Cable Car and Air port construction proposal in Preah Vihear, Cambodia

Cambodia, Kingdom of (Press Release) June 23, 2008 -- Preah Vihear temple, one of the popular heritage destinations in Cambodia (http://www.tourismindochina.com/history-cambodia.htm), received 110, 000 visitors last year and this number is expected to rise when the accessible road is improved. Prime Minister Hun Sen last month inaugurated a 118 km road, linking to Preah Vihear’s Provincial capital Tbeng MeanChey with the temple.

According to the senior government official on 14 May, An Indian Company has unveiled the multimillion-dollar proposal to construct the air port serving the Preah Vihear Temple (http://www.tourismindochina.com/preah_vehear.htm). Hong Soth, the director of the Preah Vihear National Authority, said the cable car is included in the proposal. This proposal would be potential to attract more tourists to Preah Vihear Temple (. The proposal is in processing and five members team of the company has arranged the further talk with the government.

In order to minimize the negative impact of vibration destruction, the air port is expected to build 32 km from the temple in the case that the proposal is approval. Cambodia officials hope that the temple will be listed in the World Heritage Site but this is not yet preceded due to the disputation over the surrounding land ownership with Thailand.


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