Drought has affected more than 20,000 hectares of farmers’ rice fields in Bakan district, Pursat province. Governor ខូយ រីដា led specialist officials throughout yesterday, Saturday, to intervene directly in pumping water to save the crops.
According to the Pursat Provincial Administration, throughout Saturday, July 25, 2026, ខូយ រីដា led specialists and relevant authorities to inspect fields and direct water-pumping assistance for farmers facing irrigation shortages in មេទឹក commune and other communes in Bakan district. He also inspected water conditions at Dam No. 3 in សំរោង commune and Dam No. 5 in រកាត commune, ភ្នំក្រវាញ district, Pursat province.
Local authorities said the current drought in Bakan district had affected more than 20,000 hectares of rice. The worst-affected communes included មេទឹក, អូរតាប៉ោង, ស្វាយដូនកែវ and បឹងខ្នារ, along with other communes among Pursat province’s seven municipalities and districts.
The governor instructed local authorities to work with the provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology and act quickly, using all available means to divert water to save farmers’ rice fields in time and prevent crop damage.
He also called on village and commune authorities, and assigned them the task, to keep monitoring water conditions and help coordinate fair water distribution so every field facing shortages receives enough irrigation water.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
