Sihanoukville canal families given 15 days to dismantle structures

The restoration work of a canal to avoid flooding in Sihanoukville’s commune IV last month. - SIHANOUK PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network) The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration has given 31 families 15 days from Sept 6 to remove structures built on land next to the O2 canal and issued a warning for non-compliance.

Provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun on Sept 6 announced that in the past authorities had issued a letter requesting residents to voluntarily remove structures next to the canal in village 5 of Preah Sihanouk town’s commune IV, which were obstructing the rehabilitation of the canal.