The triple cropping system is being implemented in all irritated farmlands in Bago Region under the guidance of the Head of the State.
In the 2024 summer paddy season, 39 dams supplied water to 425,700 acres of summer paddy fields in Bago Region in full, and are in standby mode to distribute water this summer. Triple crops like monsoon paddy, winter crops and summer paddy were cultivated in the region starting in 2023, and 19,860 acres of summer paddy were planted in Bago district among six districts, and the cultivation expanded to 26,325 acres in 2024.
In the region, the winter crops are being planted after the monsoon paddy, and the summer paddy 90-day species is grown between 1 February and March, and the water is fully provided from 1 February to the end of April. There are 39 dams in the region – eight in the Bago district, five in the Nyaunglebin district, eight in the Toungoo district, three in the Nattalin district, eight in the Thayawady district and seven in Pyay district. Moreover, irrigation water is also distributed from 66 dams, diversion weirs and sluice gates including 13 diversion weirs and 14 sluice gates.
“We expanded the paddy cultivation in Bago Region year by year under the guidance of the Head of the State starting from 2023. The triple cropping is being implemented in irrigated areas the instructions of the regional chief minister. Currently, the winter crops are being cultivated and the third crop- summer paddy will be in the first week of February. We will fully provide irrigation water. We also work with the Water User Association to maintain the water and all the farmers are also satisfied with our actions as they get water fully. The department is also happy when we see the green field after supplying irrigation water,” said an official of Bago District Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department.
The water from Kotukwe, Salu, Shwelaung, Mazin, Alini, Shwepyi 3, Wahkatoke and Zalathtaw dams is distributed to summer paddy fields in Bago District. The irrigation system supports the livestock and breeding sector including summer paddy to develop the socioeconomic status of farmers. The Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department lets water flow into distributors via diversion weirs to supply water to implement triple cropping.
The dams in the Bago Region supply water to farmlands and prevent floods in the rainy season. Now, the dam water purification system is also conducted to supply clean drinking water to locals.
Nyein Thu (MNA)/KTZH
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