There is only about one and a half feet left to reach the full level of the dam at the dam, and the overflow gates have been opened.

It is reported that there is only about one and a half feet left to reach the full level of the water at the Sek Dawgy Reservoir in the northeast of Matara Township, Mandalay Region, and the overflow gates have been opened since the night of August 3. The full water level of the dam is 419.5 feet. The reservoir capacity is 363,000 acre feet, and the current dam level has reached 418 feet, so it is known that it has been opened since 8:00 p.m. on August 3rd, and it is not known how many of the 7 spillway gates have been opened. The opening of excess water diversions in this way is to control the strength of the dam and minimize the risk of flooding to the villages below the dam. People should be careful in the low-lying areas below the dam.If the embankment is increased, the road may be flooded. At present, the creeks adjacent to the villages have started to overflow, so Bagansu, stream The Mandalay Region Committee of the Myanmar Social Relief Organization has informed the parents of the villages of Thaye Choi and Inthakar to move to the highlands as soon as possible. In addition, the "Myanmar Social Relief Organization Mandalay Region Committee" has announced that it has prepared the best team in order to provide help and rescue in a timely manner in case of emergency situations. Regarding the inflow of water in some villages in Matara Township, the villages downstream of the dam usually get flooded every 4 years. Water entering is not unusual. It's normal. But if the water rises suddenly, you have to move, and you have to move," said a farmer from Matara Township.