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Paunglin Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Paunglin Dam (Burmese) is a dam in Yangon Division, Burma. It is located near the city of Hlegu, northeast of Yangon. The dam and the Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply irrigation water to over 28,300 hectares (70, 000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Yangon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon. The dam was opened in March 2004.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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