Izehlakalo zodwa azisho ukuthi uhulumeni unenkohlakalo. Ukwesekwa kukaTony Blair kuLakshmi Mittal, umnikeli Wezabasebenzi onethemba lokuthenga imboni yensimbi yaseRomania, kubukeka kusolisa, kodwa kungenzeka, mhlawumbe, kube umphumela wokungahluleli kahle. Ukuphakamisa ukuthi uhulumeni unenkohlakalo, kufanele uqale uthole indlela yokuziphatha.
Ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule, abakhankasi bamalungelo abantu kanye nemvelo baphumelele ukunqoba okudumile. Uhulumeni waseTurkey, ngosizo lwenkampani yaseBrithani iBalfour Beatty, ubehlele ukuminza idolobha lasendulo iHasankeyf, e-Anatolia. Idamu i-Ilisu lanikezwa umphakathi njengohlelo lukagesi, kodwa eTurkey kwakunezinzuzo ezithile ezibambiso. I-Hasankeyf inhloko-dolobha yamasiko amaKurds, iziphathimandla ebezifuna ukuwachoboza nokuwafanisa. Ngokuyicwilisa phansi, uhulumeni uzosusa amaKurds angaba ngu-78,000 ezindlini zawo. Futhi ngokulimaza iTigris ingabamba omakhelwane bayo abayizinkathazo iSyria ne-Iraq - ukusinda kwabo kuncike emanzini omfula - ukuba bahlenge.
Ngokudabukisayo, uhulumeni waseBrithani wahlela ukuwubhala phansi lo msebenzi. Umnyango wesiqinisekiso sekhredithi yokuthekelisa (ECGD), okuwuphiko lomnyango wezohwebo nezimboni, uzohlinzeka ngezigidi eziyi-140 zomshwalense ku-Balfour Beatty. Ukube iTurkey yehlulekile ukukhokhela u-Balfour Beatty ngesikhathi, umnyango ubuyonika inkampani imali obuyikweleta, bese wengeza okushodayo esikweletini sikazwelonke saseTurkey. Njengoba izinkampani zingeke ziqhubeke nemiklamo efana nalena ngaphandle kweziqinisekiso ezivela kohulumeni bazo, ukusekelwa kwe-ECGD kwakubalulekile ekwakhiweni kwedamu i-Ilisu.
Ngakho-ke uhulumeni Wezabasebenzi, owenze ukuzibophezela okukhulu kwamalungelo abantu emhlabeni wonke, ukugcinwa kokuthula nokuvikelwa kwemvelo, wayelungiselela ukusekela iphrojekthi ezosiza uhlelo lwaseTurkey lokuhlanzwa kobuhlanga, ukucekela phansi elinye lamadolobha abaluleke kakhulu emlandweni wemivubukulo emhlabeni, futhi isabise izingxabano phakathi kweTurkey nomakhelwane bayo abaseningizimu. Umnyango wezohwebo nezimboni, owawuphethwe nguStephen Byers ngaleso sikhathi, wawufihlela umphakathi amaphepha abalulekile, wanikeza izimpendulo ezinganaki ephalamende futhi wamemezela ukuthi uhlose ukugunyaza lolu hlelo ngosuku uNeil Hamilton alahlekelwa ngalo icala lakhe lokungathembeki; okwahlulelwa kahle yizikhulu njengesikhathi esihle sokungcwaba izindaba ezimbi.
Izishoshovu zomkhankaso we-Ilisu Dam, i-Kurdish Human Rights Project kanye ne-Friends of the Earth zichithe iminyaka emithathu zilwa ne-ECGD kanye no-Balfour Beatty. Usomahlaya uMark Thomas uvakashele iBrithani ngombukiso wokumisa ozinikele emkhankasweni wokulwa nedamu. Emhlanganweni waminyaka yonke ka-Balfour Beatty, i-Friends of the Earth inxuse abatshalizimali abaphethe amasheya angu-41% ezinkampani ukuthi bangavoti ngokumelene nesidingo sayo sokuthi le nkampani yamukele iziqondiso zokuziphatha zokwakhiwa kwamadamu. NgoNovemba wonyaka odlule, uBalfour Beatty washaya ibhande. Kodwa uhulumeni akafundanga lutho kule fiasco. Manje isilungiselela ukuqala kabusha, ngelinye idamu, enye inkampani kanye nomunye umsebenzi wokuhlanzwa kwezinhlanga.
Umfula i-Coruh usuka eziNtabeni zaseMescit, udlule enyakatho-mpumalanga yeTurkey, uye eGeorgia wehle uye oLwandle Olumnyama eBatumi. Izizwe zaseGeorgia ezihlala esigodini salo zihlala phakathi kwezinkulungwane zezakhiwo ze-mediaevel kanye nezinsalela zemivubukulo. Indawo ebamba umfula iyindawo eyinhloko yokuhamba yezinyoni ezidla inyama ezifudukayo, kanye nendawo yokuhlala yamabhere, izimpisi, i-lynx, i-ibex kanye nezitshalo ezingaba ngu-160 ezihlala zikhona.
Uhulumeni waseTurkey uhlose ukukhukhula ingxenye enkulu yalesi sigodi ngoxhaxha lwamadamu, elikhulu kunawo wonke okungama-megawatt angama-540 ezansi nomfula edolobheni laseYusufeli. Izikhulu zendawo zilinganisela ukuthi kuzominza imizi yabantu ababalelwa ku-15,000, kuphinde kuxoshwe abanye abangu-15,000, njengoba imigwaqo namasimu abo kucwila emanzini.
E-Hasankeyf, uhulumeni waseTurkey wenze iphutha lokushiya idolobha limile, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuvikela. Ngeke liphinde leli phutha. Ihlose ukubhuqa uYusufeli ngoJulayi ukuthi idamu selikulungele yini ukwakhiwa ngethemba lokuthi abantu balo nabalandeli babo bazoncama uma sekungasekho okusindisiwe ngaphandle kwemfucumfucu. Abantu baseYusufeli kanye nezigodi ezizungezile bazomane balahlwe kwenye indawo. Ukube bebengase banikezwe izindlu ezanele nemigwaqo emisha, elinye iphephandaba laseTurkey lilinganisela, izindleko zokuhlaliswa kabusha beziyoba nkulu kunenani likagesi elizokhiqizwa idamu. EYusufeli, njengaseHasankeyf, akekho onesibindi sokukhuluma, njengoba amaphoyisa omshoshaphansi egcwele yonke indawo. I-barrage izophazamisa ukuhlinzekwa kwamanzi e-Georgia, futhi (njengoba ivimbela inhlabathi yomfula ukuthi ifinyelele olwandle) ibangele ukuguguleka okukhulu ogwini loLwandle Olumnyama.
Umfelandawonye onethemba lokwakha idamu laseYusufeli uholwa yinkampani yaseFrance iSpie Batignolle, u-41% wayo ongaphansi kwenkampani yaseBrithani i-Amec. I-Amec, njengo-Balfour Beatty, ingenye yezinkampani ezisungula uhlelo lukahulumeni waseBrithani lwezezimali ezizimele. I-ECGD icubungula ukuthi izobhala phansi noma cha igalelo layo kuphrojekthi kaYusufeli, ngeziqinisekiso eziyizigidi ezingama-pounds68. Abantu abalwa nohlelo lwe-Ilisu sebebanga idamu le-Amec. Baye bahlangabezana ncamashi nesithiyo kanye ne-obfuscation efanayo njengoba babhekane nayo ngaphambili.
Lapho ukubambisana kwayo ekuhlanzweni kobuhlanga kuvezwa, i-ECGD yaphoqeleka ukuba ishicilele isethi "yezimiso zebhizinisi". Lezi sekumele zilawule izinqumo ezizenzayo. Ngeshwa zihlala "zinokuzikhethela", okusho ukuthi, empeleni, azisetshenziswanga. Kuzicelo zokuqala ezingama-200 i-ECGD ehloliwe, akukho nesisodwa esinqatshiwe.
Ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule, abakhankasi bebebhalela i-Amec kanye nongqongqoshe bomnyango wezohwebo nezimboni, ngethemba lokuthola imibhalo ebalulekile - umbiko womthelela kwezemvelo kanye nohlelo lokuhlaliswa kabusha - i-ECGD ethi izosetshenziswa ukuze kunqunywe. ukuthi izolusekela noma cha lolu hlelo. Ngaphansi kwemithetho yolwazi lwezemvelo, izakhamuzi zase-United Kingdom zinelungelo elingokomthetho lokubona lawa maphepha. Uhulumeni unqabile, ngesizathu sokuthi bangabase-Amec. I-Amec iphendule ngokuthi izifundo azikwazi ukubonwa ngokuthi "akekho kuzo eziphelele". Kodwa ezinyangeni ezingu-15 ezedlule, yatshela ikomidi elikhethiwe lezohwebo nezimboni ukuthi linikeze i-ECGD "ulwazi olubanzi mayelana nephrojekthi kuhlanganise nocwaningo olugcwele lwezemvelo." Abakhankasi abaqinisekiswa neze yiqiniso lokuthi usihlalo omusha womkhandlu wabeluleki we-ECGD ngu-Liz Airey, ophinde abe ngumqondisi we-Amec.
Manje uhulumeni waseBrithani ubonakala ekulungele, futhi, ukusekela uhlelo lokuqala lokuhlanzwa kohlanga. Ngenyanga edlule uDavid Allgood, isikhulu esiphezulu kwa-ECGD, utshele abezindaba ukuthi umnyango "uzocubungula noma yisiphi isicelo esisha sephrojekthi ye-Ilisu ngokufaneleka kwayo".
Kunephethini lapha, eliveza ukuthi uhulumeni akawenzi amaphutha, kodwa wenza itulo eliphambene nemigomo athi usebenza ngayo. Lona akuwona umsebenzi wezikhulu ezikhohlakele, kodwa ukukhombisa inkohlakalo ehleliwe. NgoDisemba, ungqongqoshe wehhovisi lezangaphandle uPeter Hain waqhosha kuNhlangano Yezimboni ZaseBrithani ngokuthi โohulumeni namabhizinisi asebenza ndawonye angeke avinjwe.โ Kukithi ukuthi simbonise ukuthi unephutha.
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