Alarm over proposed dam

ថ្ងៃទី ២៩ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១២
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
សេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម / ថាមពល / បរិស្ថាន និងធនធានធម្មជាតិ / ការការពារបរិស្ថាន និងជីវៈចម្រុះ / ផលិតផលព្រៃឈើ / ព្រៃឈើ និងរុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ / បរិក្ខារផលិត និងចែកចាយអគ្គីសនី / ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនី / ការវិនិយោគ / ដីធ្លី / ការកាប់ឈើ និងឈើមានតម្លៃ / ព្រៃការពារ / ផលិតកម្មថាមពលកើតឡើងវិញ
Cheay Areng / China Southern Power Grid / ជនជាតិចិន / ជំនួយពីប្រទេសចិន / Crocodiles / ក្រុមហ៊ុន គោវទាន ខរភើរេហ្សិន / hydroelectricity / កោះកុង / ការកាប់ឈើ / ព្រៃអភិរក្ស / ក្រពើភ្នំ

The Sam Rainsy Party has asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to verify the details of a proposed dam that could inundate about 10,000 hectares of protected forest, citing concerns that it would lead to rampant illegal logging and devastate a traditional habitat of Siamese crocodiles. The proposed 109-megawatt dam would inundate about 20,000 hectares of land overall in Koh Kong province’s Cheay Areng valley, according to conservation groups, although an environmental impact assessment of the dam commissioned by the company suggested only 9,474 hectares would be flooded. The US$327 million project was taken over by China’s Guodian Corporation after China Southern Power Grid dumped the plan in November, 2010, deeming it unfeasible. …

 David Boyle with additional reporting by Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Cassandra Yeap, P. 5
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