Women of the land I
Last week Sochua attended a rally held by the residents of the Borei Keila. The project which has been held up by developers and authorities as an example of successful resettlement - an improvement of living conditions for those resettled - has once again been a scene of violent clashes between the residents and police. The residents were protesting the reneging of the development company Phanimex’s promises of onsite resettlement. This gross injustice leaves the 386 families who were evicted for the development homeless. Charming.
After the protest Sochua attended a meeting with the company and was able to convince them to commit to the original agreement again. To say one must be cautiously optimistic about the Phanimex’s word, is to put it mildly. But at least it is something.
