Battambang Farmers Receive Emergency Irrigation Aid Amidst Water Shortage

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has intervened with emergency irrigation to assist farmers facing water shortages that are impacting the rainy-season rice crop in Sangke and Thma Koul districts, Battambang province. On July 23, 2026, Mr. Suth Kimkulkmuny, Deputy Secretary-General of the NCDM, continued to monitor the impact assessment and the intervention efforts for saving the rainy-season rice for farmers in Kamphong Prieng commune, Sangke district, and Thma Koul district. Mr. Suth Kimkulkmuny stated that in Sangke district, water pumps are being deployed and managed by the Community Council and Community Union in an orderly manner, with the cooperation of local authorities and the commune police post alongside community members. On the afternoon of the same day, the monitoring continued for water distribution in the Thma Koul Modern Agricultural Community, Thma Koul district, after facilitating the diversion of water from the Bawel dam to the community's rice fields. The intervention efforts also included the participation of Mr. Kong Ka, Director of the Rice Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, along with representatives from the provincial Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Water Resources, as well as the Battambang provincial authorities. Source: AKP Khmer