Ongoing drinking water distribution - an update from Dr Hla Tun

Latest update from Myanmar:-
Ongoing drinking water donation to drinking water needed in villages on the way from Bagan to Mt.Popa, KyaukPaDaung, MyinGyan and Chauk. Many villages are situated inner sides of the Main Road. The drivers need to drive about 1-6 miles from the Main Road and some pathways were rough and resulted in a flat tyre occasionally and it was due to uneven road surfaces and a piece of rock and sharp objects on the road, with water loaded carrier truck.

In some villages , they managed to put water into the water reservoir but in some villages, the staff gave water directly into containers, bins or barrels with the pipe by means of pump from the truck.

On May 25, the team went to ChaungShay village which is 22 miles from Bagan. ( 1000+1000 gallon).
On May 26, TelTike ( old village) 1,000 gallon and Cel-Lun Villages(360 houses, 1460 villagers) (1,000+1,000+1,000) gallon .
On May 27, Nga-Tha-Yauk( middle part, northern part, southern part) 1000 +1000+1000 gallon
On May 28, Nga-Lin-Poke village 207 houses, 1110 villagers (1000 gallon). Ma-Kyee-Sout Village 220 houses, 1210 villagers, 1000 gallon.
Since May 29 to June 5, we repaired many openings on lower part of rusty water tanks.
On June 6, Nyaung - To Village 417 houses, 1898 villagers, ( 1,000+ 1,000 + 1,000 gallon,)
On June 12, Cel-Lun Village (1000+ 1000 gallon.)
On June 17, Primary School in Kyan-Sit Quarter New Bagan. There were about 42 students. (1,000 gallon)
On June 20, post primary school in Kan Saungt Village and there are about 102 students 1000 gallons.
On June 21, Cel-Lun Village 1000+1000 gallons,
On June 30, San-Pya Village (74 houses, 385 villagers). 1000 gallon
On July 1, Bone Taw Village . Drinking water 3200 gallon.,
On July 2, Tor- Ywar Village. Drinking water 3200 gallon.
They were requested to donate drinking water to respective villages if drinking water was in shortage. Thus, the team went to some villages for 3, 4 or 5 times.

Even though, a Monsoon started early in June, there was a lot of rain in many parts of the country like eastern, western, southern, northern, coastal, delta and etc, but there was not much rain in some parts of Central part of Myanmar ( Dry Zone).
AyeYarWaddy River is formed by confluence of May Kha and MaLiKha rivers in Northern Myanmar ( KaChin State). It's direction is from North to South and it ends in Delta and near the Yangon. The ChinDwin River joins the AyeYarWaddy River before it passes the Bagan( not far from the the Pakokku Town) . Thus, the water from AyeYarWaddy River is combination of ChinDwin and AyeYarWaddy Water when it reaches to Bagan. The current of ChinDwin River is so fast (turbulent flow) in rainy season because it is narrow and deep and therefore, turbidity of AyeYarWaddy River Water is worse in Bagan when there is a Monsoon. They usually get the water from AyeYarWaddy River for drinking purpose for donating. Therefore, they tried to pump water from AyeYarWaddy to water reservoirs in the rainy season. However, they usually pump water directly from AyeYarWaddy River for drinking water donation to needy villages in Summer and Winter.