Deal #6596

"A total of 66 households (407 persons) were affected by construction of Nam Ngiep II. These households depended on a range of livelihood activities: cultivation (primarily rice), vegetable farming, hunting, fishing, and handicraft. These livelihood sources were compensated for using a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). Other physical assets lost as a result of hydro project construction included 5,878 trees, 51.42 hectares (ha) of agricultural land, one school, one clinic, 1 ha of sacred forest, and 2 ha of cemetery forest." (Hydro Review, 2016)

According to a source, these 407 people and 66 households that were displaced by the investment were provided lands in a resettlement area.

Resettlement and loss of livelihood. Water quality, air and noise impacts, solid waste, ecological impact, erosion, fuel & chemical leakage, forest loss. [Source: CDM]

"PAPs of the Nam Ngiep II hydro project were given the choice of either receiving cash compensation and resettling themselves elsewhere or being moved to official resettlement areas, with housing provided." (Hydro Review, 2016)

"The resettlement site chosen was Ban Poung Thathom, which has an area of 117.5 ha and is in the same province as the original village. The resettlement village includes electrification, domestic water supply, a school, a hospital, a market, and other public buildings, as well as 54 ha of farm land with an irrigation system." (Hydro Review, 2016)

The company constructed a school and a hospital in the resettlement area. The company also provided the affected people lands for farming and the option of whether to receive cash or replacement seedlings.