By Soy Sophea
Pailin Governor Y Chhien and Australian Ambassador Magaret Adamson opened a 29-kilometre rural road which will improve the livelihoods, health and education prospects for 26 remote villages to the north of Pailin town in north-west Cambodia. The opening ceremony was conducted on September 2, 2008.
According to a press release issued by the Australian Embassy September 2, Margaret Adamson said, “This road demonstrates the importance of small-scale infrastructure to the lives of rural people. It will reduce transport times, improve access for farmers to markets and improve access for over 7,000 people to nine primary schools, two secondary schools, two health centres and nine pagodas.” As part of the local contribution, Pailin Municipality will build bridges along this road in late 2008.
A Maintenance Committee has also been established and traffic control posts installed to improve the longevity of the road. The press release added that the road rehabilitation cost approximately US $600,000 and was part of a USD 4.7 million Australian Government-funded Integrated Rural Development and Disaster Mitigation Project, implemented by CARE.
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