Water reaches drought-stricken Sisophon River

Water is again flowing in the bed of Banteay Meanchey’s Sisophon River, an apparent success for a large-scale government operation to pump water to the parched provincial capital from Battambang’s Kamping Puoy reservoir about 60 kilometres away.

While the water is expected to offer some relief, authorities warned that it would be contingent on villagers not putting the water to agricultural use.

Soun Bavor, Banteay Meanchey provincial governor, said in an interview yesterday that although the river was half full thanks to the 20-day pumping operation, “the water shortage remains a pressing concern and requires us to economically consume the water”.

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