Construction on US$29m Water Supply Station in Battambang Officially Starts

• Sommana Yan
• 27 January 2023
• Local News
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The construction of a new US$29-million new water supply station in Battambang has officially begun. The ground-breaking ceremony was held on 25 January under the presidency of Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation HE Cham Prasidh. 

The project is managed under the Provincial Water Supply and Sanitation Project, financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and co-financed by the French Agency for Development (AFD) and the Cambodian government. 

The construction is being done by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) with a completion schedule set for  November 2024. 

The new water supply system will have an additional capacity to supply 50,000 cubic metres of clean water per day, including a pipeline of more than 94km, which will meet the demand of the whole of Battambang city and surrounding villages. 

At present, Battambang Provincial Water Supply Authority can produce 33,000 cubic metres of clean water daily, which supplies more than 34,700 households. 

In Battambang province, there is still a water shortage for about 15,785 families or 32% of the population. Most of the population are those living in villages around Battambang city centre. 

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