The project will involve implementation of structural and non-structural measures for flood security and river bank erosion protection of Ayeyarwady River near Nyaung Don; and strengthening of the flood and river bank erosion management system.

Ayeyarwady Region has experienced cases of river bank erosion causing many locals to lose their homes and farmland. Schools and monasteries have also been affected by land erosion along riverbanks.

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Netherlands in 2013 to cooperate in the field of integrated water resources management. This MOU facilitated conduct of a study on Bank and Bed Protection of Ayeyarwady River at Nyaung Don with support from the Develop to Build – D2B Program of the Netherlands that started in June 2018 until May 2019. The final report by ARCADIS of Netherlands has mentioned that the estimated budget of structure measure and non-structure measure for flood security and river bank erosion protection of Nyaung Don is USD 14.3 million.