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Irrigation Works in myanmar

Developmnet of Border Areas and National Races

Irrigation Works In Myanmar

History of Myanmar Irrigation Work

Construction of Weirs, Tanks and Reservoirs

Irrigation Works under Myanmar King

From Independence to 1961-62

Between 1962 and 1988

Major Irrigation works Irrigation works constructed by under SLORC / S PDC

Developmnet of Border Areas and National Races

Village Irrigation Works

On going Projects and projects in Future

Increase in Storage capacity of Dams and Tanks

Data Relative to Major Irrigation Works

Gallery of Dams

The Irrigation Department has in co-operation with the Ministry for Progress of Border areas & National Races and Development Affairs, assisted in rural water supply schemes and consctruction of village irrigation facilities. The works accomplished, region wise, since (1989-90) is furnished below:-

Sr.	Border Areas	State/ Division	No. of Works	Irrigated Area (hectare)	Budget		Remark
Sr.	Border Areas	State/ Division	No. of Works	Irrigated Area (hectare)	NRA (Million Kyats )	MOAI (Million Kyats )	Remark
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.	Kokant Wa Shan(Seinkyaw) Mawpha PaOo Kyaington(East) Sagaing(Kabaw) Kayin Kayah/Kayan Padaung Rakhine Kachin	Shan(North) Shan(North) Shan(North) Shan(East) Shan(East) Shan (East) Sagaing Kayin Kayah Kayah Rakhine Kachin	14 2 4 1 6 16 11 1 8 6 4 1	1797 809 2251 4 996 5540 5667 623 818 992 955 607	- 35.30 - - 30.50 33.00 125.15 7.07 18.19 - - 38.45	172.76 - 62.70 0.50 45.49 355.30 86.63 15.00 31.04 86.25 16.40 -	Total-75.99 Million Kyats Total-388.30 Million Kyats Total-211.78 Million Kyats Total-22.07 Million Kyats Total-49.23 Million Kyats
	Total		74	21059	287.66	886.27	1173.93 Million Kyats

(w) Development of National Races and Border Areas
The Government of State Law and Order Restoration Council is accomplishing numberous projects for Development of National Races and Border Areas to enable the National Races of Same status with mainland people in economic and social sectors. Irrigation Department is participating in these projects for producing sufficient foods in village level, and for accomplishing water supply projects by constructing dams and other related structures. Selection of suitable sites, investigation on feasibility of the projects, calculation of estimated costs are done by the Department based on the actual conditions of each project site and the most suitable structures are being constructed in the border areas.

Altogether (48) irrigation projects had been accomplished by the Irrigation Department benefitting (39,086) acres of agricultural land in border areas. Number of works in each region are as follows with benefitting areas.

Border Area Development Irrigation Projects
accomplished by the Government of State Law and Order Restoration
Council after 1988

No.	Location	Number of Works	Benefitting Area(Acres)
1.	Kokant Region	5	2,763
2.	Wa Region	1	1,000
3.	Shan (Sin Kyawt) Region	3	2,350
4.	Maw Pha Region	1	10
5.	Pao Region	4	1,960
6.	sagaing (Kabaw) Region	11	14,003
7.	Kyaingtone (East) Region	12	12,200
8.	Kayah Region	9	4,600
9.	Rakhine Region	2	200
	Total	48	39,086

Moreover (12) irrigation projects are under construction to be benefitted for (6,000) acres of land in border areas. Region wise projects under construction are as follows:-

Irrigation Projects under construction in border areas

No.	Location	Number of Works	Benefitting Area(Acres)
1.	Kokant Region	1	150
2.	Wa Region	2	1,350
3.	Shan (Sin Kyawt) Region	-	-
4.	Maw Pha Region	-	-
5.	Pao Region	1	500
6.	sagaing (Kabaw) Region	-	-
7.	Kyaingtone (East)	3	3,000
8.	Kayah Region	1	1,000
9.	Rakhine Region	-	-
10.	Kayin Region	4	-
	Total	12	6,000

There are (28) irrigation projects to be started in the near future for benefitting (66,485) acres and they are:-

No.	Location	Number of Works	Benefitting Area(Acres)
1.	Kokant Region	1	300
2.	Wa Region	1	350
3.	Shan (Sin Kyawt) Region	5	3,275
4.	Pao Region	1	1,000
5.	sagaing (Kabaw) Region	3	14,240
6.	Kyaingtone (East) Region	4	3,500
7.	Kayah Region	2	4,120
8.	Rakhine Region	3	2,700
9.	Mon	4	36,000
10.	Kayin Region	4	1,000
	Total	28	66,485