Water needs grow more urgent in Karenni State during hot season

The Interim Executive Council (IEC) of Karenni (Kayah) State has reported that water is in increasingly short supply in areas under resistance control, with large populations of displaced people facing fresh water shortages. 

A lack of water is particularly severe in eastern Hpruso Township and western Demoso Township, according to Banyar Khun Aung, who serves as second secretary on the IEC, a civilian led governing body formed in 2023 as an alternative to the junta’s administration in the state.