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Rural communes |
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PNOV,
Kompong Thom province
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Pnov Commune, Kompong Thom Province, is
located southwest of Cambodia, close to National Road n# 6 and 145 km from Phnom
Penh. It is made of 3 villages irrigated from East to West by the Chineth River.
Even though the 56km2 of flat lands seem
favorable to paddy fields, farmers only get one crop a year: the commune fields
are completely flooded during the rainy season and suffer total drought from
january to august. To survive, the 2 256 villagers get necessary additional
income thanks to palm trees (palm sugar making) and the nearby Chineth River (fishing and
fish salting).
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Pnov , along the Chineth river |
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Projects in
need of fund raising |
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- Tourism: the geographical location of the commune, 3km
away from National Road # 6 and built along the river, should allow the
creation of a small touristy business, such as eco-tourism along the river.
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| The path along the river, breezy and protect by the shade of fruit trees, is perfect
for walks or bicycle rides |
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A traditional and typical Cambodian landscape |
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- Construction of a 23 m long-6 metres large building,
to host 4
communal offices, a library and a health centre. |
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The commune office, November 2002 |
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- Irrigation work This canal is to shallow to irrigate
properly the rice paddies. Digging to make it deeper is a short term
solution before turning it into a concrete canal. |
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Estimated cost for canal digging : US$
7,000.00 |
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Road works :
Repairing of a laterite road (1 250m X 3,50m),
in Pnov Village.
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implemented
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Rice bank:
the population of Pnov participated into the development work and was paid on a
food-for-work basis. The purpose of the rice-bank pattern is to help the commune
becoming self-reliant. |
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April/May 2002: the The population participates to the
development work and is paid on a rice-for-work basis |
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Irrigation works: In order to
prevent from droughts and floods and regulate water supply within the three
villages, it was decided to repair and strengthen the existing system. |
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Since May 2002, a 2 500 metres canal is dragging water from the Chineth River to a
water pond, ensuring irrigation water to the villagers all year long. |
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