The following are some key issues that should be considered when planning to undertake infrastructure interventions. It is important that projects are designed to minimize negative impacts and, if necessary, adopt mitigating measures.
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Social Impacts
- Land acquisition
- Resettlement
- Impact on indigenous people
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HIV/AIDS
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Road Safety
- Impact on non-motorized traffic and pedestrians
- Village thoroughfares
- Driving off the road
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Environmental Impacts
- Dust impact in villages
- Crossing of environmentally sensitive areas
- Erosion and land slides in hilly and mountainous areas
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