Efforts Intensify to Seal Ngawun Embankment Breach in Laymyethna

EFFORTS are being intensified to block the breach in the Ngawun River embankment in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyawady Region, as quickly as possible, ac­cording to the region’s Department of Water Resources and Improve­ment of River Systems.

Repair work includes placing geotextile bags (geobags) filled with sand and installing steel sheet piles from opposite sides of the breach. Around 80 feet of work using ge­obags has been complet­ed on one side, while more than 70 feet of steel sheet piling has been completed on the other.

Officials said prepa­rations are also underway to ensure that machinery, seeds and other agricul­tural inputs are available so that farmers can re­sume cultivation as soon as water levels recede. — ASH/KNN