YR receives irrigation water for over 37,000 acres of summer paddy
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ACCORDING to the Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department (Water Resources), more than 250,000 acres of summer paddy are being planned for cultivation in Yangon Region for both domestic consumption and export, and over 80,000 acres had already been planted by the second week of January. To ensure the successful growth of summer paddy fields, irrigation water has been supplied to 37,353 acres from the Ngamoeyeik Dam and electric pumping stations.
During the current summer paddy season, irrigation water has been delivered to 22,133 acres through the Ngamoeyeik canals, 7,386 acres via the dam’s sluice gates, and 7,834 acres through electric pumping stations using dam water, bringing the total to 37,353 acres.
“To increase water storage in the reservoirs, we installed shutters at spillways and reinforced them with sandbags towards the end of the rainy season. Water release for summer paddy cultivation began on 15 December. As the cultivated area has expanded compared with last year’s summer paddy season, we plan to release a greater volume of water this year. We are pleased that sufficient reservoir water can be supplied to support the agricultural sector across the region,” said U Tun Lwin, Staff Officer (Civil) of the Ngamoeyeik Dam.
For the summer paddy fields, which farmers rely on heavily, reservoir water is being released from December until the first week of May through the main Ngamoeyeik canals and their branches, including the main left and right canals and their distributaries. To prevent water loss during irrigation, the Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department (Water Resources) is working in cooperation with Water User Groups.
To ensure that farmers’ summer paddy fields across the Yangon Region receive sufficient irrigation water, reservoir water is being released from the Ngamoeyeik Dam in Hlegu Township, Lagwinbyin Dam, Kalihtaw Dam, and the Tabula Dam in Taikkyi Township. Irrigation water continues to be supplied to 37,353 acres of summer paddy fields through the Ngamoeyeik Dam and electric pumping projects to ensure the successful production of summer paddy. — Nyein Thu (MNA)/MKKS
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