Over 290 Hectares of Beoung Ta Mok Land to be Transformed into Military Headquarters

• 6 July 2020
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The Cambodian government has allocated more than 290 hectares (2,985,472 square metres) of land on Beoung Ta Mok (or Beoung Khob Srov) to the Ministry of National Defense for its new armed forces headquarters, according to sub-decree dated on 22 June 2020.

The sub-decree stated that the Ministry of National Defense is required to study and design a 60-metre wide water corridor to the entire reservoir, as shown in the map. In addition, the Phnom Penh Municipality shall also set up a committee to assist in land demarcation techniques, identify infrastructures, and examine impacts.

The government has thus far allocated the Beoung Ta Mok land three times already. On 27 April 2020 decided to grant ownership of 30 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok to Mrs Kim Heang in exchange for three other land areas. (Read More)

In early March, 83 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok was also granted to Phnom Penh Municipality to be developed as a national garden and public park. (Read more)

In 2018, the Royal Government also approved 20 hectares of the lake to be used to build a fruit and vegetable market and to move the vegetable market from Phsar Deum Kor to Psar Beoung Tamok Thmey market in response to a request from the Council of Minister’s letter dated on 02 August 2018.

Located in Kork Roka commune, Prek Pnov district, Phnom Penh, over 3,000 hectares of Beoung Ta Mok land is considered as state property controlled under Decree No. 20 dated 20 February 2016.

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