Majority of Myanmar people use wood-base fuel for cooking. Photo: Aye Min Soe
Majority of Myanmar people are using wood-based fuel including firewood, charcoal and fuel bars for cooking, according to a survey.
“The country’s wood-base fuel consumption for cooking has reached more than 81 per cent of the total fuel consumption of the country,” said the survey released yesterday.
The high consumption of wood-based fuel can effect the environmental conservation and pollution and cause health hazards to the people due to poor ventilation at homes, said the survey based on the 2017 census taken the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
The survey also disclosed that most of the families own their dwelling abodes, acquiring sources of clean drinking water and building latrines free from flies.
Acquisition of clean drinking water is 69.5% with building fly-free-latrines reaching 74.3%, it was learnt. But, in assessing in respective regions, construction materials used in building are found to have a great difference between districts, Regions and States.
Most of the houses need maintenance as they were built of bamboo and thatches.