Eviction fears grow at lake

Villagers living in raised houses on the capital’s Boeung Tumpun lake fear their eviction is on the horizon as sand pumping increases at the site, they said yesterday. … In recent months, heavy machinery has been at work at the Boeung Tumpun site. Sand pumping has increased, and workmen, including one yesterday who said he was from Vietnam, have been regulars at the lake. … Under a proposed 2011 development, dubbed AZ Town, roads, including the 60-metre Hun Sen Boulevard, would cross the lake or pass near it. AZ Town, a satellite city similar to Camko City, and the associated Hun Sen Boulevard would be developed by four firms – AZ Group, ING Holdings, Daun Penh Construction Group and SMEC International, according to documents obtained by the Post. … Sok Lida, research project manager of land and housing rights NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut said his organisation had identified 28 poor urban communities that could be affected by development at the lake. …

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