With pond the only water supply in village near Yangon, Myanmar's boom is uneven
Just outside commercial capital, villagers rely on pond for all their water
Every afternoon, the long queues start to form, hundreds of men, women and children waiting to dip their plastic buckets into the lotus-filled reservoir just outside Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon.
It is their only source of clean drinking water, they say, and during the dry season, April and May, there is only so much to go around.
"It wasn't always this way," said 72-year-old Tin Shwe, one of the village elders, as he looked at the queue, some boys as young as eight waiting their turn, yokes at their side.
"It used to be only paddy fields. Only a few houses. There was enough water for all of us."
Nascent democratic reforms implemented by Myanmar's new civilian government since 2011 have resulted in a development boom. But so far, it is the big cities that are seeing the benefits.
Even places like Dala township - just a 20-minute boat ride from Yangon - have so far been left out. Authorities tell residents that maybe next year the government will start installing pipes so that water can be delivered straight to their homes.