Decision No. 439/QD-TTg approving the Scheme on upgrading and construction of fresh-water reservoirs and construction of irrigation systems on populous islands

OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos06-07/April2009 (GOng Bao f/OS 185-1861Apti11D, 2009) , DECIDES: mE PRIME MINISTER DecisiOllNo.439/QD-Tfg ofApril3,2009, approviu.g the Scheme on upgradingand construdionoffresh-water reservoirs and construction of irrigation systems on populous islands TIlE PRIME MINISTER Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law all Organization of the Government; At the proposal of the Minister ofA1?riculture and Rural Development (in Report No. 1841ITr BNN-TL of January 23, 2(09), Article 1.ToapprovetheSchemeon upgrading and construction of fresh- water reservoirs and consrruction of irrigation systems on populous islands with the following principal contents: 1. Viewpoints: Upgrading and construction of fresh-water reservoirs and construction of irrigation systems onpopUJOIlS islandsconstitutesan urgentandlong term task of local administrations. On the basis of state supports, all resources am! cunulbutiuus uf people and various economic sectors will be mobilized for investment in the construction of works in order to supply adequatefresh water for essential needs,ensuringa stableandincrementally improved life of island inhabitants and greatly contributing to encouraging people to move to islands for settlement and socio-economic development in furtherance of the State's sea strategy till 2020. Survey, planning and scientific research must becarried out one step ahead, with priority given to big andpopulousislandsor thoseholding important positions in socio-economic development and sea sovereignty security protection. The construction of irrigation systems and fresh-water reservoirs on the islands must be in line with development plannings of localities and branches and closely associated to environmental protection and sustainable development. 2. Objectives: By 2015, to adequately supply fresh water for essentialdaily-lifeand productionneeds of people in stabilizing their life and promoting socio economic development on hig and populousislands or important ones. 3. Scope: ToUpgrade andbuild fresh-water reservoirsand build irrigation systems on a number of big and populous islands or those holding important @ VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM kSYellO$ .w;.oVApri! 2009 (Gong BaD nos 18~18&'Aori' 10.2(09) OFJ=JCJAL GAZETTE 45 positions. including Co To. Vmh TIme, Van Don andCai Chien (Quang Ninh); Cat Hal, Cat Baand Bach LongVi (HaiPhong); HonMe(Thanh Roa); CanCo (Quang Tri); CuLao Cham (Qwmg Nam); Ly Son (QU4UlB Ngai); Nhon Chau (Binh Dinh); Phu Quy (Binh Thuan); Con Dao (Ba Ria-Vung Tau); Kien Hai and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang); Hon Khoai and Han Chuoi (Ca Mau). (See the attached appendix). 4. Major tasks: a/ The 2009-2012 period: To survey the socio-economic situation and natural conditions ofislands; toreview, supplement and finalize the irrigation planning of each island, thereby formulating investment projects on construction of water supply facilities; To materialize the investment projects on construction of water supply facilities and water storage facilities according tothefollowing priority order: construction, renovation and upgrading of waterreservoirs, water tanks; embankmentof some important and essential positions of islands; To realize a number of applied scientific schemes in direct service of water supply and construction of water reservoirs and water tanks. bl The 2013~20l5 period: To furthermaterialize investment projects on construction of water supply or storage facilities, completion of irrigation systems and water reservoirs on islands; To review and draw experience from the realizauou uf this Scheme, proposing tasks in the: subsequent periods for other difficult areas and regions, 5. Some major solutions: aJ Irrigation planning: On the basis of basic surveys of the socio-economic situation on the islands and planllings of localities and concerned branches, to review, supplement and finalize the master plan on irrigation, conformable to development orientations of islands, which will serve. as bases for the formulation of investment projects on construction, ensuring sustainable development; vI Mt:{;hallj:.;lIl~ and policies: To study and propose the Slate to promulgate mechanisms and policies, aiming to attract and encourage various economic sectors to participate in construction investment, exploitation anduseofirrigation works for daily life and services, tapping the tourist potential in areas where conditions permit; to quickly socialize the water supply on the islands, ensuring the efficiency and saving of water resources. cJ Scientific and technological solutions: To study the application, including the exchange or purchase of. foreign advanced technologies on: watersupply (water storage, watercollection, water filtering); construction of water reservoirs, water tanks with new, durable and cheap materials suitable to island conditions: technologies on treatment of wastewater up to standards before discharge into the environment or treatment of wastewater for re-use, 6. Investment capital: at Investment capital for me construction of irrigation systems and water supply facilities for daily-life and production activities willcomefrom thestatebudget, mobilizationfromvariouseeonomic sectors, contributions of people and integrated programs andprojects in the areas, including: Central budget: To be invested in the construction ot key or central works which localities meetwithdifficulties in, or thoseholding important positions, including onstruction or upgrading of irrigation systems, water reservoirs. concentrated watertanks, andembankments ofkey areas of the islands; Local budget: To be invested in the construction orupgrading ofirrigation anddrainage systems and small water tanks; e VICTNAM LAW a lECAl FORUM 46 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos Q6.07/April2009 (Gong Oao nos18frI861ApriI10, 2(09) Capital mobilized from enterprises: To be invested in the construction of water supply facilities for daily-life and service activities, irrigation and water supplysystemsin theBOO or BOT form under approved projects. Capital contributed by people: Tousedfor the construcrion of water tanks for families; water supply s~ms in service of business activities (from main water supplysystems on the islands) bi Pmjected capital demand and capital structure Total investment capital: VND 3,024.08 billion. Including: + Statebudgetcapital:VND 1,664.9billion. +Local budgetcapital:VND 320.75billion. + Capital mobilized from enterprises: VND 1,038.43 billion. PhasW investment: +The2009-2012 period: VND 1,246.16 billion. +The2fH3-2015 period: VND 1,777.92 billion. 7. Organization of implementation aI The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has the responsibility: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinatewith concerned ministries, branches and localities M, implementing the Scheme; studying llnd proposing mechanisms and policies to encouragezhe development of irrigation andfresh water supply on the islands and submitting them to competent authorities for decision; To guide and assist localities in reviewing. supplementing or formulating irrigation plannings on the islands; To research into and develop scientific and technological schemes in service of fresh-water supply on the islands; construction of facilities. reservoirs and water tanks with new materials; environmental protection; To makepreliminary and final reviewsof the Schemeupon completion ofeach phase with a view to drawing experience. ensuring investment efficiency andthehighestfeasibility of theScheme. bl Concerned local People's Committees: Todirectlocal functional agencies inreviewing, supplementing andformulating irrigation plannings on the islands; formulating specific construction investment projects for submission to competent authorities for approval and organizing investment activities according to regulations. To step up the pulbic information about the importance of fresh-water sources, raising islanders' sense of thrifty use of fresh water and environment protection. Toallocate local budgetcapital fur perfouniug work items tasked to them. To guide and assist people in building fresh water supply facilities in service of family daily life activities. To createfavorableconditions for. and at the same time step up socialization efforts so as to attract organizations and indrviduals to mvest in, the construction, managementand exploitation of facilities, ensuring investmentefficiency. c1l\1i.nistries and branches shall, according to their functions and tasks. coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities in performing the tasks defined in trus Scheme. Article 2.ThisDecisiontakeseffecton thedate of its signing. Article 3. Ministers, headsof ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies and presidents of provincial-level People's Committees shall implement LItis Decision. Forthe Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister NGUYEN SINH HUNG © VIETNAM LAW &LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 06-Q7fApri12009 (CangBaa nos 185-"/86"AprH 10, 2(09) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 47 Appendix LIST OF ISLANDS ON WHICH FRESH-WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION WORKS WILL BE BUILT (Attachedto the PrimeMinister'sDecision No. 439/QD-1Tg ofApril3, 2009) Location Task No. (province, Island Works Irrigation Daily-life district) (ha) (person) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) A The 2009-2012 period QuangNinh 1 VanDan VanDon Construction or upgrading of 10 srrall reservoirs 510 30,000 2 Co To Co To Construction and upgrading of Co To reservoir corrplex (TruongXuanand ChienThang reservoirs and 7 smallones) lIU 1,300 3 CoTo CoTo Ernbankrrent irrigation systems 4 MongCai Vinh Thuc Completion of Vinh Thuc 200 town reservoir irrigation system 5 Co To Co To Concentrated tanks in Co To island district: 170 tanks 830 HaiPhong fi C:'ltH:'li r;at H:'li Car H;1i water supply (reservoirs and source-connecting systems) «),00) 7 CatHai CatBa Phu Long water reservoir, Tran 15 2,300 Chau 8 BachLoog Vi BachLong Construction of BachLong Vi 500 Vi water reservoir 9 CatHai CatBa Concentrated water tanks: 8,000 1,200 tanks ThanhHoa 10 Tinh Gia Me island Me islam water tanks: 108tanks 170 © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 48 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 06-Q7/Apri12009 (GOng tMo nos lIJ!5-111/j/Apti! 10,2(09) QuangTri 11 ConCa ConCo Water collecting and -storing 200 reservoirs Ouanz Nzai 12 LySon LySon Construction of Thoi Loi water 500 reservoir 13 ~'Son Ly Son Concentrated water tanks: 100 5,00) tanks Qua,ngNam 14 HQi Cu Lao Construction of BAi Dim water 1,000 An town Cham reservoirfor daily-lifewater supply BiRh Dinh 15 QuyNhon NhonChau NhonChau reservoir 500 cW RinhThuan 16 PooQuy Phu Quy Construction of 2 central 600 reservoirs 17 PbuQuy Phu Quy Irrigauou :>ysteuis rUi. jJllJl.lXliulI of Phu Quy island banks Ba Ria~ Vung T.au 18 CooDao ConDao Con Dao national parkwater 150 supplyproject 19 COf!Dao ConDao Upgrading of Quung Trung 2 1,000 reservoir KienGiang 20 Phu QuOC PhuQuoe Upgrading of DuongDong 2,500 reservoirand water supply system 21 KienHai KienHai Construction or upgrading of 700 KienHai reservoircomplex (construction of Han Ngangand Bill Nha reservoirs and upgrading of lIon Lon reservoir) e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos06-071Apri12009 (GongD.w rtos f85-t801Apd110, 2(09) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 49 22 KienHai Kien Hai Ap Jreservoir, Han Tre 400 23 Kien Hai KienHai Bai Ngu reservoir, AnSon 300 CaMau 24 NgocHicn Hon Khoai, Construction of concentrated 300 HonChuoi waterreservoirs on Han Khoai and Han Chuoiislands B The 2013-2015 period QuangNinh 1 VanDon Van Don Concentrated water tanksin 700 Van Don island district: 90 tanks 2 Co To CoTa Concentrated water tanks: 5,000 1,400 tanks 3 Van Dan VanDon Concentrated water tanks: 2,(0) 2,500 tanks A. Van Don Van Don Construction of Dong Dong, 118 1h,610 Khe Mit and LongDinh reservoirs 5 CoTa Co To TruongXuanembankIrent project 6 HaiHa Cai Chien Cai Chien island irrigation 800 system Raj Phong 7 CatHai CatBa Concentrated tanks:40 tanks 550 8 CatHai CatBa Bien Hao reservoir 15,000 9 CatHai CatBa Xuan Dan reservoir JA(XX) QuangTri 10 Con Co Con Co ConCo island district's 500 concentrated watersupply system II ConCa Con Co Emoankrrent irngauon systems Quang Ngai 12 LySon LySoD Ly Son islanddistrict's daily- 400 life water supply system e VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 50 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue om; Q6..07IAori! 2009 (Cong BaD nos 185-fBflApn110, 2009) DinhThunn J3 PhuQuy PhuQuy Construction of Bac Dao and 800 Phu Quy reservoirs 14 PhuQuy Phu Quy Daily-life surfacewatersupply 800 system 15 PhuQuy Phu Quy Daily-lifeground water supply 250 system BaRia-Vung l,"au 16 CUll DdU CUll DolU Oonsu.uction of 21 rain.....nter 300 storagetanks Kien Giang 17 Pbu Quoc l'huQuoc CauTrang water treatment 3,000 system 18 PhuQuoc PhuQuoc Rach Chamreservoir and water 2,700 supply system 19 Pm. Quae Phu Quoc Construction of SuoiLon 2,50) reservoir and water supply svstem 20 PhuQuoc Phu Quoc Construction of RachCa 1,10) reservoir and water supply system 21 PhuQuoc Phu Quoc Construction of small water- 3,<XXJ storagereservoirs 22 PhuQuoc Phu Quoc Irrigationsystemfor protection of DuongDongtownship 23 KienHai Kien Hai Upgrading of Hon Tre water 700 supplystation, Bai Nha 24 KienHai KienHai HonMau reservoir, NamDu 500 25 KienHai KienHai Construction of 5 concentrated 400 water tanks on Hon Tre island '---- - - L e VIETNAM I AW Il.. LEGAL FORUM