YANGON: The main road connecting Ingapur and Nyaungshwe has been damaged due to the erosion of the Ngawen River, causing difficulties in transportation and the flow of goods.
The landslide situation gradually worsened, and by August, it had damaged the main communication road.
"The Ngawen River has been gradually collapsing since the past few years due to erosion. Before the rains this year, it was about 150 feet.
"Then it continued to collapse and this month the road was washed away. Although the departments have made plans and reports regarding the collapsing, the erosion has increased, and now it is being affected.
"The current road condition is such that even motorcycles can't cross. Cars can't go at all. This road is the only one that is strong enough.
"Now it's difficult for both transportation and goods to pass. The road on the Mezali hill, where cars are currently moving, has two bridges, but they are wooden bridges, so it is not suitable for trucks to pass.
"Another road can be carried in stages. As for the waterway, there is a direct connection between Nyaung Zou and Hinthada, but it is only convenient during high tide. It is not convenient during low tide," said an administrative official.
"The road that collapsed is not an ordinary rural road. It is a road department road. It is the main road that connects our vast region with Ingapur.
"Due to the current situation, transportation is difficult, so we are using the Mezali hill road. That road is a village-to-village road, a dirt road.
"In some places, it is only a dirt road. Only cars can go there. Trucks cannot go there.
"On the other side, cars stop for a while in Myay Su village, then they take a motorbike and a cart back to this side, and then they take a car to the top of Jampyin village and so on. The situation is so difficult," said a local village elder.
Locals are reportedly requesting that the relevant authorities prioritise short-term and long-term measures to restore the difficult transportation and flow of goods due to the damage to the main communication road due to erosion and landslides. - Eleven Media/ANN
