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A 180-kilometer canal will be carved through Cambodia 's eastern regions.
The Funan Techo canal will link the Mekong River near the capital Phnom Penh to two new deep-water ports on the Gulf of Thailand .
The project has become a "trademark" of the new administration of Hun Manet , who inherited his position from his father, Hun Sen , who had served as premier for almost four decades .
Critics say the project makes little economic sense, while environmentalists assert diverting water away from the river might be particularly ruinous to neighboring Vietnam , especially its rice-producing heartlands.
Environmentalists worry that because the canal is being built across an active floodplain, it could leave areas north of the canal at even more risk of floods.
Analysts say that Hun Manet and his father have staked their reputation on the canal.
Hun Sen has been particularly involved in the canal and has billed it as a "legacy project".
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