Lack of clean water in the Khe Bo hydroelectric reservoir area
(Baonghean.vn) - During the construction of Khe Bo Hydropower Plant (Tuong Duong District), 585 households from 12 villages in 5 communes and towns had to relocate and resettle. However, up to now, after 4 years of operation, the infrastructure of some resettlement areas has not been completed.
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Dinh Huong village, Tam Dinh commune (Tuong Duong) is located in the middle of Khe Bo hydroelectric reservoir but lacks clean water. Photo: Nguyen Son |
During the site clearance process, Tuong Duong district coordinated with the investor to carry out the stages well, organizing for 585 households to relocate in villages in the communes of Tam Dinh, Tam Thai, Yen Thang, Thach Giam and Hoa Binh town. At the same time, 1,430 graves and many schools and community cultural houses were relocated.
Up to now, Khe Bo Hydropower Plant has been in operation for 4 years, providing nearly 400 million kWh per year and resettlement work is basically stable. However, due to many reasons, some traffic works, community houses, and clean water are not completed and lack sustainability.
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The clean water project serving Yen Thang Primary School in Pung village has no clean water, affecting the cooking for boarding students. Photo: Nguyen Son |
Typically, in Dinh Tien and Dinh Huong villages (Tam Thang commune), and Pung village (Yen Thang commune), clean water projects are not effective, and resettled people lack clean water for daily meals. In particular, Dinh Huong village is located right next to the lake water area, but all 137 villages lack clean water.
The reason is that the clean water project was built but could not get stream water, and the lake water (stagnant water) could not be used for daily drinking.
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Tuong Duong District is coordinating with Khe Bo Hydropower Company to speed up construction and complete infrastructure projects. Photo: Nguyen Son |
Currently, in the resettlement areas, Tuong Duong district is actively coordinating with Khe Bo Hydropower Company to research and invest in replacing some clean water projects to serve people's lives. At the same time, actively speeding up the construction and completion of internal roads in resettlement areas, handling arising problems and difficulties to ensure the rights of the people./.
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