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| Construction of a new bridge over the Tonle Sap river carries on yesterday, while in the background, homes slated for demolition before the coming weekend are seen on the riverbank. Photo by: Heng Chivoan |
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| Chear Rotana (left), 12, and Dim Sokoung, 11, fish yesterday near homes that are to be demolished to make way for the development of a new bridge over the Tonle Sap river. Photo by: Heng Chivoan |
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Khouth Sophakchakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
About 160 families living in Srah Chak commune in the capital’s Daun Penh district have two days until their homes are set to be dismantled to make way for a new Cambodian-Chinese Friendship bridge, residents said yesterday.
In an August 5 eviction notice, Daun Penh district governor Sok Sambath said that he would take measures against “slums” near the construction site to facilitate the project and would not be responsible for compensation if villagers did not leave within 15 days.
Ban Samoul, 71, a resident of village 16 on the west bank of the river, said authorities were forcing 161 families in the commune to pull down their houses. “The authorities did not talk about a solution, but just commanded us to move from this site in 15 days,” he said, adding that the families had decided to stay until they received appropriate compensation.
“We do not reject the new bridge. We just want the government to give us enough money or shelter,” he said.
Sok Sambath could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Meanwhile, residents in Russei Keo district’s Chroy Changvar commune on the east bank of the river expressed uncertainty about whether they would receive compensation.
Chan Sophak, 29, of the commune’s Deum Kor village, said officials had questioned some villagers about the size of their land and had assured them that the information would be used to evaluate compensation, but they had yet to hear the results.
Chroy Changvar commune chief Pich Sareoun said yesterday that 78 families were affected by the bridge project and nine had received US$5,000 each in compensation.
5 comments:
Ah Kwack ah min cham pouch!@^&
The rich cannot be rich without the poor, why degrade the poor- because in Cambodia people are selfish and have bad culture of disrespect.
GOT BRIDGE?
complimentary
1st MERCEDES
2nd BMW
3rd LEXUS
entrance fee
1st HONDA
2nd TOYOTA
3rd NISSAN
That is how CPP ruling solve problems. They should not allowed these people to live their in the first place. Why let them stay there only to be kicked out later and deprive their community livelihood and a chance of having a stable home somewhere else? The gov't should take care of these people and all others that they called slums.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!CPP/vietcong MUST STEP DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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