The radio station 101.3 FM Bolivia reported on the findings of the Universidad Mayor de San Andres’ report on the planned Chepete and El Bala megadams. According to the news report, Victor Borda, the President of the Chamber of Deputies and a member of MAS, said that “the Government has an environmental impact study that does not estimate large-scale damage” and that the President, Evo Morales “suggested that a referendum be made and that it is the citizens who live in that place who can give their opinion regarding this project. We have a study. The environmental effects are not of great importance ” However, the Rector of the University, Waldo Albarracín, warned that “If the Government and President Evo Morales consolidate the construction of the Chepete-Bala hydroelectric mega-presses, they may be liable for the alleged crime of “ecocide.” "You can generate tremendous damage, and we could even say environmental crimes, which, based on the principle of imprescriptibility of this type of criminal behavior, can lead to subsequent criminal actions against public authorities if they intend to materialize these projects," he said. You can read the Spanish-language news report here.
UMSA recommends that the Government stop the Chepete-Bala project