The Cambodian side said the canal is designed to allow ships with a total load of up to 1,000 tonnes to pass through. Apart from three sluices, it will comprise 11 bridges, each measuring 161m long and 12m wide.
The Funan Techo Canal Cambodia is building might use up to 30 per cent of the water flowing into the upstream of the Hậu River, which in turn is likely to worsen the saltwater intrusion in its downstream in the Mekong Delta, experts warned at a consultation meeting held in Cần Thơ City yesterday.
Climate change has reduced the flow of the Mekong River over the past ten years, and causing impacts for the Mekong Delta in the region, including Việt Nam.
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