Major flooding in Cambodia, water level as high as the level in 2000

លោក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី លឹម គានហោ បង្ហាញ​ពី​ក្រាហ្វិក​ទឹក​ជំនន់​នៅ​កម្ពុជា

RFA/Hang Savyouth

២២-កញ្ញា-២០១១៖ អ្នក​ភូមិ​នៅ​តំបន់​ប្រាសាទ​បន្ទាយ​ស្រី​ខេត្ត​សៀមរាប​ភៀស​ខ្លួន​រក​ទី​ទួល​ពេល​ទឹក​ជន់​លិច​ភូមិ។

ស្ថានភាព​ទឹកជំនន់​​ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ ប្រហាក់​ប្រហែល​នឹង​ជំនន់​សហវត្សរ៍ កាលពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០០ 

ថ្ងៃ ព្រហស្បតិ៍ 22 កញ្ញា 2011
ដោយ លី ម៉េងហួរ
Radio France Internationale

Synopsis: Lim Kean Hor, the minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, indicated on 22 September that the water level in 2011 is similar to those during the 2000s. 56,000 hectares of the country are flooded. Kampong Thom saw the worst effect of the flooding.

រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​ធនធានទឹក និង​ឧតុនិយម លោក លឹម គានហោ បាន​ប្រកាស​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​២២​កញ្ញា​នេះ​ថា ស្ថានភាព​ទឹកជំនន់​នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ពេលនេះ មាន​ស្ថានភាព​ប្រហាក់ប្រហែល​នឹង​ទឹកជំនន់​សហវត្សរ៍ កាលពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០០។ ក្នុងនោះ ទឹកជំនន់ ដែល​នឹង​បន្ត​ឡើង​រហូត​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​៣០​កញ្ញា បាន​លិចលង់​ផ្ទៃដី​បង្កបង្កើន​ផល​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស ប្រមាណ ៥៦.០០០ ហិកតា។ នៅ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ រងគ្រោះ​ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​ជាងគេ។

ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត នៅ​ព្រឹក​មិញ លោក លឹម គានហោ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​ធនធាន​ទឹក និង​ឧតុនិយម បាន​ប្រកាស​ថា ក្នុង​រយៈពេល​ប៉ុន្មាន​ថ្ងៃនេះ កម្ពុជា​បាន​ទទួល​ឥទ្ធិពល​សម្ពាធ​ទាប បណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​មាន​ភ្លៀង​ធ្លាក់​គ្រប់​ទីកន្លែង។ ទឹកភ្លៀង ក៏​នឹង​បន្ត​ធ្លាក់​រយៈពេល​ពីរ ឬ​បី​ថ្ងៃ​ទៅ​មុខ​ទៀត ដែល​បណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​មាន​ទឹកជំនន់​តាម​ដង​ទន្លេ​មេគង្គ ទន្លេ​បាសាក់ និង​នៅ​ទន្លេសាប។​

Cambodian minister says China's dams have no impact on lower Mekong [-How can he prove that?]

April 06 2010
Xinhua

Cambodia said Monday that Chinese dams built on the upper parts have no impact on the level of water in the downstream of the Mekong River.

Lim Kean Hor, minister of water resource management and meteorology said based on studies and experts the dams built by China have no impact on the change of water level in the lower Mekong River, but because of climate change, lack of rainfalls and drought in the upper parts in China, Laos and Thailand.

Lim Kean Hor made the statement upon his arrival at the Phnom Penh International Airport from the first Mekong River Commission Summit held in Hua Hin, Thailand on April 4-5.

The meeting which was attended by heads of the governments from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam plus their dialogue partners of China and Myanmar had discussed how to achieve sustainable development in the Mekong basin.

During the meeting, China had pledged to make closer cooperation with the countries that use water from the Mekong River, according to Lim Kean Hor.

During the meeting, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Song Tao said that "China now has three hydropower stations in operation over the Lancang River, namely Jinghong, Manwan and Dachaoshan. " Those three are cascade hydropower stations that do not consume water, with scarce effect on the water volume flowing across the border."

The research and evaluation work by various Chinese and overseas institutes supports Song's remarks. According to a brochure issued by China's Ecosystem Study Commission for International Rivers, the study by those institutes including Canada Dilon Environment Scientific Consulting, drew the same conclusion.

Song said the runoff volume of the Lancang River accounts for only 13.5 percent of that of the Mekong River. The runoff of the Mekong River mainly comes from the middle-and-lower Mekong basin, amounting to 86.5 percent.

He also quoted a statement by the Mekong River Commission last month as saying that the water level decline of the Lancang-Mekong main stem is contributed by an early ending of rain season in 2009, a low monsoon rainfall and an extreme scarcity of dry-season rainfall.

Cambodia set to build more dams

Monday, August 11, 2008
ABC Radio Australia

Cambodia will spend roughly 400 million US dollars later this year to begin construction of new dams in a bid to improve the country's irrigation system and boost rice exports.

The Mekong Times quotes Water Resources Minister Lim Kean Hor as saying that irrigation will eventually cover one million hectares of paddies throughout the country.

He says the first construction steps have started and the government hopes irrigation will reach nearly 60 percent of the entire country's rice fields, currently only 44 percent are irrigated.

CPP Lim Kean Hor: Success in the demolition of Boeng Kob Srov constructions

Friday, August 03, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

The demolition operation on villas and housing developments of the Long Chhin company on land filled in the Kob Srov Lake on Tuesday, was completed on Thursday. Lim Kean Hor, the minister of water resources and meteorology, the demolition operation chief, considers this operation as a success by the government. Lim Kean Hor said that the action taken against the arrogant Long Chhin company which dared filled in the lake to built housing for sale, is a warning to others. The Cambodia Daily quoted Lim Kean Hor saying that “Samdach Hun Sen ring a bell to warn those who undertake illegal action. If these people fill in this lake, they have to excavate it back out. The Long Chhin company mocked the government.” After the demolition of all the buildings, report indicated that the owners of the Long Chhin company are in China currently. Lim Kean Hor said that the government will freeze the Long Chhin company funds in Cambodia, and this company has to reimburse back for the buildings (already bought). He said that those who bought houses from the Long Chhin company are victims therefore, the company must reimburse them back.

Operation “Demolition of the Long Chhin Resorts buildings”

Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

A government delegation led by Lim Kean Hor, the minister of water resources and meteorology, and general Sao Sokha, the military police chief, undertook an operation to demolish hundred of housing constructions located within the Long Chhin Resorts, in the morning of 31 July 2007. The Long Chhin Resorts is located in Prek Phnov village, Prek Phnov commune, Pohnea Loeu district, Kandal province, occupying an area of 60-hectare extending directly on top of Boeng Kob Srov Lake. During the demolition operation, several hundreds of police and military police officers can be seen, as well as about 50 mechanical equipments, and about 100 workers. Lim Kean Hor said that the demolition of the Long Chhin Resorts was done through an order issued by Hun Sen and the operation will start from 31 July until everything returns back to its original condition. The demolition of the buildings was done because the Long Chhin Company filled in the Kob Srov Lake for building by grabbing the lake which belongs to the state. Lim Kean Hor said that the flooding from the Mekong River could be significant if companies are allowed to fill in the lake in this manner, and that Phnom Penh city could face dire (flooding) consequences.

CPP Kandal province governor sacked by Hun Sen for involvement the filling of Kob Srov Lake [-Will he ever be prosecuted by the law?]

Monday, July 30, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The Cambodia Daily reported today that Lim Kean Hor, the minister of water resources and meteorology, told its reporter, on Sunday, that prime minister Hun Sen removed Khim Bo, the Kandal province governor, as well as two other deputy provincial governors, from their positions for their involvements in the filling of Boeng Kob Srov Lake perpetrated by a private company. Lim Kean Hor told the newspaper over the phone that the Kandal provincial governor and his two deputies were removed from their positions because of their involvements and a number of various other issues related to the Boeng Kob Srov Lake. Lim Kean Hor said that Chhun Sirun, the deputy governor of Phnom Penh city will take over the position of Khim Bo as the provincial governor. Lim Kean Hor also indicated that Hé Kan and Cheng Nhan, the two Kandal deputy provincial governors were also removed. Khim Bo, Hé Kan, and Cheng Nhan are all members of the ruling CPP party.

Order issued to stop filling of Boeng Kob Srov lake

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Lim Kean Hor, the minister of water resources and meteorology, issued an order to a housing development company which is currently filling Boeng Kob Srov lake to immediately stop its activities. Lim Kean Hor told The Cambodia Daily over the phone on Tuesday, that he ordered Khim Bo, the Kandal provincial governor, to halt the filling of Boeng Kob Srov because this company does not have a proper authorization. Duong Sam Ang, the person in charge of the Long Chhin Resorts said on Monday that his company bought lands in the lake from villagers in 1994, and it received the personal authorization from Hun Sen to fill the lake. However, Lim Kean Hor said that the Long Chhin Resorts does not have an authorization, the company only has an agreement in principle with Hun Sen and it started filling the lake directly. Lim Kean Hor ordered the company to dredge out the soil filling in the lake, and it must restore the lake to its previous condition and return the lake back to the state.