Newly Inaugurated Water Supply System Uses New Construction Technology From Japan

• 2 April 2019
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The new high-tech water supply system built by Japan in Kampot province has been officially opened.

The new facility was officially opened and presided over by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on 2 April 2019 following two years of construction that began in July 2016.

Speaking at the inauguration, Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E Hidehisa Horinouchi said that “the construction project of the water treatment plant project cost about US$27 million and can supply up to 7,500 cubic metres of drinking water per day in Kampot”.

“The project has set up a 90-kilometre water pipeline to each household using the first pipe jacking method to be implemented in Cambodia”, he said.

With this method, H.E Hidehisa Horinouchi said that this water supply system will be able to provide clean and safe water to more than 50,000 people, greatly contributing to improving living standards, the living environment, and help improve the clean water provision sector.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen thanked and gave appreciation to Japan for this assistance, and especially for bringing new technology to Cambodia.

“Now, this new technology can allow Cambodia to experience Japanese techniques for embedding pipes that cross rivers from one side to another under the water up to 15 metres,” Samdech said.

“So, there is no need to have a bridge in order to transfer the pipe, this is Japanese technology,” he said, “before, in order to transfer from one side to one side we need to build a bridge like in Phnom Penh”.

The water supply system will enable the Kampot Water Authority to have a total capacity to provide up to 13,260 cubic metres per day, equivalent to more than twice of its current capacity. In addition, the Water Authority will be able to supply clean, safe, and affordable drinking water at a cost of 1,400 riel per cubic metre for residents in Kampot and Tek Chhou totaling more than 13,000 families.

The water supply system is also contributing to the achievement of the government’s policy of extending the urban water supply coverage to 90% by 2023 and 100% by 2025, to serve the needs of the people, as well as for production and services.

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