Complex sentence: Projects and studies were undertaken prior to the start of work, and following expropriation decree 1037/1965 that June, the over 2,500 inhabitants of three villages (Bălăceşti, Ceauru and Şomăneşti) were moved by autumn and the existing houses demolished.
Split into simpler sentences: Projects and studies were undertaken prior to the start of work. Following expropriation decree 1037/1965 that June, the over 2,500 inhabitants of three villages (Bălăceşti, Ceauru and Şomăneşti) were moved by autumn, and the existing houses demolished.