Independent Mon News Agency
May 11, 2005
The 50 houses are ordered to forcibly relocate after
the local
Houses which under the planned forced relocation are
from Town quarter No. 3 and No. 4. In quarter No. 3, the senior authorities of
Township PDC have planned to construct a road that rounds the town. In quarter
No. 4, near the fire brigade station, the authorities also have planned to
build guest-houses for gambling business, said a house owner as his house is
already ordered to relocate, Mr. Kyaw.
“According to the order on May 8, from Chairman of
Township PDC in
“Township PDC authorities and Quarter PDC authorities
bought a town resident Ms. Saw Khin’s land and
planned to resettle the relocated families. But, the families will have to pay
for 750 Baht to get a piece of land in May. Then they also to
continue paying another 750 Baht next month. A plot of the land is
available to build a house with 20 in width and 40 feet in length,” said Mr.
Kyaw.
“It is so hard for us. We are living here not having
money more than 100 Baht on hand today.
How we can afford to pay 750 Baht for a plot of land? So that to get new land, we don’t know how to
find money,” said a resident Ms. Aye Myint, whose
land is under order to be confiscated.
“How can they live for those who don’t have relatives
in
“I have to destroy my house even I do not want to. I
will do it in next five or six days. Then I will move to my elder brother
house. To get a new place, I don’t know how to find money and pay,” she claimed
sadly.
There are many people who will have to face the
similar problems like Ms. Aye Myint. They do not have
enough food and money if they are relocated, as they have to rely on their
daily job and income. Some people have demanded to the authorities to delay the
relocation up to a year because they have no available space of lands and
livelihood. But the authorities refused
and they can not stay there longer, said the people from the Three Pagoda Pass.
Although the SPDC authorities claimed these
confiscated lands are belonged to the government, but the local residents said
that the previous authorities have sold some lands and gave land guarantee to
some (current) house and land owners in the past.
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