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  People
and their livelihoods are affected when the areas where they
live and work are inundated
by a reservoir.
For some large reservoirs, tens of thousands of people have
had to leave their homes and set up elsewhere. In the past,
many of these people have not been given adequate compensation
for their losses, and some have not even been given new places
to live. Also, existing communities have been broken up and
moved to different areas.
Some people made their living from farming
the land or fishing from the river. Many of them suffered
when they were relocated, as they were not given new land
to work and were too far from a river to fish. They needed
different skills to get another job and training was not always
provided.
These days, authorities are becoming more
aware of these issues. Resettlement plans have been developed
to minimise the disruption and suffering caused to people
in the reservoir area. Good plans make sure that fair compensation
and employment opportunities are provided for all people,
and that the law protects their rights. In some cases, efforts
have been made to resettle people in their communities.
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