By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Cambodian official on Friday said that 87% of a 17-million population in Cambodia now have access to basic drinking water, while 215 have access to safely managed drinking water.
Chreay Pom, Director General of technical affairs at the Ministry of Rural Development, disclosed the figures during a meeting on clean water and sanitation in rural areas.
“For sanitation, by 2024, 92 percent of the population have access to basic sanitation, while 51 percent have access to safely managed sanitation,” he said.
According to the ministry, 14 provinces out of the kingdom’s 25 provinces have achieved Open Defecation-Free status, media reported.
Chhay Rithisen, minister of rural development, said the ministry has planned to declare seven more provinces free of open defecation by the end of 2025.
The government has set a goal to ensure that by 2030, all people across the country will have access to sufficient clean water and 100 per cent sanitation, living in a sustainable environment.
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