| History of Myanmar Irrigation
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The Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation has (14) institutions under its jurisdiction and
the Irrigation Department, as having the largest staff force,
constitutes an important department.
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Construction of Weirs |
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The Irrigation Department
is headed by a Director General, head-quartered in Yangon.
The Headquarter is made up of (6) primary branches and (3)
other branches correlated to it. They constitute the Administration,
Accounts, Procurement, Planning and Works, Design, Works Inspection,
and the Geology,
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Irrigation Works
under Myanmar King |
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The Myanmar Canal Act was prescribed
in 1905. It contains an introduction and (12) chapters, and is
applicable to the whole of Myanmar.
The Myanmar Enbankment Act, covering the ...
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From Independence to 1961-62 |
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Five Strategies for Agricultural
Development
1. Development of new agricultural land
2. Provision of sufficient irrigation water
3. Provision and support for agricultural mechanization
4. Application of modern agro technologies
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Between 1962 and 1988 |
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The irrigation
activities during the said period witnessed the inclusion of
many major irrigation projects.
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Major Irrigation
works |
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The national
economy of Myanmar is highly dependent on agriculture. The urban
areas remain reliant on the products and services of the rural
hinterland. Rural progress is ...
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Development of Border Areas |
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The Government
of State Law and Order Restoration Council is accomplishing numberous
projects for Development of National Races and Border Areas to
enable ...
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Village Irrigation Works |
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And in the same context as
the Government has invested in irrigation works, minor rural
irrigation work, established with Government financial...
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On going Projects and projects in Future |
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The Irrigation Department
also has (29) numbers of on-going construction projects in hand...
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Increase in Storage capacity of Dams and Tanks |
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Formerly, it was normal to
engage in the construction of diversion systems as less capital
intensive and also for their shorter maturing periods.
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Data Relative to Major Irrigation Works |
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Formerly, it was normal to
engage in the construction of diversion systems as less capital
intensive and also for their shorter maturing periods...
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| Gallery of Dams |
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Irrigigation
in many contries 
