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Coal Threatens to Rock the Boat Among Delta Islanders

Nang Seng Nom by Nang Seng Nom
January 7, 2016
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Coal Threatens to Rock the Boat Among Delta Islanders

Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)

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Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)

Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)

Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)

Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)

Coal Threatens to Rock the Boat Among Delta Islanders
Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)| Most local residents of Gaw Yin Gyi island rely on fishing to earn a living. (Photo: JPaing / The Irrawaddy)

NGAPUDAW TOWNSHIP, Irrawaddy Division — Less explored and more pristine than any of Burma’s more popular beaches, Gaw Yin Gyi island lies within Ngapudaw Township in Irrawaddy Division. Part of Nga Yoke Kaung sub-township, the island is accessible by boat after an eight-hour drive southwest of Rangoon.

Most locals on the island make their living by fishing, and despite the appearance here of a people leading peaceful existences set amid beautiful natural surroundings, a threat looms over residents of Nga Yoke Kaung, on the Irrawaddy Delta mainland, and nearby Gaw Yin Gyi island: ambitions to construct coal-fired power plants. The Burmese government, foreign firms and local companies all are eyeing these shores, as well as locations in Mon State and Tenasserim Division to the southeast.

While there is little doubt that much of Burma badly needs electricity, Gaw Yin Gyi islanders are not so sure that dirty, carbon-intensive coal is the answer.

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