Meanwhile, farmers in the province of Stung Treng province along the Mekong River also appeared pleased for the move.
On Thursday, the Mekong River Commission has expressed enthusiasm and support for the Chinese government's decision to open drain water from hydroelectric dams to help alleviate drought problems in a number of countries in the Mekong region, including Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, which are experiencing drought.
The Chinese government has opened drain water from hydroelectric dams Jin Hong on March 15, to help alleviate the impact which caused the drought in the Lower Mekong region, including Cambodia.
Pham Tuan Phan, executive director of the Secretariat of the Mekong River Commission, said in a press release, during the meeting For two days in Vietnam.
Mekong River Commission satisfied with the aim of the government of the People's Republic of China to open drain water into the river from the terminal hydroelectric dams Ching Hong. It will help drought and irrigation systems in some parts of the region.
Le Duc Trung, chairman of the MRC Joint Commission, was quoted as saying so, I encourage a member to use this water to good and effective.
In response to this humanitarian action Cambodian government on Wednesday issued a press release to support its China's charitable activities.
Drain the water into the river showed again the excellent cooperation on water resources management between Mekong countries, and China is an important part of the cooperation mechanism Mekong.
Meanwhile, farmers in the province of Stung Treng province along the Mekong River also appeared pleased for the move.
Phok Channimol, a farmer in the province, said he had fun and that water into the river China will help alleviate the country's standard of living.
'Fishing is that it helps us, it was easy to drive and second, it is easy to work. It's not dried the bottom of the river.
Meanwhile, Chairman Mao Saret fishing communities living in the City, said drain water may help livelihoods of many fishermen who live along the river, including him.
Now today is relatively drought devastated by the past, people have water wells, but now the water wells it dried up. today buy used, yes.
However, this, he added that he was worried that if too much water is poured, it could affect crops many of the farmers living along the Mekong river.
If China unleashed compact that is okay. Do not make it too serious, it affects to the lives of people, if very little is okay.
Tek Vanna, director of the non-governmental organization forum or NGO Forum, said drain water may help support fisheries resources dry season and facilitate the travel of farmers, fishermen in the conversion of fishing boats and water for dry rice field.
But he added that the drain water may have an impact on the ecology.
Negative effects also. Negative impact it may have a problem when we dry until we open that means it's natural flow, leading to a so-called biodiversity leads to change, too.
According to the press release of the Foreign Ministry, the Chinese government released 2,300 million cubic meters in January and February already.
Past environmental activists have criticized China and Laos to build a hydropower dam on the Mekong River that construction dams, leading to water level fluctuations for the river and its ecosystem.
Source:khmer.voanews.com