- Web Master
- June 09, 2024
Waste parts of a spacecraft launched by Beijing fell into the water of Rakhine Sea on Monday.
It’s not the first time that waste material from the Chinese spacecraft has fallen into the sea
adjacent to Rakhine State of Myanmar.
According to a Rakhine State government source, the material fell into the sea near Gwa township, the
most southern part of Rakhine which is close
to Irrawaddy division.
Those parts fell into the sea 66 kilometer west of Gwa and 104 kmn south of Man Aung
island at about 12:30 am on 21 August.
A Gwa resident claimed that due to the development many marine animals may face different challenges.
"I want to see it as an invasion of a foreign country over our territory. Rakhine sea is not their
property. China government in Beijing
and the Burmese government should reveal all relevant information to the Rakhine people,” he added.
Ko Myo Lwin, an environmental activist hailing from Ann township informed that the military council did
not notify about it to the locals
in advance. Now the people dependent on the aquatic livelihood
will face problems.
"When such materials fall into the sea, it becomes dangerous for the fishermen. There may be ships and
boats sailing over the location. Moreover,
it’s still difficult to imagine how the incident would
effect on aquatic animals. We need to carefully research with the help of experts,” he asserted.
Often the waste material contains toxic chemicals and radioactive elements which may cause damages to
coral reefs in the sea. Thus it becomes
a concern for the whole ecosystem. Rakhine
State military council has however claimed that there was no harmful material dropped from the
Chinese spacecraft.
Earlier, waste materials from the Chinese spacecrafts fell into Rakhine sea on 26 February, 2
March, 7 and 13 April last year. Similarly
on 2021, two days (6 and 12 December) recorded the fall of
waste parts from a Chinese spacecraft into Rakhine sea.