‘Downgrade’ of railway homes

5 July 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Aid and development / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Economy and commerce / Infrastructure / Multilateral development assistance / Rail / Transport infrastructure and facilities
ADB / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / AusAid / Australian Aid for International Development / Chor Lin / Habitat for Humanity Cambodia / Interministerial Resettlement Committee / IRC / Iv Bonnakar / Nora Lindstrom / Phnom Penh / Phun Ninul / Sahmakum Teang Tnaut / STT

Compensation for Phnom Penh villagers set to be displaced by railway reconstruction may be insufficient due to a “systematic downgrade” of the value of their homes by the government, a report released yesterday said. The report, issued by the NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut, said the government’s Inter-ministerial Resettlement Committee had inaccurately appraised the size and quality of homes built along railway lines in four Phnom Penh communities facing displacement. Although the Asian Development Bank has pledged to better the lives of those affected by their projects, villagers affected by resettlement may struggle to maintain their original quality of life, according to the STT report. The organisation has loaned more than $100 million to the railway project.

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