Abstract

• Severe bank erosion on the western part of Sittaung river mouth, especially the eastern part of Kawa and Thanatpin Townships of Bago Region has caused the economic and social problems since 2015. This paper is to identify the eroded eastern part of Kawa Township from 2015 until 2017. Moreover, it is to clarify the economic and social problems of the eroded eastern part of study area. Kawa is one of eight townships in Bago district that occupies the low-lying area of Sittaung and Bago rivers. The area of Kawa Township is about 1677 square kilometers (647.68 square miles) or 167667 hectares. The lost land area was during the seven years from 2010 to 2017 was about 163.16 square- kilometers (16317 hectares) which consist of waste land, le land and settlement area. The affected area due to bank collapse included 754 households and 3965 persons. Shifts in settlement area have resulted in the negative impacts on education, agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing industry and some households had to sell their cows, buffaloes and others to build their houses in the new places.