Sinthay River originates from the Sinthay reservoir situated about 50km to the North of Naypidaw and flows pass a broad floodplain valley to eventually join the Sittaung River to the East of Naypidaw.
More than 27 km of geotextile tubes were installed to reclaim the 4.1 km × 26 m work platforms and to construct the 600,000 m³ dredged sediment containment facility for the construction of Lach Huyen Bridge in Vietnam.
Sections of Segamat River in the town areas have been widened and levees raised during previous flood mitigation works.
High surface runoff from nearby housing developments near Sg. Choh in Selangor, Malaysia have resulted in a rapid increase in the volume of water carried by the river.
The Sino Iron Project was a world class, large scale magnetite iron ore project located at Cape Preston, 100km south west of Karratha, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Climate changes and human mismanagement on water resources such as river channel and floodplain increase flooding and erosion problems.
Complete in March 1985, the new Port of Bengkulu, located at Pulau Baai along the West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia is an important gateway for the economic development of the Bengkulu region.