Laiva Dam
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Laiva Dam is a dam in Falam Township
Falam Township
Falam Township is a township of Falam District in the Chin State of Burma . Its administrative seat is the town of Falam.Falam Township is mountainous, running east-west from the foothills above the Neyinzaya and Myittha rivers to the high peaks of the Chin Hills in the Arakan Mountain Range and...

, Falam District
Falam District
Tedim District is a district of the Chin State/Zogam in Burma. It consists 5 townships and 515 villages. The major towns include: Chikha , Tonzang , Tiddim, Fort White, Falam and Hakha They call themselves Zomi .-Borders:...

, Chin State
Chin State
Chin State is a state located in western Burma . The Chin State is bordered by Rakhine State in the south, Bangladesh in south-west, Sagaing Division and Magway Division in the east, Indian state of Manipur in the north and Indian state of Mizoram in the west. The Chin ethnic group make up the...

 in Burma (Myanmar), on the Lai Va River, a west flowing tributary of the Tayawbar River (Tyao River). The 600-kilowatt facility was built by the Chinese firm Yunnan Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Co. (YMEC). It was completed in April 1994. The dam produces hydroelectric power for Falam and neighboring towns such as Hakha
Hakha
Hakha is the capital of Chin State in Burma. Its located in the northeast in Chin State. The vernacular name of the city was Halkha. The total area of Hakha is about . The town of Hakha, more than 6,000 feet above the sea level, is founded on a small highland plateau...

 and Thantlang (Thlangtlang)
Thantlang
Thantlang ; also Tlangtlang, Thlangtlang, Htantlang and Htantalan) is a town and the administrative center of Htantlang Township in Chin State, western Burma .-External links:* Maplandia.com...

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