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Villagers forced to leave for dam building
in Sagaing Division
August 7, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)
Government's plan for building a dam and hydroelectric power station has
made hundreds of villagers homeless in Bu-Da-Lin Township in Sagaing
Division, according to reports coming from Upper Burma. The Burmese
authorities have ordered the villagers in five villages of Bu-Da-Lin
Township for a hydroelectric plan in the area. As a result, villagers
have been leaving their villages and staying in the empty farms far from
the villages.
These five villages situated on the eastern bank of Chin-Dwin River
include Moataw, Thaminchan, Innbat and Laymyay.
According to some villagers from Thaminchan and Innbat, Secretary (1) of
the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Lt. Gen. Khin
Nyunt came to the area in January this year and explained the leaders of
five villages about the government's hydroelectric plan which will be
implemented with the assistance of China. They said that government has
promised them to give expenses for their resettlement and rehabilitation
in a nearby area.
The electric and construction materials were brought into the area in
May this year and technicians have already arrived for the work along
with soldiers for the security. Last month, the soldiers who are
stationing now in the area ordered the villagers to move from the
villages, giving ten-day notice. Showing as an example, the soldiers
bulldozed some houses in Thaminchan village.
At present, the villagers are leaving from their villages and some are
living in their own farms, which are quite far from their original
villages. Mizzima has learnt that those who do not own farm have to live
in empty wild land without any shelter.
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<center><font color="#000099"><font size=+2>Villagers forced to leave for
dam building</font></font>
<br><font color="#000099"><font size=+2>in Sagaing Division</font></font></center>
<p><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>August 7, 2001</font></font></i>
<br><i><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font></i>
<p><font size=+1>Government's plan for building a dam and hydroelectric
power station has made hundreds of villagers homeless in Bu-Da-Lin Township
in Sagaing Division, according to reports coming from Upper Burma. The
Burmese authorities have ordered the villagers in five villages of Bu-Da-Lin
Township for a hydroelectric plan in the area. As a result, villagers have
been leaving their villages and staying in the empty farms far from the
villages.</font>
<p><font size=+1>These five villages situated on the eastern bank of Chin-Dwin
River include Moataw, Thaminchan, Innbat and Laymyay.</font>
<p><font size=+1>According to some villagers from Thaminchan and Innbat,
Secretary (1) of the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)
Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt came to the area in January this year and explained
the leaders of five villages about the government's hydroelectric plan
which will be implemented with the assistance of China. They said that
government has promised them to give expenses for their resettlement and
rehabilitation in a nearby area.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The electric and construction materials were brought into
the area in May this year and technicians have already arrived for the
work along with soldiers for the security. Last month, the soldiers who
are stationing now in the area ordered the villagers to move from the villages,
giving ten-day notice. Showing as an example, the soldiers bulldozed some
houses in Thaminchan village.</font>
<p><font size=+1>At present, the villagers are leaving from their villages
and some are living in their own farms, which are quite far from their
original villages. Mizzima has learnt that those who do not own farm have
to live in empty wild land without any shelter.</font>
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