- Having seen the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia;
- Having seen Reach Kram No. NS/RKT/0196/12 of January
24, 1996, promulgating the Law on the Creation of the
Ministry of Rural Development;
- Having seen Reach Kret No. NS/RKT/0801/287 of August
24, 2001 on the Nomination and Modification of the Royal
Government Members;
- Having seen Anukret No. 78/ANK/BK of December 01,
1997 on the Organization and Functioning of the Ministry
of Rural Development;
- Having seen Anukret No. 51/ANK/BK of June 21, 2001
on the Amendment to Anukret No. 78/ANK/BK of December
01, 1997 on the Organization and Functioning of the
Ministry of Rural Development;
- Pursuant to the need of the Ministry;
Decides
Article
1 : The Department of Rural Roads (DRR) is an organization
under the direct supervision of the General Department
for Technical Affairs of the Ministry of Rural Development,
which shall have the role as agent to manage all rural
roads in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Department of
Rural Road shall carry out its duties in compliance
with the Rural Road Policy.
Article
2 : The Department of Rural Roads shall have the following
duties:
To manage all rural roads in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
To organize the rehabilitation, development and maintenance
plan for rural roads for short, medium, and long term.
To survey, research and design for rehabilitation, construction
and maintenance of rural roads.
To train the Provincial Rural Road Offices (PRRO) staff
and the private sector in up-to-date methods of rehabilitation,
construction and maintenance of rural roads.
To examine and submit to the relevant leaders of the
Ministry for approval the rehabilitation, construction
and maintenance plans of the PRRO.
To monitor and evaluate the rehabilitation, construction
and maintenance of all rural road projects.
To study, research and find out new surface options
or techniques to rehabilitate and construct rural roads
with high quality and long last.
To gather, analyze and monitor the traffic count data
from each PRRO.
To collect data from all sources to make a national
inventory of the rural roads.
To organize and update the Policy for rural roads.
To advise all agencies or private sectors involved with
rural roads rehabilitation and construction to implement
the Policy of rural roads.
To support and provide technical assistance to the Commune
Council.
To organize the procedure related to the operation and
maintenance of rural roads by the people living in the
rural areas.
Article
3 : The Department of Rural Roads shall be headed by
one Director and accompanied by a number of Deputy Directors
for the assistance as necessary.
Article 4 : The organization structure of the Department
of Rural Road shall be divided into five Offices as
in the followings:
1. General Affairs Office
2. Planning and Statistics Office
3. Maintenance Management Office
4. Monitoring and Evaluation Office
5. Research and Development Office
Article
5 : Each Office shall have the following role and duties:
1.
General Affairs Office
The
General Affairs Office shall have the role as agent
to assist the Department of Rural Roads in administration,
personnel and finance and shall have the following duties:
To organize, manage and circulate the administrative
letters for the Department.
To organize, keep the document for the Department such
as law, sub-decree, policy and other forms related to
the Department.
To manage the staff for the Department.
To manage the revenue and expenditure budget for the
Department.
To manage the current and fix assets in the Department.
To make monthly, quarterly, semester, nine months and
annual report of the Department.
2.
Planning and Statistics Office
The
Planning and Statistics Office shall have the role as
an agent to assist the Department in Planning and Statistics
and shall have the following duties:
To implement and assist the PRRO to carry out:
The
counting and analysis of the traffic.
The
inventory of all rural roads.
The socio-economic survey of rural roads by using IRAP
planning tool.
To manage the rural road data and statistics and organize
development plans for short, medium and long term.
To follow up and evaluate the implementation plan of
rural road development.
3.
Maintenance Management Office
The
Maintenance Management Office shall have the role as
the agent of the Department to assist in road maintenance
and shall have the following duties:
To identify, study, make research and prioritize the
rural roads that need to be maintained through out the
country.
To follow-up and ensure the maintenance of the rural
roads is implemented according to the implementation
plan
To organize the procedure and encourage the establishment
of rural road maintenance committees by the rural community
for the maintenance of the rural roads where appropriate.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation Office
The
Monitoring and Evaluation Office shall have the role
as the agent to assist the Department in the monitoring
and evaluation of rural roads and shall have the following
duties:
To monitor and evaluate the contract of rehabilitation
and construction of rural roads and road structures.
To monitor and evaluate the technical supervision implemented
by technical staff from RRD and PRRO.
To organize and upgrade the policy on rural road.
To ensure that the most suitable technology is used
to ensure sustainable rural development.
To monitor and analyze road safety reports from the
PRRO and to advise where relevant on measures to mitigate
accidents.
6. Research and Development office
The
Research and Development Office shall have the role
as the agent to assist the Department in technical activities
of research and development of rural road construction
and shall have the following duties:
To carry out and assist the PRRO to implement the survey,
design and construction of rural roads and road structures.
To assist the PRRO to manage and use equipment where
necessary.
To make soil tests for rural roads and foundation of
road structures.
To do research and experiment on the selection of pavement.
To develop the skills of the RRD and PRRO staff and
the private sector where relevant, through training,
for the development of the rural roads.
Article
6 : Any regulations which are contrary to the provisions
of this Prakas shall be considered as null and void.
Article
7 : The two Director General, General Inspector, Director
of Cabinet, every Director of Department and Director
of Provincial and Municipal Department of Rural Development
shall have the duty to implement this Prakas which shall
be effective from the date of signature herein. |
