ADB has a long road ahead after big flood
A breached flood protection dyke near Prey Ven city that, had it burst during the disastrous 2011 flooding, would have added a further 30,000 to the almost 52,000 households evacuated, is one project nearing completion in Cambodia’s Flood Damage Emergency Reconstruction Project. But the Asian Development Bank-driven project is in it for the long haul, with about 524 kilometres of roads to fix and 26 irrigation systems across six provinces still waiting for repair. As of June, just over 10 per cent of the work had been completed, one per cent short of the project target. Peter Brimble, deputy country director of the ADB Cambodia Resident Mission, said national and rural road damage caused by the flooding was worth more than $320 million and was still depriving people of a means of transport and a living. …
