Kampong Cham is starting to dissapear

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:02 am

Just came back from brekkie in KC from the tourist zone along the riverfront area. Several portions of the walk along the river were blocked off by police tape where the bank had collapsed into the river. The river is not high here nor does the water appear to be flowing rapidly. It had happened once already along the same stretch where a brand new restaurant on the bank collapsed and slid into the river. What I suspect is that the intense sand dredging that has been going on locally over the last few years has increased the depth and currents beneath the surface of the water have increased. Be careful buying shore front property here.

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:38 am

Don't worry. I think the Chinese are building a dam upstream. That should help slow things down.

Joker Poker · Post by **Joker Poker** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:56 am

I'm waiting for that big ugly hotel on Chroy Changvar to fall in too. The amount of dredging that goes on nearby makes me wonder if it is inevitable. Those two inseparable allies - greed and stupidity seem to be able make anything happen.

Any soil engineer types around that can comment?

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:03 pm

Actually, a huge part of Kampong Cham has disappeared already, but not by chronic erosion, but by an evil politico called GerryMander. EVERYTHING east of the Mekong River in the former Kampong Cham Province to the Vietnamese border is now a new province called Tbong Khmum. So, what's a little dirt along the river?

General Chatter · Post by **General Chatter** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:21 pm

Cannabis used to grow right up to the riverbank, consolidating the soil and preventing erosion.
The world super power told Cambodia that weed was bad....

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 3:53 pm

General Chatter wrote:Cannabis used to grow right up to the riverbank, consolidating the soil and preventing erosion.
The world super power told Cambodia that weed was bad....

Poppies would probably consolidate the soil and prevent erosion as an alternative. I know they sell a lot of them for ANZAC day.

Francis · Post by **Francis** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 4:29 pm

I heard this stuff is the best protection against erosion, but like always Cambodians got no fuckin' clue.

Digg3r · Post by **Digg3r** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:58 pm

I built a house in kompong cham. Hope the whole town sinks or burns or falls prey to some kind of disaster.

Sir_Quality_U_Feel · Post by **Sir_Quality_U_Feel** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:43 am

Francis wrote:I heard this stuff is the best protection against erosion, but like always Cambodians got no fuckin' clue.

A lot of Cambodians have a clue and are well aware of their country's situation.

Dara · Post by **Dara** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:16 am

Is the road finished yet ?

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