They refuse to give up even the fair share that the villagers demand in recompense.
They were making some progress he claimed but the reality was that the villagers needed the money.
The government has put up posters and organised talks to explain to the villagers that urinating in the water can make them sick, and that they should avoid bathing in the river at noon - the snails come out when the temperature is highest.
Nor does the film ever confront the post- colonial questions that hover over the Algerian villagers' dependence on the French monks.
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We told the villagers that we were there to meet up with a man called Ramzan.
The worst of the poverty is offset by the fact that villagers own their own homes, grow most of what they need and receive assistance, at critical times, from relatives.
The newer settlers live in conditions that are clearly worse than the original villagers, in small flats instead of large villas, and without the cars or crystal chandeliers.
The most commonly-held belief is that it is related to the kudu horn that was blown to summon African villagers to meetings.
Another time a warlord in the eastern Khost Province arrested two Roshan employees and threw them in jail, complaining that villagers were unhappy with the service and found it too expensive.
The villagers complained that they felt caught between the two rival forces.
Villagers say that the deaths occurred late on Tuesday in the Khyber Agency - a tribal region where the army has been fighting Islamic militants.
Naleke said Ntaiya's accomplishments and spirit have made her a role model, noting that villagers also respect the fact that she didn't forget her promise.
The oil companies point out, and villagers agree, that life has improved significantly since the completion of the pipeline in 1998.
None of the villagers had realised that restrictions would be eased at the end of the year.
Some, for example, were built at such a distant remove from the centres of commerce that villagers exhausted their daily earnings travelling to and from their place of work.
But even in this paradise, away from the city, with its dense population, disease and social ills, the villagers can relate to the same matter, and that residents of large cities ...
The government estimates that less than 30 percent of villagers have access to latrines, which poses serious health risks and increases the threat of deadly diseases like typhoid and malaria.
But despite the backing of many villagers, there is a reminder here that trying to "buck the market" to provide subsidised housing can be a hugely controversial move.
For example: if a company somewhere in Africa chops down a forest to grow food destined for Europe, and that deforestation wrecks the water supply used by villagers, who's to blame - the Africans or the Europeans?
He added that villagers had gathered after hearing about the tree, adding: "It's quite like a wake".
Satisfied, Kecal announces the deal he's made, and the villagers are angry to learn that Jenik has actually "sold" his bride to someone else.
The artists said villagers should not be concerned about any noise issues, and that control of the project would be very much in their hands.
The problem is that most well-paid jobs are now in towns and cities, and many villagers lack the means to get to where the work is.
The effort has proved so successful that Unilever introduced a high-tech element: the Shakti entrepreneurs now run kiosks with personal computers which villagers can rent to send e-mails and browse the web for things that can make a big difference to their lives, like market prices.
Nowhere is the importance of innovation more apparent than in quickly-changing contexts like that of Bangladesh: many villagers are migrating to cities and abroad, women are increasingly entering the workforce, there is a youth bulge, while with increases in life expectancy, the fastest growing demographic is senior citizens.
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The skin lesions that come from prolonged exposure to arsenic are already evident on the hands and feet of many villagers.
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Officials say that the soldier, Anwar Din, was detained by villagers near Parachinar after attempting to see the woman.
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However, Mr Brazil said that the families felt "accepted" and respected by villagers.
Chevron says the villagers may be sick, but that poor sanitation and continuing environmental abuses by state-owned Petroecuador are to blame.
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Most crops in the region are sown and harvested by hand, including the small plots that dot the gravity-challenging mountain sides, and farm machinery is a rare sight, with villagers using donkeys, oxen and bulls to plough the crops.
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