b) Water supply
① Kayin State
In Kayin State, there are no any water purification plants using surface water, except for the spring water distribution facility in plateau areas for military camp use, and those water supply facilities are undeveloped. In the mountainous areas, people use spring water, and in the plains areas, people use underground well water.
(See Chapter 4: Evaluation of environmental and social aspect)
② Myawaddy Industrial Zone
As there is no water supply facility in Myawaddy Industrial Zone, both water supply for domestic use and water supply for construction activity are extracted from the aquifer stratum at 200ft down from the ground level; 40,000 liters/d is used by the North district Phase 1 construction site.
c) Sewerage
① Kayin State (Hpa-an Industrial Zone)
There is no public sewerage system for waste water. Although the partially-operating Hpa-an Industrial Zone has plans to build a waste water treatment plant in the future, currently un-treated waste water is discharged to the surrounded area.
② Myawaddy Induatrial Zone
While phase 1 construction of this Industrial Zone is under operation, there is no sewerage system development plan currently under consideration. As a general rule of infrastructure planning for underground installation, it is necessary to complete construction of a sewerage system prior to road construction. Therefore, it is important to complete the development plan for a sewerage system as soon as possible.
d) Waste disposal
The Industrial Zone master developer does not have a waste disposal treatment system plan for both Myawaddy Industrial Zone and Hpa-an Industrial Zone.
e) Telecommunications
An advanced telecommunications system plan such as a fixed landline telephone network, a satellite communications base station, a mobile cellular telephone base station, and an advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system development plan will be necessary telecommunications infrastructure to attract FDI in the future. The current development plan for a telecommunications system is uncertain in regard to the details and quality of its requirements.
f) The Access Road
The government has funded US$140 million to develop the road infrastructure in order to vitalize Tak province in Thailand. The following are the identified projects:
① Rehabilitation of the Thailand – Myanmar Friendship Bridge
② Improvement of the Thigannynaung – Myawaddy Road