CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:04 pm August 3, 2022
Kampot canal banks to be cleared to make way for park
Torn Vibol / Khmer Times

According to the Teuk Chhou district administration, even this perimetre wall fencing has encroached onto state land and will have to be removed. The property fronts the canal. Supplied
Residents living along the Kampot canal from the west of the Kampong Treak stone bridge to the Kampot-Kep Naval Base in Teuk Chhou district have been notified to remove all structures and belongings that have infringed on state land on the banks of the canal.

The residents even have to remove trees that they planted. The authorities will clear the banks and will not be responsible for damages to residents’ belongings on the state land.

The Teuk Chhou district administration of Kampot province plans to develop the canal’s banks into a public park.

Teuk Chhou governor Nak Sovannary said yesterday that residents have been served notice to immediately remove their house extensions, fences, and trees that had encroached on state land along the canal.

“We will turn the banks stretching about 1,600 metres from the west of the Kampong Treak stone bridge to the Kampot-Kep Naval Base into a public park.

The notice served on the residents was dated August 1 and said that the banks will be cleared on Wednesday, August 3.
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