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| Construction work on a new Chinese-funded bridge over the Tonle Sap river continues in Phnom Penh. Residents affected by the project feel excluded from decisions about their resettlement. Photo by: Heng Chivoan |
Friday, 09 September 2011 15:03
Khouth Sophakchakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
Families who will be relocated to make way for a new Cambodian-Chinese friendship bridge said yesterday they were still being excluded from the process that will decide their resettlement.
Residents of Chroy Changvar commune, in the capital’s Russei Keo district, where more than 200 families are affected by the construction of the bridge, said they had not even been informed of an official meeting to discuss the resettlement process.
Municipal officials yesterday met with representatives from an inter-ministerial committee monitoring the project’s impact on local villagers.
Chan Sopheak, 29, a resident of Doem Kor village, said families living near the bridge construction site were becoming increasingly alarmed as construction progressed.
“We are very sorry when we overhear that there is a meeting about our houses but the authorities do not invite us to join it,” he said, adding that foundation posts for the bridge were nearly complete and construction on land would begin soon.
Por Chanphal, 39, another resident of Doem Kor village, said that last month, officials had come to count the number of families affected by the project and measure residents’ land plots.
“Those officials told us that they would bring their report to give to the inter-ministerial committee to evaluate to determine a compensation policy for us,” he said.
Meanwhile, residents in Daun Penh district’s Srah Chak commune, on the west bank of the river, said they had refused to comply with an order from district authorities to pull down their homes last month because they had not been offered resettlement options or compensation.
In an August 5 eviction notice, Daun Penh district governor Sok Sambath said he would take measures against “slums” near the construction site and would not be responsible for compensation if villagers did not leave within 15 days. “The district authority ordered us to pull down our homes, but they did not tell us where to relocate to, or [offer] compensation for us after we demolished our homes,” 28-year-old villager Pen Panha said.
Municipal deputy governor Noun Someth said officials were “discussing the issues [with the project] carefully”, but declined to provide further details about the meeting.
4 comments:
there is nothing wrong building much needed bridges, developments, etc for the country, it's more of a problem of mismanagement, inexperienced, etc, more than anything else, i think! that's what cambodia get for being isolated and behind time for too many years. yes, the social issues is one thing, and the lack of, the inexperienced, the social isolation, etc, etc, all added up. this is why we are seeing the result of that now. of course, changes are inevitable, that said! life and survival is about the ability to adjust, to adapt and diversity, keep that is mind, ok!
Yes!! after 30 years, ah Kwack motherfucker still has no experience!!!!!!!
keep whining and bitching about it and not try to do something about it to help, etc is worst than hun sen tries to make a real, lasting difference by staying in cambodia and living and working among khmer people and cambodia, instead of run away and whine from the distance over the internet, really! that's the real difference, you know! one is trying, other trying is doing nothing with their hands but only with their useless mouths, you know! that's all!
អៀ ចាន់ណា ឆ្លើយតប 2 says: 11:44 PM 08.09.2011,
អា ខ្មែរតាកែវ បើពួកអាដង្កូវ សង្គមឯងចង់ដឹងរឿងពិត អញ់បា្រប់ឯងទៅចុះថា អាខ្មែរតាកែវ ឯងតាំងខ្លួនជាអ្នកចេះដឹង និងមានសីលធម័ស្អាតស្អំ ពេលខ្លះហ្អែងអួតខ្លួនថាជាបណ្ឌិត តាមពិតទៅ អាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងហ្នឹង មានប្រពន្ធបីហើយរាប់ទាំងប្រពន្ធរាល់ង៉ៃដែលខាំគ្នាព្រឹកល្ងាចដូចសត្វធាត និងលែងគ្នាមួយខែបួនប្រាំដង! ក្រុមអាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងមានគ្នាពីរបីនាក់អញ់ស្គាល់ច្បាស់ណាស់ គឺសុទ្ធតែពួកអាដង្កូវសង្គមដែលមើលឃើញអាចន៏ថាជាអាហារ ដ៏មានរសជាតិសុទ្ធសាធ ! នៅរឿងច្រើនទៀបើពូកអាដង្កូវសង្គមឯងចង់ដឹងអញនិងបា្រប់ទៀត ! អូខេ?
អៀ ចាន់ណា ឆ្លើយតប 1 says: 06.09.2011, 2:57 AM 06/09/2011,
អាណាគេជនរងគ្រោះ? អាកាបាក់មែន? ឬអាចំគួតបួសឡឺកឺក្រៅសង្គម? ល្មមៗបានហើយ ពួកអាក្រៅសង្គមអែង។ អៀ ចាន់ណាវាធ្វើអី ហ្អែង? រិះគន់ហ៊ុនតាវាមានទៅទើសម៉ែអី ហ្អែង? ពួកអារមិលគុណ!
ឆ្លើយតប ខ្មែរតាកែវ says: 2:03 PM 06/09/2011
សកម្ម ជនកំសាកហើយល្បិចច្រើន អៀ ចាន់ណា បានតែព្រុសនៅ ក្រៅប្រទេសតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!!! ដើរបញ្ចេញមតិជេរប្រមាថ បរិហាកេរ្កិ៍ ញុះញង់ ចោទប្រកាន់រួមមាន ហ៊ុន សែន តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ... !!! វាគ្មានសេចក្ដីក្លាហាន និងនាំគ្នាធ្វើអំពើល្អណាមួយឡើយ។ មាសសុទ្ធិមិនខ្លាចភ្លើង!!! អៀ ចាន់ណា ចូលចិត្តលាបពណ៌ ដាក់សំពាធ សំណើ មិនហ៊ានមកនិយាយការពិត និងទទួលខុសត្រូវ ។ អ្វីដែលទាក់ទង ខ្លួនឯង!!! មិនគួរខ្លាច ចម្ងល់ របស់ ជនរងគ្រោះ!? សូម អៀ ចាន់ណា ហ៊ានទទួលខុសត្រូវ ដូចលោក ឡឹម ពិសិដ្ឋ បានឆ្លើយតបតាមសំណើអត្ថបទ របស់ សុភាព ស.ស. កខគឃង ចង្រិតឆ្នាស់និង ខ្មែរជនបទ...។ ពីព្រោះគេចង់ដឹងការពិត ជាសាធារណៈ ។
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