Armenia: Company and village head push for a small hydropower project on river Martz ignoring locals' opposition
Summary
Date Reported: 4 Apr 2013
Location: Armenia
Companies
Martz Energy LLC - UnknownProjects
Martziget-1 SHPP - UnknownAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Ecosystem: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Complicity , Land Rights , Impact Assessment , Access to Water , Insufficient/inadequate consultation , Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable EnvironmentResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: NGO
Martz Village Head Signed Protocol Notwithstanding Villagers' Opinions, 04 April 2013
In Martz village 180 signatures have been collected against the construction of Martziget – 1 SHP... The matter is that Martz Village Head Robert Galstyan and “Martz Energy” LLC signed a protocol, which doesn’t reflect the opinion of villagers opposing to the SHP...
The video recording of the public hearings shows that all the participants of the hearings and villagers were opposing to the project. Only “Martzenergy” LLC Director Liparit Simonyan and Lori Regional administration representative (name not known) supported the project. Consequently, the village head signed illegal minutes... which shows his direct interest in the project. Thus, village head’s signature doesn’t reflect Martz villagers’ opinions...