More than 5,000 acres of summer paddy to be expanded with irrigation water from Moeyungyi Lake

In addition to about 44,000 acres of paddy fields in the Bago Region, more than 5,000 acres of summer paddy fields will be planted by pumping water from 11 spillways of Moeyungyi Lake, according to the Bago Region Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department.
The government is accelerating the development of the agriculture and livestock sector and is working to ensure that farmers do not have problems in the summer paddy sector. The Department of Irrigation and Water Utilization Management under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation, is providing irrigation water to summer paddy fields in the respective regions and states.
Many benefits for farmers
The Moeyungyi Lake has three spillways. Due to its inability to store enough water, it is difficult to supply water for summer paddy every year. At present, the Department is implementing the plan to expand irrigation canals from 30 upstream dams to fully supply water and build 11 spillways to convey the water from the lake, and once the construction is completed, there will be many benefits for summer paddy farmers in the agriculture sector.
Golden Paddy Fields
“Moeyungyi Lake has not been able to fully store rainwater since the late monsoon. As the current three spillways are not enough, 11 spillways are under construction since the beginning of the year,” said Assistant Director of the Department U Thiha Aung. There are many benefits for summer paddy farmers if water can be pumped at a specified water level. It will provide full irrigation water on 44,000 acres of land, as well as 5,000 acres of expanded summer paddy. We will be able to see the golden paddy fields, he said.
Making money for farmers
Once the construction is completed, sufficient irrigation water will be supplied to Thayawady and other towns where most of the summer paddy is grown, making the paddy fields golden and money for farmers.—Nyein Thu(MNA)/GNLM