Phnom Penh: The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has started to install a 1.4-meter temporary pipe across the Tonle Sap River from the east bank to the west bank in order to boost the water supply in the low-lying areas as planned.

Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority Director-General Long Naro said at a ceremony to drill a 2-meter pipeline across the Tonle Sap River from the east bank to the west bank on February 20, 2023. On May 5, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority will launch the first phase of Bak Kheng factory to supply additional areas with low or inadequate water supply, especially in the western and southern suburbs of Phnom Penh. Respond to the needs of the people.

According to the Director General of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation has made efforts to request the Royal Government and development partners to install temporary and 1.4-meter pipelines, which are currently 98% completed. Ensure the supply of water to the people as planned in the first phase, whereas a 2-meter pipeline may operate in the second phase, which will push clean water parallel to the west.

The Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, Senior Minister Dr. Cham Prasidh, stated that the Bak Kheng Water Development Project in Cambodia has borrowed $ 85 million from AFD and $ 100 million from the European Bank, of which the European Union has provided $ 15 million. Is a free loan.

It should be noted that yesterday, the French delegation, including senior officials of the French Parliament and AFD, the European Union, and senior officials of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Cambodian Parliament, the Senate and the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation visited. Progress at the construction site of Bak Kheng Water Treatment Plant.