Locals in the Dark to Chinese Rail Project

2 January 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Environmental impact assessments / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Industrial mining / Infrastructure / Investment / Iron and steel / Minerals and mineral products / Mining / Rail / Transport infrastructure and facilities
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With two Chinese firms due to start work on a 400-km railway, steel mill and port in July, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has yet to be conducted, and affected provinces are still largely in the dark about the massive infrastructure project. In a ceremony in Phnom Penh on Monday, Chinese conglomerate Cambodia Iron and Steel Mining Industry Group and China Railway Group Limited signed a deal on the purported $9.6 billion project in the presence of Transport Minister Tram Iv Tek. …

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