CNRP lawmaker to visit site of proposed dam

Opposition CNRP lawmaker Pol Ham on Monday said he will visit the site of a proposed hydropower dam in Koh Kong province on Monday with colleagues from his parliamentary commission before they quiz government officials about the controversial project later this month. If built, the 108-megawatt Stung Chhay Areng dam would flood thousands of hectares in the protected Cardamom Mountains, including critical wildlife habitats. The project is opposed by the hundreds of ethnic Chong families who would also have to give up their ancestral lands to make way for the reservoir. …

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