YANGON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is working on restoring old lakes from ancient times in the famous archaeological site called Bagan in Mandalay Region, the official state television channel MRTV reported on Monday.
The report, citing U Kyaw Myo Win, a director from the Department of Archaeology and National Museum in Bagan, said the restoration works will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase focusing on restoring the lakes that were part of the waterways during Bagan era.
This restoration work aims to prevent flooding during the rainy season by letting water flow properly, the report said.
As of now, 19 ancient lakes have already been restored, and five more lakes are currently undergoing restoration, the report said.
The report said there are over 90 ancient lakes in total at the archaeological site, and 46 of them are scheduled for restoration in this first phase.
