Starting from Sunday, January 18, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration will no longer allow disorderly sellers to encroach on sidewalks and public roads along Monivong Boulevard, Mao Tse Toung Boulevard, the areas surrounding Deum Kor Market and the surrounding areas.
The administration announced that vendors operating in these areas must relocate to sell at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market or the new Deum Kor Market, which is located along Win-Win Boulevard in Kouk Roka commune, Prek Pnov district. The move is intended to “contribute to maintaining public order, avoid traffic congestion, reduce various accidents and enhance infrastructure aesthetics and the city’s overall appearance” in Phnom Penh.
Dor Samphors, spokesperson for Phnom Penh City Hall, explained that organising public order along sidewalks in Phnom Penh is a necessary task that authorities must pay close attention to and implement. Such organisation helps prevent congestion and traffic accidents, ensures orderly arrangements and improves the city’s appearance.
“The Phnom Penh Capital Administration has carried out many efforts over a long period to address issues of order along sidewalks and roadways, and these efforts have achieved considerable effectiveness. However, we still see challenges in some complex areas, particularly along Mao Tse Toung Boulevard and Monivong Boulevard, especially in the area surrounding Deum Kor,” she said.
Along with the educational message that read “Good public order and a clean environment starts with all of us”, the Phnom Penh administration continued to call on citizens and all vendors around the old market to help spread awareness and cooperate in relocating their businesses to the new one.
To encourage vendors to voluntarily relocate, the administration has cooperated with the market’s developer to offer incentives, including two years of reduced stall rental fees with no deposit required and six months of free water and electricity, as well as many other benefits.
In response to this call, many vendors have expressed positive feelings and satisfaction with the offered conditions and have voluntarily moved to sell at the new market. They have also already participated in a draw of mew locations
Vendors crowd the streets of Phnom Penh early in the morning. Supplied
