07/01/2008Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Cambodia is hoping to use a 1000-year-old water system at the country's Angkor temples to prevent the world heritage site from sinking.
Scientists say if unregulated pumping of water from beneath the temples continues, the monuments will be destroyed.
Cambodia hosted two-million tourists last year - with most visiting the Angkor temples.
That figure is expected to reach three-million this year, heightening concern about the impact on the area's underground reservoir.
Cambodia's Minister for Commerce, Cham Prasidh, says his country is looking to the Angkor's ancient water system to alleviate pressure placed on the underground water supply.
Scientists say if unregulated pumping of water from beneath the temples continues, the monuments will be destroyed.
Cambodia hosted two-million tourists last year - with most visiting the Angkor temples.
That figure is expected to reach three-million this year, heightening concern about the impact on the area's underground reservoir.
Cambodia's Minister for Commerce, Cham Prasidh, says his country is looking to the Angkor's ancient water system to alleviate pressure placed on the underground water supply.
