IMPLICATIONS OF BINH DIEN HYDROPOWER FOT LIFE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN BO HON RESETTLEMENT AREA, HUONG TRA TOWN, THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE – QUESTIONS

Abstract

Hydropower construction is said to have met the power supply of the country in time, partly regulating water for the dry season and the flood season. However, to have space for construction, many residential areas have been cleared away; more arable land is recovered and many communities have moved to settle down in new areas, called resettlement zones.

As for the clearance and resettlement, the State has passed the proper policies on compensation and  subsidies. Yet, in the Binh Dien hydropower resettlement area in Huong Tra Town, Thua Thien Hue Province, these policies have not been carried out sufficiently, causing implications for life there. Therefore, this article shows the reality of people’s life  in Binh Dien resettlement area to call upon the local government and central organs to have solutions to the difficulties people in this area are having.