The local residents in Ann township in Arakan State of Myanmar call the State government to pay compensation for the affected families of oil & gas exploration & transportation in the locality.
The Arakan chief minister attended a meeting at Ann town-hall on 19 July and during his visit to the area, the locals call for their compensation. The design of oil & gas pipeline in Ann Township crosses through 37 villages under 9 village tracts. However, most of the affected villagers were yet to get adequate compensations.
“We had requested our chief minister to resolve the issue of the farmers, who lost their lands to oil & gas pipeline project. The chief minister informed that a committee would be formed very soon to resolve the matter,” said U Myo Lwin, chairman of Ann local oil & gas watch-out activity group.
The investigation committee will be led by the deputy district administration officer and he would submit the report to the government within two weeks.
Earlier, the Ann Township Administration Officer formed a committee to investigate the matter. However, oppositions from CNPC and MOGE were emerged. Then the locals sent a request letter to the government at Sittwe for necessary actions.
The State Chief Minister was accompanied by the State Security & Border Affairs Minister Colonel Htin Linn along with other ministers namely U Minn Aung, U Kyaw Lwin and Dr Aung Chan Thar during his trip to Ann Township.
