Bank Protection(100%)
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Region 2 ၏ လုပ်ငန်းဆောင်ရွက်နေပုံများ
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Navigation Channel Improvement
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Legal Background
Waterways Department was organized and founded in 1972 by combining the Dredging and River Conservancy sections of Department of Marine Administration, Ministry of Transport and Communication and parts of Hydrographic Surveying section of Port Corporation, Ministry of Transport and Communications.
In 1999, the Department was extended and reorganized as the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems.
Objectives of DWIR
Objectives of DWIR
- to improve the navigation channel and to stabilize the inland river ports.
- to protect the river banks erosion.
- to cooperate with other organizations in demarcation of danger water level of the towns.
- to utilize the river water for domestic and agriculture all the year round.
- to protect bank erosion of border rivers.
- to observe the long term existence of the cross river bridges by river engineering point of views.
- to manage the prevention of the river water pollution.
- to achieve adequate depth for maximum loading capacity of the vessels.