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Subject: Thabyeyoe Dam built by Construction 7 of the  Irrigation

Department opened
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Thabyeyoe Dam built by Construction 7 of the 
Irrigation Department opened
	
YANGON, 9 July- Thabyeyoe Dam built by Construction 7 of the Irrigation 
Department was opened in Wundwin Township, Mandalay Division, this morning, 
attended, by Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen 
Tin 0o.

Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo delivered an address on the occasion. The 
Secretary-2 said
Thabyeyoe Dam was built to supply water to Taungpulu Dam to enable the latter 
to operate at full capacity in irrigating 8,000 effective areas.


The dry Anya gets round about 20 inches of rain per year; and in some parts 
annual amount of rain is less than ten inches.


Knowing the situation of the Anya region, Chairman of the State Peace and 
Development Council Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to pay special 
emphasis on the greening of nine districts in Anya.


The Secretary-2 quoted the Senior General as saying, ?If the forests in Anya 
could not be restored rainfall would become less and farming might have 
become almost impossible in Anya.


?We will give priority to the greening of nine districts. Dams will have to 
be built in every possible place to develop agriculture.?


In accordance with the Head of State?s guidance reservoirs, diversion dams 
and pumped-water irrigation stations are emerging one after another in Anya 
region.


The Secretary-2 said dams such as Samon, Yindaw, Chaungmagyi, Chaunggauk, 
Thettaw, Lephyu and Kintha can be seen in the surrounding areas of Wundwin, 
Kyauk
?talone, Thamekku, Welaung, Taungtha, Sunlon, South Pinle and North Pinle are 
located in the vicinity of Myingyan District; and Mondaing, Taungpulu and 
Alaungsithu are existing dams in the region.


There are now about 60 pumped-water irrigation stations along Ayeyawady, 
Dokhtawady, Sarnon, Panlaung and Paunglaung rivers.


Unlike in the past, Anya now is green with flora as efforts are being made to 
conserve forest, to set up fire wood plantations and produce briquettes. 
Trees should be conserved as a national task as depletion of forests will 
also destroy soil and water conditions leading to adverse climate changes.


Lush forests will ensure excellent flow of water into darns which were built 
at a cost of kyats in billions and better climate conditions.



The government while making endeavors to green and supply water to Anya, it 
is also rendering assistance to farmers to use modern methods to gradually 
advance to mechanized farming. Afterwards, Maj-Gen Ye Myint made a speech, 
saying 25 irrigation projects have  been implemented in Mandalay Division 
from 1988 to date, and the present one is the 26th, adding Thittatkon Dam 
Project in Myittha Township and Zidaw Dam Project in Nahtogyi Township are 
under construction, and urged all to maintain the dam for long-term use and 
use water from the dam beneficially.
Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin also spoke on the occasion, saying 98 dams and 
diversion weirs were opened, in more than 10 years by the government for 
ensuring uplift of living standard of farmers, majority of the people, urging 
local farmers to use water from the dam beneficially.


The minister then presented gifts to personnel of ID


who built the dam and then formally unveiled the stone plaque of the dam. 
Deputy Director-General of ID U Myo Myint formally opened the dam.


The Secretary-2 and party inspected the dam and had souvenir photos taken.


Thabyeyoe Dam is built across Thabyeyoe Creek near Taungnyo Village in 
Wundwin Township at a cost of K 130 million. It is 1 150 feet in length and 
75 feet in height with a capacity to store 7100 acre feet of water. It can 
fully supply water to 7,636 acres of catchments area of Taungpulu Dam.

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