THE Ngamoeyeik and Lagun­pyin dams in Hlegu Township of Yangon Region supply water to summer paddy fields and drink­ing water in Yangon.

Starting December 2025, the two dams distributed water to summer paddy fields and other crops through their two main canals passing the distributors, and the Irrigation and Water Uti­lization Management Depart­ment and Water User Group collaborated to prevent water waste.

The two dams also supply water to 41,461 acres of summer paddy, and the irrigation water is being distributed from the river water pumping projects in addi­tion to the dam water.

The Ngamoeyeik Dam distributes irrigation water to summer paddy fields and 130 million gallons of drinking wa­ter for Yangon daily through the water treatment plant of YCDC. Such a distribution can be made due to the water stor­age by constructing Paunglin and Mahuya dams in the upper part of the Ngamoeyeik Dam. The Lagunpyin Dam supplies 40 million gallons of drinking water through the Lagunpyin water treatment plant of YCDC daily, in addition to irrigation water. — Oktha/KTZH