Over 80 per cent of Cambodia's rural population have access to clean water and sanitation, says govt

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua): More than 80 percent of the rural population in Cambodia now have access to clean water and sanitation, up from 70 percent five years ago, a senior official said here on Monday.

Ministry of Rural Development's secretary of state Chrun Theravat said that since 2018, the ministry has seen completion of the construction of 11,741 wells, 1,271 community ponds, 2,440 rainwater tanks and 200 water distribution systems, as well as distributed 145,865 large water jars to households.