Water flow ‘still weak’ after pipe installation
After blocking a river for months, a construction project’s recently installed water pipes are delivering relief to only some of Battambang’s drought-stricken fields. More than 400 farmers in Bavel district blamed the Asian Development Bank-funded bridge for choking the river since construction began in December, leaving them to depend on increasingly capricious rains to water crops. Responding to complaints this week, the Ung Sim Sia Construction company installed four pipes to allow water through the construction site, a remedy with mixed results. “The water is now flowing … but it is slow, and the water level is lower due to the dry season,” Bavel commune chief Sar Sari said. …
Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
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