Myanmar's Yangon municipal authorities have planned to privatize water distribution as part of its efforts to deal with water pipe leakage, water losses and staff shortage, Xinhua reported.

A total of over 30 local and foreign companies are seeking investment in the city's water distribution project, said Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) Engineering Department on Wednesday, while inviting expression of interest for the project from the private sector under public-private partnership.

The Yangon authorities are raising awareness about systematic water meter installation, dealing with water pipe leakage, unsystematic water consumption, management of water loss in urban water distribution and curbing illegal connections to the water pipe network.