Nancho protected public forest part-2 set in Pyinmana

the authority conferred under Sub-section (e) of Section (6) of the Forest Law promulgated in September 2018, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has designated the area of 7,927 acres in Pyinmana Township, Dekkhina District, Nay Pyi Taw, as “Protected Public Forest Part-2” as of 1 April 2022, under Notification No 63/2022.
The Protected Public Forest Part-2 is intended to conserve the watershed area of ​​the Nancho Hydropower Project and that of ​​the Paunglaung Hydropower Project, to mitigate climate change, to conserve biodiversity and to ensure soil conservation.
The Nancho Protected Public Forest Part-2 is not only a place where valuable trees such as teak, ironwood and gum-kino grow but also a habitat for wild animals such as wild boar, barking deer, samba deer, monkey, goat antelope, rabbit, owl, eagle, pangolin, and cobra. As it is necessary to manage forest resources systematically, and it is also a watershed area of Paunglaung Dam, the area is declared as a forest reserve.
Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation