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Jun 29, 2017· Myanmar laws banning beach sand mining need to be revised following the adoption of the 2012 Environmental Conservation Law. Interdictions are currently based on the 2006 Conservation of Water Resources and Rivers Law which has been used to fine sandminers in Ngapali, and the 2004 Coastal Beach Directives from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism which have been converted by .
Jun 21, 2018· Bethia Kadoe, a Myanmar student who is studying for a Masters'' in Environmental Science and Policy, International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE), at Clark University, Worcester MA, USA, was attached for a month in 2017, as an intern with MCRB, and worked in collaboration with WWF to study river sand mining in the Ayeyarwady ...
seeks to provide an overview of sand market in Myanmar by a) establishing a baseline understanding of sandmining activities by focusing on the sand consumption rate of the capital, Yangon Division and b) the current regulatory framework and c) outline the main environmental and social impacts associated with sand mining.
A Myanmar man draws a robot in the sand at Ngpali Beach in Thandwe, Myanmar on February 14, 2017. The coastline outside the luxury resort hotel area on Ngpali beach has been forever changed due to sand mining and the implemenation of hotel walls which restrict the natural ebb and flow of sand that comes with the tides the result being a rocky and changing coastline.
Jun 21, 2017· Thet stated that developers have been using truckloads of beach sand to make cement for building projects for years. Myanmar''s authorities don''t enforce laws prohibiting sand mining. In 2012, large sections of shoreline forest surrounding Inle Lake were bulldozed to construct new roads and buildings, causing erosion to block part of the ...
Apr 23, 2019· Farmers in Myanmar say the same thing is happening along the Ayeyarwady River. In Malaysia, villagers complain that sand mining is damaging two key rivers. In Vietnam, ...
Jun 15, 2018· A local company plans to extract 5 million cubic metres of sand over five years in sensitive coastal areas in Tanintharyi Region without legallyrequired environmental assessments. Experts warn that the proposed sand mining will be highly damaging to a nearby pearl farm, biodiversity and fisheries and livelihoods of local communities.
May 08, 2019· By Thomson Reuters Foundation 8 May 2019 . BANGKOK—Sand mining is eroding the world''s river deltas and coastlines, damaging the environment and hurting livelihoods from Cambodia to Colombia, as government regulation fails to keep pace with rising demand, the .
The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism has told the Rakhine State government to order a halt on sand mining on a series of popular beaches in the Ngapali area, as a public campaign against the practice continued to gain momentum over the past week.
One reason why sand mining became an important source of income in Gaw is because the village lacks an adequate supply of ground water for farming. However, U Naing Naing said that even without sufficient farming income and sand mining he had secured K150,000,000 for the village budget. Where did the money come from?
Ngapali beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Myanmar, with its pristine white sand and turquoise waters. Unfortunately the beach is in danger, because people are stealing sand from the beach to use it for construction, so called "sandmining". This can be seen on the image at the right.
Apr 20, 2015· A campaign launched late last month against the sand mining has gathered further momentum, with Max Myanmar, which has previously been investigated for taking beach sand for its hotel project at Ngapali, joining the Alliance against Sand Mining at Ngapali and Myanmar Beaches.
Myanmar, like other developing countries, faces a dilemma: sand mining is placing rivers under threat, but is also providing a resource needed for economic development. About 80 percent of concrete and asphalt is sand, and because it is bulky and difficult to transport, it is usually extracted from the most convenient local source.
The promotion of more irrigation in central Myanmar will divert more water from the river. In the delta, drainage and salt water intrusion are major concerns, alongside the perceived impact of climate change, while sand mining upstream is contributing to riverbank erosion.
Destructive development The mining of beach sand and sand dredged from inland rivers and streams began in Ngapali in the 1990s, when it was selected for development as a luxury tourist resort by the former military regime.. Since Myanmar''s democratic transition began in 2011, foreign visitor numbers have increased sharply, with millions now coming to the country.
Director U Myo Win Nyunt told The Myanmar Times yesterday that the ministry had already instructed the Rakhine State government to ensure directives banning the mining of beach sand are enforced. "It will impact on Ngapali beach if the people dig sand from beach areas near the guests. We don''t think the respective authorities should allow this to happen on beach areas," he said.
Sep 22, 2019· "Farmers in Myanmar say the same thing is happening along the Ayeyarwady River. In Malaysia, villagers complain that sand mining is damaging two key rivers," the National Geographic wrote. Back in Cambodia, the Borgen Project has noted that there is a link between sand .
Jun 01, 2019· Sand mining, should it occur, will take a huge toll on both the people and the environment. ... Studies on sand mining and land reclamation have been conducted in Malaysia and Myanmar.
Aug 24, 2018· Other impacts are hard to directly link to sand mining since rivers are affected by so many different factors, including dams, but it is clear that by sucking too much sediment out of the world''s rivers, unsustainable sand mining will contribute to bank erosion and shrinking, sinking deltas – with the loss of agriculture land, houses and ...
May 05, 2017· Illegal mining of sand from riverbeds is so ubiquitous in the subcontinent that on the rare occasions it is stopped temporarily by a judicial order, house prices go up and editorials criticising the judgement are written in financial newspapers. Reporting illegal sand mining is the most dangerous thing a journalist can do in India.
As The Myanmar Times reported, earlier this year the Thandwe township General Administration Department granted permission to private companies to take sand from three beaches in the Ngapali area for "regional development", prompting complaints from hoteliers and environmentalists.. The decision to allow sand mining, which has been an intermittent problem in the area since the 1990s ...
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Myanmar, like other developing countries, faces a dilemma: sand mining is placing rivers under threat, but is also providing a resource needed for economic development. About 80 percent of concrete and asphalt is sand, and because it is bulky and difficult to transport, it is usually extracted from the most convenient local source.
Legal experts and authorities have confirmed with The Myanmar Times that the sand mining activities proposed by Kyaw KS Development Trading Co require approval from the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC). Prior to starting any activities, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is also necessary by law.
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