In Ayeyawady Region, erosion of the embankment caused by riverbank erosion along the Toe River, a tributary of the Ayeyawady River, occurred from the morning of 25 August at a location between mileposts 11/6 and 11/7 of the Nyaungdonkyun Embankment near Ganchaung Village in Nyaungdon Township. The affected section of the embankment is approximately 300 feet long and 45 feet wide.
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President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing went to the Nyaungdonkyun embankment along the Yangon-Maubin route and inspected the efforts for prevention of bank erosion at the embankment yesterday morning.
At the venue, Union Minister for
Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung, Ayeyawady Region Chief
Minister U Aye Kyaw and officials reported to the President on yearly
landslides due to erosion at the bends of the Toe River, the direction of current
to Mayu/Chaungphya, Chaunggyi, Ganchaung and Htonwa villages to cause
landslides yearly, collapses of some 150-265 feet long banks in erosion near
Ganchaung Village, loss of more than 1,000 acres of land areas including arable
lands within 40 years from 1980 to date, emergence of the 850 acres of alluvial
land on the opposition site of the river, construction of 12 embankments to
prevent danger of flooding from 2000-21 to this financial year, filling sand
bags at the foot of embankments, building the 2nd Bund Slope, laying geotextile
sheets, and long-term plans to prevent landslides in villages of Pantanaw and
Maubin township as part of improving the watercourse in Ayeyawady River.
In response, the President said that relevant ministries must conduct surveys
on the flow of rivers and creeks nationwide and implement the maintenance of
watercourses in rivers under the plans yearly.
He underlined that it is necessary to systematically calculate dredging of alluvial lands in the watercourses with the use of solar-powered excavators not to face difficulties in the use of fuel.
The President stressed the need to implement the short-term plans to reduce flooding across the nation while systematically making preparations for the flood preventive measures under the long-term plans.
He noted that it is necessary to draw lessons from the recent flooding in Nepal and, taking into consideration possible incidents that may arise from the impacts of climate change, systematically plan and implement disaster prevention measures with a long-term perspective for sustainable benefits.
The President urged officials to systematically conduct surveys on the effects of flooding on residences, agriculture and the socioeconomic life of the people. Moreover, relevant officials and departments need to provide relief supplies to the affected people in time for their convenience in daily life.
On his inspection tour, the President looked into the ongoing temporary protection measures being carried out in response to the erosion of the Nyaungdonkyun Embankment, including the efforts for driving stakes and filling sandbags at the foot of the embankment, reinforcing the embankment with sandbags, supporting the toe of the original embankment’s 2nd Bund Slope with sandbags, constructing a temporary spur embankment, constructing a riverside bund slope, and laying geotextile sheets to protect the eastern slope of the temporary spur embankment against erosion.
The President instructed officials to systematically repair the embankment to have resilience against the situation of higher-level water from the river.
The President presented cash awards to Tatmadaw members, police members, firefighters, social rescue teams and residents who participated in the embankment repair work and flood preventive measures.
MNA/TTA
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