Fresh push to secure the Salween River Basin

Indigenous villagers increase up in demonstration versus govt’s megaprojects Villagers stand at the bank of Salween River in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district to demonstration versus prepares for the Hat Gyi dam in Myanmar to mark the International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14. (Photo: Apinya Wipatayotin) MAE HONG SONG: A group of native villagers hasactually spoken up versus the federalgovernment’s prepares to construct huge water jobs in the Salween River Basin. They desire the rivers to circulation easily and be safe from the “harmful” effect of megaprojects. Commemorating the International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14, around 30 members of the native Pakapayor living in Mae Ngao National Park in Sop Moei district of Mae Hong Son province spoke out versus the water diversion job which would fillup Bhumibol Dam and Hat Gyi Dam in Myanmar. Their town is mostlikely to be close to the water diversion job and its 75 million cubic metre dam situated on the Yuam River. They are concerned the task will divert water from the river to boost the volume in Bhumibol Dam in Tak province, which might put their source of income at danger. Yodchai Pornpongprai, chief of Ban Mae Sod’s tambon administrative organisation (TAO), stated the task will ravage residents’ farmlands and fisheries resources assoonas the river is dammed and diverted. “At least 30 households will be transferred, and of course, the payment is not enough to discover a brand-new location to live,” he stated. The job is mostlikely to divert 1.8 billion cubic metres of water per year to the dam to supply water se
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