Sunday, March 04, 2012

Villagers not allowed to return to Myitsone dam area as state firm digs for gold


3 March 2012
MYITKYINA, Burma — More than 5 months after Burma’s nominally 
civilian government announced the suspension of the controversial Myitsone 
dam project, none of the more than 2000 villagers who were forcibly 
relocated to make way for the massive hydroelectric scheme have yet to 
receive official permission to return home, say environmental activists 
and opposition critics.

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