87 per cent of Cambodia's population have access to basic drinking water, declares ministry

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Eighty-seven percent of a 17-million population in Cambodia now have access to basic drinking water, while 21 per cent have access to safely managed drinking water, an official declared on Friday.

Chreay Pom, director general of technical affairs at the Ministry of Rural Development, disclosed the figures during a meeting on clean water and sanitation in rural areas.