Battambang Province Continues Irrigation Water Supply for Drought-Stricken Rice Crops
Battambang Governor inspected irrigation facilities amidst drought impacting approximately 130,000 hectares of rice fields, pledging continued water supply to affected areas. The Kampong Puoy reservoir is critically low.
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