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Locations of department (Head Office/State/Region/Township/Town)

1

Head Office, Yangon

2

Head Office, Nay Pyi Taw

3

U Win Hlaing, Acting Director General

4

U Kareng La Ja, Deputy Director General

5

U Than Myint Tun, Director (Admin)

6

U Maung Maung Naing, Director(Lower Myanmar), Yangon
7

U Htay Aung, Director (Upper Myanmar), Naypyitaw
8

U Hla Moe, Director(Lower Myanmar), Yangon
9

U Zaw Lwin, Director(Lower Myanmar), Yangon
10

U Toe Aung Lin, Director( Upper Myanmar), Naypyitaw
11

U Phone Kyaw Sein, Director(Upper Myanmar), Naypyitaw

12

U San Shwe, Director (Research & Planning), Yangon

13

U Soe Htet Oo , Director(Marine & Equipment), Yangon

14

U Aung Myo Khaing, Director(Head of Regional Office), Region (1) Yangon
15

U Sein Lwin, Deputy Director, Region (2) Pathein
16

U Ye Thwe Aung, Deputy Director(Head of Regional Office), Region (3) Bago
17

U Zaw Win, Director, Region (4) Magwe
18

U Kyaw Myint Than, Deputy Director, Region (5) Mandalay 
19

U Kyaw Soe-1, Deputy Director, Region (6) Monywa
20

U Thar Tun, Deputy Director (Head of Regional Office), Region (7) Sittwe
21

U Kyaw Soe-2, Deputy Director, Region (8) Mawlamyaing 
22

U Zay Yar Tun, Deputy Director, Region (9) Dawei 
23

U Ko Ko Aung, Director, Region (10) Kachin 
24

U Thein Linn, Director, Region (11) Phaan
25

U Tint Lwin, Dierctor, Region (12) Shan

 

 

Organisational Structure of the Department

Names and brief responsibilities of the sections under department

(1) Administraction

  • Recuritment, promotion and dismission of personnels.
  • Training and education related activities for participants both in home and abroad.
  • Welfare services for personnels.
  • Finance planning, control and management.
  • Implementing procument both in home and abroad. Distribution.
  • Assist by means of administrative measures for project implementation and management.


(2) National Hydrological Research and Planning Department

  • Preparatory research for river training.
  • Least Available Depth (LAD) prediction.
  • Ayeyarwady and Chindwin data bank improvement for river training works.
  • Qualitative and quantities study on river water resources.
  • Develop the hydrographic envelopes of gauge stations on major rivers.


(3) Navigation Section

  • Introduction of lighted bouys for the stretch of Mandalay and Bagan.
  • Navigation aids for inland waterways.
  • Promulgation of navigation warning.
  • Publication of river routes.


(4) Surveying Section

  • Hydrographic survey works operations are done to support river engineering works, dredging works and navigation aids operation.
  • Channel surveying and mapping.
  • Surveying and technical suggestions for waterways of the cross river birdges.


(5) River Engineering Section

  • Implementation of navigation channels along the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin rivers according to master plan.
  • Implementation of bank protection works.
  • Improvement of Twantay canal.
  • Establishment of river ports.


(6) Dredging Section

  • Reclamation works.
  • Dredging works for the improvement of access channels.
  • Dredging works for the improvement of navigation channels and harbours.
  • Establishment of river ports.


(7) Marine and Equipment Department

  • Management and maintenance of vessels
  • Vessels docking and repair

   

Personal details

Full name

: U Win Hlaing

Place and date of birth

: Mandalay, 11st September, 1972

Place of residence

: Yangon

Civil status

: Married, Two children

Education

 1978-1990

; Basic Education Primary, Middle and High School in Mandalay

 1993-1998

; Graduated with B.E(Civil) degree from Mandalay Institute of Technology 

 2006-2009

; Graduated with M.Sc( Env:Engg) degree from China University of

  Geoscience

Career

He joined Waterway Conservation Department as Assistant Engineer (from 1999 to 2004), Assistant Director (from 2004 to 2009), Deputy Director (from 2009 to 2015), Director (from 2015 to 2018), Deputy Director General (from 2018 to 18th April,2019). Acting Director General(from 2019 to 30th September,2021). Starting 1st October, 2021 he has been working as Director General.

 

Hydrographic Survey Section

    • Channel surveying and mapping
    • Surveying and technical suggestions for waterways of the cross river bridges
    • To provide technical suggestions from river engineering points of views at construction of cross river bridges.

River Engineering Section

    • Construction of river training structures to achieve adequate water depth
    • River bank protections
    • River training and bank stabilization for the long term existence of the cross river bridges.
    • Bank protection of Border Rivers.
    • To utilize the river water for agriculture all the year round.

Dredging Section

    • Dredging in river constraints
    • Bend cutting for improvement of waterways and erosion protection
    • Dredging to improve approach channel for pump irrigation
    • Dredging for new navigation channel

Navigation Section

    • Provision of navigation aids.
    • Promulgation of navigation warning
    • Snag removing
    • Monitoring and marking of approach channels for the cross river bridges according to seasonal changes.
    • Administration of Twantay canal navigation.

 

Hydrological Research and Planning Department

  • Establish the data banks to support the river training works.
  • Predict the Least Available Depth along the inland rivers
  • Execution of research for the river training activities
  • Monitor the environmental impact by the changes of water quantity and quality
  • Develop the yearly, monthly and daily water level hydrographic envelopes

Activities by Region