Bago-Sittang Canal Field Survey: Tidal Effects on Lower Eastern Side of Bago River Basin

22 February 2016

Participants:

UTokyo: Dr. Akiyuki Kawasaki, Dr. Shimozono, Dr. Acierto, Masahiro Kambara, Shin Yonehara

JICA: Hiroyuki Okazaki (SATREPS Project Coordinator at YTU)

YTU: Chit Bo Bo Win, Ye Thu Aung (Master’s Student)

Myanmar Irrigation Department: Mr. Tun Tun Win (Assistant Engineer, Waw Township), Mr. Ne Myo Htun (Staff Officer, Thannapin Township)

An initial meeting with Mr. U Myint Soe (Assistant Director of Bago Area) to coordinate the planned field survey along the eastern portion of Bago River Basin that connects the river to Sittang River and Gulf of Martaban. It was decided that the two-day field survey on these areas was divided into travel along Bago-Sittang canal and Min Ywa-Kok ko Drainage canal. This day was dedicated for surveying the flood control structures along the Bago-Sittang canal.

Figure 6. Locations of the flood protection structures visited along the Bago-Sittang canal

Figure 7. Initial Discussion at Tawa Sluicegate (left) and downstream view Tawa Sluicegate (right) – Site 1 at Figure 6

Figure 8. Myinwha Sluicegate. Top left shows the upstream of sluicegate. Top right shows sluicegate and motor shed for automatic gate control. Bottom left picture shows the sluicegate with the ship crossing structure at the left side. Bottom right picture shows the downstream of the sluicegate. – Site 2 in Figure 6

Figure 9. Aba sluicegate with downstream (right) and upstream (left) sides with manual gate closing mechanisms – Site 3 in Figure 6

Figure 10. Downstream most bridge at Sittang River near the river mouth – Site 4 in Figure 6

Figure 11. Shangaing Sluicegate showing the downstream side (left) and upstream side (right) – Site 5 in Figure 6