Before Total arrived, the region designated for the pipeline route lacked
infrastructure and community facilities. Trade with partners outside the region
was necessarily restricted, especially during the six-month monsoon season, when
the roads were impassable and the Heinze Chaung, Dawei and Zimba Rivers could
not be crossed.
Transport of goods and people is a prerequisite to the economical development of an area and this is confirmed in the pipeline area where the villagers currently consider the road infrastructures as one of the main effective supports from the SE program.
Infrastructure associated with the project
The pipeline project required the construction of a large number of
infrastructure facilities to transport equipment and personnel to the worksite,
deliver machinery and span rivers, since nothing was available. The dry season
from October 1995 to May 1996 was devoted to building facilities such as a
deepwater wharf in the Heinze Chaung estuary, a landing field in Kanbauk,
worksite roads and bridges.
Infrastructure associated with the Socio-Economic
Program
The program defined with the villagers to improve local infrastructure has
many facets, including:
Zimba Road before and after improvements
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Improvement of the existing road network, construction of new roads
and maintenance of all-season roads, as well as 24 bridges.
2006 mainly focused on maintenance work in addition to constructing a bridge at the entrance of Paya village. Unfortunately in August 2006, many roads and bridges suffered from extreme meteorological conditions, in particular a flood due to a record rainfall in Kaleinaung and three neighboring villages. The most impressive damage concerned Eindayaza ‘s bridge built by SE in 1998 which was nearly destroyed by the flood. A complete survey of the infrastructures will be done in 2007 in order to plan for their reparation and reconstruction. |
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Complete refurbishing of health and education infrastructure, in
particular a hospital in Kanbauk which was expanded over the years. In addition to it, the population now benefits from clinics (built
by the Socio-Economic Program or by the villagers), over 44 new
schools and over 20
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Completion of around 20 irrigation and potable water supply programs,
including the construction of dams, reservoirs, piping systems and wells. |
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Construction of community facilities, including the renovation of pagodas
and churches, assembly halls, the market in Kanbauk and soccer
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This work was carried out by voluntary paid adults employed by the Yadana
project subcontractor.
In some cases, such as the restoration of pagodas or churches, the work was
performed by the villagers themselves. The Socio-Economic Program provided the
required funds or materials and occasionally the machinery used for
earthmoving.
