Authorities, technical experts, and the Ayeyawady Region Government are accelerating riverbed stabilization and erosion control operations as the Ngawun River drops below 30 feet. Engineering teams are using split barges and dredgers to deposit large geo-bags, sandbags, and gabion rock mattresses into deep-water channels to raise the riverbed, while driving steel sheet piles and stand pipes to resist underwater scouring. Sand pumping, geotextile laying, and geo-tube placement are also underway to redirect water flow away from vulnerable areas.
During an on-site inspection and a subsequent coordination meeting in Hinthada with regional leaders, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation U Bo Bo Kyaw instructed teams to capitalize on the receding water levels and slower currents to rapidly block dangerous inflows, reinforce the subsiding embankment, and prevent further erosion.
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