Kandal: The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, and the Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, Mr. Ou Ino Atsushi, co-chaired the inauguration ceremony of the flyover and renovation of Wat Chroy Primary School. In Koh Thom district, Kandal province. The event was held on February 18, 2023, with the participation of village, commune, district and district authorities, relevant authorities and a total of 600 people.
The 18-meter-long and 4-meter-wide reinforced concrete bridge is made of reinforced concrete under the grant of the people and the Government of Japan (Kusanoni) through the Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The renovation of a three-room pagoda at Wat Chroy Primary School was funded by a national team working in the district, which is located in Leuk Dek commune, Koh Thom district, Kandal province.
It should be noted that the 2.5-meter-wide and 18-meter-long wooden bridge was built before 1962 and will continue to be used until 2021. The national team visited Koh Thom district together. The Japanese side (Small-scale human security project “Assistance Kusanoni”) began construction of an 18-meter-long, 4-meter-wide reinforced concrete bridge, opened on March 11, 2022 and will be completed on July 1, 2022 sooner than planned. In addition, a three-room Wat Chroy Primary School building has been renovated since 1996 for 26 years and has collapsed on the ground floor due to flooding during the rainy season. The team has completed the construction and completed 100% on May 10, 2022 and will give the principal back to normal use.
Chairman of the Koh Thom District National Assistance Team, Senior Minister Sun Chanthol, thanked the Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia, Ueno Atsushi, and the people and the Government of Japan for their support and development partners. Indispensable from the past and the future. He described the achievements that Japan has helped in the past, especially in the field of public works and transportation, including: Tsubasa Bridge, Chroy Changva I Bridge, Kizuna Bridge, 7 bridges in Prey Veng and Kratie National Road No. 5. , National Road No. 1, Wastewater Treatment and Sanitation Project and another new achievement, Bend Dom Dai Bridge in Leuk Dek Commune, Koh Thom District, Kandal Province.
The Minister also emphasized that bridges and roads play an important role as arteries to promote national economic development and help connect the transportation of all agricultural products of the people to all parts of the region and to the world. He who can support economic growth, family and society better.
The Minister of Public Works has reminded all registered voters to go to the 7th National Assembly Election 2023, which will be held on July 23, 2023. And continue to unite to maintain peace under the wise leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia to continue to restore and improve the living standards of the people. Better and more modern. In fact, in 2023, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport will open the construction site of several roads, including National Road 23, which starts from Leuk Dek commune, Koh Thom district to Leuk Dek district, National Road 14.