Battambang farmers desperate for local river water
With barely a drop of rain falling on their parched fields, Battambang farmers are pleading with a construction company to stop blockading the local river so their recently planted crops don’t dry out. The Asian Development Bank-funded bridge connecting Battambang and Banteay Meanchey has blocked the river since construction began in December, according to Bavel district’s Sang Rang village chief. Local farmers went ahead and planted hundreds of hectares of rice in April anyway, anticipating the rainy season. But the rains haven’t come. …
Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
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