During 400 years under the British, only one bridge was built across the Irrawaddy.
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But it's the Ganges river dolphin and the Irrawaddy dolphin which give the most cause for concern.
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An hour outside Mandalay, a bumpy road ends at a ferry crossing over a tributary of the Irrawaddy River.
Meanwhile, Myanmar military authorities were attempting to prevent the monks from getting involved in relief efforts, Irrawaddy said.
Cycling along the dusty paths, you are quickly lost among the thousands of pagodas that cover the plains beside the Irrawaddy.
Five years ago, Cyclone Nargis struck Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region, killing at least 140, 000 people and leaving three million in urgent need of assistance.
In the past week the president (and former general), Thein Sein, has announced that construction of the Myitsone dam across the River Irrawaddy would cease.
He says he has tried to travel down to the Irrawaddy River delta but was turned back by police, who want to control the situation there.
"Monks and young people in each town collected money and rice after the storm, and they cooked rice soup for the survivors, " the physician said, Irrawaddy reported.
Starting at 16:00 local time (09:30 GMT), it is the second major public entertainment event following the concert of American artist Jason Mraz on 16 December, said the Irrawaddy Magazine.
The aid groups are using Mr Pun's boats and warehouses to channel food, shelter and medicine to stricken communities in the Irrawaddy delta, where at least 2.4m people are estimated to need help.
What I can tell you is that there are certainly concerns from the U.S. and the U.N. that the food that they're delivering is not getting outside fast enough from Yangon Airport to the Irrawaddy Delta.
The 10-day tour, limited to 18 travellers, begins in Yangon and includes visits to Inle Lake and a boat trip on the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay, along with cooking lessons in a private home and a visit to the pagodas in Bagan.
While Bangladesh currently supports relatively large populations of Ganges river dolphins and Irrawaddy dolphins, conservationists argue that it's crucial to address the threats they face now, while the potential for long-term survival of both species is still relatively high in comparison to other areas in Asia.
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