Irrigation & Crop Area
Land Use
 
Irrigation & Crop Area
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Irrigation & Crop Area
Land Use
Irrigated Areas and Multiple Cropping
Irrigated Areas by type of Irrigation
Paddy under Irrigation- Annual Progress

The total area of Myanmar 261228 sq.miles (67.65 million hectares), and current land use in 2002-03 status stood as:

Sr.
Type of Land
Land use
(million hectares)
%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.		 Net sown area of crop land
Current fallow
Culturable waste
Reserved forests
Other forests
Unclassified land not suitable for crop land
10.12
0.56
6.57
14.99
18.49
16.92
14.96
0.83
9.71
22.15
27.34
25.01
Total
67.65
100.00
As against the 67.65 million hectares of Myanmar's totla land area, some 17.25 million hectares remain suitable for cultivation. However, land currently under crops total to only 10.12 million hectares. The potential for further expansion conse quently remains enormous. The government accordingly remains engaged in the development of more virgin and fallow land. It has also been giving encouragement and rights for participation of the private sector and the Irrigation Department has been active contributor to all the activities.

The irrigable and food protected areas under the Irrigation Department.
The irrigable and flood protected areas under the Irrigation Department are furnished below:
Sr.
Year
Irrigable area
Flood protected area
Weir
Dam
Total
Embank-
ment
Drainage Canal
Total
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
 Before
Independence
1961-62
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
329.82

350.87 412.78 416.02 426.95 427.35 *399.93 *388.91 *352.08
352.89
363.00
363.00 369.89
353.29
456.09
471.06
469.44
504.24
507.08
545.12
50.99

79.32
194.25
206.39
215.70
228.25
276.00
278.83
317.68
326.58
431.40
435.85
438.68
447.99
489.67
549.57
539.05
556.45
606.23
637.21

380.81

430.19
607.04
622.14
642.65
655.60
666.93
667.74
669.76
679.47
794.40
798.85
808.57
801.28
945.76
1020.63
1008.49
1060.69
1113.31
1182.33
551.59

733.70
1065.14
1070.81
1070.81
1073.24
1078.90
1078.90
1078.90
1078.90
1111.68
1114.11
1115.73
1115.33 1246.85
1246.85
1246.85
1252.11
1212.05
1211.91
-

72.84
193.04
193.85
193.85
193.85
193.85
193.85
193.85
193.85
194.25
205.58
205.58
205.58
200.32
200.32
200.32
199.92
187.37
187.33
551.59

806.55
1258.18
1264.66
1264.66
1267.08
1272.75
1272.75
1272.75
1272.75
1305.93
1319.69
1321.31
1320.91
1447.17
1447.17
1447.17
1452.03
1399.42
1399.24
 
The private sector also remains engaged in private irrigation, with a resort to various methods, but the extent of coverage still remains low in comparison to the State's efforts.
The Irrigation Department's irrigation provision and flood protection measures undertaken by States and Divisions wise in 2002-03 were
Sr.
State/
Division
Irrigable area
Flood protected area
weir
Dam
Total
Embank-
ment
Draingae
Canal
Total
1.
Kachin
6.73
-
6.73
-
-
-
2.
Kayah
4.16
11.03
15.19
-
5.67
5.67
3.
Kayin
0.15
0.13
0.28
0.96
4.95
5.91
4.
Chin
-
0.20
0.20
-
-
-
5.
Sagaing
243.06
25.68
268.74
16.50
1.86
18.36
6.
Tanintharyi
-
-
-
5.18
-
5.18
7.
Bago
58.06
187.31
245.37
243.90
69.94
313.84
8.
Magway
96.67
55.88
152.55
-
-
-
9.
Mandalay
55.78
287.20
342.98
4.58
-
4.58
10.
Mon
9.06
7.14
16.20
9.73
51.13
60.86
11.
Rakhine
-
0.11
0.11
31.22
2.10
33.32
12.
Yangon
27.88
50.90
78.78
139.51
36.35
175.86
13.
Shan
14.92
5.96
20.88
-
-
-
14.
Ayeyarwady
28.65
5.67
34.32
760.33
15.33
775.66
 
Total
545.12
637.21
1182.33
1211.91
187.33
1399.24
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