ADB, MPWT build $6.28 million landfill project in Battambang
- MileStone.
- Dec 11, 2023
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Established time - December 11, 2023
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has successfully built a 20-hectare controlled landfill in Battambang province, aiming to serve 126,000 people in the community with the capacity to remove 100 tonnes of trash daily for the next ten years.
The $6.28 million project known as ‘Second Urban Environment Management in the Tonle Sap Basin’ was officially announced to serve the community on Friday, the last day of the ADB press tour 2023.
The tour was led over by Jyotsana Varma, ADB Country Director and Vong Piseth, Under Secretary of State of MPWT along with senior officials from related institutions held at the controlled landfill in Paoy Svay village, Battambang province.
Piseth said that the pilot project has been put in operation for the last two months and now is ready to serve the people across the whole province including small districts and communes with the capacity to carry the trash of approximately 100 tonnes per day.
He said that this project is located 25 kilometres southwest of Battambang municipality, away from the community due to the concern for people’s health and in the long term run, all the trash could turn into a resource to produce gas and fertiliser as well.
Talking to Khmer Times, Piseth said that Battambang has huge potential and that the government is keen on transforming it into a smart city aiming to attract investors and tourists as well.
Varma said, “Through the partnerships and guidance from the Royal Government, we have decided to construct this controlled landfill to provide a clean community which could serve as a key contribution to attract tourists to visit the province.
ADB will further expand the project to serve a bigger community by cooperating with the public and private sectors to improve the livelihood of the people living in the province which is in line with the strategy from the Ministry of Environment, she added.
Varma told Khmer Times that this project began with three major principles aiming to reduce pollution, recycle and reuse those materials.
The ADB country director also appreciated the media teams for their joint effort to promote ADB’s project as well as spread awareness to people across the whole country.
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