27 Sep 18 - Global New Light Of Myanmar - The mass death of clams that occurred in Pyarpinlahar creek and its vicinity in Tapyuchaing island, Kyaukmyaung village-tract, An Township, Kyaukpyu District, is not due to polluted water and the species of clam in question could have died due to exces...
Mandalay's WaterWorx focused on Regeneration of Tube Wells
An agreement between MCDC and Vitens Evides International (VEI) was already signed in December 2017, in July and September the first visits of dutch experts took place, and from the end of October a project manager will be working and living in Mandalay for the 3 year duration of the project. W...
Another ferry boat to reinforce Wahdan-Dala trip schedule
25 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - Another ferry boat owned by the Inland Water Transport department will be entering the regular Wahdan-Dala trip scheduled starting on October 1. For the smooth flow of commodity and easy transport for passengers, yet another boat will add to the Wahdan-Dala tr...
Thousands of dead mussels pile up in Kyaukphyu Township
24 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - Thousands of dead mussels are found washed up along Longchaung River a few days after the pollution of Thanzit River in Kyaukphyu Township in Rakhine State. Locals who earn their living by collecting mussels face difficulties as about 90 out 100 mussels collected a...
The River Basin Management Approach - A Pilot in the Bago River Sub-basin Area
The Bago River Sub-basin Management Plan was presented on 20 September, 2018. On behalf of NIVA, the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Ingrid Nesheim presented on how the project came into existence. The Bago River Sub-basin Management Plan brings...
Techilek rain causes temporary closure of border markets
19 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - TAUNGGYI- As the Techilek-Maesai creek in eastern Shan State started swelling due to heavy rains yesterday, shops in Thai-Myanmar border markets have been closed temporarily, according to the locals from Tarchileik. The torrential rain poured down since yeste...
The Mekong Study Tour
From 9 to 14 September, a delegation of Myanmar representatives of the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR), the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD), the Forest Department, the Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department (IWUMD) and the Department...
Villagers flee after embankment of Bwatgyi dam lowers
18 Sept 18 - Eleven Myanmar - People in some villages below Bwatgyi Dam fled their houses as the embankment of Bwatgyi dam lowered again on the evening of September 16. In early September, the embankment of Bwatgyi Dam, located in Aunglan Township in Thayet District in Magway Region, sunk lowe...
Yangon-Dala river crossing bridge to begin construction in December
18 Sept 18 - Eleven Myanmar - Yangon-Dala river crossing bridge marking friendship between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will begin its construction in December, said a source from the Ministry of Construction. The main bridge structure of Yangon-Dala has...
White foams from wastewater not harmful to public: MCDC
17 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - MANDALAY- The white foams from wastewater directly being dumped into the Ayeyawady River, around Mayangyan jetty, Mandalay, isn't harmful to the public, according to the Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC). The MCDC also reported that the level of Bioc...
Water supply temporary cut for two days in Yangon
13 Sep 18 - Myanmar Times - Water supply will be temporarily cut for two days starting today in 19 townships of Yangon due to heavy maintenance work that would entail replacing a 60-inch Hlawgar water supply concrete pipe near Kyauk Taw Gyi Pagoda in Mayangone township, the Engineering Departm...
Taninthayi Township starts rehabilitation activities
11 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - MYEIK- Rehabilitation activities have been carried out as the Taninthayi River's water level decreased below the danger level and schools have reopened. The Tanintharyi Region and its surrounding villages suffered four times from Tanintharyi River floods duri...
Shwebo drought leaves farmers in trouble, kills plants
11 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - Shwebo District in Sagaing Region has been hit by a untimely drought causing difficulty with monsoon paddy growing while outright leading some plantations to wither and die, according to local sources. In the district, the areas without access to a dam that have to...
Feasibility study underway for a transportation in Chindwin River
10 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - A feasibility study will be made for construction of ships and transportation in Chindwin River with the help from Netherland Government, according to Ministry of Transportation and Communication.Under the Netherland Government's Develop 2 Build Project, a grant ad...
River sand extraction has adverse impacts on the rivers: WWF
8 Sep 18 - Eleven Myanmar - According to the report issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the first week of September, the extraction of sand from rivers for construction industries has adverse impacts. More importantly for the Ayeyarwady River, the construction sector is a driver for the...