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dam-l LS: Latest update on Rasi Salai dam



The latest update regarding the Rasi Salai Dam

May 26th, 2000 10.00 am local time.

Today, the water level of the Rasi Salai reservoir is 118 MSL, while that
of the Mae Mun Man Yuen Number 2 is 1.5 meters. The villagers' huts are
submerged, excepted one big hut. All rice fields are flooded and destroyed.
The water level of the Mae Mun Man Yuen Number 3 is one meter. The water
level is increasing one meter each day and hence, all huts will be flooded
within five days. 

There are 200 villagers at the Mae Mun Man Yuen No.2. Most of them are
women and there are five children. There are 50 villagers at the Mae Mun
Man Yuen No.3. They will continue their fighting even they risk drowning.

900 villagers has been occupying the dam's crest since May 19th,2000.

The villagers' demands are that; the dam's gates be permanently opened, the
river and the fresh water swamp forest be restored and the salinization be
solved. 

The Chuan Administration has yet to express his sincere concern regarding
the villagers' demand. He only sent Mr. Amnuay Patise, Vice General
Secretariat, to talk to the villagers. Yet, the villagers refuse to talk to
him as he has no credibility. The villagers urge that the PM sends a
representative who is directly in charge of the issue and has authority to
make final say to discuss with them. 
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Southeast Asia Rivers Network (SEARIN)
25/5 Moo 2 
Soi Sukhapiban 27
Changkhien-Jed yod Rd.
Chang Phuek
Muang Chiang Mai 50300
Thailand
Tel&Fax (66) 53-221157
Email: searin@chmai.loxinfo.co.th




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Aviva Imhof
South-East Asia Campaigner
International Rivers Network
1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley CA 94703 USA
Tel: + 1 510 848 1155 (ext. 312), Fax: + 1 510 848 1008
Email: aviva@irn.org, Web: http://www.irn.org
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