Deal #6522

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

HinHeup Village

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Mixed reaction

Comment on community reaction

Some important demands from villagers were not met. Villagers stated that they do not have power to negotiate for a better land price (for the loss). Besides, the oral agreement between villagers and company were not implemented.

Displacement of people

No

Number of households displaced "only" from their agricultural fields

493

Comment on displacement of people

Although there is no resettlement, there was still farmland and paddy field were occupied due to construction of permanent and temporary camps, quarries and access road. According to the EIA report, in the reservoir area, the paddy fields and farmland of seven villages consisted of 493 households with total 3172 were affected by this project. While in the downstream, there were impacts on water use and local irrigation system of 10 villages. It was also reported that some affected people have not yet received compensation for the loss of their agricultural land (due to the flooding-because of the water-releasing from this dam) Source: CDM & EIA monitoring report

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

More than 3,000 ha in Kasy and Feuang district of Vientiane province of forest were lost due to this project. There is also the loss of fish species. Source: EIA monitoring report

Materialized benefits for local communities

Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Roads

Comment on materialized benefits for local communities

Infrastructure provided such as road, bridge, water supply improvement, replacement of secondary school and broadcasting speakers were substandard.