Officials take water samples downstream from the Kangxin Long Food Company in Pailin province. The company has been fined 300 million riel for polluting local waterways. - Photo: Courtesy of Environment ministry
PHNOM PENH: Mango processing company Cangxinlong Food (Cambodia) Co., Ltd has been fined 300 million riel (approximately US$75,000) for failing to manage wastewater discharge, which polluted a public water source in Pailin province’s Stung Kach commune in Sala Krau district for the second time.
An inspection team from the Ministry of Environment, provincial authorities, Department of Environment, Department of Water Resources, Department of Agriculture and district authorities conducted an investigation into the company’s wastewater management on March 18 and 19.
