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2018-6-21 Approximately 10 million tonnes of gravel and sand a year are reportedly extracted from Ayeyarwady River sites for construction. This is believed to be a gross underestimate of the total sand extraction from the Ayeyarwady River (estimated to be
2018-6-20 Myanmar is a participating country in the global sand trade. In recent years, similar to the path of its neighboring countries, Myanmar’s sand and gravel mining sectors have been rising rapidly due to population growth and migration of people from rural to urban areas. Yangon Division, which includes the Yangon
1 天前 Fluvial Aggregates Extraction in Myanmar and the Ayeyarwady River The Ayeyarwady River stretches for about 2100 km from the Himalayan mountains to the Andaman Sea. The basin drains an area of about 418,000 km2, with 91% of the basin
2018-6-21 Bethia Kadoe 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/Yangon area. This is her paper from her research. သတင်းစဉ်
2021-8-16 Extracting sand on Ayeyarwady River, August 2017. Photo: B Kadoe 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
2018-9-8 8 Sep 18 Eleven Myanmar According to the report issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the first week of September, the extraction of sand from rivers for construction industries has adverse impacts.. More importantly for the Ayeyarwady River, the construction sector is a driver for the extraction of sand. Coarse sand and gravel is typically targeted for extraction as those types were
2019-2-20 Since 2010, a construction boom in Myanmar has fueled a sharp increase in the extraction of sand from the Ayeyarwady that is then used in cement and asphalt. Environmental groups say this dredging is destabilizing the river and placing stress on the Ayeyarwady Delta, the country’s main rice-producing region. Experts warn that the rate of sand mining in the Ayeyarwady has already reached
SAND MINING IS DESTROYING ASIA'S RIVERS Sand mining is the extraction of sand, mainly through an open pit but sometimes mined from beaches and inland dunes or dredged from ocean and river
2020-3-3 ‘AN EASY TARGET’ The Singapore-registered company dredging in Chaungzon, Starhigh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., has extracted hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand
Large-scale sand extraction from river environment for building constructions is a global phenomenon. Indiscriminate sand mining imposes a series of physical, ecological, and socio-environmental...
2018-9-8 8 Sep 18 Eleven Myanmar According to the report issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the first week of September, the extraction of sand from rivers for construction industries has adverse impacts.. More importantly for the Ayeyarwady River, the construction sector is a driver for the extraction of sand. Coarse sand and gravel is typically targeted for extraction
2019-2-13 Since 2010, a construction boom in Myanmar has fuelled sharp growth in the extraction of sand from the Ayeyarwady that is used in cement and asphalt. Environmental groups say this dredging is destabilising the river and placing stress on
2019-2-13 The mining of sand from Myanmar’s rivers could be creating an environmental crisis with potentially serious consequences for the 34 million people who live in the Ayeyarwady River basin. Myanmar cannot afford to ignore the effects of sand mining any longer. At the moment it’s a case of out of sight, out of mind.
2019-12-19 The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage. Mekong River sand is advertised in orders from 20,000 to 200,000 tonnes. And Rolf Aalto, a
2020-3-4 04 March 20 Source: YANGON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) From a boat on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar, Than Zaw Oo pointed to a brown stretch of water he said was once full of lush paddy fields. This used to be my land, said the 51-year-old farmer, frowning at
KAUNG KIN SAN Co., Ltd. (KKS) is an aggregate mining, as well as a construction materials supply company. We are one of the leading suppliers of construction aggregate in Myanmar. We are currently involved in the extraction, manufacturing and distribution of crushed granite aggregate and Laterite, which are required in the construction industry
Sand mining . Sand mining is the extraction of sand, mainly through an open pit but sometimes mined from beaches and inland dunes or dredged from ocean and river beds.Sand is often used in manufacturing, for example as an abrasive or in concrete.
Large-scale sand extraction from river environment for building constructions is a global phenomenon. Indiscriminate sand mining imposes a series of physical, ecological, and socio-environmental
2019-11-8 Farmers in Myanmar say the same thing is happening along the Ayeyarwady River. Sand extraction from rivers has also caused untold millions of dollars in
2019-5-14 Research and development. With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to pollution, flooding, lowering of water aquifers and worsening drought occurrence. The report Sand
2020-3-4 YANGON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) From a boat on the Salween River in southeastern Myanmar, Than Zaw Oo pointed to a brown stretch of water he said was once full of lush paddy fields. Farmers and politicians in Chaungzon township, just outside the southern town of Moulmein, worry that erosion in the area is being exacerbated by the ships that dredge its bed for sand each night.
2020-1-13 a, Sediment extraction rates (Mt yr −1) across the Mekong River basin.The composition of the extracted load is depicted in the pie charts (from Bravard et al. 22,33).The size of each pie chart
2019-11-1 Sand supply is reduced by channel extraction and fine-grained supply enhanced by deforestation Abstract A morpho-sedimentary analysis of the Ayeyarwady delta shoreline was conducted based on a field mission in Myanmar in November 2016 and interpretation of satellite images spanning the period 1974–2019.
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2021-8-20 Sand Dredgers are the powerful equipment to excavate and pump underwater sand, slurry or gravel to specified location.As the leading sand dredger designer, manufacturer and exporter, TAIAN OCEAN Pump Co., Ltd (OCEAN Pump) had been dedicated in supplying sand
2018-11-1 Yangon city is an example of such a delta city where 5 million inhabitants are confronted with the negative effects of groundwater extraction such as seen in cities such as Bangkok (Phien-wej et al., 2006), Shanghai (Chai et al., 2004), the Hong Kong surroundings (Chen et al., 2012), and Ho Chi Minh City (Thoang and Giao, 2015).
2019-5-14 With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to pollution, flooding, lowering of water aquifers and worsening drought
2016-1-1 Yangon City was the capital of Myanmar from the colonial era until the last decade, before the capital relocated to Nay Pyi Taw in 2007. Originally, the city was designed for a population of 36,000. In the past 125 years, the city and corresponding built-up
2017-9-18 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR RIVER SAND MINING Sr No Particulars 1 INTRODUCTION a Objectives of the management plans b Background c Sand and Gravel Mining Policy and Guidelines d Sand and Gravel Mining Management e In-Stream Mining f Off-Channel Mining g Appropriate Extraction Methods and Monitoring Plan 2 SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND IMPACTS OF SAND
2019-5-31 In small tributaries, unsustainable sand extraction can have adverse effect on the integrity of aquatic ecosystem, said experts. According to scientists, no doubt sand accumulation in river bed reduces depth of river and causes frequent floods. But proper dredging of sand is required to keep the river bed at proper level, scientists say.