policy Framework
RP Resettlement Plan
UBND People‟s Committee
URENCO Urban Environment Company
WB World Bank
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................... 2
LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................... viii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ ix
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1
I. Background .................................................................................................................. 1
I.1. Project background .................................................................................................. 1
I.2. University of Danang Subproject ............................................................................ 2
I.2. FS and ESIA approval agencies, organizations ..................................................... 3
I.3. Related projects and development plans ................................................................ 4
II. Legal and technical bases of ESIA preparation ...................................................... 9
II.1. National Regulations and Technical Bases ........................................................... 9
II.2. World Bank’s Environmental and Social safeguard policies ............................ 14
III. ESIA implementation arrangement ...................................................................... 17
III.1. Team members and Tasks .................................................................................. 24
III.2. ESIA Procedures .................................................................................................. 25
III.3. ESIA methods ....................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................... 30
1.1. Project name ........................................................................................................... 30
1.2. Project Owner ......................................................................................................... 30
1.3. Location of subproject Area .................................................................................. 30
1.4. Scope of Investments .............................................................................................. 32
1.5. Construction methods ............................................................................................ 45
1.6. Labors, materials, machinery and equipment ..................................................... 48 1.6.1. Construction phase .................................................................................................... 48 1.6.2. Operation phase ......................................................................................................... 53
1.7. Disposal site ............................................................................................................. 55
1.8. Resettlement site ..................................................................................................... 56
1.9. Project implementation schedule and total investment fund ............................. 58
1.10. Project implementation arrangement................................................................. 60
CHAPTER 2. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS .................. 62
2.1. Physical Conditions ................................................................................................ 62 2.1.1. Geographical Location, Topography and Meteorology ............................................ 62 2.1.2. Climate, Meteorology ................................................................................................ 63 2.1.3. Hydrology and Oceanology, water resources ............................................................ 64 2.1.4. Existing Environmental Quality ................................................................................ 65
2.1.4.1. Air quality, noise and vibration ................................................................................................... 68
2.1.4.2. Surface Water Quality ................................................................................................................. 69
2.1.4.3. Groundwater Quality ................................................................................................................... 69
2.1.4.4. Wastewater Quality ..................................................................................................................... 70
2.1.4.5. Soil Quality ................................................................................................................................. 71
2.1.5. Biological resources in subproject area ..................................................................... 72
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2.2. Socio-economic conditions ..................................................................................... 73 2.2.1. Land area, Land Use .................................................................................................. 73 2.2.2. Administrative units and population ......................................................................... 73 2.2.3. Poverty ...................................................................................................................... 74 2.2.4. Economic characteristics ........................................................................................... 74 2.2.5. Results of affted households survey in subproject area............................................. 75 2.2.6. Culture ....................................................................................................................... 79 Medical and Healthcare ...................................................................................................... 81 2.2.7. 81 2.2.8. Education ................................................................................................................... 81
2.3. Infrastructure and related services ....................................................................... 85 2.3.1. Elevation of the subproject area ................................................................................ 85 2.3.2. Traffic ........................................................................................................................ 85 2.3.3. Power supply, water supply....................................................................................... 87 2.3.4. Drainage, wastewater collection and treatment ......................................................... 87 2.3.5. Solid Waste Management .......................................................................................... 89
2.4. Characteristics and existing status of the constructed buildings ....................... 90
CHAPTER 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ............. 94
3.1. Positive impacts ...................................................................................................... 94
3.2. Negative Impacts and Risks ................................................................................... 94 3.2.1. Potential negative impacts and risks during clearance .............................................. 98 3.2.2. Potential adverse impacts during construction ........................................................ 102
3.2.2.1. Generic impacts ......................................................................................................................... 102
3.2.2.2. Site-specific impacts .................................................................................................................. 133
3.2.3. Potential adverse impacts during operation phase................................................... 136 3.2.3.1. Generic Operation Impacts ........................................................................................................ 136
3.2.3.2. Site-specific Impacts in operation phase ................................................................................... 140
3.2.4. Induced Impacts and Cumulative Impacts .............................................................. 145
CHAPTER 4. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................... 148
4.1. “With” and "Without project" scenario ............................................................ 148
4.2. Alternative Analysis ............................................................................................. 149 4.2.1. Alternative analysis between traditional design and application of sustainable design
for the subproject buildings ................................................................................... 149
CHAPTER 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............. 153
5.1. Mitigation measures ............................................................................................. 153 5.1.1. Environmental considerations during Pre-FS and FS ............................................. 153 5.1.2. Mitigation measures to be incorporated into detail design ...................................... 156 5.1.3. Measures to address the impacts of land acquisition and resettlement ................... 158 5.1.4. Measures to be Implemented During Construction Phase ...................................... 163
5.1.4.1. Generic impact mitigation measures ......................................................................................... 163
5.1.4.2. Site- Specific Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................... 184
5.1.4.3. Measures to minimize social and gender impacts ..................................................................... 194
5.1.5. Mitigation measures for Operational Phase ............................................................ 195 5.1.5.1. Generic impact mitigation measures ......................................................................................... 195
5.1.5.2. Site-specific impact mitigation measures .................................................................................. 198
5.2. Environmental Monitoring and Supervision ..................................................... 206 5.2.1. Environmental Quality Monitoring ......................................................................... 206
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5.2.1.1. Monitoring Location, Parameters and Frequency on Construction Phase ................................. 206
5.2.1.2. Monitoring Location, Parameters and Frequency on Operation Phase ..................................... 207
5.2.2. Compliance Monitoring and Supervision ................................................................ 207 5.2.2.1. Environmental Duties of the Contractor .................................................................................... 207
5.2.2.2. Contractor‟s Safety, Social and Environmental Officer (SEO) ................................................. 208
5.2.2.3. Environmental Supervision during Construction (CSC) ........................................................... 209
5.2.2.4. Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant (IEMC) .................................................... 209
5.2.2.5. Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements ............................................................ 209
5.2.2.6. Environmental Claims and Penalty System ............................................................................... 210
5.3. Institutional Arrangements and Responsibilities .............................................. 210 5.3.1. Institutional Arrangements ...................................................................................... 210 5.3.2. Role and Responsibilities ........................................................................................ 212
5.4. Subproject Owner Safeguard Capacity ............................................................. 214
5.5. Capacity building, training .................................................................................. 218
5.6. Reporting ............................................................................................................... 219
5.7. Estimated Costs .................................................................................................... 220 5.7.1. Estimated Costs for Environmental Monitoring Program ....................................... 220 5.7.2. Estimated cost for IEMC ......................................................................................... 220 5.7.3. Estimated Costs for Training Program .................................................................... 221 5.7.4. Total Estimated Costs for ESMP Implementation .................................................. 221
5.8. Grievance redress mechanism (GRM) ............................................................... 222
CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .. 226
6.1. Objectives and principles of public consultation ............................................... 226 6.1.1. The objectives of public consultation ...................................................................... 226 6.1.2. Basic principle for public consultation .................................................................... 226 6.1.3. Public consultation at residential area ..................................................................... 226 6.1.4. Consultation with Commune/township People‟s Committee/Fatherland Front
Committee .............................................................................................................. 227
6.2. Public consultation results ................................................................................... 227 6.2.1. Results of consultation with the communities ......................................................... 228 6.2.2. Results of consultation with the students and lectures of existing univesities ........ 233
6.3. Information disclosure ......................................................................................... 235
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................. 237
ANNEXES 238
ANNEX 1. DUE DILIGENT REVIEWS ............................................................................ 238
ANNEX 2. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTATION MINUTES ......... 240
ANNEX 3. AGREEMENT ON DRAINAGE CONNECTION ........................................ 251
ANNEX 4. LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL- PRINCIPLES AT WORK IN THE
LABORATORY ................................................................................................................... 253
APPENDIX 5: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMIN LABORATORY .............................................................................................. 259
APPENDIX 6. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN GUIDE ............................................................ 266
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1. Detailed Description of Work Items for UD subproject ......................................... 33
Table 1.2. Investment volume of work items ........................................................................... 42
Table 1.3. Number of workers .................................................................................................. 48
Table 1.4. List of main machinery and equipment ................................................................... 49
Table 1.5. Volume of demolition, dredged material and excavation activities ........................ 50
Table 1.6. Volume of materials on the construction phase ...................................................... 50
Table 1.7. Some expected mines to be used for the UD subproject ......................................... 51
Table 1.8. List of main machinery and equipment in the Technopole ..................................... 53
Table 1.9. List of materials on the operation phase .................................................................. 55
Table 1.10 Project implementation schedule ............................................................................ 58
Table 1.11 Investment items for components ........................................................................... 59
Table 2.1. Quantity Samples and Monitoring Parameters ........................................................ 66
Table 2.2. Air Quality, Noise and Vibration ............................................................................ 68
Table 2.3. Surface Water Quality ............................................................................................. 69
Table 2.4. Groundwater Quality ............................................................................................... 70
Table 2.5. Wastewater characteristics ...................................................................................... 70
Table 2.6. Soil Quality .............................................................................................................. 71
Table 2.7. Area and population density of Ngu Hanh Son district in 2018.............................. 74
Table 2.8. Summary of number of poor households in Ngu Hanh Son through years............. 74
Table 2.9. Income structure of AHs ......................................................................................... 76
Table 2.10. Number of students/lecturers in 2019 and forecast until 2035 .............................. 84
Table 3.1. Level of Negative Impacts of UD Subproject ......................................................... 96
Table 3.2. Scope of affected land by UD subproject ................................................................ 98
Table 3.3. Classification of affected households ...................................................................... 99
Table 3.4. Affected houses/structures..................................................................................... 100
Table 3.5. Impact on trees and crops ...................................................................................... 101
Table 3.6. Sources and scale of impacts in the construction phase ........................................ 102
Table 3.7. Forecasts on Dust from Demolition ...................................................................... 107
Table 3.8. Estimation of dust emission from the excavation and filling ................................ 107
Table 3.9. Estimated dust load from material loading and unloading .................................... 108
Table 3.10. Dust emission concentration due to loading and unloading ................................ 108
Table 3.11. Dust load generated from transportation of demolition debris ............................ 109
Table 3.12. Dust Emission Concentration from Transportation of Demolition Wastes......... 110
Table 3.13. Dust load generated from the transportation of excavated and backfilled soil ... 110
Table 3.14. Concentration of dust generated from transportation of excavated and backfilled
soil .......................................................................................................................................... 110
Table 3.15. Dust load generated from the transportation of construction materials .............. 111
Table 3.16. Dust emission from transportation of materials .................................................. 111
Table 3.17. Dust sensitive seceptors on main routes .............................................................. 112
Table 3.18. Emission Coefficient of All Air Pollutant Substance from Trucks .................... 114
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Table 3.19. Exhaust emission from vehicles .......................................................................... 114
Table 3.20. DO Fuel Demand for Construction Machines and Equipments .......................... 115
Table 3.21. Emission Coefficient and Emission Load due to DO Combustion Engines ....... 115
Table 3.22. Sensitive receptors affected by dust during construction phase .......................... 117
Table 3.23. Noise level by the distance of machine of work items ........................................ 118
Table 3.24. Sensitive receptors by noise ................................................................................ 119
Table 3.25. Vibration Level of Typical Equipment Within 10m Distance ............................ 120
Table 3.26. Vibration by Distance During Construction of buildings ................................... 121
Table 3.27. Flow of rainwater runoff during construction ..................................................... 122
Table 3.28 Amount of wastewater generated in the construction camps ............................... 124
Table 3.29. Load of pollutants in domestic wastewater on construction phase ..................... 124
Table 3.30. Domestic wastewater quality ............................................................................... 124
Table 3.31. Volume of construction solid waste during construction phase .......................... 125
Table 3.32. Volume of Domestic Solid Waste Generated from Construction ....................... 126
Table 3.33. Physical Cultural Resources impacted in Construction phase ............................ 134
Table 3.34. University‟s staffs and students impacted during the constrution phase ............. 135
Table 3.35. Load of pollutants in exhaust gas from the backup generator ............................. 137
Table 3.36. Noise level of major devices in the UD (dBA) ................................................... 138
Table 3.37. Classification of hazardous waste types .............................................................. 141
Table 4.1. Comparing cases of “with” and “without” subproject .......................................... 148
Table 4.2. Analysis of design alternatives .............................................................................. 149
Table 5.1. Cost estimation for resettlement implementation plan of Da Nang subproject .... 159
Table 5.2. Mitigation measures during pre-construction phase.............................................. 161
Table 5.3. Environmental Codes of Practices for Addressing General Construction Impacts
(ECOPs) .................................................................................................................................. 164
Table 5.4. Site-specific mitigation measures in the construction phase ................................. 184
Table 5.5. Impact mitigation measures on PCRs at the construction site .............................. 191
Table 5.6. Proposed measures to minimize social and gender impacts .................................. 194
Table 5.7. Envionmental Monitoring Program Construction phase ....................................... 206
Table 5.8. Envionmental monitoring program operation phase ............................................. 207
Table 5.9. Annotation on Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................. 212
Table 5.10. Advanced Training Program on Environmental Monitoring Management Capacity
................................................................................................................................................ 218
Table 5.11. Regular Reporting Requirements ........................................................................ 219
Table 5.12. Estimated Cost for Samples and Analysis ........................................................... 220
Table 5.13. Estimated Costs of IEMC .................................................................................... 221
Table 5.14. Estimated Costs for Training and Capacity Building .......................................... 221
Table 5.15. Estimated Costs of ESMP Implementation ......................................................... 222
Table 5.16. Grievance Redress Mechanism ........................................................................... 223
Table 6.1. Results of the first consultation with the communities ......................................... 228
Table 6.2. Results of the second public consultation with the communities .......................... 231
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Table 6.3. The results of consultation with students and lectuters in the existing
university/colleges .................................................................................................................. 233
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1: Location of UD subproject in the planning ............................................................ 31
Figure 1.2: Diagram of subproject implementation arrangement............................................. 61
Figure 2.1: Location of UD subproject in UD village .............................................................. 63
Figure 2.2: River systems in Da Nang city and subproject area............................................... 65
Figure 2.3: Environmental quality sampling location .............................................................. 67
Figure 2.4: Chart of occupation of the employees.................................................................... 75
Figure 2.5: Chart of housing type of affected households ........................................................ 77
Figure 2.6: Chart of healthy condition of affected people ........................................................ 78
Figure 2.7: Location of sensitive receptors .............................................................................. 80
Figure 2.8: Concentrated wastewater treatment plants in Da Nang city .................................. 89
Figure 2.9: Locations of Faculties/Colleges within and beyond the subproject area ............... 91
Figure 3.1: Locations of the main transportation routes for material and wastes ................. 112
Figure 3.2: Intersections may be affected by construction activities ..................................... 129
Figure 5.1: Typical genset installation showing noise control measures ............................... 196
Figure 5.2: Treatment system diagram by septic tank ............................................................ 197
Figure 5.3: Chemical fume hood, ceiling-mounted fume hood and chemical fume extractor199
Figure 5.4: Chemical wastewater treatment technology diagram for labs ............................. 200
Figure 5.5: Organization diagram for ESMP Implementation ............................................... 211
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Project Background and Proposals.
Vietnam National Universities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) and VNU-HN)
and the University of Da Nang (UD) – the leading universities in Viet Nam are identified a
need of further development in terms of technical infrastructures, quality of teaching and
research and accreditation toward the regional and international standards. Under the proposal
of Viet Nam National University Development Project, the Government has requested the
World Bank (WB) to support finance for construction of the technical infrastructures and
improvement of the academic activities for them with an aim of improving the relevance and
quality of the graduates and research products and their governance and financing
mechanisms.
VNUDP would support the Government‟s goal to meet the demand for (a) an increased
quantity and quality of skilled graduates (to serve the national socio-economic development
needs); (b) enhanced quality and relevance of research (to serve national priority sectors and
transfer knowledge and technology for the innovation-led economy); and (c) more connected
community engagement (to serve the regional socio-economic needs).
UD is the key training and scientific research center in the Executive building and Western
highland of Vietnam. It has 6 member-universities, 12 affiliated units, 3 research institutes, 35
research and transfer centers, and 26 research teams. Its training programs are focused on
economics, education, technology and state management. UD has had about 100 articles
published in ISI/SCOPUS journals yearly in the past few years. In regard to
internationalization, UD has implemented 6 joint programs and signed memoranda of
understanding with 142 international universities in Japan, Korea, UK, the US, Iceland,
Finland, etc., which allow credit transfer, staff exchange and collaborative research.
Objectives of UD Subproject are as follows:
- Overall objectives: Develop UD to be a training, scientific research and
technological development center that meet international standards so as to provide
qualified human resources for every stage of national socio-economic development
and matching scientific and technological development of the world
- Specific objectives: (i) Accomplish technical infrastructure for enhancement of
teaching, research and technology transfer of UD, and establish a flatform for an
international-standard university in the Central Region-Highlands of Vietnam; (ii)
improve the working environment for staff, lecturers and researchers as well as
enhance student‟s accommodation, study and research activities towards a smart,
green, energy-saving and eco-friendly university; (iii) Enhance the quality of training,
scientific research and technology transfer in order to satisfy international standards
and requirements of the Industrial Revolution 4.0; (iv) Help to gain the goals of gender
equality, supporting ethnic students and those in disadvantaged areas to access to
advanced and international accommodation, learning and research environments.
With such objectives, the UD Subproject aims to 3 following components:
Component 1: Quality of Teaching and Learning
(A1) University of Technology and Education, 5.3ha: New construction of 4
buildings include 01 building for working with 05 storeys, floor area of 8,500 m2; 02
buildings for study with 05 storeys, floor area of 30,000 m2; 01 building for testing
and practicing with 03 storeys, floor area of 6,642 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal
road, landscape, trees, parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
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(A2) University of Foreign Languages Studies, 5.0ha: New construction of 2
buildings include 01 building for working with 05 storeys, floor area of 10,500 m2; 01
building for study with 05 storeys, floor area of 7,500 m2; auxiliary works (yard,
internal road, landscape, trees, parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
(A3) International University, 6.1ha: New construction of 2 buildings include 01
building for office works with 05 storeys, floor area of 4,350 m2; 01 building for
studying and experimenting with 05 storeys, floor area of 9,750 m2; auxiliary works
(yard, internal road, landscape, trees, parking house, parking lot, substations and
others)
(A4) Multi-purpose sport complex, 5.1ha: New construction of 5 buildings include
03 dormitory buildings with 05 storeys, floor area of 11,340 m2; 01 building for study
with 05 storeys, floor area of 9,750 m2; 01 canteen building with 1 storey, floor area of
3,413 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others)
(A5) Center of the University of Da Nang, 9.5ha: Construction of 01 central
administration building with 9 storeys, total floor area: 19,170m2; Construction of
auxiliary works (Auxiliary structures: yard, internal road, landscape, green trees,
parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
Component 2: Research Excellence and Knowledge Transfer
(i) New construction of advanced technical infrastructure (B1), including: internal
roads, power, water supply and wastewater treatment systems, trees, Information
technology infrastructure, etc. within 40ha area of UD‟s planned area in Da Nang city
(ii) Construction of Technopole Center and Innovation Quarter, 6.8ha (B2) technical
infrastructure and laboratories, including: New construction of 5 buildings include 01
building for office works with 05 storeys, floor area of 8,500 m2; 04 high-tech
laboratory buildings with 03 storeys, floor area of 15,600 m2; New construction of
Wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 500 m3/day.
Component 3: Governance and Project Management
The activities in this component will include (i) establishing a modern governance model
(human resources, organization, and financing); (ii) using information and technology for
more effective administration and management; (iii) project management including
environmental and social management.
An Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and an Environmental and Social
Management Plan (ESIA/ESMP, this document) has been prepared to meet the requirements
of the World Bank‟s Safeguard Policies. Public consultations were carried out during the
preparation of the draft ESIA. The Project will also comply with applicable Vietnamese
environmental legislations. The draft ESIA/ESMP has been disclosed locally in Project area
in Feb 2020 and on the Bank website at the end of Feb 2020. The main contents of the
ESIA/ESMP includes:
Chapter 1: Project Description
Chapter 2: Socio-economic and Environmental Baseline Conditions
Chapter 3: Environmental and social Impacts Assessment
Chapter 4: Analysis of Alternatives
Chapter 5: Environmental and Social Management Plan
Chapter 6: Public Consultations and Information Disclosure
Conclusions and Recommendations
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This ESIA is prepared for construction works under the Component 1 and 2 (including 7 new
construction works A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and B1, B2 and technical infrastructure within an
area of 40ha mentioned above), excluding non-structural works under Component 1 & 2;
Component 3.
2. Baseline Conditions
Da Nang Subproject site is located within about 40 ha of the the Da Nang University Village
in Hoa Quy, Dien Ngoc of Da Nang and Quang Nam provinces. The topography in the
subproject area is in the Central Coastal Region which has a flat dry-sandy terrain under the
coastal plain of Da Nang city, with an average elevation of +4.2m. The project area has a
stable soil foundation with good load strength, suitable for construction of high buildings. The
subproject area is situated in a tropical climate region which is divided into 2 distinct seasons
as the rainy and dry seasons with high humidity. Sometimes, the proposed subproject is also
affected by tide and storms. The existing ambient environmental quality such as air, water,
and soil quality is still good and meets national technical regulations and IFC standards. There
are no any natural habitats within or adjacent to the subproject area. Ecological features in the
subproject area is typically of urban ecosystem. The flora and fauna species in the subproject
area are not of rare, endangered or threatened species that were listed in the IUCN Redbook-
2016, Vietnam Redbook-2007, and Decree 160/2013/ND-CP on the criteria for determining
species and management for species under the list of rare, endangered or threatened species
prioritized for protection.
The population density in Hoa Quy ward was 1,138 persons/km2. No ethnic minority people
have been living in the subproject area. The poverty rate in Hoa Quy ward was 46% (335
households) in total of Ngu Hanh Son district. The labor force was distributed unevenly in the
various jobs. The prevalent jobs were farmers, small-businesses, non-skill workers, officials.
Overall, the subproject area is located in a favorable position for transportation. Distances
from the subproject area to main roads, such as the 1A, 14B highway, provincial road 604 are
about 1 km to 2 km.
The local systems for collecting solid domestic wastes at the ward level have been well
operated. 92% of households within the subproject area have registered to be collected solid
wastes daily. The drainage systems outside the subproject area are well developed to connect
with four domestic wastewater treatment plants in Da Nang city. The subproject area is using
water provided by the Ngu Hanh Son water supply branch.
Land in the subproject area is mainly used for urban, non-agricultural purpose and cultivation
of annual crops. There are four sensitive receptors will be affected by the subproject
investment including Hai An Pagoda, Khai Tay Santurary, Temple of Le Trung families, and
Temple of Pham families. The distance of these receptors from the subproject area is about
100 m to 200m. There are 1,500 graves to be displaced. All graves will be relocated to Hoa
Ninh cemetery, Hoa Vang district, about 20km from the project area toward the Northwest.
3. Potential Social and Environmental Impacts and Risks
The Project has been classified as Environmental Category B by the World Bank. The social
and environmental potential impacts and risks have been identified and assessed in Chapter 3
of the ESIA. Overall, the subproject would bring about significantly positive social and
environmental impacts during operation phase.
The social benefits that could be brought by the subproject during the construction and
operation include (i) increase opportunities of employment and income for local people
through an increase in the demand of labor market and the associated services; (ii)
improvement of health and safety of students and staff, gender issues and social equality due
to the contribution of the sustainable designing of educational facilities and the good practices
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of operation and maintenance; (iii) notably, the socioeconomic development because of the
availability of qualified labor forces trained by the university, which contributes to the
national integration into the regional and international arena.
Apart from social positive impacts, once the UD subproject comes into operation, it will bring
about positive impacts on environment: (i) form a university urban geology area with green
space and creative area, etc. creating positive academic climate for students and lecturers of
the University; (ii) Increase the coverage of green trees within the University campus; (iii)
invest high-end infrastructure with water, wastewater, solid waste collection system in
accordance with the standards; (iv) have environmental friendly structures with the purpose of
using green energy and energy saving, adaptation to climate change.
Beside the significant positive impacts, the ESIA assessed that there would be also some
negative impacts and risks during the pre-construction, construction and operations of the
infrastructure provided under the subproject.
Pre-construction Impacts and Risks
The University Village of Da Nang, including universities, research centers/institutes and
experimental lab area will be locate in an area of 300ha, in which 110ha belong to Da Nang
city and 190ha is of Quang Nam province. Of 110ha in Da Nang, 40 ha was cleared for
constructing the Viet-Han University of Information Technology and some functional
buildings since 2004 and 2009. The remaining 70ha area needs to be cleared in which 40ha is
required for the Bank financed project. To clear 70ha, 468 households (HHs) would be
affected and have to relocate. A resettlement site of 20ha also needs to be cleared and
infrastructure constructed to relocate the 468HHs. There are also 1,500 graves will have to
relocate.
For the subproject, the 70ha for construction of UD subproject was not conducted with UXO
clearance. Therefore, UXO detection and clearance will carried out before commencement of
any construction work with more details provided in the ESMP.
Construction Impacts and Risks
Da Nang University subproject will also have some potentially negative environmental and
social impacts, mainly during construction of works including: increased level of dust, noise
and vibrations level due to earth works; generation waste and waste water; labor and
community safety; traffic disruption and congestion damage to existing infrastructure and
public services and social issues relating to labor influx especially gender-based violence,
sexual harassment and abuse, and child labor. The negative impacts have been considered
temporary, localized and manageable.
Air quality impacts: Air quality at both construction areas and along transportation routes
would remain within applicable standards QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT. The workers at the site
and the households along the transportation routes, students and staffs in current buildings and
dormitories would be the main receptors affected by dusts and exhaust emission; noise
pollution; vibration. The potential impacts on air quality will be managed by known measures
such as the use construction plants of which emission levels meet applicable standards,
watering the sites, covering under constructed buildings, trucks and materials dumps, provide
PPEs including face masks for the workers to use etc. Such measures together with the others
for addressing common construction impacts are presented in the ESIA in the form of
Environmental Codes of Practices (ECOP) and Workers Codes of Conducts.
Waste and wastewater generation: The Da Nang subproject will generate approximately
200,000 m3 of biomass, dismantling materials, top soil from site clearance, demolition and
earthworks. As the heavy metal contents in top soils are within allowable limits of QCVN 03-
MT:2015/BTNMT, the excavated materials (75,000 m3) will be reused at the existing nursery
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ground or for ground levelling. In addition, 125,000 m3 of construction wastes such as
dismantling materials, packaging materials, scrap iron and steels etc. and will also be
generated. Some of these materials can be recycled through available private businesses.
Noticeably, when up to 1,200 workers to be mobilized at the site at peak duration, of which
30% (300 workers) will live at the camps, it was estimated that 150 kg of solid domestic
wastes and approximately 13.5 m3 of wastewater will be generated each day from workers‟
camps. It is also estimated that about 10-20kg welding pieces are redundant for each
completed work item. If not properly managed, such volume of wastes and wastewater would
generate bad odor, cause nuisance and environmental pollution, and affect public health. The
ESIA proposed to provide mobile septic tanks for collecting and treating this domestic
wastewater.
Ecological impacts and landscape change: Site clearance would remove vegetation cover in
152,800 m2 rice field, 15,000 m
2 vegetable crop land, 27,500 fruit trees and other wood trees.
These vegetation and trees will be permanently cut down and may affect the ecosystem in the
subproject area. With such removal, landscape will be changed from green land into barren
soil during the construction phase. However, after subproject completion, trees and grass will
also be planted to create a green landscape for the university campus.
Occupational Health and Safety risks to the Workers
Workers were also identified as one of the key concerns during construction phase of Da
Nang subproject, particularly in relation to the construction of multiple-storey buildings and
working in summer season with hot weather. Potential risk during construction phase may be
accident, electric shock, fire, explosion and leakage of fuel. The risk of accidents often
involves deep excavation areas, stockpiles of materials and waste, machinery and truck
operations, bulky materials such as scaffolding, temporary open ditch areas, etc. Explosion
hazards include transportation and storage of fuel, power lines or electricity consumption.
Workers' health will be affected by noise, dust and emissions from materials, waste and
machinery.
Labor influx and social impacts
The mobilization of about 1,200 workers, 300 of those may come from other localities to live
and work in the project area during the construction period of 2 to 3 years may lead to social
disturbance or even conflict to arise due to increased competition for public service provision,
increased burden on local health services, gender-based violence, inflation of prices, increased
in traffic and safety risks. Social conflicts may also happen due to worker's language and/or
behavior not suitable to local customs particularly if they involve in drinking, gambling,
sexual harassment or prostitution. Construction impacts, waste and wastewater generation
from camps causing nuisance, disturbance or even disruption of daily activities of local
communities may also lead to social conflicts. Additionally, women and girls are
disproportionately affected by gender - based violence (GBV) across the globe. This includes
acts that inflict physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion,
and other deprivations of liberty. These acts can occur in public or in private. Besides, child
labor force may be abused in case contractors recruit workers with ages lower than 15 or
between 15 and 18 without agreement of their families/patronizers according to Law on
Labor, 2012. By analyzing the background of the workers and local authorities communities
and past experience from similar projects in the area, the ESIA concluded that will be
predictable, mitigable and manageble. The measures proposed for mitigating social conflicts
presented in the Workers Codes of Conducts, in which the importance of appropriate
behavior, alcohol abuse, and compliance with relevant laws and regulations will be outlined
for application. Each employee shall be informed of the Code of Conduct and bound by it
while in the employment of the Client or Contractors. The Code of Conduct shall be available
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to local communities at the subproject information centers or other places easily accessible to
the communities. To mitigate social impacts, the Contractor is responsible for registering
workers with the local authorities for temporary residence and providing appropriate training
to all staffs/workers according to their level of responsibility for environmental, health and
safety matters.
Operation Impacts and Risks
The potential impacts during operation include the management of waste and wastewater
generated from laboratories and domestic activities. These potential impacts are expected to
be at low to moderate levels, site-specific and could be mitigated to the acceptable levels by
appropriate design, and good construction and management practice.
Negative environmental and social impacts mainly include generation of solid waste and
wastewater especially wastes from laboratories which is considered hazardous waste, OHS
incidents. The negative impacts during operation have been considered moderate in terms of
the magnitude, and manageable. The mitigation measures are accordingly provided in the
ESMP of the ESIA.
Domestic wastewater: Due to concentration of many students, lecturers, researchers and
administrative staff with a total of 16,700 people, domestic wastewater generation is
estimated about 20 liters/person/day, and thus total volume of wastewater is 334 m³/day. The
domestic wastewater will be collected and treated by the city domestic wastewater treatment
plant.
Laboratory wastewater: The composition, properties and concentration of laboratory
wastewate is unstable that changes a lot depending on the frequency, number, type and
purpose of the experiment. Estimated amount of wastewater is about 5,7 m³/day. Wastewater
will be collected separately and treated by physio-chemical and biological methods to meet
national technical regualtions before discharged into the city wastewater drainage system.
Domestic solid waste: Sources of solid waste from the universities include domestic waste,
office garbage (paper, packaging, pens, etc.). Volume of domestic solid waste is estimated
about 8.35 tons/day. The wastes shall be collected and treated by the Da Nang Urban
Environment Company in accordance with Decree 59/2007/ND-CP and Decree 38/2015/ND-
CP on waste management.
Hazardous waste: Hazardous waste include expired battery, neon light, mouse glue, empty
detergent containers and is about 1-15kg/month. The laboratories activities would generate
hazardous waste, such as broken chemical containers, empty chemical containers, expired
chemicals, fats and oils, lubricants from maintenance activities, broken electrical equipment
such as lights, computer, keyboard; failure battery; sprayers. Hazardous waste will be treated
in accordance with Circular 36/2015/TT-BTNMT on hazardous waste management. The
subproject will also apply good internaltioanl practices on storage and transportation of
hazardous waste.
Traffic Safety: Operation of about over 16,700 motorbikes and cars of students and lecturers
at rush hours (i.e. 6-8 hours a.m. and 4 - 6 hours p.m.) will put a heavy pressure on local
traffic, especially in the areas around the university. Thus, traffic accident and congestion
would likely happen and causes direct, indirect impacts on socio-economic development
activities at the locality. The university and local government need to take into account the
good traffic management practices to mitigate negative impacts from the increased traffic
volume.
Fire, explosions and short circuit risks: The university is fully equipped with the facilities
so the need for electricity for lighting, air conditioners, computers, laboratory equipment, etc.
is quite large and thus there is a potential risk of failure of electrical safety. In addition, repair
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and maintenance activities with electric and oxyacetylene welding would also potentially
cause fire and explosion risks. The university has plenty of combustible materials such as
furniture, books, materials, chemicals and large number of motorcycles using gasoline at the
garage and parking lots and a standby generators using diesel oil, so there is a potential risk of
fire. To mitigate risks, the electrical system is designed and installed of with full electrical
safety devices such as fire-resistant materials, automatic circuit breaker overload protection &
short-circuit, leakage protection. Design and arrange the items in compliance with fire
regulations. The subproject profile of the fire-fighting must be approved by the authorized
agency. A Life and Fire Safety Master Plan identifying major fire risks, applicable codes,
standards and regulations, and mitigation measures should be prepared by a suitably qualified
professional before operation of buildings.
Laboratory risks: Laboratory activities may cause risk to the health of students and
laboratory personnel due to potential exposure to chemicals especially toxic chemicals such as
acids, bases, salt of heavy metals and cianide, organic solvents, bacteria etc. The risk of toxic
effects is related to both the extent of exposure and the inherent toxicity of a chemical.
Exposure to even large doses of chemicals with little inherent toxicity, such as phosphate
buffer, presents low risk. In contrast, even small quantities of chemicals with high inherent
toxicity or corrosivity may cause significant adverse effects. The duration and frequency of
exposure are also critical factors in determining whether a chemical will produce harmful
effects. A single exposure to some chemicals is sufficient to produce an adverse health effect;
for other chemicals repeated exposure is required to produce toxic effects. For most
substances, the route of exposure (through the skin, the eyes, the gastrointestinal tract, or the
respiratory tract) is also an important consideration in risk assessment. For chemicals that are
systemic toxicants, the internal dose to the target organ is a critical factor. Exposure to acute
toxicants can be guided by well defined toxicity parameters based on animal studies and often
human exposure from accidental poisoning. Training on OHS, using PPE and the good
ventilation of laboratories will be applied to minimize the risks.
4. Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
To address the identified and assessed potential impacts and risks identified in Chapter 3,
mitigation measures have been proposed and presented under Chaterp 5.
At Feasibility Study and Engineering stages, engineering and greening solutions were
proposed for incorporation into the technical design to address some impacts during operation
phase, for examples: ...etc.
For pre-construction impacts and risks, UXO clearance shall be implemented in
accordance with Circular 146/2007/TT-BQP dated 11 June 2007 on management and
implementation of UXO clearance, and QCVN 01:2012/BQP issued by Ministry of Defense
on UXO clearance. The subproject owners shall contract with a competent military agency to
clear all UXO to the depth of five meters from the ground surface of the construction sites.
The detailed plan for removal of UXO shall be disclosed to local people, the university staff
and students in the affected area in a timely manner before UXO clearance starts.
A Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) has been prepared to address land acquisition impacts of
the subproject. An estimated budget at approximately 1,221.7 billion VND (about 51.989
million USD) for land acquisition and compensation, and for livelihood compensation
program (detail see RAP).
All affected people having assets in or residing within the project area before the cut-off date
are compensated for the damage. Those who lose income and/or livelihood will be assisted to
restore their livelihoods based on the eligibility criteria defined by the project in consultation
with the project affected persons. If by the end of the project, livelihoods have been shown
not being restored as before the project level, additional measures will be provided. All
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households are acquiesced agricultural land will be compensated in cash at 100% replacement
cost. Houses/structures of affected households regardless of legal status will be compensated
by 100% of replacement cost if built before the cut-off date. For houses and structures that are
partially dismantled and the remaining unqualified places will be compensated for the whole
house at the replacement cost, for the structure/house is partially dismantled but the remaining
is eligible to stay, apart from the compensation value for the dismantled area, the affected
persons will be supported an additional 30% of the value of the dismantled part to restore the
previous status or improve it better. The replacement cost is calculated for rebuilding new
house/structure excluding the depreciation and a deduction for reused materials. There is a
resettlement area (12ha) will be constructed before site clearance starting.
The relocation of affected 1,500 graves will be done on the basis of full consultation with the
affected households to meet their customs and habits regarding to relocation of graves.
Compensation payment for affected graves includes full costs associated with a) land for re-
burial, b) excavation, c) relocation, d) reburial, e) construction of new tombs, and f) other
reasonable related costs which are necessary to meet local customs and habits.
For construction impacts and risks
The mitigation measures for common construction impacts have been proposed under the
form of Environmental Codes of Practices (ECOP, Table xxx in the main report) for
incorporation into construction bidding documents. For example, the contractors are required
to inform local communities at least two weeks before construction commencement. They
must ensure that the trucks must be covered during transportation of construction materials, or
drainage and sedimentation traps must be installed to prevent sedimentation in surfacewater
sources, ground area to be disturbed must be kept minimal, site protection measures must be
applied to manage safety risks for both the workers and local communities, adequate
protective cloths and camp facilities must be provided for the workers to use to protect
occupational health etc. In addition, site-specific mitigation measures such as installation of
sheet piles at deep excavation to prevent land slide risks were also proposed, such measures
were presented in the form ready for inclusion into bidding documents. The site-specific
mitigation measures at sensitive-receptors are presented below:
The Workers Code of Conducts were also developed as part of ECOP to address the concerns
that may be arisen from labour influx (although quite small). In addition, the ESMP also
proposed that training on HIV/AIDs awareness for the workers and construction supervision
teams will also be provided during the implementation of this subproject. The estimated cost
for this training is 335,000,000 VND (equal to 14,255 USD).
For operation impacts and risks
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Air quality management in labs: All labs of the university will be equipped by modern
equipments: modern suction fan and ventilation system; hazardous gas suction cabinet;
solvent steam with treatment system (absorbed by active charcoal) before discharging to the
environment, minimizing the emissions from labs.
Lab wastewater. It is expected to build a experimental wastewater treatment plant with
capacity from 30 to 50 m3/day at the behind of the Technopole building. The wastewater
collection and treatment system from laboratories must be built/installed separately and attent
to classification and reduction solutions. Wastewater qualified with QCVN40:2011/BTNMT
column B before discharging into the drainage culverts of the University of Da Nang on Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road, then connecting to with the city drainage system and treated by Hoa
Xuan WWTP (60,000 m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. This work item will be
updated in detail during the FS period.
Hazadous waste management. The Technopole Operator will register the source of hazardous
waste with DONRE as required by MONRE Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BTNMT dated 30 June
2015. Hazardous waste will be contained in the barrels/contained house and labeled in
accordance with current regulations. Packaging materials of the chemical will be returned to
the supplier. All hazardous waste will be transported to and disposed of Khanh Son
Landfill/waste treatment plant for waste and hazardous waste in Hoa Khanh Nam ward, Lien
Chieu district by licensed dealers.
Labs operation Risks. (i) Measures to minimize leakages of chemical fumes, (ii) Risk
prevention from usage of laboratory chemicals and instruments; (iii) Safe operation of
equipment and machines; (iv) Safety rules and laboratory first aid; (v) Rules for students on
doing experiments and (vi) Rules for lecturers are presented in Chapter 5.
The ESMP proposed an institutional arrangement and identified responsibilities for the
implementation of the stakeholders, as below.
PMU will be responsible for monitoring the overall subproject implementation, including
environmental compliance of the subproject. PMU will have the final responsibility for ESMP
implementation and environmental performance of the subproject during the construction and
operational phases. - Specifically the PMU will: (i) closely coordinate with local authorities
in the participation of the community during subproject preparation and implementation; (ii)
Ensure that the detailed design include all environment provisions as indicated in the ESMP;
(iii) monitor and supervise ESMP implementation including incorporation of ESMP into the
detailed technical designs and bidding and contractual documents; (iv) ensure that an
environmental management system is set up and functions properly; (v) be in charge of
reporting on ESMP implementation to the DONRE and the World Bank.
The contractor will assign Enviromental, Social Health and Safety (EHS) staff to carry out
Enviromental and Social mitigation measures proposed in ESIA/ESMP: responsible for
establishing a Contractor ESMP (CESMP) for each construction site area, submit the plan to
PMU and CSC for review and approval before commencement of construction; get all
permissions for construction (traffic control and diversion, excavation, labor safety, etc.
before civil works) following current regulations; implement the mitigatation measures
specifid in the ESMP, CESMP, bidding documents etc.
The CSC will assgin qualified Environmental and Social Staff(s) to supervise the
implementation of ESMP and ensure compliance; responsible for routine environmental
supervision and reporting during construction phase; also assist the PMU in reporting and
maintaining close coordination with the local community; arrange for training on HIV/AIDs
awareness raising for all workers, CSC team and PMU staff. The cost for this training
included in the consulting service contract; carry out the periodical environmental quality
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monitoring during construction period and first-year-operation, prepare periodical
environmental monitoring and supervision reports for submission to Vietnamese authorities.
IEMC will provide support to PMU to establish and operate an environmental management
system, coordinate with the CSC team to provide trainings to the Contractors on project
environmental management requirements; offers suggestions for adjusting and building
capacity for relevant agencies during subproject implementation and monitor the site-speific
ESMP implementation; prepare monitoring reports after each visits.
Other stakeholders (Provincial DONRE, District Natural Resources and Environment
Division, Environmental police division, Public utility companies, Local community) are
shown in Table 5.12
In addition, the ESMP also have proposed an environmental monitoring and supervision
program as well as reporting requirements, capacity building training plan, compliance
framework and penalty system as detail in Chapter 5. The total estimated costs for ESMP
implementation are summarized below.
Public consultation
Consultation on environmental issues is conducted after completion of the first draft of the
ESIA. For Da Nang subproject, the first consultation on social and environmental issues was
conducted from 4 - 8/11/2019 and the second conssultation was conducted from 23 to 27
December 2019 in Hoa Quy ward and Ngu Hanh Son district; additional consultations in
some areas where there can be specific impacts such as teachers and students from the
existing university/colleges. The consultation results are presented in Chapter 6.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Overall, the subproject would bring about significant positive socio-environmental impacts.
Most of these positive impacts are expected to be achieved during the operation phase of the
subproject. Apart from social positive impacts, once the UD subproject comes into operation,
it will bring about positive impacts on environment: (i) form a university urban geology area
with green space and creative area, etc. creating positive academic climate for students and
lecturers of the University; (ii) Increase the coverage of green trees within the University
campus; (iii) invest high-end infrastructure with water, wastewater, solid waste collection
system in accordance with the standards; (iv) have environmental friendly structures with the
purpose of using green energy and energy saving.
On the other hand, some potential negative environmental and social impacts and risks may
also happen during the construction and operation of the facilities provided under the
subproject. These include increased dust, noise and gas emission, vibrations, generation of
solid wastes and wastewater, surface water quality reduction, traffic disturbance and increased
traffic safety risks, damages to existing infrastructure (power/water supply, drainage etc.) and
disruption of related services increased localized flooding/sedimentation, health and safety
issues for the public and the workers etc. These impacts are predicted to be at moderate level,
and manageable through the environmental and social management plan proposed for this
subproject. Therefore, the subproject should be implemented.
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INTRODUCTION
I. Background
I.1. Project background
The Government has started pushing forward stronger requirements in terms of academic
quality, management integrity, and financial responsibility. The 2012 Law on Higher
Education requires HEIs to be responsible for: (a) quality assurance (QA), specifically in the
evaluation and accreditation of academic programs and entire institutions, and maintenance of
basic QA conditions regarding academic and non-academic staffing, curricula, physical
facilities, and financial resources, (b) information disclosure to the public on QA conditions,
research and training outcomes, and accreditation status, and (c) disclosure of their financial
practices and audit reports. The higher education quality assurance system includes internal
quality assurance, external quality assurance and quality assurance agencies. To date, 75
percent of universities have set up internal quality assurance units. However, the targets for
external evaluation and accreditation have not been met because of capacity issues and lack of
compliance. Five accreditation centers have been established as of today. Only a few
institutions and a small share of programs have completed the institutional and program
accreditation processes. Some leading universities including Vietnam National Universities
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and the University of Danang have gone for international and
regional accreditation of programs by the ASEAN QA Network and specialized accreditors
such as AACSB and ABET in business administration and engineering, respectively.
The Government has identified two national universities and one regional university to
receive World Bank investment financing under the proposed Vietnam National University
Development Project (VNUDP): (i) VNU Hanoi, (ii) VNU Ho Chi Minh City, and (iii) the
University of Da Nang (UD).
VNUDP would support the Government‟s goal to meet the demand for (a) an increased
quantity and quality of skilled graduates (to serve the national socio-economic development
needs); (b) enhanced quality and relevance of research (to serve national priority sectors and
transfer knowledge and technology for the innovation-led economy); and (c) more connected
community engagement (to serve the regional socio-economic needs).
The proposed Project consists of 3 components:
Component 1 - Quality of Teaching and Learning
Component 1 aims to prepare high-quality graduates by supporting the three universities (i)
build and/or upgrade infrastructure (buildings, lecture halls, classrooms, labs, and associated
facilities); (ii) provide equipment and build/upgrade foundational digital technology
infrastructure (data centers, networks); (iii) innovate teaching-learning methods (e.g. e-
learning - MOOCs/adaptive learning); and (iv) internationalize selected training programs.
Component 2 - Research Excellence and Knowledge Transfer
Component 2 seeks to achieve research excellence and enhance knowledge transfer by
supporting the three universities (i) construct modern research infrastructure (research
center/institute buildings, labs, etc.); (ii) provide modern equipment & technology (including
High Performance Computing, VinaRen); (iii) establish strong research groups in priority
sectors; (iv) collaborate with national & international institutions, industry and government
agencies on science, technology and innovation.
Component 3: Governance and Project Management
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I.2. University of Danang Subproject
UD is the key training and scientific research center in the Executive building and Western
highland of Vietnam. It has 6 member-universities, 12 affiliated units, 3 research institutes, 35
research and transfer centers, and 26 research teams. Its training programs are focused on
economics, education, technology and state management. With its strategic role and location,
UD is entrusted by the Government to be one of the three leading higher education centers in
the whole country. In 2016, UD became the first regional university in the country to be
externally accredited. In particular, the University of Science and Technology (one of its
member universities), has been recognized by the Council for Evaluation of Research and
Higher Education and two of its advanced programs accredited by AUN-QA. UD has had
about 100 articles published in ISI/SCOPUS journals yearly in the past few years. In regard to
internationalization, UD has implemented 6 joint programs and signed memoranda of
understanding with 142 international universities in Japan, Korea, UK, the US, Iceland,
Finland, etc., which allow credit transfer, staff exchange and collaborative research.
Being selected as a member of VNUDP, the University of Da Nang is empowered to improve
its technical infrastructure and academic climate, contributing to the UD‟s overall
development goal to become a leading center in training, scientific research and technological
development in Vietnam and worldwide. Objectives of UD Subproject are as follows:
- Overall objectives: Develop UD to be a training, scientific research and
technological development center that meet international standards so as to provide
qualified human resources for every stage of national socio-economic development
and matching scientific and technological development of the world
- Specific objectives: (i) Accomplish technical infrastructure for enhancement of
teaching, research and technology transfer of UD, and establish a flatform for an
international-standard university in the Central Region-Highlands; (ii) improve the
working environment for staff, lecturers and researchers as well as enhance student‟s
accommodation, study and research activities towards a smart, green, energy-saving
and eco-friendly university; (iii) Enhance the quality of training, scientific research
and technology transfer in order to satisfy international standards and requirements of
the Industrial Revolution 4.0; (iv) Help to gain the goals of gender equality, supporting
ethnic students and those in disadvantaged areas to access to advanced and
international accommodation, learning and research environments.
With such objectives, the UD Subproject aims to 3 following components:
Component 1: Quality of Teaching and Learning
Construction of infrastructure for 4 UD‟s member units, including:
(A1) University of Technology and Education: New construction of a building for
working with 05 storeys, floor area of 8,500 m2; 02 buildings for study with 05
storeys, floor area of 30,000 m2; 01 building for testing and practicing with 03 storeys,
floor area of 6,642 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, trees, parking
house, parking lot, substations and others)
(A2) University of Foreign Languages Studies: New construction of a building for
working with 05 storeys, floor area of 10,500 m2; 01 building for study with 05
storeys, floor area of 7,500 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, trees,
parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
(A3) International University: New construction of a building for office works with
05 storeys, floor area of 4,350 m2; 01 building for studying and experimenting with 05
storeys, floor area of 9,750 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, trees,
parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
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(A4) Multi-purpose sport complex: New construction of 03 dormitory buildings with
05 storeys, floor area of 11,340 m2; 01 building for study with 05 storeys, floor area of
9,750 m2; 01 canteen with 1 storey, floor area of 3,413 m
2; auxiliary works (yard,
internal road, landscape, trees, parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
(A5) Center of the University of Da Nang: Construction of 01 central administration
building with 9 storeys, total floor area: 19.170m2; Construction of auxiliary works
(Auxiliary structures: yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others)
Component 2: Research Excellence and Knowledge Transfer
(i) New construction of advanced technical infrastructure (B1), including: internal roads,
power, water supply and wastewater treatment systems, trees, Information technology
infrastructure, etc. within 40ha area of UD‟s planned area in Da Nang city
(ii) Construction of Technopole Center and Innovation Quarter (B2) technical infrastructure
and laboratories, including: New construction of 01 building for office works with 05 storeys
and an area of 8,500 m2; New construction of 04 high-tech laboratory buildings with 03
storeys, area of 15,600 m2; New construction of Wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of
500 m3/day.
Laboratories for 04 prioritized fields: (i) Renewable Energy Technology - Biology -
Environment; (ii) Mechatronics Technology - Automation - Automatic control; (iii) Life
Sciences (Gene, Animal and Plant Cell, Microbiology Technologies, Nanotechnology,
Pharmaceutical Technology and Natural Compounds); (iv) Digital Technology (Internet of
Things, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information Security) are
planned and newly built with modern and synchronized equipment meeting international
standards.
Component 3: Governance and Project Management
Subproject Governance
(i) Complete an autonomous university model; development of an advanced university
governance system on the basis of IT application.
(ii) Enhance the management capacity of member institutions and affiliated units
under UD; develop and strengthen database for decision-making.
(iii) Establish a sustainable financial mechanism; draw a roadmap to autonomy along
with accountability of member institutions and affiliated units; develop a mechanism
of coordination and sharing of resources throughout the UD.
Subproject implementation
(i) Establish the Project Management Unit including: Admin and Planning; Finance;
Human Resources, Research Management; Procurement; Construction Management,
Monitoring and Evaluation.
(ii) Set up procedures for effective implementation and management of the subproject
activities in compliance with regulations of the Government and World Bank.
This ESIA is prepared for construction works under the Component 1 and 2 (including 7 new
construction works A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and B1, B2 and technical infrastructure within an
area of 40ha mentioned above), excluding non-structural works under Component 1 & 2;
Component 3.
I.2. FS and ESIA approval agencies, organizations
Approval agency of the investment subproject is the Ministry of Education and Training
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- Address: No. 35 Dai Co Viet street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi.
- Tel: 024.38695144; Fax: 024.38694085
Approval agency of ESIA is Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
- Address: No. 10 – Ton That Thuyet street – Hanoi.
- Tel: 0243.8343 911 Fax: 0243.7736892
I.3. Related projects and development plans
The UD Subproject funded by WB will construct works items on an approximately 40ha
planned land of Da Nang University Village - in Da Nang City. This project will follow
related development plans, including:
Scientific and Technological Development Strategy in the period of 2011-2020, approved
by the Decision No. 418/QD-TTg dated 11 April 2012 of the Prime Minister;
Adjustment to Da Nang City Master Plan till 2030 with a vision to 2050;
Planning on Subdivision of the Da Nang University village with an area of 300ha in Hoa
Quy (Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang City) - Dien Ngoc (Dien Ban, Quang Nam) approved by
the Prime Minister at the Decision No. 1057/1997/QD-TTg dated 09/12/1997 and
adjustments approved by the Minister of Education and Training at the Decision No.
6001/QD- BGD&DT/KHTC dated 19/10/2004.
Resetllement Area in Da Nang University Village Project.
Details about the planning and projects related the UD Subproject (funded by WB) are
presented as below:
Planning on Subdivision of the University of Da Nang Village
On December 9, 1997, the Prime Minister approved the planning on subdivision of the Da
Nang University village at the Decision No. 1057/1997/QD-TTg with the target of 30,000
regular students by 2010 and Land area is 300ha, of which 110ha in Hoa Quy ward, Ngu
Hanh Son district, Da Nang city and 190ha in Dien Ngoc commune, Dien Ban district, Quang
Nam province. The Government aimed to build UD in Hoa Quy - Dien Ngoc into a modern
university urban area in the Southeast Asia, and the investment was over VND 7,000 billion
(at that time).
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Figure 1. Location of the University of Da Nang in Hoa Quy - Dien Ngoc
Since the planning of the Da Nang University village in Hoa Quy - Dien Ngoc, ratio
of 1/2000, was approved in 1997, this project has gone through various stages of investment
and adjustments; specifically:
* Investment project of the University of Da Nang, phase I
On September 8, 1999, the first phase of the University of Da Nang subproject was
approved by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 861/QD-TTg. Its achievements: the
subproject area in the Planning for the University of Da Nang in Hoa Quy - Dien Ngoc was
marked to avoid land encroachment.
* Adjustment to the Planning of the University of Da Nang in 2004
On October 19, 2004, the Minister of Education and Training approved the Decision
No. 6001/QD/BGD&DT/KHTC. Basic adjustments of the general planning to be in
accordance with the 1997 planning, but traffic axes, land use structure were unchanged; the
adjustment mainly change the location of some universities. The adjusted planning in 2004
includes: Executive Center; College of Information Technology; University of Technology
and Education; University of Pedagogy; Research Center; University of Economics;
University of Construction; University of Foreign Languages Studies; University of
Telecommunications; Dormitories; High-standard housing; Urban Service Area; Parks and
sports; reserved land.
* Handing land over to Vietnam-Korea Friendship IT College: Da Nang CPC
granted 13.55ha of land of UD to the Vietnam - Korea Friendship Information Technology
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College in 2 phases (December 2, 2004 and April 2009). The Phase II was implemented from
2004 to 2012.
* Detailed planning of technical infrastructure works: total area of the detailed
planning on the technical infrastructure of the University of Da Nang was approved by the
People‟s Committee of Da Nang City at the Decision No. 4127/QD-UBND dated June 22,
2006. This planning proposed solutions in design and management to the technical
infrastructure system with works items of the University of Da Nang as ground leveling,
stormwater and wastewater drainage, traffics, water supply, electricity, communication cables
and fire alarm. Up to now (2017), the technical infrastructure network in 19.1 ha has been
built under the University of Da Nang subproject phase II and phase III.
* Detailed planning of the University of Pedagogy and the Dormitory under the
University of Da Nang Subproject phase II: The detailed planning of the University of
Pedagogy and the dormitory under the University of Da Nang subproject phase II were
approved by the People‟s Committee of Da Nang City at the Decision No. 9142/QD-UBND
dated December 26, 2006. Planned location and scale: 19 ha; the University of Pedagogy and
the Dormitory located in Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang; at the same time, a
number of main and access roads (outside the University of Pedagogy) to be planned. The
planning includes: Study area, dormitory and technical infrastructure.
* Investment in the University of Da Nang subproject phase II: Investment in the
University of Da Nang subproject phase II was approved by Ministry of Education and
Training at the Decision No. 3148/QD-BGTDT dated June 19, 2007 with a total investment of
VND 199 billion. For the planning, completed land compensation and site clearance for about
25.4 ha of land and finished the construction of: Construction items: A2 School building (1
block of 5 storeys, 2 blocks of 3 storeys), A3 studying building (1 block of 4 storeys) and a
dormitory (2 blocks of 5 storeys); Technical infrastructure: ground leveling, water supply,
stormwater and wastewater drainage, traffics, electricity.
* Implementation process Phase III (2015 to 2018): Adjust the detailed planning of
the University of Pedagogy and the Dormitory under the Investment in the University of Da
Nang subproject Phase II. The adjusted detail planning of the University of Pedagogy and the
Dormitory under the Investment in the University of Da Nang subproject Phase II was
approved by the People‟s Committee of Da Nang City at the Decision No. 9839/QD-UBND
dated December 31, 2015 with the following main contents: Adjusting the northern boundary
to connect with Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road; Adjusting internal roads; Planning the road to the
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, the College of Information Technology.
* Investment in the University of Da Nang subproject Phase III:
The feasibility study report on construction of the University of Da Nang Phase III
was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training at the Decision No. 4983/QD-
BGDDT dated October 30, 2015 with a total investment of VND 124 billion, including: The
working, learning and laboratory buildings of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (block
B1) of the University of Da Nang; A good technical infrastructure system as per the approved
detailed planning adjustments. Achievements: complete Part of block B1 and technical
infrastructure system.
Up to now, after 20 years there have been only 3 universities and faculties built,
including: Vietnam - Korea Friendship IT College (under the Ministry of Culture,
Communications and Information); Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - the University of Da
Nang and College of Information Technology; and the Dormitory (under the University of Da
Nang).
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Thus, the project has been seriously
delayed in comparison to the plan approved
by the Prime Minister due to insufficient
fund for site clearance and project
implementation. Over the past 22 years,
this delay has posed significant difficulties
to over 2,000 people in the region.
In January 2019, construction of the
University of Da Nang Urban Area project
was directed by the Politburo at the
Resolution 43-NQ/TW on construction and
development of Da Nang City towards
2030, with a vision to 2045. The university
aimed to be one of the prestigious training and research centers of the nation and in the world
under the direction of the Prime Minister in Notice No. 542/TB-VPCP of the Government‟s
Office dated November 22, 2017 on specific mechanisms and policies to develop Hanoi
National University, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, and the University of
Da Nang.
On February 25, 2019, Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Trinh Dinh Dung signed the
Decision No. 227/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving "Construction Planning of the
University of Da Nang, rate of 1/2000" within the area of about 286.5ha, including 96.5ha in
Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city and 190ha in Dien Ngoc ward, Dien Ban
town, Quang Nam province. Therefore, the planning of UD construction, scale of 1/2000
based on approved tasks has been carried out. Accordingly, the UD has conducted planning
activities for UD construction, scale of 1/2000 based on approved tasks.
Planning on Construction of the University of Da Nang 2019, scale of 1/2000,
includes:
No. Functional areas Main contents
1 Executive building Study area and research facilities of UD: with a scale of about
60,000 students, 3,364 lecturers by 2035. Expected arrangements
for 11 schools have been identified in Development Strategy the
University of Da Nang, including: Polytechnic University;
University of Economics; University of Pedagogy; University of
Foreign Languages Studies; University of Technology and
Education; Vietnam - Korea Friendship Information
Technology College; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy;
British University (International University); University of
Sciences; University of Law and University of Culture and
Tourism.
2 Multi-purpose sport
complex
3 Research –
Development
Technopole Center and Innovation Quarter
4 Square, parks
5 Student dormitory Housing and living facilities. Expected to serve for 70%
students.
6 Staff residential area
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No. Functional areas Main contents
7 Traffics, technical
infrastructure terminals
Common infrastructure of the whole area (traffic, parking, bus
station, wastewater treatment station, etc.), Land for functional
areas for internal traffic, yards of each items is also arranged
8 Services and Trading
center
Notice No. 149/TB-VPCP dated March 21, 2017 of the Prime
Minister on approval of allocating 22 hectares of commercial
land to raise fund from investors.
9 Unchanged areas Include residential houses with high density and grave land, total
expected area is about 24 ha.
For accomplishing infrastructure and speeding up the operation schedule of UD in Hoa Quy,
the subprojects mentioned above should be completed. Thus, investment in the construction
of the Vietnam National University Development Project - the University of Da Nang
Subproject is to embody the approved plan. The subproject consists of 7 components: (i)
Executive building; (ii) University of Foreign Languages Studies; (iii) University of
Technology and Education; (iv) International University; (v) Multi-purpose sport
complex and (vi) Technopole Center and Innovation Quarter and (vii) Technical
infrastructure in the area of 40ha.
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Figure 2. Construction Planning of the University of Da Nang in Hoa Quy – Dien
Ngoc in 2019
II. Legal and technical bases of ESIA preparation
Vietnam National University Development Project - University of Danang Subproject will be
subject to comply with current Laws on Environmental Protection of the Government of Viet
Nam and the World Bank, as follows:
II.1. National Regulations and Technical Bases
Laws
- The Law on Environmental Protection No. 55/2014/QH13 passed by the 13th National
Assembly on 23 June 2014 and took effect since 01 January 2015;
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- Construction Law No. 50/2014/QH13 adopted by the 13th National Assembly of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam dated 18 June 2014 and took effect since 01 January 2015;
- Land Law No. 45/2013/QH13 passed by the 13th National Assembly of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam dated 29 November 2013 and took effect since 01 July 2014;
- Law on Water Resources No. 17/2012/QH13 passed by the 13th National Assembly of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, session 3 on 21 June 2012;
- Labour Law No. 10/2012/QH13 passed by the 13th National Assembly of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam on 18/06/2012;
- Urban Planning Law No. 30/2009/QH12 passed by the 12th National Assembly of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 17/06/2009;
- Biodiversity Law No. 20/2008/QH12 passed by the 12th National Assembly of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 13/11/2008;
- Law on amendment and supplementation of some articles of Law on Fire Prevention and
Fighting No. 40/2013/QH13 dopted by the 13th
National Assembly of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam on 22/11/2013
- Law on People‟s Health No. 21/LCT/HĐNN8 adopted by the 13th National Assembly of
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 30/06/1989.
- Education Law No. 43/2019/QH14 dated June 14, 2019
- Law on Higher Education No. 08/2012/QH13 of June 18, 2012;
- Law No. 34/2018/QH14 dated November 19, 2018 on amendments to the Law on Higher
Education;
Decrees
- Decree No. 40/2019/ND-CP dated May 13, 2019 of the Government on amendments to
Decrees on guidelines for the Law on Environment Protection;
- Decree No. 18/2015/NĐ-CP dated 14 February 2015 of the Government on environmental
protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact
assessment and environmental protection plans;
- Decree No. 19/2015/NĐ-CP dated 14 February 2015 of the Government detailing the
implementation of a number of articles of the law on environmental protection;
- Decree No. 59/2015/NĐ-CP dated 18/06/2015 of the Government on management of
construction investment project;
- Decree No. 16/2016/NĐ-CP dated 16/03/2016 of the Government on management and use
of official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans provided by foreign
donors;
- Decree No. 201/2013/NĐ-CP dated 27/11/2013 of the Government detailing some articles
of Law on Water Resources;
- Decree No. 140/2006/NĐ-CP dated 22/11/2006 of the Government providing for the
environmental protection at stages of elaboration, evaluation, approval and
implementation of development strategies, planning, plans, programs and projects;
- Decree No. 38/2015/NĐ-CP dated 24/4/2015 of the government on management of waste
and discarded materials.
- Decree No. 80/2014/NĐ-CP dated 06/8/2014 of the Government on drainage and
wastewater treatment;
- Decree No.155/2016/NĐ-CP dated 18 November 2016 of the Government on the sanction
of administrative violations in the domain of environmental protection;
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- Circular No. 1665/TTg-CN dated 17 October 2006 of the Prime Minister on management
of site clearance and bomb, mine and unexploded ordnance clearance for transport works,
and:
- Decision No. 96/2006/QD-TTg dated 4 May 2006 on management and implementation of
bomb, mine and unexploded ordnance clearance.
Circulars
- Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT dated 29 May 2015 of Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment on strategic environmental impact assessment, environmental impact
assessment and environmental protection plan;
- Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BTNMT dated 30/6/2015 of Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment on hazardous waste management;
- Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BXD dated 16 May 2017 of the Minister of Construction on
construction solid waste management;
- Circular No. 24/2017/BTNMT dated 01 September 2017 of the Minister of Natural
Resources and Environment on environmental monitoring techniques;
- Circular No. 19/2016/TT - BYT dated 30 June 2016 of Ministry of Health guiding the
management of labor hygiene, laborers' health and occupational diseases;
- Circular No. 04/2017/TT-BXD dated 30/3/2017 of Ministry of Construction providing
management of labor safety in construction.
- Circular No. 03/2019/TT-BXD dated 30 July 2019 of the Ministry of Construction on
amendments to a number of articles of Circular No. 04/2017/TT-BXD dated March 30,
2017 of the Minister of Construction on occupational safety management in construction
works.
Issued Decisions served as the basis for calculating compensation and resettlement assistance
when the State acquires land in Da Nang city include:
- Decision No. 38/2017/QD-UBND dated 30 November 2017 of the People‟s Committee of
Da Nang City regulating compensation, assistance and resettlement when the State
acquires land in Da Nang city;
- Decision No. 23/2019/QD-UBND dated 02 May 2019 of the People‟s Committee of Da
Nang City on amending, supplementing a number of articles on compensation, assistance
and resettlement when the State acquires land in Da Nang city stated in the Decision No.
38/2017/QD-UBND dated 30 November 2017 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City;
- Decision No. 46/2016/QD-UBND dated 20 December 2016 of the People's Committee of
Da Nang City regulating types of land in Da Nang City;
- Decision No. 06/2019/QD-UBND dated 31 January 2019 of the People's Committee of Da
Nang City amending, supplementing a number of articles on prices of land types stated in
Decision No. 46/2016/QD-UBND dated 20 December 2016 of the People's Committee of
Da Nang City..
Applicable Vietnam’s Technical Standards and Regulations
The ESIA assessment makes reference to the following technical standards and norms:
Water quality:
- QCVN 01:2009/BYT– National technical regulation on drinking water quality;
- QCVN 02:2009/BYT– National technical regulation on domestic water quality;
- QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT– National technical regulation on surface water quality;
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- QCVN 09-MT 2015/BTNMT– National technical regulation on ground water quality.;
- QCVN 14-MT:2015/BTNMT – National technical regulation on domestic wastewater;
- QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT – National technical regulation on industrial wastewater;
Air quality:
- QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT– National Technical Regulation on Ambient Air Quality;
- QCVN 06:2009/BTNMT– National technical regulation on hazardous substances in
ambient air;
- TCVN 6438:2005 - Road vehicles –Maximum allowable limits of gas emission.
Soil and sediment quality:
- QCVN 03-MT:2015/BTNTM - National technical regulation on the allowable limits of
heavy metals in the soils;
- QCVN 15:2008/BTNMT – Soil quality - National technical regulation on the pesticide
residues in the soils.
- QCVN 43:2012/BTNTM- National technical regulation on sediment quality;
Noise and vibration:
- QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on Noise;
- QCVN 27:2010/BTNMT – National Technical Regulation on Vibration.;
Solid waste:
- TCVN 6705:2009 – Normal solid waste. Classification;
- TCVN 6706:2009 – Hazardous waste. Classification;
- QCVN 07:2009/BTNM: National Technical Regulation on Hazardous Waste Thresholds.
Drainage and construction works:
- TCVN 7957:2008 - Drainage and sewerage - External Networks and Facilities -
Design Standard.
- TCXDVN 33:2006 – Water supply – Pipeline distribution System and Facilities.
- QCVN 07:2016/BXD: National technical regulation “infrastructure works”.
- QCXD VN 01:2008/BXD – National construction regulation – construction planning;
Labor safety and health:
- QCVN 22:2016/BYT on lighting - Permissible levels of lighting in the workplace.
- QCVN 24:2016/BYT on noise - permissible exposure levels of noise in the workplace.
- QCVN 26:2016/BYT on microclimate- permissible value of microclimate in the
workplace.
- QCVN 27:2016/BYT on vibration - permissible levels of vibration in the workplace.
Construction safety:
- QCVN 18:2014/BXD – National Technical regulation on safety in construction.
- Decision No. 3733/2002/QĐ-BYT issued by the Ministry of Health on the application of
21 occupational hygiene standards, 5 principles and 7 sanitary measures.
Legal Documents Related to The Subproject
- Decision No. 130/TTg dated 04 March 1997 of the Prime Minister on planned
construction location of the University of Da Nang (UD);
- Decision No. 1057/1997/QD -TTg dated 09/12/1997 of the Prime Minister approving the
planning of UD;
- Decision No. 861/QD-TTg dated 08/9/1999 of the Prime Minister approving the UD
Construction Project phase I;
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- Official Letter No. 149/TB-VPCP dated 21/3/2017 of the Government‟s Office
announcing conclusion of the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting with the
UD;
- Official Letter No. 542/UBND dated 22/11/2017 of the Government‟s Office on
conclusions of the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the regular meeting of the
Government on specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Hanoi National
University, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, and the University of Da
Nang into prestigious training and research centers of the nation and region;
- Decision No. 6001/QD/BGD&ĐT/KHTC dated 19/10/2004 of the Minister of Education
and Training approving amendments to the Planning of the University of Da Nang;
- Official Letter No. 295/TB-BGDDT dated 28/4/2017 of the Minister of Education and
Training announcing conclusions of the Minister of Education and Training at the meeting
on implementation schedule of the Planning of the University of Da Nang;
- Official Letter No. 153/TB-VP dated 09/5/2017 of the Office of the People's Committee
of Da Nang City announcing conclusions of Deputy Chairman of the City People‟s
Committee Nguyen Ngoc Tuan at the meeting between leadership of the City People‟s
Committee and leadership of the University of Da Nang relating the implementation of the
UD Planning;
- Official Letter No. 137/TB-VP dated 30/7/2018 of the Office of the People's Committee
of Da Nang City announcing conclusions of the Chairman of the City People‟s Committee
Huynh Duc Tho at the meeting solving issues arise for the UD Project.
- Official Letter No. 172/TB-VP dated 30/8/2018 of the Office of the People's Committee
of Da Nang City announcing conclusions of leaderships of the City People‟s Committee at
the meeting on the implementation of the UD project (attached with Official Letter No.
7831/SXD-QHKT dated 24/8/2018 of Department of Construciton of Da Nang City
reporting land funds for resettlement of the UD Project;
- Official Letter No. 282/BC-TTPTQD dated 10/5/2017 of Land Development Center under
Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Da Nang City reporting total
estimate for compensation and site clearance for the UD Project (remaining planned land
to be cleared: 71.1ha);
- Official Letter No. 201/BC-CNTTPTQDS2 dated 05/9/2018 of Branch No. 2 of Land
Development Center, Land Development Center of Da Nang City reporting total estimate
for compensation and site clearance for the UD Project;
- Decision No. 724/QD-UBND dated 25/01/2002 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City on land acquisition and hand-over to the UD for construction of UD‟s boundery
roads;
- Decision No. 4127/QD-UBND dated 22/6/2006 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City approving Land for Detailed Planning of UD‟s main technical infrastructure
networks;
- Decision No. 9142/QD-UBND dated 26/12/2006 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City approving Land for Detailed Planning of the University of Pedagogy and the
dormitories of UD's Project Phase II from 2006-2010 (in Da Nang City);
- Decision No. 8144/QD-UBND dated 12/10/2007 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City on land acquisition and hand-over to the UD for construction of the University of
Pedagogy and the dormitories of UD's Project Phase II from 2007-2010;
- Decision No. 3148/QD-BGDDT dated 19/06/2007 of the Ministry of Education and
Training approving the UD Construction Project Phase II (2007-2010);
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- Decision No. 2798/QD-BGDDT dated 08/07/2010 of the Ministry of Education and
Training approving adjustments to the UD Construction Project Phase II;
- Decision No. 4893/QD-BGDDT dated 30/10/2015 of the Ministry of Education and
Training approving the Feasibility Study for the UD Construction Project Phase III (2015-
2017);
- Decision No. 9839/QD-UBND dated 31/12/2015 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City approving adjustments to detailed planning with scale of 1:500 of the University of
Pedagogy and the dormitories of UD's Project Phase II for the arrangements of College of
Information Technology and Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy under the UD.
- Decision No. 342/QD-UBND dated 21/01/2019 of the People's Committee of Da Nang
City approving tasks of detailed construction planning with scale of 1/500 of Resettlement
site for site clearance in the UD Project.
- Tasks of detailed construction planning No. 342/NVQH dated 21/01/2019 on designing
the detailed planning with scale of 1/500 Resettlement site for site clearance in the UD
Project;
- Total estimate: Land adjustment for compensation and site clearance at the UD project in
Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city.
Subproject Documents created by Subproject Owner
For preparation of the UD Subproject, the Subproject Owner will hire consultants to prepare
component reports from 2019 to 2020, including:
- Pre-Feasibility Study of the Vietnam National University Development Project - the
University of Da Nang Subproject (funded by WB).
- Basic design drawings of the Vietnam National University Development Project - the
University of Da Nang Subproject (funded by WB).
- Report on measurement survey, sampling analysis of environmental status of the
subproject area.
- Resettlement Action Plan of Vietnam National University Development Project – Da
Nang the University of Da Nang Subproject (funded by WB).
II.2. World Bank’s Environmental and Social safeguard policies
In addition to environmental regulations and safeguard instrument required by the
Government of Viet Nam, the preparation of University of Danang Subproject must also
follow World Bank's social and environmental safeguard policies. The VNUDP project has
been classified as environmental category B by the World Bank. The following Operation
Policy are triggered:
a. Project level
WB‟s safeguard policies to be applied, including: (i) Environmental assessment (OP 4.01);;
(ii) Physical cultural resources (OP/BP 4.11); (iii) Involuntary resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) and
(iv) Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50.
b. Subproject level
Environment Assesment (OP/BP 4.011).
1Full treatment of OP/BP 4.01 can be found at the Bank website:
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The policy is triggered due to the potential environmental and social impacts associated with
the project activities i.e. the construction works and research, teaching and learning soft
interventions for University of Da Nang.
The construction works in University of Da Nang include: (i) construction of buildings,
laboratories, lecture hall, library, block of dorm, sport complex for selected research; teaching
and learning centers; (ii) construction of technical infrastructure for the university campus i.e.
internal traffic networks, communication and electric system, waste water treatment system,
landscape, data system; (iii) purchase/upgrade equipment for selected research and education
laboratories.
For Da Nang University subproject, the civil works of the project are anticipated to be varied
from small to medium scale. The proposed civil works are located within the planning areas
of the university campus, and of vacant, garden and residential land. The vegetation cover in
the project area includes bushes, fruit trees, industrial trees (cajaput tree), and grass. The
physical and biological environment in the project areas are already heavily impacted due to
human usage and activities. The preliminary screening found that the Da Nang University
subproject may result in the relocation of some family churches, pagoda, shrine; and graves. It
is also noted that the proposed investments would not be located within or adjacent any
critical habitats, forests, archaeological or sensitive historical sites.
On the positive side, it is anticipated that the project will bring about positive environmental
and social impacts. The project will help to improve the relevance and quality of the graduates
and research products of Da Nang University. In addition, the project also brings about
friendly education environment via adoption of green technology for the new proposed
building and scientific labs. The soft investments include the interventions to enhance the
quality of research, teaching and learning areas e.g. formation of research group, research
exchange and collaboration activities, do not imply potentially adverse environmental and
social impacts.
Da Nang University subproject will also have some potentially negative environmental and
social impacts, mainly during construction of works including: land acquisition; safety risks
related to unexploded ordinances; increased level of dust, noise and vibrations level due to
earth works; generation waste and waste water; labor and community safety; traffic disruption
and congestion damage to existing infrastructure and public services. The potential impacts
during operation include the management of waste and wastewater generated from
laboratories and domestic activities. These potential impacts are expected to be at low to
moderate levels, site-specific and could be mitigated to the acceptable levels by appropriate
design, and good construction and management practice.
As the Subroject is expected to be classified as a category B, it is required that an
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)/Environmental and Social Management
Plan (ESMP) will be prepared for each university subproject to assess and manage the
potential impacts and risks. The ESIA/ESMP will comply with the WB‟s safeguard policies
and the national regulations. In addition, it will apply WBG‟ Environmental Health and
Safety (EHS) guidelines. The final draft ESIA/ESMP will be disclosed on the Bank website
and locally for public access prior to project appraisal.
Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11
The policy is triggered as the project includes excavation activities under components 1 and 2,
which may result in chance findings. In addition, the UD subproject will relocated 1,500
graves and may cause some construction impacts to three temples/pagodas located within
100-200 m from the project sites. The ESMP inclulded chanced find procedues and specific
measures for grave relocation and minimising the construction impacts on the three identified
temples and pagodas.
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Resettlement (OP/BP 4.122)
The only land acquisition that will be required is the construction of structure works for The
University of Da Nang (UD). This will include the construction of learning centers, research
centers/institutes and experimental lab area on an area of 300ha reserved for the UD village to
be invested different projects in multi-phases. Within this 300ha area, it is the 110ha located
in Da Nang city in which 40ha will be the site of the structure works that will be constructed
using WB financing. Of 110ha in Da Nang, 40ha was cleared for constructing the Viet-Han
University of Information Technology and some functional buildings which were completed
before the UD subproject. A due diligence review was conducted for these 40ha, which
confirmed that there is not any encumbrance on the land and that no affected people become
worse off due to this land acquisition.
The remaining area of 70ha needs to be cleared in which 40ha is required for the UD
subproject financed by the Bank. Therefore, OP4.12 is triggered for the land clearance of the
land necessary for the UD sub-project. In addition, A resettlement site of 12ha will be
constructed for relocated households of the subproject, and will be implemented by a separate
project financed and owned by Da Nang city. The resettlement site is considered as an
associated facility with the subproject so that OP4.12 is also triggered for this resettlement
site. An Initial inventory of loss shows that about 570 households (HH) will be affected by
land acquisition for both the UD subproject and resettlement site, of which 468 HHs are of the
UD subproject and 102 HHs of the resettlement site. Among 570 affected households, 498
households (468HHs of the UD subproject and 30HHs of resettlement site) have to relocate
and 526 households (468HHs of the UD subproject and 58HHs of resettlement site) will be
severely affected due to loss of more than 20% of productive land and relocation.
These impacts will cause substantial social risks to local people due to loss of income and
livelihood, removal of houses, church/pagoda and graves, and relocation. However, all
potential impacts and risks can be mitigated and managed by applying standard mitigation
measures including design alternatives, compensation at replacement cost, provision of land
plots in resettlement sites constructed within the subproject ward for relocated households,
and provision of livelihood restoration measures for severely and vulnerably affected
households..
According to OP4.12, a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) was prepared for the UD subproject
and resettlement site and submitted to the Bank for clearance before appraisal. All the
potential social impacts and associated mitigation measures were included in the RAP for
implementation. The draft RAP will be disclosed locally in the local language, and at the
Bank‟s internal and external websites prior to appraisal. A Resettlement Policy Framework
(RPF) is not required for the project because all subprojects/components and their boundaries
have been identified at time of project preparation.
For non-infrastructure components, all proposed activities are focusing on upgrading labs and
equipment and strengthening research capacity. Therefore, no safeguards issues are expected
to occur in this component.
World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines3
2 Detail of OP/BP 4.12 is available at
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/EXTPOLICIES/EXTSAFEPOL/0,,contentMDK:2
0543978~menuPK:1286647~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:584435,00.html 3The EHS Guidelines can be consulted at www.ifc.org/ifcext/enviro.nsf/Content/EnvironmentalGuidelines.
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Danang University subproject will conform to the World Bank‟s Environmental, Health, and
Safety Guidelines (EHS) Guidelines and industry specific EHS Guidelines on Water and
Sanitation.
World Bank-financed subprojects should also take into account the World Bank Group
Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines (known as the "EHS Guidelines"). The EHS
Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry-specific examples of
Good International Industry Practice.
The EHS Guidelines contain the performance levels and measures that are normally
acceptable to the World Bank Group and are generally considered to be achievable in new
facilities at reasonable costs by existing technology. The environmental assessment process
may recommend alternative (higher or lower) levels or measures, which, if acceptable to the
World Bank, become subproject- or site-specific requirements.
In addition, the ESIA must also comply with International Conventions to which Vietnam is a
member (eg, International Water Resources and Climate Change, etc.). In addition, the Bank‟s
EHS team will guide information about environmental, social, health and safety issues related
to the investment sector. Environmental guidelines related to the ESIA include emission
sources, environmental quality of ambient air, noise, wastewater, solid waste and water
quality.
The subproject will involve major civil works and screening on gender based-violence (GBV)
for the subproject shows that social risk related to GBV is low so that Good Practice
Guidance Note of the WB intended for Investment Project Financing (IPF) should be applied
to address GBV risk. The following issues are required for a GBV low risk project:
GBV Risk Assessment
Community engagement/ consultations
GBV service provider mapping
Integrate GBV risk in safeguard instruments
Conduct IA capacity assessment
Include GBV sensitive approaches in GRM
Define GBV requirements bid documents, including the requirement for a Code of
Conduct
Address how GBV-related costs will be paid in the contract;
Ensure CoCs signed and understood
During works, separate facilities for women & men, GBV-free zone signage.
II.3. Gap analysis between the GoV and WB safeguard policies
The application of environmental assessment policies in Vietnam, as well as various efforts
directed to policy harmonization between the GoV and donors, has gradually narrowed the
gap between the two systems. However, significant differences remain between the GoV‟s
environmental policies and those of the World Bank. These differences and proposed gap
filling measures are described in the Table below.
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Table 1. Summary of the World Bank and National EA Processes and Proposed gap filling measures
EA Process
Stage
WB (stipulating in OP/BP 4.01 on
Environmental Assessment)
Viet Nam (stipulating in Decree 18/2015/ND-CP,
Decree 40/2019/ND-CP, and Circular 27/2015/TT-
BTNMT
Gap Filling Measures
Screening
- The World Bank‟s EA process generally
begins with screening at the time of project
identification. The World Bank will classify a
proposed project into one of four categories
including A, B, C, or FI depending upon the
type, location, sensitivity, and scale of the
project and the nature and magnitude of its
potential environmental impacts.
Category A: Full EIA is required. In
some cases, ESMF is also required
Category B: ESIA, environmental and
social management framework (ESMF),
or ESMP is required. In most cases,
ESMF and/or ESMP is required
Category C: no EA action is required.
Category FI: ESMF is the most
commonly used instrument. In some
instances, details and impacts of sub-
projects have been identified by
appraisal, the FI prepares specific
instruments based on the frameworks,
such as ESIA or ESMP.
- The project types are indicated in annexes II, III and IV
of Decree 40/2019/ND-CP. Annexes I, II and III
stipulate environmental impact assessment (EIA) and
environmental protection plan (EPP) for proposed
projects. Annex I of Decree 40/2019/ND-CP stipulates
Strategical Environment assessment (SEA) for strategy
and planning. Thus, the project owner shall prepare EA
instruments based on annexes I, II and III in
consultation with the Provincial Department of Natural
Resources and Environment (DONRE) or Vietnam
Environment Administration (VEA) for the appropriate
EA instruments.
Projects falls into Annexes II, III: EIA is required.
Project falls into Annex IV or Column 5 of Annex
II: EPP is required.
- Use the World Bank‟s
discretionary (on a project-by-
project basis) approaches in
screening of projects the
significance of its impacts, and
subsequently to ascertain the
project‟s EA category.
- Examine the magnitude and
significance of the project
impacts based on the project
type and scale, project location,
sensitivity of environmental and
social issues, and nature and
magnitude of potential impacts.
EA
instruments
- Depending on screening, a range of
instruments are used to meet the World
Bank‟s requirement, these include: ESMF,
specific ESIA and ESMP, sectoral & regional
EA; SEA; hazard or risk assessment;
- The type of EA instruments such as SEA, EIA or EPP
is decided based on Annexes I, II, III and IV of Decree
40/2019/ND-CP.
- Follow the World Bank
requirements on the type of EA
instrument needed
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EA Process
Stage
WB (stipulating in OP/BP 4.01 on
Environmental Assessment)
Viet Nam (stipulating in Decree 18/2015/ND-CP,
Decree 40/2019/ND-CP, and Circular 27/2015/TT-
BTNMT
Gap Filling Measures
environmental audits. The World Bank
provides general guidance for implementation
of each instrument.
Scope
- The World Bank helps the Borrower draft the
TOR for EA report and identifies the scope of
EA, procedures, schedule and outline of the
EA report.
- For Category A projects, ESIA TOR is
required, and scoping and consultation are
conducted for preparation of the TORs for the
EA report.
- TORs for EA are not required.
- Normally after consultation with the local DONRE or
VEA for the EA category, the project owner will
proceed with EA report preparation.
- TORs for REA, SEA, ESMF,
ESIA, and ESMP are a good
practice to follow.
- Follow the World Bank‟s TORs,
scoping, and consultation
requirements.
Public
consultation
- During EA process, the Borrower consults
project-affected groups and local NGOs about
the project‟s environmental aspects and takes
their views into account.
- For Category A projects, the Borrower
consults these groups at least twice: (a) shortly
after environmental screening and before the
TORs for the EA are finalized; and (b) once a
draft EA report is prepared. In addition, the
Borrower consults with such groups
throughout project implementation as
necessary to address EA-related issues that
affect them.
- For Category B project, at least one public
consultation needs to be conducted.
- For meaningful consultations, the Borrower
provides relevant project documents in a
timely manner prior to consultation in a form
The project owner shall consult with the People‟s
Committee of communes, wards and towns (hereinafter
referred to as communes) where the project is carried
out, with organizations or community under the direct
impact of the project (due to waste water, gases
emissions, dust, solid waste, subsidence, landslide,
sedimentation, noise, biodiversity) research and receive
objective opinions and reasonable requests of relevant
entities in order to minimize the negative effects of the
project on the natural environment, biodiversity and
community health.
- The People‟s Committee (PC) of the commune where
the project is carried out and the organizations under
direct impact of the project shall be consulted. The
project owner shall send EIA reports to the People‟s
Committee of the commune where the project is carried
out and organizations under the direct impact of the
project together with the written requests for opinions.
Within 15 working days, from the date on which the
- EA consultation as per the
government‟s EA regulation is
not enough and the Borrower
and its consultant need to
follow the World Bank‟s
requirements on consultation
and disclosure of information
during EA process.
- Good consultation brings
benefits to the project design
and contributes to project
environmental outcomes.
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EA Process
Stage
WB (stipulating in OP/BP 4.01 on
Environmental Assessment)
Viet Nam (stipulating in Decree 18/2015/ND-CP,
Decree 40/2019/ND-CP, and Circular 27/2015/TT-
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and language that are understandable and
accessible to the group being consulted.
- Minutes of the public meetings are included in
the reports.
EIA reports are received, the People‟s Committee of the
commune and organizations under the direct impact of
the project shall send their responses, or not replying to
the project owner if they agree with the project owner‟s
investment plan. (Item 5b, Article 12, Decree
18/2015/ND-CP)
- The consultation with the community under the direct
impact of the project shall be carried out in the form of
community meeting co-chaired by project owner and the
People‟s Committee of the commune where the project is
carried out together with the participation of
representatives of Vietnamese Fatherland Front of
communes, socio-political organizations (local NGOs),
socio-professional organizations, neighborhoods,
villages convened by the People‟s Committee of the
commune. All opinions of delegates attending the
meeting must be sufficiently and honestly stated in the
meeting minutes.
Disclosure
Before the World Bank proceeds to project
appraisal the EA report must be made available
at public place accessible for project-affected
groups and local NGOs. Once the World Bank
officially receives the report, it will make the
EA report in English available to the public
through the Bank external website.
- After an EIA report is approved, the project owner shall
formulate, approve and publicly display its EMP at the
office of the commune-level People‟s Committee of the
locality in which consultation of the community is made
for people‟s information, examination and oversight.
(Article 16, Decree 18/2015).
- Follow the World Bank‟s Policy
on Access to Information and
Policy on disclosure of project
information, including EA
instruments.
Independent
Expert
- For category A project, the Borrower retains
independent EA experts not affiliated with the
project to carry out EA.
- For category A projects of high risk or multi-
dimensional environmental concerns, the
- Not regulated in Vietnam policies.
- Project owner shall make, or hire an institution meeting
the conditions provided in Clause 1, Article 13 (Decree
18/2015) to prepare an EIA report. Project owner or
consulting service provider must fully meet the
- Follow the World Bank
requirements to avoid conflict of
interest
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EA Process
Stage
WB (stipulating in OP/BP 4.01 on
Environmental Assessment)
Viet Nam (stipulating in Decree 18/2015/ND-CP,
Decree 40/2019/ND-CP, and Circular 27/2015/TT-
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Borrower should also engage an advisory
panel of independent, internationally
recognized environmental specialists to advise
on aspects of the project relevant to EA.
- Experts/consulting firm will be selected
through bid process under strict observation of
the World Bank.
following conditions: (i) Having staff members in
charge of EIA must obtain at least Bachelor‟s degrees
and Certificate in EIA consultancy; (ii) Having
specialist staff members related to the project obtaining
at least Bachelor‟s degrees; (iii) Having physical-
technical foundations and special-use devices for
measuring, taking, processing, and analyzing
environmental samples, which meet technical
requirements. In case of unavailability of qualified
special-use devices, having a contract to hire a capable
institution.
EA review
process
The Bank reviews the findings and
recommendations of the EA to determine
whether they provide an adequate basis for
processing the project for Bank financing. When
the borrower has completed or partially
completed EA work prior to the Bank's
involvement in a project, the Bank reviews the
EA to ensure its consistency with this policy.
The Bank may, if appropriate, require additional
EA work, including public consultation and
disclosure.
- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
shall assess and approve the EIA reports on projects
prescribed in Appendix III of this Decree, except for
projects subject to national defense and security
secrets.
- Ministries, ministerial agencies shall assess and
approve the EIA reports on projects under their
competence in approval for investment, except for
projects in Appendix III of this Decree;
- The People‟s Committee of the province shall assess
and approve EIA reports on projects in the province,
except for projects prescribed above.
- The appraisal will take place no later than working 45
days at MONRE level and 30 working days at DONRE
level and 5 working days at district level for after
receipt of a full eligible EIA or EPP.
- In case of necessity, the appraisal agency may consult
with a number of environmental and project-related
- In addition to the Government
requirements, follow the World
Bank‟s review and clearance
procedures.
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EA Process
Stage
WB (stipulating in OP/BP 4.01 on
Environmental Assessment)
Viet Nam (stipulating in Decree 18/2015/ND-CP,
Decree 40/2019/ND-CP, and Circular 27/2015/TT-
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Gap Filling Measures
experts. The consulted agencies, organizations and
experts shall reply in writing within 07 working days
from the day of receiving the written request for
opinion together with the project environmental impact
assessment report (Item 4a, Article 14, Decree
40/2019/ND-CP)
Number and
language of
EIA required
for appraisal
- Numbers of copies are not specified.
- Language requirement: English and
Vietnamese. EA reports in Vietnamese are
required for in-country disclosure and English
is required for disclosure at the Bank external
website
- The project owner has to submit at least seven copies
of EIA report (depend on the number of appraisal
council members) and one copy of the Feasibility
Study or the Economic-Technical argument for the
proposed project.
- Follow the World Bank‟s
guidance and the Government
requirements
Content of
EIA report
- For Category A projects, the content of an EA
report follows Annex B of OP 4.01.
- The scope of EA for a Category B project may
vary from project to project, but it is narrower
than that of Category A EA. The EMP is an
integral part of Category A EAs (irrespective
of other instruments used). EAs for Category
B projects may also result in an ESMP with
the content outlined in Annex C of OP 4.01
The content of an EA report should be in line with
Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT - The content of an EA report
should satisfy both the Bank
policy requirements and the
GoV‟s regulations.
EA
supervision
- During project implementation, the World
Bank supervises the project‟s environmental
aspects on the basis of the environmental
provisions and the Borrower‟s reporting
arrangement agreed in the loan agreement and
described in the other project documentation,
to determine whether the Borrower‟s
compliance with environmental covenant
- The local DONRE is entrusted to supervise the
environmental compliance of the project.
- By the end of project construction stage, the
Environmental Management Agencies will coordinate
with Construction Management Agencies to supervise
the compliance of environmental management
activities stated in EA study.
- Project environmental
management system needs to be
established to monitor and
supervise safeguards
compliance during
implementation.
- Follow requirements in project
Loan Agreement, EMP, and
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EA Process
Stage
WB (stipulating in OP/BP 4.01 on
Environmental Assessment)
Viet Nam (stipulating in Decree 18/2015/ND-CP,
Decree 40/2019/ND-CP, and Circular 27/2015/TT-
BTNMT
Gap Filling Measures
(primarily with EMP) is satisfactory. If
compliance is not satisfactory, the World
Bank will discuss with the Borrower action
necessary to comply.
contract with contractor to
monitor and supervise
safeguards compliance.
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III. ESIA implementation arrangement
III.1. Team members and Tasks
The ESIA of the University of Da Nang Subproject by which the University of Da Nang is the
Project Owner and responsible for implementation with consultants‟ assistance.
The ESIA team members are presented in Table 1 as follows.
Table 2. List of ESIA Team Members
No. Full name Educational
background
Involvement in ESIA
preparation
I University of Da Nang
1 Cao Xuan Tuan University of Da Nang Responsible for organizing
the implementation of ESIA
2 Phan Hong Sang University of Da Nang To support the
implementation of ESIA
II Consultant
1 Nguyen Thi Thuy Master of
Environmental Science
Team leader on ESIA
preparation - Overall
management on ESIA
preparation, site survey,
public consultations and
compose chapters 1, 3, 4, 5
and 6.
2 Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa Master of
Environmental Science
Participate in site surveys,
public consultation and
compose chapters 1, 3, 4 and
5.
3 Tran Thi Thuy Trang Master in Sociology Participate in site surveys and
compose chapters 2, 3 and 5.
4 Tran Thi Ngoc Bachelor in Sociology Participate in site surveys and
compose chapters 2, 3 and 5.
5 Le Phuong Khanh Environmental
engineer
Participate in site surveys,
public consultation and
compose chapters 2, 7.
6 Dao Thi My Linh Bachelor of
Environmental Science
Participate in site surveys,
public consultation and
compose chapters 2, 7.
7 Vu Anh Phu Construction engineer Support in summary of
technical documents;
compose chapter 4.
Also, the environmental and social impact assessment is prepared with coordination of:
- PMU: University of Da Nang.
- Consultants for preparation of FS, RAP.
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- Ngu Hanh Son district People‟s Committee (Department of Urban, Department of
Natural Resources and Environment; Land Development Center...)
- Hoa Quy ward people‟s committees and affected community in Subproject area.
- Representative officials, lecturers and students of the Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy; Dormitory; College of Information Technology under the UD.
III.2. ESIA Procedures
The ESIA preparation for the UD subproject follows the below procedures:
- Research contents of pre-feasibility study and other relevant technical and legal
documents.
- Collect data on socio-economic aspects, climate, hydrology and environment, etc.
related to the project area.
- Carry out surveys, sampling of soil, water, air, noise, vibration in the project area;
- Identify impact sources, affected subjects and scope; analyze, evaluate and forecast the
subproject environmental impacts.
- Develop measures to mitigate adverse impacts, prevent and respond to environmental
incidents.
- Propose the subproject‟s social and environmental management plan.
- Analyze data and prepare reports according to specialists‟ expertise. Collect data and
prepare component reports.
- Conduct consultations with the community and local authorities and interview
households in the project area about the construction of project works.
- Summary of the subproject‟s ESIA.
- Submit the project‟s ESIA to WB and the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment for appraisal and approval.
III.3. ESIA methods
In the process of preparation of ESIA, the Consultant has used the following methods:
ESIA preparation methods
Rapid Assessment Method
Rapid Assessment Method was issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993. In this
report, pollution load coefficients are referred to in WB‟s ESIA guideline (Environmental
Assessment Manual, volume II, Sector Guideline, Environment, WB, Washington DC 8/1991 and
Exhaust Gases Manual, non-industrial and industrial sources, Netherlands). These coefficients are
used for forecast and assessment of environmental impacts in Chapter 3 of ESIA.
Impact matrix method
The method is used in chapter 3, 4 of the report. By this method, the relation between impacts
of each activity under the subproject and environmental issues, elements is displayed in the
impact matrix. Accordingly, these impacts will be put into studies so as to assess
environmental impacts from construction activities of the subproject.
Environmental modeling
Environmental modeling is used in chapter 3, the method:
- Use Gauss, Sutton models to forecast the spreading level and extend of TSP, PM10,
SO2, CO, NO2;
- Forecast noise reduction by distance generated from machines and construction
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equipment during construction, carried out by Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA);
- Forecast noise reduction by distance generated from machines and construction
equipment during operation.
Expert method
The method is used throughout the subproject implementation process from preparing outline,
determining study scale, environmental issues, surveying natural and ecological conditions,
identifying and analyzing, proposing mitigation measures and developing environmental
monitoring programs.
Comparison methods
The method is used for assessing the quality of environment, waste flows and pollution loads
by comparison with regulations, related environmental standards, regulations of the Ministry
of Health as well as research topics and related experiments.
Identification method
The method is used with following procedures:
- Description of environmental system.
- Determination of subproject‟s components affecting the environment.
- Adequate identification of waste flow and related environmental issues for specific
assessment activities.
Listing method
- Description listing sheet: The method lists environmental components to be studied in
combination with data from measurements, forecasts and assessments;
- Simple listing sheet: The method lists environmental components to be studied which
are likely to be affected.
Others
Public consultation
During the course of report preparation, the Consultant coordinated with the Client to hold
consultations with leaders and local people at office of the Hoa Quy ward People‟s
Committees to collect information necessary for environmental impact assessment of the
subproject. Specially, in early Nov 2019, the Consultant and Client held the fist consultations
with leaders of Hoa Quy ward in relation with the contents as follows: Information collection,
introduction to them about benefits and potential negative impacts caused by the Subproject
to environment and their life. In addition, during the ESIA preparation, there was consultation
with representatives of leaders, lecturers and students at the Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy, the College of Information Technology, and the existing dormitory in the
subproject area and with management representatives of pagodas/shrines who are potentially
affected by the subproject (Hai An Pagoda, Khai Tay Sanctuary. The Consultant coordinated
with the local authorities in organizing consultations with communities/units in the subproject
area.
After ESIA report has been prepared, in last Dec 2019, the PMU conducted the second
consultations in Hoa Quy ward and Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of
Information Technology, and existing Dormitory in relation with the draft report‟s contents.
Accordingly, all responses and expectations from local people in the subproject area have
been recorded.
On the other hand, the consultations with local officials and people on local socio-economic
development status have been also carried out. The method of public consultation is applied in
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Chapter 6 of this report.
Information and data inheritance, summary and analysis method
The method is to determine, assess natural and socio-economic conditions in subproject area
through data and information collected from various sources such as Statistical Yearbook,
locally socio-economic reports, environmental current status, hydrological and meteorological
documents and related researches.
At the same time, inheritance from done researches and reports is very crucial because
achieved results will be promoted and shortages will be dealt with and developed.
Site survey method
Consulting agency has conducted visits in Subproject areas, surveys on geographical and
topographical conditions, sampling locations, surveys on current status of water supply,
drainage, power supply, etc. Collected results will be utilized to analyze social and natural
conditions in subproject area.
Sampling and sample analysis in labs
In November 2019, the Client coordinated with the Unit of Environmental Monitoring in
organization the monitoring, sampling and analyzing air, noise, surface water, groundwater,
wastewater, soil samples in the subproject area to evaluate current status of quality of
environment compositions. The sampling, analyzing and storage of samples complied with
the applicable standards and regulations. This method is applied in item 2.1.4, Chapter 2 of
the report.
Socio-economic and GBV survey data method
The survey was conducted in the project area in Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da
Nang city. Surveyed people included the project-affected households in residential clusters
No.58, 59, 60, and 61 of Hoa Quy ward and representatives of stakeholders as following:
a) Collection of secondary information
Document review: The consultant has collected necessary documents available at local
offices including laws, Decrees, Circulars, Decisions related to Vietnam's land acquisition and
social safeguard policies as well as the World Bank's guidelines to study and analyze the
differences and propose measures to harmonize these differences; collect and study annual
socio-economic reports and socio-economic development strategies of Da Nang City, Ngu
Hanh Son District and Hoa Quy Ward to obtain information on existing status of local socio-
economic development and economic development orientations. The documents collected
include:
- Policies of GoV in general and the regulations of Da Nang city in particular on
compensation, assistance and resettlement;
- WB policy on involuntary resettlement (OP4.12);
- Statistical Yearbook of Da Nang City, Ngu Hanh Son District in 2018;
- Socio-Economic Report 2018 of Da Nang City, Ngu Hanh Son District and Hoa Quy
Ward;
b) Collection of primary information and data
The consultant carried out a population census, inventory of losses (IOL) and socio-economic
survey to collect initial data for preparation of a compensation, assistance and resettlement
plan for the project. At the same time, this data will also help provide an in-depth
understanding of the current socio-economic status of the AHs including their livelihoods and
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living conditions to establish entitlements to compensation and support for Livelihood
restoration that is appropriate to socio-economic events of affected households.
Quantitative method: a quantitative survey by questionaire was used for collecting socio-
economic data of affected HHs. A semi-structured questionnaire with specific questions was
designed in a way that enables statistical analysis.
Principle for the survey method: the surveyed people are those who are directly affected by
the project (focus on severely affected (losing 20% of productive land and/or relocation) and
vulnerable persons). Those selected for the survey should represent households that are
between the ages of 18 and 60. The total sample size of the survey is 200 persons represented
for 200 affected households. Sample structure including:
Information Male Female Severely affected household
Number of
households
72 128 200
Percentage 36 64 100
Qualitative method: In addition, qualitative method was also applied. Objective of the
method is to collect general information, clarify or obtain opinions and comments on specific
issues from individuals or a small group of people who are selected from different groups
(male and female affected persons, vulnerable persons, leaders,). At the same time, this
method was also used to build people's consensus on the project. Focus group discussions are
a good way to assess stakeholders‟ view on the project and identify their issues and concern.
The application of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges) matrix
analysis method can help identify priority issues and activities of the project for social groups.
In addition to group discussions, in-depth interviews with some related people were also
conducted to have better understanding of their opinions on some issues or concerns.
Guidelines for group discussion and in-depth interview have been prepared according to
different topics and groups/persons. Consultant has conducted 8 in-depth interviews with 8
local leaders and three group discussions with total 82 people. Qualitative survey including:
Methods Interviewees Number of
interview/discussions
Number of
people
participants
Indepth
interview
Representative of PMU 01 01
Representative of Hoa Quy
ward PC 01 01
Head of villages 03 03
Representative of relocated
HHs 02 02
Representative of vulnerable
HHs 01 01
Group
discussion
Group of leaders: PMU‟s staff,
local authority, Women‟s
Union, Farmer Union, Heads of
residential clusters
01 07
Group of with affected HH 01 60
Group of Students 01 15
c) Site observation
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This method aims to gather useful and timely information by observing what is happening at
the project area to gain a better understanding of the assessment results. The above method
can be used to understand the context in which information is gathered and interpret the
survey results. During the RAP implementation, the consultant visited the construction site to
find out about the living conditions of the people including: (i) housing and facilities for
living and production; (ii) sanitary conditions; (iii) infrastructure conditions; (iv) access to
public services. The consultant also visited the resettlement site to assess the comfortability of
the resettlement site for relocated households. In addition, the consultant also visited the
cemetery area of the city in Hoa Ninh commune.
d) Data analysis
Quantitative data are processed by SPSS – a statistical analysis software.
- A frequency table with correlation tables of results for analysis into the report. The
independent variables are gender of head of household, economic group, etc. In addition,
the correlation between variables such as income, employment, livelihood, poverty,
ethnic minorities and independent variables such as gender, age, education was analyzed
to find out the relationships and the factors of impact. The collected data is kept in a
database to serve as an initial database for monitoring and evaluation during the project
implementation period.
- Processing and analyzing qualitative information: The information gathered from in-
depth interviews and group discussions is processed by the Nvivo program on the topics
that need to be assessed and analyzed. The qualitative results will help explain the
quantitative results more clearly and reflect the views as well as the consensus or
opposition of the people to the project and help identify issues that people are interested
in.
- Results of the socio-economic survey of affected households and socio-economic
information of the subproject district are presented in the following pages.
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CHAPTER 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.1. Project name
Vietnam National University Development Project – University of Da Nang Subproject
(Funded by World Bank)
1.2. Project Owner
Project Owner: University of Da Nang
Representative: Mr. - Position:
Address: 41 Le Duan, Hai Chau 1 ward, Hai Chau district, Da Nang city.
Tel: (84-236) 3822041; Fax: (84-236) 3823683
1.3. Location of subproject Area
The University of Da Nang subproject site (WB fund) has an area of 40ha and located in Hoa
Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city4. Spatial context of the project is a new
campus adjacent to the existing one. Its boundaries are:
The North: borders Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road with the boundary length of about
1.5km toward the intersection of Tran Dai Nghia and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia.
The East: borders Korea – Vietnam Friendship Information Technology College
(under the management of Ministry of Information and Communication)
The South: borders the planned area of Da Nang University Village (in Dien Ban
district, Quang Nam province)
The West: borders the planned area of Da Nang University Village (the planned area
is the services and trading area in Da Nang city).
The UD subproject will construct member units and University of Da Nang, including: (A1)
University of Technology and Education; (A2) University of Foreign Languages Studies;
(A3) International University; (A4) Multi-purpose sport complex; (A5) Center of the
University of Da Nang; (B1) new construction of technical infrastructure of the University of
Da Nang in the area of 40ha; (B2) Construction of Technopole Center and Innovation
Quarter. Positions of the works are shown in the Figure 1.1 below:
4 The University Village of Da Nang, including universities, research centers/institutes and experimental lab area
will be locate in an area of 300ha, in which 110ha belong to Da Nang city and 190ha is of Quang Nam province.
Of 110ha in Da Nang, 40 ha was cleared for constructing the Viet-Han University of Information Technology
and some functional buildings of UD since 2004 and 2009. The remaining 70ha area needs to be cleared in
which 40ha is required for the Bank financed project.
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Figure 1.1: Location of UD subproject in the planning
UD SUBPROJECT
AREAS
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1.4. Scope of Investments
For University of Danang Subproject, the project will provide support for the construction of buildings and technical infrastructures in the proposed
area of 40 hectares (ha). These include: (A1) University of Technology and Education; (A2) University of Foreign Languages Studies; (A3)
International University (British University); (A4) Multi-purpose sport complex; (A5) Center of the University of Da Nang; (B2) Construction of
Technopole Center; and (B1) New construction of technical infrastructure in the area of 40ha.
Details on these proposed work items are presented in following Table 1.1:
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Table 1.1. Detailed Description of Work Items for UD subproject
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A Component 1
1 University of
Technology
and
Education
(A1)
- Position: the North borders the
land area for construction of
International University under
the UD subproject; the East
borders the existing dormitory
(about 1500 student); the South
is adjacient to the existing
College of Information
Technology (230 lectures/staffs,
1,188 students); the West is
boundary to the existing Faculty
of Machine and Pharmacy (68
lectures/staffs, 989 students) and
the planned area for
construction of trading service
area of University of Da Nang.
- Area: 5,3ha
- Current status of land use: 2.7ha
was cleared and 2.6ha is the
existing residential area in the
beginning of Luu Quang Vu
road, including house and
garden land.
- Infrastucture current status: have
approach roads (Asphalt
concrete road with 14.5m
width), water and power supply
systems, drainage and common
drainage system.
New construction of 4 buildings with
total floor area of 45,142 m2
including:
- 01 building for working with 05
storeys, floor area of 8,500 m2;
- 02 buildings for study with 05
storeys, floor area of 30,000 m2
- 01 building for practicing with 03
storeys, floor area of 6,642 m2.
All buildings will be structured of
reinforced concrete and have no
basement;
Auxiliary works: yard, internal road,
landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others
Technical systems to ensure the
operation process: fire protection, air-
conditioner, lighting, elevators, M&E
system of the building, electricity
supply, water supply, drainage and
wastewater collection systems, etc.
Installation of teaching and learning
aids: computers, projectors, cameras,
smart podiums, interactive screens,
etc.
Design scale: 6,000 students and 450
officers/lecturers
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- Residents: the site that was
cleared is the vacant land and
covered by shrubs; the area that
was not cleared is the residential
quarter 60, Hoa Quy ward. The
area has moderate residential
density. All residents in the area
will be displaced due to land
acquisition.
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2 University of
Foreign
Languages
Studies (A2)
- Position: the North borders Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road; the East
borders the existing dormitory;
the South is adjacient to the
planned area for construction of
trading service area of
University of Da Nang; the
West is boundary to the existing
College of Information
Technology; the West is
boundary to Technopole Center
of the UD subproject.
- Area: 5.0ha
- Current status of land use:
residential area and agricultural
area of households on Luu
Quang Vu road (quarter 60, Hoa
Quy ward)
- Infrastucture current status: have
approach roads, water and
power supply, drainage and
common drainage system.
- Residents: the area that was not
cleared is located in the
residential quarter 60, Hoa Quy
ward. The area has moderate
residential density. All residents
in the area will be displaced due
to land acquisition.
New construction of 2 buildings with
total floor area of 18,000 m2
including:
- 01 building for working with 05
stories, floor area of 10,500 m2;
- 01 building for study with 05 storeys,
floor area of 7,500 m2.
All buildings will be structured of
reinforced concrete and have no
basement;
Auxiliary works (yard, internal road,
landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others
Technical systems to ensure the
operation process: fire protection, air-
conditioner, elevators, M&E system
of the building, etc.
Installation of teaching and learning
aids: computers, projectors, cameras,
smart podiums, interactive screens,
etc.
Design scale: 7,000 students and 350
officers/lecturers
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3 International
University
(A3)
- Position: the North borders Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road; the East
borders the Korea – Vietnam
Friendship Information
Technology College; the South
is adjacient to the existing
dormitory and the area planned
to build the UD subproject;
- Area: 6.1ha
- Current status of land use: about
2ha was cleared and 4.1ha in the
beginning of Luu Quang Vu
road is the residential area
which hass house and garden of
residents.
- Infrastucture current status: have
approach roads, water and
power supply, drainage and
common drainage system.
- Residents: The site that was
cleared is the vacant land and
covered by shrubs; the area that
was not cleared is the residential
quarter 61, Hoa Quy ward. The
area has moderate residential
density. All residents in the area
will be displaced due to land
acquisition
New construction of 2 buildings with
total floor area of 14,100 m2
including:
- 01 building for working with 05
storeys, floor area of 4,350 m2;
- 01 building for study with 05 storeys,
floor area of 9,750 m2.
All buildings will be structured of
reinforced concrete and have no
basement;
Auxiliary works (yard, internal road,
landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others
Technical systems to ensure the
operation process: fire protection, air-
conditioner, elevators, M&E system
of the building, etc.
Installation of teaching and learning
aids: computers, projectors, cameras,
smart podiums, interactive screens,
etc.
Design scale: 3,000 students and 150
officers/lecturers
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4 Multi-
purpose sport
complex (A4)
- Position: the North borders
Technopole center of UD
subproject; the East borders the
area planned to build the center
area of the UD subproject; The
West is boundary to the area
planned to construction of UD
subproject (currently is rice
paddy)
- Area: 5.1ha
- Current status of land use: is the
residenital area and agricultural
land of households on Luu
Quang Vu road (residential
quarters 58, 59, Hoa Quy ward)
- Infrastucture current status:have
approach roads, water and
New construction of 5 buildings with
total floor area of 24,503 m2
including:
- 03 dormitory building with 05
storeys, floor area of 11,340 m2;
- 01 building for study with 05 storeys,
floor area of 9,750 m2;
- 01 canteen with 1 story, floor area of
3,413 m2.
The buildings will be structured of
reinforced concrete and have no
basement;
Auxiliary works (yard, internal road,
landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others
Technical systems to ensure the
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power supply, drainage and
common drainage system.
- Residents: the area that was not
cleared is located in the
residential quarter 58, 59, Hoa
Quy ward. The area has low
residential density. All residents
in the area will be displaced due
to land acquisition.
operation process: fire protection, air-
conditioner, elevators, M&E system
of the building, etc.
Installation of teaching and learning
aids: computers, projectors, cameras,
smart podiums, interactive screens,
etc.
Design scale: 24,000 students
5 Center area
of the UD - Position: the North and the West
borders the area planned to
construction of Multi-purpose
sport complex; the East borders
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy; The West is
boundary to the area planned to
construction of UD subproject
(currently is rice paddy)
- Area: 9.5ha
- Current status of land use:
residential land and agricultural
land of households on Luu
Quang Vu road (quarters 58, 59
of Quy Hoa ward)
- Infrastucture current status: have
approach roads, water and
power supply, drainage and
Construction of 01 central
administration building with 9
storeys, total floor area of 19,170m2.
The buildings will be structured of
reinforced concrete and have no
basement;
Construction of auxiliary works
(Auxiliary structures: yard, internal
road, landscape, green trees, parking
house, parking lot, substations and
others)
Technical systems to ensure the
operation process: fire protection, air-
conditioner, elevators, M&E system
of the building, etc.
Installation of teaching and learning
aids: computers, projectors, cameras,
led interactive screen, building
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common drainage system.
- Residents: the area that was not
cleared is located in the
residential quarter 58, 59, Hoa
Quy ward. The area has low
residential density. All residents
in the area will be displaced due
to land acquisition. In the area,
there area Hai An pagoda (to be
remained) and 2 temples of Le
and Pham families (to be
displaced).
management system, etc
Design scale: 250 officers/lecturers
B Component 2
6 Technopole
and High tech
area (B2)
- Position: the North borders Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road; the East
borders the University of
Foreign Languages Studies
under the UD subproject and the
area planned to build trading
center of the UD; the South is
adjacient to the Multi-purpose
sport complex and the West is
boundary to new residential area
(the vacant area after site
clearance).
- Area: 6.8ha
- Current status of land use: is the
residenital area and agricultural
land of households on Luu
Quang Vu road (residential
quarters 58, 59, Hoa Quy ward)
- Infrastucture current status:have
New construction of 5 buildings with
total floor area of 24,100 m2
including:
- 01 building for working with 05
storeys, floor area of 8,500 m2;
- 04 high-tech buildings with 03
storeys, floor area of 15,600 m2.
There are 4 laboratories will be
installed in 4 above high-tech
buildings, including:
- Lab 1: Renewable Energy
Technology - Biology - Environment
- Lab 2: Mechatronics Technology -
Automation - Automatic
- Lab 3: Life Science (gene
technology, Animal and Plant cell
technology, Microbiology Technology,
Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical
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approach roads, water and
power supply, drainage and
common drainage system;
adjacient to the temporary yard
of construction materials in
Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road
- Residents: The area that was not
cleared is located in the
residential quarter 58, 59, Hoa
Quy ward. The area has low
residential density. All residents
in the area will be displaced due
to land acquisition. In the area,
there area Khai Tay Sanctuary
(to be remained) and graves (to
be displaced)
Technology and natural compounds)
- Lab 4: Digital technology (Internet of
Things, Cloud Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, Data Science, Information
Security)
All buildings will be structured of
reinforced concrete and have no
basement;
Technical systems to ensure the
operation process: fire protection, air-
conditioner, elevators, M&E system
of the building, laboratory wastawater
treatment plant, etc.
Installation of teaching and learning
aids: computers, projectors, cameras,
smart podiums, interactive screens,
etc.
Design scale: 24,000 students and
staffs
7 New
construction
of technical
infrastructure
(B1)
- Position: are approach roads to
member units of the UD and
division of functional area
within the 40ha-wide campus of
the UD subproject.
- Area: 40 ha
- Current status of land use: is
residential land and agricultural
land, and cemetery land of
households on Luu Quang Vu
road (quarters 58, 59, 60, 61 in
Quy Hoa ward)
New construction of advanced
technical infrastructure, including:
internal road, power and power
system, drainage system, green trees,
Information technology infrastructure
of the University of Da Nang on
40ha, including:
- Leveling elevation: the leveling
elevation is +6.5; black sand is used
for leveling; total volume of soil and
sand is about 160.000m3
- Transport: new construction of about
12km transport road in the campus of
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- Infrastucture current status:have
approach roads, water and
power supply, drainage and
common drainage system.
- Residents: The area that was not
cleared is located in the
residential quarter 58, 59, 60, 61
Hoa Quy ward. The area has
low residential density. All
residents in the area will be
displaced due to land
acquisition.
40ha with a width of main axis is 34m
(section 2-2); branch axis is 20.5m
(section 1-1) and 15.5m (section 3-3);
compacted at K=0.98; road surface is
structured of asphalt concrete;
sidewalk, path and parking lot are
paved with Tarrezzo brick.
- Water supply: Construction of
separate substations for each site, the
connecting point will be discussed
with Ngu Hanh Son power company.
- Lighting system: internal roads in the
UD will, depending on the width of
cross section, be installed with one or
02 lighting posts opposite on road
sides. The posts will be made of steel,
10m high, the pend pipe is 2m which
stretch 1.5m. the average distance of
posts is 40m. On each post, there is a
LED light of 220V-150W.
- Water supply: connect to clean water
supply in Ngu Hanh Son district.
- Stormwater drainage: From the
UPVC stormwater drainage system, in
construction area and manholes on
transport routes, stormwater is led to
the common collection system located
on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road. Total
length of 24km
- Wastewater collection: from septic
tank and UPVC pipe for wastewater
collection, wastewater is connected to
the city‟s wastewater treatment plant.
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Total length of the pipeline is 40km.
Discription of laboratories:
- Lab 1: Renewable Energy Technology - Biology - Environment
- Lab 2: Mechatronics Technology - Automation - Automatic
- Lab 3: Life Science (gene technology, Animal and Plant cell technology, Microbiology Technology, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical Technology and natural
compounds)
- Lab 4: Digital technology (Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Information Security)
(Note: The detail discription of above laboratories will be updated during the FS stage)
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Table 1.2. Investment volume of work items
No. Works No.of building No.of
storey Unit
Total floor
area
A Component 1: Enhanced quality of teaching and learning
(A1+A2+A3+A4+A5) 14 101,745
A1 University of Technology and Education 4 45,142
1 Working building (one building with 05 storeys) 1 5 m2 floor 8,500
2 Study building (02 buildings with 5 storeys) 2 5 m2 floor 30,000
3 Practicing building (01 building with 03 storeys) 1 3 m2 floor 6,642
4 Auxiliary structures: yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others) item
A2 University of Foreign Languages Studies 2 18,000
5 Working building (one building with 05 storeys) 1 5 m2 floor 10,500
6 Study building (02 buildings with 5 storeys 1 5 m2 floor 7,500
7 Auxiliary structures: yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others) item
A3 International University 2 14,100
8 Working building (01 building with 05 storeys) 1 5 m2 floor 4,350
9 Practicing and testing building (01 building with 05 storeys) 1 5 m2 floor 9,750
10 Auxiliary structures: yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others) item
A4 Multi-purpose sport complex 6 24,503
11 Dormitory (03 buildings with 05 storeys) 3 5 m2 floor 11,340
12 Study building (02 buildings with 5 storeys) 1 5 m2 floor 9,750
13 Canteen (01 building with 01 storey) 1 1 m2 floor 3,413
14 Auxiliary structures: yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others) item
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No. Works No.of building No.of
storey Unit
Total floor
area
A5 Executive building
15 Working building (01 building with 09 storeys) 1 9 m2 floor 19,170
16 Internal infrastructure (yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house,
parking lot, substations and others) item
B Component 2: Research excellence in selected fields(B1+B2) 5 24,100
B1 Construction of technical infrastructure (internal transport, water supply, water
drainage, electricity, etc.) ha 40.0
B2 Technopole center (in the research, development and incubation area
17 Working building (one building with 05 storeys) 1 5 m2 floor 8,500
19 High-tech lab (04 buildings with 03 storeys) 4 3 m2 floor 15,600
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1.5. Construction methods
Foundation construction
Before commencement of the construction work, contractor will prepare construction method
and equipment mobilization plan, prepare the construction site, check the testing devices,
determine benchmarks and coordinate system of the works. The construction contractors must
strictly follow the process for construction of bored piles to ensure the quality of the piles
meets TCXDVN 326-2004 standard, take measures for earthwork with great depth and for
mass concrete construction in accordance with TCVN 305-2004.
Construction method for 3 – 9- floor works
The works with height from 3 to 9 floors will have concrete pile foundation
Using precast concrete piles; drive the piles in pile groups; from the middle to the
surrounding. Pile size is 30 x 30cm, pile length is 5-7m; The density of piles is about
5-7 piles/m2.
Pressing the pile: Using pile pressing machine to press the pile into the soil, excavate
the soil to the depth of 2-3m. Let the piles set in over 30 days before carrying out static
tests on the piles. Start the pressing on the piles accurately and reasonably. Build the
buildings and ancillary works.
Methods for installation of formworks and scaffolding
Formwork and foundation will comply with the requirements of TCVN 5724-1992.
Construction of formwork will be done by teams of skilled and experienced workers.
Formwork is classified, gathered separately in each area and transported to the construction
site mainly by tower cranes.
Construction method for formwork of girder, floor and roof
Before installing formwork, we will check and position central axle of the beam. Install the
formwork, check after installation to ensure safety during construction.
Construction method for high-rise works
Formwork used for structures using shaped steel formwork. The components fabricated on the
ground will be brought to installation position by cranes. Transport the concrete by
specialized vehicles and brought to high platform by pump or cranes. Transport other
materials to high platform by cranes or hoists.
The formwork system to be used should be convenient, easy to assemble and should ensure
stability under working load and wind effects. Follow construction order for each floor, the
construction joints, the expansion joints between girders, beam and floors, ensure integrity.
Fabrication, assembly and erection of steel structures of the heat exchanger will strictly follow
the process of erection of steel structure. The erection will be implemented upwardly and at
the same time with process of installation of equipment.
Methods for water supply and drainage in the buildings under the project
Measures for carrying out each step of the water supply and drainage construction process of
the Project are specified as follows: Determine locations, Install indoor water supply pipes.
Cut and thread galvanized steel pipes directly at the construction site by manual
cutting method combined with specialized pipe threading machine.
Use a cutting machine to cut PVC pipes into sections with designed lengths.
The water supply pipeline is hidden inside wall, so the brick cutting machines and
manual cutting method will be applied to create trenches on the wall. Thus, after
installation, the pipe will be fully immersed in the wall to facilitate later ceramic tiles.
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The average depth of trenches on the wall is 3-4cm, the average width is 5-10cm
depending on the position. If many pipes are installed at the same route on the wall,
the trench cutting will be made carefully on the wall so as not to affect the structure of
the wall.
The gap of threaded joints during construction of water supply pipeline will be lined
by paint-coated jute wires.
All the pipe ends before and after construction will be sealed by plugs to avoid foreign
objects.
Carry out the pipe pressure test immediately after installation.
After installing the pipe, use plaster to fix the pipe on the wall, under the floor.
Installation of outdoor water supply pipeline
Processing and cutting galvanized steel pipes by manual cutting table combined with
specialized thread cutting machine; Transporting the pipes to locations where installation is
required; Excavating cable trenches and placing steel pipes into trenches and conducting steel
pipe connection joints; The gasket, sealing gap of the threaded joints during construction are
all sealed to avoid foreign objects; After the installation is completed, conduct the testing and
inpecting water supply capacity to each project area.
Installation of indoor drainage pipes
Specialized hanging device will be use to position the drainage pipes on each floor. The
hanging device will be manufactured in such a way that it can easily adjust the height to
facilitate the slope. PVC pipes and fittings will be joined together by specialized pipe glue.
Every position where the pipe penetrates through the concrete floor will be waterproofed.
Installation of sanitary wares
The sanitary wares are mostly made of porcelain, so they will be carefully installed and have
protective measures to ensure their safety; Sanitary wares will be installed when the process
of masonry, plastering, tiling, tile and ceiling are completed; The couplings between the
sanitary wares and the pipeline will be the types supplied or selected by the sanitary ware
manufacturer; The lavabo and wall hanging urinal must be tighten to the wall by galvanized
steel or stainless steel bolts; The sanitary wares will be checked and tested after being
installed; Protective measures will be provided until the works are handed over and brought in
to use.
Construction and installation of grounding system – lightening protection
Survey the structures to identify the type of soil, the characteristics of humidity, pH,
groundwater level to select the form of grounding and the number of piles needed for the
system; Identify the location of piles at the required depth for pile driving based on the design
drawings; Connect the piles into a bare copper wire network; Check the connection joints,
welds, then connect to the main switchboard, write the marks on the grounded busbar to
facilitate the operation of the system.
Construction and installation of the external power system
Turn the trenches to bury the underground power line. Each underground power line is
threaded in a conduit to ensure safety from short-circuiting.
Construction, installation of transformer
Excavate soil, erect reinforced concrete pillars, main drag resistance and install earthing road
for the substation. Install uPVC pipes passing medium voltage cables, low voltage outgoing
cables before construction of transformer station foundation, pipe connections must be glued
of special type, the pipe ends must be cleaned before glued.
Concreting transformer foundation and foundation.
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Construction arrangements
Preparation and receipt of the site:
Organize and assign responsibilities to individuals in the implementation management
apparatus.
Receive the site to construct working offices, stores, worker camps, etc.
Submit the progress of approving design drawing, survey on the construction site for
design of equipment design drawings.
Submit the schedule and material approval.
Submit and implement the material procurement plan.
Construction of stores and worker camps
Warehouse construction materials: The material warehouse at the site shall be
constructed within the subproject area. It should be firmly constructed on high ground
to avoid wetness due to rain or other factors. If the construction area is too narrow, the
Contractor shall set a plan to hire a warehouse for ensuring both material storage and
convenience for material supply.
Equipment storage: Imported equipment or main equipment will be stored at the
warehouse built by the Contractor. Only when the equipment is transported to the
construction site, there are available approved transportation means, installation
methods to ensure the shortest duration of installation.
Works: in inclusive of working offices of the site management board and processing
workshops.
Transportation of materials and equipment
Materials and equipment will be transported from the Contractor‟s warehouse to the
construction site by specialized vehicles such as forklifts, cranes, loads, etc. The
construction materials will be delivered to the site as planned in accordance with the
construction progress so as to avoid delays of the construction progress. Supplies and
equipment will be transported at least 5 days before installation.
The imported equipment is transported to the Contractor‟s warehouse (or the Project
Owner‟s warehouse) to ensure not to be damaged and in timely manner to avoid long-
time storage at the site which can cause damages on equipment. Equipment for
installing cranes and other supplies, load will be calculated and submitted along with
the registration paper before use to avoid accidents that lead to construction delays.
Preparation of equipment
List of supplies and equipment for construction activities will be prepared and
submitted to the Project Owner before transported to the construction site.
Measurement equipment, Testing & Commissioning will be adjusted and labeled by
the State quality verification unit before use.
All electric equipment must be safe and protection devices for the equipment must be
sufficient in the case of electric shocks.
Temporary electric system for construction: electric cabinets (with support stand) on
the floor, Aptomat against shock and short circuits, sockets and circuit breakers for
construction.
Means of transport and construction machines
Means of transportation and installation such as cranes, trucks, construction vehicles,
etc. can be timely provided for the subproject. We are committed to selecting
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contractors who have good equipment and be active for this project to shorten the
construction time.
Construction machine: includes excavators, loaders, and specialized equipment used
for construction and installation such as: cutting machines, drilling machines, drilling
machines, TIG, electric welding, grinding machines, pipe-making equipment, cable
laying machine, etc.
Testing equipment, system testing: Measurement equipment with high reliability and
accuracy, meeting the most stringent requirements of testing standards in the bidding
document.
Preparation of materials and equipment: To ensure quality, the Contractor must prepare the
following steps:
Prepare the plan on materials and equipment to be used and submit the plan to the
Design Consultant,
Prepare the plan on supplies, equipment procurement and submit samples of some
installation materials to the Subproject Owner and Consultant for review and approval.
The Consultant must provide the materials as the prepared schedule, sign contracts on
equipment impacts; ensure the shortest period of material and equipment supply to the
site.
The material and equipment supply plan can be adjusted from time to time and satisfy
the construction progress or any changes on actual schedule and ensure the
coordination with other contractors.
Register of construction plan for the subproject, the Contractor must
Complete the construction schedule from the commencement date ordered by the
subproject Owner.
Detailed construction schedule and manpower plan are made on the Win Project which
is convenient for monitoring, updating and adjusting in each construction period
(weekly, monthly).
The construction plan will give priority to factors that affect the progress of
construction contractors. It should ensure the soonest reinstatement for completing the
works.
1.6. Labors, materials, machinery and equipment
1.6.1. Construction phase
It is expected that the UD subproject will mobilize a large number of construction workers in
18-36 months upon each work‟s scale and characteristics. Details are presented below:
Table 1.2. Number of workers
No. Works
No. of
workers
(person)
Construction
time (month)
Implementation
period
I Component 1
1 University of Technology and
Education 200 24
Phase 2
2 University of Foreign Languages
Studies 200 36
Phase 2
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No. Works
No. of
workers
(person)
Construction
time (month)
Implementation
period
3 International University 150 24 Phase 2
4 Executive building 100 24 Phase 1
5 Multi-purpose sport complex 150 24 Phase 1
II Component 2
6 Technopole Center and Innovation
Quarter 300 36
Phase 2
7 Technical infrastructure in the area
of 40ha 100 18
Phase 1
Total 1200
Note: Phase 1 from 2021 to 2022; Phase 2 from 2023 to 2025.
In the construction phase, the equipment as Excavator, bulldozer, compactor, pile drilling
machine, roller, welding machine, hoist, truck, etc. are used. The list of main machinery and
equipment for basic construction is presented in Table 1.4 below.
Table 1.3. List of main machinery and equipment
No. Machines and equipments
Un
iver
sity
of
Tec
hn
olo
gy
and
Ed
uca
tio
n
Un
iver
sity
of
Fo
reig
n
Lan
gu
ages
Stu
die
s
Inte
rnat
ion
al
Un
iver
sity
Mu
lti-
pu
rpo
se s
po
rt
com
ple
x
Ex
ecu
tiv
e bu
ild
ing
Tec
hn
opo
le c
ente
r
Tec
hn
ical
infr
astr
uct
ure
in t
he
area
of
40
ha
1. Excavator with one
bucket, 0.8m3
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
2. 1.6 m³ excavator 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3. 108 CV bulldozers 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
4. 108 CV plate machine 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
5. 10T vibratory roller 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6. 16T Mini Wheel Loader 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
7. 25T vibratory roller 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
8. 10T automobile crane 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
9. Cars watering 5m3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
10. Automobile watering
plastic 7T 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
11. Mortar mixer 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
12. Concrete mixers 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
13. Water pumps 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
14. Plastic asphalt carpet
machine 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
15. Pile machine 2 2 2 2 2 2
16. Automobiles dump 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
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No. Machines and equipments
Un
iver
sity
of
Tec
hn
olo
gy
and
Ed
uca
tio
n
Un
iver
sity
of
Fo
reig
n
Lan
gu
ages
Stu
die
s
Inte
rnat
ion
al
Un
iver
sity
Mu
lti-
pu
rpo
se s
po
rt
com
ple
x
Ex
ecu
tiv
e bu
ild
ing
Tec
hn
opo
le c
ente
r
Tec
hn
ical
infr
astr
uct
ure
in t
he
area
of
40
ha
17. Steel bending machine 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
18. Electric welding machines 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
19. Shredder 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Estimated excavated and backfilled volume is as follows:
Table 1.4. Volume of demolition, dredged material and excavation activities
Work item
Volume of
demolition
(m3)
Volume of
excavation
(m3)
Volume of
back-filling
(m3)
Total (m3)
Excavated and backfilled volume
in the area of 40ha 125,000 75,000 160,000 360,000
Materials demand for UD subproject follows:
Table 1.5. Volume of materials on the construction phase
Works Brick
(psc)
Stone
(m3)
Sand
(m3)
Cement
(Ton)
Steel
(Ton)
Wood/f
ormwor
ks (m3)
Asphalt
(m3)
1. University of
Technology
and Education 35,298,667 40,341 50,427 12,909.23 3,529.87
3,026 -
2. University of
Foreign
Languages
Studies
42,490,000 48,560 60,700 15,539.20 4,249 3,642 -
3. International
University 20,230,000 23,120 28,900 7,398.40 2,023 1,734 -
4. Multi-
purpose sport
complex 11,746,000 13,424 16,780 4,295.68 1,174.60 1,007 -
5. Executive
building 25,841,667 29,533 36,917 9,450.67 2,584.17 2,215 -
6. Technopole
Center 22,166,667 25,333 31,667 8,106.67 2,216.67 1,900 -
7. Technical
infrastructure
in the area of
40ha
- 1,703 - - - - 902,264
Total 157,773,000 212,507 225,390 57,700 15,777 13,523 902,264
The subproject will use materials from available material pits in Da Nang city, mainly in Hoa
Vang and Lien Chieu district, under the Resolution 205/NQ-HDND dated 19/12/2018 on
planning, exploitation and use of minerals as common construction materials in Da Nang city
by 2025, with a vision to 2030.
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The mines supplying construction material to the UD subproject will be granted operation
license in accordance with the city regulations (the license of the mines will be added during
the construction phase, before purchasing materials)
Sand, stone, soil for construction/filling will be purchased from local borrow pits and quarries
transported to the project sites by roadways. Locations of potential sources, capacities and
operation permits are discussed in Table 1.7.
Table 1.6. Some expected mines to be used for the UD subproject
Name Description
a. Borrow pit:
Hoc Gia Hanh borrow pit
- Position: located in Tung Son, Hoa Nhon commune –
Hoa Vang district – Da Nang city. It is managed by
Quang Hung Company Limited.
- Exploitation and transportation conditions:
Convenient in all weather conditions.
- Distance to the subproject area: 12 km
- Reserves: approximately 700,000m3.
- Quality: clay mixed with sand and grit with gray, red-
brown color
b. Sand mine:
Cau Do sand mine (C1)
- Position: Located to the left of Do bridge in Hoa
Chau commune – Hoa Vang district – Da Nang city.
The sand mine is under management of Le Van.
- Exploitation and transportation conditions:
Convenient in dry season and difficult in rainy
season.
- Distance to the subproject area: 10km (in which
0.5km of soil road from the mine to NH1A; 9.5km of
NH1A and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia).
- Supplying capacity: unstable and depending on
weather conditions and the supplying capacity from
exploitation source is small with an average of 300
m3/day.
- Quality: Good. Sand with medium – coarse particles
that is good for concreting use.
Cau Qua Giang sand mine (C2)
- Position: Located in the left of Qua Giang bridge in
Hoa Phuoc commune – Hoa Vang District. It is under
management of Ms Tran Thi Hoa.
- Exploitation and transportation conditions:
Convenient in dry season and difficult in rainy
season.
- Distance to the subproject area: 5.5km (in which
0.2km of soil road from the mine to NH1A; 5.3km of
NH1A and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia)
- Supplying capacity: about 100m3/day.
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Name Description
- Quality: Good. Sand with medium – coarse particles
that is good for concreting use.
c. Quarry: -
Phuoc Thuan Quarries (D1)
- Position: It is located in Hoa Nhon commune – Hoa
Vang district – Da Nang city, under management of
the Asphalt Concrete and Quarry Exploitation
Enterprise.
- Exploitation and transportation conditions:
Convenient.
- Distance to the subproject: about 8.5km (of which
2.0km of asphalt road of 5m wide; 1.0km asphalt road
of 10.5m wide and 2 km of NH14B, 3.5km asphalt
road of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia).
- Reserves: about 2,000,000m3.
- Quality: gray-blue, dark gray granite, good use for
concreting and asphalt concrete.
Hoc Khe Quarries 2 (D2)
- Position: located in Hoa Nhon commune – Hoa Vang
district – Da Nang city, under management and
operation of Chu Lai JSC branch
- Exploitation and transportation conditions: under
mechanical exploitation and convenient
transportation.
- Distance to the subproject: about 10.90km (of which
2.8km of asphalt road of 4.5m wide; 1.0km asphalt
road of 10.5m wide and 2 km of NH14B, 5km asphalt
road of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia).
- Reserves: nearly 1,400,000m3.
- Quality: gray-blue, dark gray granite, good use for
concreting and asphalt concrete.
d. Asphalt concrete mixer
Truong Son asphalt concrete plant
- Position: located in Hoa Nhon commune – Hoa Vang
district – Da Nang city. The plant is under
management of asphalt concrete and mine
exploitation Enterprise.
- Exploitation and transportation conditions:
convenient. It is under exploitation of works in the
area.
- Distance to the subproject: about 8.10km (of which
1.0km of asphalt road of 10.5m wide; 2.1km asphalt
road of NH14B, 5km asphalt road of NH1A and Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia)
- The asphalt concrete mixing plant satisfies the
requirements on quality and environmentally friendly
and it is granted with operation license.
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Name Description
- Capacity: 60-80T/h.
Dang Hai concrete mixing plant
- Position: Vo Nguyen Giap - Nguyen Duc Thuan
streest (in 95 block, My Khe ward, Ngu Hanh Son
district).
- Exploitation and transportation conditions:
convenient and exploited by several works in the
area.
- Distance to the subproject: around 4km.
- The asphalt concrete mixing plant satisfies the
requirements on quality and environmentally friendly
and it is granted with operation license.
- Capacity: 200 T/h.
1.6.2. Operation phase
In the operation phase, machines and equipment used for the subproject include studying and
teaching aids (computer, projectors, screens, multimeters,...), kitchen devices (refrigerator,
freezers, sinks, ovens, rice cookers, food drawers, etc.), mechanical equipment installed in the
executive building, air conditioners, pumps, generators, transformer station, etc.
Especially, in the Technopole, specific machines and equipment for studying and researches
will be used. More detail information will be updated in the FS stage. List of machines and
equipment is shown in the following table:
Table 1.7. List of main machinery and equipment in the Technopole
No. Name of universities/equipments
1 High Performance Computing (HPC) Center and Archives Center; Software and Virtual
Lab of 4 prioritized fields
- Multi purpose System - Privated Cloud System
- High Performance Computing (HPC) System
- System of virtual lab and computing software: Fluid Simulation software; Electronic
Simulation system; Simulation Solution for Car Crash; Laboratory of smart vehicles, etc.
2 Laboratory on Renewable Energy - Biology - Environment (Lab 1)
- Solar Simulation
- Thermal Solar collector Study
- FTIR spectrometer
- TOC/TN/TP Analyzer
3 Laboratory on Mechatronics Technology - Automation (Lab 2)
- EXCEED SERIES mechanical universal testing machine
- Industrial robot arm
- Mobile robot model
- Servo motor
- Control board, driver for servo motors
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No. Name of universities/equipments
- Hardware in the Loop simulation
4 Laboratory of Life Sciences (Gene, Animal and Plant Cells, Microbiology,
Nanotechnology, Pharmacy and Natural Compounds) (Lab 3)
- Refrigerator storing microbiological samples (40C).
- Ultra-low freezers (-800C).
- Temperature Controlled Shakers.
- Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic extraction.
- Microbial densitometer.
- Protein Quantitation Kit.
- Biological centrifuge.
- Autoclave.
- Biosafety cabinet-class I.
- Fume hood.
- Conductivity meter.
- pH meter.
- Thermogravimetry-Differential Thermogravimetry (TG-DTG) Analyzer.
- X-ray Diffractometer (XRD).
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
- CT Scan images.
- Carbonate distillation cabinet.
- Electron microscope.
5 Laboratory on Digital Technology (Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, Data Science, Information Security) (Lab 4)
- Virtual Reality Simulation Systems
- Motion monitoring system
- Auxiliary equipment (glasses, station)
- Workstation
- Electrocardiogram, electromechanical analyzing system
- Traffic and attack simulation system
- Firewalls
- Software for workstation security
- Controlling and quick response software
- Intrusion Prevention System
- Centralized monitoring and reporting system
(Source: University of Da Nang, 1/2020)
In the operation phase, the subproject will use the following water and fuels:
- Water supply for buildings/laboratories
- Petrol for the operation of generators and other machines
- Power for lighting, air conditioning, ventilation, cooking. This is the major energy
consumption source of the subproject
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- Gas for cooking in canteen and some compressed gases for testing in the lab.
Chemicals to be used in the lab for Life Science consist of:
Table 1.8. List of materials on the operation phase
No. Name Formula
I Acid
1. Hydrochloric acid HCl
2. nitric acid HNO3
3. Sulfuric acid H2SO4
4. Phosphoric acid H3PO4
5. Sulfuric acid H2SO3
6. chloric acid HClO3
7. Carbonic acid H2CO3
8. Nitrogen acid HNO2
9. Acetic acid CH3-COOH
10. Benzoic acid C6H5-COOH
II Bases
11. Sodium hydroxide NaOH
12. Calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
13. Copper (II) hydroxide Cu(OH)2
14. Iron (II) hydroxide Fe(OH)2
15. Barium hydroxide Ba(OH)2
16. Magnesium hydroxide Mg(OH)2
III. Salt
17. Ammonium nitrate NH4NO3
18. Ammonia chloride NH4Cl
19. Sodium chloride NaCl
20. Barium chloride BaCl2
21. Sodium nitrate NaNO3
22. Copper (II) nitrate Cu(NO3)2
23. Sodium phosphate Na3PO4
Note: More detail information will be updated in the FS stage
1.7. Disposal site
For the UD subproject – WB fund, leveling will be conducted in the area of 40ha after
finishing compensation and site clearance. Before leveling, it is required to remove the
organic soil layer and wastes from demolition activities. The construction solid wastes during
the site clearance and organic removal will be transported as follows:
- Construction wastes: Debris and excavated soil can be used for leveling of works and area
of the UD subproject. Particularly, the soil can be used to build service roads to the
construction area. The non-reusable soil can be collected and transported to the disposal site
by Da Nang Urban Environmental Company (described in Chapter 2).
- Removal of organic soil: The results from analysis of removed organic soil showed that the
soil in the subproject area has not been contaminated of heavy metal, thus it can be used to be
the secondary soil for on-sport leveling and compaction if qualified or for planting trees.
Expected disposal site: As planned, the construction wastes (debris), solid domestic wastes from
the subproject will be collected, transported and treated at Khanh Son/solid waste treatment
complex in Hoa Khanh Nam, Lien Chieu district. The site is about 15km from the subproject
area.
- Area: 48ha
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- in Hoa Khanh Nam ward, Lien Chieu district
- Capacity (treatment) : 700 tons/day
- Management Unit: Da Nang URENCO
- Operation duration: 2007 – 2025 (untill 2035 by upgrading Khanh Son/solid waste
treatment complex)
- Transportation distance: about 15km from Khanh Son disposal site NH 14B
NH 1A Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Subproject area.
1.8. Resettlement site
A Resettlement site needs to be constructed to accommodate 468 relocated households due to
losing residential land and houses. This resettlement site is invested by Da Nang city as a
separate project and in the judgment of the Bank it is considered as an associated facility because
it is:
- Directly and significantly related to the project; and
- Carried out, or planned to be carried out, contemporaneously with the project; and
- Necessary for the project to achieve objective
Scope and level of impact:
Affected land area: 12.5 ha
Number of affected households: 120
Number of severely affected households: 58
Number of relocated households: 28
Number of vulnerable households: 7
Investor: People's Committee of Da Nang City Implementation duration: 2020-2021
Estimated total investment: 15,000,000,000 VND
The Resettlement site is associated with the UD subproject, so the Bank‟s safeguards policy
shall apply. Implementation of involuntary resettlement for the resettlement site will be
followed this RAP. The UD-PMU in combination with external monitoring agency will
monitor the implementation of resettlement of this site and include in semi-annual monitoring
reports of the UD subproject to submit to the Bank.
Resettlement site for graves
The project will cause relocation of about 1,500 graves. The People's Committee of Da Nang
City has prepared a plan to relocate all graves in the city, including 1,500 graves in the UD
village project, to Hoa Ninh Cemetery Park which has been built and under operation, 20km
from the city center. The affected households were consulted, and all agreed on relocation of
these affected graves to the new cemetery of the city.
1.9. Project area of influence
According to OP 4.01 and project description, affected areas of the project include work items
under the component 1 and 2 in 40ha of the UD's campus and about 200 m far from the
sensitive locations of affected areas such as schools, religious areas and transport system. The
distance is selected on the basis of noise from pile pressing works which is considered to be
the most serious impacts.
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Table 1.9 The sensitive areas related to activities of the subproject area of influence
No. Components Location Project area of influence
Air, Noise and Vibration Aquatic Ecology
1. Component 1
1.1
University of
Technology and
Education UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory.
None
1.2
University of
Foreign Languages
Studies UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory.
None
1.3
International
University
UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory.
None
1.4
Multi-purpose sport
complex
UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory.
None
1.5
Executive building
UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory;
Hai An pagoda.
None
2. Component 2
2.1
Technopole Center
UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory;
Khai Tay Santurary
None
2.2
Technical
infrastructure in the
area of 40ha
UD's campus
The students, lecturers, officers and
the building structures of (i) Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii)
College of Information Technology;
(iii) The existing dormitory.
None
Apart from direct impacts from the subproject in UD's campus following areas may be
affected by the project during implementation of items by material construction transport and
disposal. Basically, main routes for material construction transport and disposal are:
Outbound roads:
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NH 1A: NH1A running through Da Nang city has been upgraded with the cross
section expanded to 33m (the section in Truong Chinh road where the rail way runs
parallelly with the cross section of 28m). The road was asphalted.
NH 14B: This road connects Da Nang city to Highland and links Da Nang with the
Asian Highway to Cambodia, Thailand, etc. It now was completed with an average cross
section in the segment Tien Sa – Hoa Cam from 33 to 48m, and the segment Hoa Cam - Hoa
Khuong of 15m.
Provincial Road 607 (Tran Dai Nghia Road): with total length of 15 km, it was
upgraded to 34m, has a separate strip; each side has 02 lanes. The road was concreted and
has high quality.
Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road (the ring road of Da Nang city): with total length of 10 km,
the section running the project area is 2km long, 34m wide with a separate strip and 02 lanes
on each side. The road was concreted and has high quality.
Mai Dang Chon road: with total length of 15 km. It has been upgraded and expanded
to 34m wide with a separate strip and 02 lanes on each side. The road was concreted and has
high quality.
Transport system in the subproject area
The route 1 (from the College of Information Technology to Nam Ky Khoi Nghia) and
route 2 and 7 and part of the route 2 and 6. These routes are structured of asphalt concrete and
arranged with good drainage and illuminating system on both sides.
Luu Quang Vu road has a width of 6-8m, structure of asphalt concrete. It has common
drainage culvert and lighting system on road sides however the quality of road is not good.
The road will be removed to build infrastructure in the Da Nang University Campus in
accordance with the approved plan.
1.10. Project implementation schedule and total investment fund
a. Total investment fund
Total estimated investment fund for the project is: USD 111 million, equivalent to VND
2,546.007 billion (equivalent exchanges: USD/VND = 22,937).
In which: WB‟s fund is USD 100 million, equivalent to VND 2,293.700 billion (occupying
90%) and counterpart fund of USD 11 million, equivalent to VND 252,307 billion (making
up10%)
b. Project implementation schedule
- Subproject preparation: From 2019 to 2020.
- Subproject implementation: From 2021 to 2025. The subproject implementation will
be divided into 02 phases: Phase 1 (2021-2022) and Phase 2 (2023 - 2025)
- Operation: from 2026.
The project implementation schedule is presented in Table 1.6 below.
Table 1.10 Project implementation schedule
No. Contents Time
1 The subproject proposal approved by the Prime Minister 12/2020
2 Proposal of Pre-FS report prepared and submitted to the Prime Minister
(appraisal of Minister, Central Agencies). 01/2020
3 Investment policy proposal approved by the Prime Minister 03/2020
4 Preparation of FS and other component reports; approval of the subproject 03-5/2020
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No. Contents Time
documents, related documents and decisions on the subproject investment
5 FS appraised by WB 3/2020
6 Approval of FS 5/2020
7 Negotiation – sign of loan agreement 5-6/2020
8 Detailed design, Request for proposal of 30% investment value (Phase1) 6-11/2020
9 Approval of detailed design, Request for proposal of 30% investment value 12/2020
11 Bidding for 30% investment value 01-6/2021
12 Detailed design, Request for proposal of 70% investment value (Phase 2) 1/2021
13 Approval of detailed design, Request for proposal of 70% investment value 6/2021
14 Bidding, construction, acceptance, hand over the site for 70% investment
value
7-12/2010-
12/2025
(Source: PreFS, 1/2020)
Phase 1: 2021-2022: disbursement of 30% WB loan.
Phase2: 2023-2025: disbursement of remaining loan.
The following table displays investment items in 02 phases of the subproject:
Table 1.11 Investment items for components
No. Components Phase 1
(2021-2022)
Phase 2
(2022-2025)
Reason for selection
of the works phase 1
1 Component 1,2
- Executive building.
- Multi-purpose sport
complex.
- Technical
infrastructure in the
area of 40ha.
- University of
Technology and
Education;
- University of
Foreign Languages
Studies;
- International
University;
- Technopole center
(in the research,
development and
incubation area .
- The work selected
in the phase I has
normal
characteristics ; the
contractor selection
is simple and
should be soon
implemented
2 Component 3
- Reform of training
program and method
(phase-1)
- Upgrade of
technology and
research capacity
building (phase-1)
- Reform of training
program and method
(phasse-2).
- Upgrade of
technology and
research capacity
building (phase-2).
- Construction of
advanced university
governance by
application of
information
technology.
- Comply with and
associate with
investments in the
works
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(Source: PreFS, 1/2020)
1.11. Project implementation arrangement
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is the Line agency,
responsible for its own respective sub-components (1.2, 2.2 and 3.2). MOET‟s
responsibilities include, inter alia:
- Approve the project operational manual (POM);
- Review and approve the project procurement, financial and implementation
plans (to be updated annually) that are prepared by PMU;
- Oversee the implementation of the PMU and provide support to address
implementation bottlenecks based on quarterly and six monthly monitoring
reports prepared by PMU; and
- Report to other Government Agencies and the World Bank on the performance
of project implementation by PMU.
Subproject Owner: University of Da Nang (UD)
UD will be assigned by the MOET to be the subproject Owner. UD to establish a PMU to
implement respective components of the project on UD‟s behalf, with clear TOR and
adequate competent personnel and ensure smooth coordination between the PMU and the
beneficiary member institutions; the PMU has the following responsibilities, among others:
• Preparation of the overall work plan; annual work plan with activities, timeline, inputs
required, and outputs expected; procurement plan; financial plan; and regular,
progress, and thematic reports at request;
• Implementation of activities including, but not limited to, financial management,
procurement, safeguards, training, consulting services, goods and civil works;
• Project M&E;
• Coordination with concerned member universities (MUs) to ensure execution of
project aligns with development of respective MUs; and
• Report on project implementation progress and result monitoring to VNUHN, UD and
VNUHCM respectively, the World Bank and other stakeholders.
Representative of the Subproject Owner: Project Management Unit
PMU Director:
• Seconded from the university management board and have at least a standing of
Deputy Director who works full time; or
• Experienced WB Project Director supported by Vice Director(s), specialized in
university development and/or campus/facilities development.
Core service teams:
• Financial Management and Accounting teams;
• Procurement team;
• M&E;
• Safeguards; and
• Administration/Communications.
Technical teams will be required for each component, for example, quality assurance,
pedagogical practices, education technology, research, governance/financial
sustainability, construction/equipment and facility management, management
information system etc.
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Technical team comprise of part-time representatives of the MUs to ensure MUs‟
needs are reflected in various contracts associated with the architecture, design, and
construction of the campus/facilities and institutional capacity development. The PMU
can hire consultants if the requisite skills are not available at the universities.
Figure 1.2: Diagram of subproject implementation arrangement
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CHAPTER 2. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
2.1. Physical Conditions
2.1.1. Geographical Location, Topography and Meteorology
Geographical Location
The University Village of Da Nang, including universities, research centers/institutes and
experimental lab area will be located in an area of 300ha according to the Masterplan. In
which 110ha is belong to Da Nang city and 190ha in Quang Nam province. Of 110ha in Da
Nang, 40 ha was cleared for constructing the Viet-Han University of Information Technology
and some functional buildings of UD. The remaining 70ha area needs to be cleared in which
40ha is required for the Bank financed project (here is called Da Nang (UD) subproject).
UD subproject is located in Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang city (the
Southeast of Dang Nang city), bordering Dien Ban district of Quang Nam province. Its
boundaries are:
- The North: borders with Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street with length of about 1.5km
toward the intersection of Tran Dai Nghia and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street.
- The East: borders with Korea – Vietnam Friendship Information Technology College
(under the management of Ministry of Information and Communication)
- The South: borders with the planned area of Da Nang University Village in Dien Ban
district, Quang Nam province)
- The West: borders with the planned area of Da Nang University Village (the planned
area is the services and trading area wihin 110ha area in Da Nang city).
The
subproject
area
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Figure 2.1: Location of UD subproject in UD village
In conclusion, the subproject location is convenient for transport with high-quality roads
linking the center of Da Nang cities and vicinities, including: Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Tran Dai
Nghia, Mai Dang Chon, etc. and consistent with the future development objectives of Ngu
Hanh Son district in particular and Da Nang city in general.
Topography
The subproject area is situated in the Central Coastal Region which has a flat dry-sandy
terrain under the coastal plain of Da Nang city, with an average elevation of +4.2m. It is
favorable for site clearance, construction and operation of the subproject.
Geology
Da Nang city is situated in the edge of a Paleozoic fold belt (known as the Truong
Son Orogenic Zone). The city‟s geological structure includes 05 formations: A Vuong, Long
Dai, Tan Lam, Ngu Hanh Son and Quaternary. Out of 5 formations, A Vuong, Long Dai, Tan
Lam are structured of schist and sandstone. Ngu Hanh Son formation‟s geology is
characterized of grey-white limestone. The De Tu deposit includes formation of river, river-
sea, see-marssh which was formed from early Pleistocen to late Holocen. Its composition
mainly consists of sand, pebbles, gravel, mixed sand, clay loam, etc.
According to the results of geological survey on construction works near the subproject area
(Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology etc.). The project
area has a stable soil foundation with good load strength (R0=1.5kg/cm2). At the depth from
6m-12m, drilling activities should be carried out to avoid construction of works on the Caster
cave.
For the UD subproject, the geological survey results will be updated in the basic design and
detailed design.
2.1.2. Climate, Meteorology
The subproject area shares the common climate characteristics of Da Nang which has tropical
moonsoon, high temperature and low temperature fluctuation. Da Nang‟s climate is
characterized by the mixture of the North‟s and the South‟s climate but the south‟s climate
prevails. There are 02 distinct seasons: rainy season lasting from August to December while
the dry season starts from January and end in July. Sometimes, there are cold spells in winter
but with low intensity and short period.
Temperature: The average temperature of the year is 260C. Storms often hit the city in
September and October annually; The difference between the lowest and highest temperature
is about 8oC. August always has the highest temperature of the year with about 30.1
oC while
the lowest temperature is in February with around 21.50C.
Air humidity: The annual average humidity ranges from 79.7% -81.8% that is almost
unchangeable through seasons.
Rain: The average annual rainfall is 2,539 mm; the highest precipitation is in October,
November and December with about 253mm -1279mm; the lowest is in February, March and
May, with 5mm to 30 mm/month on average.
Wind: The East wind prevails in summer (April-September), wind speed is 3.3 m/s; 14 m/s;
Meanwhile, the North and Northwest wind directions dominate in the Winter (October to
following March), the strongest wind speed is about 20-25 m/s. In case of storms, the wind
speed can reache 40 m/s.
Natural Disasters: Da Nang City in general and the project area particularly will be affected
by natural disasters in the Central Region such as flooding and storm. There are average 02
storms hit Da Nang per year, storms in Da Nang often appears in January, October,
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December; the storms are at level 9-10, accompanying heavy and long-lasting rain that poses
the risks of flooding. According to the Report on Natural Disaster Prevention in Da Nang, in
2018 the flooding and heavy rains drown out 925 houses and damaged 31 ha of rice and 3,925
ha of crops. The loss was estimated at VND 11 billion.
2.1.3. Hydrology and Oceanology, water resources
The subproject area is located in the area of 2km away from Co Co river toward the East
and 2.km from Vinh Dien river (The section near the subproject area is Cai river) toward the
West. There is no water body (pond, lake, river, stream) in the project area.
Vinh Dien river: is a branch of Thu Bon river, starting at Cau Lau bridge, about 5km from
the upstream. The river has a length of 23km, carries water of Thu Bon river (Quang Nam
province) and receives the flow from La Tho and Qua Giang rivers before discharging into
Han river (Da Nang). Vinh Dien river mainly serves for trading, irrigation and water supply
for agriculture.
Co Co river: Formerly, the river runs along Cai and Thu Bon river at Cua Dai estuary. At the
present, the river is sedimented and become a dead-end river. The flow of the river in dry
season in Da Nang city is mainly from Cai and Han rivers. Co Co river mainly plays a role as
drainage canal in the area.
Han river: is the last connecting point of Vinh Dien river, Cau Do river – Cam Le, discharge
into Da Nang sea. Han river starts from the confluence of rivers in districts of Cam Le, Hai
Chau, Ngu Hanh Son, then releases into Da Nang bay which is adjacent to Hai Chau and Son
Tra districts. The river‟s flow is from the South to the North. Its length is about 7.2km, width
of 900-1,200m, depth at 4-5m. Its main function serves as the drainage canal and beautiful
landscape – which is the tourism attraction of the city. The flow regime of Han river is
strongly influenced by the tidal regime of Da Nang sea.
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Figure 2.2: River systems in Da Nang city and subproject area
Tidal regime
The tidal regime of the sea in Da Nang has irregular and semi-diurnal tide. Specially, within
half of the day, there are both high tide and low tide but the tides are different between the
magnitude and time. Within a month, there are 03 tidal days on average due to impacts from
the sun, 8 days at most and 1 day at least. Due to the tides, the flowing regime in canals and
drainage culverts is quite complicated. In the course of flooding, canals and drainage culverts
receive both stormwater and wastewater from residential area. Moreover, the regime is
affected by high tide. The flooding level of the average highest tide reaches 120 cm and the
lowest is 80 cm.
2.1.4. Existing Environmental Quality
In order to have quantitative assessment on the local baseline environmental parameters in the
subproject area with an area of 40ha and some positions which are expected to affect by the
subproject, a monitoring program on 18th
Nov 2019 was provided by Thai Duong
Environment Treatment and Monitoring Joint Stock Compainy who is fully eligible and
Project area
Co Co
river
Cai river
Han
river
Vinh Dien
river
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qualified in environmental monitoring – have the certificate of Vimcerts 163 dated 29/8/2019
under the Decision No. 2206/QD-BTNMT. Some criteria on air quality (microclimate such as
temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed), noise, vibration, water quality (pH,
temperature, DO, TDS) will be measured at the site; the remaining criteria will be sampled
and stored then analyzed in the lab. The monitoring parameters are shown in Table 2.1 below.
Table 2.1. Quantity Samples and Monitoring Parameters
No Sample No. of
sample
Parameters Standards
1 Air 8 13 parameters: Microclimate
(temperature, humidity,
pressure, wind speed, wind
direct), TSP, PM10 dust, CH4,
H2S, CO, NO2, SO2, O3.
- QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT:
National Technical
Regulation on Ambient Air
Quality
- QCVN 06:2009/BTNMT–
National technical
regulation on hazardous
substances in ambient air
- WB‟s HSE guideline
2 Noise, vibration 8 Noise, vibration - QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT:
National Technical
Regulation on Noise;
- QCVN 27 :2010/BTNMT:
National Technical
Regulation on Vibration
- WB‟s HSE guideline
3 Surface water 4 17 parameters: pH,
temperature, TDS, TSS, DO,
COD, BOD5, NH4+, NO2
-,
NO3, Total N, Total P, SO42-
,
PO43-
, Cl-, Grease, Colifom.
- QCVN 08-
MT:2015/BTNMT: National
Technical Regulation on
Surface water quality.
- WB‟s HSE guideline
4 Groundwater 3 14 parameters: pH,
temperature, hardness, DO,
TDS, NH4+, NO2
-, Cl
-, CN
-,
NO3-, SO4
2-, PO4
3-, Coliform,
E.Coli.
- QCVN 09-
MT:2015/BTNMT: National
Technical Regulation on
ground water quality.
- WB‟s HSE guideline
5 Wastewater 3 17 parameters: pH,
temperature, smell, COD,
BOD5, TSS, NH4+, NO3
-,
SO42, PO4
3-, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cu,
As, grease and oil, Coliform.
- QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT:
National Technical
Regulation on domestic
wastewater, Column B
- WB‟s HSE guideline
6 Soil 5 8 parameters: Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb,
Hg, As, salinity, pH
QCVN 03-
MT:2015/BTNMT National
Technical Regulation on the
allowable limits of heavy
metals in the soils.
- WB‟s HSE guideline
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Figure 2.3: Environmental quality sampling location
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2.1.4.1. Air quality, noise and vibration
Air quality was monitored on 18th
Nov 2019 in sunny weather, moderate wind, temperature
260C, humidity 65%. Sampling locations include:
Sample Coordinate system 2000 Sampling Locations
X Y
K1 1767277 553709
At intersection of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Tran Dai Nghia
road
K2 1767215 553352
At Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, entrance road to Da Nang
University Village (near the University of Da Nang - A3)
K3 1766969 553323
At the existing dormitory area (border University of
Technology and Education - A1)
K4 1766815 553115
At the gate of Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (near the
University of Foreign Language Studies- A2)
K5 1766324 553533
At the entrance road to Technology Faculty (Near the Da
Nang University Center - A5)
K6 1766691 552699
At residential area on Luu Quang Vu road (near Technopole
area - B2)
K7 1767088 551479
At the intersection of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Mai Dang
Chon roads (near the subproject‟s resettlement area)
K8 1766230 552760
At residential area that borders the southern Multi-sport
complex - A4
The results of sampling are listed in Table 2.2 below.
Table 2.2. Air Quality, Noise and Vibration
No Paramete
rs
Unit Results (an hour average valid) QCV
N
05:20
13/B
TNM
T
WBG
HSE
guide
line
K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 K8 -
1 Temperat
ure
0C 26.1 26.0 26.0 26.3 26.2 26.1 26.1 26.3 - -
2 Humidity % 65.2 65.0 65.1 65.3 65.7 65.2 65.8 65.6 - -
3 Pressure hPa 550 542 545 548 570 565 540 547 - -
4 Wind
speed
m/s 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 - -
5 Wind
direction
- South-
east
South-
east
South-
east
South-
east
South-
east
South-
east
South-
east
South-
east -
6 Noise dBA 60 58 61 62 62 55 63 59 70(1)
70
7 Vibration dB 45 40 42 43 44 45 41 40 70(2)
-
8 Suspende
d dust
mg/m3 0.12 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.11 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.3 -
9 Dust
PM10
mg/m3 0.20 0.18 0.15 0.17 0.21 0.15 0.14 0.13 - -
10 CO* mg/m3 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 30 -
11 SO2 mg/m3 0.05 0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.04 <0.01 0.03 <0.01 0.35 0.2
12 NO2 mg/m3 0.01 0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.03 <0.01 0.02 <0.01 0.2 -
13 O3* mg/m3 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 0.2 -
14 H2S mg/m3 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 <0.08 - -
15 CH4* mg/m3 KPH KPH KPH KPH KPH KPH KPH KPH -
Comments: The results of air, noise and vibration monitoring in the subproject area are lower
than the allowable standards of QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT and HSE Guildeline. This proves
that the air, noise, vibration quality in the subproject areas is quite good and has no sign of
pollution generated from construction, industrial, services activities, etc in the area.
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2.1.4.2. Surface Water Quality
Surface water quality was monitored on 18 Nov 2019, sampling locations include:
Sample
Vietnam Coordinate
system 2000 Sampling locations
X Y
M1 1767312 555285 Surface water in Co Co river at the bridge across the Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road (low tide)
M2 1767158 555285 Surface water in Co Co river at the bridge across the Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road (high tide)
M3 1766192 549876 Surface water of Cai river at Hoa Phuoc bridge (high tide)
M4 1766285 549876 Surface water of Cai river at Hoa Phuoc bridge (low tide)
The results of surface water quality analysis are shown in Table 2.3 below.
Table 2.3. Surface Water Quality
No Parameter Unit Test methods Results QCVN
08-
MT:2015/
BTNMT
Column
B1
NM1 NM2 NM3 NM4
1 pH - TCVN 6492:2011 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.0 5.5-9
2 Temporary °C SMEWW 2550.B:2012 25.5 25.7 26.0 25.8 -
3 DO mg/L TCVN 7325:2004 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.0 ≥4
4 TDS SMEWW 2540C:2012 150 155 145 140 -
5 TSS mg/L TCVN 6625:2000 40.2 39.5 37.1 36.8 50
6 COD mg/L SMEWW 5220C:2012 25.1 25.5 23.7 23.5 30
7 BOD5 mg/L SMEWW 5210B:2012 13.0 13.2 10.7 10.5 15
8 NH4+
mg/L EPA Method 350.2 0.55 0.60 0.48 0.45 0.9
9 NO2-
mg/L TCVN 6178:1996 0.011 0.010 0.012 0.012 0.05
10 NO3-
mg/L SMEWW 4500-NO3.E:2012 1.15 1.12 0.85 0.83 10
11 Total N mg/L TCVN 6638:2000 <3.0 <3.0 <3.0 <3.0 -
12 Total P mg/L TCVN6202:2008 0.020 0.020 0.022 0.023 -
13 SO42-
mg/L SMEWW 4500SO42-
.E:2012 <1.7 <1.7 <1.7 <1.7 -
14 PO43-
mg/L TCVN 6202:2008 0.019 0.020 0.015 0.015 0.3
15 Chloride mg/L TCVN 6194:1996 110 115 125 121 350
16 Total oil
and grease
mg/L SMEWW 5520B:2012 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 <0.3 1
17 Coliform MPN/
100ml
TCVN 6187-2:1996 4,300 4,300 4,700 4,700 7,500
Comment: According to the monitoring results, the monitored water parameters in Co Co
river (at the bridge across the river on Nam Ky Khoi Nghi road, about 2km from the project
area to the East) and Cai river (Vinh Dien river at Hoa Phuoc bridge, about 2.5km from the
project area to the West) are within the permissible level of QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT:
National Technical Regulation on surface water, Column B1 (surface water source for
irrigation or for other using purposes that require the equivalent water quality or other
purposes as same as B2)
2.1.4.3. Groundwater Quality
Underground water was monitored on 18 November 2019 in some households using water in
drilling wells which have depth from 30m-40m. Sampling locations include:
Sample Coordinate system 2000 Sampling locations
X Y
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NN1 1766508 553265 Water in drilling well of Mrs.Le Thi Hai household, near Luu
Quang Vu road, Quy Hoa ward
NN2 1766629 552462 Water in drilling well in Mr.Pham Ngoc Vinh household, near
Luu Quang Vu road, Hoa Quy ward
NN3 1767030 553234 Water in drilling well in Mrs.Pham Thi Hien household, Quy
Hoa ward
Analyzing results on groundwater quality in following table 2.4.
Table 2.4. Groundwater Quality
No Paramet
er
Unit Test methods Result
QCVN 09-
MT:
2015/BTNMT NN1 NN2 NN3
1 pH - TCVN 6492:2011 7.0 6.9 7.0 5.5-8.5
2 Temperat
ure
°C SMEWW 2550.B:2012 24.5 25.1 24.7 -
3 DO mg/L TCVN 7325:2004 4.1 4.1 4.0 -
4 TSS mg/L TCVN 6625:2000 <5.0 <5.0 <5.0 -
5 Hardness mg/L TCVN 6224:1996 250 280 210 500
6 NH4+
mg/L EPA Method 350.2 0.04 0.05 0.04 1
7 NO2-
mg/L TCVN 6178:1996 <0.013 <0.013 <0.013 1
8 NO3-
mg/L SMEWW 4500-NO3.E:2012 0.05 0.06 0.05 15
9 SO42-
mg/L SMEWW 4500 SO42-
.E:2012 2.0 1.85 1.90 400
10 PO43-
mg/L TCVN 6202:2008 <0.015 <0.015 <0.015 -
11 Chloride mg/L TCVN 6194:1996 98.7 1021 105 250
12 Cyanua mg/L SMEWW 4500CN-
.B&E:2012 <0.0025 <0.0025 <0.0025 0.01
13 Coliform MPN/
100ml TCVN 6187-2:2009 KPH KPH KPH 3
14 E.Coli MPN/
100ml TCVN 6187-2:1996 KPH KPH KPH KPH
Comment: The monitoring results of underground water show that the underground water
parameters in the project area is lower than the permissible level as per QCVN 09-
MT:2015/BTNMT – National technical standard on underground water quality
2.1.4.4. Wastewater Quality
Wastewater quality was monitored on 18 Nov 2019. Sampling locations include:
Sample Coordinate system 2000 Locations
X Y
NT1 1766908 553413
Wastewater from common drainage culverts near the existing
dormitory
NT2 1766692 553294
Wastewater from common drainage culverts near the Information
Technology College
NT3 1766753 553145
Wastewater from common drainage culvert near Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy
Analyzing results of wastewater samples are presented in the following table 2.4.
Table 2.5. Wastewater characteristics
No Parameter
Unit Test methods Results QCVN
14:2008/
BTNMT
column B
NT1 NT2 NT3
1 pH - TCVN 6492:2011 7.2 6.8 7.4 5-9
2 Temperature °C SMEWW 2552.B:2012 27.1 27.5 26.5 -
3 Odor - Sensory No No No -
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smell smell smell
4 TSS mg/L TCVN 6625:2000 75.1 65.8 78.2 100
5 COD mg/L SMEWW 5220C:2012 120 107 98.1 -
6 BOD5 mg/L SMEWW 5210B:2012 65.1 46.2 45 50
7 NH4+
mg/L EPA Method 350.2 6.5 5.15 5.70 10
8 NO3-
mg/L SMEWW 4500-NO3.E:2012 2.15 3.05 3.20 50
9 Fe mg/L TCVN 6177:1996 <0.012 <0.012 <0.012 -
10 Mn mg/L SMEWW 3500Mn.B:2012 <0.016 <0.016 <0.016 -
11 SO42-
mg/L SMEWW 4500SO42-
.E:2012 2.15 3.05 3.10 -
12 PO43-
mg/L TCVN 6202:2008 1.10 0.78 1.05 10
13 Cd* mg/L TCVN 6197:1996 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 -
14 Cu* mg/L TCVN 6193:1996 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 -
15 As* mg/L TCVN 6626:2000 <0.0004 <0.0004 <0.0004 -
16 Total grease
and oil
mg/L SMEWW 5520B:2012 2.5 1.75 3.2 -
17 Coliform MPN/
100ml TCVN 6187-2:1996 4,300 3,790 3,900 5,000
Comments: The results of domestic wastewater monitoring in the dormitory, Medicine and
Pharmacy Faculty, Information Technology College showed that almost all wastewater
parameters in the common drainage culverts are within allowable limit, excepting for BOD5
of the NT1 sample taken from the common culvert in the dormitory exceeds as 1.3 times as
allowable level of QCVN 14:2008/ BTNMT, Column B.
2.1.4.5. Soil Quality
Soil quality was monitored on 18 Nov 2019. Sampling locations include:
Sample
Coordinate system
2000 Sampling locations X Y
D1 1766568 552670 Soil in the construction area of Technopole building
D2 1766568 552938 Soil in the construction area of lecture hall
D3 1767000 553412 Soil in the construction area of dormitory
D4 1766998 552788 Soil in the construction area of smart house
D5 1766998 552550 Soil in the construction area of wastewater treatment station
Analysing results on soil quality in the project area show in Table 2.6.
Table 2.6. Soil Quality
No Parameter Unit Results QCVN 03-
MT:2015/BT
NMT Đ1 Đ2 Đ3 Đ4 Đ5
1 pH - 7.1 6.8 7.5 7.4 6.7 -
2 Salinity ‰ 0.45 0.50 0.61 0.65 0.70 -
3 Hg* mg/kg <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 -
4 As* mg/kg 0.15 0.20 0.17 0.18 0.20 15
5 Pb* mg/kg <5.0 <5.0 <5.0 <5.0 <5.0 70
6 Cd* mg/kg <0.25 <0.25 <0.25 <0.25 <0.25 2
7 Cu* mg/kg 2.15 2.10 2.20 2.52 2.45 100
8 Zn* mg/kg 1.62 1.67 1.65 1.65 1.60 200
Comment: The analysis results of heavy metals in the soil in the project area are much lower than
allowable limit as per QCVN 03-MT:2015/BTNMT: National technical regulation on allowable
limit of hevy metals in the soil. The salinity parameter is also as much lower as the permissible level
(0.45-0.75). These findings prove that there is no heavy metal contamination in the construction
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area. The excavated organic soil can be used for on-spot leveling or planting green trees in the
campus.
In conclusion,
2.1.5. Biological resources in subproject area
- Terrestrial animals: In the subproject area, there is no rare species listed in the red book. The
area has a large number of amphibians, reptiles. There are no precious animals, but some
species found as: Rodentia, Muscaroli, Rattus argentiventer, Carnivora, Suncus murinus,
Chiroptera and birds. In addition, there are cattle (buffaloes, cows, pigs, goats, etc.), poultry
(chickens, geese, ducks, and so on) raised by local households.
- Terrestrial plants: there are no rare species listed in the red book. The area has a number of
fruit trees (Coconut, jackfruit, orange, avocado, peach, coconut, dragon fruit, papaya,
bananas, and so on) grown by local people living along Luu Quang Vu road. The rest are
mainly shrubs, weeds, Ipomoea pes-caprae. In addition, there are fields of crops of local
people. Summary of trees and plants in the project area is presented in the following table:
No. Trees and plants Unit Quantity
1 Fruit trees (Coconut, jackfruit, orange,
avocado, peach)
tree 4,500
2 Dragon, papaya, bananas (with fruit,
without fruits, seedlings)
tree 27,500
3 Ornamental plants of all kinds tree 3,500
4 Specialized flowers (m2) m2 5,000
5 Small-size trees in household garden tree 15,000
6 Large-size trees in household garden tree 4,500
7 Vegetable of all kind (m2) m2 100,000
8 Rice (m2) m2 152,800
9 Others m2 -
Some images about the vegetation cover in the subproject area:
Grass and shrubs
Grass and shrubs
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Casuarina, various plants in garden
Ornamental plants of households
2.2. Socio-economic conditions
2.2.1. Land area, Land Use
The area of 70ha that was not compensated and cleared mainly consists of urban residential
area (residential area of group 58, 59, 60, 61), agricultural land, religious land, cemetery land,
transport land, etc. Details are as follows:
No. Type of land Area (ha) Rate (%)
1 Urban residential area 26.9 38.4%
2 Perennial land 14.1 20.1%
3 Transport land 11.0 15.7%
4 Non-agricultural land 1.2 1.7%
5 Cemetery land 3.5 5.0%
6 Unused land 8.7 12.4%
7 Other annual crop lands 3.5 5.0%
8 Others (religious, cultural
lands) 1.1
1.6%
Total 70 100.0%
2.2.2. Administrative units and population
Ngu Hanh Son District has 4 wards: My An, My Khe, Hoa Quy and Hoa Hai, with a natural
area of 40.18 km2. As of 2018, the district‟s population is 87,259 consisting of 43,330 male
(accounting for 49.66%) and 43,929 female (accounting for 50.34%). The subproject is
implemented within Hoa Quy ward.
Quy Hoa ward has a quite large natural area in comparison to other wards of Ngu Hanh Son
district, with 14,82km2, population of 16,868. However, the ward has the lowest population
density with about 1137.78 people/km2.
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Table 2.7. Area and population density of Ngu Hanh Son district in 2018
Communes/wards Area (Km2) Population (people)
Population density
(people/Km2)
Ngu Hanh Son
district 40.18 87,259 2171.25
My An 3.28 27,449 8360.95
My Khe 5.48 15,670 2860.43
Hoa Quy 14.82 16,868 1137.78
Hoa Hai 16.60 27,272 1642.71
(Source: Statistical year book of Ngu Hanh Son district in 2018)
According to the results of the survey on compensation, resettlement of the UD subproject,
there are 468 households, equivalent to 1354 people to be affected. Most of them live in and
sparsely along Luu Quang Vu road sides.
In addition, the subproject area has a large number of people (about 5000 students, officers,
lecturers of the Universities and Colleges, of which there are 3000 people from Information
Technology College, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy under the University of Da Nang and
2000 people from Korea – Vietnam Friendship Information Technology College under
Ministry of Information and Communication.
2.2.3. Poverty
Based on the national poverty standard 2016-2020, Ngu Hanh Son district has 722 poor
households. Of which, the number of the poor households in Quy Hoa ward in 2018 was 335
households, making up 46% of the district.
Table 2.8. Summary of number of poor households in Ngu Hanh Son through years
Communes/wards Years (unit: household)
2015 2016 2017 2018
Ngu Hanh Son district 595 2,313 1,256 722
My An 66 312 171 78
My Khe 73 335 199 116
Hoa Quy 169 551 342 335
Hoa Hai 287 1,115 544 193
(Source: Statistical year book of Ngu Hanh Son district in 2018)
2.2.4. Economic characteristics
Economic development in Ngu Hanh Son district
The total production value of economic sectors in 2018 of Ngu Hanh Son district is VND
2,699 billion, reaching 106.5% of the plan. In which tourism - trade is determined as a key
economic sector of the district, of which:
- Tourism - Trade is estimated at VND 1,884 billion, reaching 103.97% of the plan. In
2018, Ngu Hanh Son relics and landscapes welcomed 1,946,494 visitors, revenue of
82.257 billions Dong, reaching 126% of the plan;
- Retail sales of consumer goods and services are estimated at VND 5,094 billion, reaching
103.95% of the plan.
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- Industry - Handicraft - basic construction reaches VND 744.38 billion, reaching 110.7%
of the plan. There are 657 industrial facilities in the district, attracting 3,243 workers. The
main industrial products of Ngu Hanh Son district are steel, alloy; Prefabricated building
components; Pure water; Shoes, clothes... Production value of industry – handicraft is
estimated at 422.46 billion VND, reaching 105.09%; and production value of the basic
construction industry is estimated at 321.92 billion VND, reaching 119.23%.
- Agriculture - Fishery industry is estimated at 70.7% billion dong, gaining 141.4% of the
plan, including
- Cultivation: Cultivated area: 467.5 ha, of which 247 ha of rice, yield 63 quintals/ha, yield
1,546 tons; vegetables 96 ha, yield 95 quintals/ha, yield 912 tons
- Breeding: Control of slaughtering, animal quarantine and vaccination for cattle and
poultry are basically ensured. Avian influenza in 2018 across the district for 91
households with 7,923 poultry...
- Aquaculture: Aquaculture area: there are 4 ha for freshwater fish farming, 11 ha for
brackish water shrimp farming in Hoa Quy. The main stocking households are raising
shrimp, snakehead fish and a few households raising tilapia tilapia, hybrid catfish, etc.
The shrimp productivity is estimated at 6 tons/ha, cultured fish of all kinds reaches 1.5
tons/ha. The fishing output is estimated at 1,150 tons of aquatic products of all kinds. The
district has 28 ships with a capacity of 10,966 CV (25 ships with a capacity of over
90cv).
2.2.5. Results of affted households survey in subproject area
The Da Nang University Village project has been planned since 1997, but the project
has not been implemented yet, lasting too long, greatly affecting the local socio-economic
development. People in the project area are not allowed to build, expand their houses, nor
grant construction permits. Therefore, the living conditions are limited, the houses are
deteriorated, the electricity and water supply systems are damaged, children's schooling is
difficult ... The socio-economic survey was conducted with 200 affected households. The
benefits are made by the Counsel during the prison period in November 2019.
Occupation of the employee: Results of the survey on the main occupation of the people,
(the working age of people in the report is from 18 to 60 years old) show that there are four
main groups of employments namely agriculture production (28.5%), Business/trade (27.4%)
and public servants (27%) in addition to a number of 16.8% of other occupations (housewife,
seaonsal waged job and retired person). Survey results on the main occupation of employees
are shown in detail in the following chart:
Figure 2.4: Chart of occupation of the employees
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Income: The average income of the AHs by the project is 5,083,673 VND/household/month.
The highest income is VND 25 million/household/month and the lowest is VND 1
million/household/month. Average income of affected households is lower than the city‟s
income per capita (5,506,000 VND/HH/month). The income structure of households is
detailed in the following table:
Table 2.9. Income structure of AHs
Income resource
Number
(Household) Percentage (%)
Agriculture 36 18
Business 44 22
Waged worker 128 64
Handicraft 4 2
Savings deposit interest rates 0 0
Support for policy family 20 10
Other sources 4 2
(Source: Affted households survey, 11/2019)
In terms of income sources, about 64% of households have income from wages, reflecting a
fact that all households have members at working ages who are involved in labor market with
monthly salary such as workers, waged labors, public officials. 22% of households have
income from business; 18% of households have income from agricultural production. Though
nearly 30% of surveyed households are farmers, only 18% said they have income from
agricultural activities with very low amount (about VND 300,000 /month). The reason is that
this area has been planned for the project, thus, people could not invest in large scale.
Agricultural production here is only spontaneous serving people's daily consumption, not for
commercial purposes. "In fact, cultivation can be even losses, with no income expectation."
(Household said). In particularly, none of the surveyed households has savings at the bank.
This partly reflects vulnerability of the affected community. This issue will be addressed
again in analysis of household expenditure.
Household expenditure: Surveyed households' average expenditure is about 5.7 million
VND/month/HH; while the average income is 5,083,673VND. As a result, these households
do not have savings and this reflects the vulnerability of the affected communities. Activities
for livelihood restoration should be timely identified and updated to ensure that the lives of
the affected people can soon be restored and developed. Thus, care should be taken when
implementing the project so that negative impacts on people's daily life can be mitigated. The
survey was conducted on 11 poor households (among 50 poor households under the project).
Savings: According to the results of the current survey, the income of the project‟s affected
households is lower than their expenditure. Therefore, within the past years, these households
made no savings.
Debt: From surveyed result on affected households‟ income and expenditure, most of the
surveyed households said that in the past 2 months, they had income lower than their
spending. As a result, 24 out of 200 surveyed households reported to be in debt of 12% of
their income. The main source of household loans is from banks (20 households) and mass
organizations (4 households). On average, the household‟s banking loan is 12,400,000 VND
and from organizations and unions (5,000,000 VND). The household‟s loan is for expenditure
(50%), business and other purposes account for 25%.
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Housing condition: Housing is one of the most important criteria for household living
standards. However, the project area has been planned by the city for constructing the
university of Da Nang, so households has not been allowed to expend or build new houses.
Housing type of affected households is shown in detail in the following chart.
Figure 2.5: Chart of housing type of affected households
(Source: Affted households survey, 11/2019)
Current living conditions of the affected households are very poor, the houses have been
degraded, temporarily repaired and unsafe for living. In particular, in the rainy season, the
drainage system is not good, causing local flooding and generation of mostquitoes and flies.
The reason households did not repair their houses to ensure their safety and to have better
living conditions is that their houses are located in the area which has been planned for project
since 1977 so they are not licensed to build/repair houses.
Clean water suply: Currently, the subproject area has been suppling with clean water by Ngu
Hanh Son water supply plant. However, according to the assessment of households, the water
supply source is not stable in terms of quality and quantity. Therefore, in addition to tap water
as a main source (70%), households also use other water sources such as dug wells (10%) and
drilled wells (20%).
Sanitation: In the subproject area, 74% of households use hygienic toilets (with septic tank),
22% of households use two-compartment toilets. In addition, 4% of households use simple
toilets (2% of households use one compartment toilet and 2% of households use rudimentary
toilets -squat toilet).
Energy: The source of energy that households are using for lighting is electricity from the
national grid, 100% of households use this source of energy. The main sources of energy used
for cooking are: Gas (78%); Kerosene (20%) and Electricity are (2%).
Assessment of living standards: Number of poor HHs in sample are 11 (these ones of the
subproject are 50). According to the survey results, people rated their living standard not very
high, only 2% said that their family was well-off, 40% was average, 56% were at poverty
level and 2% of households found no criteria. Living standard of the project affected people is
much lower than average living standard of people in Hoa Quy ward. The ward‟s total
percentage of poor household is 11.68%, and near poor household is 1.59%.
Diseases situation: About 58% (116/200 households) of the surveyed affected people said
there were sick people in their family over the last 3 months. The diseases that households
suffered are mainly common diseases such as: cold/fever (54%); Digestive is (32%); Dengue
fever (54%); Respiratory (28%); Injury (56%) and other illnesses (12%). This is a fairly high
and worrying indicator of the health of the people in the project area compared to the overall
condition of health when the healthcare services are become better and better.
20%
44%
34%
2%
Bungalow withsimple structure
Bungalow withbrick wall
Bungalow withconcreteframework
Other type ofhouse
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Figure 2.6: Chart of healthy condition of affected people
(Source: Affected households survey, 11/2019)
Causes affecting people's health: Based on the survey results, there are two main causes
affecting people's health, namely unsafe food (51.1%) and water pollution (54.8%). It is
observed that the living environment in the project area is really degraded due to the
unsecured drainage system and the dense vegetation not being cleared.
Access to healthcare services: in general people in the project area and the affected
households in particular have quite convenient access to healthcare services. There is a rather
complete hospital system from the medical station to the city general hospital in Da Nang
city. In addition, there is a large network of hospitals, private clinics and pharmacies that also
enhances health access for affected groups. The distance from the project area to the ward
health station and pharmacy is from 2 to 5 km, while the distance to the city general hospital
is over 5 km. Currently, in Hoa Quy ward, there is 1 health station with 7 patient beds and 1
doctor and 0 3 midwives, which has provided good initial services for medical examination
and treatment. According to the survey on health insurance, 100% of children under 1 got
vaccinated and 100% of the surveyed affected households have health insurance.
Labor division of the survey households: Regarding the division of labor by gender in the
affected households, there is not much difference between men and women. All activities
involve both men and women. However, in some activities such as cooking, cleaning the
house and taking care of children, women are often in charge. The division of labor in the
project area does not differ from the current research and analysis on gender labor in Vietnam:
Women are engaged in production, reproduction and child care activities while men are
mainly engaged in production activities.
Decision making on family issues: According to the survey results, for making decisions on
family‟s matters (buying assets for the family, borrowing money from banks, repairing
houses) or making decisions about the education of children ...), there is a discussion of both
husband and wife.
Onwnership of household valuable assets: Most of the land plots have a land use right
certificate but the name of owners on the certificates are not the actual affected households.
This is due to the fact that, the land area has been planned since 1997 and all transactions of
land were not allowed; however, the project implementation was delayed so long that some
households still had private transactions of land when they had demand. These transactions
were made by private writing commitments at people‟s discretion. Information of land
ownership on the document was therefore not taken into account when assessing the project‟s
gender issues. This characteristic also requires a careful and thorough implementation of
compensation and site clearance to avoid any missing cases or wrong cases.
100
58
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Having health insurance Having sick relatives
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Participate in community activities: Community activities such as attending meetings,
sanitation of residential areas, and participating in ensuring security and order in the
residential area, participation rate of both spouses Over 70%, the participation rate of both
men and women in these activities is equal: (community meetings: men (12.0%), women
(14.0%); sanitation activities are participation Both men and women are equal (10.2%) and
the activities of protecting the neighborhood security order are male (12.2%) and women
(10.2%).
2.2.6. Culture
Ngu Hanh Son district
Ngu Hanh Son (known as Non Nuoc) is located about 5km away from the city center toward
the Southeast. It covers 6 mountains: Kim Son, Moc Son, Thuy Son, Duong Hoa Son, Am
Hoa Son and Tho Son which are symbols of 05 elements of the universe (Five Elements). The
mountain has beautiful caves which are the home of Salangane and ancient pagodas. Under
the mountain is the famous Non Nuoc stone carving village. Next to the mountain is an
unspoiled beautiful beach.
The Avalokitesvara Festival is held every February 19 in the lunar calendar. This is the largest
religious festival of the Buddhist community in Da Nang. The Avalokitesvara Festival is held
in the foot of Ngu Hanh Son mountain, attracting thousands of Buddist and visitors all over
the country. In general, these cultural and historical structures are quite far from the
subproject area (5 km).
Hoa Quy and the subproject area
On Luu Quang Vu road, there are Hai An Pagoda, Cao Dai Khai Tay Sanctuary and Temple
of the Le and Pham families, about 100-200m from the subproject area. Although all
residential areas in the expected subproject site will be relocated, Hai An pagoda and Khai
Tay Sanctuary will be remained to protect religious and belief culture of local people.
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Figure 2.7: Location of sensitive receptors
Sensitive receptors Picture Description
Hai An Pagoda
- Distance from construction area
(Center of UD - A5): 100 m.
- This is a Buddhist pagoda where
local people come to organize
worshiping activities, particularly
on the first day and 15th day of
every solar month.
- The number of visitors on the
peak days (the 1st and 15
th day of
the month): 50 - 70.
Khai Tay Santurary
- Distance from construction area
(The Technopole - B2): 200 m.
- This is a Caodaism pagoda
where local people come to
organize worshiping activities,
particularly on the first day and
15th day of every solar month.
- The number of visitors on the
peak days (the 1st and 15
th day of
the month): 50 - 70.
Resident area
Luu Quang Vu road
Hai An pagoda
Khai Tay Santurary
Temple of Pham families
Temple of Le families
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Sensitive receptors Picture Description
Temple of Le Trung
families
- The temple is located in the
planning area of Da Nang
University center. It is required to
replace as site clearance.
- Provincial historical relic, for
worshiping family‟s members.
- Only crowded (30-50 people) on
Tet holidays and the death
anniversary day of the family.
Temple of Pham families
- The temple is located in the
planning area of Da Nang
University center. It is required to
replace as site clearance.
- Provincial historical relic, for
worshiping family‟s members.
- Only crowded (30-50 people) on
Tet holidays and the death
anniversary day of the family.
Besides, by implementation of Da Nang University Village Project, including the
University of Da Nang Subproject – funded by WB, there are 1,500 graves to be displaced
(these graves are scattered in some areas with a total area of nearly 70 ha to be cleared). All
graves will be relocated to Hoa Ninh cemetery – Hoa Vang district, about 20km from the
project area toward the Northwest.
2.2.7. Medical and Healthcare
Da Nang city has 19 general and special hospitals, 11 district level hospitals and
medical centers, 47 medical service units at communal/ward level and more than 1000 private
clinics. With the appearance of the University of Da Nang of Medical Technology and
Pharmacy in the city, Da Nang is becoming a large medical center of the Central-High Land
Region and of the nation.
There are 7 healthcare facilities in Ngu Hanh Son district including 2 hospitals and 4
ward medical stations with 1,448 beds and 145 medical staffs (36 doctors, 32 physicians, 47
nurses, 11 midwives, 19 technicians). In general, medical and healthcare services for local
people in the project area are good and quite convenient.
In the project area, there are medical and health care units: Hoa Quy medical service
unit on Mai Dang Chon road with a distance of nearly 0.8km; Ngu Hanh Son district Medical
Service Unit with a distance of about 3km. It is worth noting that the project campus has
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy which is the medical and health care training and testing
center.
In general, the medical and health care services of local people in the project area are
good and convenient. During the project‟s construction phase, the local healthcare facilities
can fully meet the needs of medical examination and treatment of migrant workers.
2.2.8. Education
Universities
Da Nang is among the largest educational and training centers of the Central – Highland area
and the Country. At the present, there are 14 Universities, Academies; 18 colleges; 50
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professional vocational training centers and over 200 schools at levels from kindergarten to
high school. The University of Da Nang consists of 08 Universities/colleges/Faculties.
According the Da Nang University Development Scheme by 2035 approved by the Minister
of Education and Training, there will be additional universities, research institutes established,
including: International University, University of Information Technology and
Communications, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Upgraded from the current Faculty
of Medicine and Pharmacy), College of Medical Technology (Upgraded from the Central
Medical Technology College II), University of Open, Institute for Postgraduate Training, etc.
Member units of University of Da Nang will be invested with infrastructure and teaching aids
as proposed in the UD subproject (WB fund). Details are as follows:
(1) University of Technology and Education – The University of Da Nang
- The University of Technology and Education is the State-funded university and is a
member of Da Nang Unviersity. It was established in 2017 under the Decision No. 1749/QD-
TTg of the Prime Minister dated 08/11/2017. The University is training center for technical
and technology HR which provides personnel for the socio-economic development demand of
the Central Region and High Land.
- At the present, the
University of Technology and
Education is located at No. 48
Cao Thang, Hai Chau district,
Da Nang city within the
campus of 4,064ha. Total
constructed area is 19.938 m2.
- Currently, the
University has 1,853 students
and 209 lecturers and officers
in total.
- Its structure includes:
Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering Information;
Faculty of Electrical – Electronic Engineering; Faculty of Civil Engineering; Faculty of
Chemical Technology - Environment; Faculty of Industry and Education.
- At the present, the facilities of the University have been degraded because it has been
built for 20 years. Some works have existed more than 50 years. The system of rooms, halls,
workshops, labs have been deteriorated, outdated and no longer met the requirements of a
morden university. There are some training, researching programs and sectors are overlapped
to those of the University of Science and Technology. Therefore, seeking out a typical way to
maximize available advantages in order to match the model of the University of Da Nang is a
essential.
(2) University of Foreign Languages Studies
- University of Foreign Languages Studies is the State-funded University and is a
member of Da Nang University. It was established in 2002 under the Decision No. 709/QD-
TTg of the Government dated 26/8/2002.
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- This University is a
center for training and improving
knowledge about languages,
cultures of countries to serve for
the development of the country
and the integration to the world.
- Its address is at 41 Le
Duan, Hai Chau district, Da Nang
city, within the campus of
University of Da Nang and at No.
131 Luong Nhu Hoc, Da Nang
University.
- At the present, the
University has total 6,726 students and 294 lecturers and officers.
- Its faculties and related units include: Faculty of International Studies; Faculty of
English; Faculty of English for specific purpose; Faculty of Foreign Language Teacher
Education; Faculty of Russia; Faculty of French ; Faculty of Chinese; Faculty of Japanese –
Korean – Thai.
- With a huge advantage of tourism, expansion of training in foreign languages is an
important step to satisfy highly increasing demand of labors specialized in foregin language
and tourism administration. The classrooms, halls and training equipment have been run-
down and outdated. Therefore, it is important and necessary to construct the University of Da
Nang.
(3) International University (Now known as Vietnam-UK Research and Training
Institute).
+ The International University is constructed based on the Vietnam UK Research and
Training Institute. It was established in 2014.
+ According to the Decision
of the Ministry of Education and
Training, VNUK is eligible to
organize trainings for
undergraduate, masters, and doctoral
programs as well as short-term
training courses. The Institute has
been cooperating with international
partners to carry out research and
training activities towards advanced
and modern approaches of the
region and the world. It is
considered to be the first private
international university in The Central of Vietnam.
+ Currently, VNUK has a total of 265 students and 36 lecturers and officers;
+ Its faculties and related units include: Foundation Study program; Computer
Science and Engineering; Data Science (DS) (Specific); Biomedical Sciences; Governance
and International Business; International Tourism and Hospitality Management.
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+ With the demand on high qualified labor in the context of nationally economic
development, establishment and construction of the International University is very important.
The University will provide an excellent teachning and learning environment that satisfies the
national standard on training a high qualified teachining cohorts and meets the requirements
on national industrilizations and modernizations.
(4) Center of Danang University
The University of Da Nang
is located at 41 Le Duan. It was
constructed from 1991-2000 with
3-6 floors and 7,157m2 of floor
area. There are about 223 officers
under organizations: Board of
Directors, Functional Departments,
etc.
When member universities
are invested in construction, it is
necessary to build UD's executive
building. Ensuring administrative
management, administration, effective management of all activities of UD in general and
member universities in particular.
Thus, when UD sub-project is implemented, besides 2 existing universities / faculties,
UD will have more member universities / faculties with the scale of the number of students,
lecturers / officers as statistics. in the following table:
Table 2.10. Number of students/lecturers in 2019 and forecast until 2035
No.
Name of
member
universities
Status (2019-2020) Forecasts to 2035
Students
(people)
Lectures
people)
Total
(people)
Students
(people)
Lectures
(people)
Total
(people)
I Existing
universities 2,177 298 2,475 8,500 475 8,975
1
College of
Information
Technology
1,188 230 1,418 5,500 300 5,800
2
Faculty of
Medicine and
Pharmacy
989 68 1,057 3,000 175 3,175
II
Universities
under UD
subproject
funded by WB
8,844 762 9,606 15,500 1,200 16,700
1
University of
Technology and
Education
1,853 209 2,062 6,000 450 6,450
2
University of
Foreign
Languages
Studies
6,726 294 7,020 7,000 350 7,350
3 International
University 265 36 301 2,500 150 2,650
4 Center of Da
Nang University - 223 223 - 250 250
Total (I+II) 11,021 1,060 12,081 24,000 1,675 25,675
(Source: Da Nang University, Dec 2019)
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Schools:
- The educational system of the project area is quite complete from kindergarten to high
school. In addition to the system of public schools in the project area, there are also
private schools. There is no discrimination on gender and household economic situation,
all children of school age can go to school
- Boys are more likely to drop out of school than girls, mainly because of their poor ability
to study or they prefer playing to learning.
- With not very high educational level of the heads and members of the affected
households in the project area, this can cause a great impact on the development of the
livelihood restoration program for the severely affected households - especially
vocational training and career transition programs for working age members of the
subproject. The proposed plan is to focus on basic majors with short-term training such
as: garment, cooking, veterinary…
2.3. Infrastructure and related services
2.3.1. Elevation of the subproject area
Elevation of the subproject area is as follows:
- The area which was leveled: some structures in the area were built with an elevation from
5.85m-6.30m, in which the elevation of the dormintory ranges from 5.85m-6.00m;
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy is 6.20m-5.95m and College of Informtation
Technology is 6.30m-6.05m;
- The area of 70ha to be compensated and cleared: (i) Residential area (residential land in
urban area) on Luu Quang Vu road has a ground elevation from 5.5m to 6.0m; (ii) the
Agricultural land, crop land, cementery land and other lands has quite low ground
elevation which ranges from 5m to 5.5m.
In general, because the terrain of the project area is relatively flat, the un-leveled area is only
as from 0.6 m to 0.8 m that is lower than leveled and constructed area.
2.3.2. Traffic
At the present, the subproject area only has road transport system, namely:
Outbound roads:
NH 1A: NH1A running through Da Nang city has been upgraded with the cross
section expanded to 33m (the section in Truong Chinh road where the rail way runs
parallelly with the cross section of 28m). The road was asphalted.
NH 14B: This road connects Da Nang city to Highland and links Da Nang with the
Asian Highway to Cambodia, Thailand, etc. It now was completed with an average cross
section in the segment Tien Sa – Hoa Cam from 33 to 48m, and the segment Hoa Cam - Hoa
Khuong of 15m.
Provincial Road 607 (Tran Dai Nghia Road): with total length of 15 km, it was
upgraded to 34m, has a separate strip; each side has 02 lanes. The road was concreted and
has high quality.
Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road: with total length of 10 km, the section running the project
area is 2km long, 34m wide with a separate strip and 02 lanes on each side. The road was
concreted and has high quality.
Mai Dang Chon road: with total length of 15 km. It has been upgraded and expanded
to 34m wide with a separate strip and 02 lanes on each side. The road was concreted and has
high quality
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Intersection between Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
to Da Nang University Village
Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road
Tran Dai Nghia road
Mai Dang Chon road
Transport system in the subproject area
For the area that was cleared: route 1 (from the College of Information Technology to Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia) and route 2 and 7 and part of the route 2 and 6. These routes are structured
of asphalt concrete and arranged with good drainage and illuminating system on both sides.
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The area of 70ha to be compensated and cleared: includes Luu Quang Vu road has a width of
6-8m, structure of asphalt concrete. It has common drainage culvert and lighting system on
road sides however the quality of road is not good. The road will be removed to build
infrastructure in the Da Nang University Campus in accordance with the approved plan. The
remaining area, including agricultural, agricultural land, cemetery land, other non-agricultural
land, has no transport infrastructure, lighting, water supply and drainage system.
2.3.3. Power supply, water supply
Power supply
At present, Ngu Hanh Son district is using electricity from national power grid with stable
quality which can completely meet electricity demands for production and daily lives of local
people as well as for other ongoing projects in the city.
Currently, the project area has a 22kV on-ground wire grid connected from the branch of the
route 471E13 to serve for 3 transformer stations of the dormitory of Pedagogical University
(180kVA-TBA), Pedagogical University T1 (320kVA) - Pedagogical University T3
(320kVA).
Low-voltage grid of 0.4kV is underground arranged along the sidewalk in the existing areas.
The lighting net using on-ground cable is supplied with power from the electric cabinets
located at 3 substations in order for lighting the roads in the area.
Water supply
Subdivision of water supply area in the project area - Ngu Hanh Son district
The main pipeline with dimension of D600 ÷ D300 is arranged along Ngu Hanh Son road,
dimension of D400 ÷ D300 is placed along Le Van Hien road. Water sources of Cau Do water
treatment plant is provided through pipeline of dimension D500 and 4 D300 crossing Tuyen
Son bridge, and D300; D200 across Nguyen Van Troi bridge. The percentage of clean water
used in Ngu Hanh Son district is quite high (80.57%)
For Da Nang University Village
By now, the subproject is using water provided by the Ngu Hanh Son water supply branch
through the pipeline D110-D32. Besides, the project uses water from small-diameter drilled
wells for watering trees and washing roads. In order to meet the development demand, a
suitable water supply network should be arranged to ensure safe and timely water supply.
2.3.4. Drainage, wastewater collection and treatment
Stormwater drainage
Drainage system of Ngu Hanh Son district
The East of Ngu Hanh Son – Le Van Hien – Tran Dai Nghia road: Stormwater drains towards
the East Sea; Drainage system: Wastewater is mainly drained by box culverts installed in the
coastal road of Son Tra Dien Ngoc. From the drainage axis, there are horizontal culverts with
aperture B = 3-5m.
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The West of Ngu Hanh Son -Le Van Hien – Tran Dai Nghia road: the drainage direction is
towards Han river and Co Co river; water is drained through pipe culvert D1500 on Le Van
Hien – Tran Dai Nghia roads, from the drainage axis, there are horizontal box culverts to Co
Co river.
The area of Ba Tung, Man Quang residential areas and the North of Southern ring road,
petroleum urban area: The main drainage direction is towards Cai and Co Co rivers; The
drainage system mainly uses box culverts with dimension of
1.8x1.4m;2.2x1.6m;2.5x1.5m;4x2.8x.2.5m, pipe culverts d=1500;1600, open ditches Bm=10-
24m.
Current drainage system in the area of Da Nang University Village
On the internal roads in the Campus of Da Nang University Village, stormwater is drained
through longitudinal ditches and horizontal culverts with dimension of 500x800, 600x1000,
800x1000, 1200x1200. Stormwater is self-flown along culverts towards the north to the
drainage system on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road.
Wastewater treatment
Concentrated wastewater collection and treatment system of Da Nang city and Ngu Hanh
Son district:
Currently, Da Nang City mainly use common drainage system. Only a very small number of
planned areas have a separate wastewater collection system. Most of local households have
septic tanks.
The percentage of collecting effluent from local households to the common treatment system
is very low, presenting only 15%.
The interceptor system for wastewater drainage consists of: 15.7km of self-flowing pipe, 19.4
km of pressure pipe from pumping stations and 18 pumping stations. Wastewater separating
wells have elevation of + 0.6m above sea level. However, in some area where the high tide
raises, the sea/river water flows back the system:
Currently, there are some concentrated drainage systems in the city: (i) Hoa Cuong WWTP:
4.5 ha; Capacity of 40,000 m3/day; (ii) Phu Loc WWTP: 4.5 ha; Capacity of 40,000 m
3/day;
(iii) Son Tra WWTP: Area of 2 ha; Capacity of 10,000 m3/day; (iv) Ngu Hanh Son WWTP:
1.6 ha; Capacity of 10,000 m3/day and (v) Hoa Xuan WWTP with capacity of 60,000 m
3/day.
The connection of internal drainage system of the University of Da Nang to drainage system
of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road (Ring road in the South of the city) with a dimension
BxH=1200x1200 to the upstream of the drainage culvert B52 of the prioritized infrastructure
project (lead to Hoa Xuan WWTP with capacity of 60,000 m3/day). The culvert, under the
planning, was calculated for the basin of UD subproject (see Annex 3).
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Figure 2.8: Concentrated wastewater treatment plants in Da Nang city
Because of a large number of hotels and resorts of Da Nang city, five-star hotels and resorts
along the East Coast have a wastewater treatment in the campus. It is worth noting that high-
end resorts in the future will be planned to build a separate wastewater treatment plant.
Current status of effluent drainage in the area of Da Nang University Village
The project area has no separate wastewater drainage system. The drainage status of each area
is as follows:
- For the area that was cleared: Domestic wastewater of the area is treated by 3-compartment
septic tanks, then it will be drained to ditches in the area and led to the common stormwater
drainage system of the area. As for the block of universities/colleges/faculties under the
existing Da Nang University, domestic wastewater is collected and treated as following:
+ College of Information Technology: Domestic wastewater is treated by 3-
compartment septic tanks, then will be drained to ditches of the College and led to the
common drainage system of the area (connected to Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road)
+ Dormitory (2 Buildings): Domestic wastewater is treated by 3-compartment septic
tanks, then will be drained to ditches of the Buildings and led to the common drainage
system of the area (connected to Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road)
+ Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy: (i) Domestic wastewater is treated by 3
compartment septic tanks; (ii) wastewater from the testing area is separately collected
and treated in the Faclcuty‟s campus; the treatment quality completely fufills the
Category B of QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT. After treatment, treated effluents will be led to
internal ditches and then drained to commom culverts of the area (connected to Nam Ky
Khoi Nghia road). Details about size, capacity and technological chains of the treatment
system are described in the Appendix.
- The area of 70ha to be compensated and cleared: at the residential areas along Luu Quang
Vu road, the existing domestic wastewater from local households is treated by septic tank,
then the treated wastewater will be led to common drainage system of the area or self-
absorbed in the households in households‟ garden.
2.3.5. Solid Waste Management
At the present, solid wastes in Da Nang city are collected, transported and treated by Da Nang
Urban Environmental One Member Limited Company. The waste is collected by 03 main
methods: (i) Wastes collected by tricycles; (ii) Wastes collected by fixed trash bins on roads;
(iii) Wastes collected by trash bins in a certain period of time.
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The average volume of solid waste collected is 252,500 tons/year; the percentage of waste
reaches 92% of total in the city. In Da Nang, there is Khanh Son solid waste treatment area in
Lien Chieu district. Khanh Son is the hygienic disposal site which is 8km away from Da Nang
city towards the West and has operated from 2008. The site has an area of 48.3 ha and
treatment capacity of 650 ton/day.
The Da Nang city has 01 hazardous waste incinerator located at Khanh Son landfill with a
capacity of 200kg/hour serving hazardous waste treatment, especially clinical hazardous
waste. Depending on the characteristics of each type of hazardous waste, the operation unit
shall directly collect, classify and treat such forms as solidification or landfill, etc., according
to current regulations.
The hazardous waste incinerator located at
Khanh Son landfill
Khanh Son solid waste treatment complex
In short, during the construction process, the "Vietnam National Universities Development
project – University of Danang Subproject" will have to mobilize a large number of workers
to the site during 18 to 36 months depending on the size and nature of the work items.
Concentration of a large number of workers will increase the pressure and competitiveness on
public service providers, specifically: The presence of construction workers and service
providers (maybe even their family members in some cases) may create additional needs for
the provision of public services such as: electricity, water, health services, transportation,
education and social services; as well as potential risks of social evils and environmental
pollution. Therefore, Da Nang City, the Subproject Owner and the PMU should have effective
responding plan.
2.4. Characteristics and existing status of the constructed buildings
The construction area of Da Nang University Village is located in Hoa Quy ward, Ngu Hanh
Son district - Da Nang city, under the planning of Da Nang University Village (adjacent to
Quang Nam province). It has an area of about 90 hectares, of which more than 19 hectares of
land area are available (compensation, site clearance completed) under the planning for the
subdivision of area of Da Nang University Village. Besides, an area of more than 70 hectares
has not been cleared yet. In the city, there are several existing Universities/Colleges.
Specifically:
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Figure 2.9: Locations of Faculties/Colleges within and beyond the subproject area
Information about Faculties/Universities/Colleges within and beyond the project area:
Sensitive receptors Picture Description
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy
- The nearest distance to the
works in the Center of the UD
subproject: 200m.
- Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy is located in the campus
of the Da Nang University Village
in Hoa Quy ward.
- Area of the existing building is
28,000 m2; 1 building with 4
stories and auxiliary works for
study and teaching activities.
- Number of students, lectures and
officers: about 1,000 people.
Korea – Vietnam Friendship
Information Technology
College
- The college is located near the
area of building International
University, the nearest distance of
100m by a fence of 2.5m and a
green tree row.
- The College borders Tran Dai
Nghia and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia,
near the existing dormitory;
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy
Korea – Vietnam Friendship
Information Technology
College
The existing dormitory
College of Information
Technology
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Sensitive receptors Picture Description
- It has an area of 13.55ha; has a
campus, fence wall of 2.5m high
and a green tree row. Besides, it
has a completed and modern
infrastructure system. The
entrance road from Tran Dai
Nghia road is completely
separated from the UD subproject.
- Number of students, lectures and
officers: about 3,000 people.
College of Information
Technology
- The nearest distance to the
works in the University of
Technology and Education of the
UD subproject: 100m.
- The College is located in the
campus of the Da Nang
University Village in Hoa Quy
ward.
- It has an area of 42,000 m2; there
are 3 building of 5 stories and
auxiliary works for study and
teaching activities.
- Number of students, lectures and
officers: about 1,500 people.
The existing dormitory
- The nearest distance to the
University of Technological
Education and International
University under the UD
Subproject: 100m.
- The dormitory is located in the
campus of Da Nang University
Village in Hoa Quy ward,
bordering Korea – Vietnam
Friendship Information
Technology College.
- The existing area is 30,000 m2
with 02 buildings of 05 stories and
completed infrastructure.
- The number of students ranges
from 1,500 to 2,000 students.
They are students of Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy and
College of Information and
Technology
In addition, to the Northwest of the project area, there are residential areas with about 468
households living along Luu Quang Vu road (residential quarters 58, 59, 60, 61 in Quy Hoa
ward, Ngu Hanh Son district). The residential areas mainly have semi-permanent houses,
small businesses, households providing catering services and canteens for students and local
people. These areas will be compensated under the approved planning on subdivision of Da
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Nang University Village. Whole area will be completely cleared (relocation to resettlement
site) to build Da Nang University Village under the approved plan.
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CHAPTER 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
In the process of implementation (preparation, construction and operation), the subproject will
bring about both negative and positive impacts. Details are as following:
3.1. Positive impacts
Overall, the subproject would bring about significant positive socio-environmental impacts.
Construction contracts would help to create casual short term job and additional incomes for
local people during construction phase.
The positive social impacts
Once the subproject is completed and the listed facilities are put into operation, the subproject
area would be benefited greatly. Besides, the subproject will be an important base for
successful implementation of the Scheme on comprehensive implementation of Da Nang
University toward 2025, on the vision to 2035. By this subproject, the University of Da Nang
will be sustainably developed. Specifically:
- The University of Da Nang will expand its services of providing high-quality
training program, universalizing training curriculum to attract qualified students and increase
the number of foreign students. Particularly, by increasing investment in equipment for
training and researches, the University will create favorable conditions for further support
disadvantaged students who mainly come from the Central Region – Highland, as well as
encourage the participation of female students in technological sciences
- The subproject will contribute to improvement of infrastructure for study and
attraction of qualified officers, scientists, experts within and beyond the country to teach and
study in the University so as to expand the training scale and quality, especially postgraduate
training; strengthening international cooperation in study and capacity building for
implementing scientific and technological assignments of the State, Businesses and other
organizations.
- Besides, it will improve the relationship with organizations, businesses though
coordination of training, research and technological development, commercialization and
goods promotion; then not only is the training and researching capacity of the University
enhanced, but also the subproject brings an income source for reinvestment.
The positive environmental impacts
Apart from social positive impacts, once the UD subproject comes into operation, it will bring
about positive impacts on environment: (i) form a university urban geology area with green
space and creative area, etc. creating positive academic climate for students and lecturers of
the University; (ii) Increase the coverage of green trees within the University campus; (iii)
invest high-end infrastructure with water, wastewater, solid waste collection system in
accordance with the standards; (iv) have environmental friendly structures with the purpose of
using green energy and energy saving.
Direct beneficiaries by 2035: There will be 15,000 students and 1,200 officers, lecturers of
members: University of Technology and Education, University of Foreign Languages Studies,
International University, Executive building of Dang University that funded by WB.
3.2. Negative Impacts and Risks
There will be potentially negative socio-environmental impact and risks posed in the phase of
Clearance, construction and operation of the subproject‟s works.
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Classification of negative impacts and risks
There will be some potential negative environmental and social impacts and risks during the
pre-construction, construction and operation phases of the facilities proposed under UD
subproject.
These potential negative impacts and risks are classified as below:
Significant Impacts (S)
- Impacts on large land areas, important areas, or changes in environmental conditions
in a period of more than two years;
- Impacts exceeding permitted standards and regulations. Long-term and large-scale
impacts;
- Changes in ecological systems, impacts on ecological systems of large areas, or
medium impacts (lasting for more than two years) yet required recovery period of the
affected ecological systems is ten years;
- Impacts on health of people;
- Economic losses and damages to the subproject nearby people and communities;
- Potential significant social and environmental impacts which can only be controlled
and mitigated if proper mitigation measures are implemented.
Medium Impacts (M)
- Impacts on large areas for a period from six months to two years;
- Changes in ecological systems or ecological functions at the localities in a short time
and recovery capacity is good. The impact levels are similar to current changes yet
such impacts can have a cumulative effect;
- Impacts might (or might not) affect people‟s health, causing impacts on persons in the
surrounding areas;
- Impacts are medium, localized and temporary and mitigation measures should be
carried out.
Low Impacts (L)
- Social and environmental impacts that cause significant changes in less than six
months or medium changes for a period of less than two years;
- Impacts are within permitted standards and regulations, causing minor changes at
present. Impacts are fully controlled;
- Impacts that might affect daily activities yet not cause any obstruction to communities;
- Insignificant impacts on health and living standards of people;
- Impacts are minor, localized, and can be neglected.
No Impacts (N)
- Impacts that are unrecognizable or cannot be identified yet such impacts can also be
caused by daily activities;
- No social and environmental impacts.
Types and scope of negative potential environmental impacts and risks are classified in Table
3.1
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Table 3.1. Level of Negative Impacts of UD Subproject
Works Physical elements Biological elements Social elements Others
Air,
noise,
vibrati
on
Soil
,
wat
er
Solid
waste
dredg
ed,
sludg
e
Forest,
natural
ecosyst
em
Fish,
aqua
tic
speci
es
Nati
ve
ethn
ic
grou
p
Land
acquisiti
on and
resettle
ment
Tangib
le
cultur
al
resour
ces
Liveliho
od,
disturba
nce to
resident
ial
commun
ity
Traf
ic
safe
ty
Impact
s from
outside
subproj
ect
area
Work: (A1) University of Technology and Education:
New construction of 01 office building with 05 storeys, floor area: 8,500 m2; 02 lecturer buildings
with 05 storeys, floor area 30,000 m2; 01 practic building with 03 storeys, floor area: 6,642 m2; and
auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house, parking lot, substations
and others)
The expected number of students, officers and lecturers in the operation phase until 2035: 6000
students; 450 officers/lecturers
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M N M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N N M M L
Operatio
n
L M M N N N N N L M L
Work: (A2) University of Foreign Languages Studies:
New construction of 01 office building with 05 storeys, floor area: 10,500 m2; 01 lecturer building
with 05 storeys, floor area 7,500 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, green trees,
parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
The expected number of students, officers and lecturers in the operation phase until 2035: 7.000
students, 350 officers/lecturers
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M N M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N N M M L
Operatio
n
L M M N N N N N L M L
Work: (A3) International University:
New construction of 01 office building with 05 storeys, floor area: 4,350 m2; 01 lecture building with
05 storeys, floor area 9,750 m2; auxiliary works (yard, internal road, landscape, green trees, parking
house, parking lot, substations and others)
The expected number of students, officers and lecturers in the operation phase until 2035: 2.500
people and 150 officers/lecturers
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M N M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N N M M L
Operatio
n
L M M N N N N N L M L
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Works Physical elements Biological elements Social elements Others
Air,
noise,
vibrati
on
Soil
,
wat
er
Solid
waste
dredg
ed,
sludg
e
Forest,
natural
ecosyst
em
Fish,
aqua
tic
speci
es
Nati
ve
ethn
ic
grou
p
Land
acquisiti
on and
resettle
ment
Tangib
le
cultur
al
resour
ces
Liveliho
od,
disturba
nce to
resident
ial
commun
ity
Traf
ic
safe
ty
Impact
s from
outside
subproj
ect
area
Work: (A4) Multi-purpose sport complex
New construction of 03 dormitories with 05 storeys, floor area 11,340 m2; 01 lecture building with 05
storeys, floor area: 9,750 m2; 01 canteen with 1 story, the floor area 3,413 m
2; auxiliary works (yard,
internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house, parking lot, substations and others)
The expected number of students, officers and lecturers in the operation phase until 2035: 24,000
people
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M M M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N M M M L
Operatio
n
L M M N N N N N L M L
Work: (A5) Center of the University of Da Nang
- Construction of 01 executive building with 09 storeys, total area of 19,170m2; auxiliary works (yard,
internal road, landscape, green trees, parking house, parking lot, substations and others).
- Number of staffs/lectures in the operation phase by 2035: 250 people.
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M M M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N M M M L
Operatio
n
L M M N N N N N L M L
Work: (B1) New construction of advanced technical infrastructure, including: internal road,
power and power system, wastewater treatment system, green trees, Information technology
infrastructure of the University of Da Nang on 40ha of the planned area in Da Nang city.
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M N M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N N M M L
Operatio
n
L L L N N N N N L M L
Work: (B2) Technopole Center and Innovation Quarter
- New construction of 01 office building with 05 storeys and an floor area of 8,500 m2;
- New construction of 04 high-tech buildings with 03 storeys for 5 laboratories, floor area of 15,600
m2;
The expected number of students, officers and lecturers in the operation phase until 2035: 24,000
people
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Works Physical elements Biological elements Social elements Others
Air,
noise,
vibrati
on
Soil
,
wat
er
Solid
waste
dredg
ed,
sludg
e
Forest,
natural
ecosyst
em
Fish,
aqua
tic
speci
es
Nati
ve
ethn
ic
grou
p
Land
acquisiti
on and
resettle
ment
Tangib
le
cultur
al
resour
ces
Liveliho
od,
disturba
nce to
resident
ial
commun
ity
Traf
ic
safe
ty
Impact
s from
outside
subproj
ect
area
Preparati
on
N N M N N N M M M N L
Construc
tion
M M M N N N N N M M L
Operatio
n
L M M N N N N N L M L
Remarks - Impacts on land acquisition of the area 70ha under the approved plan in Da Nang
city
- The impact level is from medium to large and mitigable through measures
mentioned in the ECOPs
- Impact on sensitive receptors: Hai An pagoda, Khai Tay Sanctuary; Temple of Le
and Pham families.
- Impacts on activities of students, officers and lecturers of existing Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology and Dormitory.
3.2.1. Potential negative impacts and risks during clearance
Pre-construction impacts and risks during pre-construction phase include (i) Land acquisition;
and (ii) Safety risks related to unexploded ordnances (UXO). Impacts from demolitions of
house/structures and site clearance of the subproject will be assessed during the construction
process.
a. Land Acquisition
Impacts of land acquisition will be assessed for the area of 70ha. The following impacts are
identified through results of the inventory of loss. Details about the impacts will be identified
and updated in RAP after the detailed design and DMS are approved.
The project will acquire about 70ha of land of all kinds. Of the total of affected land, 26.9ha
are urban residential land, 14.1ha are non-agricultural land, 1.2ha are land for perennial crops,
and 11ha are annual crop land (including 6.9ha of rice land). The remaining area is
transportation land, irrigation, cemetery land and other land. The land acquisition scope is
indicated in the following table.
Table 3.2. Scope of affected land by UD subproject
No. Type of land Area (ha)
1 Urban residential land 26.9
2 Other non-agricultural land 14.1
3 Land for annual crops 11.0
4 Land for perenial crops 1.2
5 Land for transportation development 3.5
6 Land for cementary 8.7
7 Unused vacant land 3.5
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No. Type of land Area (ha)
8 Land of religious establishments 0.4
9 Land of folk belief 0.4
10 Land for aquacultural production 0.017
11 Other agricultural land 0.11
12 Water surface 0.003
13 Land of cultural establishments 0.17
Total 70.0
(Source: RP report, 1/2020)
The subproject will affect a total of 468 households (AHs) of which 468 households will be
relocated, 60 affected households are vulnerable group (50 poor HHs, the remainings are
households with heads as single women and social policy househsolds), 468 households are
severely affected by losing 20% of agricultural land, 84 affected households are businesses.
No households of ethnic minorities live in the project area.. Summary of the number of AHs
is presented in the following table.
Table 3.3. Classification of affected households
No Type of HHs Number of HHs
1 Total affected HHs 468
2 Number of vulnerable HHs 60
3 Number of relocated HHs 468
4 Number of severely affected HHs 5 468
5 Number of business HHs 84
(Source: RP report, 1/2020)
Land acquisition, relocation and resettlement have potential to impact the affected households
physically and psychologically, these may result in social problems and even litigation.
Relocating to a new place may cause disturbances and disruptions to the livelihood, business,
income, accessibility to existing infrastructures and services of affected households.
In general, land acquisition are unavoidable and the impacts on relocated households would
be long term and significant. The subproject owner has prepared a Resettlement Action Plan
to address the impacts related to land acquisition.
Affected houses/structures
There are 419 households losing their houses (in which 49 households have separated but are
currently sharing the same shelter, raising total 468 relocated households). Total affected
house area is 50,600 m2. The type of houses is mainly grade 3-4 houses because after the
announcement of the master plan in 1997, the whole situation of the houses did not change
5 Severely affected households are those who lose more than 20% of agricultural land (10% for vulnerable
households).
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much because they were not granted new construction permits. Details are summarized the
Table 3.4:
Table 3.4. Affected houses/structures
Type of houses Number of
HHs Area (m
2)
House grade 3- 4 419 50,600
Other type 0 0
Total 419 50,600
(Source: RP report, 1/2020)
In addition, other anxiliary works and structures affected by land acquisition include:
No. Type of house Unit Area
1 Grade 3- 4 house m2 50,600
2 Auxiliary structures m2 23,495
3 Stores, workshop m2 1,460
4 Yard m2 20,650
5 Fence m2 35,821
6 Drilled well psc 424
7 Water/electric meter psc 449
8 Graves psc 1,500
(Source: RP report, 11/2019)
Affected graves
There are 1,500 graves to be displaced to acquire 70ha land for the UD subproject (the graves
are scattered in many positions in the subproject area).
According to Vietnamese culture, graves are belief and spiritual matter which should be
respected carefully. Relocation of graves will affect household‟s spiritual and psychological
life. In addition, physical removal of the grave will require customary or religious worshiping
procedure. All 1,500 graves are all belong to Buddhism people so they share the same
spiritual procedures for relocation.
The project will cause relocation of about 1,500 graves. The People's Committee of Da Nang
City has prepared a plan to relocate all graves in the city, including 1,500 graves in the UD
village project, to Hoa Ninh Cemetery Park which has been built and under operation, 20km
from the city center. The affected households were consulted, and all agreed on relocation of
these affected graves to the new cemetery of the city.
Thus, impact is assessed at medium and mitigable.
Affected public assets
About 300m2 of hall of Hai An village will be relocated. In addition, 35,479 m
2 of local roads
will be affected.
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Impacts on religious and belief works
Within the project area, there are two works under management of religious and folk belief
institutions namely Hai An Pagoda and temple of Caodaism Khai Tay 2. According to
information obtained from consultation with City leaders and local religious community, Hai
An Pagoda has planned to relocate and the pagoda and local community have accepted.
For the temple of Caodaism Khai Tay 2, according to the existing plan, the temple will only
be affected during construction of the project due to restriction in access especially on the full
moon or the 1st day of the lunar month, during which the dust or behavior of workers can be a
concern for local people. However, if there is any other possible alternative, consultation with
local people will be re-conducted before commencement, then the RAP will be updated.
Besides, Pham and Le ancestral houses will be relocated by UD subproject. This issue related
to many members of the family so it required more time and more steps for consultations.
Local authorities of all levels have cooperated with stakeholders to conduct the consultations
to get people‟s concensus. At first, meetings with representatives of families have been held
to obtain people‟s comments and wishes, then the families representatives would discuss with
their families‟s members. At present, the Le and Pham families have basically agreed with the
project but they were not consent about locations for construction of their new ancestral
houses. Therefore it is required to have additional consultations to clarify and get strong
concensus on this issue.
Impacts on trees and crops
The subproject will affect 8 types of trees and crops. Loss of trees and crops is summarized in
the following table.
Table 3.5. Impact on trees and crops
No. Types of land Unit Qnt
1 Fruit trees (coconut, jack fruit, orange,
avocado, peach)
Tree 4,500
2 Dragon, papaya, bananas (with fruit,
without fruits, seedlings)
Tree/clump 27,500
3 Ornamental plants of all kinds Tree 3,500
4 Specialized flowers m2 5,000
5 Small-size trees in household garden Tree 15,000
6 Large-size trees in household garden Tree 4,500
7 Vegetables of all types m2 100,000
8 Rice m2 152,800
(Source: RP report, 11/2019)
Cutting down of fruit trees and vegetation will affect households economically, cause the loss
of shadow and change greenery landscape. This impact during construction of these work
items is unavoidable but can be minimized.
b. Safety Risks due to Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
Before 1975, Vietnam underwent two wars and Da Nang city was also suffered from being
bombed during the war. The subproject areashave been greatly disturbed by human activities
including extensive cultivation and urban development, some UXOs may still be remained
underground in the subproject area. As the subproject involves civil works with excavation,
there are risks that UXOs may expose or even cause injuries, losses of human lives and assets
in the subproject areas.
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For the subproject, the area that was completely compensated is conducted with UXO
clearance, but the remaining 70ha to be cleared for construction of UD subproject was not.
Therefore, UXO detection and clearance will carried out before commencement of any
construction work with more details provided in the ESMP.
3.2.2. Potential adverse impacts during construction
3.2.2.1. Generic impacts
Activities to be performed during the construction of work items under UD subproject
include:
- Leveling of the site and constructing worker camps and site office
- Machinery‟s operation and workers‟ activities.
- Transportation and temporary storage of materials and fuel
- Excavating, backfilling, forming foundation for buildings, roads and drainage works,
electric line…
- Boring pile for foundation of buildings;
- Backfilling and restoring the site;
- Laying aggregate stone and asphalt for buildings, roads
- Transporting waste material to disposal site.
Sources and scale of impacts in the main affected area under construction activities are listed
in following Table 3.6.
Table 3.6. Sources and scale of impacts in the construction phase
No. Impacts/
Risks Sources of Impact Main Receptors
Impact
level Duration
1
Air Quality
Reduction:
increased
levels of
dusts and
exhaust
gas, noises,
vibration.
- Dust from excavation,
loading/ unloading and
transportation of
construction materials.
- Gas emitted from exhausts
of cars, trucks, excavators,
cranes etc.
- Noise from pile driving at
building; sheet piles
installation, operations of
construction plants,
unloading rocks, ...
- Vibration due to pile
driving during
construction of buildings,
and road base compaction
on the new roads.
- People living around
the construction areas
and material transport
routes (Nam Ky Khoi
Nghia, Mai Dang Chon
roads).
- Workers on sites;
- Existing students and
lecturers at the
University (Faculty of
Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information
Technology,
Dormitory).
- Infrastructure and
landscape around the
construction areas and
material transport
routes.
Medium Medium
to Long-
term
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2
Waste
water
generation
- Stormwater runoff through
construction sites;
- Domestic wastewater from
workers‟ camp (about
1200 workers);
- Construction Wastewater.
Land and surface water
sources in the project
areas. Although the
subproject construction
area is more than 2 km
away from rivers/canals
(Co Co river, Do Toa
river or Cai river),
wastewater will be
drained to these two
river basins through the
common drainage
system in the area,
unless mitigation
measures are well
taken.
Medium
Medium
to Long-
term
3 Solid
wastes
generation
- Wastes from demolition of
the existing
houses/structures;
- Excavated soil dredged
materials from buildings
- Domestic waste from
workers‟ accommodation;
- Construction solid waste;
- Hazardous materials and
wastes such as wasted oil
and materials
contaminated with oil.
The workers‟ camps,
students and teachers in
the existing
universities/colleges
(Faculty of Medicine
and Pharmacy, College
of Information
Technology,
Dormitory)
Soil environment,
terrestrial vegetation at
the site.
Medium Medium
to Long-
term
4
Water
quality
reduction
- Storm water runoff from
the construction sites;
- Domestic wastewater from
workers‟ camps;
- Construction Wastewater
from construction sites.
- Impact on groudwater by
the deep excavations for
construction foundation of
buildings.
- Water bodies near
construction sites and
workers‟ camps.
Although the subproject
construction area is
more than 2 km away
from rivers/canals (Co
Co river, Do Toa river
or Cai river), the water
quality can be reduced
because wastewater can
be drained to these two
river basins through the
common drainage
system in the area,
unless mitigation
measures are well
taken.
- Groudwater quality
reduction.
Low Short
5
Impacts on
Biological
Resources
- Site clearance
Trees, vegetation,
insects, some terrestrial
species at construction
sites
Medium Short
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6 Impacts on
Urban
landscape
- Temporary loading of
construction materials and
waste, debis.
- Existing students and
lecturers at the
University (Faculty of
Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information
Technology,
Dormitory).
Medium Medium
7
Increased
erosion and
landslide
risks
- Landslide risks at deep
excavations for
construction of buildings.
- Workers working in
the sites
- Existing students and
lecturers at the
University (Faculty of
Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information
Technology,
Dormitory).
Low Short
8
Increased
local
flooding,
risks
- Material and waste blocks
the drainage, causing
flooding for surrounding
areas. Rain water run-off
at construction material
yards may cause sediment
in the nearby drains.
- New roads built disrupt the
existing drainage pattern
- Wastewater from
construction site contains
mud and soil, depositing in
the drainage sewer leading
to localized inundation
The existing
universities/colleges
(Faculty of Medicine
and Pharmacy, College
of Information
Technology,
Dormitory) around the
buildings;
Medium Short
9
Traffic
Disturbanc
e and
Increased
traffic
safety risks
- The increase in traffic
vehicles (truck) for
transporting materials,
wastes, construction
machines, equipment can
obstruct, disturb or even
interrupt the traffics in the
area.
- Traffic means and
drivers, pedestrians
- Local residents at the
intersections between
the existing road with
the construction site or
transportation routes
such as: Nam Ky Khoi
Nghia road, Mai Dang
Chon road
- Existing students and
lecturers at the
University (Faculty of
Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information
Technology,
Dormitory).
Medium Short
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10
Damages
to existing
infrastructu
re and or
disruptions
to related
services
- Power lines may be
affected by cranes,
bulldozers
- Existing underground
infrastructure may be
affected by excavation
- Excavation to 2m - 4m deep
may cause cracks to weak
structures including existing
buildings around the sites.
- Interruption of related
services such as power
supply, clean water
supply, internet, etc will
affect daily activities
and student studying
conditions in the project
area.
Low Short
11
Social
impacts
and risks
- Construction activities
may disturb or disrupt
accessibility to roadside
houses, offices that may
lead to social conflicts.
- Dust, noise, waste and
wastewater may affect
daily lives of HHs and
business along both sides
of the construction roads;
- Social conflicts may occur
as workers come from
other areas due to
differences in customs,
habit, and income.
- Local security would be
affected if some workers
involved in gambling or
prostitutions.
- Social risks and impacts
and issues related to influx
of workers.
- Social risk related to the
GBV.
- People living
surrouding the
construction sites; and
near workers‟ camps;
- Workers
Medium
Medium
to Long-
term
12 Impacts on
PCRs
- There are about 1,500
graves to be displaced for
site clearance of the
subproject.
- Some pagodas/temple (Hai
An pagoda, Khai Tay
Sanctuary) about 100m-
200m away from the
construction site will be
affected by dust, noise,
traffic disturbance due to
construction activities.
- Pagodas/temples (Hai
An pagoda, Khai Tay
Sanctuary);
- Visitors to the pagoda,
sanctuary.
Low Short
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13
Communit
y Safety
and Health
- Traffic safety risks
increases at construction
areas and transportation
routes.
- Disturbed ground, open
channels, bulky dumps of
materials may cause
accidents;
- The use of electricity, gas,
oil may cause safety risks
to workers;
- Dust and emissions, noise
from construction sites and
along the roads may affect
student, teacher and
people‟s health.
- People living along
the routes; around the
sites.
- Existing students and
lecturers at the
University (Faculty of
Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information
Technology,
Dormitory).
Medium Short
14 Health and
safety of
workers
All construction activities
impose safety risks to the
workers, particularly:
+ falling into deep excavated
holes
+ electrical shocks
+ falling from high buildings
+ Bitten by insects, ...
The workers Medium Short
Detailed assessment on the potential adverse impacts during construction of investments
under UD subproject are described below.
1. Air Quality Reduction
During construction phase, air quality would be affected by increased level of dusts and gas
emission. Dust is generated from (i) demolition of existing structures for site clearance; (ii)
from excavation, leveling; (iii) transportation and (iv) unloading of material, (v) operation of
construction machinery and equipment.
Gas emissions including CO, SO2, NO2, hydrocarbonate… are generated from operation of
construction machinery and equipment (bulldozer, excavator…), mainly from vehicles for
transportation of material and wastes. Impact of dust and gas emssions are analyzed in details
as follows:
i. Dust Generated from The Demolition of Existing Houses and Structures
Total volume of the waste generated from demolition of 419 houses and structures is
estimated at 125,160 m3. These are mainly masonry and brick and steel. Demolition of these
materials will generates dust. The volume of dust emitted from the demolition is calculated
below:
W = EQd [1]
In which: W: The average dust emissions (kg);
E: Particulate Emission factor (kg dust/ton);
Q: Emission volume (m3);
d: Specific weight of debris d = 1,8 ton/m3 (according to document No. 1784/BXD-VP of the
Ministry of Construction publishing the norm of construction materials).
Dust emission coefficient is determined in accordance with the guidelines on Environmental
Assessment Sourcebook (World Bank, 1991) and AP 42 for Stationary Point and Area
Sources (US EPA, 1995) as follows:
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E = k x 0.0016 x (U/2.2)1.3
÷ (M/2)1.4
, kg/ton [2]
In which: E - Emission coefficient (kg/ton); k - Particle structure with average value (k = 0.2 with particle size
structure table (k) page 13.2.4-4 AP 42 (US EPA, 1995); U - average wind speed (m/s) (selected speed is 3 m/s);
M - The average moisture content of debris (%) (Selected average moisture is 11% - Table 13.2.4-1 AP 42, US
EPA, 1995). → Ed = 0.02742 kg/ton
Based on pollution coefficient E and compliance with the subproject work progress, the loads
of dust dispersed from demoliton is calculated and provided in Table 3.7.
Table 3.7. Forecasts on Dust from Demolition
Volume of
demolition (m3)
Total dust
emission
(kg)
Duration
(month)
Dust loading
(kg/day)
Dust
concentration
(mg/m3)
QCVN
05:2013
(mg/m3)
125,160 10,130 6 56.3 0.41 0.3
Remark: The following assumptions are made (i) a working day of 8 hours; (ii) Dispersion
height h = 10 m and (iii) Dry season’s meteorological data are used.
The amount of dust generated from demolition depends on many factors such as the material
and the size of the works to be demonised, weather conditions (humidity and especially, dry
or rainy). The results calculated above for dry season show that the amount of dust generated
from demolition operations would exceeds the allowable limits set in QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT from 1.37 times.
Dust from demolition mainly caused by relative coarse particulate matters thus usually
deposit quickly and exist in a relative short time. The demolition lasts in 2-4 weeks in each
area so that the impacts of dusts caused by demolition activites are relative moderate to high
level, short term, temporary and can be minimized.
ii. Dust emission from excavation and filling activities
The construction activities will use some machines, equipment: excavators, bulldozers,
rollers, hoes, shovels, etc. that generate dust and emissions. Based on equation [2] the particle
emission factor applied for the construction phase is E = 0.02742 kg/tons. Thus, dust emission
at each work item is calculated and summarized in Table 3.8.
Table 3.8. Estimation of dust emission from the excavation and filling
Volume of
earthworks
(m3)
Dust emission
(kg)
Construction
Duration (month)
Dust load
(kg/day)
Dust
concentration
(mg/m3)
QCVN 05:2013
(mg/m3)
359.820 29,129 150 194.195 1.7 0.3
Remark: The following assumptions are made (i) a working day of 8 hours; (ii) Dispersion
height h = 10 m and (iii) Dry season’s meteorological data are used.
The results in Table 3.8 show that dust concentration generated from excavation and filling
exceeds allowable limit set in QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT 5.6 times. In general, upon each
work, the dust load will deposit quickly and exist in a short time. Dust generation duration
will be within 2-4 at each construction position. So that, the impacts be at medium to high
level and can be mitigated.
iii. Dust from The Material Loading and Unloading
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The unloading and loading materials are mainly steel, brick, gravel, sand and cement. The
dust emission loads from the material unloading and loading activities can be calculated as
below6 7
Table 3.9. Estimated dust load from material loading and unloading
Works Total dust
loading (kg)
Unloading
period (day)
Dust loading
(kg/day)
Total dust load
(mg/m.s)
(1) University of
Technology and
Education
353.35 1080 0.33 11.46
(2) University of
Foreign Languages
Studies
6013.85 720 8.35 289.93
(3) International
University 2946.36 720 4.09 142.01
(4) Executive building 1662.47 720 2.31 80.21
(5) Multi-purpose sport
complex 3657.52 1080 3.39 117.71
(6) Technopole center 3172.84 720 4.41 153.13
Table 3.10. Dust emission concentration due to loading and unloading
Works
Distance
W (m)
Dust concentration (mg/m3)
QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT
H=1,5 H=5 H=10 H=15 (mg/m3)
(1) University of
Technology and
Education
10 0.235 0.215 0.192 0.185
0.3
50 0.236 0.19 0.18 0.177
120 0.174 0.171 0.171 0.17
(2) University of
Foreign Languages
Studies
10 1.958 1.307 0.738 0.549
50 1.832 0.669 0.419 0.336
120 0.267 0.199 0.184 0.18
(3) International
University
10 2.026 0.727 0.448 0.356
50 0.984 0.414 0.292 0.251
120 0.217 0.184 0.177 0.175
(4) Executive
building
10 1.218 0.484 0.327 0.275
50 0.63 0.308 0.239 0.216
120 0.197 0.178 0.174 0.173
(5) Multi-purpose
sport complex
10 1.708 0.631 0.401 0.324
50 0.845 0.372 0.271 0.237
120 0.209 0.182 0.176 0.174
(6) Technopole center 10 1.171 0.770 0.470 0.370
50 0.395 0.237 0.204 0.192
6 Based on document AP 42, Fifth Edition Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume 1: Stationary
Point and Area Sources, 7 Tran Ngoc Chan, 1999, Air pollutant and waste gas treatment (Volume 1), Ha Noi Science and Technology
Publishing House
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Works
Distance
W (m)
Dust concentration (mg/m3)
QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT
H=1,5 H=5 H=10 H=15 (mg/m3)
120 0.183 0.174 0.172 0.171
Remarks: These results included the base environmental quality condition
According to the monitoring: the dust concentration parameters emitted from the material
gathering, loading and unloading at the distance of 50m are mostly excessive allowable limit
of QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT with 1.1 times – 6.3 times, upon each subproject site; at the
distance of more than 50m, dust concentration is within the allowable limit.
Faculties/Universities and colleges (i) Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii) College of
Information Technology; (iii) Dormitory has a distance of 100 - 200m from the subproject
area. Therefore, the works will not be affected by dust from the material loading and
uploading activities. Therefore, workers are the major sensitive receptors by dust from the
material gathering activities
Although the construction period of each work item is quite long (18 - 36 months), successive
construction method is used so the impacts caused by dust generated from the handling of
construction materials is medium level and can be minimized.
iv. Dust and emission generated from the transportation
The materials to be transported: (1) wastes/debris from demolition of existing structures; (2)
excavated and backfilled soil; (3) construction machine, equipment and wastes.
According to the standards established by the World Health Organization (WHO)8, 15-ton
diesel vehicles will generate loads of dust and exhausted CO, SO2, NO2, and HC as follows:
dust: at 1.6 g/km/vehicle; CO gas: 3.7 g/km/vehicle; SO2: 7.43S g/km/vehicle; NOx: 24.1
g/km/vehicle and HC: 3 g/km/vehicle (diesel of 0.05% S). The subproject will use 15-ton
trucks for transporting. The average transport distance is 10 - 15 km. The total passages of
trucks and the generated dust loads in the process of transportation are calculated as follows:
Dust emission from transportation of demolition debris
The total number of trucks and the dust volume generated during the transportation of wastes
from demolition of existing houses/structures on the area of 40ha is calculated as follows:
Table 3.11. Dust load generated from transportation of demolition debris
Demolition volume
(m3)
Solid waste
volume (ton)
Transportation
duration (day)
Solid
waste
volume
(ton/day)
Number of
trips
(trip/day)
Total
dust
load
(mg/m.s)
125,160 187,750 180 1,043 70 0.81
Concentration of dust is quantified using Sutton‟s atmospheric dispersion model as follows:
(mg/m3) [3]
In which (C): concentration of air particles (mg/m3);
(E): Emission load (mg/m.s);
(z): height (m);
8 ) (Assessment of Sources of Air, Water and Land Pollution –Part 1: Rapid Inventory Techniques in
Environmental Pollution, WHO, 1993),
u.
2
hzexp
2
hzexp.E8,0
Cz
2
z
2
2
z
2
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σz : dispersion coefficient (m) as a function of distance and wind direction σz = 0.53x0,73
;
(u): mean wind speed (m/s), u = 3m/s;
(h): road height from base elevation (m), h = 0.5m.
Assuming wind speed at 5.0 m/s, the concentration of dust generated from transportation
vehicles at distance of 10-15m from sources is calculated as follows:
Table 3.12. Dust Emission Concentration from Transportation of Demolition Wastes
Distance
W (m)
Dust concentration (mg/m3)
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05:2013/BTNMT
H=1.5 H=2 H=3 H=4 (mg/m3)
10 0.2715 0.2614 0.2378 0.2258 0.3
20 0.2373 0.2347 0.2279 0.2239
Remarks: These results included the base environmental quality condition
Comment: The concentration of dust generated from transportation of demolition wastes is
below allowable limits of QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT - National technical regulations on the
quality of ambient air.
Existing Faculties and units (i) Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii) College of
Technology and Information; (iii) dormitory, have an distance of 100-200m from the site,
thus the structures will not be affected by the transportation of debris and site cleared
materials. However, some households living along road sides will be affected by dust and
exhaust gases. In general, the wastes and debris from demolition will be used to construct
service road. Therefore, the volume of discarded materials will be much lower than the
calculated volume; transportation routes (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Mai Dang Chon is quite large
with 34-60m wide, have a separate strip in the middle) the impact of dust from the
transportation process is medium and mitigable.
Dust generated from transportation of excavated and backfilled soil:
Similar to the calculation of dust load emitted from demolition waste transportation, the
formula [3] is applied to estimate the dust load and concentration generated from the
transportation of excavated and backfilled soil in the area of 40ha. Results are displayed as
follows:
Table 3.13. Dust load generated from the transportation of excavated and backfilled soil
Volume of
excavated
and
backfilled
soil (m3)
Transportation
duration (day)
Solid
waste
volume
(ton/day)
Number of
trips
(trip/day)
Total dust
load
(kg/km/day)
Total dust
load
(mg/m.s)
359,820 150 3,598 240 74.89 2.6
Table 3.14. Concentration of dust generated from transportation of excavated and
backfilled soil
L(m)=W
(m)
Dust concentration (mg/m3)
QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT
(average 1h)
H=1.5 H=2 H=3 H=3.5 (mg/m3)
10 0.42136 0.39643 0.33802 0.30839
0.3 20 0.34144 0.33040 0.31355 0.29290
30 0.2990 0.2943 0.2869 0.2660
40 0.2589 0.2580 0.2555 0.2520
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Notes: the results were calculated in combination with the baseline air conditions
The calculation results: the dust load generated from the transportation of excavated and
backfilled soil for the subproject area (the area of 40ha) at the distance from 10m-20m are
mostly as 1.1-1.4 times as the QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT; at the distance of more than 30m,
dust load is under allowable limit.
Sensitive receptors of the dust, emissions from the transportation of excavated and backfilled
soil are households living along the main road (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road, Mai Dang Chon
roads are quite wide, have a separate strip at the middle and sidewalks on both sides). In
general, impact of dust created from transportation activities is assessed to be low and
mitigable.
Dust generated from transportation of construction materials
Similar to the calculation of dust generated from transporting demolition waste as above,
formula [3] is applied to estimate the amount and concentration of diffused dust from material
transportation for construction of subprojects as below:
Table 3.15. Dust load generated from the transportation of construction materials
Works
Volume of
materials
(ton)
Transportation
duration (day)
Number of
trip
(trip/day)
Dust load
(*)
(kg/km/s)
Dust load
(mg/m.s)
(1) University
of Technology
and Education
190,121 36 12 5.3 0.18
(2) University
of Foreign
Languages
Studies
244,378 24 23 10.1 0.35
(3) International
University 162,461 24 16 7.0 0.24
(4) Executive
building 67,556 24 7 3.1 0.11
(5) Multi-
purpose sport
complex
148,626 36 10 4.4 0.15
(6) Technopole
center 127,490 24 12 5.3 0.18
Similarly, concentration of dusts from transportation of materials, excavation and backfilling
is presented in the Table 3.16 below:
Table 3.16. Dust emission from transportation of materials
Work items Distance
W (m)
Dust concentration (mg/m3)
QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT
H=1.5 H=3 H=5 H=10 (mg/m3)
(1) University of
Technology and
Education
10 0.1876 0.1816 0.1743 0.1700
0.3
20 0.1816 0.1800 0.1770 0.1713
(2) University of
Foreign
Languages
10 0.2042 0.1926 0.1784 0.1701
20 0.1926 0.1894 0.1835 0.1725
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Work items Distance
W (m)
Dust concentration (mg/m3)
QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT
H=1.5 H=3 H=5 H=10 (mg/m3)
Studies
(3) International
University
10 0.1935 0.1855 0.1758 0.1701
20 0.1855 0.1833 0.1793 0.1717
(4) Executive
building
10 0.1808 0.1771 0.1727 0.1700
20 0.1771 0.1761 0.1743 0.1708
(5) Multi-purpose
sport complex
10 0.1847 0.1797 0.1736 0.1700
20 0.1797 0.1783 0.1758 0.1711
(6) Technopole
center
10 0.1876 0.1816 0.1743 0.1700
20 0.1816 0.1800 0.1770 0.1713
Remarks: These results included the base environmental quality condition
Comment: The concentration of dust generated from the transportation of materials and
excavated soil of construction items is within the allowable limits of QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT
- National Technical Regulations on the quality of ambient air.
Locations of the main transportation routes are presented in following Figure 3.1:
Figure 3.1: Locations of the main transportation routes for material and wastes
Receptors that may be affected by dust generated from the transportation of materials and
waste on main transport routes include:
Table 3.17. Dust sensitive seceptors on main routes
Transportation routes Dust sensitive receptors
Subproject area
Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road
Mai Dang Chon road Da Nang University of
Medical Technology
and Pharmacy
Institute of Social
Sciences of the
Central Region
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(1) Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road
- Institute of Social Sciences of the Central Region, 100m from the
transportation road, divided by a fence and yard/campus.
- Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, 100m
from the transportation road, divided by a fence and yard/campus
- Western residential area bordering the subproject area, sparsely
poluated, about 50m from the main road, separated by sidewalks and
a space for circulationg.
(2) Mai Dang Chon road
- Residential area along the road, sparsely poluated, about 30-50m
from the main road, separated by sidewalks and a space for
circulationg
The data in Table 3.17 above shows that the dust concentration generated from transportation
activities is lower than QCVN 05: 2013 / BTNMT - National technical regulation on ambient
air quality. Therefore, the impact level is low. Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Mai Dang Chon roads
are 34m wide with separated green strips and sidewalks along the road, the receptors such as
the Institute of Social Sciences of the Central Region, Da Nang University of Medical
Technology and Pharmacy... are on the side of the idle truck, 100m away from the road, the
yard and the greenery... Therefore, the level of impact will be low but it is necessary to
minimize impacts on people's health.
v. Exhaust Gas Emission due to Activities of Transportation Means
Transportation of construction materials or waste by 15-ton trucks will result in the emission
of exhaust of gas such as NO2, SO2, CO, VOC, affecting the ambient air quality.
Pollutant load depends on the numbers of trucks travel and types of fuel used. Diesel Oil
(DO) with sulphur content smaller than 0.25% so the concentration of SO2, NO2 in the
exhaust gases significantly limited. Moreover, emission source is the mobile source so the
waste gas concentration is not focused but dispersed on whole road line. The people on the
transportation routes and workers may be affected by vehicle gas emissions. The box below
shows the potential health impacts of some gases emitted from vehicles.
Potential health impacts of some gases emitted from vehicles
- CO enters the bloodstream, reacting with hemoglobin (found in red blood cells) to become a sustainable
structure but cannot afford to load oxygen, this cause the body asphyxia. If getting a large amount of CO, people
will feel headache, dizziness, and fatigue. Too much CO can lead to unconscious or suffocated status quickly.
When oxidized, CO turns into carbon dioxide (CO2), CO2 also causes asphyxiation but not so poisoning as CO.
- SO2 can penetrate into the human body through the respiratory system, trespassing into the circulatory system.
When exposed for long periods, it can create small acid particles which can penetrate into the blood vessels if
their size is < 2-3 μm. SO2 can trespass into the human body through the skin and cause chemical conversion,
leading to reduced alkaline level of blood. Ammonia can leak through urine and affects the salivary gland.
Bigger concentration will cause increasing mucous secretion of trachea. This gas exposing to the eyes can form
acid.
- NO2 concentration in the air with 5 ppm will have negative impacts on the lungs. Being exposed to the air for
several hours with NO2 concentration of 15-20 parts per million can cause damage to lung, heart and liver; NO2
concentration in the air of 1% can be fatal in a few minute. NO2 oxidized under sunlight can create ozone gas
causing tear and skin rashes. NO2 also contributes to asthma, even lung cancer, tracheal damage.
VOCs is the common name of liquid or solid substances containing volatile organic carbon. Some common
substances as acetone, ethylaxetat, buthylaxetat ... They are less chronic toxicity. The main toxicity can include
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dizziness, drunken vomiting, swollen eyes, twitching, pneumonia. Only a few substances with chronic toxicity
will cause blood cancer, and neurological diseases9.
Rapid assessment method of WHO is used to evaluate the impacts.
Table 3.18. Emission Coefficient of All Air Pollutant Substance from Trucks
No Type of car Unit (U) SO2 kg/U NOx
kg/U CO
kg/U VOC
kg/U
1 Oil-run lorry DO (3.5 - 16 tons) 1000 km 4.29*S 11.80 6 2.60
Fuel ton 20*S 55 28 12
2 Oil-run lorry DO (>16 tons) 1000 km 7.26*S 18.20 7.30 5.80
Fuel ton 20*S 50 20 16
Remark: S is the concentration of sulfur in diesel (S = 0,25%)
Assumptions: Truck load is 15 tons, average speed is 10 km/h, and the average transportation
distance is 1 km, pollutant load generated from one vehicle is: Dust: 0.90 g/km; SO2: 4.29*S
g/km; NOx: 11.80 g/km; CO: 6.00 g/km; VOC: 2.60 g/km, wind speed of 3.0 m/s, the truck
would consume 0.4 liters of oil/car.km (1 liter of DO weights 0.832 kg). Emission loads are
calculated for the distance of 5-20 m from sources by applying Sutton model are presented in
Table 3.19 below.
Table 3.19. Exhaust emission from vehicles
Works
Expected
duration
(month)
Total trip
(trip/day)
Distance
(m)
Fuel
consumption
(kg/day)
Volume
of SO2
(mg/m.s
)
Volume of
NO2
(mg/m.s)
Volume
of CO
(mg/m.s
)
(1) University of
Technology and
Education
24 12 15 59.90 0.022 24.544 12.480
(2) University of
Foreign
Languages
Studies
36 23 15 114.82 0.043 47.043 23.920
(3) International
University 24 16 15 79.87 0.030 32.725 16.640
(4) Executive
building 24 7 15 34.94 0.013 14.317 7.280
(5) Multi-
purpose sport
complex
24 10 15 49.92 0.019 20.453 10.400
(6) Technopole
center 36 12 15 59.90 0.022 24.544 12.480
Data in the above Table 3.19 shows that the concentration of exhaust gases generated from
transport activities meets QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT - National technical regulation on ambient
air quality. Thus, level of impact is low. If a vehicle stops without its engine turned off,
exhaust gas would affect localised air quality. However, exhaust gas emission is considered to
be small and the gases usually disperse quickly into the surrounding environment thus
concentration would be reduced quickly. The effect of exhaust gas emission is small but
mitigation measures are required to control the impacts on people‟s health.
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The amount of all construction machines and fuel demand are presented in the following
Table 3.20 (Source: WHO, 1993).
Table 3.20. DO Fuel Demand for Construction Machines and Equipments
Equipment, machines
(1)
Technical
Uni
(2)
Foreign
Language
Uni
(3)
International
Uni
(4)
Executive
building
(5) Sport
Complex
(6)
Technopole
Fuel
norm/ca
(diesel
liter)
Vibration roller 25T 40 36.36 33.3 60 31.6 44
Grader 110 CV 2.7 2.45 2.3 4.05 2.1 2.97 40.32
Excavator ≤ 0.8 m3 76.65 69.68 63.9 114.97 60.5 84.32 38.88
Steel wheel compactor 8.5T 354 321.82 295.0 531 279.5 389.4 64.8
Bulldozer ≤110 CV 189 171.82 157.5 283.5 149.2 207.9 24
Car 15 T (tank transport) 75 68.18 62.5 112.5 59.2 82.5 54.6
Asphalt truck 7 T 18 16.36 15.0 27 14.2 19.8 31
Water truck 5 m3 12 10.91 10.0 18 9.5 13.2 25.5
Total DO oil used (liter/hour) 19.7 17.88 16.39 29.49 15.53 21.63
Highst DO oil used (kg/h)
(DDO=0,85kg/liter) 20.97 19.06 17.47 31.45 16.55 23.07
Based on the frequency of the machine activities, the constructional area and a working day of
8 hours, the emission load and emission concentration from Diesel oil combustion process are
calculated as follows:
Table 3.21. Emission Coefficient and Emission Load due to DO Combustion Engines
Load of
exhaust
gas
(g/s)
Pollutant
load
coefficient
(g/kg DO)
(1)
Technical
Uni
(2)
Foreign
Language
Uni
(3)
International
Uni
(4)
Executive
building
(5)
Sport
Complex
(6)
Technopole
SO2 20*S 0.273 0.248 0.228 0.410 0.216 0.300
NO2 2.84 0.039 0.035 0.032 0.058 0.031 0.043
CO 0.71 0.010 0.009 0.008 0.015 0.008 0.011
Dust 0.28 0.004 0.248 0.228 0.410 0.216 0.300
VOC 0.035 0.001 0.248 0.228 0.410 0.216 0.300
In which: S is the concentration of sulfur in the fuel (0.25%).
From the above pollution loads from exhaust gases, by applying Sutton model with a wind
speed of 3.0 m/s, and a distance of 5-10 m from generating sources. The concentration of
exhaust gases generated from construction machines and equipments meets QCVN
05:2013/BTNMT - National technical regulation on ambient air quality. The level of impact
by dust and exhaust gas is low and can be minimized.
In general, dust and emitted gases are generated from the construction progress and on
transportation routes: Dust will contribute to reducing the sight distance that lead to the risks
on traffic safety. Dust deposit will damage the beautiful landscape, affect the sanitation
conditions of restaurants and services units. Besides, the dust is the reason causing respiratory
diseases for local people that can leads to short-term effects on people‟s health because the
construction dust has quite-large particle. It is worth noting that dust on leaves will reduces
the photosynthesis of surrounding plants.
In summary, the sensitive receptors affected by dust, exhaust gases during construction phase
in the project areas and the main transportation routes are listed in Table 3.22 below:
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Table 3.22. Sensitive receptors affected by dust during construction phase
Work items Sensitive receptors affected by dust Distance to
construction Site
(1) University of
Technology and
Education
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology,
Dormitory).
100 - 200
(2) University of
Foreign
Languages Studies
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy).
200
(3) International
University
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Dormitory).
100
(4) Multi-purpose
sport complex
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy).
200
(5) Executive
building
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology).
- Hai An pagoda
100 - 200
100
(6) Technopole
center
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy).
- Khai Tay Sanctuary
100 - 200
100
(7) Internal roads
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, Dormitory).
- Hai An pagoda, Khai Tay Sanctuary
100 - 200
100 - 200
100
2. Increased Level of Noise and Vibration
i. Noise
The noise generated during the construction phase is mainly from three sources: (i) demolition
of existing structures, particularly the existing houses/structures; (ii) from vehicle movements;
(iii) the operation of concrete/ asphalt drilling-cutting machines, and piling machines. Lower
levels of noise are generated from construction plants, engines of vehicles, and materials
loading/unloading particularly stone unloading.
Noise during demolition of the existing houses/structures: ...
Noise level along the transportation routes: ...
Noise by the operation of concrete/ asphalt drilling-cutting machines, and piling machines: ...
Noise levels generated from the construction plants are estimated by the following equation10
:
[4]
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In which: Li – Noise level at site with a distance d (m) from the source; Lp – Noise level
measured at source (from a distance of 1.5m); ∆Ld – Noise level as a fuction of distance d and
at frequency i;
[5]
In which: r1- Distance to the noise source corresponding to Lp (m); r2- Distance
corresponding to the noise Li(m); a- Specific absorption coefficient of noise with the land
surface topography (a = 0.1); ∆Lc- Decrement Noise level through the obstacle. The
construction area with all buildings and obstacle brick wall, thus, ∆Lc = 1,2;
Noise level by the distance of machines in this period is calculated as in the Table 3.23 below:
Table 3.23. Noise level by the distance of machine of work items
Items Construction machine Distance to the noise source (m)
15 30 60 100 120 150 180 200 250 300
(1) University
of Technology
and Education
Combined noise level 100 94 88 84 82 80 78 77 75 73
Excavator 0.8m3 89 83 77 73 71 69 67 66 64 62
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 90 84 78 74 72 70 68 67 56 41
Lorry 15T 84 78 72 68 66 64 62 61 59 57
Excavator 1.6 m3 100 94 88 84 82 80 78 77 75 73
(2) University
of Foreign
Languages
Studies
Combined noise level 95 89 83 79 77 75 73 72 70 68
Excavator 0.8m3 86 80 74 70 68 66 64 63 61 59
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 87 81 75 71 69 67 65 64 62 60
Lorry 15T 93 87 81 77 75 73 71 70 68 66
Excavator 1.6 m3 88 82 76 72 70 68 66 65 63 61
(3)
International
University
Combined noise level 95 89 83 79 77 75 73 72 70 71
Excavator 0.8m3 86 80 74 70 68 66 64 63 61 61
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 87 81 75 71 69 67 65 64 62 59
Lorry 15T 93 87 81 77 75 73 71 70 68 69
Excavator 1.6 m3 88 82 76 72 70 68 66 65 63 65
(4) Multi-
purpose sport
complex
Combined noise level 97 91 85 81 79 77 75 74 72 73
Excavator 0.8m3 89 83 77 73 71 69 67 66 64 55
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 90 84 78 74 72 70 68 67 65 53
Lorry 15T 94 88 82 78 76 74 72 71 69 73
Excavator 1.6 m3 92 86 80 76 74 72 70 69 67 64
(5) The
Executive
building
Combined noise level 94 88 82 78 76 74 72 71 69 62
Excavator 0.8m3 82 76 70 66 64 62 60 59 57 60
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 83 77 71 67 65 63 61 60 58 63
Lorry 15T 94 88 82 78 76 74 72 71 69 67
(6) Technopole
center
Combined noise level 82 76 70 66 64 62 60 59 57 55
Excavator 0.8m3 94 88 82 78 76 74 72 71 69 56
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 85 79 73 69 67 65 63 62 60 67
Lorry 15T 80 74 68 64 62 60 58 57 55 55
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dr
rL
1
2
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Items Construction machine Distance to the noise source (m)
15 30 60 100 120 150 180 200 250 300
Infrastructure
in the area of
40ha
Combined noise level 96 90 84 80 78 76 74 73 71 67
Excavator 0.8m3 85 79 73 69 67 65 63 62 60 55
Bulldozer ≤ 140CV 83 77 71 67 65 63 61 60 58 56
Lorry 15T 96 90 84 80 78 76 74 73 71 67
QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT (from 6h-21h)
– Normal area 70
QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT (from 21h-6h)
– Normal area 55
WBG HSE Guideline 70
The results are as following:
- The noise generated by the machines and equipment within the distance of 30m
(day time) and over 120 (night time) is within allowable limit of QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT – National Technical Regulation on Noise (70 dBA for normal
area from 6h – 21h, 55 dBA for normal area from 21h – 6h)
- The resonance noise of vehicles operating within the distance 60m (day time) and
more than 300m (night time) is lower than permissible level of the QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT – National Technical Regulation on Noise (70 dBA for normal
area from 6h – 21h, 55 dBA for normal area from 21h – 6h)
In general, the works of the UD subproject are constructed at the same time and concentrated
in an area, thus, the noise is assessed to be from medium to large and will be controllable. The
receptors to be affected by the noise include:
Table 3.24. Sensitive receptors by noise
Items Sensitive receptors
Distance to the
subproject site
(m)
(1) University
of Technology
and Education
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology,
Dormitory).
100 - 200
(2) University
of Foreign
Languages
Studies
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy).
200
(3)
International
University
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Dormitory).
100
(4) Multi-
purpose sport
complex
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology,
Dormitory).
200
(5) Executive
building
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
100 - 200
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Items Sensitive receptors
Distance to the
subproject site
(m)
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology).
- Hai An pagoda
100
(6)
Technopole
center
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology,
Dormitory).
- Hai An pagoda, Khai Tay Sanctuary
100 - 200
100
(7) Internal
roads
- Workers at the construction sites;
- Existing students and lecturers at the University (Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology,
Dormitory).
- Hai An pagoda, Khai Tay Sanctuary
100 - 200
100 - 200
100
The impacts of noise will be more sensitive at night in the existing dormitory, within school
time (7h30 to 11h30 a.m; 13h30 - 17h30 p.m) in the lecture hall of Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy, and College of Information Technology. Noise from the construction site is
discontinuous and short-term, but it disturb the community, students, lectures and officers, it
is assessed to be large and must be reduced by proper mitigation measures.
ii. Vibration
Vibration will be mainly caused by construction activities related to buildings construction,
piling and roadbase compaction. Vibration caused by compaction of piped trench will be
negligible because the sand will be watered before compaction takes place. Typical vibration
levels are specified in the following table:
Table 3.25. Vibration Level of Typical Equipment Within 10m Distance
No. Equipment Reference vibration
(Vertical direction, dB)
1 Excavator 80
2 Bulldozer 79 3 Truck 74 4 Roller 82 5 Air compressor 81 6 Concrete hammer 97.5
(Source: Transit Noise And Vibration Impact Assessment, FTA, 2006)
Vibration impact from construction equipment is calculated by vibration attenuation with
distance:
L = L0 – 10lg(r/r0) – 8.7a (r- r0)
In which:
- L: vibration level in dB at a distance “r” from the source;
- L0: vibration level in dB at a distance “r0” from the source. In the project case, r0
is vibration source and r0 = 10m;
- a: intrinsic vibration attenuation coefficient at clay foundation, a = 0.5
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Predicted results are presented in the following table 2.26.
Table 3.26. Vibration by Distance During Construction of buildings
Items Max source
vibration (r0
= 10m) (dB)
Vibration level at a distance (*) (dB)
r = 5m r = 10m r = 15m r = 20m
Concrete hammer 106.5 98.5 72.8 54.6 34.2
QCVN 27: 2010, allowable level of 75 dB during 6÷21h and base level during 21÷6h
In comparison of the monitoring results with QCVN 27: 2010/BTNMT, at the distance >
10m, the vibration is within allowable limit. The existing structures such as Dormitory,
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology are more than 100m
far from the site, they will not be affected by the vibration. However, the construction workers
(especially the workers operating machines and vehicles) will be affected. The impact of
vibration is at medium level and can be managed in short-term.
3. Water quality impacts
During the construction phase, there are three main sources of wastewater generation
including: (i) Rainwater runoff from construction sites; (ii) Wastewater generated from
construction workers‟s camps; and (iii) construction wastewater. The volumes and
characeristics of each types of wastewater generated during construction phase are discussed
below:
i. Rainwater runoff
Rainwater is considered clean if it is not exposed to pollution sources such as wastewater,
exhaust gas, contaminated with soil/dredged material, etc. During the construction process,
when rainwater runoff passing construction sites, it will drag soil, sand, waste discharged by
construction workers, debris,... and become polluted.
Flow of Rainfall rate in the construction areas compared with surrounding environment is
calculated by the method of limit intensity (according to TCVN 7957: 2008 - Drainage and
Sewerage - External networks and facilities – Design Standard).
Rainfall rate Q (m3/s) is calculated by the following formula: Q = q.C.F
Of which:
Q: Calculated flow (m3/s)
q: Rainfall intensity (liter/s.ha).
C: flow coefficient. The flow coefficient C depends on the coverage surface and the
repetition cycle of the calculated rain (P), given C= 0.2.
F: Project area (ha)
Rainfall intensity is calculated by following formula:
q=
nbt
PCA
)(
lg*1
Of which:
q: calculated rainfall intensity (liter/s.ha)
P: Repetition cycle of the calculated rain (years), given P = 2 years
t: Rain runoff duration in the project area (about 30 minutes).
A, C, b, n: Parameters determined according to local rain conditions.
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These parameters depend on local climatic condition. For the area of Ngu Hanh Son district -
Da Nang city, A=2170; C=0.52; b=10; n=0.65. Applying these values in the above formula,
we have:
Calculated rainfall intensity at the construction area is: q = 228,181 (l/s.ha)
Therefore, the volume of rainwater runoff through the construction sites of UD subproject is
calculated as follows:
Table 3.27. Flow of rainwater runoff during construction
Work items Catchment
area (m2)
Flow
coefficient Flow rate
(l/s)
Flow rate
(m3/h)
Runoff
Volume at
design rainfall
(m3)
(1) University of Technology
and Education 53,000
0.4 483.7 1,741 2,612
(2) University of Foreign
Languages Studies 50,000
0.4 456.4 1,642 2,464
(3) International University 61,000 0.4 556.8 2,004 3,006
(4) Multi-purpose sport
complex 51,000
0.4 465.5 1,675 2,513
(5) Executive building 95,000 0.4 867.1 3,121 4,682
(6) Technopole center 68,000 0.4 576.0 2,614 3,421
(7) Internal roads 400,000 0.4 365.1 1,314 1,971
Note: Above results are from calculations with rain duration of 90 minutes)
The main environmental concerns of surface runoff is the large volumes may cause localised
flooding, and if it is highly turbid, it may cause sedimentation in exisitng drains.
Rainwater runoff will drag a longpollutants such as oil, grease, dust and soil on the
construction site surface. According to WHO (1993), content of pollutants in the rainwater
runoff is about 0.5 – 1.5 mg N/l, 0.004 – 0.03 mg P/l, 10 - 20 mg COD/l and 10 - 20 mg
TSS/l, these parameters are lower the acceptable standard by QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT -
National Technical Regulation on Industrial Wastewater.
The work item will be constructed from 18 to 36 months so construction in rainy season will
unavoidable; then, the rainwater runoff will drag stone debris, soil, dirt, oil and types of waste
on the construction site surface into the receiving body in the area. These pollutants will
increase water‟s turbidity and content of TSS will usually exceed the allowable limit. Aquatic
species can be affected by polluted water that prevents the respiration, photosynthesis.
However, the construction area is about 2km far from canals/rivers (Co Co river, Vinh Dien
river or Cai river), the stormwater will overflow and absorb in surrounding area. At some
positions where culverts are arranged (the area that was compensated and site cleared), the
water will be led to the common drainage culverts on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road. Thus, the
impact level is low, short-term, local but mitigation measures should be taken.
ii. Domestic wastewater generated from worker’s camps
Theproject is expected to mobilize about 1200 workers, so each work item will require 100 -
300 workers (the number varies depending on construction time and progress). According to
Vietnamese standard QCXDVN 01: 2008/BXD, the rate of domestic water consumption by
the workers is 45 liters/person/day, the amount of wastewater generated is equal to 80% of the
supplied water amount. Assuming all the workers would reside in camps then the volume of
wastewater generated from each worker‟s camp is calculated in Table 3.28 below:
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Table 3.28 Amount of wastewater generated in the construction camps
Work items Number of
workers
(persons)
Construction
duration
(months)
Amount of
domestic
wastewater
(m3/day)
Amount of
domestic
wastewater
(m3/month)
Total of
domestic
wastewater
(m3)
(1) University of
Technology and
Education
200 24 9 270 6,480
(2) University of
Foreign Languages
Studies
200 36 9 270 9,720
(3) International
University 150 24 6.75 202.5 4,860
(4) Center of the
University of Da Nang 100 24 4.5 135 3,240
(5) Multi-purpose sport
complex 150 24 6.75 202.5 4,860
(6) Technopole Center
and Innovation Quarter 300 36 13.5 405 14,580
(7) Infrastructure in the
area of 40ha 100 18 4.5 135 2,430
Total 1,200 54 1,620 46,170
Domestic wastewater contains suspended solids, and, some oil and grease, high
concentrations of organic matters, nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) and microorganisms. The
load of pollutants in domestic wastewater at workers camps is provided in Table 3.29.
Table 3.29. Load of pollutants in domestic wastewater on construction phase
No Pollutants Pollution coefficient (g/per/day) Load of pollutant (kg/day)
Min Max Min Max
1 BOD5 45 54 9 10.8
2 COD 72 102 14.4 20.4
3 TSS 70 145 14 29
4 T-N 10 30 2 6
5 T-P 6 12 1.2 2.4
6 Cl- 2.4 4.8 0.48 0.96
7 Ecoli 106 10
9 2.10
6 2.10
9
(Source: WHO, 1993)
The concentration of pollutants in the domestic wastewater before and after treatment by
septic tank is presented in the following table:
Table 3.30. Domestic wastewater quality
Pollutants Concentration in domestic
wastewater (before treatment) QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT
(Column B)
pH 5 – 9 5 – 9
BOD5 640 – 780 50
TSS 1000 – 1450 100
Nitrate (NO3-) 50 – 100 50
Total coliform 106 – 10
9 5,000
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According to the monitoring results, the parameters of workers‟ domestic wastewater exceed
the standard, including: BOD (as 12.8 – 15.6 times), TSS (may be 10 – 14.5 times), etc. If not
being well treated, the domestic wastes will damage the beautiful landscape, cause
environmental, water and air pollution that facilitate the development of pathogen. Such
impacts will negatively affect workers‟ health. Also, this will be the considerable pollution
sources that disturb living conditions of workers and students, lecturers of existing
colleges/university unless there are proper mitigation measures. Besides, the construction area
is about 2km far from canals/rivers (Co Co river, Vinh Dien river or Cai river), the domestic
wastewater from workers after treatment will be led to the common drainage culverts on Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road. The impacts assessed to be medium upon each construction site.
iii. Construction wastewater
In the construction phase, the construction wastewater volume is insignificant, mainly from
the process of concrete maintenance, washing road, machines, equipment and vehicles with
the major components of grease, oil, suspended solids and other substances.
The estimated volumes of such construction wastewater is 1 - 3 m3/day at each site. This
wasterwater contains high suspended solids contents, some oil and grease. Untreated
construction wastewater and may cause increased water turbidity which affect respirations
and photosynthesis process of aquatic lives. However, the construction area is about 2km far
from canals/rivers (Co Co river, Vinh Dien river or Cai river), the construction wastewater
after treatment will be led to the common drainage culverts on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road and
the volume of construction wastewater is small. So, the impact is assessed to be low and
mitigated as the wastes can be collected and treated.
iv. Impact on underground water
Construction of the multi-storey buildings needs to excavate about 2 - 4 m deep for their
foundation construction by machines, which may affect underground water aquifer located at
the depth of foundation requirements. The baseline data showed that the underground water at
the shallow aquifer located at about 8-12m from the ground will be polluted with organic
matters. The depth of the building foundations is maximum of 4m according to the results of
subproject geological survey. Therefore, the impact is considered moderate and direct impact.
4. Solid waste generation
Solid waste generated in the construction phase includes 3 main types : (i) Construction waste
including demolition materials, excavated materials and unused/waste construction materials
(debis); (ii) Domestic solid waste from worker‟s camps; and (iii) hazardous solid waste. The
volumes of each types of solid wastes generated volume are presented below.
i. Construction Waste
Wastes from construction activities are mainly generated from demolition of existing
structures and excavated soil at the site. The volume of the construction solid waste generated
from each work item is presented in Table 3.31 as follows:
Table 3.31. Volume of construction solid waste during construction phase
Work item
Volume of
demolition
(m3)
Volume of
excavation
(m3)
Total (m3)
Excavated and backfilled volume
in the area 40ha 125,000 75,000 200,000
The solid waste generated from demolition and clearance. Mainly construction waste, in
duding brick, motar, broken concrete, tree trunk, weeds… and other material (waste, plastic
bags…). Most of solid waste (about 80% of total volumn, equal 100,000 m3) generated from
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the demolition canreused. Demolition waste can reused for leveling low-lying areas if
necessary or making the work road leading to the construction sites; recyclable materials can
be sold to recycling dealers. The remaining waste (about 25,000 m3 of biomass, unused solid
waste) which can not be re-used will be dumpedat disposal sites.
Total excavated and backfilled volume of the subproject is quite high, with about 75,000m3.
The crop on the top makes up 30% - 40% (30,000 m3) of total excavated volume. Such fertile
soil layer can be used for cultivating, meanwhile, the remaining soil volume can be used to
construct service road or level low land area.
Small amount of construction wastes mainly consists of lime, mortar, iron and steel, soil, rock
and cement packages, etc. will be generated during construction phase. Such wastes should be
collected then transported for disposal at approved sites specified in the Environmental
Management Plan.
In general, the total volume of construction waste generated during construction phase is
relatively large, requirement considerable land area for temporary and final disposal. Other
environmental concerns may also be arisen from temporary and final disposal sites as
discussed at the end of this chapter. Therefore, the potential impacts of solid waste in this
Project is considered HIGH but it can be managed.
ii. Domestic solid waste
Domestic solid waste will be generated from workers‟ camps during operation phase. The
main components in such domestic solid wastes are mainly packaging materials, plastic bags,
bottles, waste from food preparation etc. The volume of domestic generated is assessed
through the application of rapid assessment method introduced by the World Health
Organization, at rate of 0.5 kg/person/day. The estimated volume of the total solid waste
generated daily in the construction process of the work items is calculated and shown in the
following Table 3.32:
Table 3.32. Volume of Domestic Solid Waste Generated from Construction
Work items
Nos. of
workers
(people)
Construction
duration
(months)
Domestic
solid
waste
(kg/day)
Domestic
solid
waste
(kg/month)
Total of
solid
waste
(ton)
(1) University of
Technology and
Education 200 24 100 3,000 72
(2) University of
Foreign Languages
Studies 200 36 100 3,000 108
(3) International
University 150 24 75 2,250 54
(4) Center of the
University of Da Nang 100 24 50 1,500 36
(5) Multi-purpose
sport complex 150 24 75 2,250 54
(6) Technopole Center
and Innovation
Quarter 300 36 150 4,500 162
(7) Infrastructure in the area of 40ha
100 18 50 1,500 27
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Work items
Nos. of
workers
(people)
Construction
duration
(months)
Domestic
solid
waste
(kg/day)
Domestic
solid
waste
(kg/month)
Total of
solid
waste
(ton)
Total 1,200 600 18,000 513
The volume of solid wastes of each work during construction is minor with about 50-
150kg/day, equivalent to 1,500 – 4,500 kg/month. However, in spite of minor volume, the
wastes, if not being treated, will cause environmental pollution due to mal odors, flies, mice
and vector-born diseases, leachate, etc. This will directly affect workers‟ health and damage
the local landscape as well as worsen the environmental sanitation conditions of surrounding
community. However, the subproject‟s works are located in different areas which are quite far
from residential areas. The impact is considered to be low and controllable. The volume of
domestic wastes will be collected and transported to the disposal site/Khanh Son domestic
waste/hazardous waste treatment Plant by Da Nang URENCO.
iii. Hazardous solid waste
A small amount of hazardous waste may be generated during the construction process, worker
camps, including gasoline, waste oil, oily rags, paint containers mainly from repair work,
maintenance of vehicles and machinery, construction equipment, fluorescent lighting, etc. The
hazardous waste is estimated about 1 - 3 kg/days for each work. If such hazardous waste and
materials are not managed properly, environmental and health hazards (spill, fire, explosion,
erosion etc.) related to the storage, transporation, storage, handling and disposal may occur.
In addition, there are also a number of steel welding rods for steel floors used to pour concrete
on floors of buildings during the construction. It is estimated that about 10-20kg welding
pieces are redundant for each completed work item. Welding pieces are classified as
hazardous waste according to Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BTNMT on the management of
hazardous waste due to containing heavy metal Pb.
The risk related to hazardous wastes and materials is assessed to be medium and manageable
as detailed in the Environmental and Social Management Plan. Hazardous waste generated on
the site will be classified, stored in specialized bins, then be collected, transported to and
treated at Khanh Son Landfill/Domestic and hazardous waste treatment plant of URENCO Da
Nang. Khanh Son Landfill is located in Hoa Khanh Nam Ward, Lien Chieu District, Da Nang
City, which is about 15km away from the project area.
5. Impact on Biological Resources
In the subproject area, there is either environmentally sensitive receptors such as national
forest, nature reserves, biosphere reserves or specious animals and plants listed in the red
book. Thus, no impacts on the reserves is recorded.
Impact on biological resources (especially, impacts on Terrestrial) in the project areas is
mainly due to the site clearance of 40ha which will affect terrestrial species.
The activities for site clearance will affect trees, vegetation and some terrestrial species. Site
clearance would remove vegetation cover in 152.800 m2 ricefield, 15000 m
2 vegetable crop
land. Total 27,500 fruit trees (such as jackfruit, coconut, banana, etc) and other wood trees
(such as tamarind, eucalyptus, acacia, bamboo, etc). These vegetation and trees will be
permanently cut down. In addition, there are some shrubby plants and trees in the fallow will
also be cleared.
Removal of the trees in garden and cultivation landwill affects the animals (rat, bat, bird...),
insects (bees, butterflies etc.) living in the subproject area. The number and species affected
by construction are not large, mainly species such as frogs, frogs, snakes, invertebrates, etc.
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These species are not of rare species. In general, impacts are unavoidable. However, as the
subproject is carried out in the area with low biodiversity and with the proposed mitigation
measures, the impacts are considered to be negligible and only occur within the land
acquisition area.
6. Impacts on Landscape
Within the Da Nang University Village, there are campus of faculties/Colleges such as
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology, Domitory, thus,
impacts on local landscape are unavoidable. In the construction phase, the green space in the
subproject area will be affected due to chance finds and site clearance. The collection of bulky
materials, excavated and backfilled stockpile, gathering of construction machines and wastes
as well as open ditches created in the process of building drainage infrastructure, power and
lighting system will cause negative impacts on the urban landscape.
As mentioned in the Chapter 3 on impacts on students, the site clearance, demolition will
remove 152.800 m2 of rice paddy and 15000 m
2 of plant occupying area, 27500 of fruit trees
in garden and 4500 m2 of timber as tamarind, eucalyptus, acacia and bamboo along with
3,500 bonsai trees. With such removal, landscape will be changed from green land into
barren soil during the construction phase (which lasts from 18 to 36 months, variable between
the work items). However, as described in Chapter 2, the affected green areas are scatteredly
distributed so they do not have great contribution in landscape value. Therefore, the impact on
landscape due to loss of one part of vegetation and trees is at medium level.
Landscape in the project area would also be affected by the construction sites with, fences,
bulky materials, excavated soil under construction, temporary loaded construction materials
and wastes. This impact will last from 18 - 36 months at the construction sites. Without
proper management and mitigation measures, landscape will also be affected by temporary
loaded construction material and solid wastes …
Locations and sensitive receptors of the landscape impact during construction phase include:
(i) existing dormitory: about 1500 students and officers, 100 m - 200 m from the subproject
site; (ii) College of Information technology: nearly 1500 students and lecturers/officers, 100m
- 200m from the subproject site; (iii) Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy: about 1000 students
and lectures/officers, about 100m away from the subproject site; (iv) Hai An pagoda: about 50
visitors on the peak days as the 1st and the 15
th days of the month, about 100m far from the
subproject area; (v) Khai Tay Khai Tay Sanctuary: about 80 visitors on the peak days, about
100m from the subproject area.
Besides, the temporary storage of waste, parking of truck, gathering of construction
machinery such a bulldozer, excavator, roller…and workers‟ camps on the vacant land areas
will also affect landscape in these areas.
In general, these work items are concentrated, and are implemented in two phases during 3 to
5 years. Therefore, the impact on landscape is only localized at each construction site and it is
assessed to be medium and mitigable. After the subproject is completed and operated, the
buildings with harmonious greenery and lawns will create a green landscape that is more
beautiful than the current landscape.
7. Increased Localised Flooding Risks
The project‟s localized flooding risks can be as follows:
Construction materials, dredged materials and excavated soil can block the existing rain water
drainage causing localized flooding. However, the construction of the buildings is usually
conducted by successive method so the localized flooding risk is no very high.
The leveling of the subproject area of 40ha, particularly the low land area will contribute to
reducing water reserves in the area. Accordingly, stormwater will be drained to surrounding
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canals faster that lead to local flooding in adjacent areas. In general, this risk can be controlled
and mitigated by mitigation measures and plans to avoid constructing drainage infrastructure
in rainy season.
8. Traffic disturbance and Increased Traffic Safety Risks
During construction phase, it was estimated that 70 trips of vehicles and workers movement
will be added to the traffic flow in the project area if all the work items are built at the same
time. Most of them are heavy-loaded vehicles, some routes of transportation passing
residential areas.
The increase in the number of traffics can affect the traffic safety and cause jams on the
routes, especially at intersections of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Mai Dang Chon; Nam Ky Khoi
Nghia and the entrance road to Da Nang University village. These impacts also affect
sensitive receptors along the mentioned transportation routes, especially at rush hours.
Figure 3.2: Intersections may be affected by construction activities
Generally, as the construction will be divided into phases with number of constrction
packages thus the quantity of vehicles added to traffic flow in the project area is much fewer
than the estimated 70 trips per day. The impact is temporary, intermittently but last from 3 to
5 years. Thus the impact on traffic disturbance and increased traffic safety risk isassessed at a
medium level and can be minimized. The impact on traffic will be limited if project owners
and contractors have a reasonable construction plan, coordinate with local governments in
regulating traffic and having legal and economic sanction in transportation.
9. Damages to Existing Infrastructure and Disruptions to Related Services
Almost construction sites has many electricity poles and water supply along existing roads.
The project‟s construction phase can damage or disrupt these services.
Besides, roads power cables on the major transportation routes will also be at risk of being
damaged because the heavy trucks‟ operation on the road can damage road surface, collapse
the culvert and break electrical lines if carrying bulky materials. Nam Ky Khoi Nghia and Mai
Dang Chon are the main transportation routes, thus, the roads can suffer from these risks.
Project area
Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
Road
Mai Dang Chon Road Da Nang University of
Medical Technology &
Pharmacy
Institute of Social Sciences
of the Central Region
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10. Social risk and impact related to Labour Influx and gender based-violence (GBV)
In addition to land acquisition and its related impacts, communities and households not
affected by land acquisition in the project areas would also be affected by other social
impacts. These may include:
Impact on community's health due to construction activities (increased dust, noise and
traffic traffics, etc.)
Social impacts and issues related to influx of workers (an estimate about 1200
workers)
Impact on community's health due to construction activities
Roadside households would be disturbed by dusts, noise, vibration temporary reduced
accessibility to their houses which are located along the road. These impacts may make the
affected families change/modify their routine activities as studying (of children), cooking,
eating and resting, entertainment, etc. On the other hand, traffic disturbance and increased
traffic and safety risk or localized flooding may affect travel habits of household members,
particularly in temporary localy flooded. However, that impacts occur only in short,
intermittent time and can be minimized if applied appropriate measures.
Social risks and impacts related to influx of workers
Community Disturbance due to mobilisation of workers to the Project areas. It is estimated
that the subproject will mobilize about 1,200 workers possibly comes from others localities to
temporarilly live and work in the Project area during construction phase. This number of
workers compared to the total population of Hoa Quy ward - the project area (about 16,868
people) is quite small. Whether living in rented accomodation or in camps set up by the
Contractors, there will be some interactions between the workers with local community.
Social disturbance or even conflicts may be arisen when the workers are presence in the
project area due to:
- The workers come from other places with different income, employment, reputation
and expectations etc.
- Language used by the workers, their behaviours or ways of living not suitable to local
culture/customs, particularly if they involve in drinking, gambling, sexual harassment
or prostitution.
- Construction impacts, particularly waste and wastewater, cause nuisance, disturbance
or even disruption to daily activities of local communities.
- Sanitation conditions at workers‟ living areas/camps is poor, causing environmental
pollution which pose health risks for local communities.
With regards to workers’ behavious, culture and customs... Social conflicts may happen if the
workers use unsuitable language or have behaviours that shows irrespects to the local people.
Social conflicts would be serios if the workers harrass local women/students or have sexual
exploitation and abuse, or involve in drinking, gambling. Particularly, serious long term
health impacts if the workers involve in prostitutions as that would be the cause of STD,
HIV/AIDs. In reality each construction company usually apply certain rules to manage the
workers, prohibiting inappropriate behaviors and enforcing healty lifestyles. Such regulations
would be helpful for managing social impacts. However, current regulations may not be
sufficient to manage all social risks/impacts and should be strengthened if a bidder wins the
contract in the project.
Social risk related to the GBV
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With a large number of workers concentrated over a period of time, there may be potential
risks of sexual harassment, in the construction site environment, female workers usually
subjected to this risk, because the ratio of males is usually much higher
The project is implemented on the campus of the University of Danang where there are many
female students studying and staying at dormitories or in surrouding rental houses. The large
number of male workers also cause potential risk of sexual abuse or harassment against
female students, even sexual assault.
To assess capacity for handling with potential risks, adaptive capacity and management
capacity were assessed as follows:
- Capacity of the local government of Danang city: Danang is a large city of Vietnam.
During construction and development process, the city has implemented many large-
scale construction projects. In the 2017-2020 period alone, Da Nang has had 68 key
projects in different fields which have been included in the porfolio for investment and
implementation. Therefore, the city has had good experience in responding to potential
risks of construction projects in the city in order to minimize negative impacts and
promote positive impacts and the project‟s efficiency. The network of functional units
with direct responsibility includes: district and grassroots local authorities, public
security and social organizations at all levels.
- Capacity of the PMU: (i) The project management unit used to manage and
implement other projects of University of Danang, so they has good experience in
managing contractors as well as contractors‟s workers; (ii) Through consultation, the
PMU also anticipated content of the requirements for contractors in preparing
accommodation for workers; density of workers and related commitments for
contractors on the basis of existing requirements for contractors and reconciliation
with the World Bank's requirements; (iii) The PMU also had certain experience in
communication and cooperation with media partners for dissemination of information
on infectious diseases, especially HIV / AIDs as well as certain experience in
management
In the process of preparing the project in general and preparing the Resettlement Plan for the
project in particular, the PMU also shown capacity for coordinating effectively with local
authorities to promote deployment of necessary activities. This capacity is very important
when management of the project's potential risks.
With regards to camp conditions, it is likely that some contractors may set up camps for the
workers to live in during construction phase. In both cases, if localised pollution is caused
from the workers‟ accommodations, nuisance and health impacts on to the nearby households
would lead to social conflicts.
It is noticeable that Vietnam Labour Code (article 165) regulates that employers are
prohibited to use people under 18 years of age to carry heavy objects, work at construction
sites, to carry out works for demolition of structures, or work under water. Therefore, the age
of workers hired by the contractors should be monitored during construction phase of the
suproject to ensure with this regulation.
Generally, the potential social impacts and risks of the subproject would be at low to
moderate and manageable by the measures presented in Chapter 5.
11. Occupational Health and Safety risks to the Workers
Accident Risks
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Accidents may happen at any stage during construction phase, the causes include:
- Workers working at heights (constructing 5-7-floors buildings) are at risk of being
falled due to their carelessness or tiredness or not following regulations on
occupational safety when performing their construction activities at these areas.
- Outdoor workers exposed to hot weather (in summer, temperature can reach 380C -
400C), Extreme weather events such as heavy rain, storms, flush flood, or extreme hot
weather.
- Environmental pollution may cause fatigue, dizziness or fainting for workers during
their work.
- Risks/incidents due to electric shock.
- Operations of machines and equipments used for loading/unloading materials and
equipment, dredging, excavation, construction and transport of materials.
- Land slide at deep excavation sites such as foundation of buldings.
- Injuries due to insect bites, broken grass when working in the bush during site
clerance,
Generally, the risk of labor accident on construction sites is moderate and can be mitigated by
suitable solution such as training on occupational safety before and during the construction
process and provision of sufficient protective equipment for workers.
Fall risks due to working at heights
Worker is exposed to the hazard of falling more than two meters (constructing 5-7-floors
buildings); into operating machinery; into water or other liquid; into hazardous substances; or
through an opening in a work surface. There are four types of high-rise accidents, which are
by scaffolding, people fall from height, struck by falling object and plant and machinery. The
workers are always exposed to the risk of collapse of the scaffolding. Major of the scaffold
accidents occurred were due to the use of defective materials for scaffolding and coupled with
the unskilled and careless workmanship in erection of scaffolds. Everybody in the
construction site has the risk to expose to fall in anywhere and anytime especially at the
higher level.
In general, lack of the safety measure at the construction sites is one of the causes the
occurrence of fall accidents. In addition, workers can be stricken by the equipment, private
vehicles, falling materials, vertically hoisted materials and horizontally transported materials.
The improper rigging method had caused the accident happen. Overloading is one of the
factors that will cause the cranes collapse in the high-rise building construction. During the
construction, the amount of allowable handling load by the crane is always not proper control
by the supervisor. Accident is an event of unpredictable and it may occur due to the following
causes, lack of training, improper equipment and working platform, wrong safety attitude,
inadequate housekeeping, failure to use personal protective equipment, and problem
procurement method and subcontracting method.
The lack of training in safety and technology knowledge, workers are haven‟t ability and
sufficient knowledge to predicts the potential risk and the way to avoid the accidents. The use
of unsafe working platforms also may put workers at risk when the equipment is not properly
used, maintained or stored. Construction worker‟s safety attitude is influence by their
understanding and realizing of risk, management, safety rules and the working procedures.
The unsafe actions are include do not follow the standard safety procedures, constructing
barbarously and deciding to proceed work in an unsafe conditions. The poor housekeeping in
the workplace can be considered as a risk factor for occupational injuries. Working without
wearing any personal protective equipment may highly increase the probability for occurrence
of any undesired accident. The various reason of workers refuse to wear PPE during working
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are such as feel uncomfortable with the gears while performing their job at site and consider it
as an disturbing item to their work output. Sub-contractors usually have poor safety awareness
at the construction site. Poor coordination, lack of proper instructions and misunderstanding
between working trades all can lead to construction accidents. These impacts are assessed as
magnitude if don‟t have any suitable mitigation measures.
Risks/incidents due to electric shock
Site clearance process shall demolish/relocate electric poles (about 20-30 electric poles),
power lines, electricity meters (449 meters) in residential areas along current Luu Quang Vu
road. This will cause risks of electric shock and electrical accidents if no measures are taken
to ensure electrical safety.
Construction of high-rise buildings requires power supply for many construction activities
and on large construction floors, so the risk of electric shock to workers always exists. Causes
of electrical accidents on construction sites include: workers perform electric repair but not
disconnecting the power source; check electrical equipment without supporting and protection
tools; direct contact with electrical objects; use appliances having power leaks; directly touch
power outlets, exposed power cords or conductors; violate requirements on safety distance
with transformer stations, etc.
In general, the construction period of subproject works is rather long (from 12 to 36 months)
with great volume and a large number of workers (about 100 - 300 workers for each item). So
it is a high risk if no absolute safety measures are taken for electricity supply, however, strict
compliance with good safety measures will mitigate this risk.
Risks of fire, explosion and leakage of fuel
Fire and explosion may occur during transport, storage, handling and usage of fuel, or failure
in the temporary power supply system. These hazards may cause loss of life and damage to
property during the construction phase. The specific causes are identified as follows:
- The temporary fuel and material warehouse (gas, DO oil, FO oil, welding gas, etc.) are
the source of chemical leakage, fire and explosion. The occurrence of such incidents
may relate to smoking, oil and gas handling/usage practices and can cause serious
damage to people, society, economy and the environment.
- Fire risk may happen when operating construction machineries, welding and vehicles
using gasoline and diesel without compliance with fire regulations.
- There can also be risks of electric fire, gas tank explosion, particularly mini gas
bottles.
The construction activities use flammable materials: petrol for construction equipment and
transportation vehicles. The materials will cause severe damages if not being well managed.
In addition, the machines and equipment that are possible to encounter into short circuit
unless the electrical transmission system is good and well managed. Besides, it is worth
noting that fire from cigarette may cause big fire and explosion. Despite minor probability,
the risks, if happen, will cause huge impacts on people‟s life and assets. Therefore, fire and
explosion prevention measures should paid much attention of the Project Owner.
In general, for the subproject, the fire and explosion risk is low because construction sites
mainly at open space and far from residential areas (200 - 500m). If there is any fire and
explosion incidence, it will only affect workers but this impact is at low level, in small scale
and can be mitigable by suitable methods.
3.2.2.2. Site-specific impacts
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In addition to the common construction impacts discussed in detail in the previous section,
there will also be site-specific impacts base on baseline conditions and subproject-proposals.
The site-specific impacts are discussed in detail below.
Impacts on physical cultural resources
The project‟s construction phase can affect some PCRs in the project areas, include:
(i) An Hai Pagoda, area of 1,342.5 m2
(ii) Khai Tay Sanctuary, area of 4172.3 m2
The impacts of construction in these areas are mainly due to dust, noise, traffic hinderance
and aesthetics impact due to construction activities and loading of materials. The impact level
is moderate because the construction time can last several days at the areas where successive
construction method is applied, or up to 18 - 36 months at other areas. Religious activities
(pagoda visits, festival activities…) can be affected especially on the 15th
day and 1st day of
Lunar month. The consultation with key people in these religious and belief works which are
sensitive to the project impact show that, in great feast-days, there will be large number of
Buddhists gathering and joining in the worshiping activities. Contruction and gathering of
material at this time will cause traffic hinderance, affect the psychology and level of
satisfaction of pagoda‟s monks and visitors.
Table 3.33. Physical Cultural Resources impacted in Construction phase
Sensitive receptors Description Impacts
An Hai Pagoda, area of 1,342.5
m2
- Distance from
construction area: 100 m.
- This is a Buddhist pagoda
where local people come to
organize worshiping
activities, particularly on
the first day and 15th day of
every solar month.
- About 50 visitors on the
peak days as the 1st and the
15th days of the month.
- Dust may affect the temple
structure
- Material and wastes may
affect landscape and hinder
access,
- Noise may disturb worshiping
activities on 1st and 15th
lunar month
- Unsuitable language or
behaviours of workers may be
offensive to the relic keeper
and visitors
Khai Tay Sanctuary, area of
4,172.3 m2
- Distance from
construction area: 200 m.
- This is a Caodaism
pagoda where local people
come to organize
worshiping activities,
particularly on the first day
and 15th day of every solar
month.
- About 80 visitors on the
peak days as the 1st and the
15th days of the month.
- Material and wastes may
affect landscape and hinder
access,
- Noise may disturb
worshipinng activities on 1st
and 15th Lunar month
- Unsuitable language or
behaviours of workers may be
offensive to the relic keeper
and visitors
As the subproject involves relative large quantity of excavation, there are chances that
artifacts may be exposed during the execution of earth works. Therefore, a chance find
procedure need to be developed and included in the ESMP.
Health and safety risk at the existing universities/colleges
Impacts on learning and researching activities of staffs and students of the University
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According to current status, lecture-room, office of Faculties and the University, laboratories,
library and dormitory of (i) Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; (ii) College of Information
Technology are alsmost located in the project area. Thus, construction of works may affect
learning and researching environment of staffs and students of the Universities/Colleges
including (i) existing dormitory: about 1,500 to 2,000 students and officers, 100 m - 200 m
from the subproject site; (ii) College of Information technology: nearly 1,500 students and
lecturers/officers, 100m - 200m from the subproject site; (iii) Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy: about 1,000 students and lectures/officers, about 100m away from the subproject
site. The impacts include:
Impacts caused by dust, exhaust and noise: as assessed in the Section of air status in
the construction process, both dust and exhaust are low and within the acceptable
limits in accordance with QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT. And noise in the distance of 20m
or more is still within the acceptable limits in accordance with QCVN
26/2010/BTNMT. However, due to the characteristic of learning and researching
environment, the contractors need to reasonably arrange construction activities to
avoid use of machines causing noise in learning hours of students.
Impacts on landscape in the learning and researching areas: for the learning and
researching environment, to make students and staffs work effectively, it needs to
have clean environment and
In the areas which may affect learning and researching activities of students and staffs.
However, the impact level is assessed as insignificant and only happens during the
construction process.
Risks of accident at the construction site to the University’s staffs and students
The subproject area is located within the planned campus of Da Nang University Village,
including (i) Faculty of Medicine and Faculty (about 1000 students, lecturers); (ii) College of
Information Technology (about 1500 students, lecturers); (iii) the dormitory (from 1500 to
2000 students, officers) and entrance road from Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road to the subproject
area. The approach path will cause risk of accident not only to workers who directly
participate in construction activities, but also to staffs as well as students of the University.
Thus, it is considered a potential impact which should be paid attention by the contractor to
have suitable construction plan and mitigation measures prior to commencement. Details of
mitigation measures is described in the Section of mitigation measures.
Table 3.34. University’s staffs and students impacted during the constrution phase
Sensitive receptors Description Impacts
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy is located in the campus
of the Da Nang University Village
in Hoa Quy ward.
Area of the existing building is
28,000 m2; 1 building with 4
storeys and auxiliary works for
study and teaching activities.
- Number of students, lectures and
officers: about 1,000 people.
- Dust, noise and emissions
- Potential labor accidents
- Impact on learning activities of
students
- Traffic safety risk when students
come to class
- Potential risk of damage to the
building when the construction
equipment and transport
vehicles operate
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Sensitive receptors Description Impacts
College of Information
Technology
- The College is located in the
campus of the Da Nang
University Village in Hoa Quy
ward.
- It has an area of 42,000 m2; there
are 3 building of 5 storeys and
auxiliary works for study and
teaching activities.
- Number of students, lectures and
officers: about 1,500 people.
- Dust, noise and emissions
- Potential labor accidents
- Impact on learning activities of
students
- Traffic safety risk when students
come to class
- Potential risk of damage to the
building when the construction
equipment and transport
vehicles operate
Student Dormitory
- The dormitory is located in the
campus of Da Nang University
Village in Hoa Quy ward,
bordering Korea – Vietnam
Friendship Information
Technology College
- The existing area is 30,000 m2
with 02 buildings of 05 storeys
and completed infrastructure.
- The number of students/officers
is around 1,500 to 2,000 people.
- Dust, noise and emissions
- Potential labor accidents
- Impact on learning activities of
students
- Traffic safety risk when students
come to class
- Potential risk of damage to the
building when the construction
equipment and transport
vehicles operate
3.2.3. Potential adverse impacts during operation phase
Social benefits in the operation phase
The subproject will bring about social benefits: (i) Identify the scientific HR supply and
demand sources for the country; (ii) Harmonize of scientific and technical education system
that is consistent with the traditional education and regional and international standards; (iii)
Training for graduated officers and experts; (iv) Improve and increase the role of scientific
and technological application; (v) Satisfy the living conditions for Vietnamese people – these
are the key objectives in social development in the future.
Apart from social positive impacts, once the UD subproject comes into operation, it will bring
about positive impacts on environment: (i) form a university urban geology area with green
space and creative area, etc. creating positive academic climate for students and lecturers of
the University; (ii) Increase the coverage of green trees within the University campus; (iii)
invest high-end infrastructure with water, wastewater, solid waste collection system in
accordance with the standards; (iv) have environmental friendly structures with the purpose of
using green energy and energy saving.
Beside the potential positive impacts discussed above, the operation of the proposed works
may also result in the following negative impacts and riks duing operation phase:
3.2.3.1. Generic Operation Impacts
a. Dust and exhaust gases
Dust and emissions from traffics going in/out the University
Dust and emissions are generated from the operation of vehicles to the University for study
and researches. Because the number of officers and students will rise (according to forecast
until 2035) up to 16,700 people (including about 15,500 students and 1,200 officers/lecturers),
there are a large number of vehicles (mainly motorbike and car). As the vehicles run by
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diesel, the exhaust gases mainly area NO2, CO, CO2, SO2 and dust that directly affects
students, lecturers and officers. These impacts are long lasting but can be mitigated.
Emissions from power generators
According to the approved plan, the orientation of electricity supply for the University of
Danang is the source of electricity taken from the 100kV E13 station through the 22kV line
running along Tran Dai Nghia street. On the 22 kv line, the stations will be built to supply 22
kV to the transformer stations which will be arranged for each university campus. Arranging
22/0.4kV transformer stations for loads of working blocks or lecture halls, multi-purpose
houses, green parks, traffic lighting, ... Accordingly, each zone is expected university will be
installed 01 transformer station with capacity from 630 kVA to 1000 kVA. The location of the
substation will have to ensure a safe distance according to the regulations, be convenient for
the arrangement of the wiring system, repair and maintenance.
For power backup, it is expected to install 01 electric generators for each UD subproject's
work item with a capacity of 250 kVA to 400 kVA at each location of substations.
The generator is only used in urgent cases when electricity is cut off; therefore the
operation time is not much, and the impact due to exhaust gas is negligible. As the generators
using DO fuel that will emit pollutants: ust, SOx, NOx, CO and Volatile Organic Compounds
(VOC), etc. Based on the emission coefficient according to the method of rapid assessment by
WHO and specifications of the generator, it can estimate the pollution load due to the
operation of the backup generators as follows:
- Normally, the consumed fuel volume to generate 10KVA of electricity is about 1kg of
DO. With the backup generator for 6 member universites/buildings of 1650 KVA
capacity, when running, fuel consumption is estimated at 165 kg of DO/hour.
- The amount of exhaust gas when burning 1kg of DO is 20m3 (converted into 20
0C).
Thus, the exhaust gas of member universites/building's generator will be 3,300 m3 per
hour.
Table 3.35. Load of pollutants in exhaust gas from the backup generator
Pollutants Coefficient
(kg/ton)
Load
(kg/h)
Concentration
(mg/Nm3)
QCVN
19:2009/BTNMT
(mg/Nm3),
collume B
Kp = 1, Kv = 0,6
Dust 0.71 0.04 35.5 120
SO2 20*S 0.25 250.0 300
NO2 9.62 0.48 481.0 510
CO 2.19 0.11 109.5 600
THC 0.791 0.04 39.6 -
(Source: Assessment from air, water and land pollution sources, WHO, 1993)
Note: S is the sulfur concentration in DO, S = 0,25%; Nm3: The gas volume converted into
standard conditions; QCVN 19:2009/BTNMT- National Technical Regulation on industrial
emissions of dust and inorganic substances. Column B applies to operation entities from the
date of January 16, 2007.
Comment: Comparing the concentration of pollutants in the exhaust gas according to
QCVN19: 2009/BTNM, it can see that the indicators of dust, CO, NOx, and SO2 are at
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permitted limit. The load is very small, so that the emission through the chimney can reduce
the impact from the backup generator. Besides, as the low frequency of power outage, the
pollution load is insignificant. Officers, students, lecturers and students studying, researching
and teaching in the subproject buildings will be directly affected (it is estimated that about
one-third of the students/lecturers of the schools will participate in learning and teaching at
each class, equivalent to about 5,000 people). However, the tent are minimized thanks to
mitigation measures.
Noise, vibration
The most typical noise source in the universities are: (i) Operation of generators in the case of
national grid disconnect; (ii) Activities of vehicles (motorcycles, cargo vehicles, school
supplies, cars...); (iii) Operation of machinery and equipment for buildings (pumps, exhaust
fans, air blowers, computers, etc.); (iv) Activities of students, lecturers in the universities.
Except for generator and blower sources, the above noise sources have low noise level and
practically, they do not influence inside environment in the UD as well as the surrounding
environment. As for noise sources from generators and air blowers which running time is very
little (only operate when grid electricity disconnect) but they have potential high noise impact,
not only influence university‟s environment but also spread to the surrounding areas. Noise
level will decrease flowing to the propagation distance to central generation sources.
Table 3.36. Noise level of major devices in the UD (dBA)
Name of device Noise level in
the distance of
30m
Noise level in
the distance of
50m
Noise level in
the distance of
100m
QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT
Generator 85.6 – 87.5 68.3 – 76.4 60.3 – 62.5 70 (From 06h-
21h) Air blower 73.0 – 75.1 63.2 – 68.4 54.3 – 56.7
In general, the impact of noise and vibration during the operation of universities is minor,
because, most of machines and equipment operating has low vibration level, and vibration
level mainly arises from backup generators but these machines are located in distinct areas/
warehouses, insulated noise and vibration, so the impact level is low and can mitigate it.
b. Wastewater
Domestic wastewater
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Domestic wastewater is generated from studying and working activities of students, lecturers
in the University. Once the project comes into use, there will be 16,700 students, lecturers in
total. As the standard TCVN 4474-87 (internal drainage), the standard wastewater volume for
an individual is 20 l/person.day, therefore, the total domestic wastewater calculated is: 16,700
x 20 = 334 m³/day.
Domestic wastewater contains residues, suspended solids (SS), organic compounds (BOD,
COD), nutrients (N, P) and bacteria. When being released, the wastewater will cause
environmental pollution unless mitigation measures are taken. The Nutrients (N,P) will cause
eutrophication of water that affect the quality of surface water. Because the students only take
a class half of the day, the wastewater mainly urine, washing water; the manure contained
waste volume is lower than that of the residential area. All domestic wastewater from septic
tanks is also connected with the city drainage system and then treated by Hoa Xuan WWTP
(60,000 m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. The connection agreement record from
Da Nang DOC by the Letter No.2951/SXD-QLHT for connection of transport, internal
drainage system of the University of Da Nang subproject to the transport and drainage system
of Ring road in the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road), see the annex.
Thus the impact is assessed to be low and mitigated by measures proposed by the subproject
Owner in the mitigation measures to the Project‟s specific impacts.
Storm water runoff
When the structures are put into use, the ground will be cleared, and storm water is mostly
from building roofs, surrounding concrete and asphalt grounds. There are separated storm
water collection and drainage systems. Therefore, this volume is not considered as a pollution
source and can be discharged in general drainage system on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road. This
impact is inconsiderable.
c. Solid waste
Domestic solid waste
Domestic solid waste from buildings in the operation phase is inorganic (including scrap
paper, newspapers, nylons, etc.) and some other organic solid wastes (mostly food leftovers
brought by staffs and students). As calculated, khối lượng phát thải 0,5 kg/người.ngày
(CENTEMA - 2002), there are about 16,700 staffs, students and guests each day, therefore the
average domestic solid waste generated is 8,35 tons/day. Total volume of solid waste will be
collected by Da Nang Urban Environment Company (which is having a contract with the
University) everyday. Therefore, this impact is also marginal and can be controlled.
In addition, there is also a small amount of hazardous solid waste from the operation of
buildings such as light bulbs, toner cartridges / photo, fluorescent light bulbs ... Estimated
generation of about 5-6 kg / month.
d. Risks in operation phase
Fire and explosion
Fire and explosion can be occurred in case of careless of temporary electrical supply system,
causing damages on assets and people. The Project Owner will be responsible for taking out
firefighting and protection measures, strictly complying with the measures to prevention of
leaking and fire and explosion because the events can happen any time. However, the risks
can be minimized by trainings and providing students, lecturers, officers with knowledge
about firefighting.
Electric explosion and short-circuit
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The University is in need of huge electricity demand for studying, especially operation of
machines used in the labs or practical rooms. Thus, potential risks of electricity insecurity is
likely to happen while materials used in the labs are combustible such as papers, tables,
chairs, books, chemicals, etc. Fire prevention is always prioritized by the University
leadership. This impact is assessed as minor and mitigable.
3.2.3.2. Site-specific Impacts in operation phase
A. Environmental impacts
Odor generation
When the buildings are put into use, many people will gather here for working and studying.
Therefore, toilets may cause risks to the environment if they are not regularly cleaned and
managed. Toilets without regular cleaning will generate hazardous gases (H2S, NH3,..) and
cause stinks and also increase development of mosquitoes, flies and diseases, which has
impacts on air environment, and health of teachers, students, and guests.
In addition, the odor of organic waste decomposes from the domestic waste collection area
and the local wastewater treatment area of the Technopole building. The odor from these
areas arises mainly from anaerobic decomposition process, including toxic gases such as H2S,
Mercaptane, CO2, CH4, ... In particular, H2S and Mercaptane are the main odors, while CH4 It
is a flammable substance if it accumulates in a certain concentration. These contaminants can
affect the health of on-site employees. Although the amount of the chemicals are toxic is not
too large which will affect people's health without appropriate mitigation measures.
However, for the current structures, the University is hiring staffs who are in charge of
cleaning inside the campus, lecture halls and also toilets. Therefore, the impacts are minor.
Laboratory wastewater
The experiment activities of 2/4 buildings in terms of Life Science Laboratory (gene
technology, Animal and Plant cell technology, Microbiology Technology, Nanotechnology,
Pharmaceutical Technology and natural compounds) will generate wastewater from
microbial, physicochemistry experiments and Renewable Energy - Biology - Environment
Laboratory will generate wastewater from physicochemistry experiments.
With the practices of 8,000 students (1/3 students as the design scale of the UD subproject),
the average wastewater volume in a day is approximately 5l/student/week (7days). That mean
the total volume of wastewater is (5 x 8,000):7 = 5,7m³/day.
The component, contents and concentration of lab wastewater is different that depends on the
testing frequency, quantity, type and purposes. The main contents within the labs wastewater
is heavy metal and oxidants, microorganisms (some types of bacteria and molds such as
Staphylococus Aureus, Staphylococus Sarcina...) |, gas arises mainly from Acid and Bases
such as (NaOH, H2SO4), organic substances (COD, BOD, N, P, ...)Wastewater from the labs
will directly affect the testers and instructors. These impacts are long-lasting and continuously
but the are mitigable by lab wastewater treatment system of Technopole center.
The treated wastewater will satisfy the QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT, column B before
discharging into the common drainage culverts of the University of Da Nang on Nam Ky
Khoi Nghia road, then connect to with the city drainage system and then treated by Hoa Xuan
WWTP (60,000 m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. The connection agreement record
from Da Nang DOC by the Letter No.2951/SXD-QLHT for connection of transport, internal
drainage system of the University of Da Nang subproject to the transport and drainage system
of Ring road in the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road), see the annex.
Hazardous waste
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Hazadous wastes from the buildings activity such as printer cartridges, greasy rags from the
manufacture or maintenance of equipment, fluorescent lighting, etc., Especialy, the practicing
process of lab and research institute: 3/4 in terms of
(i) Renewable Energy Technology - Biology - Environment and
(ii) Life Science (gene technology, Animal and Plant cell technology, Microbiology
Technology, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical Technology and natural compounds);
(iii) Mechatronics Technology - Automation - Automatic Control.
Based on the actual activities of the exiting Institute and center of the University of Da Nang,
hazardous solid wastes comprise of:
No. Fields of experiments Hazardous waste generated Estimated
amount
(kg/month)
1 Renewable Energy Technology -
Biology - Environment
Circuit board, capacitor,
electronic circuit board
1-2
2 Gene, Animal and plant cell
technology, Microbiology,
Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical
technology and natural
compounds
Chemical waste, chemical-
containing bags/jars;
Damaged experimental
products, which contain
chemicals or pathogenic
microorganisms;
Experimental chemicals have
expired.
3-5
3 Mechatronics - Automation -
Automatic control
Circuit board, capacitor,
electronic circuit board
1-2
4 Other activities from all
buildings
Printer cartridges, Greasy rags
from the manufacture or
maintenance of equipment,
Fluorescent lighting, etc.
5-6
The estimated volume of hazardous waste is about 10-15kg/month. The properties of the
above hazardous waste types are classified and described according to the list of hazardous
wastes by Circular No. 36/2015 / TT-BTNMT of June 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment on hazardous waste t management. Details are in the following
table.
Table 3.37. Classification of hazardous waste types
Code Type of waste Hazardousness
Waste generated from laboratories:
020101 Waste sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid AM, OH, Đ, ĐS
020102 Waste hydrochloric acid AM, Đ, ĐS
020103 Waste hydrofluoric acid AM, Đ, ĐS
020104 Phosphoric acid, waste phosphor acid AM, Đ, ĐS
020105 Waste Nitric acid, nitrous acid AM, N, OH, Đ, ĐS
020106 Other types of waste acid AM, Đ, ĐS
020201 Sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide,
potassium hydroxide waste and residue
containing sodium hydroxide, ammonium
hydroxide, potassium hydroxide
AM, Đ, ĐS
020202 Other types of waste bases AM, Đ, ĐS
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020302 Waste iron-based salt and salt solution Đ, ĐS
020303 Waste heavy metal-based oxides Đ, ĐS
020403 Waste has other heavy metals Đ, ĐS
020501 Sludge contains hazardous components from the
wastewater treatment process
Đ, ĐS
070101 Waste cleaning acid AM
070102 Other types of waste acid AM
070103 Waste cleaning base AM
Hazardous medical waste
130101 Infectious substance LN
130102
Chemical waste includes or contains hazardous
ingredients
Đ, ĐS
130103 Waste cell-harmful pharmaceutical products Đ
170601
Waste greases, lubricants, refrigerant C, Đ, ĐS
170602 Waste fuel and oil C, Đ, ĐS
180201 Greasy rags Đ, ĐS
160113 Electronic and electrical waste Đ, ĐS
160112 Waste batteries and accumulators Đ, ĐS, AM
160105 Insect sprayers, bottles for chemicals Đ, ĐS
160106 Failed fluorescent lamp Đ, ĐS
Note: Hazardous properties of waste (AM: Corrosive; OH: Oxidation; D: Toxic; DS:
Ecotoxicity; N: Explosive; C: Flammable, LN: Infectious)
All these wastes must be collected and treated the same as hazardous wastes and only
transported and treated under the permission of the competent agencies. Mismanagement of
hazardous solid waste will cause negative impacts on environment and diseases, especially
infectious diseases through exposure to polluted hazadous waste and air resulting from
aforementioned chemical - physical - biological factors. It is assessed as moderate and can be
controlled.
Management of laboratories and practical rooms
At the laboratories on gene technology, animal and plant cell technology, microbiological
technology, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical technology and natural compounds, storage and
usage of chemicals is on the regular basis. Therefore, it is likely to have potentials risks on
management and chemical usage. Risks are assessed below:
- Risk of chemical leak
Each Faculty has particular trainings and researches, therefore each lab/practical room is
different and so are the chemicals. However, in the list of chemicals recorded, most of them
are acids or bases or other mixtures. These chemicals are in solid, liquid and gas states
(mostly solid and liquid) and stored in closed bottles. When chemicals are used, gas emitted
from the chemical into the air is unavoidable. In addition, practicing/studying mixture of
chemicals to create new ones or crushing samples by using chemicals also generates gases
into the surrounding environment (acid steam, Clo, H2S, NH3,....). These gases with high
concentration will directly make impacts on health of staffs as well as students in the lab.
However, this impact can be totally mitigated and eliminated if labs develop management
programs and apply detailed prevention measures. These impacts are long-term within the lab
operation duration.
- Safety risks when using chemicals
When using chemicals, safety is prioritized in all labs because if people get direct exposure to
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chemicals, they may get burnt, have skin corrosion, and negative impacts on respiratory
system, mucosa, etc. Possible unsafety in using chemicals including:
Not using protective equipment when using chemicals (gloves, face masks) leads to
direct exposure of chemicals on skin and its steam affecting people‟s respiratory
system.
Chemicals have low quality, expire or do not have labels and specific instructions,
which leads to misuse and have unpredictable chemical reactions.
Careless storage and usage of chemicals leads to breakage and overflow, which causes
impacts on environment and health of staffs/students, even can cause fire incidents.
That management of chemicals when not in use does not meet standards and comply
with instructions of each chemical kind also changes chemicals and is unsafe for users.
Lack of knowledge and guidance while doing experiments.
Generally, impacts listed above depend on conditions and management capacity of labs and
are assessed as moderate and long-term. However, these impacts can completely be controlled
and mitigated during the operation phase.
- Safety in operating machines and equipment
Most of the listed devices are generated by electricity and require strict and precise operation
procedures. Therefore, if operation of these devices is not ensured, some potential risks may
occur such as short circuit, or false of devices leading to false of findings. Therefore, to
control this impact, before operation, the University should set up suitable management and
usage plans to ensure safety. This impact is assessed as minor.
Flammable Hazards:
Flammable substances, those that readily catch fire and burn in air, may be solid, liquid, or
gaseous. The most common fire hazard in the laboratory is a flammable liquid or the vapor
produced from such a liquid. An additional hazard is that a compound can enflame so rapidly
that it produces an explosion. Proper use of substances that because fire requires knowledge
of their tendencies to vaporize, ignite, or burn under the variety of conditions in the
laboratory.
Explosive Hazards:
An explosive is any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that, when subjected to heat,
impact, friction, detonation, or other suitable initiation, undergoes rapid chemical change,
evolving large volumes of gases that exert pressure on the surrounding medium.
Sharp Edges:
Among the most common injuries in laboratories are cuts from broken glass. Cuts can be
minimized by the use of correct procedures (e.g., the procedure for inserting glass tubing into
rubber stoppers and tubing, which is taught in introductory laboratories), through the
appropriate use of protective equipment, and by careful attention to manipulation. Glassware
should always be checked for chips and cracks before use and discarded if any are found.
Never dispose of glass in the general laboratory trash. It should only be placed in specific
glassware disposal bins. This will reduce the chance of anyone changing the trash receiving a
cut. Other cut hazards include razors, box cutters, knives, wire cutters, and any other sharp-
edged tool. When working with these tools, it is important to wear appropriate eye protection
and cut-resistant gloves.
Slips, Trips, and Falls:
Other common injuries in the laboratory arise from slipping, tripping, or improper lifting.
Spills resulting from dropping chemicals not stored in protective rub ber buckets or laboratory
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carts can be serious because the laboratory worker can fall or slip into the spilled chemical,
thereby risking injury from both the fall and exposure to the chemical. Chemical spills
resulting from tripping over bottles of chemicals stored on laboratory floors are part of a
general pattern of bad housekeeping that can also lead to serious accidents.
Wet floors around ice, dry ice, or liquid nitrogen dispensers can be slippery if the areas are not
carpeted and if drops or small puddles are not wiped up as soon as they form. Attempts to
retrieve 5-gallon bottles of distilled water, jars of bulk chemicals, and rarely used equipment
stored on high shelves often lead to back injuries in laboratory environments. Careful
planning of where to store difficult-to-handle equipment and containers (because of weight,
shape, or overall size) reduces the incidence of back injuries.
Nanomaterials:
As with hazardous chemicals, exposures to these materials may occur through inhalation,
dermal contact, accidental injection, and ingestion, and the risk increases with duration of
exposure and the concentration of nanoparticles in the sample or air. Inhalation presents the
greatest exposure hazard. Nanomaterials suspended in a solution or slurry pose a lesser
hazard, but because the solutions can dry into a powder, they should be handled with care.
Nanomaterials suspended in a solution or slurry present a hazard whenever mechanical energy
is imparted to the suspension of slurry. Sonication, shaking, stirring, pouring, or spraying of a
suspended nanomaterial can result in an inhalation exposure. Suspensions also represent a
dermal exposure potential. Nanoparticles that are fixed within a matrix pose the least hazard
as long as no mechanical disruption, such as grinding, cutting, or burning, occur.
Nanoparticles can enter the laboratory in a variety of ways. For example, the materials may be
imported into the lab for characterizations or be incorporated into a study. Alternatively, they
could be created (synthesized) in the lab as part of an experiment. In either case, it is
important for laboratory personnel to know about the presence and physical state of the
nanomaterial (i.e., powder, in solution, on a solid matrix, or in solid matrix) so they can
manage the hazards accordingly.
Impacts of microbiological experiments (spread of bacteria, viruses ..):
Experimental activities on Life Sciences (Gene Technology, Animal and Plant Cell
Technology, Microbiology Technology, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical Technology and
Natural Compounds), typically on gene, cells, microorganisms shall cultivate a certain
number of microorganisms, which can be biological agents spreading bacteria, viruses, etc. if
there is no proper management and protection. Therefore, this is a potential risk during
experiments, and will directly affect lecturers and practicing students. However, at the
experimental level at schools, chosen microorganisms will have genes, cells with high
practical applicability and less dangerous than those in related experiments/tests in hospitals
or research institutes, so that the hazard and spread of biological agents harmful to humans
and the environment will be screened and well controlled. Therefore, the impact level is
assessed to be moderate and mitigable.
For the remaining test areas in the Technopole, there will be no use of chemicals during the
experiment, as a result, no potential impact as mentioned above will arise.
OHS and Safety Risks
Laboratory is a place for practice, study and research of students, students, lecturers and
scientists. however, it is also a particularly dangerous place if the safety rules are not
complied with, especially those on fire protection and safety for toxic chemicals and are likely
to cause fires. In a chemistry lab, all effects of electrical current on humans are dangerous.
Because in addition to electric shock, improper practices of students or researchers may lead
to the drop, fall and break of tools, equipment and chemicals. Chemical spills, release of toxic
gas, electrical shocks, fires, burnts etc. may also happen during the experiments. Exposure to
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these cases affect the safety and health of the operators. Therefore, there should be strict
regulations for laboratories and monitoring arrangements should be in place.
Risks from the laboratory wastewater treatment plant Failure
Chemical Leaks
Chlorine will be used for wastewater treatment. Therefore, there is a risk of chlorine leakage
from containers or an accident from chemical handling. If chlorine leakage is serious or an
accident occurs, it will cause serious pollution of air, soil, water and health hazards for
operators and residents. The risk of chlorine leakage and accidents will be controlled by the
methods described in Chapter 5.
Other Risks and Issues
If sewer system is broken or clogged, untreated wastewater will leak on the ground and spill
around to contaminate the soil and water.
Fire and explosion can occur due to electric shock, lightning ... and damage to people and
property.
Occupational diseases of operators will also be of concern because they will be exposed to
chemicals such as acids, corrosive soda and have health effects if workers are in direct
contact. Sludge, if directly exposed, can also cause a number of health risks for workers.
3.2.4. Induced Impacts and Cumulative Impacts
Cumulative impact assessment
This section discusses the cumulative impact of the subproject. In this regard, the cumulative
impact under consideration is defined as two or more individual affects that, when considered
together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environmental impacts. The
cumulative impact from several projects result from the incremental impacts of the proposed
subproject when added to other closely related, and reasonably foreseeable, future projects.
The impacts that do not result in part from the subproject will not be discussed.
In this ESIA, it is considered whether the subproject construction and operation may
contribute to cumulative impacts on the Valued Environmental and Social Components
(VECs) on which other existing or future developments within or nearby the subproject area
may also have detrimental effects.
According to section I.3. Related Projects and Plans and the University’s Development
Master Plan, UD in Hoa Quy - Dien Ngoc (total land area of 300 ha) will be invested through
9 sub-projects (or ‟ functional areas's project).
Study area and research facilities of UD: with a scale of about 60,000 students, 3,364 lecturers
by 2035. Expected arrangements for 11 schools have been identified in Development Strategy
the University of Da Nang, including: Polytechnic University; University of Economics;
University of Pedagogy; University of Foreign Languages Studies; University of Technology
and Education; Vietnam - Korea Friendship Information Technology College; Faculty of
Medicine and Pharmacy; British University (International University); University of
Sciences; University of Law and University of Culture and Tourism.
Up to now, after 20 years there have been only 3 universities and faculties built, including:
Vietnam - Korea Friendship IT College (under the Ministry of Culture, Communications and
Information); Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy - the University of Da Nang and College of
Information Technology; and the Dormitory (under the University of Da Nang) with existing
2,177 students and 298 lecturers and a part of infrastructure system. Remaining subproject
are being planned. However, due to difficulties in investment capital, according to the
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assessment at this time, these projects in the above-mentioned preparatory stage will be
slower to implement than UD subprojects that borrow from WB.
All the planned projects are under management of UD. The subproject description reveals that
within the geographical scope of proposed subproject area, with small to medium scales.
Under the cumulative impact definition, the proposed subproject may contribute to
cumulative impact on VECs on which these projects are being constructed or planned to be
constructed in several next years.
According to the results of reviewing the relevant documents and the subproject affected
communities and stakeholder consultation combined with field studies, it is identified that the
proposed subproject together with the projects that is being constructed or planned to be
constructed in several next years may not contribute to a cumulative impact on the air
environment. Air pollution may be incremental in the subproject area and more traffic
congestion and accident along local roadways may occur due to the current or planned
construction of the other projects. Specific analysis of these cumulative impacts on these
VECs is as follows:
Construction phase
Air quality: the air pollution in the subproject area would be expected to be cumulatively
impacted as several projects within the geographical scope of the proposed subproject area
have been constructing or planned to be constructed in several next years. Regardless of their
specific locations within the subproject area, dust and exhaust gases generated from the
activities of soil excavation, machine operation and vehicles‟ movements from the other
projects will contribute to increasing an extent content of dust and toxic gases in the
subproject area if mitigation measures for controlling generated dust and gases emission
within the standard are not effectively applied.
However, the baseline data of air quality in the subproject area showed that the existing air
quality in the subproject area is quite good and parameters to be monitored in the air are far
below the allowable standard. The impact is considered low and could be managed by the
Danang University by application of the mitigation measures in the ESMP to suppress dust
and control exhaust gases for the proposed subproject construction.
Traffic congestion and accident: The traffic congestion and risk of traffic accident
especially on the Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road (Ring road of Da Nang city) has been given in
Chapter 3. This road will be mainly used for transporting materials to the subproject
construction sites and wastes from the sites to disposal sites. An additional vehicle travel due
to the subproject may result in exposing the communities living near the traffic routes to
higher risks of traffic congestion and accidents due to construction activities. Besides, within
the geographical scope of subproject area, some other projects under the university‟s
management are being constructed or planned to be constructed in the next years. The
cumulative impact on the traffic congestion and accident not only on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road but also on internal roadways especially from Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road to the
construction sites would be particularly occurred. The impact is considered moderate and
could be managed by the Danang University through application of the traffic management
plan proposed in the ESMP to address the traffic congestion and traffic accidents on Nam Ky
Khoi Nghia road and internal roadways of the proposed subproject construction.
Operation phase
Water quality: The proposed subproject does not cause any significantly detrimental effects
on the water quality during operational activities. All domestic wastewater from septic tanks
is also connected with the city drainage system and then treated by Hoa Xuan WWTP (60,000
m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. The connection agreement record from Da Nang
DOC by the Letter No.2951/SXD-QLHT for connection of transport, internal drainage system
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of the University of Da Nang subproject to the transport and drainage system of Ring road in
the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road). Besides, a small WWTP (estimated about
30-50m3/day) is constructed to treat laboratory wastewater to meet class B of QCVN
40:2011/BTNMT before discharging to the city drainage system and then also treated by Hoa
Xuan WWTP (60,000 m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. The culvert under the
SCDP, was calculated for the basin of UD subproject. So, there will be no cumulative impact
to this system.
Induced impacts
The induced impacts can be, due to induced actions of the project and activities that may
occur if the action under assessment is implemented such as growth inducing impacts and
other effects related to induced changes to the pattern of future land use or additional road
network, population density or growth rate.
The internal roads and planned trade and bussiness areas that are located within or surrouding
campus after completion may become an attractive place for tourism and entertainment
activities of students and local people. This is considered a social benefit brought by the
subproject to the community. However, such influx will also induce the following services
such as food and drink stores and others to come in the area. A certain amount of garbage and
wastewater will be discharged in the area causing the pollution of environment in general. Not
only the environment but also the landscape of university will be deteriorated if the university
does not have any effective measures to prevent the influx of illegal traders from gathering
into the area and proper management of wastes discharged by them and tourism and
entertaining activities.
In addition, the related businesses such as guesthouses for rend and the following services
around the university shall be developed to meet the increased students‟ demands. Beside the
benefit of local people in terms of economic aspects, the population in such area will increase,
which leads to a burden on physical and social infrastructures, waste management, social
disturbance and insecurity. To minimize the adverse impact, the university shall cooperate
with local authorities at ward and district/ward levels to orient a sustainable socioeconomic
development surrounding the subproject area. The impact is considered moderate.
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CHAPTER 4. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES
4.1. “With” and "Without project" scenario
Challenges existing in the project area are (i) the insufficient traffic system; (ii) Life of people
in the project area is facing many difficulties because the suspension plan has been more than
20 years; (iii) Lack of infrastructure, synchronous equipment, focusing on teaching and
learning activities of lecturers and students of UD's member universities. Therefore, if the
project is not implemented, negative social and environmental issues will exist under the
current conditions:
- At the present, the project area has an entrance road crossing with Nam Ky Khoi
Nghia road in the direction with low visibility, where there is a high population
density who are doing business and trading on both sides of the road. If the project is
implemented, traffic density and traffic safety risks will increase due to the increasing
traffic volume.
- The construction of the planned infrastructure facilities for education has the potential
to cause environmental pollution, especially waste and wastewater. When the
constructions are built and put into operation, the increase in number of people will
lead to the increasing demand for domestic water every year, so the amount of
wastewater will also increase and put more pressure on the environment. In addition,
generation of solid waste from daily activities and hazardous waste from laboratories
will also be an arising issue.
- Increasing the number of students will implicitly lead to social issues such as issues of
security, social security for students, social evils...
Comparisons between environmental and social issues related to the choice of “with” or
“without” project are described in Table 4.1 below.
Table 4.1. Comparing cases of “with” and “without” subproject
No.
Social and
environmental
issue
With subproject Without subproject
1 Education
environment
When being put into operation, the
project will provide a good
educational and scientific
environment to attract children
from local area and other areas to
study and work or live and settle
around Hoa Quy ward and Ngu
Hanh Son district. As a result,
quality of local human resources
will be improved.
Currently, the project area does not
have any educational and scientific
research facilities so it cannot
develop strongly both human and
material resources for this field
2
Environmental
sanitation
Urban environmental sanitation
will be improved, pollution and
disease risks related to wastewater
and environmental sanitation will
be reduced and qualify of life of
people living in the project area
will be improved. Urban services
will also be improved, ensuring
aesthetic and sustainable
development for UD.
Environmental sanitation and quality
of life are not guaranteed due to the
lack of a wastewater treatment
system.
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No.
Social and
environmental
issue
With subproject Without subproject
3 Social economy
Construction and operation of the
project will generate significant
revenue for the local budget. It is a
premise for the socio-economic
sustainable development
associated with education and
scientific research.
However, increasing the number of
students will implicitly lead to
social issues such as issues of
security, social security for
students, social evils, ...
There is no revenue or investment if
there is no project
4 Livelihood
When the constructions are built
and put into operation, the number
of people will increase, the local
people will have the opportunity to
sell food and consumer goods,
thereby they can have more
income for a more stable life
Will not be improved because there
is no development of business
activities
Conclusion: The investment for UD development is necessary because the subproject will
contribute significantly to national and local socio-economic development and the strategy of
global integration of the country. It is concluded that the option of “with subproject” is
selected.
4.2. Alternative Analysis
4.2.1. Alternative analysis between traditional design and application of sustainable design
for the subproject buildings
Normally in Vietnam, the educational facilities have been traditionally designed following the
local standards that might be set for the country in the past. Currently, the higher education
system of the country has been required to be innovated to keep up with the globally
advanced educational system. The requirements have been recently institutionalized through
Law on Education, 2012 and the related legislation under Law. The alternatives in the
sustainable design of the educational facilities shall be considered against the traditional ones
to select the most suitable design model toward the global modernity meeting the
international and regional standards. Two options in the design of the educational buildings
are proposed to be analyzed including (i) application of the sustainable design and (ii)
following the traditional design. The results of alternative analysis are presented in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2. Analysis of design alternatives
Considerabl
e issues Sustainable design Traditional design
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Energy and
material
- Optimizing energy use will contribute to
effective use and saving of water and energy,
reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
emission, and adaptation to climate change.
- Optimize Building Space and Material Use
will reduce the natural resource exploration,
contributing to protecting natural ecosystem.
- Purchase cleaning products and supplies that
are resource-efficient, bio-degradable and
reduce waste through source reduction and
recycling to eliminate off-site disposal.
- The buildings will use national electricity
network as the energy sources for
lighting, heating, cooling system during
operation. This can create a burden on
the national energy consumption. In
addition, currently the national energy
sources have been produced mainly from
the hydro power plants and thermal
power plants using coal as fossil fuels.
Both types of power generation plants
have been considered contributing to
damage to the natural ecosystem and
increasing GHG.
- Furthermore, traditional design does not
pay attention to use cleaning products
and suppliers or bio-degradable materials
because their costs are high. This has
resulted in increasing the off - site waste
disposal causing harmful to natural
ecosystem.
Life span of
works
- Longer because the sustainable design helps
the facilities be tolerant to impacts due to
climate change through designing and
choosing the construction materials adaptive
to climate change and other extreme
weathers.
- Sustainable design will minimize the system
failure through training building occupants,
facilities managers, and maintenance staff in
sustainable design principles and methods.
- Shorter because the traditional- design
does not pay attention much to the
potential negative impact on facility
lifespan due to climate change and other
extreme weathers.
- In addition, the quality of buildings
applied the traditional design could be
quickly deteriorated because the moisture
content indoors is not properly controlled
leading to a development of molds, fungi
able to destroy the wall surface.
Furthermore, the O&M activities are not
properly managed through its life cycle.
Aesthetics
- Better as sustainable design will pay attention
to value aesthetics inside and outside the
facilities such as the importance of views and
the integration of natural and man-made
elements.
- Normally traditional design does not
thoroughly analyses the landscape of a
proposed building in terms of the
structure and shape to be harmonizing
between the features of surrounding
nature and man-made elements.
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Health and
safety of
students and
staff
- Health and safety of students and staff
studying and working in the facilities
especially in laboratories will not be affected
because of sustainable design as follows:
+ With building envelope design that
properly manages moisture sources
through heating, ventilating, air-
conditioning (HVAC). Such designs will
prevent airborne bacteria, mold, and other
fungi, as well as radon developed inside
and outside the buildings.
+ Quality of the environmental components
in doors the facilities will be monitored
automatically through test sensor control
points to control the effective use of
energy, water, waste, temperature,
moisture, and ventilation.
+ System of fire and explosion prevention
and fighting as well as evacuation lines for
people including people with disabilities
working inside the facilities will be well
designed.
+ Noise and vibration levels inside the
facilities will be controlled through the use
of sound absorbing material and
equipment isolation.
- Traditional design does not focus much
on enhancing the environment indoor
quality of a building during the operation.
Concretely, it is rare to see a sensor
installed indoor to monitor automatically
the environmental components and
control the pollutants, toxic substances,
heating, air-conditioning to protect health
and safety of people working inside.
- The issues of prevention, fighting and
evacuating due to fire and explosion may
not be synchronized through the facility
design to the application of mitigation
measures during operation,
- Noise and vibration effects from inside
and outside activities may not be
carefully considered during design to
prevent any occupational diseases for
students and staff.
Gender and
social
equality
- Sustainable design will contribute to
improving gender equality; reducing gender
based violence (GBV) and creating
advantageous conditions for people with
disabilities through designing the educational
facilities with separate restrooms, prioritized
paths to elevators, car parks for people with
disabilities and pregnant women.
- Traditional design may not pay much
attention to the condition for improving
gender issues, GBV and being
convenient for people with disabilities.
- If the educational facilities are designed
with no separate restrooms, pathways
prioritized for people with disabilities
and pregnant women and no car parks
prioritized for them, the opportunities of
going to the university for learning and
working for them will be limited.
Construction
cost, O&M
cost
- Although, the construction cost must be
higher, the O &M cost must be significantly
reduced because (i) the work lifespan is
longer, and (iii) the energies used are taken
from the renewable sources.
- In contrast, the construction cost may be
lower, but the O&M cost will be higher
because (i) work life cycle is shorter, and
(ii) the energy used is taken from national
grid with a higher price.
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Socio-
economic
efficiency
- More effective because of the following
reasons:
The number of students especially
female students and students with
disabilities may increase.
The subproject operation will influence
on the operational mechanism of the
university members toward a high
autonomy model that is a basis for them
to improve the quality of training,
scientific research and community
services in the southern key economic
region, the central region and the
central highlands.
The subproject successful model in
higher education will be made into the
lessons learned to be shared to the
whole higher education sectors in
Vietnam.
The subproject will contribute to the
social sustainability through the
promotion of national economic
development as well as the
enhancement of the democracy,
equality and progress in the society.
- Less affective because of the following
reasons:
The traditional design may not
change the quality of learning
space and facilities toward the
international and regional
standards as well as meeting the
advanced demand of students and
social and gender equality and
democracy within the university.
This will not become a good model
for sharing with other universities.
This results in not increasing in the
number of domestic and abroad
students to enroll for learning and
researching, which will be difficult
to balance the revenue and
expenditure toward the autonomy
of finance following the
governmental policy.
Conclusion: Based on the above analysis, the option of applying the sustainable designing for
the university is selected because of its advantages meeting the demand of learners,
researchers and staff and suitability with national development condition and legislation.
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CHAPTER 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT
PLAN
With the potential impacts and risks identified and assessed in Chapter 3, an Environmental
and Social Management Plan (ESMP) has been prepared in this chapter with the aims of
impact prevention and mitigation. Procedures for implementation, monitoring, supervision
and reporting are also included in this ESMP together with Capacity building program and
cost estimation. This ESMP consists of main contents as follows:
- The measures to minimize the potential environmental impacts from Feasibility Study
and Detailed Design stage to pre-construction, construction and operation phases together
with implementation and supervison responsibilities;
- Environmental Monitoring Program;
- The subproject Compliance Framework, including environmental and social supervision
arrangements, fines applicable to non-compliance;
- Capacity building programs;
- Cost estimation; and
- Grievance Redress mechanism.
5.1. Mitigation measures
5.1.1. Environmental considerations during Pre-FS and FS
In the pre-feasibility and feasibility study steps, it is necessary to consider the greenness of the
building, also known as green building.
Green building is the practice of designing, constructing and operating buildings to:
Use energy, water and other resources efficiently
Reduce waste, pollution and other negative impacts on environment
Maximize occupant health and productivity
Decrease life cycle costs
Green building represents one of the most significant solutions and feasible for sustainable
growth and environmental protection at both national and global level.
Some specific objectives of Green building:
To represent an intelligent approach to energy
Green building encourages setting energy goals and target from the start of the project, taking
advantages of building site and climate attributes to reduce heating, cooling and lighting
loads, integrating landscape design for shading and windbreaks, facilitating the use of public
transport, incorporating renewable energy where possible, etc.
To protect water resources
Designs need to take into account reduction of water use.
Green building tries to reduce water use by using water efficient fittings and fixtures to
havest rainwater on the roof and rainwater runoff on the ground. These water can be reused
for watering purpose or for fire fighting.
To reduce waste and pollution
Waste minimization requires careful planning throughout the design, build and occupancy
phases. Green building minimizes negative impacts on the environment by “Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle” strategies. For example, by reducing impervious area, we reduce stormwater
runoff and reduce surface temperature. Reusing previously developed sites or existing
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structures is one of the best ways to limit the negative impacts of development. And certainly,
there are a myriad of opportunities for recycled materials use in site development.
To ensure health and well-being of all users of the building
Green building emphasizes on providing adequate supply of fresh air throughout the building
premises, which is achieved by good ventilation which maintains high indoor air quality, and
avoidance of materials and chemicals that can cause emissions of harmful gases.
It encourages extensive use of natural light to illuminate rooms and makes sure that their
occupants have a nice view of the surrounding environment, which not only provides the
building users with great amount of comfort and a possibility to enjoy the surroundings, but
also reduces the need for artificial room lighting.
It is a design that “appeals to both eyes and ears”. In fact, when it comes to schools, health
care institutions, private homes and workplaces, acoustics and sound insulation play an
important role in providing an ambiance that is good for concentration, recovery as well as for
enjoying work and spending time in one‟s own home.
Green building encourages the use of passive cooling through proper use of shading and
natural ventilation, or simple but effective equipment such as ceiling fans.
To keep landscape green
Particular attention is paid to site selection, preservation of existing vegetation or the addition
of vegetated area during green building design. Vegetation can reduce heating and cooling
needs, clean the air and reduce heat island effects, among other benefits.
To connect community
As early as at the design stage of a building, thought is given to shortening the distance
between people‟s homes and workplaces or other social locations, which results in a reduced
environmental impact of personal vehicles as well as of road and rail traffic in general. Green
building encourages the use of environmentally friendly means of transport, such as bicycles
and other green transport modes.
To optimize the cost over the building’s entire lifecycle
Green building considers costs over the entire life of the building, whereas conventional
building is often focused on initial design and construction costs.
For the Vietnam National Universities Development Project – Da Nang sub-project, the
following criteria can be applied in the preparation of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies to
improve efficiency. results of the project:
Criteria 1: Reasonable land use planning and ensuring necessary green spaces
The plan must respect the natural ecological clown, create green spaces and water surface, so
that users, visitors can see clear blue sky, clean water and access to other green areas within
the shortest distance while they are traveling on the unconcretized space in the project area.
The greenery system enhances the landscape aesthetics, creating a mellow feeling of the
colors and climate environment in the project area, enhancing the aesthetic value of the
architectural works. Construction works should comply with regulations on construction
density and land use efficiency.
Criteria 2: Green building
New buildings should be oriented to:
- Green the building and ground with greenery vegetation and grassland; plant trees in the
building area, biodiversify courtyards, terraces and mezzanines of works, preventing glare
from glass surfaces...;
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- Save and rationally use energy: minimize energy consumption in the layout of architectural
space of buildings, in designing of covering structures (insulating, avoiding sunlight,
construction materials), take advantage of natural light, natural ventilation, energy saving for
air-conditioning systems and artificial lighting systems, cooling system, use renewable energy
(solar power supply, energy wind, solar water heating, ...);
- Save water: efficiently consume water, reuse waste ater for washing and watering plants,
storing and using rainwater;
- Minimize the project's waste sources (exhaust gas, wastewater, solid waste), waste from the
the operation phase;
- Ensure the quality of indoor air environment, ensure fresh air exchange coefficient, meeting
hygiene requirements; no vibration, noise; indoor surface is not condensated or wet, material
is not moldy, sanitary works meet environmental standards, ensuring health and comfort.
Criteria 3: Green transport
- Planning space, arranging a reasonable working area to reduce travel needs of users;
- Planning the technical infrastructure system of transport and communications to meet the
travel needs of users.
- Development of public transport (buses, trams,...) connecting the subproject areas; facilitate
people to ride or walk (vehciles, cars cause air pollution per capita 15-20 times higher than
traveling by bus).
Criteria 4: Completing the system of collection, treatment, recycling, and reuse of wastes
(wastewater, solid waste and exhaust gas)
- Ensure 100% of daily-life solid waste and hazardous waste generated in the subproject area
are collected, classified, safely transported, recycled, reused and treated in accordance with
safe techniques environmental sanitation;
- Good management of surface water drainage and drainage systems in the subproject area;
build rainwater collection system, treatment and reuse system of domestic wastewater to use
for road cleaning, watering plants...;
- The streets and sidewalks of the subproject area are regularly kept clean, watered and
washed in hot and dry days.
Technical aspect and climate co-benefit
The project shall include/consider climate co-benefits design/activities such as (i) Consider to
adopt green/environmental friendly design/technology/equipment, for instance lighting,
cooling/ventilation, solar PV, etc and (ii) Adopt/deliver training course/research on
environment, renewable energy and efficient utility of energy.
Possible Actions under the subproject:
- Energy efficiency improvements in existing and greenfield buildings: Energy and
resource efficiency improvements in existing industrial, commercial (including
warehouses), public, and residential buildings Leading to Energy savings, water
savings, increased consumption of renewable energy, and/or reduction of material
consumption.
- Green Buildings for greenfield buildings: Use of highly efficient architectural designs,
energy-efficient appliances and equipment, and building techniques that reduce the
energy consumption of buildings, exceeding available standards and complying with
high energy efficiency certification or rating schemes.
- Institutional Capacity and Project Management.
For UD subproject, the climate co-benefits consider below:
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Component/Activity
types
Potential linkage to climate change co-benefits
Component 1. Quality of
Teaching and Learning
Adaptation: Not applicable
Mitigation: Construct or retrofit education facilities could provide
climate co-benefit by integrating renewable energy and application of
more energy-efficient design/appliance than the prevalent standard in the
area (e.g., conducting energy audits, installing solar panels, using energy-
efficient appliances and equipment).
Renewable energy (RE): Roof-top solar PV is a financially viable
investment. The PV would reduce fossil fuel-based energy thus creates
climate change co-benefit. It would also enhance the electricity services
quality, reduce the university electricity bills and generate additional
income.
Energy efficiency (EE): Application of highly efficient architectural
designs, energy efficient appliances, purchase of equipment that is low
carbon in manufacture and energy efficient in operation, modern and
efficient water supply and treatment, and building techniques that reduce
building energy consumption, exceeding available standards and
complying with high energy efficiency certification or rating schemes.
Component 2. Research
Excellence and
Technology Transfer
Adaptation: (i) Integrate content on climate change adaptation in
curriculum (education about growing climate change issues, changing
patterns of rain and floods, emergency responses to cyclones, floods).;
and (ii) research grants for technologies, processes, or policies
contributing to climate change adaptation (e.g., hydrometeorological risk
analysis, agroclimatology).
Mitigation: (i) Promotion of RE and EE; (ii) Include content on climate
change mitigation (e.g., GHG reduction) in curriculum; and (iii) (ii)
research grants for technologies, processes, or policies contributing to
climate change mitigation (e.g., agroforestry, carbon sequestration).
Component 3.
Institutional Capacity and
Project Management:
Adaptation: Require IT vendors to ensure preparation of disaster
recovery plans to mitigate potential climate and natural disaster risks, and
to conduct training on emergencies for the system operators.
5.1.2. Mitigation measures to be incorporated into detail design
Some measures that can be incorporated into the detailed design to ensure environmental
friendliness and adaptation to climate change are given below:
Minimizing consumption of artificial energy sources, make use of natural and
renewable energy sources.
Saving water demand, taking advantage of water sources like rainwater, reusing
wastewater.
Using environmentally friendly materials, renewable fuels.
Using “design for all” which has arrangement of access for people with disabilities
from the roadway to the sidewalk, from the yard into the buildings. Arrange handrails
for people who have disabilities.
Aiming for protection of ecological resources, minimizing the negative impacts of
building construction on the surrounding ecosystem, conserving biodiversity,
developing vegetation, planting trees on roofs or other floor.
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Minimizing waste and environmental pollution, reducing the discharge of wastewater,
solid waste, emissions, encourage recycling and reuse solutions during construction
and operation.
Ensuring comfort and health, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, microclimate, light
comfort, noise and vibration comfort.
Green building standards raise the ability to adapt and mitigate natural disasters, the
ability to prevent flooding, ensure the sustainability of the building.
Ensuring the project does not cause heat island effect, encourages commuting by
bicycle and uses public transport, makes use of local materials, reduces transportation
demand.
Easily connect the community, consult with the community when investing in project
construction, connect utilities, infrastructure and available services, community
service space and full facilities for everybody.
Ensuring the optimization of most management activities during the design phase,
construction and operation phases, encouraging the application of additional
environmental management systems.
Encourage initiatives that benefit the environment in addition of the above
requirements.
Building envelope
Building envelope including exterior wall, roof, glass, natural ventilation... is considered as
the inside and outside boundary of the building, which have attributes to take advantage of
natural light and shading, and natural vents for entry control.
In the past, the building envelope simply consisted of sunshades that could be opened and
closed manually or automatically to improve the quality of shading, lighting and ventilation
inside the building, or added by passive design solutions using solar energy. Currently, the
building envelope is more complex, consisting of many layers with many functions and
integrated with other technical systems (such as building control systems) to minimize energy
use and be more eco-friendly. This is considered an inevitable direction to green architecture,
including some typical building envelope as follows:
Green building envelope: The solutions to green streets, roofs and exterior of the
building are also a trend to improve the living environment and increase the effective
green area. The building envelope covered with greenery reduces urban heat island,
minimizing the formation of storms due to the difference in temperature between
areas, cooling the building. This is a tendency of the building envelope which is
natural, low cost and technology and only need to choose appropriate trees for the
architectural design of the building. Attention should also be paid to solution for
maintenance of green envelope for the building to remain their function and
architectural aesthetics.
Building envelope with integrated environmental technology: The building envelope
merely connects one, or several technologies, but has no connection to other building
systems. The building envelope can generate energy, collect rainwater, and absorb
carbon dioxide (CO2). Some examples are: Residential buildings in Albstadt
(Germany) use solar panels attached to sunshades in the building envelope, or similar
houses in Switzerland using sunlight reflectors and PCM materials for energy storage.
Climate-adaptive building envelope: The climate-adaptive envelope takes full
advantage of natural ventilation, and also maximizes mechanical ventilation, in order
to create better indoor microclimate while minimizing energy consumption.
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Energy-efficient glass cover: With an energy-efficient glass cover, it will help
buildings avoid the radiation of sunlight and also save the electricity used by the air
conditioner which can cause a loss of cooling heat from inside room to outside. In
addition, to save heating energy when the energy from the inside is not diffused into
the outside environment.
System for rainwater harvesting and reuse
Rain falling from upstream will flow on the surface through cities, rivers, or infiltrate into
groundwater; and eventually flow into the sea. Initial clean rainwater will be contaminated
when moving on the surface. The degree of contamination depends on the distance the
rainwater moves after touching the ground and the time it touches the surface. The farther the
distance traveled, the greater the contamination. Based on the principle of the distance
traveled, the rain on the roof has a distance of almost zero; Therefore, rainwater on the roof is
of the best quality compared to surface rainwater.
If rainwater on the roof is collected with good technology, we can easily treat it to the
standards of the quality of drinking water according to WHO standards or standards of
drinking water supply of Vietnam. By simple techniques, we can effectively increase the
quality of collected rainwater such as the application of natural technologies: gravity
technology and bio-film, etc., right in the rainwater storage tank. Some advanced technologies
can be applied to improve the quality of rainwater such as sediment removal technology, first
flush, solar disinfection, or floating rainwater transport model.
5.1.3. Measures to address the impacts of land acquisition and resettlement
During project preparation, the resettlement consultant and Da Nang University have worked
together prepare RAP. This resettlement action plan includes results of the preliminary
inventory of loss, socio-economic survey, entitlement of the affected people and assessment
on project positive and negative effects. The plan also refers to resettlement options,
livelihood restoration program, consultations and participation of stakeholders, grievance
redress mechanism, and implementation of the resettlement plan, monitoring and evaluation
of the implementation of resettlement planas well as cost for implementation of the RAP.
The estimated cost for implementing the Resettlement Plan is VND 1,221,758,842,871 (One
thousand and two hundred and thwenty one billions, seven hundred fivety eight million, eight
hundred and fourty two thousand, eight hundred and seven one Vietnamese dongs). This
amount includes budget for compensation, assistance, implementation of livelihood
restoration program, replacement cost survey, monitoring and implementation. Below is a
breakdown of cost.
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Table 5.1. Cost estimation for resettlement implementation plan of Da Nang subproject
No. Items Cost
I Compenstation 1,194,181,218,501
1 Residential land 808,375,800,000
2 Agricultural land 8,504,979,000
3 Housing 151,800,000,000
4 Architectural structures 36,066,124,730
5 Trees and crops 14,510,271,800
6 Displacement support 1,404,000,000
7 Support livehood stabilization 3,936,240,000
8 Policy support 450,000,000
9 Graves 6,150,000,000
10 Support per household (on average 50
million/household) 23,400,000,000
11 Contingency 10% 139,583,802,971
II Others 38,183,273,603
1 Site clearance implementation (2% of compensation
and support fund) 23,883,624,370
2 Cost for eplacement survey 500,000,000
3 Cost for implementation of the Income Restoration
Program 1,694,000,000
4 Independent monitoring 1,500,000,000
TOTAL 1,221,758,842,871
(Source: Resettlement Plan, Jan 2020)
Compensation and support for affected households will be based on the following main
principles:
- All affected people having assets in or residing within the subproject area before the cut-
off date are compensated for the damage. Those who lose income and/or livelihood will
be assisted to restore their livelihoods based on the eligibility criteria defined by the
project in consultation with the project affected persons. If by the end of the subproject,
livelihoods have been shown not being restored as before the subproject level, additional
measures will be provided.
- Compensation cost for agricultural land: At present, Da Nang city has no longer
agricultural land fund to compensate for the households with affected agricultural land
under the land-to-land mechanism, so all these households will be compensated in cash at
100% replacement cost.
- Housing construction costs: Houses/structures of affected households regardless of legal
status will be compensated by 100% of replacement cost if built before the cut-off date.
For houses and structures that are partially dismantled and the remaining unqualified
places will be compensated for the whole house at the replacement cost (in this case, it is
specifically determined by the Compensation Council), for the structure/house is partially
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dismantled but the remaining is eligible to stay, apart from the compensation value for the
dismantled area, the affected persons will be supported an additional 30% of the value of
the dismantled part to restore the previous status or improve it better. The replacement
cost is calculated for rebuilding new house/structure excluding the depreciation and a
deduction for reused materials.
- Compensation for trees and crops: compensation in cash will be applied at replacement
cost.
- Income restoration program: There will be 468 households participating in the Program.
In order to identify people‟s demands for support, the Consultant carried out a survey to
assess people‟s need for an appropriate income restoration program. People‟s
needs/demands will be updated at the time of implementation to help the Program
achieve its goals. Estimated budget for the Income restoration program is VND
1,694,000,000 including training, seminar, management, and supervision and evaluation
costs. Activities of the program including (i) Establishment of a savings and loan team
using the National employment fund; (ii) Support for access to loans for business
operation; (iii) Support for vocational training; (iv) Provision of information and job
placement and (v) Support for business registration.
Details are included in the Resettlement Action Report of Da Nang University Subproject.
Mitigation measure for grave relocation
There are about 1,500 graves which will need to be
relocated for construction of the university. Da
Nang city has had a plan for relocation of all graves
in Ngu Hanh Son district to a centralized cemetery
in Hoa Ninh commune which is 20km from the
city. To implement this plan, the city has consulted
with people and published information about the
cemetery. In May 2019, Ngu Hanh Son District
People's Committee together with Department of
Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs invited affected
households to visit the cemetery in Hoa Ninh.
Almost all affected households had agreed with the
new place after visited.
Accordingly, the relocation of graves will be done on the basis of full consultation with the
affected households to meet their customs and habits regarding to relocation of graves.
Compensation payment for affected graves includes full costs associated with a) land for re-
burial, b) excavation, c) relocation, d) reburial, e) construction of new tombs, and f) other
reasonable related costs which are necessary to meet local customs and habits.
In case owners of the affected graves could not be identified, public announcement have to be
made (on TV, popular newspaper) for a number of times to look for the grave owners. Within
a reasonable time, if grave owners could not show up, the relocation of graves should be done
by a specialized unit. The geographical location and status of the graves (with photos taken in
details), the procedure of grave relocation, and the new location of the graves have to be
documented carefully for the owner‟s use at a later time. During implementation the
Subproject Owner will make early announce to the households whose graves are affected so
that they can arrange their embodiment in consistence with the spiritual practices of the
people and compensate to the affected household as required in the subproject RAP and
ESMP for the subproject.
The table below presents mitigation measures to address potential negative environmental and
social impacts during pre-construction.
Some out of 1500 graves to be relocated
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Table 5.2. Mitigation measures during pre-construction phase
Environmental and social
impacts Mitigation measures
Responsibilities
Implementation Supervision
Impacts of Land Acquisition
and Resettlement Implementation of approved RP in accordance with its provision PMU, City
People's
Committee
ISMC
UXO can affect health and
safety of workers, students
and staff, and local people
Unexploded bombs and mines will be searched for removal right after completing the
compensation for site clearance and before carrying out the levelling of the site. This is
required to be made prior to the construction of 70ha land area for UD subproject. The
subproject owners must contract with a competent military agency to clear all UXO to
the depth of five meters from the ground surface of the construction sites. The detailed
plan for removal of UXO should be disclosed and informed to local people, the
university staff and students in the affected area in a timely manner before UXO
clearance starts.
PMU/contracted
competent
military unit
UD
Environmental and social
impacts and risks from
demolition of existing
infrastructures
Demolition of Existing Infrastructures
Clearance process including the following activities: Demolition of existing structures
such as houses, fences; cut down trees, removing weed. Number of house demolition is
419 units; cut down 4,500 trees and removing grasses, reeds.... General impacts such
emissions, dust, solid waste, wastewater, noise, vibration, occupational accident risks
will be reduced through the application of Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP)
below, like in the construction phase. The following measures shall be implemented in
order to protect workers and the public from falling debris and flying objects:
- Carefully check the building to ensure no one is in it and cut off the electric
power systems before dismantling
- Do roadblocks created a safe distance around the building before dismantling
- Apply spacing dismantling construction safety if wall collapse without causing
the accident
- Apply a safe dismantling measures, such as using grab, removed from the top
down
- Water to reduce dust during dismantling
- Appoint guardian during dismantling
- Conduct proper training to all workers, make better assignment of
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impacts Mitigation measures
Responsibilities
Implementation Supervision
responsibility and proper planning prior to job execution
- All safety requirements must be followed and make ensure that all parties
involved adhere to the quality standards of the demolition process.
Remove existing electric poles/power lines
Site clearance process shall remove/relocate electric poles and power lines in residential
areas along existing Luu Quang Vu road insite the university village. This may cause
risks of electric shock, electrical accidents if there are no measures to ensure electrical
safety. Following measures will be taken to ensure safety:
- PMU will carry out legal procedures and sign contracts with functional units to
remove the existing power supply system.
- Contact and coordinate with local power management units to prepare a plant
of power cut and to notify the local community at least 2 weeks in advance.
- Perform power cut and prevent wrong power connection to workplace such as:
lock the disconnector actuator set, release circuit fuses, lock pneumatic valves,
etc.
- Set up sign of "No power connection! People are working" at the disconnector
actuator set, sign of "No valve release! People are working" at on the pneumatic
valve and put a barrier if necessary.
- Matching ground wire mobile to ground. Checking that there is no electricity
left at the equipment section will carry out the work and proceed to earth.
- Set mobile earthing wires on the ground. Check to ensure no electricity in the
equipment before working and perform earthing.
- Set up barriers to separate workplaces and hang signs of electrical safety
according to current standards. No barrier is needed in case of complete power
cut. Temporary barriers can be made of wood, insulating materials, etc. and
must be dry and firm.
- Equip workers with protective equipment to participate in removing/relocation
of electric poles and power lines.
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5.1.4. Measures to be Implemented During Construction Phase
Below are the mitigation measures to be implemented during the construction phase of the
project and presented by Category:
General mitigation measures presented as ECOP (Environmental Codes of Practice).
ECOP will be applied to all bid packages by the contractors and supervised by the
construction supervision consultant (or Engineer).
Mitigation measure applicable to specific types of activities to be carried out; and Site-
specific mitigation measures to address site-specific potential impacts and risks
Bidding documents and construction contracts of each bid package will include the entire
ECOP and specific mitigation measures by type of construction activity and location
consistent with the work content in the bid package.
The contractors will be required to prepare Site Environmental and Social Management Plan
(C-ESMP) and submit to the Construction Supervision Consultant and the Project
Management Unit (PMU) for review and approval at least two weeks prior to construction
commencement.
5.1.4.1. Generic impact mitigation measures
Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP)
As part of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the subproject these
general measures have been translated into a standard environmental specification to be
incorporated into bidding and contract documents. These are referred to as Environmental
Codes of Practice (ECOP), and will be applied to mitigate typical impacts of the subproject‟s
civil works under Component 1, 2.
The ECOP describes typical requirements to be undertaken by contractors and supervised by
the construction supervision consultant during construction. The ECOPs will be incorporated
into the bidding and contract documents (BD/CD) annexes. The measures identify typical
mitigation measures for the following aspects:
1. Dust generation, emission, noise and vibration
2. Wastewater management
3. Solid waste management
4. Hazardous waste management
5. Water quality reduction
6. Plants species
7. Urban landscape and aesthetic impacts
8. Sedimentation and flooding, subsidence risks
9. Traffic safety management
10. Interruption to existing infrastructure and services
11. Social impacts
12. Workers‟ health and safety
13. Community‟s health and safety
14. Management of warehouses and borrow pits
15. Cultural works & Chance finding procedures
16. Communication to local community
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Table 5.3. Environmental Codes of Practices for Addressing General Construction Impacts (ECOPs)
Environmental
and social issues Mitigation measures
Applicable the
GoV’s regulations
Responsibility
Implementa
-tion
Supervi-
sion
1. Dust and
exhaust emission
- The Contractor is responsible for compliance with relevant Vietnamese legislation with
respect to ambient air quality.
- The Contractor shall ensure that the generation of dust is minimized and is not
perceived as a nuisance by local residents and shall implement a dust control plan to
maintain a safe working environment and minimize disturbances for surrounding
residential areas/dwellings.
- The Contractor shall implement dust suppression measures (e.g. use water spraying
vehicles to water roads, covering of material stockpiles, etc.) as required.
- Material loads shall be suitably covered and secured during transportation to prevent the
scattering of soil, sand, materials, or dust.
- Setting up the wheel washing facilities at the entrances/exits of construction sites to
reduce dust emission levels.
- Exposed soil and material stockpiles shall be protected against wind erosion and the
location of stockpiles shall take into consideration the prevailing wind directions and
locations of sensitive receptors.
- Dust masks should be used where dust levels are excessive
- All vehicles must comply with Vietnamese regulations controlling allowable emission
limits of exhaust gases.
- Vehicles in Vietnam must undergo a regular emissions check and get certified named:
“Certificate of conformity from inspection of quality, technical safety and
environmental protection” following Decision No. 35/2005/QD-BGTVT;
- There should strictly be no burning of solid wastes or construction materials (e.g. wood,
rubber, oil-based rag, emptied cement bags, paper, plastic, bitumen, etc.) on site.
- TCVN 6438-2005:
Road vehicles -
Maximum
permitted emission
limits of exhaust
gas
- Decision No.
35/2005/QD-
BGTVT on
inspection of
quality, technical
safety and
environmental
protection
- QCVN 05:
2013/MONRE:
National technical
regulation on
ambient air quality;
- WB's EHS
standard
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- Noise and
vibration impacts
- The contractor is responsible for compliance with the relevant Vietnamese legislation
with respect to noise and vibration.
- All vehicles must have appropriate “Certificate of conformity from inspection of
quality, technical safety and environmental protection” following Decision No.
35/2005/QD-BGTVT; to avoid exceeding noise emission from poorly maintained
machines.
- QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT:
National technical
regulation on noise
- QCVN
27:2010/BTNMT:
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Environmental
and social issues Mitigation measures
Applicable the
GoV’s regulations
Responsibility
Implementa
-tion
Supervi-
sion
- To use non-percussive piling methods to reduce noise and vibration levels (especialy,
using pile pressing machine to press the concrete pile into the soil for foundation
construction of the buildings) and setting up the movable noise absorbent barrier in
construction.
- Measures to reduce noise to acceptable levels should be implemented, including:
Selecting equipment with lower sound power levels
Installing silencers for fans
Installing suitable mufflers on engine exhausts and compressor components
Installing acoustic enclosures for equipment casing radiating noise
Installing acoustic barriers without gaps and with a continuous minimum surface
density of 10 kg/m2 in order to minimize the transmission of sound through the
barrier
Barriers should be located as close to the source or to the receptor location to be
effective
Installing vibration isolation for mechanical equipment
Limiting the hours of operation for specific pieces of equipment or operations,
especially mobile sources operating through community areas
Re-locating noise sources to less sensitive areas to take advantage of distance and
shielding
Siting permanent facilities away from community areas if possible
Taking advantage of the natural topography as a noise buffer during facility
design
Reducing project traffic routing through community areas wherever possible
- Developing a mechanism to record and respond to complaints
National technical
regulation on
vibration;
- WB's EHS
standard
2. Wastewater
management
- The Contractor must be responsible for compliance with the relevant Vietnamese
regulations on wastewater discharges into surroundings.
- Portable or constructed toilets must be provided on site for construction workers.
- Consider hiring local workers to reduce wastewater generation on site.
- Provide septic tanks for collecting and treating wastewater from toilets.
- QCVN
14:2008/BTNMT:
National technical
regulation on
domestic
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- Wastewater from kitchens, showers, sinks shall be discharged into a local sewerage system.
- Wastewater from washing vehicles and construction equipment shall be collected into a
settling pond before discharged into local drainage system.
- At completion of construction works, wastewater collection tanks and septic tanks shall
be safely disposed of or effectively sealed off.
wastewater;
- QCVN 40:
2011/BTNMT:
National technical
regulation on
industrial
wastewater;
- WB's EHS standard
3. Solid wastes
management
- Before construction, a solid waste control procedure (storage, provision of bins, site
clean-up schedule, bin clean-out schedule, etc.) must be prepared by Contractors and it
must be carefully followed during construction activities.
- Before construction, all necessary waste disposal permits or licenses must be obtained.
- Measures shall be taken to reduce the potential for litter and negligent behavior with
regard to the disposal of all refuse. At all places of work, the Contractor shall provide
litter bins, containers and refuse collection facilities.
- Solid waste may be temporarily stored on site in a designated area approved by the
Construction Supervision Consultant and relevant local authorities prior to collection
and disposal through a licensed waste collector, for example, URENCO.
- Waste storage containers shall be covered, tip-proof, weatherproof and scavenger proof.
- No burning, on-site burying or dumping of solid waste shall occur.
- Recyclable materials such as wooden plates for trench works, steel, scaffolding material,
site holding, packaging material, etc shall be collected and separated on-site from other
waste sources for reuse, for use as fill, or for sale.
- If not removed off site, solid waste or construction debris shall be disposed of only at
sites identified and approved by the Construction Supervision Consultant and included
in the solid waste plan. Under no circumstances shall the contractor dispose of any
material in environmentally sensitive areas, such as in areas of natural habitat or in
watercourses.
- Decision No.
59/2007/NĐ-CP on
solid waste
management;
- Decree No.
38/2015/NĐ-CP
dated 24/04/2015
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4. Hazardous
wastes
- Fuels and chemicals must be safely stored in areas with impermeable ground with roofs
and surrounding banks, equipped with safety warning signs located at least 20m from the
- Decree No.
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management camps and at the end of prevailing winds;
- Collect, store, and transported for treatment all hazardous wastes (road asphalt, waste oil
and grease, organic solvents, chemicals, oil paints, etc.) in accordance with Circular No.
36/2015/TT-BTNMT on management of hazardous waste.
- Collect and temporarily store used oil and grease separately in specialized containers and
place in safe and fire-free areas with impermeable floors roofs, at a safe distance from
fire sources. Sign contracts with for oil and grease to be delivered to suppliers/
manufacturers
- Do not use unapproved toxic materials, including paint containing lead, asbestos, etc .;
- The removal of asbestos-containing materials or other toxic substances shall be
performed and disposed of by specially trained and certified workers.
- Used oil and grease shall be removed from site and sold to an approved used oil
recycling company.
- Do not perform any maintenance (change of oil and filter) of cars and equipment outside
the designated area.
- Used oil, lubricants, cleaning materials, etc. from the maintenance of vehicles and
machinery shall be collected in holding tanks and removed from site by n approved
specialized oil recycling company for disposal.
- Used oil or oil-contaminated materials that could potentially contain PCBs shall be
securely stored to avoid any leakage or affecting workers.
- Unused or rejected tar or bituminous products shall be returned to the supplier‟s
production plant.
- Relevant agencies shall be promptly informed of any accidental spill or incident
- Store chemicals appropriately and with appropriate labelling
- Appropriate communication and training programs should be put in place to prepare
workers to recognize and respond to workplace chemical hazards
- Report all incidences of oil spills immediately and prevent any risks of oil spills
- Prepare and initiate a remedial action following any spill or incident. In this case, the
contractor shall provide a report explaining the reasons for the spill or incident, remedial
action taken, consequences/damage from the spill, and proposed corrective actions.
dated 24/04/2015
on waste and scrap
management
- Circular No.
36/2015/TT-
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hazardous waste
management
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- In the event that accidental leakage or spillage of diesel/chemicals/chemical wastes takes
place, the following response procedures shall be followed immediately by the
Contractor(s):
o The person who has identified the leakage/spillage shall immediately check if
anyone is injured and shall then inform the Contractor(s), Supervision
Engineer and PMU;
o The Contractor(s) shall ensure any injured persons are treated and assess what
has spilled/ leaked;
o Should the accidents/ incidents generate serious environmental pollution (e.g.
spillage / leakage of toxic or chemicals, large scale spillage / leakage, or
spillage / leakage into the nearby water bodies, the Contractor shall immediate
inform PMU;
o In such cases, the Contractor(s) shall take immediate action to stop the spillage
/ leakage and divert the spilled / leaked liquid to nearby non-sensitive areas;
o The Contractor(s) shall arrange maintenance staff with appropriate protective
clothing to clean up the chemicals/chemical waste. This may be achieved
through soaking with sawdust (if the quantity of spillage/leakage is small), or
sand bags (if the quantity is large); and/or using a shovel to remove the topsoil
(if the spillage/leakage occurs on bare ground); and
o Depending on the nature and extent of the chemical spill, evacuation of the
activity site may be necessary;
o Spilled chemicals must not be flushed to local surface drainage systems.
Instead, sawdust or sandbags used for clean-up and removed contaminated soil
shall be disposed of by following the procedures for chemical waste handling
and disposal already described;
o The Contractor(s) shall prepare a report on the incident detailing the accident,
clean up actions taken, any pollution problems and suggested measures to
prevent similar accidents from happening again in future. The incident report
shall then be submitted to the Supervision Engineer and PMU for review and
keep in the records. The incident report shall also be submitted to DONRE, if
required.
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reduction out of construction sites, in accordance with QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT and QCVN
14:2008/BTNMT;
- Store used and unused oil and petrol on impermeable grounds covered with roofs, with
warning (flammable and danger) signs, and contained within surrounding fences for easy
control and collection in case of leakage. Locate oil and petrol storage areas at least 25m
from any ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams. Restrict accessibility to these temporary
storages to only authorized persons;
- Perform concrete mixing on impermeable ground only, at least 20m far from any water
sources. Collect wastes and wastewater containing cement at sedimentation traps and
drainage ditches regularly to limit number of solids entering receptors;
- Maintain vehicles and replace oil at designated workshops only. Do not perform these
activities at sites;
- Collect and keep used/waste oil and materials polluted with oil/chemicals in containers,
store in safe places (on impermeable grounds, roofed, fenced and with warning signs) for
regular collection by licensed dealers;
- Carry out concrete mixing on impermeable grounds only. Collect wastes and wastewater
containing cement at the sedimentation traps and drainage ditches regularly to limit
number of solids entering receptors;
- Provide sedimentation pits and ditches at big construction sites;
- Provide appropriate toilets for the workers;
- Avoid carrying out excavation and backfilling in rainy weather;
- Collect and transport materials and wastes generated during excavation and backfilling
materials to designated sites for reuse or final disposal as soon as possible;
- Collect and transport excavated soil out of construction sites within 24 hours. Dredged
materials must be transported away from temporary disposal sites as soon as they are dry
sufficiently;
- Maintain vehicles and equipment, including oil replacement or lubrication, at designated
areas only. Ensure that no chemicals, petrol, oil, or grease are leaked into the soil, drains
or water sources. Use trays to hold rags and materials used in maintenance. Collect and
dispose off wastes in accordance with hazardous waste management requirements.
14:2008/BTNMT:
National technical
regulation on
domestic
wastewater;
- QCVN 08-MT:
2015/BTNMT:
National technical
regulation on
sufarewater;
- QCVN 40:
2011/BTNMT:
National technical
regulation on
industrial
wastewater;
- WB's EHS standard
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6. Plants species - The Contractor shall prepare a Clearance, Revegetation and Restoration Management
Plan for prior approval by the Construction Engineer, following relevant regulations.
The Clearance Plan shall be approved by Construction Supervision Consultant and
followed strictly by contractor. Areas to be cleared should be minimized as much as
possible.
- Avoid disturbances and damage to the existing vegetation and green trees.
- Do not load materials and wastes at places having vegetation cover. Load them on barren
land instead;
- If trees can be replanted somewhere, move them instead of cutting the trees down;
- If any invasive species are found during construction phase, burn them before disposed
of to prevent them from regrowing at disposal site;
- Chemicals must not be used to clear vegetation;
- Minimise the areas disturbed, especially in locations having trees or vegetation;
Determine areas to be undisturbed for protection during construction.
- Do not remove or damage the vegetation without direct instructions.
- Do not hurt, trap, feed or harm any animal - including birds, frogs, snakes, etc.
- Do not cut trees outside the approved construction area for any reason
- Do not buy any wildlife for food;
- Birds and animals must not be kept in cages in camps
- No collection of firewood.
- Do not burn litter that damages vegetation.
- Limit disturbances to areas with construction operations, especially in locations covered
with green trees or vegetation.
- Do not gather materials and wastes at places covered with vegetation or with green trees,
but on vacant land instead.
- Trees cannot be cut down unless explicitly authorized in the vegetation clearing plan.
- When needed, temporary protective fencing will be erected to efficiently protect the
preserved trees before commencement of any works within the site.
- The Contractor shall ensure that no hunting, trapping, shooting, poisoning of fauna takes
- Environment
Protection Law
55/2014/QH13
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7. Urban
landscape and
aesthetic impacts
- The Contractor shall prepare a Clearance, Revegetation and Restoration Management
Plan for prior approval by the Construction Engineer, following relevant regulations.
The Clearance Plan shall be approved by Construction Supervision Consultant and
followed strictly by contractor. Areas to be cleared should be minimized as much as
possible.
- Place the signboard “Sorry to disturb” at the construction sites located in popular areas;
- Keep the disturbed areas to be minimal; re-establish vegetation covers as soon as
construction is completed;
- All facilities are maintained in neat and tidy conditions and the sites shall be kept free of
litter;
- Fence the construction sites with solid materials if the construction sites are exposed to
sensitive sites or exposed to tourist areas;
- Do not load construction materials or wastes within 10 m from the gates of any public
buildings or cultural structures such as government offices, temples, schools, etc.;
- Collect and transport excavated materials and construction wastes to the disposal sites
within 24 hours;
- Clean up the construction sites daily if the sites are located in populated areas;
- Wash vehicles periodically to prevent dust dispersion onto roads.
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8. Sedimentation,
Flooding,
Subsidence Risks
Management of Flooding Risks
- Periodically and thoroughly remove soils, stones and wastes from drainage sewers
and ditches inside and around the construction site.
- Neatly gather materials and wastes so as to limit them being swept away by
stormwater.
- Carry out ground levelling and rolling after discarding materials at disposal sites.
- Install supports to protect the walls where excavation is deeper than 2 m.
- Check the existing drains within and surrounding the construction sites, improve
before levelling to ensure rainwater can be drained properly;
- Load construction material and wastes at least 10 m from any existing drainage
ditches or water sources to minimise materials from entering the channels which
may lead to sedimentation and blockage;
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- Clean up the existing drains regularly.
Sedimentation Control
- Transport the waste out of the site within the shortest time possible but this
operation should not last more than 2 days;
- Install and maintain sedimentation traps within and/or surrounding centralised
construction sites. Remove the soil, stone and waste periodically from the traps to
maintain their functions;
- Gather the materials and waste neatly to limit the amount of materials being swept
away by stormwater;
- Carry out levelling and rolling after waste disposal at the disposal sites in order to
minimise erosion;
- Use Larsen sheet piles for protecting the walls/slopes when excavation is deeper
than 2.5m. Reinforcing piles must be checked and maintained to ensure stability
of excavated trenches and holes;
- Levelling the disturbed areas to prevent erosion;
- Strictly avoid disturbance or damages to the existing vegetation and trees.
Measures to Control Subsidence
- Limit disturbances to construction areas, especially in locations currently with
green trees or vegetation;
- Use Larsen sheet piles for building prop walls when excavation is performed to a
depth of 2.5m and more;
- Reinforce weak slopes and protect them with sandbags when there are high risks
of erosion and landslides or in case of visible gully erosion;
9. Traffic safety
management
- Install and maintain sign boards, fences, signal lights to direct traffic to ensure traffic
safety. Ensure adequate lighting at night time;
- Only use vehicles with valid registration. Trucks must be covered to prevent materials
from dropping along the routes to cause dusts and accidents;Arrange and provide
separate passageway with safe and easy access for pedestrian and for people with
disability and mobility issues especially the areas in proximity of schools, including easy
wheel chair access and hand rail. Make staff available any time for helping people with
disability if needed.
- Set up traffic and maintain instruction signs and warnings to secure safety for people and
- Law on traffic and
transport No.
23/2008/QH12;
- Decree
46/2016/ND-CP on
administrative
penalty for traffic
safety violation
- Law on
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means of transport during construction.
- Put speed limit signs at a distance of 200m from the construction site.
- Carefully cover materials on trucks. Do not load to a height of 10cm higher than the
truck body so as not to spill out and scatter materials onto roads, giving rise to dust and
endangering road users. Collect spilt soils and materials at the construction site each day
to avoid slippery incidents for vehicles.
- Do not park vehicles in the roads longer than necessary. Do not allow construction
vehicles and materials to encroach upon the pavements.
- Water the roads to prevent dust, limit the speed of traveling trucks, do not allow flared
horns, and do not dispose the waste and wastewater onto areas near office areas of the
existing universities under UD.
- Install night lighting of all construction sites.
- Significant increases in number of vehicle trips must be covered in a construction plan
previously approved. Routing, especially of heavy vehicles, needs to take into account
sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals, and markets.
- Installation of lighting at night must be done, if necessary, to ensure safe traffic
diversion.
Avoid material transportation for construction during rush hours.
construction No.
50/2014/QH13;
- Circular No.
22/2010/TT-BXD
on regulation on
labour safety in
construction
10. Interruption to
the existing
infrastructures and
service
- Planned and unplanned interruptions to water, gas, power, internet services: the
Contractor must undertake prior consultation and contingency planning with local
authorities about the consequences of a particular service failure or disconnection.
- Coordinate with relevant utility providers to establish appropriate construction
schedules.
- Provide information to affected households on working schedules as well as planned
disruptions (at least 5 days in advance).
- The contractor should ensure alternative water supply to affected residents in the event
of disruptions lasting more than one day.
- Any damages to existing utility systems of cable shall be reported to authorities and
repaired as soon as possible.
- Decree No.
167/2013/ND-CP
on administrative
penalty for
violations related to
social security,
order and safety
issues
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Ministry of Construction on construction safety.
- Register workers with the local authorities for temporary residence.
- Inform communities about construction plans at least two weeks before construction
commencement.
- In case that electricity and water supply is to be disrupted, the PMU must inform PAHs
at least two days in advance.
- Avoid construction at night time. Where this is inevitable, inform the nearby
communities at least two days in advance.
- Construction should be performed within the shortest possible time, and carry out
construction in various phases to minimize impacts on local communities.
- Construction sites should be kept tidy and safe.
- Wooden planks must be placed over open ditches to provide temporary access to
roadside houses and shops.
- Hire local workers to carry out simple tasks.
- Instruct workers on environmental issues, safety and health before construction tasks are
assigned.
- Request workers to follow Code of conducts:
+ Use adequate safety gears provided
+ Smoke designated places only. Do not litter the construction sites
+ Do not store and use weapons and toxic substances;
+ Do not cut the trees outside the construction sites, set fire, burning waste on-site
(except invasive plants);
+ Do not drink alcohols during working hours;
+ Do not operate construction plants if not authorized
+ Do not quarrelling, fighting, involving in gambling or social evils such as drug use,
prostitution;
- Provide medical check-up for workers periodically. Do not employ people with highly
infectious diseases shall.
- The contractor must develop a Code of Conduct for sexual harassment in the workplace
and check their compliance. The PMU should supervise the implementation of this code
167/2013/ND-CP
on administrative
penalty for
violations related to
social security,
order and safety
issues
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strictly; regularly organize activities for raising legal awareness for male and female
workers such as provision of leaflets, regular activities.
12. Workers‟
health and safety
- Provide training in EHS to workers for raising their awareness of infectious diseases
especially HIV/AIDS within 2 weeks prior to the commencement of packages for
construction items lasting at least 6 months.
- Provide training in first-aid skill and first-aid kit to workers and site engineer
- Regularly exam worker‟s health to ensure occupational health
- Provide workers with PPE such as masks, gloves, helmets, shoes/boots, goggles, safety
belt, etc. and enforce wearing during working especially working at heights and in
dangerous areas.
- Limit or avoid working in extreme weather conditions, e.g. too hot, heavy rain, strong
wind, and dense fog.
- Provision of proper eye protection such as welder goggles and/or a full-face eye shield
for all personnel involved in, or assisting, welding operations. Additional methods may
include the use of welding barrier screens around the specific work station (a solid piece
of light metal, canvas, or plywood designed to block welding light from others). Devices
to extract and remove noxious fumes at the source may also be required.
- Special hot work and fire prevention precautions and Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) should be implemented if welding or hot cutting is undertaken outside
established welding work stations, including „Hot Work Permits, stand-by fire
extinguishers, stand-by fire watch, and maintaining the fire watch for up to one hour
after welding or hot cutting has terminated. Special procedures are required for hotwork
on tanks or vessels that have contained flammable materials.
- Safely install power lines at offices and in construction sites and do not lay connectors
on the ground or water surface. Electric wires must be with plugs. Place outdoor electric
panels in protection cabinets.
- Provide sufficient lighting when carrying out construction activities at night.
- Locate noise-generating sources and concrete mixing plants far enough from and
downwind of residential areas and camps.
- Store fuels and chemicals in areas with impermeable ground, roofs, surrounding banks,
and warning signs at least 50 m far from and downwind of residential areas and the
- Directive No.
02/2008/CT-BXD
on labour safety and
sanitation in
construction
agencies;
- Circular No.
22/2010/TT-BXD
on regulation on
labour safety in
construction
- QCVN
18:2014/BXD:
Technical
regulation on safety
in construction
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camps.
- Provide training in fire-fighting to workers and fire-extinguishers for the camps.
- Prepare an emergency plan for chemical/fuel spill incident risk before construction begins.
- Provide the camps with sufficient supplies of clean water, power, and sanitary facilities.
There must be at least one toilet compartment for every 25 workers, with separate toilets
for males and females. Workers‟ beds must be provided with mosquito nets so as to
prevent dengue fever. Temporary tents will be unacceptable.
- Clean camps, kitchens, baths, and toilets and sanitize regularly, and keep good
sanitation. Provide dustbins and collect wastes daily from the camps. Clear drainage
ditches around the camps periodically.
- Stop all construction activities during rains and storms, or upon accidents or serious
incidents.
13. Community‟s
health and safety
- The Contractor will have to conform to regulations in Circular No. 04/2017/TT-BXD by the
Ministry of Construction on safety in construction.
- The subproject owner and contractor are to cooperate closely with the local government in
performing effective community sanitation in case of epidemic symptoms breaking out in
the area.
- The subproject owner and contractor are to cooperate with local authorities in preventing and
fighting against social evils.
- Do not disturb or cause trouble to community
- Fence of excavation pits and open channels and make off with luminous cordon and warning
signs. Provide sufficient lighting when carry out construction at night.
- Limit the speed of transport means to 20km/h within 200m from the construction site so as to
minimize dust and noise.
- Keep noise-generating machines and vehicles at such suitable distances that noise
transmitted to residential areas will not be higher than 70dBA.
- Use static compacting when the road base is constructed near areas with many households
and weak temporary works to restrict vibration.
The subproject will cooperate with the local health agency in developing and
implementing plans for control of diseases among workers.
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14. Management
of warehouses and
borrow pits
- All borrow pit locations to be used must be previously identified in conformity with
approved construction technical specifications. Sensitive sites such as scenic spots, areas
of natural habitat, areas near sensitive receiving waters, or areas near water sources
should be avoided. An open ditch shall be built around the stockpile site to intercept
wastewater.
- Retaining walls are to set up around disposal areas if necessary.
- The use of new sites for stockpiling, gathering or exploiting materials necessary for
construction operations must obtain prior approval from the Construction Engineer.
- PMU‟s Environment Officer should conduct due diligence to make sure that borrow pits
and quarries are legally operating by undertaking a rapid review of quarry sites to assess
if operations are in compliance with Vietnamese laws and Bank requirements prior to
construction.
- Include the requirement that the contractors shall be required to buy materials from
licensed borrow pit and quarry operators into the civil work contractual documents.
- .
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15. Cultural works
& Chance find
procedures
If the Contractor discovers archeological sites, historical sites, remains and objects,
including graveyards and/or individual graves during excavation or construction, the
Contractor shall:
- Stop the construction activities in the area of the chance find;
- Delineate the discovered site or area;
- Secure the site to prevent any damage or loss of removable objects. In cases of
removable antiquities or sensitive remains, a night guard shall be arranged until the
responsible local authorities or the Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism takes over;
- Notify the Construction Supervision Consultant who in turn will notify responsible local or
national authorities in charge of the Cultural Property of Viet Nam (within 24 hours or
less);
- Relevant local or national authorities would be in charge of protecting and preserving the
site before deciding on subsequent appropriate procedures. This would require a
preliminary evaluation of the findings to be performed. The significance and importance of
the findings should be assessed according to the various criteria relevant to cultural
- Law on Cultural
Heritage (2002)
- Law on Cultural
Heritage (2009)
for supplementary
and reformation
- Decree No.
98/2010/ND-CP
for supplementary
and reformation
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heritage; those include the aesthetic, historic, scientific or research, social and economic
values;
- Decisions on how to handle the finding shall be taken by the responsible authorities.
This could include changes in the layout (such as when finding an irremovable remain of
cultural or archeological importance) conservation, preservation, restoration and salvage;
- If the cultural sites and/or relics are of high value and site preservation is recommended by
the professionals and required by the cultural relics authority, the Subproject‟s Owner will
need to make necessary design changes to accommodate the request and preserve the site;
- Decisions concerning the management of the finding shall be communicated in writing
by relevant authorities;
- Construction works could resume only after permission is granted from the responsible
local authorities concerning safeguard of the heritage.
16. Communicatio
n with local
communities
- Maintain open communications with the local government and concerned communities;
the contractor shall coordinate with local authorities (leaders of local wards or
communes, leader of villages) for agreed schedules of construction activities at areas
nearby sensitive places or at sensitive times (e.g., religious festival days).
- Copies in Vietnamese of this ECOP and of other relevant environmental safeguard
documents shall be made available to local communities and to workers at the site.
- Reduced playground space, loss of playing fields and car parking: The loss of amenities
during the construction process is often an unavoidable source of inconvenience to users
in sensitive areas. However, early consultation with those affected, provides the
opportunity to investigate and implement alternatives.
- Disseminate subproject information to affected parties (for example local authority,
enterprises and affected households, etc) through community meetings before
construction commencement.
- Provide a community relations contact from whom interested parties can receive
information on site activities, subproject status and subproject implementation results.
- Provide all information, especially technical findings, in a language that is
understandable to the general public and in a form of useful to interested citizens and
elected officials through the preparation of fact sheets and news release, when major
findings become available during subproject implementation phase.
- Decree No.
167/2013/ND-CP
on administrative
penalty for
violations related to
social security,
order and safety
issues
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Environmental
and social issues Mitigation measures
Applicable the
GoV’s regulations
Responsibility
Implementa
-tion
Supervi-
sion
- Monitor community concerns and information requirements as the subproject
progresses.
- Respond to telephone inquiries and written correspondence in a timely and accurate manner.
- Inform local residents about construction and work schedules, interruption of services,
traffic detour routes and provisional bus routes, blasting and demolition, as appropriate.
- Limit construction activities at night. When necessary ensure that night work is carefully
scheduled and the community is properly informed so they can take necessary measures.
- At least five days in advance of any service interruption (including water, electricity,
telephone, bus routes) the community must be advised through postings at the subproject
site, at bus stops, and in affected homes/businesses.
- Provide technical documents and drawings to local authority and community, especially
a sketch of the construction area and the ESMP of the construction site.
- Notification boards shall be erected at all construction sites providing information about
the subproject, as well as contact information about the site managers, environmental
staffs, health and safety staffs, telephone numbers and other contact information so that
any affected people can have the channel to voice their concerns and suggestions
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Besides, depending on the scope of work and type of auxiliary items of each bid package, the
Contractors will be required to comply with the specific requirements described below. The CSC
and PMU shall monitor the Contractor‟s compliance.
Workers and Workforce Management
A concern during construction phase of the project is the potentially negative impacts of the
workforce interactions with the local communities. For that reason, a Code of Conduct shall be
established to outline the importance of appropriate behavior, alcohol abuse, and compliance with
relevant laws and regulations. Each employee shall be informed of the Code of Conduct and bound
by it while in the employment of the Client or its Contractors. The Code of Conduct shall be
available to local communities at the project information centers or other place easily accessible to
the communities.
The Contractor is responsible for providing appropriate training to all staff according to their level
of responsibility for environmental, health and safety matters.
The Code of Conduct shall address the following measures (but not limited to them):
- All of the workforce shall sign in the CoCs and abide the laws and regulations of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
- Illegal substances, weapons and firearms shall be prohibited;
- Pornographic material and gambling shall be prohibited;
- Fighting (physical or verbal) shall be prohibited;
- Creating nuisances and disturbances in or near communities shall be prohibited;
- Disrespecting local customs and traditions shall be prohibited;
- Smoking shall only be allowed in designated areas;
- Maintenance of appropriate standards of dress and personal hygiene;
- Maintenance of appropriate standards hygiene in their accommodation quarters;
- Residing camp workforce visiting the local communities shall behave in a manner consistent
with the Code of Conduct; and
- Failure to comply with the Code of Conduct, or the rules, regulations, and procedures
implemented at the construction camp will result in disciplinary actions.
- Develop a Code of Conduct for sexual harassment in the workplace and check their compliance. The
PMU should supervise the implementation of this code strictly; regularly organize activities for
raising legal awareness for male and female workers such as provision of leaflets, regular activities.
Prohibitions. The following activities are prohibited on or near the project site:
- Cutting of trees for any reason outside the approved construction area;
- Hunting, fishing, wildlife capture, or plant collection;
- Buying of wild animals for food;
- Use of unapproved toxic materials, including lead-based paints, asbestos, etc.;
- Disturbance to anything with architectural or historical value;
- Building of fires;
- Use of firearms (except authorized security guards);
- Use of alcohol by workers during working hours;
- Gambling should be strictly forbidden.
- Washing cars or machinery in streams or creeks;
- Doing maintenance (change of oils and filters) of cars and equipment outside authorized
areas:
- Disposing trash in unauthorized places;
- Driving in an unsafe manner in local roads;
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- Having caged wild animals (especially birds) in camps;
- Working without safety equipment (including boots and helmets);
- Creating nuisances and disturbances in or near communities;
- The use of rivers and streams for washing clothes;
- Indiscriminate disposal of rubbish or construction wastes or rubble;
- Littering the site;
- Spillage of potential pollutants, such as petroleum products;
- Collection of firewood;
- Poaching of any description;
- Explosive and chemical fishing;
- Latrine outside the designated facilities; and
- Burning of wastes and/or cleared vegetation.
Security. Some security measures shall be put into place to ensure the safe and secure running of the
camp and its residents. Some of these security measures include:
- The list of workers must be registered to local authorities in accordance with existing
Vietnamese regulations
- Children under 14 years of age will hot hired under the Project
- Adequate, day-time night-time lighting shall be provided;
- Control of camp access. Access to the camp shall be limited to the residing workforce,
construction camp employees, and those visiting personnel on business purposes;
- Prior approval from the construction camp manager for visitor’s access to the construction
camp;
- A perimeter security fence at least 2m in height constructed from appropriate materials;
- Provision and installation in all buildings of firefighting equipment and portable fires
extinguishers.
Any construction worker, office staff, Contractor’s employees or any other person related to the
project found violating theses prohibitions will be subject to disciplinary actions that can range
from a simple reprimand to termination of his/her employment depending on the seriousness of the
violation.
Workers Camps
Workers’ Camp and Site Installation Requirement. Potential sites of workers‟camps were discussed
with and proposed by local communities and authorities during consultations. Construction camp
sites will have to be approved by local authoritiesand agreed with local communities prior to their
establishment. If additional camps and ancillary construction sites are selected, for following
criteria must be used:
- Construction sites, including concrete mixing stations and asphalt stations as well as
construction camps will minimize the land occupation by setting them at the interchange areas
where relatively large areas of land will be needed eventually.
- Site offices shall be located at least 200 meters from any existing residential settlements Camp
facilities should not be located in steep slopes;
- Site offices, camps be located at least 100 meters from any watercourses, and be operated so
that no pollutants enter watercourses. Camp areas shall be located to allow effective natural
drainage;
- All construction camps shall be zoned according to their use. For example, workers’ camp zone,
sanitary facilities, offices, etc.
- The workforce shall be provided with safe, suitable and comfortable accommodations. They
have to be maintained in clean and sanitary conditions;
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- In every site adequate and suitable facilities for washing clothes and utensils shall be provided
and maintained for the use of contract labor employed therein;
- Potable water for human consumption shall be provided for at camps, site offices, medical
facilities, and other areas. Potable water shall follow the National Standards for Drinking Water
Quality, and the other municipal water will be in accordance with class B1 of QCVN 08-
MT:2015/BTNMT - National technical regulation on surface water quality.
- The camp can be characterized as a housing estate, and the water quota could refer to class B1,
QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT - National technical regulation on surface water quality.
- Drainage, wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal of the construction site shall follow
national regulations and the mitigation measures presented in the Contractor’s Waste
Management Plan.
- Fire fighting equipment, fire extinguishers shall be available at every camp.
Sanitary Facilities. In every camp site separate and adequate lavatory facilities (toilets and washing
areas) shall be provided for the use of male and female workers. Toilet facilities should also be
provided with adequate supplies running water, soap, and toilet paper. Such facilities shall be
conveniently accessible and shall be kept in clean and hygienic conditions;
- Where workers of both sexes are employed, there shall be displayed outside each block of
latrine and urinal, a notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers “For Men
Only” or “For Women Only” as the case may be;
- Sanitary arrangements, latrines and urinals shall be provided in every work place on the
following scale: Where female workers are employed, there shall be at least one latrine for
every 25 females or part thereof; Where males are employed, there shall be at least one latrine
for every 25 males or part thereof;
- At every construction camp, there must be at least one mobile septic tank. The wastewater from
the tank shall not be discharged into any watercourses. The wastewater shall be periodically
transported away by a water tank to the nearest treatment plant;
- Sewage tanks shall be designed and installed by the Contractor(s) in accordance with the
National Design Code for construction of camps.
Medical Facilities. A medical and first aid kit, medicine cabinets, condoms, etc, emergency phone
number, phone number of the person in charge of safety, chief construction supervision engineer,
hotline shall be provided at each camp area. All consumables in the first aid kit should be checked
and recharged regularly.
Fire fighting equipment. fire-extinguishers must be provided and setup the safety instructions on
fire prevention and emergency phone number at the site office, camp.
Earthworks, Cuts and Fill Slopes Management
- Earthworks, cuts and fill slopes shall be carefully managed to minimize negative impacts on the
environment; All earthworks shall be properly controlled, especially during the rainy season.
- The Contractor shall maintain stable cut and fill slopes at all times and cause the least possible
disturbance to areas outside the prescribed limits of the works.
- The Contractor shall complete cut and fill operations to final cross-sections at any one location
as soon as possible and preferably in one continuous operation to avoid partially completed
earthworks, especially during the rainy season.
- In order to protect any cut or fill slopes from erosion, in accordance with the drawings, cut off
drains and toe-drains shall be provided at the top and bottom of slopes and be planted with grass
or other plant cover. Cut off drains should be provided above high cuts to minimize water runoff
and slope erosion.
- The Contractor shall use the excavated material from for filling unless the CSC consider the
material unsuitable for filling;
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- Any excavated cut or unsuitable material shall be disposed of in designated disposal areas as
agreed to by the CSC.
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5.1.4.2. Site- Specific Mitigation Measures
Table 5.4 presents site-specific impacts and mitigation measures that are not addressed through the general measures in the ECOPs, because the
severity or site- specific nature of the impacts and mitigation measures required.
Table 5.4. Site-specific mitigation measures in the construction phase
Site-specific impacts
issues
Specific mitigation measures Responsi-bility
for
implementation
Responsibility
for Super-
vision
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Impacts on learning and
researching activities of
staffs and students of the
University
(Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information Technology,
The existing dormitory )
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy – Da Nang
University
Da nang Information
Technology College
Existing dormitory
During construction of buildings of subproject work items, the construction activities may
affect the study and research environment of the faculties and students. Therefore, the
contractors need to implement the following measures:
- Inform all Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology, The
existing dormitory staffs and students of construction schedule and place so they can
arrange their study and research schedules accordingly.
- The contractors need to coordinate closely with the University to know the study and
research schedules in order to arrange the operation schedule of the noisy machinery
accordingly.
- Minimize the operation of machinery during class and lab sessions, all machinery at rest
for more than 2 minutes must be turned off.
- The transport schedule of materials must avoid the starting and ending times of classes.
- The construction and material transporting equipment can only operate according to the
plan. The machineries are prohibited to roam around.
- All equipment and machinery on site must be maintained regularly. Do not use outdated
machinery without proper registration because the amount of emission and noise will
exceed the limits;
- Minimize the operation of numerous equipment at the same time to reduce the
compounded impact from them
- Do not set up concrete mixing station in the subproject area;
- Do not store equipment and material outside the construction site, the storage area needs
to be far from the students‟ and faculties‟ classroom and research areas
- It‟s prohibited for the transports to be overloaded, dropping material on the road. When in
transit, materials must be covered, preventing dust and material from spreading to the
environment
- On the solid waste transport route, when passing any residential area or within the school
boundaries, there must be a speed limit and a ban on air horn.
- Around each construction site, the contractors must have solid fencing (possibly tin) with
minimum height of 2m and a gate.
- The contractors must manage their workers strictly, workers are prohibited from affecting
the students‟ classroom and research activities.
- The worker camps must be far from the students‟ routes, classrooms, and research areas.
- All contractors must regularly clean up around the construction sites as well as the
transport routes to not affect the landscape and the students‟ study environment.
- The construction sites and material transport routes must be watered regularly, especially
on dry-weather days.
When the buildings reach certain heights, it‟s mandatory to use dust nets around the scaffold
areas from the ground floor to the highest floor of the buildings;
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The risks of labor
accidents in the
construction site to the
University‟s staffs and
students
(Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information Technology,
The existing dormitory)
Because the construction sites are located within the University, where there are a lot of staffs
and students working and learning, especially the Engineering Faculty building. Therefore,
safety during construction must be constantly monitored. To minimize the risks, the
subproject must implement the following mitigation measures at all sites:
- Before construction, the contractors must plan to use methods that ensure the technical,
design, and safety requirements.
- Around each construction site, the contractors must have solid fencing (possibly tin) with
minimum height of 2m and a gate to ensure construction safety;
- When the buildings reach certain heights, it‟s mandatory to use safety nets for dust and
falling objects. The nets must be installed around the scaffold areas from the ground floor
to the highest floor of the buildings;
- Do not store equipment and material outside the construction sites, the storage areas need
to be far from the classrooms and research areas.
- The construction sites must have numerous safety and warning signs.
- The construction unit must have people on watch, especially when there are vehicles
entering and exiting the construction sites.
- It‟s strictly prohibited to scatter materials and wastes to the environment, affecting traffic
safety in the area.
- At night, the construction sites must have adequate lighting and warning lights.
- The contractors must ensure that all workers have had training on labor safety and
sanitation
- All workers must have full safety equipment and they must use all of the safety equipment
during work.
- The construction monitoring consultants must be present regularly and monitor the
contractors complying with the construction techniques, labor safety and sanitation
requirements
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Fall risks due to working
at heights
(for 3 to 9-floors-
buildings)
- Workers are responsible to wear or use at all the times of any protective equipment or
clothing which provided by the constructors.
- Installation of guardrails with mid-rails and toe boards at the edge of any fall hazard area;
- Proper use of ladders and scaffolds by trained employees;
- Use of fall prevention devices, including safety belt and lanyard travel limiting devices to
prevent access to fall hazard area, or fall protection devices such as full body harnesses
used in conjunction with shock absorbing lanyards or self-retracting inertial fall arrest
devices attached to fixed anchor point or horizontal life-lines;
- Appropriate training in use, serviceability, and integrity of the necessary PPE; and
- Inclusion of rescue and/or recovery plans, and equipment to respond to workers after an
arrested fall
- Constructors should ensure that the training program is provided for all workers in
construction work and make sure them particular attention towards to the safety issues
- Providing instrument for new workers, implement daily toolbox checking, regular training
to management level and supervision team regarding safety awareness at construction site,
safety introduction awareness campaign site monthly meeting
- Regular safety inspection in the sites.
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Traffic safety risks within
the University
(Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy, College of
Information Technology,
The existing dormitory )
For the traffic activities in the subproject area, the following mitigation measures:
- The contractor must prepare a detailed plan and method to transport waste material, leveling
and constructing materials within the university, routes to the disposal site, minimizing the
impacts on the university traffic.
- The transport routes need to avoid the busy areas, especially the central road and road
connecting the departments, lecture halls/students‟ research and learning areas. In the
cases where it‟s unavoidable, it‟s prohibited to transport during the starting and ending
time of classes. These routes must be cleaned to not affect the students‟ traffic activities.
- The transport of equipment and material needs to avoid busy periods, especially the
classes‟ starting and ending times.
- All transport routes must have traffic safety and speed limit signs for all (including the
university‟s staffs and students). For the construction machinery and material transport
vehicles, the speed limit is 5km/h within the university.
- All vehicles exiting the construction sites (including non-material-transport vehicles) must
be wheel-cleaned before exiting the sites.
- The transport routes inside the university must be lit at night, especially the routes with
many students crossing.
- The contractors must regularly send people to sweep and clean (at least 3 times a day: in
the morning, afternoon, and at night) along the material transport routes inside the
university and water the roads during dry-weather day.
- Send people to direct traffic at busy points when there are material transport vehicles or
machineries passing, especially at the construction site gates.
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Traffic safety risks
outside the University
(Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road, Mai Dang Chon
road in Hoa Quy ward)
Beside the traffic safety inside the university, traffic safety outside the university also needs
to be monitored. With the transport routes for construction material being determined to
include the routes from the University to Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road, Mai Dang Chon road in
Hoa Quy ward. During the material transport, the following mitigation methods must be
implemented:
- The contractors must prepare a thoughtful transport plan before construction to minimize
traffic congestion.
- Notice the Hoa Quy ward government and citizens along Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road, Mai
Dang Chon road on the material transport plan.
- Organize the incoming and outgoing traffic, avoid narrow streets to minimize traffic
congestion. Do not transport during rush hours, classes‟ starting and ending times.
- The drivers must have the necessary licenses. Regularly remind the drivers to comply
with the traffic laws, not to speed or break traffic laws and have measures such as pay cut
if they do. In particular, at railway crossings, it‟s strictly prohibited for the drivers to cross
when there are warnings of incoming trains.
- The drivers must not use any stimulants, alcohol at work, and must not work overtime.
- Send staffs to direct traffic when there‟s traffic congestion on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road if
there‟s subproject transport activities, especially the intersection between Nam Ky Khoi
Nghia road and Tran Dai Nghia road, the intersection between Mai Dang Chon and Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road and the University gate.
- For the transport equipment and vehicles, maintenance must be implemented regularly
and the contractors must ensure that all vehicles meet the traffic safety requirements.
- All vehicles are strictly prohibited to be overloaded, before every trip, the material in
transport must be covered completely
- Regularly send staffs to monitor traffic along the transport route, if any material scatters
on the road, the contractor has to send staffs to clean up immediately.
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The risk of subsidence,
damaging the existing
works
(Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road, Mai Dang Chon
road and internal roads)
- Prior to the construction, the construction contractors, supervision consultants and PMU
(Da Nang University) should coordinate with (relevant) local authorities and residents to
examine the current status of the surrounding works, especially the houses at the
beginning of Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road, Mai Dang Chon road to the construction area,...
the existing transport routes that will be used for transport of construction materials, and
other existing works surrounding the construction sites to form the basis of assessment
and compensation (if there are any damages caused by the Subproject) and proper
preparation of the construction plan.
- All of contractors are required to prepare their construction plans, plans to utilize
construction equipment and transport vehicles to avoid the present of multiple
construction equipment at the same time to minimize the impact on surrounding
buildings.
- All contractors are strictly prohibited from gathering construction equipment and vehicles
outside the subproject area and especially on the road Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road, Mai
Dang Chon road to the construction site, and drainage canal road near the construction
sites of lecture hall and Environment Faculty building...
- During construction, contractors are required to manage construction materials properly to
not leak them outside the construction sites and affect the area.
- Restricting the construction and material transport on rainy days to minimize the damages
to surrounding buildings, especially the transport routes.
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The construction process of work items will be likely to affect part of these works‟ activities, including the people‟s safety and access to these
places; smoke and dust as nuisance to residents and cultural and religious works that can be affected by the subproject construction are listed in
Table 5.5.
Table 5.5. Impact mitigation measures on PCRs at the construction site
Sensitive receptors Impacts
Specific mitigation measures Respon-
sibility Supervision
Increase the possibilities
of local flooding around
the construction area
The filling of some low-lying areas as well as improving the foundation levels of the
construction works may increase the risk of flooding for the surrounding areas. To limit this
risk, contractors are required to follow:
- During construction, if the Subproject affects the current drainage system, contractors
must take measures to widen or divert the flows to ensure the water drainage of the area.
- Prior to construction, contractors must examine the current state of the area. If there are
any drainage systems in the ground clearance areas, they must be replaced with alternative
ones to ensure the surrounding drainage capacity.
- All contractors are strictly prohibited from gathering solid wastes, waste materials and
construction materials near the water drainage system of the area. In addition, contractors
are required to dredge the drainage systems around the construction sites to clear the
water flows.
- During dredging and excavation for construction, contractors are required to utilize
materials for ground levelling to minimize the transport of materials.
- All contractors are strictly prohibited from discharging waste materials outside at the
predetermined locations.
- Minimize the construction, gathering materials and equipment on rainy days to reduce the
risk of damage the drainage system, and to limit materials washouts and affecting local
drainage.
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Sensitive receptors Impacts
Specific mitigation measures Respon-
sibility Supervision
Hai An Pagoda
Khai Tay Santurary
- Dust may affect the temple
structure
- Material and wastes may affect
landscape and hinder access,
- Noise may disturb worshiping
activities on 1st and 15
th lunar
month
- Unsuitable language or behaviours
of workers may be offensive to the
relic keeper and visitors
- Inform the pagoda of the construction activities and
their potential impacts such as, waste, dust, noise,
traffic, and construction schedule at least 01 month
before start of the construction.
- Do not load materials and waste within 20 m
from the temple/pagoda. - The contractor shall coordinate with local
authorities (leaders of local wards or communes) for
agreed schedules of construction activities at
sensitive times (e.g., religious festival days). Avoid
construction activities during religious events every
first and 15th day of the lunar month and during
festival days if possible. Prohibit storage of
construction materials within 100m in front of the
pagoda.
- Environmental training for the workers includes
codes of conducts when working in public areas and
sensitive receptors such as pagoda.
- The contractor shall provide safety measures
including installation of fences, barriers warning
signs, lighting system to prevent traffic accidents as
well as other risk to local people and pagoda
visitors.
- Spray sufficient water to suppress dust during dry
and windy days at least three times a day at the area
of the pagodas, or as required.
- Truck drivers shall restrict the use of horns close to
the pagoda location
- Immediately address any issue/problem caused by
the construction activities and any raised by the
pagoda.
- The construction method shall include the measures
to protect the foundation of the fence/gate, main
building of the pagoda, such as using supporting
pillars or steel frame to prevent the risk on
infrastructure collapse/damage (as if).
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Sensitive receptors Impacts
Specific mitigation measures Respon-
sibility Supervision
- Enforce compliance to the workers of conduct
particularly with regards to language and
behaviours when present in the area near the
temple/pagoda.
- In case damages happen, the contractor should take
full responsibility in compensating or reconstructing
the broken structures as agreed with the pagodas
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5.1.4.3. Measures to minimize social and gender impacts
Proposed measures are presented in the table 5.6 below
Table 5.6. Proposed measures to minimize social and gender impacts
Social and Gender
Risks
Measures Responsible by Supervision
The risk of
insecurity, increased
social evils
- Develop program and plan to
coordinate with stakeholders
including contractors, police
agencies, mass organizations to
manage, supervise and provide
timely support for workers.
- Make commitments with the
contractor on labor use, labor
management and mechanism of
labor contract termination in
necessary cases.
PMU ISMC
Environmental
pollution
- Working with contractors on the
distribution of workers, labor
mobilization at the construction
site to best suit the infrastructure
capacity at the residence area of
workers;
Organize communication to raise
awareness on environment and
environmental sanitation for
workers;
- Clean the site, clean sewers, spray
if necessary around workers'
camps;
- Organize quarterly and
unexpectedly health checks (if
required) for workers and laborers
in general;
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Infectious diseases
(HIV/ADIs)
- Organize communication
campaign
- Organize training courses on
related issues and skills
- Arrange periodic health check and
lists;
- Interview/raise questions about
workers‟ use of condoms;
- Provide workers with free
condoms
PMU, contractor ISMC
Social conflicts - Set up daily rules for the worker
camps.
- Frequently organize teamwork in
cleaning, clearing sewers, clearing
bushes (if any) for the worker
camp area and surrounding area
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Social and Gender
Risks
Measures Responsible by Supervision
- Increase community connection
- Organize communication on
environmental sanitation
Sexual abuse and
harassment
- For contractors: Develop a Code
of Conduct for sexual harassment
in the workplace and check their
compliance. The PMU should
supervise the implementation of
this code strictly; regularly
organize activities for raising legal
awareness for male and female
workers such as provision of
leaflets, regular activities,
- The PMU to establish a
mechanism to receive support
information related to this issue
and ensure information
confidentiality;
- The university to organizes
educational activities and enhance
life skills for students in general
and female students in particular
and integrate the organization of
communication activities in the
university‟s training program
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5.1.5. Mitigation measures for Operational Phase
Below are a set of mitigation measures which will be applied to avoid, prevent, mitigate and
offset the environmental and social impacts during operation. The Danang University will be
fully responsible for implementing all mitigation measures proposed to address the negative
environmental and social risks and impacts that potentially arise during the operation phase.
5.1.5.1. Generic impact mitigation measures
a. Exhaust gases
Emissions from traffics going in/out the UD's campus
- Carry out weekly cleaning/dust collection of all internal roads;
- Carry out weekly road spraying or watering to minimize dust;
- Plant trees on sidewalks and in median strips of internal roads.
- Arrange road signs to restrict other vehicles (such as trucks, passenger car, etc...) from
entering internal roads.
Emissions from power generators
The University will select the type of generator that is produced in accordance with safety and
environmental friendly standards and has low waste gases and noise emission levels. Use of
diesel with low sulfur content of 0.05S or bio-fuels will be taken into account. Check and
maintenance work will be done regularly, i.e. once every six months. In addition, the
university will plant green tree belts around the university and along the internal passages to
create a cool and fresh atmosphere, minimizing the impact of the university.
Noise mitigation
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Generator‟s room is located in a suitable area, away from working area with a distance ≥ 20
m. To minimize the noise effect, the operation workers should set it automatic restarting when
power outage. Worker shall be provided with ear cap when they operate the generator. When
locating generator sets outdoors, the use of enclosures - particularly sound-attenuating
enclosures - combines all of these strategies into a convenient package that provides weather
protection as well as sound attenuation. The following figure shows measures to be applied to
reduce noise level.
Figure 5.1: Typical genset installation showing noise control measures
b. Wastewater management
Domestic wastewater
All domestic wastewater from septic tanks is also connected with the city drainage system and
then treated by Hoa Xuan WWTP (60,000 m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. The
connection agreement record from Da Nang DOC by the Letter No.2951/SXD-QLHT for
connection of transport, internal drainage system of the University of Da Nang subproject to
the transport and drainage system of Ring road in the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road).
Domestic wastewater from toilet is transported to septic tank with three separate
chambers for local treatment. The first chamber is to separate sediment from wastewater.
Sediment deposited at the botttom of tank is subjected to anaerobic digestion. When sediment
deposited in the tank becomes full (about one year of use), the Danang University will make a
contract with local environmental services unit for collection and treatment of such sediment.
Wastewater and suspended sediment flow to the second chamber along with runoff. In this
chamber, sediment continues to deposit at the bottom of tank and organic substance in
wastewater is cleaned by decomposed anaerobic microorganism.
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Treated wastewater in septic tank does not meet standard for releasing to environment.
Thus, after preliminary treatment through sectic tank, wastewatr is connected with the city
drainage system and then treated by Hoa Xuan WWTP (60,000 m3/day.night) which was
funded by SCDP. Composition diagram of septic tank is as follow:
Figure 5.2: Treatment system diagram by septic tank
Septic tank is a construction work with two functions: sedimentation and
decomposition, sediment fermentation with treatment effectiveness of 60%-65%. Main
treatment process in septic tank is anaerobic digestion process. After being deposited at the
bottom of tank, suspended solids is fermented and decomposed by anaerobic microorganism
and this process formulates NH4, H2S... as a result.
The septic has three chambers. Firstly, wastewater is directed through the first
chamber where most of sediment is deposited and subjected to anaerobic digestion. Then,
wastewater flows to the second chamber where suspended sediment is subjected to anaerobic
digestion and deposited more before flowing to the next chamber.
Time that wastewater is kept in septic tank is about two days and during the period,
about 90% of suspended substance will deposit at the bottom of tank. Solid sediment is kept
in the tank from six to twelve months. With flow direction baffle, in the following chambers,
wastewater is moved in bottom-up direction and contacts with anaerobic microorganisms in
sludge layer formulated at the bottom of tank in dynamic conditions. Organic impurity is
absorbed by microorganisms and converted into nutritious source for development of
microorganisms. With such chambers, the project becomes an anaerobic reaction line which
is arranged consecutively and can separate two phases (acid and alkali fermentation).
Microorganism population in a chamber is different to populations in other chambers and has
favorable conditions for development. In beginning chambers, bacteria formulating acid will
be dominant whereas in ending chambers, bacteria formulating CH4 will be dominant. The
last chamber (the third chamber) is anaerobic filtration chamber and anaerobic microorganism
is on particle surface of filtration material preventing suspended sediment from flowing out
with water.
Collection
and
fermentation
chamber
Sedimentation
chamber Filtration chamber
Concrete slab
Filtration materials Sediment Baffle
Wastewater
Treated wastewater Vent pipe
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According to statistic, actual concentration of impurities in wastewater after being treated
through septic tank still does not meet Column B of standard QCVN14:2008/BTNMT with the
details as follows:
No Criteria Unit Concentration after
treatment in septic tank
(mg/l)
QCVN
14:2008/BTNMT,
Column B (mg/l)
1 BOD5 mg/l 120 – 140 50
2 TSS mg/l 50 – 100 100
3 N-NH3 Amoni) mg/l 20 – 50 10
4 N-NO3 (Nitrat) mg/l <1 50
5 Total Nitrogen mg/l 25 – 80 -
6 Total
Phosporus
mg/l 10 – 20 10
7 Total Coliform MNP/100ml 103 - 10
6 5.000
8 Virus PFU/ml 105 – 10
7 -
(Source: Domestic wastewater treatment with small and medium scale, Tran Duc Ha)
Domestic solid waste
- All students and staff will be strength communication on waste collection and
environmental protection inside and outside the university, reducing the volume of
waste discharging into the landfills;
- Reused or recycled wastes will be segregated from others and treated in accordance
with the regulation of Decree 59/2007/ND-CP and Decree 38/2015/ND-CP;
- Dustbins with volume of 100 - 150 liters shall be provided and gathered at the
designated area in the university to segregate the normal solid wastes for
reusing/recycling;
- The university arranges the sanitation unit to clean up the university everyday,
gathering all wastes into dustbins with volume of 100 - 150 Liters located in the
designated area of university;
- Total volume of domestic solid waste will be collected by Da Nang Urban
Environment Company (Da Nang URENCO) (which is having a contract with the
University) everyday. Domestic solid waste will be collected, transported and treated at
Khanh Son/solid waste treatment complex in Hoa Khanh Nam, Lien Chieu district. The
site is about 15km from the subproject area.
5.1.5.2. Site-specific impact mitigation measures
Toilets management
- Sanitation workers will be arranged to clean up regularly to prevent bad odor.
- Sewers and snorkels will be checked regularly to prevent congressional and odors.
- Ventilation fans and windows will be installed to prevent odor.
- Contract with functional units to periodically collect, transport and treat sludge from
septic tanks.
Air quality management in labs
- All labs of the university will be equipped by modern equipments: modern suction fan
and ventilation system; hazardous gas suction cabinet; solvent steam with treatment
system (absorbed by active charcoal) before discharging to the environment,
minimizing the emissions from labs.
- Practice rooms and research centers have been equipped by modern machines. Most of
machines are synchronously provided and fitted with protection system. Hence, noise,
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dust and emission shall be minimized. The additional invested system mainly related
to electrical engineering, electronics and mechanical electronics shall be provided with
suction and absorption systems for welding gas before discharging to the environment.
- Small amount of laboratory fumes are leaked regularly. Therefore first priority is
given to air ventilation for the labs. Besides, labs are equipped with ventilation fan and
chemical fume hoods to ensure laboratory users‟ health.
- Laboratory fumes collection and treatment: Laboratory desks/areas will be arranged
reasonably. Those experiments involving volatile chemicals will be conducted in
separate area equipped with fume extractor ensuring all smoke and chemical fumes
sucked entirely. In the labs where sample digestion and research are conducted a
separate ventilated cabinet system will be installed for the sample digestion and the
fumes will be sucked out with the fume extractor system.
Figure 5.3: Chemical fume hood, ceiling-mounted fume hood and chemical fume
extractor
Lab wastewater management
During the operation phase, it is expected to build a experimental wastewater treatment plant
with capacity from 30 to 50 m3/day at the behind of the Technopole building. The wastewater
collection and treatment system from laboratories must be built / installed separately and
attent to classification and reduction solutions according to the principle of “good practice to
minimize wastewater applied in laboratories”.
The main contents within the labs wastewater is heavy metal and oxidants, microorganisms
from lab1 and lab 2. Refer to the wastewater treatment technology of Vietnamese universities
on wastewater treatment from laboratories such as Hanoi University of Science and
Technology. The lab wastewater treatment system from research centers of Technopole
building under UD subproject will be treated in this system followings:
Wastewater is collected into drums V=250l in research-practice area. When it is full, it shall
be discharged to the storage tank of lab wastewater treatment system (behind Technopole
building) for further treatment before discharging. The concerned officer or carriers of such
wastewater must be trained and disseminated with chemical safety and wastewater.
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Figure 5.4: Chemical
wastewater
treatment technology diagram
for labs
Description
Step 1: Wastewater containing organic matters
Organic solvent may be soluble, less soluble or not in water. If it is not soluble, it shall float
or deposit into the bottom of wastewater block. In such two cases, the organic solvents like oil
and grease and DAF oil separator may be used to remove it.
Metal oxides may be easily deposited in the form of oxide or hydroxide while the oxidization
in the tank or the next steps may be treated in the combined block tank.
Step 2: Wastewater containing HF and other acids.
Wastewater containing HF with contents to 55% of quantity shall be applied with hydrated
limestone or limestone chloride to deposit CaF2 from HF. For concentration of 50%, it must
be dissolved to 100 times or more to obtain the concentration of 0.5%. In HF wastewater tank,
pump is provided to drive magnetically with propeller along teflon, depending on the case to
pump HF to the cyanide wastewater tank, organic solvent and printing ink to moderate
(reduce pH) and react with hydrated chloride then pump to the combined tank for flocculation
Concentrated
wastewater tank
Step 1: Treat organic
solvent
Qualified with QCVN40:2011/BTNMT column B
Wastewater containing
soluble organic solvent
Wastewater containing HF
and other acids (dissolved)
Wastewater containing
heavy metals
Strong oxygen agents
(CxHyOz, CxHyNnPm)
Post-
treatment
water
tank
Steps 1, 2
Step 2: Process acid
wastewater
Hydrated lime, chloride
to precipitate
Step 3: Treat metal
wastewater
Combined treatment device T5
Municipal drainage sewer in Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road
Flocculation method (PAC,
PAA)
Floating filtering and coal
filtering tank
Post-treatment wastewater tank
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purpose. If HF is sufficiently dissolved (0.1-0.5%), it may be directly pumped to
neutralization chamber of the combined treatment tank to neutralize HF before flowing to
flocculation chamber and conduct the flocculation and sedimentation of CaF2 and other
precipitations. The treatment of wastewater containing strong acids is only to conduct the
neutralization reaction. The neutralization substance is lime stone.
Step 3: Wastewater containing heavy metals
The treatment tank of wastewater containing heavy metal ions shall be combined with OH-
ions through metal hydroxide reaction and flocculation to the bottom tank. Aluminum and
iron salts as flocculation agent are used to separate to form the less soluble hydroxides which
may absorb the suspended matters as well as flocculants, forming large items to easily
separate out of the waster thanks to the sedimentation.
In order to increase the deposition efficiency, high-molecular compounds - flocculation
additives may be used. It may quickly block the hydroxide particles and settle, so -called as
deposit agents. Such agents are used as polyacrylamide (PAA).
In the chrome removal tank Wastewater containing Cr6-
must be pumped to Crome removal
chamber to completely convert Cr6-
to Cr3-
before flocculation Used chrome killer is
FeSO4.7H2O or NaHSO3.
Post-treatment waste water is flown to combined treatment tank where reaction compartments
T5-2 and T5-1 are passed and it is then flown to the deposition chamber to retain impurities
and floating contaminants available in the waste water after reaction. Wastewater is continued
flowing to floating filtering and coal filtering tank. Then, wastewater is flown to post-
treatment wastewater tank. Wastewater qualified with QCVN40:2011/BTNMT column B
before discharging into the common drainage culverts of the University of Da Nang on Nam
Ky Khoi Nghia road, then connect to with the city drainage system and then treated by Hoa
Xuan WWTP (60,000 m3/day.night) which was funded by SCDP. The connection agreement
record from Da Nang DOC by the Letter No.2951/SXD-QLHT for connection of transport,
internal drainage system of the University of Da Nang subproject to the transport and
drainage system of Ring road in the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road).
(Note: The capacity and technology scale selected for experimental wastewater treatment for
Technopole center will be updated in detail during the FS period.)
Hazadous waste management
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Although the hazardous waste volume from laboratories is not much, but they have impacted
negatively on the environment, therefore they should be collected, transported and handled by
the competent authorities. Before the laboratories are going in operation, the should:
- Registry the generators and hazardous waste with Da Nang Department of Natural
Resources and Environment while building the temporary storage of hazardous waste
in accordance with Circular 36/2015/TT BTNMT dated 30/06 2016 of Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment.
- Signing the contract with functional units for collection and handling of hazardous
waste
- Fully equip for all the laboratories, practical laboratories of faculties and centers about
hazardous waste containers.
- Building and sticking rules for collection and management of all hazardous waste in
general and other types of chemical peel packaging in particular in every lab.
- Prohibiting throw mixed hazardous wastes and other solid waste.
- Chemical waste from laboratories must be kept under strict safety regulations about
chemical and biological substances. These regulations must be disseminated to those
working in the laboratory;
- All types of hazardous waste must be labeled as prescribed.
The Technopole Operator will register the source of hazardous waste with DONRE as
required by MONRE Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BTNMT dated 30 June 2015. Hazardous
waste will be contained in the barrels/contained house and labeled in accordance with current
regulations. Packaging materials of the chemical will be returned to the supplier. All
hazardous waste will be transported to and treated in Khanh Son waste treatment plant for
hazardous waste in Hoa Khanh Nam ward, Lien Chieu district by licensed dealers.
Risk prevention from usage of laboratory chemicals and instruments
To reduce risks from usage of laboratory chemicals:
Chemical storage room should be arranged separately, preservation depends on its
chemical and management staffs are assigned clearly;
Chemicals have verified origin, expiration date and quality assurance for analysis;
Do not enter chemicals overly to avoid prolonged inventory and unsafety for
management;
Teachers or guiders should monitor closely during chemical preparation or using
by students;
Staffs or students should be equipped fully or wear lab coat before entering
especially related to chemicals;
Make up a record for every laboratory noting entered chemicals, its expiration,
precautions, etc.;
For used-up chemicals, its bottle/package need to be collected thoroughly and
taken into a system for collection and treatment of hazardous waste;
Chemical oral suction is strictly prohibited;
Regal training on laboratory safety for staffs.
Safe operation of equipment and machines
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All staffs who operate equipment and machines must be trained, technical transfer
before operation
Absolutely no staffs/students/trainees who are not being trained participate to
operate equipment
On each equipment, must have a table to guide the used process
Write a diary to follow all daily activities of equipment
All equipment must be maintained regularly and periodically, checked the safety
and accuracy of equipment
The power supply for each equipment must be tested before installation and it
must be install own automated system
Depending on the equipment, but the majority of equipment must be placed in
rooms with stable humidity. Therefore, these rooms are often installed air
conditioning systems
Absolutely chemicals must not be diluted and stored near the equipment. Only use
chemicals in accordance with instructions of the equipment
Laboratories in the field of biochemical - chemical and environment use concentrated alkali,
bromine, phosphorus, concentrated H2SO4, HNO3 ... in learning and research activities.
Students and laboratory workers need to follow laboratory safety rules as follows
Safety rules and laboratory first aid
+ Be careful to avoid burns or explosion when working with concentrated chemicals such as:
Alkali, bromine, phosphorus, concentrated H2SO4, HNO3 ...; Do not allow flamable
materials, do not smoke, light matches, lighters in the laboratory; When burning an alcohol
lamp, do not tilt the lamp; turn off the light with a lid that not blow off;
+ When using volatile substances, toxic substances such as phenol, liquid bromine, organic
solvents, ...; dilution of volatile acids must be done in a fume hood;
Particular attention should be paid to the following:
+ When mixing H2SO4, and HNO3 solutions from concentrated acid solution: The
concentrated acid solution must be slowly added to water, absolutely do not do oppositely;
+ Do not boil gases, or generate gases in tightly closed containers in normal equipment;
+ When boiling liquids, the mouth of the test jar must be directed at the direction of no one
+ Pour chemicals in the right place according to the laboratory regulations.
+ After practice, wash your hands with soap.
Basic first aid methods encounting problems in the laboratory:
+ First aid for burns:
+ Burns by acid: wash many times with water, then wash with 1% bicarbonate salt solution
(NaHCO3);
+ Burns by Alkali: Wash with water, then wash with 2%; boric acid solution (H3B4O7);
+ Burns by Phenol: Wash with dilute alkaline solution or glycerine until the skin color is
recovered, then apply glycerine grease.
+ When acid or alkaline shot in eyes: Wash with clean water several times, then wash with
1% bicarbonate solution (if acid) or 2% boric acid solution (if alkaline).
+ In case acid or alkaline shot into the mouth: drink a large amount of 5% bicarbonate
solution; (if acid); 5% citric acid solution (if alkaline)
+ When being poisoned by breathing in many toxic gases such as chlorine, bromine,
hydrogen sulfide... the victim must quickly be taken to ventilated place outside the laboratory.
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+ In case of an electric shock, the victim must be quickly taken away from the electrical
system in a way of cutting off the circuit breaker;
+ Using an insulator (sacks, thick cloth, insulated gloves, etc.) to pull the victim out of the
power source; When isolated, if the victim is unconscious, it needs an artificial respiration
immediately.
In any case, after a first aid if it deems necessary, the victim should be taken immediately to
the hospital.
Instructions for using chemicals
Acids must be put in plastic tray when transporting or being worked on; When diluting acids,
always remember to slowly pour acid into water (absolutely do not do oppositey); all
operations must be done in a fume hood and under the supervision of the laboratory staff or
instructor;
Daily use of chemicals: Check the chemicals to be used, if there is a ready-made chemicals
(shell C), take a sufficient amount into a cup to transfer to the laboratory; If it is necessary to
prepare from the original substance: after mixing, transfer to the chemical bottle, take the
sample label to stick; When finish, if left, put in right places at shell C, chemical room;
Chemicals that have been diluted and cannot be stored over day must be discared in
accordance with regulations.
Discard of chemicals: Acids; base; solutions containing metals: Pb, Cd, Cr, Mn, As, Hg, ..;
solution containing reagents; ... put into the can labeled at the end of the corridor.
Easily soluble, common salts, pour into sink and drain.
Rules for students on doing experiments
A. General rules:
+ The first session of internship/practicing subject, students read experimental safety rules,
laboratory rules and sign a commitment to comply with experimental safety rules; laboratory
rules.
+ Prepare practice exercises according to the teacher's instructions before going to class;
+ Wear blouse; do not wear skirts, short trouser and slippers when entering the practice room;
+ Comply with safety rules and regulations in the practice room;
+ Put your bag in the right place; No eating, drinking, phone calls and cause noise in the lab;
Do not voluntarily walk on corridors and among laboratories;
+ Keep silent during the experimental process
B. During the practicing process:
+ Absolutely follow the guidance of teachers and laboratory managers about the experimental
process;
+ Use and operate the equipment and models in accordance with the process and under the
guidance of the laboratory's teachers or managers;
+ Not by any means: Close and open devices; use measuring instruments or operate models;
change the order of layout of model structure and practical tools; take practical materials and
tools out of the laboratory.
+ Preserve the equipment and tools assigned during the practice;
+ Pour chemicals and wastes into proper places;
+ Use economically chemicals, electricity and water.
C. End of each practice session:
+ Turn off equipment and models in accordance with the process (if used);
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+ Clean tools and clean the practice area of the individuals (group) according to the following
instructions:
+ Discard chemicals after use in the right place;
+ Clean the tools with tap water
+ Wash tools with detergents in the laboratory (except some exercises with separate tools
cleaning procedures, must follow the instructions of the teacher);
+ Clean the tools with tap water;
+ Clean the tools with distilled water;
+ Put the tools in the right place;
+ Clean the work place.
+ Transfer chemicals to the right position in the chemical storage and laboratory;
+ Hand over instruments and equipment to laboratory teachers and laboratory staff;
+ Regularly wash shared-use equipment, clean the room, turn off the power, lock the faucet,
cut-off the circuit breaker before leaving the laboratory.
Rules for lecturers
+ The instructors guide students to check common tools in groups and ask laboratory staff to
change unusable tools;
+ Instruct students to take chemicals to use for lessons in the chemical room;
+ Monitor and remind: do not let students move freely; waste chemicals; arbitrarily use the
equipment without the consent of the lecturer;
+ Ask students to transfer the usable chemicals to their original places and dispose chemicals
in accordance with the instructions;
+ Guide and remind students to wash tools, clean the room and hand over tools to the
laboratory staff,
Regulations on the use of laboratories in scientific research
This procedure guides and sets out the requirements for the use of laboratories (LAB) and
equipment and machinery for non-teaching activities in the Environment Department,
including: scientific research staff and lecturers (scientific research), guide scientific research
students, prepare graduation thesis; scientific students and preparation of graduation thesis.
Regulations for lecturers: Strictly follow the safety rules and first aid methods and other
relevant regulations in the laboratory; Do not let students to use and control the equipment in
the laboratory. Do not use the computers in the room to do personal work in any form
(receive, email, chat, copy documents via USB, print, ...);
Regulations for students: Only take devices to the field when instructed by lecturers. Strictly
follow the safety rules and first aid instructions and other relevant regulations in the
laboratory; Do not use the computer in the room to do personal work in any form (receive,
send email, chat, copy documents via USB, print, ...).
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Measures to prevent electrical incidents and short-circuit
Design and install the electrical system with full electrical safety equipment such
as fire-resistant materials, automatic circuit breaker to protect overload & short
circuit, electrical leakage protection, etc.
Design and arrange work items to comply with the safety rules for firefighting and
prevention system, install fire protection, firefighting and prevention system inside
and outside, is approved by the competent authority about the record of
firefighting and prevention.
Remind and propagate regularly about firefighting and prevention safety rules;
Organize regular training and drills for firefighting and prevention.
5.2. Environmental Monitoring and Supervision
5.2.1. Environmental Quality Monitoring
5.2.1.1. Monitoring Location, Parameters and Frequency on Construction Phase
The environmental monitoring and supervision for construction phase for the entire project is
presented in the below table. Sampling locations are described in the Annex and the number
of samples are made in accordance with progress of each work.
Table 5.7. Envionmental Monitoring Program Construction phase
No Monitored items Construction phase
I Monitoring of air quality, noise, vibration
1. Monitoring
parameters TSP, CO, NO2, SO2, Noise (Leq), vibration
2. Monitoring
frequency
Measurements taken every three-months, the first monitoring at each
work item will be within one month since construction
commencement.
3. Applied Regulation QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT, QCVN 06:2009/BTNMT; QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT; QCVN 27:2010/BTNMT
4. Monitoring positions
8 samples, of which:
- Technology and Education university: 1 sample
- Foreign languge university: 1 sample
- International university: 1 sample
- Defencer sport area: 1 sample
- Center of Danang university: 1 sample
- Technopole center: 1 sample
- 40ha infrastructure area: 2 samples
(Sampling locations are presented in Annex)
III Wastewater quality monitoring
1.Monitoring
parameters
pH, BOD5, COD, TSS, N-NH4, N-NO3, P-PO4, oil & grease,
Coliforms
2.Monitoring frequency
Measurements taken every three-months start as early as possible
after contract signing and continue during the entire construction
phase
3. Applied Regulation QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT, column B
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No Monitored items Construction phase
4. monitoring Locations
7 samples (1 sample per each work item).
Remark: wastewater after treatment from worker's camps (if any)
(Sampling locations are presented in Annex)
5.2.1.2. Monitoring Location, Parameters and Frequency on Operation Phase
The environmental monitoring and supervision for operation phase for WWTP is presented in
the below table. Sampling locations are described in the Annex and the number of samples are
made in accordance with progress of each work.
Table 5.8. Envionmental monitoring program operation phase
No Monitored items WWTP operation
I Monitoring of noise and air quality
1. Monitoring
parameters Odor, TSP, CO, NO2, SO2, H2S, CH4, Noise (Leq)
2. Monitoring frequency Measurements taken every three-months
3. Applied Regulation QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT, QCVN 06:2009/BTNMT; QCVN
26:2010/BTNMT
4. Monitoring positions
4 samples: 2 sample in the WWTP; 2 sample in the nearest the
building area toward the end of the main wind direction.
(Sampling locations are presented in Annex)
II Wastewater quality monitoring
1.Monitoring parameters pH, BOD5, COD, H2S, N-NH4, N-NO3, P-PO4, oil & grease,
Coliforms, TSS, các kim loại nặng (Cr, Pb,Cd, As, Hg)
2.Monitoring frequency Measurements taken every three-months
3. Applied Regulation QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT, column B
4. Position monitoring
2 samples: 01 sample before treatment and 01 sample after
treatment at the discharge point.
(Sampling locations are presented in Annex)
5.2.2. Compliance Monitoring and Supervision
5.2.2.1. Environmental Duties of the Contractor
The contractor firstly shall adhere to minimize the impact that may be result of the project
construction activities and secondly, apply the mitigation measures under ESMP to prevent
harm and nuisances on local communities and environment caused by the impacts in
construction and operation phases.
Prior to construction, the contractor will be required to prepare and submit a contractor‟s site-
specific Environmental Management Plan (Contractor‟s SEMP) to the CSC and PMU based
on the ESMP of the project and requirement in the Specification of Bidding Document. The
contractor‟s site-specific SEMP shall demonstrate compliance with Vietnamese
environmental technical regulations/ standards, the mitigation measures set down in the
specifications and the World Bank Safeguard Policies. The content of the site-specific SEMP
shall be in line with the subproject specific ESMP and shall be enhanced by the Contractor‟s
works practices, implementation procedures and program. The site-specific SEMP shall be
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certified by the CSC with subsequent submission to the PMU for approval. No construction
activity should be implemented before approval of the contractor‟s site-specific SEMP.
Remedial actions that cannot be effectively carried out during construction should be carried
out on completion of the works (and before issuance of the acceptance of completion of
works)
The duties of the Contractor include but not limiting to:
- Compliance with relevant legislative requirements governing the environment, public
health and safety;
- Work within the scope of contractual requirements and other tender conditions;
- Organize representatives of the construction team to participate in the joint site
inspections undertaken by the Environmental Staff of the CSC;
- Carry out any corrective actions instructed by the Environmental Staff of the PMU and
CSC;
- In case of non-compliances/discrepancies, carry out investigation and submit
proposals on mitigation measures, and implement remedial measures to reduce
environmental impact;
- Stop construction activities, which generate adverse impacts upon receiving
instructions from the Environmental Staff of PMU and CSC. Propose and carry out
corrective actions and implement alternative construction method, if required, in order
to minimize the environmental impacts; Non-compliance by the Contractor will be
cause for suspension of works and other penalties until the non-compliance has been
resolved to the satisfaction of the ES of PMU and CSC.
5.2.2.2. Contractor’s Safety, Social and Environmental Officer (SEO)
The contractor shall be required to appoint competent staff(s)as the Contractor‟s on-site
safety, social and environment officer (SEO). The SEO must be appropriately trained in
environmental management and must possess the skills necessary to transfer environmental
management knowledge to all personnel involved in the contract. The SEO will be
responsible for monitoring the contractor's compliance with the ESMP requirements and the
environmental specifications. The duties of the SEO shall include but not be limited to the
following:
- Carry out environmental site inspections to assess and audit the contractors' site
practice, equipment and work methodologies with respect to pollution control and
adequacy of environmental mitigation measures implemented;
- Monitor compliance with environmental protection measures, pollution prevention and
control measures and contractual requirements;
- Monitor the implementation of environmental mitigation measures;
- Prepare audit reports for the site environmental conditions;
- Investigate complaints and recommend any required corrective measures;
- Advise the contractor on environment improvement, awareness and proactive
pollution prevention measures;
- Recommend suitable mitigation measures to the contractor in the case of non-
compliance. Carry out additional monitoring of noncompliance instructed by the ES of
PMU and CSC
- Inform the contractor and ES (of PMU and CSC) of environmental issues, submit
contractor‟s ESMP Implementation Plan to the ES of PMU and CSC, and relevant
authorities, if required;
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- Keep detailed records of all site activities that may relate to the environment.
5.2.2.3. Environmental Supervision during Construction (CSC)
During construction phase, a qualified CSC reporting to the PMU shall carry out the
environmental supervision. The CSC will assign environmental and social staff(s), will be
responsible for inspecting, and supervising all construction activities to ensure that mitigation
measures adopted in the ESMP are properly implemented, and that the negative
environmental impacts of the subproject are minimized. The CSC shall engage sufficient
number of Environmental Supervision Engineers with adequate knowledge on environmental
protection and construction project management to perform the required duties and to
supervise the Contractor‟s performance. Specifically, ES of CSC will:
- Review and assess on behalf of the PMU whether the construction design meets the
requirements of the mitigation and management measures of the ESMP,
- Supervise site environmental management system of contractors including their
performance, experience and handling of site environmental issues, and provide
corrective instructions;
- Review the ESMP implementation by the contractors, verify and confirm
environmental supervision procedures, parameters, monitoring locations, equipment
and results;
- Report ESMP implementation status to PMU and prepare the environmental
supervision statement during the construction phase; and
- Carry out the periodical environmental quality monitoring during construction period
and first-year-operation.
5.2.2.4. Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant (IEMC)
An IEMC shall be contracted PMU to provide some environmental safeguard training for
PMU staff and carry out environmental auditing. The IEMC shall carry out the monitoring,
including:
- Provide training for PMU and the CSC, and the representatives of the Contractors on
socio-environmental, health and safety issues related to construction;
- Arrange for HIV /Aids training for the contractor‟s workers, CSC team and PMU
officers;
- Evaluate environmental quality at the areas affected by the construction activities
(including site observations, reviewing environmental quality data provided by the
CSC, review of other available documents, and supplement sampling if necessary);
- Review contractor‟s environmental compliance including the implementation of
mitigation measures and documentation;
- Review PMU and CSC compliance to ESMP.
- The IEMC will also provide technical advice and assistance to the PMU and the EO in
environmental matters.
5.2.2.5. Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements
The constructions activities shall comply not only with contractual environmental protection
and pollution control requirements but also with environmental protection and pollution
control laws of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
All the works method statements submitted by the Contractor to the CSC and PMU for
approval to see whether sufficient environmental protection and pollution control measures
have been included.
The CSC and PMU shall also review the progress and program of the works to check that
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relevant environmental laws have not been violated, and that any potential for violating the
laws can be prevented.
The Contractor shall copy relevant documents to the SEO and the ES of CSC and PMU. The
document shall at least include the updated work progress report, the updated work measure,
and the application letters for different license/permits under the environmental protection
laws, and all the valid license/permit. The SEO and the ES shall also have access, upon
request, to the Site Log-Book.
After reviewing the documents, the SEO or the ES shall advise the PMU and the contractor of
any non-compliance with the contractual and legislative requirements on environmental
protection and pollution control for them to take follow-up actions. If the SEO or the ES
concludes that the status on license/permit application and any environmental protection and
pollution control preparation works may not comply with the work measure or may result in
potential violation of environmental protection and pollution control requirements, they shall
advise the Contractor and the PMU accordingly.
5.2.2.6. Environmental Claims and Penalty System
In the compliance framework, if non-compliance with environmental regulations are
discovered by CSC/ES/IEMC/PMU during the site supervision, 2% values of interim payment
of the contractor of this month will be held back. The Contractor will be given a grace period
(determined by CSC/PMU) to repair the violation. If the Contractor performs the repairs
within the grace period (confirmed by CSC/PMU), no penalty is incurred and keeping money
will be pay. However, if the Contractor fails to successfully make the necessary repairs within
the grace period, the Contractor will pay the cost for a third party to repair the damages
(deduction from keeping money).
In case of IEMC/CSC/PMU not detected of non-compliance with environmental regulations
of the contractor, they will be responsibility payment to repair the violation.
5.3. Institutional Arrangements and Responsibilities
5.3.1. Institutional Arrangements
- Contractors will be responsible for implementing mitigation measures. These
measures will be included in bidding documents and their costs are included in
construction bid packages;
- CSC will be responsible for monitoring the day-to-day implementation of mitigation
measures. Related costsare included in the CSC's service contract;
- IEMC will be responsible for overall environmental monitoring which includes
support to the PMU in implementing environmentalsupervision and monitoring, and
responsible for reporting on the implementation through monitoring reports.
PMU’s Environmental Staff(s) anđ
Social Staff(s)
CSC Contractor
Communities
WB
MONRE
UD/PMU
DONRE
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Figure 5.5: Organization diagram for ESMP Implementation
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5.3.2. Role and Responsibilities
Specific responsibility of stakeholders is shown in Table 5.9 below.
Table 5.9. Annotation on Roles and Responsibilities
Community/Agencies Responsibilities
PMU
(Da Nang University)
- PMU will be responsible for monitoring the overall subproject
implementation, including environmental compliance of the subproject.
PMU will have the final responsibility for ESMP implementation and
environmental performance of the subproject during the construction
and operational phases.
- Specifically the PMU will: (i) closely coordinate with local authorities
in the participation of the community during subproject preparation and
implementation; (ii) Ensure that the detailed design include all
environment provisions as indicated in the ESMP; (iii) monitor and
supervise ESMP implementation including incorporation of ESMP into
the detailed technical designs and bidding and contractual documents;
(iv) ensure that an environmental management system is set up and
functions properly; (v) be in charge of reporting on ESMP
implementation to the DONRE and the World Bank.
- PMU will assign Environmental Staff(s) (ES) to help with the
environmental aspects of the subproject.
PMU Environmental
and Social Staff(s)
(ES)
- The ES is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the World
Bank‟s environmental and social safeguard policies in all phases and
process of the subproject. Specifically, ES will be responsible for: (i)
helping PMU incorporate ESMP into the detailed technical designs and
civil works bidding and contractual documents; (ii) helping PMU
incorporate responsibilities for ESMP and RAP monitoring and
supervision into the TORs, bidding and contractual documents for the
Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) and other safeguard
consultant (IEMC) as needed; iii) providing relevant inputs to the
consultant selection process; (iv) reviewing reports submitted by the
CSC and safeguard consultants; (v) conducting periodic site checks; (vi)
helping the PMU on solutions to handle social and resettlement issues of
the subproject; and vii) preparing environmental and social performance
section on the progress and review reports to be submitted to the
DONRE and the World Bank.
Contractor
- The contractor will assign Enviromental, Social Health and Safety
(EHS) staff to carry out Enviromental and Social mitigation measures
proposed in ESIA/ESMP.
- The Contractor is responsible for establishing a Contractor ESMP
(CESMP) for each construction site area, submit the plan to PMU and
CSC for review and approval before commencement of construction.
- The Contractor get all permissions for construction (traffic control and
diversion, excavation, labor safety, etc. before civil works) following
current regulations.
- To implement the mitigatation measures specifid in the ESMP,,
CESMP, bidding documents etc..
- Actively communicate with local residents and take actions to prevent
disturbance during construction.
- Ensure that all staff and workers understand the procedure and their
tasks in the environmental management program.
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Community/Agencies Responsibilities
- Report to the PMU and CSC on any difficulties and their solutions.
- Report to local authority and PMU and CSC if environmental accidents
occur and coordinate with agencies and keys stakeholders to resolve
these issues.
Construction
Supervision
Consultant (CSC)
- The CSC will assgin qualified Environmental and Social Staff(s) to
supervise the implementation of ESMP and ensure compliance
- CSC and will be responsible for routine environmental supervision and
reporting during construction phase .
- The CSC will also assist the PMU in reporting and maintaining close
coordination with the local community.
- The CSC shall arrange for training on HIV/AIDs awareness raising for
all workers, CSC team and PMU staff. The cost for this training
included in the consulting service contract.
- Carry out the periodical environmental quality monitoring during
construction period and first-year-operation, prepare periodical
environmental monitoring and supervision reports for submission to
Vietnamese authorities.
Independent
Envionmental
Monitoring
Consultants (IEMC)
- IEMC will provide support to PMU to establish and operate an
environmental management system, coordinate with the CSC team to
provide trainings to the Contractors on project environmental
management requirements
- offers suggestions for adjusting and building capacity for relevant
agencies during subproject implementation and monitor the site-speific
ESMP implementation.
- IEMC will prepare monitoring reports after each visits.
- It will be useful to also specify which party appoints and pays the
independent monitoring consultant (IMC). To maintain independence,
we suspect the IMC should be appointed and paid directly by the
Supervision Board and not by the PMU or contractors.
Local community
(Hoa Quy ward)
- Community: According to Vietnamese practice, the community has the
right and responsibility to routinely monitor environmental performance
during construction to ensure that their rights and safety are adequately
protected and that the mitigation measures are effectively implemented
by contractors and the PMU. If unexpected problems occur, they will
report to the CSC and PMU.
Provincial DONRE
- Oversee implementation of subprojects under recommendations of
DONRE and PMU to ensure compliance of Government policy and
regulations. DONRE is responsible for monitoring the compliance with
the Government environmental requirements.
District Natural
Resources and
Environment Division
(Ngu Hanh Son
District)
- Monitor and inspect environmental safety assurance activities in the
project area
- Check and handle violations.
- Guide ward/communal staff in charge of environmental management in
the locality.
- Periodically report to the Department of Natural Resources and
Environment on arising environmental issues.
- Coordinate with stakeholders, participate in research and inspection, and
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Community/Agencies Responsibilities
resolve arising environmental incidents.
Environmental police
division
- Coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to monitor, control
and resolve violations to the Environment Law.
- Handle serious violations, investigate responsibilities of related parties
as well as take part in solving serious environmental incidents.
Public utility
companies
(electricity, water
supply, drainage,
telecommunications,
etc.)
- Coordinate with the PMU and the Contractor to carry out relocation of
underground works and set up temporary connections at proposed
crossings to ensure the continuous provision of basic services for
people's lives.
- Take part in dealing with related incidents (fire and explosion of electric
cables, breaks of telecommunication cables, water pipe cracks, etc.
5.4. Subproject Owner Safeguard Capacity
At the present, the PMU has no social and environmental safeguard officer as well as
experiences implemented a number of ODA projects from various sources such as WB, ADB,
JICA, etc. So that, institutional risk is substantial, however, it would be manageable: (i)
Although none of the universities have experience in managing safeguards aspects of
internationally funded projects, the Universities already have prior experience in managing
similar investments financed by the Government. The box below shows the list of similar on-
going projects using different fund sources to support the related issues of UD since 2011
upto now.
Similar on-going projects using different fund sources to support the related issues
In order to implement basically and comprehensively policies, strategies and development orientations of UD
and the Government, investment in infrastructure as well as training, learning and research development
programs should be implemented strongly with various sources of capital.
Currently, in addition to the completed projects, UD has been investing in projects to achieve those
development-oriented results. The following will summarize the projects that have been investing in the UD
village, including works completed from 2011:
(1) Construction investment project of UD, phase II (2007-2013)
The construction project of UD in phase II is approved by the Ministry of Education and Training in Decision
No. 3148/QD-BGTĐT of June 19, 2007, total investment of VND 199.3 billion (including 80% of state
budget and 20% of the UD).
The project has completed compensation, site clearance of about 25.4 ha and completed the construction of
items:
- Construction items: A2 Classroom (1 block of 5 floors, 2 blocks of 3 floors) – completed in 2011
- Construction of A3 Classroom building (1 block of 4 floors)
- and the dormitory (2 blocks of 5 floors).
- Technical infrastructure items: Leveling, water supply, storm water drainage, sewage, roads,
electricity.
The works were completed to serve the training activities of the College of Information Technology, UD.
(2) Investment project on construction of the building for postgraduate training, scientific research and
technology transfer, UD (2011-2013)
Investment project on construction of postgraduate training, scientific research and technology transfer, UD
(2011-2013)
The investment project on construction of the building for postgraduate training, scientific research and
technology transfer, UD was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No.
113/QD-BGDĐT dated January 8, 2010, with a total of invested VND 27.0 billion using the UD‟s own fund
source.
Investment project on constructing a 9-floor building and a basement at UD's headquarter with a total floor
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area of 4,500m2, equipped with elevators, air-conditioning system and synchronous technical system. .
The building is to serve the postgraduate training activities, scientific research and technology transfer of UD.
(3) Investment project on construction of Petroleum Processing Technology Laboratory - UD (2013-2017)
The project was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 4726/QD-BGDDT
dated October 30, 2012, with a total investment of VND 57.9 billion funded by the state budget (90%) and
legal capital of UD (10%).
Content and scale of the project include construction of a laboratory and procurement of specialized
equipment for research in the field of oil and gas processing.
The work was completed to serve the training and scientific research activities of the University of
Technology, UD.
(4) Project of Strengthening Research Capacity for Power System Laboratory, University of Technology - UD
(2013-2014)
The project was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 2275/QD-DHDN
dated June 26, 2013, with a total investment of VND 9.4 billion funded by the state budget. Investment
project on procurement of equipment to enhance research capacity for the Electrical System Laboratory,
University of Technology, UD.
(5) Investment project on supporting equipment for pre-doctoral training at the University of Danang in 2014
The project was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training in accordance with Decision No.
4682/QD-BGDDT dated October 20, 2014, with a total investment of VND 1,009 billion using state budget
capital. Investment project on purchasing equipment to support pre-doctoral training for the University of
Danang
(6) Investment project to equip facilities for the Vietnam-UK Research and Education Institute, UD in 2014
The project was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 6153/QD-BGDĐT
of December 26, 2014, with a total investment of VND 10.4 billion funded by the state budget. Investment
project on procurement of equipment and facilities for the Vietnam-UK Research and Education Institute,
UD.
(7) Investment project of Biopharmaceutical Laboratory of Vietnam - UK Research and Education Institute
(2016-2017)
The project was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 3624/QD-BGDDT
dated September 20, 2016, with a total investment of VND 1.6 billion funded by the state budget. Investment
project on procurement of Biopharmaceutical Laboratory equipment of Vietnam - UK Research and
Education Institute, UD.
(8) Construction project of multi-purpose building of University of Technology - UD (2014-2018)
The project was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 4909/QD-BGDDT
dated October 28, 2014, with a total investment of VND 103.6 billion funded by the state budget (50%) and
the legal capital of University of Technology UD (50%).
Construction project of 10-floor smart building with a total floor area of nearly 7,330m2, equipped with
elevators, air conditioners and synchronous technical systems.
The work was completed to serve the office and postgraduate scientific research and training activities of the
University of Technology, UD.
(9) Construction project of University of Danang phase III (2015-2018)
Investment project of construction of UD phase III was approved by the Ministry of Education and Training
under Decision No. 4983/QD-BGDĐT October 30, 2015, with a total investment of 124.2 billion dong
financed by the World Bank (VND 100 billion) through the Ministry of Education and Training and the legal
capital of UD (VND 24.2 billion). Project implementation period: 2015-2018.
The project has completed the construction of 01 building block for working, studying and experimenting for
the Department of Medicine and Pharmacy, UD at Hoa Quy - Dien Ngoc, the total construction floor area is
8,127m2.
The work is aimed at working and training activities, scientific research of the Faculty of Medicine -
Pharmacy, UD.
(10) Construction and Investment project of the University of Danang campus in Kon Tum (2015-2018)
Investment project on construction of the University of Danang campus in Kon Tum was approved by the
Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 4987/QD-BGDĐT October 30, 2015, with a total
investment of VND 109.3 billion. funding of the World Bank through the Ministry of Education and Training.
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Project implementation period: 2015-2018.
The project has completed construction of the following works:
- Multi-purpose building of 7 floors, total construction floor area is 3,790m2.
- 4-floor school building, total floor area of construction is 1,315m2.
- 4-floor public house, total construction floor area is 946m2
- 2-floor gym and gym, total construction floor area is 910m2.
- 4-floor student dormitory, total construction floor area is 2,426m2.
- Technical infrastructure and auxiliary items: Leveling, embankment, water tank for fire protection,
substation, electrical system, water supply, internal yard for garage.
The works are built at UD's campus in Kon Tum, serving teaching and training activities of UD in Kon Tum
and Central Highlands areas.
(11) Project on construction of A6 building, rehabilitation of the Headquarter and Student dormitory of
University of Education - UD (2015-2018)
Investment project on construction of facilities of the A6 Building, rehabilitation of the Headquarter and
Student Dormitory of the University of Education- UD for investment approval by the Ministry of Education
and Training under Decision No. 4834/QD- MOIT on October 27, 2015, with a total investment of VND 75
billion funded by the World Bank through the Ministry of Education and Training.
The works were completed in order to improve facilities, improve the quality of student training and the
working environment of lecturers at the University of Pedagogy, UD.
(12) Construction project of Dormitory for Laos students - UD (2015-2018)
Investment project on construction of a dormitory for Laos students- UD is approved by Ministry of
Education and Training under Decision No. 4509/QD-BGDĐT October 19, 2015, with total investment of
30.9 billion dong using State budget capital (VND 20 billion) and legal capital of UD.
The project has completed the construction of 01 5-floor dormitory for boarding accomdation of Laos student
and postgraduate students participating in studying and researching at universities and training disciplines of
UD, with the aim of improving regional and international training cooperation.
(13) Investment project in upgrading the library system of the Learning Information Resource Center and
member units of the University of Danang (2016-2017)
The investment project to upgrade the library system of the Learning Information resource center and member
units of the University of Danang has been approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under the
Investment Decision No. 2931/QD-BGDDT dated August 23, 2016, with total investment of VND 20.2
billion funded by the state budget.
The project of investing in upgrading equipment, supporting software ... library system, in order to improve
the quality of education for UD's member universities.
(14) Project on strengthening research capacity of Electronics and Telecommunications Laboratory (2016-
2017).
The project to strengthen the research capacity of the Electronics and Telecommunications Laboratory was
approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 5447/QD-BGDĐT of November 16,
2016, with a total investment of 8 billion. plain source of State budget capital.
Investment project on procurement of a number of specialized electronic and telecommunication equipment,
serving to improve the quality of this specialized research at Polytechnic University, UD.
(15) Investment project on construction of multi-purpose building of University of Economics and Business,
UD (2017-2020)
Investment project on construction of multi-purpose housing for the University of Economics and Business,
UD, approved by the Ministry of Education and Training under Decision No. 1580/QD-BGDĐT of May 8,
2015, with a total investment of 79.6 VND billion financed by the legal capital of UD.
Construction project of 9-floor building, total construction floor area is 6,490m2, equipped with elevators, air
conditioners and synchronous technical systems.
The project is under construction and is expected to be completed in October 2020. The project is completed
to serve the office and postgraduate research and training activities of the University of Economics, UD.
In addition to the above projects, UD has implemented a number of ODA loan projects such as:
(16) Higher Education Learning program 2 (HELP2) (2007-2012)
The project of building "research-teaching" nuclei to contribute to improving the quality of training and
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scientific research, technology transfer and gradually turning UD into a research university:
- Starting date: December 1, 2007
- End date: June 30, 2012
- Total project value: 3,500,000 USD. ( WB fund: 3,150,000 USD)
- Additional funding for the project: USD 223,000 (WB source: USD 200,000)
- Development Credit Agreement No. 4328-VN of November 22, 2007, between the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the International Development Association (IDA);
- Decision No. 7656/QD-BGDDT of December 3, 2007 of the Minister of Education and Training approving
Program documents, Implementation-monitoring plans, training, research, bidding, The finance of UD
belongs to the Higher Education Project 2.
- Objectives: The main objective of the TRIG program of the University of Danang is to build a number of
"research-teaching nuclei", incorporating teaching and scientific research and technology transfer. in order to
improve the quality of training high-quality human resources, contributing to accelerating the process of
industrialization and modernization in the Central area and western highland.
(17) Technological education development project for highly qualified workforces at 3 technical universities
(2006-2010)
- Implementation time: 2006-2010.
- Total project value: 5,257,891 euros (WB capital) and 24,960,523,600 VND (reciprocal capital).
- Decision No. 5801/QD - BGDDT of October 16, 2006 of the Ministry of Education and Training and
Decision No. 3643/QD - BGDĐT of July 10, 2007 of the Ministry of Education and Training;
- The supply contract No. 3 between the Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam) and EMCO Maier
Ges.mbH (Austria) on January 24, 2007 and Appendix 10 amending and supplementing the signed contract
July 10, 2007.
- Objective: To provide CIM, CNC, CAD/CAM technology support and equipment for training, research and
development for three technical universities, training high-level technical human resources for the process.
developing Vietnam's industrialization and modernization, promoting and cooperating with production
according to modern production processes with industries.
An assessment of safeguards implementation capacity of existing PMU staffs indicate that
PMU staffs have limited knowledge on WB safeguard requirements as well as limited
knowledge of environment and social issues. Such lack of capacity represents a risk to
subproject implementation of safeguards requirements contained in the ESMP and, as
required by the WB policy, is to be addressed through capacity building. Therefore, it is
proposed to provide capacity building through technical assistance that will support the PMU
during the implementation of the safeguards requirements. The technical assistance will
provide the necessary technical support the PMU in its work with contractors as well as other
entities involved in the implementation of the ESMP.
The scope of the technical assistance would cover support from experts and training that
would cover both the knowledge on safeguards requirements and procedures for the
subproject as well as training that covers both specific knowledge on safeguard procedures
and requirement for the subproject staffs, consultants, and national contractor would be
important. This would include, for example, assistance in the preparation of documents and
implementation of training program on environmental management and environmental
monitoring for contractors, CSC and relevant staffs of PMU (environmental staffs and
coordinators of packages) to do their tasks. It would also include assisting the PMU‟s
environmental staffs with the review of contract documents on the bidding packages for
construction items of the subproject to ensure compliance with environmental protection
policies and impact mitigation and monitoring requirements as well as provide general
environmental guidance as requested by the PMU to enhance overall subproject
implementation and performance.
Given the nature, locations, and scale of construction, it is anticipated that the safeguard
technical assistance support and training will be provided at least during the first 3 years of
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the subproject implementation. The WB safeguard specialists will participate in the capacity
building in particular in the training activities as appropriate.
5.5. Capacity building, training
The Table 6.7 below provides a typical training program on safeguard reqjuirements .
Training programs will be developed and implemented by IEMC team in coordination with
the CSC Environmental Officer.
- Trainee groups: the PMU staff, the ESO department staff, the field engineers (FE),
construction supervision consultants (CSC), the contractors, representatives of relevant
stakeholders and local communities in the project area. The contractors take the
responsibility for training workers and drivers.
- Training Schedule: Training will be given at least one month before performing the first
construction contract. Subsequent training sessions can be modified to suit the
construction schedule for project components.
- Frequency of training: The basic training programs given in the table below will be
provided every 6 months annually, and the contents will be updated and tailored to items
to be implemented. Training programs for PMU staff are expected to continue in the first
years of the Project. Three-day training for CSC and contractors is also planned to take
place twice a year for at least 2 years.
Table 5.10. Advanced Training Program on Environmental Monitoring Management
Capacity
I. Subjects PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT
Training course Environmental monitoring and reporting
Participants Staff in charge of environmental issues; environmental managers
Training frequency Immediately after the project becomes valid effective, but at least one month
prior to the first bid package. The next training will be planned on demand.
Duration One day
Content Project-related general environmental management including the request from
World Bank, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in
collaboration with competent authorities and concerned stakeholders;
Environmental monitoring for the Subproject includes:
- Requirements of environmental monitoring;
- Monitoring and implementation of mitigation measures;
- Guiding and monitoring contractors, CSC and community representatives in
the implementation of environmental monitoring;
- Forms used in environmental monitoring processes;
- Reaction and risk control;
- Manner of receiving and submit forms;
- Other issues to be determined.
Responsibility With the help of the Technical Assistance Team, the Independent environmental
Monitoring Consultant (IEMC) and PMU implement safety policies.
II. Subjects CSC, CONTRACTORS, REPRESENTATIVESOF LOCAL
AUTHORITIES (WARDS/COMMUNES), COMMUNITIES
Training course Implementation of mitigation measures
Participants CSC; construction engineers, site construction field manager. Staff in charge of
environment issues, the contractor; representatives of local authorities;
representatives of urban groups
Training frequency Shortly after awarding contracts to the contractors with updates on demand
Duration Two-day training for CSC and contractors, and one-day training for others
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Content - Overview of the overall environmental monitoring;
- Requirements of environmental monitoring;
- The roles and responsibility of the contractors and CSC;
- The content and method of environmental monitoring;
- Reaction and risk control;
- Introducing monitoring forms and instructing on filling out forms and reporting
incidents;
- Arrange for HIV /Aids training
- Other issues to be determined
- Preparing and submitting reports
Responsibility With the help of technical assistance teams, PMU, the independent
environmental monitoring consultant (IEMC) implement safety policies.
III. Subjects COMMUNITIES/ WORKERS
Training course Safety and environmental sanitation
Participants Representatives of workers (team leaders) working directly for the project
components
Training frequency As appropriate
Duration One day of presentation and one day of on-site presentation
Content - Brief presentation on safety issues and overview on the environment;
- Key issues requiring the attention of the community and construction workers
to mitigating safety risks (land roads, waterways, equipment, machinery, etc.)
as well as reducing pollution (dust, exhaust gases, oil spills, waste
management, etc.);
- Management of safety and environmental sanitation on site and at workers‟
camps;
- Mitigation measures applied on site and camps;
- Safety measures for electricity, mechanical engineering, transportation, air
pollution;
- Methods of dealing with emergency situations;
- The rights and responsibilities of environmental monitoring
- Environmental monitoring, environmental monitoring form
- Arrange for HIV /Aids training for the contractor‟s workers
- Measures to mitigate the social impact and monitoring implementation
- Other issues to be determined
Responsibility Contractors, PMU with the assistance of IEMC
5.6. Reporting
ESMP monitoring and reporting requirements are summarized in table 5.11.
Table 5.11. Regular Reporting Requirements
No. Report Prepared by Submitted to Frequency of Reporting
1 Contractor to the
Employer PMU Once before construction commences and
monthly thereafter
2 Construction Supervision
consultant (CSC) PMU Weekly and monthly
4 Community PMU After each periodical monitoring
5 IEMC PMU Every six-month
6 PMU DONRE Every six-month
7 PMU WB Every six-month
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5.7. Estimated Costs
5.7.1. Estimated Costs for Environmental Monitoring Program
According to the unit price of environmental monitoring in the locality, the estimated cost for
environmental quality monitoring of the project is stated in the table below:
Table 5.12. Estimated Cost for Samples and Analysis
No. Content Unit Quantity Price Total
(1 USD = 23,500 VND)
VND VND USD
I Construction phase
1 University of Technology 40,000,000 1,702
Air, noise, vibration sample 8 3,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
Wastewater sample 8 2,000,000 16,000,000 681
2 University of Foreign
Languages 60,000,000
2,553
Air, noise, vibration sample 12 3,000,000 36,000,000 1,532
Wastewater sample 12 2,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
3 International University 0 40,000,000 1,702
Air, noise, vibration sample 8 3,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
Wastewater sample 8 2,000,000 16,000,000 681
4 Multi-purpose sport complex 0 40,000,000 1,702
Air, noise, vibration sample 8 3,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
Wastewater sample 8 2,000,000 16,000,000 681
5 Executive building 0 40,000,000 1,702
Air, noise, vibration sample 8 3,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
Wastewater sample 8 2,000,000 16,000,000 681
6 Technopole center 0 60,000,000 2,553
Air, noise, vibration sample 12 3,000,000 36,000,000 1,532
Wastewater sample 12 2,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
7 Construction of technical
infrastructure for 40ha 0 48,000,000
2,043
Air, noise, vibration sample 12 3,000,000 36,000,000 1,532
Wastewater sample 6 2,000,000 12,000,000 511
6 Reporting lump-
sum 20 10,000,000 200,000,000
8,511
Total I 488,000,000 20,766
II Operation phase (for first
year)
-
1 WWTP 64,000,000 2,723
Air, noise, vibration sample 8 3,000,000 24,000,000 1,021
Wastewater sample 8 5,000,000 40,000,000 1,702
3 Reporting lump-
sum 6 15,000,000 90,000,000
3,830
Total II 154,000,000 6,553
TOTAL 642,000,000 27,319
5.7.2. Estimated cost for IEMC
Estimated cost for IEMC is presented in the table 5.13:
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Table 5.13. Estimated Costs of IEMC
(Exchange rate: 1 USD = 23,500 VND)
No Content Unit Amount Unit price
(VND)
Sub-total
(VND)
Sub-total
(USD)
1
Experts‟salary
(3 persons x 20 man-
month/person)
person-month 60 25,000,000 1,500,000,000 23,500
2 Accommodation, expenses
for business trip person-day 150 500,000 75,000,000 3,191
3 Travel expenses Trip/ person 50 5,000,000 250,000,000 10,638
4 Office and communication month 30 3,000,000 90,000,000 3,830
Total
1,915,000,000 81,489
5.7.3. Estimated Costs for Training Program
Estimated cost for training program on environmental monitoring management capacity is
presented in the table 5.14:
Table 5.14. Estimated Costs for Training and Capacity Building
(Exchange rate: 1 USD = 22,500 VND)
Training
content
Trainee Unit Quatit
y
Price Total
VND VND USD
I. Environmental monitoring and reporting
PMU
Staff in charge of
environmental issues;
environmental managers
course
2 15,000,000 30,000,000 1,277
II. Implementation of mitigation measures
Stage 1 (30%
of total works)
CSC; Construction
engineers, site manager
course 5 15,000,000 75,000,000 3,191
Stage 7 (70%
of total works)
CSC; Construction
engineers, site manager
course 10 15,000,000 150,000,000 6,383
III. Safety and environmental sanitation
Stage 1 (30%
of total works)
Representatives of
workers
course 3 10,000,000 30,000,000 1,277
Stage 7 (70%
of total works)
Representatives of
workers
course 5 10,000,000 50,000,000 2,128
Total: 335,000,000 14,255
5.7.4. Total Estimated Costs for ESMP Implementation
The following table provides a cost estimate for the implementation of environmental
management plan (ESMP). The cost of ESMP11
implementation will include (i) the costs of
implementing mitigation measures by the contractor, (ii) expenses supervised by CSC, (iii) cost
of the independent environmental monitoring consultant (IEMC), (iv) the costs of
environmental quality monitoring, (v) the cost of safety management for the PMU, including
both technical assistance in implementing safety policies and training programs. The costs of
11
Excluding costs for RP implementation and independent monitoring the performance of RP/EMP
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implementing mitigation measures during construction will be a part of the value of
construction contracts, while the costs for a site-specific environmental monitoring plan
(SEMP) by the construction supervision consultant (CSC) will be provided in construction
supervision contracts. The costs of the PMU operations relating to EMP are allocated from the
project management budget of the PMU, including safety training programs, and basic
allowances to participants in the monitoring programs. After the project has been completed, the
costs of environmental monitoring of constructed works will be taken from the operation and
maintenance budget of the city.
It should be noted that the involvement of the community in the process of ESMP
implementation is completely voluntary participation for the benefit of own community and
households.
The following table 5.15 provides the estimated costs for environmental quality monitoring and
IEMC (in accordance with national practices) for reference purposes. However, final costs will
be updated in the detailed design phase.
Table 5.15. Estimated Costs of ESMP Implementation
Content Items of UD sub-project (USD)
(a) Mitigation during construction As a part of the contract
(b) Monitoring safeguard compliance during
construction
As a part of the cost for Construction
Supervision Consulting (CSC)
(c) PMU‟s units in charge of environmentalsafety
policies
As part of the costs for the PMU
(d) Environmental quality monitoring 27,319
(e) Independent environmental monitoring
consulting (IEMC)
81,489
(f) Capacity building programs on safeguard
policies
14,255
5.8. Grievance redress mechanism (GRM)
Within the Vietnamese legal framework, citizen rights to complain are protected. As part of
overall implementation of the project, a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) will be
developed by the ESU of the PMU, according procedures, responsible persons and contact
information will be developed. It will be readily accessible to ensure that grievances shall be
handled and resolved at the lowest level as quickly as possible. The mechanism will provide a
framework within which complaints about environmental and safety issues can be handled,
grievances can be addressed and disputes can be settled promptly. The GRM will be in place
before construction commencement.
During construction, the GRM will be managed by the contractors under supervision of the
CSC. The contractors will inform the affected communities and communes about the GRM
availability to handle complaints and concerns about the project. This will be done via the
community consultation and information disclosure process under which the contractors will
communicate with the affected communities and interested authorities on a regular basis.
Meetings will be held at least quarterly, monthly information brochures will be published,
announcements will be placed in local media, and notices of upcoming planned activities will
be posted, etc.
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All complaints and corresponding actions undertaken by the contractors will be recorded in
project safeguard monitoring reports. Complaints and claims for damages could be lodged as
follows:
- Verbally: direct to the CSC and/ or the contractors’ safeguard staff or representatives at the
site offices.
- In writing: by hand-delivering or posting a written complaint to specified addresses.
- By telephone, fax, e-mails: to the CSC, the contractors’ safeguard staff or representatives.
Upon receipt of a complaint, the CSC, the contractors’ safeguard staff or representatives will
register the complaint in a complaint file and maintain a log of events pertaining to it
thereafter, until it is resolved. Immediately after receipt, four copies of the complaint will be
prepared. The original will be kept in the file, one copy will be used by the contractor’s
safeguard staff, one copy will be forwarded to the CSC, and the fourth copy to the PMU
within 24 hours since receipt of the complaint.
Information to be recorded in the complaint log will consist of:
- The date and time of the complaint.
- The name, address and contact details of the complainant.
- A short description of the complaint.
- Actions taken to address the complaint, including contact persons and findings at each step
in the complaint redress process.
- The dates and times when the complainant is contacted during the redress process.
- The final resolution of the complaint.
- The date, time and manner in which the complainant was informed thereof.
- The complainant’s signature when resolution has been obtained.
Minor complaints will be dealt with within one week. Within two weeks (and weekly
thereafter), a written reply will be delivered to the complainant (by hand, post, fax, e-mails)
indicating the procedures taken and progress to date.
The main objective will be to resolve an issue as quickly as possible by the simplest means,
involving as few people as possible, and at the lowest possible level. Only when an issue
cannot be resolved at the simplest level and/ or within 15 days, will other authorities be
involved. Such a situation may arise, for example, when damages are claimed, the to-be-paid
amount cannot be resolved, or damage causes are determined.
Grievance Redress Mechanism for affected person who lose means of income/livelihoods, are
Summarised in the Table 5.16 below.
Table 5.16. Grievance Redress Mechanism
First Stage –
Ward/Comnune
People’s Committee
(WPC):
PAP may submit their complaint – either in written or verbal, to the
office of the Ward/Commune People‟s Committee. W/C PC will receive
the complaints and will notifythe W/C PC leaders of the complaint. The
Chairman of the W/C PC will meet the complainant in person and will
solve it within 15 days following the receipt of the complaint.
Second Stage –
City/District People’s
Committee (C/DPC):
After 15 days since the submission of the complaints, if the aggrieved
person does not have any response from the W/C PC, or if the aggrieved
person is not satisfied with the decision taken on his/her complaint, the
PAP may take the case, either in written or verbal, to the Reception Unit
of City/District People‟s Committee. The City/District People‟s
Committee will have 30 days since the date of receipt of the complaint to
resolve the case. The City/District People‟s Committee will register all
the complaints submitted and will inform the District Board for
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Compensation and Land Acquisition of the City/District PC‟s
resolution/assessment results. Aggrieved person may elevate the case to
the Courts of Law if they wish.
Third Stage –
Provincial People’s
Committee):
After 30 days, if the aggrieved PAP does not hear from the City/District
PC, or if the PAP is not satisfied with the decision taken on his/her
complaint, the PAP may escalate the case, either in writing or verbal,
provincial People‟s Committee, or lodge an administrative case with the
City/District People‟s Court for resolution. The provincial PC will have
45 days to resolve the complaint to the satisfaction of all the concerned.
The provincial PC secretariat is also responsible for registering all
complaints that are submitted. Aggrieved person may elevate the case to
the Courts of Law if they wish
Final Stage - Courts of
Law:
After 45 days following the submission of the complaint at provincial
PC, if the aggrieved PAP does not hear from the provincial PC, or if PAP
is not satisfied with the decision taken on his/her complaint, PAP may
take the case to a Courts of Law for adjudication. Decision by the court
will be the final decision.
Decision on solving the complaints must be sent to the aggrieved PAPs
and concerned parties, and must be posted at the office of the People‟s
Committee where the complaint is solved. After 3 days, the
decision/result on resolution must be made available at ward level and
after 7 days at the district level.
Grievance redress mechanism of the UD:
Currently, UD has a Legal Inspection Board whose responsibibility is to advise the UD's
Director to deal with complaints and comments, to be specifc:
Arrange weekly schedule to work with local citizens;
Method of receiving complaints/comments: by the official mailbox, email which have
been set up (may emailed directly to the university director or via the common mailbox
of UD)
Grievance redress procedure is as follows: (i) classify complaints; (ii) send complaints
to the Legal Inspection Board; (iii) Respond to comments within the board‟s
responsibility or transfer to the UD‟s Director for consultation; (iv) Respond to the
complainant in writing or directly (if necessary).
In general, the UD‟s current grievance redress procedure is effective and can be applied to the
UD's subproject (funded by WB).
Besides, it is nessecery to establish a local proponent-stakeholder liaison group, or even a
complaint hotline at the working/neighborhood level can facilitate the resolution of minor issues
promptly and prevent the escalation of grievances and complaints.
The World Bank’s Grievance Redress Mechanism: Communities and individuals who
believe that they are adversely affected by a WB-financed project may submit complaints to
the available project-level grievance redress mechanism or the WB’s Grievance Redress
Service (GRS). The GRS will ensure that complaints received are promptly reviewed to
adddress project-related concerns. The affected communities and individuals of the project
may submit their complaints to the WB’s independent Inspection Panel that will determine
whether harms occurred, or can occur, as a result of WB non-compliance with its policies and
procedures. Complaints may be submitted at anytime after concerns have been brought
directly to the WB’s attention, and the Bank Management has been given an opportunity to
respond. For information on how to submit complaints to the World Bank’s corporate
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Grievance Redress Service (GRS), please visit www.worldbank.org/grs. For information on
how to submit complaints to the World Bank Inspecition Panel, please visit
www.inspectionpanel.org.
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CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION
DISCLOSURE
6.1. Objectives and principles of public consultation
During the environmental impact assessment, public consultation and disclosure of
information are conducted to ensure consensus of local authorities, local non-governmental
organizations and local affected community in the project area. Community‟s involvement is
one of basic conditions to ensure local support and it also represents viewpoint of local
authority and community on the project. By public consultation, some undefined advert
impacts and mitigation measures can be identified and added in the report. In practice, it will
be better for information exchange and update between project‟s implementer and the
community if there is public involvement from the project preparation. In that case, the
project can get valuable idea contribution from local community.
Public consultation is specifically required by the World Bank‟s environmental and social
safeguard policies. The public consultation in preparation of the subproject ESIA also must
comply with the requirements in the Government‟s Decree No. 40/2019/ND-CP dated 13
May 2019 and Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP dated 14 February 2015 on environmental
protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment
and environmental protection plan, and Circular No. 27/2015/TT-BTNMT dated 29 May
2015 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on strategic environmental
assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan.
Additionally, the public consultation of the UD sub-project should be based on the Bank's
safeguard policies (OP4.01).
6.1.1. The objectives of public consultation
- To share all information on the items and tentative activities of the Subproject with
local community and stakeholders;
- To gather opinions/comments and concerns from local authorities and the community
on local particularities and environmentally sensitive matters in the subproject area,
especially matters that the environmental assessment impact group has not been aware
of. On such basis, the concerns of the local community may be proposed for proper
settlement during the selection of subproject design options;
- To collect opinions/comments from the local community on the Subproject‟s tasks in
the preparation of the ESIA as well as comments on the draft ESIA to adequately and
precisely assess environmental impacts and propose the most effective and feasible
mitigation measures for negative environmental impacts.
6.1.2. Basic principle for public consultation
- Following provisions in Clause 4, Article 12, Decree No.18/NĐ-CP dated 14/02/2015
and Decree No. 40/2019/ND-CP dated 13 May 2019 promulgated by the Government
on information disclosure and consultation with project affected community.
- For projects classified as category A, public consultation should be conducted twice
after the first draft of ESIA is prepared.
6.1.3. Public consultation at residential area
Consultation on environmental issues is conducted after completion of the first draft of the
ESIA. For Da Nang subproject, the first consultation on social and environmental issues was
conducted from 4 - 8/11/2019 in Hoa Quy ward and Ngu Hanh Son district; additional
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consultations in some areas where there can be specific impacts such as teachers and students
from the existing university/colleges.
The second consultation on social and environmental issues will be conducted on the last Dec
2019 (from 23 to 27 December 2019) in Hoa Quy ward and existing universities/colleges..
Main consultation content:
- Presenting technical solution for work items in residential areas.
- Summary on social and environmental impacts and propose mitigation measures
- Discussion and contribution of ideas/comments on social and environmental impacts
and mitigation measures
- Project‟s investment owner feedbacks.
- Meeting conclusion
Meeting members include:
- Leaders of commune/township People‟s Committees, Fatherland Front Committee.
- Representatives of organizations, unions (Women‟s Union, Youth Union, Elderly
Association, Veterans Association, Farmer Union...).
- Head of village/residential group under the project.
- Representatives of affected households.
- Representative of project‟s investment owner
In addition, during ESIA preparation progress, consultations with leaders, lecturers and
students of Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Information Technology, and the
Dormitory in the project area were conducted because they are the directly affected people.
Participants in existing faculties/schools include:
- Representatives of existing faculties/schools
- Lecturers/staff of existing faculties/schools
- Students are studying at schools and staying in dormitories.
- Project Owner.
6.1.4. Consultation with Commune/township People’s Committee/Fatherland Front
Committee
Project‟s investment owner had the written document (enclosed with summary report of the
ESIA) to consult with commune/township People‟s Committees and Fatherland Front about
idea contribution into social and environmental impacts and mitigation measures for the project.
People‟s Committees of project communes/townships also commented, contributed ideas and
made recommendations on the project‟s environmental impacts and implementation of
mitigation measures.
6.2. Public consultation results
Public consultations were organized with participation of mentioned members including local
authority, local mass organizations and affected people. In order to facilitate people in
expressing their opinions and wishes, the consultations were openly organized using
questionnaires on the situation and consequences of some previous natural disasters, from
which participated organization and people could express their wishes and requirement.
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6.2.1. Results of consultation with the communities
Table 6.1. Results of the first consultation with the communities
No Time and location Participants Comments from local community Responses from investment
owners and consultants
1 Ngu Hanh Son district
8h00' on 4 Nov 2019
Vice Chairman of Ngu Hanh Son
district PC
Department of Natural
Resources and Environment
Department of
Urban/Construction
Management
Office of district PC
Department of Statistics
Ngu Hanh Son Land Fund
Development Center
Chairman of Quy Hoa ward PC
Leader and officers of University
of Da Nang
Consultant
Participants: 15 people
This project has been suspended over 20 years, local
authorities and people hope that the project will be soon
implemented.
The subproject owner is
quickly preparing the
subproject documents with
WB's fund. The subproject
will expect to implement in
2020-2025.
Provide documents, statistical data and social-
environmental shortcomings of the area in particular and
the subproject area in general (through depth-interview
with leaders)
This database will be updated
during the ESIA preparation
Issues on land acquisition, site clearance in the
subproject area (through-depth interview with leader of
LFDC)
This database will be updated
during the ESIA and RAP
preparation
Local leaders will create favorable conditions for the
Contractors and Consultants to conduct consultations,
socio-economic and environmental survey to prepare
reports at request of WB.
Thanked and acknowledged
comments of the communities
and local authoritites
2 Hoa Quy ward
8h00' on 5 Nov 2019
Secretary of Hoa Quy ward
Chairman of Quy Hoa ward PC
Representatives of the ward
mass organizations (Women's
Union, Farmer's Union, Youth
Union, Fatherland Front, etc.)
Representatives of some
households, head and vice heads
of residential quarters in the
Because of over 20 suspension, the abandoned land has
been flooded in case of rain, we would like the
subproject will be soon implemented.
The subproject owner is
quickly preparing the
subproject documents with
WB's fund. The subproject
will expect to implement in
2020-2025.
The time for the subproject preparation should be clear
so that people can grasp and coordinate with the
implementing unit.
The subproject Owner is
making an effort in early
project preparation and to
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No Time and location Participants Comments from local community Responses from investment
owners and consultants
subproject area
Specialized officers of the
University of Da Nang
Consultant
Participants: 22 people
apply for a WB‟s ODA loan.
Decision on site clearance of the subproject must be
infomed local people.
The Subproject Owner will
inform the Decision on site
clearance of the subproject to
local people by current
requirements
Before construction, a resettlement area must be built to
ensure the people‟s life.
Record people‟s comments in
the subproject preparation
documents and propose
suitable/feasible mitigation
measures.
Social wellfare must be ensured: resettlement area nad
infrastructure must be fully built.
Danang PPC has also
prepared the resettlement site
project for all relocated
households by UD subproject.
Support vulnerable groups (single, elderly women)
The Subproject Owner has
also prepared the RAP
included the Livelihood
restoration program for AHs.
Security orders must be ensured because the number of
students and services is expected to increase, so that
suitable mitigation measures should be proposed.
The Subproject Owner should
contact with the local
authorities to control social
problems ensure the security
condition at the local.
Assessment after relocation and job seeking assistance is
required.
The Subproject Owner has
also prepared the RAP
included the Livelihood
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No Time and location Participants Comments from local community Responses from investment
owners and consultants
restoration program for AHs.
3
Residential quarters of
60, 61, 62 – Quy Hoa
ward
from 6 to 8 Nov 2019
Representatives of 70
households in the project area
Quy Hoa ward PC
Consultants
Consultation with each group of households about their
socio-economic – environemental issues through
questionnaires. Comments recorded are as below:
Local people are upset because of long-term suspension
of the project that affects living conditions of local
people (their houses become run-down due to flooding in
case of rain when surrounding infrastructure has not been
invested)
Danang PPC has also
prepared the resettlement site
project for all relocated
households by UD subproject.
The resettlement site will
built fully social and
infrastructure system.
Local people hope the subproject Owner and local people
will either implement the project or remove it so that
their living conditions will be improved.
The subproject owner is
quickly preparing the
subproject documents with
WB's fund. The subproject
will expect to implement in
2020-2025.
Local people expected that land acquisition for the
project must be satisfactorily compensated. Resettlement
area must be constructed with full infrastructure to
ensure that replaced households will not face difficulties
like what they are facing due to the suspended
subproject; job seeking support will be needed to help
local people stabilize their life.
Danang PPC has also
prepared the resettlement site
project for all relocated
households by UD subproject.
The resettlement site will
built fully social and
infrastructure system.
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Table 6.2. Results of the second public consultation with the communities
No. Time and location Participants Comments from local community Responses of the subproject
Owner
1 Quy Hoa ward PC
8h30' on 25/12/2019
Secretary of Quy Hoa ward
Chairman of Quy Hoa ward
PC
Representatives of the ward
mass organizations (Women's
Union, Farmer's Union,
Youth Union, Fatherland
Front, etc.)
Representatives of some
households, head and vice
heads of residential quarters
in the subproject area
Specialized staffs of
University of Da Nang
Consultants
Participants: 25 people
The people were very upset about the delay in
implementation of the University of Danang Village
project, which led to their very difficult living
conditions due to the lack of construction and repair of
houses. People expect the project to be implemented
soon so that they can stabilize their lives and develop
their economy.
Local authorities and
consultants have listened,
discussed and responded to
people's comments as needed
in the project preparation
phase. Consultation minutes
and brief content of
consultation are attached in the
Appendix. The interests of
those affected by the project
raised in the consultations were
reflected in the RAP.
Resettlement and site clearance progress is a top
concern of affected households. People want a stable
life where they can build house, have a clean walkway,
and have a hygienic living environment.
People also expressed concerns about assistance when
graves are relocated to the city's central cemetery in
Hoa Ninh. Based on the provided information such as
compensation policy, assistance for relocation of the
grave; relocation location and information previously
provided by the local authorities, people all agreed with
the project's relocation policy.
Measures to minimize impacts
on social life and ensure safety
for the community were
proposed in the ESIA and RAP
reports.
Security orders must be ensured throughout the
construction phase as there will be a large number of
workers and long construction period so as not to
disturb people‟s living conditions.
The Subproject Owner expects
the locality to support the local
order and security during the
project implementation.
Ensure traffic safety during the construction period
because there will be many trucks carrying materials on
main roads by arranging traffic signs and regulators at
intersections in the area.
The Subproject Owner should
contact with the Public
Transport Unit to setup the
warning sign and traffic lamp
at the university's entrance.
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No. Time and location Participants Comments from local community Responses of the subproject
Owner
2
Hai An pagoda – Quy
Hoa ward
13h30' on 24/12/2019
Abbot of Hai An pagoda
Specialized staffs of
University of Da Nang
Consultants
Agree to support the project as local people have been
looking forward to the project for many years.
The subproject owner is
quickly preparing the
subproject documents with
WB's fund. The subproject will
expect to implement in 2020-
2025.
The pagoda agrees with the relocation plan approved by
the city and new land to rebuild Hai An pagoda has
been arranged. However, as the pagoda construction
will be longer than the project plan, the pagoda
proposes to relocate only after the new pagoda
construction is completed.
The Subproject Owner will
relocate only after the new
pagoda construction is
completed.
The pagoda will support the project as much as possible
and convince local people to do so.
The Subproject Owner thanks
the head of Hai An pagoda
3
Security guard of Khai
Tay Sanctuary
14h30' on 24/12/2019
Security guard of Khai Tay
Sanctuary
Specialized staffs of
University of Da Nang
Consultant
Agree to support the project as local people have been
looking forward to the project for many years.
The subproject owner is
quickly preparing the
subproject documents with
WB's fund. The subproject will
expect to implement in 2020-
2025.
Khai Tay Sanctuary proposes not to be relocated and
remains current status for local people's beliefs.
The Subproject Owner agree
with Khai Tay Sanctuary
proposes that is not to be
relocated and remains current
status for local people's beliefs.
The Sanctuary will support the project as much as
possible and convince local people to do so.
Thanks and notes comments of
Security guard of Khai Tay
Sanctuary.
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6.2.2. Results of consultation with the students and lectures of existing univesities
Table 6.3. The results of consultation with students and lectuters in the existing university/colleges
No Location and time Participant
Community’s comment Investor’s feedbacks
The first
consultation
Hall of the College of
Information Technology
14h00' on 6 Nov 2019
Some officers and students of
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy and the College of
Information Technology
Chairman of Quy Hoa ward PC Specialized officers of Da
Nang Universit y
Consultants
Participants: 32 people
The construction schedule must be complied
with.
The subproject owner is
quickly preparing the
subproject documents with
WB's fund. The subproject will
expect to implement in 2020-
2025.
Arrangement of functional departments must be
consulted with beneficiaries to ensure the
suitable design.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the subsubproject
design contractor to work
closely with the units to ensure
the suitable design.
Erect fence and cover the construction site to
reduce noise and dust to spread to surrounding
area.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the construction
contractor to construct the
corrugated sheet barrier and
grid to cover the high-rise
storeys during subsubproject
construction.
Do not use the main roads for transportation of
construction machines and materials
The Subproject Owner shall
request the contractor to build
the work roads to ascess the
sites from Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road directly.
Worker camps must be far from the Dormitory;
The Subproject Owner shall
request the construction
contractor to set up camps far
the Dormitory.
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Community’s comment Investor’s feedbacks
Safety must be ensured to students and officers
when going in/out of the university by placing
traffic safety signs, assigning an officer to
regulate vehicles in study finishing time.
The Subproject Owner will
request the construction units to
arrange at least 2 persons to
control the traffic in rush hour.
The Subproject Owner should
contact with the Public
Transport Unit to setup the
warning sign and traffic lamp
at the university's entrance.
Noise-generating activities shall not be
implemented during studying period.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the contractors that
must not be implemented Large
Noise-generating activities
during studying hours.
The second
consultation
The main hall of the
College of Information
Technology
8h30' on 24/11/2019
Some staffs and students in the
Faculty of Medicine and
Pharmacy and College of
Information Technology –
University of Da Nang
Specialized staffs of the
University of Da Nang
Consultant
Participants: 27 people
Agree with impacts and mitigation measures
presented by the Project Owner and Consultant/
Thanks and notes comments of
teachers and students.
It is required to fencing the subproject site to
reduce noise, dust and waste spreading in
surrounding area.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the construction
contractor to construct the
corrugated sheet barrier and
grid to cover the high-rise
storeys during subsubproject
construction.
The main road will not allowed to be used for
transporting machines and construction materials.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the contractor to build
the work roads to ascess the
sites from Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
road directly.
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Worker camps must be far from the Dormitory;
Ensure safety for students and staffs when the
transportation means go in or out of the site by
plugging traffic signs, appointing staff to direct
the traffic at school finishing time.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the construction
contractor to set up camps far
the Dormitory and setup the
warning sign and traffic lamp
at the university's entrance.
Large Noise-generating activities (piling/pile
pesing) will not be implemented at the university
finishing time.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the contractors that
must not be implemented Large
Noise-generating activities
during studying hours.
Different functional complex for entertainment,
sport and walking should be arranged.
There will be a multi-complex
sport work item that invest
under UD subproject .
Lighting at night should be provided to ensure
safety for students to come the dormitory lately
from the library and to walk within the
University‟s campus.
The Subproject Owner shall
request the construction
contractor to set up a full
lighting system at night.
6.3. Information disclosure
The first draft ESIA in Vietnamese had been published at the offices of Hoa Quy ward PC, Ngu Hanh Son DPC and the PMU on Feb, 2020 for
public consultation. Basing themselves on the contents of the ESIA, the local people could get the subproject information and contribute their
opinions/comments on environmental issues.
The final draft ESMP in Vietnamese language was disclosed at the offices of of Hoa Quy ward PC, Ngu Hanh Son DPC and the PMU on March
2020 for public consultation.
The final draft ESMP in English will be disclosed at the World Bank's internal and external websites on March, 2020.
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Public consultation pictures:
Consultation with Ngu Hanh Son district
Consultation with Hoa Quy ward
Consultation with local people
Consultation with students and lecturers
Consultation with students and lecturers
Consultation with the head of Hai An pagoda
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Overall, the subproject would bring about significant positive socio-environmental impacts.
Most of these positive impacts are expected to be achieved during the operation phase of the
subproject.
Once the subproject is completed and the listed facilities are put into operation, the subproject
area would be benefited greatly. Besides, the subproject will be an important base for
successful implementation of the Scheme on comprehensive implementation of Da Nang
University toward 2025, on the vision to 2035.
Apart from social positive impacts, once the UD subproject comes into operation, it will bring
about positive impacts on environment: (i) form a university urban geology area with green
space and creative area, etc. creating positive academic climate for students and lecturers of
the University; (ii) Increase the coverage of green trees within the University campus; (iii)
invest high-end infrastructure with water, wastewater, solid waste collection system in
accordance with the standards; (iv) have environmental friendly structures with the purpose of
using green energy and energy saving.
On the other hand, some potential negative environmental and social impacts and risks may
also happen during the construction and operation of the facilities provided under the
subproject. These include increased dust, noise and gas emission, vibrations, generation of
solid wastes and wastewater, surface water quality reduction, traffic disturbance and increased
traffic safety risks, damages to existing infrastructure (power/water supply, drainage etc.) and
disruption of related services increased localized flooding/sedimentation, health and safety
issues for the public and the workers etc. These impacts are predicted to be at moderate level,
and manageable through the environmental and social management plan proposed for this
subproject. Therefore, the subproject should be implemented.
Recommend that the UD should still strive to reduce and mitigate the impacts during
subproject implementation as far as possible, and to ensure that developments, if carefully
designed and managed, can be green, clean and climate smart.
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ANNEXES
ANNEX 1. DUE DILIGENT REVIEWS
1. Project name Hoa Xuan Waste Water Treatment Plant in Cam Le district, Da Nang city.
Description Hoa Xuan wastewater treatment plant is really successful because the
effectiveness of wastewater treatment activities in all three areas is water
treatment, odor and sediment. The factory is invested VND 196 billion, using
advanced technology, batch processing (improved SPR), reduces investment in
waste water reservoirs, does not occupy land use area, minimizes the generation
of odors. foul environment. Phase 1 with a capacity of 20,000m3 / day and night
was put into operation. With improved SPR technology, the waste water will be
transferred to the factory directly into the automatic treatment tank in batches. The
factory operates to treat 3 sources of waste thoroughly, including wastewater of
quality standard A, QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulation on
domestic wastewater, odor sources are collected and treated with activated carbon.
For garbage and sludge, it is sucked, pressed and briquled from the factory, then
transported to the disposal place as prescribed. The complete handling by
automation should minimize technical workers and operators.
Prediod 2015-2018, Hoa Xuan WWTP has upgraded with capacity 60,000 m3/day
by the SCDP project that funded WB loan.
Relationship with the VNUDP - UD subproject:
Domestic wastewater after treatment by the septic tanks from the UD subprojet
will be collected and treated at Hoa Xuan Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
The connection agreement record from Da Nang DOC by the Letter
No.2951/SXD-QLHT for connection of transport, internal drainage system of the
University of Da Nang subproject to the transport and drainage system of Ring
road in the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road). See the detail in Annex
3.
The increase of wastewater generated from the VNUDP - UD subproject is
within the treatment capacity of the Hoa Xuan WWTP.
Status The plant was launched in June 2014 and has efficiently operated since then.
Status of EIA/EMP The Hoa Xuan WWTP under the SCDP project that funded WB loan has its
Environmental Impact Assessment approved by Da Nang PPC (according to the
Decision No. 5374 / QDUB dated August 18, 2016 approving the Report on
preliminary environmental impact assessment of the Danang City Sustainable
Development Project) and the WB in 2016.
Due diligence Domestic wastewater after treatment by the septic tanks from the UD subprojet
will be collected and treated at Hoa Xuan Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
The increase of wastewater generated from VNUDP - UD subproject is within
the treatment capacity of the Hoa Xuan WWTP. The potential environmental
impacts due to the sub-project are to be assessed and mitigation measures are to
be proposed. Overall, the likelihood of impacts is small and manageable.
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MINUTES
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ANNEX 3. AGREEMENT ON DRAINAGE CONNECTION
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DA NANG CITY PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
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No.2951/SXD-QLHT
Re: Connection of transport, internal drainage system of the University of Da Nang subproject to the transport and drainage system of Ring road in the South of the city (Nam Ky Khoi Nghia road)
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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Da Nang, 20 May 2015
To: The University of Da Nang
Department of Construction received the Letter No.2114/DHDN-CSVC dated 06/05/2015 of the University of Da Nang on linking the drainage system from internal system of the University of Da Nang subproject (UD subproject) phase II to the drainage system of Ring road in the South of the city.
Pursuant to the city’s policy at the Letter No.7965/UNMD/QLDT dated 09/09/2014 agreeing with University of Da Nang to connect the transport and drainage system of the UD subproject phase II to the transport and drainage system of Ring road in the South of the city.
Based on agreements with stakeholders at the meeting dated 19/5/2015 (attached). The Department of Construction would like to raise some recommendations as follows:
- Connection of drainage system: Agree with the University of Da Nang to connect its drainage culvert along internal road of University of Science and Education under the UD subproject – phase II, with a dimension BxH=1200x1200 to the upstream of the drainage culvert B52 of the prioritized infrastructure project (The culvert, under the planning, was calculated for the basin of UD subproject). Before connection, we would request the University of Da Nang to inform Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company of carrying out construction monitoring as stipulated by regulations.
- Transport linking: We would like to request Department of Transport to consider and agree with the University of Da Nang to connect internal roads of University of Science and Education under the UD subproject – phase II to the Ring road in the South of the city in order to immediately address traffics issues for local people in Luu Quang Vu area (not cleared yet) and officers, students of University of Science and Education. The long-term connection will be considered comprehensively to adjust the Master Plan of the University of Da Nang.
The contents are informed to stakeholders for implementation./.
Recipients:
- As above; - DoT - Drainage and Wastewater
treatment Company - PMU of prioritized infrastructure
Project - PC of Ngu Hanh Son district - Filed
FOR THE DIRECTOR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(signed and sealed)
Le Tung Lam
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ANNEX 4. LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL- PRINCIPLES AT
WORK IN THE LABORATORY
To ensure safety and avoid unfortunate situations when working in the laboratory, each
faculty staffs, lecturer, student, trainee and PhD student must master the required procedures
and rules. The equipment and the use of personal protection are extremely necessary.
Before starting operations one must master 15 general regulations for working in the
laboratory.
I.LABORATORY REGULATIONS
1) Conduct experiment only with the presence of lecturers and laboratory technicians.
2) Read the directions carefully and think before conducting experiments.
3) Know where the safety equipment is stored.
4) Wear laboratory coat.
5) Wear goggles.
6) Hair is neatly tied.
7) Clean experiment table before starting an experiment.
8) Never taste laboratory chemicals.
9) Do not eat or drink in the laboratory.
10) Do not look into the test tube.
11) In case of chemical spillage or accidents, immediately notify lecturers and/or
laboratory technicians.
12) Wash the skin when exposed to chemicals.
13) If the eye contacts with chemical, wash the eye immediately.
14) Dispose of laboratory waste in the designated places as directed.
15) If there is any inquiry, please ask the laboratory head.
II. LABORATORY RULES:
1. Everyone who works in the lab (laboratory) should be trained and examined of labor
safety rules, processes, rules and technical measures to ensure workplace safety.
2. Respect working discipline, workplace sanitation and guidance from the responsible
staffs. No stranger or overtime working is allowed, except for pre-agreed permission
from the lab head and HUST security department.
3. Read carefully the document, understand all the details of the experiment before
performing and anticipate problems that may occur for proactive prevention.
4. During conducting experiments carefully observe and record the data for the
experiment report. After completion, clean and neatly arrange equipment and
laboratory instruments.
5. In addition to the general provisions mentioned above, the specific provisions are
applied to each laboratory depending on the nature of the experiments to ensure
absolute safety for persons and property in the lab.
III. LABORATORY SAFETY RULES
All experiments using volatile substances, having unpleasant smells, toxic gases or
concentrated acids must be conducted in a fume hood or well-ventilated place. Characteristics
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the chemicals used in the laboratory such as toxicity, risks of fire and explosion should be
well comprehended to avoid mistakes when conducting experiments, leading to unfortunate
consequences.
3.1. Working with toxic agents:
- In chemistry lab there are common but highly toxic chemicals, such as HCN,
NaCN/KCN, Me2SO4, Hg, HgCl2, CO, Cl2, Br2, NO, NO2, H2S, NO2,... or substances
used in organic synthesis such as CH3OH, C5H5N pyridine, THF, benzene, toluene,
acrylonitrile, aniline, HCHO, CH2Cl2...
- Do not smellchemicals directly;smell them in a distance using hand waving.
- After work wash your face, hands and utensils (use soap).
- Store chemicalscarefully.
3.2. Working with flammable substances:
- Flammable, volatile substances such as Et2O, Me2CO, ROH, kerosene, gasoline, CS2,
benzene, etc. can be heated or distilled in a water or air bath on the sealed electric
stove.
- Do not place near heat sources, circuit breakers,...
- When conducting crystallization from flammable solvents separate instruments must
be used with the reflux condenser.
3.3. Working with explosive substances:
- When working with substances such as H2, alkali (metal & liquid), NaNH2/KNH2,
concentrated acid, explosive organic matters (especially polynitro)... as well as when
working under low or high pressure, protective glasses (made of organic glass) must
be worn to protect the eyes and the important parts on the face.
- Do not bow to the boiled liquids or heated solids to prevent chemical splash (not well
noticed issue). When heating the solution in a test tube use holder and always turn the
tube mouth away from body, especially when heating concentrated acid or alkaline.
Apprehend storing place and proficient use of firefighting tools and first aid medicine
box in case of accidents for prompt and effective control.
IV. WORKING WITH CHEMICALS
4.1. Experiments with toxic substances
- In the laboratory there are many toxins such as mercury (Hg), white phosphorus (P),
carbon oxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), phenol (C6H5OH), formic acid (HCOOH),
benzene (C6H6), chlorine (Cl2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), etc...
- The experiments with hazardous substances should be conducted with small amounts
of chemicals, work in a well ventilated area and good posture.
Note: do not taste chemical and master common chemical smelling practices.
4.2. Experiment with caustic and burning substances:
- Carefully perform experiments with concentrated alkaline, acid, alkali metals, phenols
etc.to avoid contact to hands, clothing, especially the eye (use goggles).
- When diluting H2SO4 acid carefully pour the acid into the water slowly and stir it well
but not vice versa.
- When heating a solution of these substances comply with the rules of chemical heated
in vitro
4.3. Experiment with flammable substances
- There are flammable substances such as alcohol, gasoline, Benzene, acetone ether... in
the laboratory.
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- Use small amount in experiment keep solutions away from the flames.... do not heat
them directlyover fire, use water bath instead.
- Do not use large pot to store these substances and keep them away from fire sources
(eg Bunsen burner, electric stove...)
- Use alcohol burner in compliance with the defined rules.
4.4. Experiments with explosives:
The explosives often found in laboratories are nitrate salts, chlorate salts etc.... These
substances should be kept away from fire sources and carefully blended in accordance with
the proper ratio of the volume. Wear protective gauges in experiment; high risk experiments
are not allowed. When such gases as H2, C2H2, CH4, etc are burnt... their purity must be tested
to avoid mixing with oxygen creating dangerous explosive mixture. Do not put large amount
of sodium into the water as this will cause a fire and explosion accident.
How to test:
Collect H2 gas through H2O into the small test tubes. Use finger to cover the tube containing
H2 and put the tube mouth near an alcohol burner. When opening the tube, the mixture of
H2 gas and O2 (in the air) will fire with pretty loud sound. Continue this process until no loud
sound is heard to gain the pure H2.
Use of glassware:
- Carefully put glass tube through the button to avoid cracking.
- Do not put hot water, boiling water into the cold or room temperature glass container.
- If finger is cut by broken glass bleed off the toxic substance for few seconds before
washing with 90o alcoholand applying bandage.
- Broken glass instruments should be collected separately from other waste.
V. NOTES FOR TOXIC PREVENTION IN CHEMICAL LABORATORY
5.1. Toxic precaution
- Each chemical laboratory should be equipped with protective facilities such as gowns,
rubber gloves, goggles, ventilators etc.
- Carefully read labels and understand toxicity signs when using chemicals. Keep in
mind how to take and smell chemicals. In the process of experimenting with toxic
escaping fumes such experiment should be conducted in a well ventilated area or in
fume hood.
5.2. Explosion and fire precautions
- Each laboratory should prepare sufficient means of fire prevention and fighting: fire
extinguishers, sand, water containers, sacks, buckets etc. Laboratory staffs should
understand the principles of firefighting and especially master the principles of storing
and using explosive chemicals, flammable and explosive fire symbols on the label on
the chemical containers. When a fire or explosion occur quickly determine the causes
to propose suitable remedial measures.
- In cases when accidents happen all employees must apply first aid rules for the victims
before transferringto the medical facility.
5.3. First aid for chemical accidents
In case of burns:
- For burns by flammable solvents such as benzene, acetone (C6H6, CH3COCH3etc....)
use wet cloths over the burnt part, then apply sand or wet burlap to extinguish the
fire. Do not use water to wash the burns; instead use potassium permanganate soaked
gauze (KMnO4 1%) or carefully apply picric acid H3BO3 2% on burn wounds.
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- For concentrated alkali burns, caustic soda, caustic potat (NaOH, KOH): Use clean water
to wash the wound several times, then wash with 5% acetic acid solution. If the eye
contacts with alkaline it must be washed with clean water several times then boric acid
solution (H3BO3 2%).
- For concentrated acid burns like sulfuric acid, nitric (H2SO4, HNO3...): First wash with
clean water several times, then use 5% of ammonia or 10%s olution of NaHCO3, to
remove the acid (do not use soap to wash the wound). If If the eye contacts with acid it
must be quickly washed thoroughly several times with clean water and distilled water
then sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3) 3%.
- For burns by phosphorus (P): First wash the burn with copper sulfate
solution (CuSO4) 2%. Do not use ointments or vaseline. Then apply gauze soaked with
copper sulfate 2% solution or aqueous potassium permanganate (KMnO4) 3% on the
wound. This type of burns takes longer time to recover, be aware of infection.
In case of poisoning:
- Drinking acid by mistake: First let the victim drink ice water, crushed egg shells (1/2
spoon in the cup of water) and drink slowly magnesium oxide powder (MgO) mixed
with water (29 grams in 300 ml of water). Do not use purge.
- Poisoned by absorbing alkali (ammonia, caustic soda...): first have the victim drink
diluted vinegar (2% acetic acid) or lemon juice. Do not drink purge.
- Poisoned by digesting mercury compounds, first have the victim vomit and drink milk
with egg whites. Then have the victim drink activated charcoal.
- Poisonedbywhite phosphorus: first have the victim vomit, then drink copper sulfate
solution (CuSO4) 0.5 grams in a liter of water and iced water. Do not drink milk, egg
whites, oil because these substances solute phosphorus.
- Poisoned by lead mixture: have the victim drink sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) 10% or
magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) 10% in warm water because these substances will form a
precipitate with lead. Then drink milk with the egg whites and activated charcoal.
- Poisoned due to inhalation of toxic gases such as chlorine, bromine.. (Cl2, Br2): carry
the victim to open space, loosen waistband, breath in a small amount of ammonia or
900 alcohol mixed with ammonia.
- Poisoned from breathing hydrogen sulfide, carbon oxides... (H2S, CO): lay the victim
in open space and breath in pure oxygen for breathing and apply artificial respiration if
necessary.
- + Poisoned by overinhaling ammonia: let the victim inhale hot water steam, then drink
lemon juice or diluted vinegar.
Fire fighting in the laboratory
a. Water:
- Water is effective in wetting, cooling, extinguishing and preventing fire from
spreading when sprayed onto the material near the fire. It is best to use a small jet of
water with droplet size of 0.3-0.8mm.
- Water is effective in extinguishing fire of the conventional solids: wood, paper, coal,
rubber, cloth and some water-soluble liquid (organic acid, acetone, low ranking
alcohol)
Do not use water when:
- Extinguishing fire in powered equipment as this will destroy other equipment.
- There are substances reactive with water in the fire area.
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- Extinguish the fire and liquid hydrocarbons dissolved in water which is lighter than
water density. These substances will float on the water and the fire will spread.
- Fire by oil, high temperature liquids or melting solids. It is dangerous to use water
which will cause boiling, exploding or foaming.
b. CO2 tank: Pressurized CO2 (often 60atm) will evaporate and cover the fire by dry snow
forms when released.
Advantages:
- Easy to use, especially in the small fire, CO2 is not harmful for machinery and
equipment, including electrical equipment.
- The amountof CO2 is determined by weighing the tank.
Do not use CO2 tank in the following cases:
- burning clothes (because cold CO2 will harm exposed skin)
- fire by alkali metal, magnesium, substances capable of separating oxygen (peroxide,
chlorate, potassium nitrate, permanganate,...), the organometallic liquids such as
aluminum alkyl (however CO2 can be used for the alkali metal and organometallic
substances in organic solvents)
- CO2 is less effective when extinguishing fire of decaying materials.
c. Portable chemical foam tank:
Powder extinguisher (eg, sodium carbonate and additives, ammonium phosphate and
additives, or some other substance) + compressed inert gas in a small bottle mounted on the
extinguisher.
Usage:
- Overturn the tank, NaHCO3 reacts with sulfuric acid generating CO2 foam that
insulates air from fire and cools fired objects.
- when there are no other means of extinguishing fires, or other means areineffective.
- Most effective for extinguishing fires of alkali metals, alkaline earth, organometallic,
metal hydride...
- Less toxic, little or no damage to equipment, no risk of electrocution.
Disadvantages:
- Powder cover should be thick enough for the fire not be resumed.
- Foam with acid and salt → good electrical conductivity→ only use when power is
disconnected.
- Do not use in places where substances can react with water to cause explosions, fires
and gas separation, corrosive gas, heat...(eg peroxide chemicals, hyrua, carbide, andrit,
organometallic...)
- Do not use in places where chemicals can corrode or damage due to fire-fighting
foam.
- Best for extinguishing largefires when other means are less effective.
- The usage range can vary depending on powder type loaded in the tank:For example,
sodium bicarbonate is not used for alkali metal fires because when heated it decomposes
into CO2 and H2O, the remaining material interacts with hot alkali metal and make the
fire stronger.
d. Asbestos fabric:
- Only used for extinguishing small fires (<1m2). Incombustible asbestos cloth,
separating the oxygen with fire → extinguishing fire. Only cover asbestos cloth over
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the fire when the temperature is lowered to avoid fire resuming from flammable
materials.
- To cool down quickly, spray CO2 foam on asbestos cloth to extinguish burning cloth on
body.
- Use wet cloth, thick woolen cloth or wet blanket to put out the fire of clothes on body.
However, usage of asbestos material is restricted as it can be toxic to humans.
e. Dried sand: Dry sand can be used to extinguish the fire containing small amounts of
liquids, solids when water can not be used.
VI. FIRST AID FOR INJURY AND POISONING IN LABORATORY:
- The general instruction is given as different specific solutions are applied by cases.
- Easy access must be secured to laboratory medicine cabinet. Medicine cabinets usually
contain bandages, alcohol iodine, ointments, solutions of KMnO4 3%, CuSO4,
NaHCO3 2%, CH3COOH 1%, tannin solution in alcohol...
First-aid kits in chemistry lab
First-aid kits in chemical laboratories should be in the most appropriate place and managed by
lab staffs. The kit cabinet includes:
- Tools: medical cotton, gauze, bandages, tweezers, scissors, syringes.
- Drugs.
- hemostatic drugs: alcohol iodine 5% solution
- antiseptic drugs: potassium permanganate solution (KMnO4 5%), alcohol 400
- burn treating drugs: sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) 5% ammonia solution (NH4OH)
2%, copper sulfate solution (CuSO4) 2%, solution of acetic acid (CH3COOH) 2%.
- assisting drugs: vitamin B1, C, K, glucose or saccharose sugar...
+ When contacting with concentrated acid (H2SO4, HNO3, HCl, HOAc,...) or
bromine, phenol, wash with strong running water for a few minutes, then use
cotton dipped with NaHCO3 2% or tannin in alcohol covering up the burn.
+ When the eye contacts with chemicals it must be washed with water several times
before the victim being hospitalized immediately.
+ If poisoned by breathing too much gases such as Cl2, Br2, H2S, CO,... the victim
must be carried to the open space immediately. When poisoned with metals such
as As, Hg,... or cyanide the victim must be transferred immediately to the hospital
for emergency treatment.
The laboratory always stores a certain amount of chemicals that may be spread into the air
and exposed to staffs. Also while performing experiment, chemicals interact and react with
each other; reckless operations will lead to unfortunate consequences.
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APPENDIX 5: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMIN LABORATORY
I. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
One of the most important components of a laboratory safety program is chemical
management. Prudent chemical management includes the following processes.
1.1. Chemical Procurement
Before a substance is received, information on proper handling, storage, and disposal should
be known to those who will be involved. The standard further Vietnam Government that “No
container should be accepted without an adequate identifying label. Preferably, all substances
should be received in a central location.” These procedures are strongly recommended.
Personnel should be trained to identify signs of breakage (e.g., rattling) and leakage (e.g., wet
spot or stain) on shipments and such shipments should be refused or opened in a hood by
laboratory staffs.
Some organizations have specific purchasing policies to prohibit unauthorized purchases of
chemicals and other hazardous materials. The purchaser must assume responsibility for
ownership of the chemical.
Because of the possibility of a chemical leak or release and subsequent exposure, chemical
shipments should only be received by trained personnel in a laboratory or central receiving
area with proper ventilation. Neither administrative offices nor the mail room is appropriate
for receipt or opening of chemical shipments.
When preparing to order a chemical for an experiment, several questions should be asked:
• What is the minimum amount of this chemical that is needed to perform the
experiment? Is it available elsewhere in the facility? Remember, when ordering
chemicals, less is always best. Prudent purchasing methods will save storage space,
money, and disposal costs. Larger containers require more storage space and will incur
additional disposal costs if the chemical is not used.
• Has the purchase been reviewed by thechemical hygiene officer (CHO) to ensure that
any special requirements can be met?
• Is the properpersonal protective equipment (PPE) available in the laboratory to handle
this chemical?
• What are the special handling precautions?
• Where will the chemical be stored in the laboratory?
• Does the laboratory chemical hood provide proper ventilation?
• Are there special containment considerations in the event of a spill, fire, or flood?
• Will there be additional costs or considerations related to the disposal of this
chemical?
1.2 Chemical Storage
To lessen risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals, trained laboratory personnel should
separate and store all chemicals according to hazard category and compatibility. In the event
of an accident involving a broken container or a chemical spill, incompatible chemicals that
are stored in close proximity can mix to produce fires, hazardous fumes, and explosions.
Laboratory personnel should read the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and heed the
precautions regarding the storage requirements of the chemicals in the laboratory.
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To avoid accidents, all chemical containers must be properly labeled with the full chemical
name, not abbreviations, and using a permanent marker. All transfer vessels should have the
following label information:
• Chemical name,
• Hazard warnings,
• Name of manufacturer
• Name of researcher in charge, and
• Date of transfer to the vessel.
Incoming chemical shipments should be dated promptly upon receipt, and chemical stock
should be rotated to ensure use of older chemicals. It is good practice to date peroxide formers
upon receipt and date again when the container is opened so that the user can dispose of the
material according to the recommendations on the MSDS. Peroxide formers should be stored
away from heat and light in sealed airtight containers with tight-fitting, nonmetal lids. Test
regularly for peroxides and discard the material prior to the expiration date.
When storing chemicals on open shelves, always use sturdy shelves that are secured to the
wall. Use secondary containment devices (i.e., chemical-resistant trays) where appropriate.
Do not store chemicals in the laboratory chemical hood, on the floor, in the aisles, in
hallways, in areas of egress, or on the benchtop. Chemicals should be stored away from heat
and direct sunlight
Only laboratory-grade explosion-proof refrigerators and freezers should be used to store
properly sealed and labeled chemicals that require cool storage in the laboratory. Periodically
clean and defrost the refrigerator and freezer to ensure maximum efficiency. Domestic
refrigerators and freezers should not be used to store chemicals; they possess ignition sources
and can cause dangerous and costly laboratory fires and explosions. Do not store food or
beverages in the laboratory refrigerator.
Highly hazardous chemicals must be stored in a well-ventilated secure area that is designated
for this purpose. Cyanides must be stored in a tightly closed container that is securely locked
in a cool dry cabinet to which access is restricted. Protect cyanide containers against physical
damage and separate them from incompatibles. When handling cyanides, follow good hygiene
practices and regularly inspect your PPE. Use proper disposal techniques.
Flammable liquids should be stored in approved flammable-liquid containers and storage
cabinets. Observe National Fire Protection Association, International Building Code,
International Fire Code, and other local code requirements that limit the quantity of
flammables per cabinet, laboratory space, and building. Consult the local fire marshal for
assistance, if needed. Store odiferous materials in ventilated cabinets. Chemical storage
cabinets may be used for long-term storage of limited amounts of chemicals.
Rooms that are used specifically for chemical storage and handling (i.e., preparation rooms,
storerooms, waste collection rooms, and laboratories) should be controlled-access areas that
are identified with appropriate signage. Chemical storage rooms should be designed to
provide proper ventilation, two means of access/egress, vents and intakes at both ceiling and
floor levels, a diked floor, and a fire suppression system. If flammable chemicals are stored in
the room, the chemical storage area must be a spark-free environment and only spark-free
tools should be used within the room. Special grounding and bonding must be installed to
prevent static charge while dispensing solvents
1.3 Chemical Handling
Important information about handling chemicals can be found in the MSDS. A
comprehensive file of MSDSs must be kept in the laboratory or be readily accessible online to
all employees during all work shifts. Trained laboratory personnel should always read and
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heed the label and the MSDS before using a chemical for the first time. Laboratory personnel
should be familiar with the types of PPE that must be worn when handling the chemical.
Ensure that the ventilation will be adequate to handle the chemicals in the laboratory. One
should be familiar with the institutional Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) and Emergency
Action Plan (EAP) so that appropriate actions are taken in the event of a chemical spill, fire,
or explosion.
1.4 Chemical Inventory
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Stored chemicals should be
examined periodically (at least annually) for replacement, deterioration, and container
integrity. Thus, a system for maintaining an accurate inventory of the laboratory chemicals on
campus or within an organization is essential for compliance with local and state regulations
and any building codes that apply. There are many benefits of performing annual physical
chemical inventory updates:
Ensures that chemicals are stored according to compatibility tables,
- eliminates unneeded or outdated chemicals,
- increases ability to locate and share chemicals in emergency situations,
- updates the hazard warning signage on the laboratory door,
- promotes more efficient use of laboratory space,
- checks expiration dates of peroxide formers,
- ensures integrity of shelving and storage cabinets,
- encourages laboratory supervisors to make “executive decisions” about discarding
dusty bottles of chemicals,
- repairs/replaces torn or missing labels and broken caps on bottles,
- ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local record-keeping regulations,
- promotes good relations and a sense of trust with the community and the emergency
responders,
- reduces the risk of exposure to hazardous materials and ensures a clean and healthful
laboratory environment, and
- may reduce costs by making staffs aware of chemicals available within the
organization.
Every laboratory should maintain an up-to-date chemical inventory. A physical chemical
inventory should be performed at least annually, or as requested by the CHO. Although the
software that is used to maintain the inventory and the method of performing the chemical
inventory will vary from one institution to another, ultimately, the chemical inventory should
include the following information:
- Chemical name,
- Chemical Abstract Service number,
- Manufacturer,
- Owner,
- Room number, and
- Location of chemical within the room.
Note that the chemical name should be listed with its synonyms. This will allow for cross-
indexing for tracking of chemicals and help reduce unnecessary inventory.
Important safety issues to consider when performing a chemical inventory are:
- Wear appropriate PPE and have extra gloves available.
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- Use a chemical cart with side rails and secondary containment.
- Use a laboratory step stool to reach chemicals on high shelves.
- Read the EAP and be familiar with the institution‟s safety equipment.
- If necessary cease all other work in the laboratory while performing the inventory.
Once the inventory is complete, use suitable security precautions regarding the accessibility of
the information in the chemical inventory. For example, precautions should be taken when the
database shows the location of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemicals of
Interest in excess of DHS threshold quantities.
1.5 Transporting, Transferring, and Shipping Chemicals
It is prudent practice to use a secondary containment device (i.e., rubber pail) when
transporting chemicals from the storeroom to the laboratory or even short distances within the
laboratory. When transporting several containers, use carts with attached side rails and trays
of single piece construction at least 2 in. deep to contain a spill that may occur. Bottles of
liquids should be separated to avoid breakage and spills. Avoid high-traffic areas when
moving chemicals within the building. When possible, use freight elevators when transporting
chemicals and do not allow other passengers. If you must use a general traffic elevator, ask
other passengers to wait until you have delivered the chemicals.
Always ground and bond the drum and receiving vessel when transferring flammable liquids
from a drum to prevent static charge buildup. Use a properly operating chemical fume hood,
local exhaust, or adequate ventilation, as verified by monitoring, when transferring PHSs.
All outgoing domestic and international chemical shipments must be authorized and handled
by the institutional shipper. The shipper must be trained in U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) regulations for ground shipments and must receive mandatory International Air
Transport Association training for air shipments. DOT oversees the shipment of hazardous
materials and has the authority to impose citations and fines in the event of noncompliance.
1.6 Chemical Waste
All chemical waste must be stored and disposed of in compliance with applicable of VietNam
Government, and institutional regulatory requirements. Waste containers should be properly
labeled and should be the minimum size that is required. There should be at least 2 in. of
headspace in the liquid waste container to avoid a buildup of gas that could cause an
explosion or a container rupture.
II. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
2.1 Fire Alarm Policy
When a fire alarm sounds in the facility, evacuate the laboratory immediately via the nearest
exit. Extinguish all Bunsen burner and equipment flames. If the fire originates in your
laboratory, follow all institutional policies regarding firefighting and suppression. Check
restrooms and other areas with possible limited audio or visual notification of an alarm before
exiting the facility. Where necessary, provide assistance to persons with disabilities to ensure
they are able to exit the facility.
2.2 Emergency Safety Equipment
The following is a guide to safety equipment found in a laboratory
1. A written EAP has been developed and communicated to all personnel in the unit. The
plan includes procedures for evacuation, ventilation failure, first aid, and incident
reporting.
2. Fire extinguishers are available in the laboratory and tested on a regular basis. If a fire
extinguisher is activated for any reason, make an immediate report of the activity to
the CHO, fire marshal, or appropriate individual responsible for fire safety equipment
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so that the fire extinguisher is replaced in a timely manner.
3. . Eyewash units are available, inspected, and tested on a regular basis
4. . Safety showers are available and tested routinely
5. Fire blankets are available in the laboratory, as required. Fire blankets can be used to
wrap a burn victim to douse flames as well as to cover a shock victim and to provide a
privacy shield when treating a victim under a safety shower in the event of a chemical
spill.
6. NOTE: Laboratory personnel should be taught that fire blankets can be dangerous if
used incorrectly. Wrapping a fire blanket around a person on fire can result in a
chimney-like effect that intensifies, rather than extinguishes, the fire. Fire blankets
should never be used on a person when they are standing.
7. First-aid equipment is accessible, whether through a kit available in the laboratory or
by request through the organization
8. Fire alarms and telephones are available and accessible for emergency use
9. Pathways to fire extinguishers, eyewash units, fire blankets, first-aid kits, and safety
showers are clear.
2.3 Chemical Spill Policy
Laboratory personnel should be familiar with the chemical, physical, and toxicological
properties of each hazardous substance in the laboratory. Consult the label and the MSDS
prior to the initial use of each hazardous substance. Always use the minimal amount of the
chemical and use caution when transporting the chemical. In the event of an accidental
chemical release or spill, personnel should refer to the following general guidelines
Most laboratory workers should be able to clean up incidental spills of the materials they use.
Large spills, for example, 4lit or more, may require materials, protective equipment, and
special handling that make it unsafe for cleanup by laboratory workers themselves. Lab
workers should be instructed to contact EHS personnel to evaluate how to proceed with spill
cleanup
In the event that the spill material has been released to the environment, notify EHS personnel
immediately. A release to the environment includes spills directly into a drain or waterway or
onto land, such as grass or dirt
Low-flammability and low-toxicity materials that are not volatile (e.g., inorganic acids and
caustic bases)
1. Decontaminate any victim at the nearest safety shower or eyewash unit. Take other
appropriate action as described in the MSDS.
2. Notify appropriate personnel immediately.
3. Limit or restrict access to the area as necessary
4. Wear PPE that is appropriate to the degree of hazard of the spilled substance
5. Use chemical spill kits that contain an inert absorbent to clean up the affected area if
this action can be accomplished without risk of additional injury or contamination to
personnel. If the spill is located on the laboratory floor, be aware that some absorbents
can create a slipping hazard.
6. Dispose of contaminated materials according to institutional policy.
7. Complete an incident report and submit it to the appropriate office or individual
8. Label all phones with emergency phone numbers.
Flammable solvents of low toxicity (e.g., diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran)
1. Decontaminate any victims at the nearest safety shower or eyewash unit. Take other
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appropriate action as described in the MSDS.
2. Alert all other personnel in the laboratory and the general vicinity of the spill.
3. Extinguish all flames and turn off any sparkproducing equipment. If necessary, turn
off power to the laboratory at the circuit breaker. The ventilation system must remain
operational.
4. Immediately notify appropriate personnel.
5. Limit or restrict access to the area as necessary.
6. Wear PPE that is appropriate to the degree of hazard of the spilled substance.
7. Use spill pillows or spill absorbent and nonsparking tools to soak up the solvent as
quickly as possible. Be sure to soak up chemicals that have seeped under equipment
and other objects in the laboratory. If the spill is located on the laboratory floor, be
aware that some absorbents can create a slipping hazard.
8. Dispose of contaminated materials according to institutional policy.
9. Complete an incident report and submit it to the appropriate office or individual.
Highly toxic materials (e.g., dimethylmercury)
1. Alert all trained laboratory personnel in the laboratory and the general vicinity of the
spill and immediately evacuate the area.
2. Decontaminate any victims at a safety shower or eyewash unit in a safe location. Take
other appropriate decontamination action as described in the MSDS.
3. Immediately notify appropriate personnel.4
4. Limit or restrict access to the area as necessary.
5. Do not attempt to clean up the spill. EHS personnel will evaluate the hazards that are
involved with the spill and will take the appropriate actions.
6. Only EHS personnel and appropriate outside industrial hygienists are authorized to
decontaminate the area and dispose of the contaminated waste.
7. Complete an incident report and submit it to the appropriate office or individual.
2.4 Accident Procedures
In the event of an accident, follow all institutional policies for emergency response and notify
the internal point of contact for laboratory safety and local emergency responders. All
accidents involving personal injury, however slight, must be immediately reported according
to your institution‟s procedure. Provide a copy of the appropriate MSDS to the attending
physician, as needed. Complete an accident report and submit it to the appropriate office or
individual within 24 hours of the incident.
III. EMPLOYEE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM
Newly hired employees or students working in a laboratory should be required to attend basic
safety training prior to their first day. Additional training should be provided to laboratory
personnel as they advance in their laboratory duties or when they are required to handle a
chemical or use equipment for the first time
Safety training should be viewed as a vital component of the laboratory safety program within
the organization. The organization should provide ongoing safety activities that serve to
promote a culture of safety in the workplace that will begin when the person begins work and
will continue for the length of their tenure. Personnel should be encouraged to suggest or
request training if they feel it would be beneficial. The training should be recorded and related
documents maintained in accordance with organizational requirements.
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Training sessions may be provided in-house by professional trainers or may be provided via
online training courses. Hands-on, scenario-based training should be incorporated whenever
possible. Safety training topics that may prove to be helpful to laboratory personnel include
• use of CHPs and MSDSs,
• chemical segregation,
• PPE,
• safety showers and eyewash units,
• first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
• chemical management,
• gas cylinder use,
• fire extinguisher training,
• laser safety, and
• emergency procedures.
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APPENDIX 6. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN GUIDE
Optimize Site Potential
Sustainable site planning should consist of a whole system approach that seeks to:
Minimize development of open space through the selection of disturbed land, re-use of
brown-field sites, and retrofitting existing, buildings;
Provide wildlife corridors if possible on a base, campus or facility-wide scale. Link
natural areas to the greatest extent possible so that contiguous areas allow for
undisturbed wildlife movement;
Consider energy implications and carbon emissions in site selection and building
orientation;
Control erosion through improved grading and landscaping practices;
Use native plants and remove existing invasive plants;
Reduce heat islands through building design methods, minimizing impervious
surfaces, and using landscaping;
Minimize habitat disturbance;
Reduce, control, and treat surface runoff;
Restore the health of degraded sites by improving habitat for indigenous species
through appropriate native plants, climate-adapted plants, and closed-loop water
systems;
Locate the building in walkable distance to a range of stores and services, particularly
grocery stores;
Incorporate transportation solutions along with site plans that acknowledge the need
for bicycle parking, carpool staging, and proximity to mass transit. Encourage
alternatives to traditional commuting;
Consider site security concurrently with sustainable site issues. Location of access
roads, parking, vehicle barriers, and perimeter lighting, among others are key issues
that must be addressed; and
Work closely with lighting designer to reduce security lighting and its associated light
pollution. With overly bright security lighting, often the "bad guys" can safely stage
operations just out of range, invisible to the security personnel whose eyes are
adjusted to the overly bright immediate environment.
Optimize Energy Use
During the facility design and development process, building project must have a
comprehensive, integrated perspective that seeks to:
Reduce heating, cooling, and lighting loads through climate-responsive design and
conservation practices;
Employ renewable energy sources such as day-lighting, passive solar
heating, photovoltaic, geothermal, and groundwater cooling;
Specify efficient heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) and lighting
systems that consider part-load conditions and utility interface requirements;
Optimize building performance by employing energy modeling programs and
optimize system control strategies by using occupancy sensors CO2 sensors and other
air quality alarms;
Monitor project performance through a policy of commissioning, metering, annual
reporting, and periodic re-commissioning; and
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Integrate water saving technologies to reduce the energy burden of providing potable
water.
Protect and Conserve Water
The protection and conservation of water must be considered throughout the life of the
building. Facility owners and developers must seek to:
Use water efficiently through high efficiency fixtures, elimination of leaks, water
conserving cooling towers, and other actions;
Balance the energy and water conservation strategies in cooling tower through water
and air side economizers and the use of off-peak cooling as appropriate;
Improve water quality. For example, storm water settling ponds, kitchen grease-traps,
eliminate garbage disposals, and lead-bearing products in potable water;
Recover non-sewage and gray-water for on-site use (such as toilet flushing and
landscape irrigation, and more generally, consider the water quality requirements of
each water use);
Establish waste treatment and recycling centers;
Apply the Best Management Practices for Water Conservation;
Follow Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Technical Guidance on
Implementing the Storm water Runoff Requirements for Federal Projects under
Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act hydrology requirements to
maintain or restore predevelopment hydrology of the property with regard to the
temperature, rate, volume and duration of flow.
Optimize Building Space and Material Use
As early as during conceptual design and design-development stages, the project must have a
comprehensive, integrated perspective that seeks to:
Salvage and utilize existing facilities, products, and equipment whenever possible,
such as historic structures, previous brown-field or grey-field sites, and reconditioned
fixtures and furnishings;
Design facilities adaptable for different uses during their life cycle incorporating
building components that can be disassembled, and reused or recycled;
Reduce overall material use through optimizing building size and module;
Evaluate the environmental preferability of products using lifecycle thinking and
lifecycle assessment (LCA)
When new materials are used, maximize their recycled content, especially from a post-
consumer perspective;
Specify materials harvested on a sustained yield basis such as lumber from third-party
certified forests;
Limit the generation of construction and demolition (C&D) materials, encourage the
separation of waste streams, and ensure that reuse and recycling is done in an
environmentally acceptable manner during the construction, renovation, and
demolition processes;
Eliminate the use of materials that pollute or are toxic during their manufacture, use,
or reuse;
Give preference to locally produced products and other products with low embodied
energy content; and
Encourage success of operational-waste recycling through planning in the design-
development phase.
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Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
During the facility/renovation design and development process, the project must have a
comprehensive, integrated perspective that seeks to:
Facilitate quality IEQ through good design, construction, commissioning, and
operating and maintenance practices;
Value aesthetic decisions, such as the importance of views and the integration of
natural and man-made elements;
Provide thermal comfort with a maximum degree of personal control over temperature
and airflow;
Supply adequate levels and quality of ventilation and outside air for acceptable indoor
air quality;
Prevent airborne bacteria, mold, and other fungi, as well as radon, through building
envelope design that properly manages moisture sources from outside and inside the
building, and with heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) system designs that
are effective at controlling indoor humidity;
Use materials that do not emit pollutants or are low-emitting;
Assure acoustic privacy and comfort through the use of sound absorbing material and
equipment isolation;
Control disturbing odors through contaminant isolation and removal, and by careful
selection of cleaning products. Pursue energy efficient strategies to remove harmful
odors while recovering the energy used in conditioning the interior environment;
Create a high-performance luminous environment through the careful integration of
natural and artificial light sources; and
Provide quality water.
Optimize Operations and Maintenance Practices
Throughout the building's life cycle, operations and maintenance should seek to:
Train building occupants, facilities managers, and maintenance staff in sustainable
design principles and methods that will minimize system failures;
Purchase cleaning products and supplies that are resource-efficient, bio-degradable
and safer for both janitorial staff and building occupants, and thereby improving
indoor air quality;
Test sensor control points on a regular basis to ensure energy efficiency is not
compromised;
Use automated monitors and controls for energy, water, waste, temperature, moisture,
and ventilation;
Reduce waste through source reduction and recycling to eliminate off-site disposal;
Minimize travel by supporting telecommuting programs and enabling a mobile work
environment;
Perform scheduled energy audits and re-commissioning of systems; and
When updating a facility or its systems, choose higher efficiency equipment, durable
materials that will withstand storms and other natural events, and improve the
tightness of the building envelope if feasible.
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