Cambodian minister calls outcry over 180km canal project ‘double, triple standards’

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Deputy PM Sun Chanthol says Phnom Penh has fulfilled its obligations by notifying neighbouring countries of the project.

The 100-m wide, 5.4-m deep navigation canal aims to connect Phnom Penh’s inland port near the Mekong River to the country’s coast.

When completed, the 100m-wide, 5.4m-deep navigation canal will connect Phnom Penh’s inland port near the Mekong River to the country’s coast and reduce the need for Cambodian products to transit through Vietnamese ports. In August 2023, Cambodia sent a notification to the MRC about this project, labelling it as a tributary project. Unlike projects on the mainstream of the Mekong River, those on its tributaries do not need to go through prior consultation with other MRC members.

Water-modelling simulation found that the canal would impact just 0.06 per cent of the Mekong River’s daily outflow during the dry season, he said. Funding for the project is expected to come from a Chinese loan but details have not been confirmed, pending a detailed breakdown of costs, said the minister.

 

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