Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 2 Project Begins

Posted By: Netsolution Online on 18-05-2022

The Siem Reap Provincial Administration has begun the construction of Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 2 (KHM-18) to prevent flooding in Siem Reap during the rainy season under a concessional loan from the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea.

This is according to the ceremony on 16 May 2022, presided over by HE Vong Piseth, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

This project is implemented after the completion of Siem Reap River Renovation Phase 1 (KHM-7) to build a sewage system and restore the river.

Also, the KHM-18 project is renovated by Youngjin Construction Inc, starting from the bridge of the beltway to the Aranh Village with a length of 5 km.

In November 2020, the US$5 million remaining budget from the 34-road restoration project in Sihanoukville has been used for the renovation of 9km of sidewalk along Siem Reap River.

The US$5 million remaining budget from the 34-road restoration project in Sihanoukville will be used to renovate 9km of sidewalk along Siem Reap River, in addition to the 38-road construction project.

Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen decided to reallocate this budget during the ground-breaking ceremony of the 38-road renovation project in Siem Reap on 30 November. (Read more)

“I previously reallocated the US$5 million leftover budget from the 34-road construction in Sihanoukville to the national budget. However, now I transfer it directly to Siem Reap to rehabilitate both sides of the Siem Reap River,” said PM Hun Sen.

“Thus, the renovation will be a package, including roads, sewers, water networks, security cameras, and so on. Siem Reap will become a strong tourism city, worthy of the status of the former capital of the Khmer Empire,” he added.

He added that after the recovery of COVID-19, in 2022 the government will possibly organise an Angkor Songkran festival again to boost tourism.

Source: https://construction-property.com/siem-reap-river-renovation-phase-2-project-begins/