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Forced relocation in Mon State, Moulmein
By our correspondent
Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)
Mae Sot, Thailand, Oct. 5: On 1 October, over one hundred houses were
destroyed and their inhabitants relocated by SPDC authorities in
Moulmein, Mon State, in the course of a road construction project that
includes the building of a guest house and a bridge.
According to a notice issued by Moulmein Township Peace and Development
Council?s on 1 October, nearly 130 houses in Kyet Tan ward, on the bank
of Salween river, were destroyed and the inhabitants were moved
immediately, causing a loss of 650 million Kyats (about 1 million
U.S.dollars) worth of property. About 700 people (inhabitants of 128
houses) were moved to Kywe Chan Khone, six miles to the west of
Moulmein. At their relocation destination, the displaced people were not
provided with houses or clean water. Moreover, the relocation site
consists of a swampy plot of land. SPDC authorities did not compensate
for the loss of incurred by relocation and did not cover the cost of
transportation to the relocation site.
While plans had been aired previously to start construction in Kye Tan
ward, on 2 October Moulmein authorities also gave notice that Hlaing
ward and Shwe Pyi Aye ward (encompassing a total of 300 houses) were to
be evacuated so that construction on these sites could commence in
November and December, the residents of Moulmein reported today.
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State, Moulmein</font></font></b></center>
<p><font color="#FF0000">By our correspondent</font>
<br><font color="#FF0000">Mizzima News <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font>
<p><i><font color="#FF0000">Mae Sot, Thailand, Oct. 5:</font></i> On 1
October, over one hundred houses were destroyed and their inhabitants relocated
by SPDC authorities in Moulmein, Mon State, in the course of a road construction
project that includes the building of a guest house and a bridge.
<p>According to a notice issued by Moulmein Township Peace and Development
Council?s on 1 October, nearly 130 houses in Kyet Tan ward, on the bank
of Salween river, were destroyed and the inhabitants were moved immediately,
causing a loss of 650 million Kyats (about 1 million U.S.dollars) worth
of property. About 700 people (inhabitants of 128 houses) were moved
to Kywe Chan Khone, six miles to the west of Moulmein. At their relocation
destination, the displaced people were not provided with houses or clean
water. Moreover, the relocation site consists of a swampy plot of land.
SPDC authorities did not compensate for the loss of incurred by relocation
and did not cover the cost of transportation to the relocation site.
<p>While plans had been aired previously to start construction in Kye Tan
ward, on 2 October Moulmein authorities also gave notice that Hlaing ward
and Shwe Pyi Aye ward (encompassing a total of 300 houses) were to be evacuated
so that construction on these sites could commence in November and December,
the residents of Moulmein reported today.
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