A breached flood protection dyke near Prey Ven city that, had it burst
during the disastrous 2011 flooding, would have added a further 30,000 to the
almost 52,000 households evacuated, is one project nearing completion in
Cambodia’s Flood Damage Emergency Reconstruction Project.
But the Asian Development
Bank-driven project is in it for the long haul, with about 524 kilometres of
roads to fix and 26 irrigation systems across six provinces still waiting for
repair. As of June, just over 10 per cent of the work had been completed, one
per cent short of the project target.
Peter Brimble, deputy country
director of the ADB Cambodia Resident Mission, said national and rural road
damage caused by the flooding was worth more than $320 million and was still
depriving people of a means of transport and a living.
“Clearly this was a major trauma
for the Cambodian economy,” Brimble said. “We basically became a part of the
government’s response.”
A road engineer for the ADB said
rural roads faced multiple problems with flood-affected soil.
Two contracts had already been
awarded for provincial roads, three more competitive bidding contracts were yet
to be filled to repair another 179 kilometres of damaged rural roads.
Brimble said that the ADB was
working with five government agencies in different phases of the project but
another partnership would likely be forged with the National Committee for
Disaster Management, for future flood management programs.
This stage would not be financed
by loans but rather grant funds and focus on building the capacity of the NCDM
to prepare for future floods.
Rosa Ellen
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