Deal #6528

Villagers said that the compensation they got were very low. For example, some of them only got 5 million kip for the loss of their crop production due to dam construction. Local authorities also claimed that it was difficult to find the suitable land for affected family to grow crop due to the area was mountainous. Source: RFA Lao

10 villages / 655 families are relocated, assuming 5 persons / family, more than 3000 people are relocated The resettlement site was named ‘Samakkhyxay village’ [Source: RFA Lao]

Loss of agricultural land, soil erosion. Recently, it was reported that affected people have not yet received compensation for their agricultural land and crops that were damaged due to the flood caused by Nam Khan 3 dam. [Source: RFA Lao]

The project will provide training on agriculture and livestock breeding to ensure food security and income. The project would also allocate 0.8-1 hectare of land for cultivation to each family.