Accra, Jan. 11, – The Bui Power
Authority (BPA) has started the presentation of land and housing documentation
to the various heads of households resettled at the BPA Resettlement Townships
in the Banda and Bole Districts of the Brong Ahafo and Northern regions.
A statement signed by Mr Fred
Oware, the Chief Executive Officer, and copied to the Ghana News Agency said
the process commenced on Thursday, January 11.
The BPA has formalized the
allocation of lands and housing units, built as part of the compensation
package, for the Project Affected People (PAPs) of the Bui Hydro-electric
Project.
It said a total of 185 household
units were constructed under the BPA Resettlement and Community Support
Programme for 1,216 persons from seven communities and also the Game and
Wildlife Officers.
The statement said the main
elements of the Resettlement and Community Support Programme included: New
resettlement townships, with the following Communal Facilities; Community
Centre; Nursery, Place of worship, Boreholes, KVIPs and Houses.
Others are Compensation for loss
of economic trees at Land Valuation Division rates.
The statement said grants covered
resettlement of GH₵100.00 for
relocation.
The statement mentioned that it
was a one-off payment sum of GH₵100.00
for each member of the community including all age groups - babies to aged
people.
It said farm grant of GH₵50.00 for tilling new farm was paid
to each household to aid in preparing new farms lands acquired for them by BPA
as part of their resettlement.
It said this amount went into
ensuring that the cost of preparing the farm lands provided was not borne by
the resettled farmer.
The statement mentioned temporary
income support of GH₵100.00
per month for a household for one year to enable the resettled families’ time
to properly adjust to their environment and re-establish their income
generating activities even though the new environment was considered to be an
improvement on the old settlement.
It said a period of one year was
considered to be a reasonable time for this adjustment to effectively occur.
It said for this one year
adjustment period, a monthly allowance of GH₵100.00 was paid to each household as support while the new
farms were being tendered until full production.
It said livelihood enhancement
would assist in alternative economic activities.
It said the Implementation of the
Resettlement Programmme was divided into three parts, with phase A, involving
the relocation of four communities living at the construction site, which
included Agbegikuro, Lucene, Dam Site Village and Brewohodi.
Phase B involves the relocation
of three communities living in the area to be inundated, which included Bui,
Bator Akanyakrom and Dokokyina while “Phase C entails the relocation of officers of the Game and
Wildlife Division living at an old and dilapidated Bui Camp.
GNA
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