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WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL (WAPP) PÖYRY ENERGY LTD.
Mount Coffee HPP ESIA and RAP 2012-09-18
ESIA Report Page 91
survey will capture the exact number of these households. This means that there will be
physical relocation for these HHs after all. The unit used is the household which may
include several families making up the home. However, what is of importance is the
number of structures that will be destroyed and hence the need to be relocated.
The ongoing HH survey and other site visits are also identifying settlements
surrounding the reservoir area, whose inhabitants are using part of the reservoir area for
cultivation or for other purposes. This group of settlements and its population will make
up the largest proportion of PAPs.
Local authorities have been contacted prior to starting the HH survey. Viable
information on which structures will likely be affected is also being obtained from
reliable village/settlement members who are leaders in the community and are known
by the villagers.
The following Table shows the settlements and population and number of HHs that will
most likely be affected, as the structures are in the reservoir.
Table 13-1: Settlements that will be affected and number of households
District Township Settlement Name Number of HHs Number of Persons
Careysburg Harrisburg Shellen Town 8 37
Erik 2 10
Wenekai Village 16 60
St. Paul River Arthington Gbally Village 10 60
Sumo 3 15
Todee Mount Coffee Benben Town 68 200
Total 107 382
Source: Study Team
The identified settlements are distanced from each other in the interior and have varied
number of built structures. Some settlements like Benben Town have well over 50
structures, which will most likely be affected and thus have to be relocated and
compensated. The settlements are interconnected by barely discernible footpaths. Where
roads exist these are dirt/secondary roads connecting larger towns. The dirt roads are of
poor quality and make some areas inaccessible by ordinary cars (non-4-wheel) during
the rainy season. Settlements on the left and right bank of the river can also be reached
by canoe from either side of the river. The following satellite picture shows an overview
of the location of the settlements.