December 17
THE villages which are next to the river in Waw, Thanatpin and Kawa townships, have been experiencing riverbank erosion, causing agricultural land loss.
Bago Region Chief Minister U Myo Swe Win discussed this matter at a coordination meeting of the Coastal Resource Management Committee on 15 December to mitigate the land loss.
The meeting highlighted those matters to prevent riverbank erosion, maintain the natural habitat of the rainforest along Sittoung River and the Gulf of Mottama, administer those rainforests in compliance with a law, establish the protected areas and forest land for the communities and establish the rainforest areas in certain places. The rainforest can help improve the sustainable livelihood of the forest communities and conserve the aquaculture resources. Additionally, it will also stop riverbank erosion.
Afterwards, Bago region minister for the Natural Resource Affairs U Tin Thein also pointed out the benefits of coastal resource conservation. The director of the Bago Region Forest Department also explained the working process of the coastal resource management committee.
U Than Htike Aung, the project manager of the Gulf of Mottama, elaborated on the socio-economic development activities for the residents in Kawa, Thanatpin and Waw townships. The committee members also discussed some matters and the regional chief minister instructed them to meet their individual needs. — MNA
