VOD, Nov 19, 2020
The infilling of 70 hectares of the Mekong River across from Phnom Penh is nearly complete, residents say, as the Kandal provincial governor touts the “development potential” of the oknha’s project that he says will soon sway any unhappy locals.
The governor, Kong Sophorn, said the satellite city development, by oknha Khun Sea in Lvea Em district’s Akrei Khsat commune, would have a resort, condominiums, shopping center and government buildings.
It will increase government revenue, create jobs and raise local incomes, Sophorn said.
“The development potential is the greater [concern],” he said. “There will be an impact on people’s minds at some point, but after they see the development they will feel happy and support it even more.”
A group of about 100 people living in small huts on both sides of a road along what used to shore, however, say they are awaiting eviction.
“[We] don’t know what to do. Citizens like me and my group have only tears,” said Touch Kheng, 55, who spoke as a representative of the families.
In full: https://vodenglish.news/mekong-landfilling-progresses-for-70-hectare-shopping-condo-complex/
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