A field investigation conducted by CEE Bankwatch Network in the Nenskra and Nakra valleys...in Georgia during two visits in July 2017 has found direct evidence that the
Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan (LALRP) developed by JSC Nenkra Hydro is inaccurate and fails to properly map, assess and provide adequate compensation for project affected persons (PAPs), especially for those that are significantly and severely affected by the planned Nenskra hydropower plant. The LALRP and its implementation so far do not comply with the requirements of international financiers’ policies concerning involuntary resettlement and economic displacement. The main findings of the field investigation include: Pasture land and wooden cabins used by multiple users are recorded as being used by only one household, leaving entire households out of the compensation scheme...The criteria for identifying vulnerable people leave out Internally Displaced Persons and potentially others who have a low income...The land take impacts of associated facilities such as transmission lines, access roads and the new substation are not included, nor are the land impacts of the disposal sites...