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An excavator is clearing the Boeung Tompun canal on May 9. The Phnom Penh municipal Department of Public Works and Transport
Nearly 7K tonnes of waste removed from capital’s clogged up canal
Tue, 11 May 2021
The Sewage, Pumping and Treatment Unit under the Phnom Penh municipal Department of Public Works and Transport has cleared the Boeung Tompun canal and collected nearly 7,000 tonnes of various kinds of rubbish.
Duong Chansarath, the head of the unit, said on May 10 that the working group had cleaned the BoeungTompun Canal out because there was a lot of grass and also rubbish which blocked the flow of water.
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The ministry has voiced concerns over the air quality in Cambodia, which it notes has been on the decline. KANDAL PROVINCIAL HALL
Environment ministry sounds alarm over rising air pollution
Sun, 13 December 2020
The Ministry of Environment has instructed the Phnom Penh and provincial authorities to tackle air pollution by taking measures to prevent forest fires, the burning of solid waste, the burning of construction waste and burning at landfills.
The ministry is concerned about the air quality in Cambodia, which has been on the decline. Air pollution is harmful to both human health and the environment, it said.
In a December 8 letter addressed to the Phnom Penh municipal and provincial governors and seen by The Post on December 13, the ministry said that at the beginning of the dry season every year, especially during December to April, the air quality condition deteriorates alarmingly.