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A booming construction industry is fueling illegal sand mining in Ngapali, Myanmar... As a main ingredient of cement, sand is a vital component in almost any construction, whether that of a skyscraper or a middle-class home, a countryside road or a vast bridge. But the resource is finite, and as construction booms in Myanmar and across Asia ...

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 legally-required 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.

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 .

Beach sand mining, Ngapali beach, Myanmar, A dossier and photo reportage by Oliver Soe Thet (12-13-2015) Twenty years ago Ngapali Beach, on the Bay of Bengal, was an unspoilt gem in the crown of Myanmar's natural treasures. Times have changed. Beach sand mining at Ngapali, has disturbed the natural balance.

Oct 26, 2017· » Rivers are invaluable to South East Asia; ... Rivers are invaluable to South East Asia . Marc Goichot 26 Oct 2017. A Myanmar boy pushes a bicycle along a flooded road in Pathein, capital of Ayeyarwady Region, in August 2016. ... But unsustainable hydropower and accelerating sand mining in the region's rivers are causing erosion and river ...

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.

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.

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.

Posts about myanmar written by Mahima Groups. Leading River Sand Mining and Export Company. Mahima Groups is the only license holder to export river sand from Odisha state to .

seeks to provide an overview of sand market in Myanmar by a) establishing a baseline understanding of sand-mining 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.

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.

Jul 19, 2017· Construction workers mixing concrete in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta (Photo: Simon Roughneen) ... Some estimates suggest that India's black market sand mining employs over 35 .

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.

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.

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 ...

Feb 05, 2016· Booming construction fuels sand mining, threatens coastal environment and tourism ( NO Sand at Myanmar Beaches = NO Tourism and so no jobs for Chefs, Service or other related Job in the young Tourism Industry, every one needs to join the alliance against Sand mining in Myanmar, send your OK to [email protected] //// Max.

In Sri Lanka, it has been convincingly proven that excessive sand mining aggravated the impact of the 2004 tsunami. Still, as sand is a crucial resource for the construction sector, sand mining is booming and continues to take a serious toll on the health of rivers and coastlines worldwide.

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 .

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.

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 .

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.

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.

Myanmar banned sand mining on some beaches, and Cambodia and Vietnam placed restrictions on exports. Against the grain. But the rules are not always enforced. Indian officials charged with ...

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 ...
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