People agreed to receive compensation from the dam company in Sesan, complaining of food shortages

More than 500 families living in Srekoror commune, Sesan district, Stung Treng, affected by the Lower Sesan dam construction claim that they can not yet Farming and failing to do farming because the company is not yet plowing and clearing the forest to become completely field For them yet. They say that the problem is that some villagers lack food.
Most residents of Srekor commune, who accepted the government's compensation policy, said on January 18 that more than two agricultural land. 500 helicopters per company, 5 families, hektar, mostly inundated, and some areas are high and flooded. Can not make agricultural products.
One family who agreed to receive compensation in Srok commune, Leng Touy, complains that most of the villagers are forced to plow and clean the land. You can grow your own farmland because the agricultural land that the company offers is mostly wild and unprotected. He said that some people failed to farm for three consecutive years because there was no money for plowing and clearing forest. This causes people to block the rice fields during the rainy season: "The company gives every family our own. The big trees and the little ones are full, but it's clear on their own. "

More than 2 thousand state-owned Hmongs in Sesan district, Stung Treng province, have been cleared by the Lower Sesan 2 Hydroelectric Power Company as a compensation policy, and Allocate to one family, five equally equal to each other, while people who break the company's family are awarded two other heritages. But people are concerned that some of the land is a flooded area, which can not be farmed, and some areas are not yet forested. Clearing.
Recent newly appointed commune chief Sopheak, from the ruling party, Choeung Choeurn, said that the company had cleared and plowed land to the people One family has 5 helicopters for many years, but most people leave the land for a long time, leading to the growing of the forest and the big trees. Farming.
Some villagers try to clear their land, plant themselves and farm, while others leave the land empty, he said. Most of them are wild, he does not do because it's been two to three years and the bulldozers. Some grow crops are good and some do not grow trees as it grows. "
Former Sam Rum commune chief from the CNRP, Mr. Seam Mekong said so far about 20 percent of the population can afford to rent The machinery plows itself to grow this rainy season this year.
Others are not able to clear the forest. He said that the five heritages that the company offered most people did not grow rice, because it cost a lot: "did not do No field. Farmers are about to harvest at least 500 rice paddies and 30 families who farm rice. "

Adhoc Coordinator of Stung Treng Mr. Ho Sok Oun understands that people agree to accept compensation policy, have contributed to development with the government, so companies and authorities Should delay the resolution of this issue. He says that prolonged time is an additional burden, which leads to a more poor one: "wants to talk and he has a hard time. The floor, but now hard, it affects their economy as the authorities should pay attention. "
So far, people who have agreed to receive compensation for the Lower Sesan dam in Srok Kor and resettled in There are more than 520 households out of the 570 families, and there are currently 50 families remaining in Srekor commune and 57 families in the commune. Headhands do not accept compensation policy while standing Their water was completely inundated.