After 8 years of giving land to Hua Na hydropower plant, people still demand debt from the investor
(Baonghean.vn) - 8 years after giving up land to build Hua Na hydropower plant, people still have not received compensation for many items; the domestic water system and eroded dam have not been repaired.
Huoi Cha La is the name of the resettlement site for 30 households in Pieng Van village, Dong Van commune, Que Phong border district. These households left their hometown to move to a new place in 2012 to build the Hua Na Hydropower Plant.
Mr. Lo Hong Ngan - Party cell secretary, Lang Van Thai - Head of Pieng Van village, Dong Van commune, Que Phong district said that at the Huoi Cha La resettlement site, there are many things that people want to send to their superiors, so that their superiors can tell Hua Na Hydropower Plant to resolve.
Therefore, the two men had to represent the people to write a petition to the Chairman of the District People's Committee and the Hua Na Hydropower Resettlement Compensation Council.
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| Representatives of households in the Huoi Cha La resettlement area talk about the reason for writing the petition. Photo: Nhat Lan |
The petition stated: The reason why the people of Pieng Van village have a petition is as follows: Pieng Van village moved from the Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir to a new place in 2012, and up to now many items have not been compensated. We request the Chairman of the District People's Committee to direct relevant departments to promptly pay only the following items:
Types of land that have not been compensated: 163 hectares of land of 12 households, some areas have been permanently flooded and have not been compensated yet. The rice fields of households that were completely flooded have not been compensated. There are 8 households that did not register to receive the project's fields and have not received support money. Agricultural land for annual crops has not been deducted from the place of departure and destination.
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| Huoi Cha La resettlement site, Dong Van commune, Que Phong district. Photo: Nhat Lan |
In addition, the petition added the following contents: Proposal to install a water pipe system into the toilets of the community cultural house and school; build a village temple and football field; repair the dam containing domestic water due to erosion.
Village chief Lang Van Thai said that Pieng Van village has 30 households that are subject to relocation from their birthplace to make way for the construction of the Hua Na Hydropower Plant. Currently, the village has up to 40 households. However, the people have not yet received all that is due to them. Meanwhile, the rice support from the project has stopped, so the people are facing many difficulties.
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| The toilets of the school and cultural house of the Huoi Cha La resettlement area have not been used since their construction because water pipes have not been installed. Photo: Nhat Lan |
“No matter how difficult it is, we must overcome it. We must raise livestock and poultry, then go into the forest to collect forest products to make a living. But we must resolve all the issues that the people have requested. We have waited too long…” - Mr. Lang Van Thai said.
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| Vice Chairman of Dong Van Commune People's Committee, Mr. Ho Anh Dung talks about the lives of people in resettlement areas in the area. Photo: Nhat Lan |
Vice Chairman of Dong Van Commune People's Committee, Mr. Ho Anh Dung confirmed the contents of the Huoi Cha La resettlement site residents' petitions. At the same time, he said that this is the common situation in the 4 Hua Na Hydropower resettlement sites in the area.
