The project aims to assess air quality in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon Region, Mandalay Region, Sagaing Region and Shan State using reliable data and to establish an air quality database. It will involve the construction of the following:

• seven fixed-type air quality monitoring stations – one in Naypyitaw, three in Yangon Region, and three in Mandalay Region; and

• five mobile-type air quality monitoring stations – one in Naypyitaw, one in Yangon Region, one in Mandalay Region, one in Shan State, and one in Sagaing Region.

The project will be funded through a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and will be implemented within a period of two years.