Lawmakers to Discuss Sesan 2 Dam Draft Law
The National Assembly has announced that it will discuss a draft law on the financing of a controversial dam project in Stung Treng province on February 15, a move environmental groups called premature. ... Meach Mean, coordinator for 3S Rivers Protection Network - which has been advocating for the affected communities - noted that there were discrepancies between the original 2009 environmental impact assessment and the draft law. While the assessment had set aside a plan to compensate more than 1,000 families, the draft law states that only about 800 are eligible, he said. ...
