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To: irn-biobio@igc.org
From: aleta@irn.org (Aleta Brown)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 16:57:22 -0700
>Subject: CONADI GIVES ENDESA ULTIMATUM
Cc: nretni@igc.org
Reply-To: dam-l@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca
Sender: owner-dam-l@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca

CHIP News for July 24, 1998

>SOURCE:  EL MERCURIO
>SOURCE:  LA TERCERA
>        --  CONADI GIVES ENDESA ULTIMATUM.  The National
>Indigenous Development Board (Conadi) said yesterday Endesa
>must stop work on its US$250 million Ralco dam on the Bio Bio
>river in Region VIII, or face legal action by indigenous groups.
>        The dam project will flood native Pehuenche lands,
>removing 90 Pehuenche families from their homes.  Endesa has
>sought to induce the families to exchange their property for other
>land acquired by the company.
>        Rogelio Nahuel, legal advisor to the Bio Bio Pehuenche, said
>Conadi will make an official announcement August 6 regarding the
>validity of the land barter contracts Endesa has signed with some
>of the Pehuenche families.  He added that 12 Pehuenche families
>will make a formal presentation to the Economy Ministry asking
>the Electricity and Fuel Superintendency (SEC) to deny Endesa
>permission to build the dam.

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Aleta Brown
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International Rivers Network
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Phone: 1.510.848.1155
Fax: 1.510.848.1008
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