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Environmental And Social Benefits The development of the Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project UKHP will chnage the socio-economic situation in this area. The UKHP will provide the local areas with a number of environmental and social benefits both during the construction phase and operation phase. While the local social benefits will be largely confined to the area around Talawakelle town, the wider benefits of watershed management will extend to the whole of the upeer basin. Benefits during the Construction Phase The presence of the project will also have positive impacts on the local communities, providing opportunities for improved social and economic development. It will stimulate the local business growth with opportunities related by the presence of construction camps and increased local disposable incomes. The following employment opportunities will be provided by the project : (I) Skilled construction labour; (II) Unskilled labour; (III) Domestic staff, canteen staff and other camp supprt staff. Benefits during Operation Phase The project will provide the opportunity to make significant improvements to the social and economic environment of the local communities.The business community also expects some benefits due to local tourism from the reservoir landscape, attracting people to use restaurants and other facilities, in the town. Some of the construction camp facilities will be transferred to community use. These may include clinics, restaurants, shops etc. The project will furnish infrastructure development including roads, electricity, telecommunications, water supply, clinics, and garbage disposal facilities etc. These improvements will certainly enhance continuing development of the area. The Upper Kotmale Hydropower Project (UKHP) will give the environment improvement effects in global aspects as well as that in local aspects. |
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