AFFECTED COMMUNITIES DUE

TO UPPER KOTMALE HYDRO

POWER PROJECT
Group 38

Dayarathna P.W.H.K.T.B. RU/E/2006/039

Deepal H.T. RU/E/2006/042
Dharmadasa M.D.V.S. RU/E/2006/044
Liyanarachchi L.D.C RU/E/2006/099
Uduweriya R.B.Y.B. RU/E/2006/182
Perera S.V.A.D.R.R RU/E/2006/195
Introduction to the project

• Situated in the south central mountain slopes

of sri lanka.

• Project covers arround 500km2 the upstream

catchment of the present kotmale reservoir of the
kotmale oya.
Existing Kotmale P/S
Project Layout
Mahawelle Ganga

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Cable Tunnel ti n g Ko
Exis
Ta
law
Adit 4
Power House ake
lle
Tra
Access Tunnel n sm
i ssi
o nl
in e Adit 2
Tail race Tunnel

Adit 6 Pu
n
Oy dal

Oya
a

Adit 5
Kotmale

HEAD RACE
TUNNEL Talawakelle Intake
Dam
Adit 1 Devon A7
Oya

Hatton
Need of the project
To contribute to the national electricity
supply due to increase of Annual demand
for the electricity.
 Problem statement

•Implementation of a larger scale project as

UKHP will not eliminate the environmental and
social impacts totally.

•Only optimum minimization can be done.

•In this process many problems may arise in

the community of the project area.
 Affected communities
1. People lived in inundated area of the upper
kotmale reservoir (497 dwelling homes in
10 different community clusters)

2. Community that affected due to the re-

arrangement of Common facilities

3. People lived in downstream of the kotmale

Oya

4. Community that affected indirectly due to

the UKHP
No Affected Communities Affected Households
( No)

01 Talawakelle Division 160

02 CGR Quarters 05

Affected
03 Walkers Quarters
04 Kumaragama Settlement
communities due
60
30

to the project
05 Urban Council Settlement 39
06 Devsiripura Settlement 20

People lived in inundated area 117

07 Ratneelakelle Division
of
08 Middleton Bazaar & Talawakelle Extension 25
the upper kotmale reservoir (dwelling
09 Nanu Oya Division 21
homes)
10 Middleton Division 17
11 Devon Intake Site 03
Total 497
No Affected Communities Affected
( No)
01 Schools 01
02 Kovils 03
03 Churches 02
04 CrechesCommunity that affected due 03to
05 Librariesthe re-arrangement of Common
02
06 Muster Shed facilities 01
07 Volley Ball Courts 01
08 Cattle Sheds 26
09 Poultry Sheds 03
10 Shops 25
11 House Cum Shops 08
12 Work Shops 07
13 Garages 06
Affected communities..cnt..

 People lived in downstream of the

kotmale Oya

 Community that affected indirectly due to

the UKHP
Effects on the communities

• Effects on the residences in the upstream

inundated area

 Loss of pre-dwelling place due to inundatio

 Loss of agricultural land
 Loss of house cum shops
Some
Some of
of Affected
Affected houses
houses
 Effects on the communities

Effects on the commercial community

Effects to tourism
Effects on tea cultivation
Loss of previous business premises
• Effects on the community due to shifting of other
common structures
• Effects on the community in downstream area
• Effects to the existing water resources
St. Clair Waterfalls Devon Falls
 Consideration to minimize the
problem
Consideration on resettlement done for
upstream area

All resettlement are done within Talawakelle Urban

...Council limits where closer to their pre-dwelling …
places
Each individual sub-community should offered the
...opportunity to resettle together in a clearly …
identified area
Resettlement plan should be formulated through
a ...process of consultation with the local
It should be considered the Sub
cultural effects
All households should be provided with
housing ….and services that are better
than their pre-….resettlement condition.
Fair compensation should be made for
the ….properties they lose
Mixing of different backgrounds due to
….resettlement should be avoided.
 Solutions for the downstream
community
Adequate water supply system should
be provided with free of charge for their
basic needs and extra arrangement
should be design to provide water for
their agricultural, commercial and
industrial purposes. Also there should
be an adequate compensation for the
agricultural lands.
 To minimize the impacts on the
commercial community
• Should provide fair compensation with suitable
location to new establishment .
 Industrial based factory premises & workshops.
• (Electricity,water,infrastructure,employee,supporting
services)
 The shops and other commercial places.
 Hotels & restaurants which engaged with tourism
• (Natural aesthetic , Infrastructural)
 Estates, agricultural land and farm shops.
• (suitable fertilized lands)
 To minimize the effect due to re
arrangement of common facilities

• Restoration of common facilities should meet

certain requirement
 Preferable combination between them.
 Easy accessibility( infrastructural, location)

• Consideration to improvement of income level of

resettled people(Income Generation Action Plan )
 Occupational Skill Development (OSD) Training
 Micro Credit Scheme
 Agricultural Extension Services
 Discussion
•Past living condition of the of the people
lived in
relevant area.
• Impact due to
•Inundation of private property
•Loss of water in downstream
•resettlements
•relocation of common facilities
 Discussion

precautions and solutions and resettlement

plan of the UKHP project

present condition and conclusion

Thanks