Flood submerges 55,000 acres of crops in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area

KAT 7911 12.9.2024 sskm
This photo shows a submerged location.

More than 55,000 acres of various crops, including 50,000 monsoon paddy fields, were submerged in Nay Pyi Taw council area.
As of 21 September, over 30,000 acres of flooded fields were affected, and 20,000 were damaged. Post-flood farm recovery and repair works are systematically carried out in flood-hit fields so as not to impact crop yields.
Strong wind and torrential rains in Nay Pyi Taw caused flooding in paddy fields. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation demonstrated how to use inputs (fertilizer, nutrients) in the flood-hit fields for farm recovery in Kyopin village, Zeyathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw on 23 September.
The Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation addressed that overflowing lakes, ponds and dams triggered by heavy rains and impacts of the typhoon in September caused devastating floods in paddy fields. He urged the farmers to replant them if they are connected to irrigation channels.
The ministry has prepared rice seedlings to provide them to farmers in need. The growers can contact the nearest Agriculture Department to get access to pedigree seeds of other crops and ploughing requirements. The farmers need to cooperate in farm recovery efforts and replanting in flood-battered paddy fields to mitigate the impacts on yield. He reiterated that today’s demonstration on how to repair the flood-hit fields aimed to encourage farmers to replant them after learning the know-how of post-flood recovery management.
Afterwards, the chairman of the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area discussed matters regarding crop damage conditions, food security, replanting crops to mitigate loss of farmers’ income and Nay Pyi Taw Council’s cooperation with related departments in farm recovery activities.
The director-general of the Agriculture Department explained pest control measures in flood-stricken areas, agricultural input methods to repair the damaged fields and farmers’ awareness of farming technologies.
The Union minister and chairman of the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area provided urea, potash and Rock Phosphate fertilizer to farmers from Zeyathiri, Pobbathiri, Ottarathiri, Pyinmana, Lewe and Tatkon townships at the event. — NN/KK

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