Kataik Dam is a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

Paung Township Paung Township ( my, ပေါင်မြို့နယ်; mnw, ပွိုၚ်ဍုၚ်ပံၚ်) is a township of Thaton District in the Mon State of Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: W ...

Thaton District Thaton District ( my, သထုံခရိုင်; Karen: Doo The Htoo ; Pa-O: သထွုံႏခရဲင်ႏ; is a district of the Mon State in Myanmar. The capital is Thaton town. The district covers an area of 5,157 km2, and had a ...

Mon State Mon State ( my, မွန်ပြည်နယ်, ; mnw, တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်, italics=no) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. It was completed in 2007 and became the 198th dam in Burma and the 10th in Mon State, opening on May 1. It is operated by the Irrigation Department of the Burmese

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOLI) is a ministry in the Burmese government responsible for agriculture and irrigation. Until 8 August 1996, it was named the Ministry of Agriculture. In 2016, President Htin Kyaw composed it with th ...

and is intended to benefit of farmlands and facilitate regional socio-economic development as part of an overall coordinated state development in Mon State. Agricultural productivity is important to the economy of the region, not only for trade but for ensuring an adequate food supply.

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Dams in Myanmar Buildings and structures in Mon State Dams completed in 2007 {{Burma-struct-stub