Secretary-1 attends foundation-laying ceremony of Wityi housing complex

YANGON, 3 Aug - A foundation-laying ceremony of Wityi housing complex being built by the Department of Human Settlement and Hosing Development, the Ministry of Construction, and Tawwin Family Co was held at the site of the building on Pyay Road in Dagon Township at 8 am today.

Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt attended the ceremony. Also present were ministers, the Yangon mayor, deputy ministers, officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, departmental heads, construction entrepreneurs, the chairman of Tawwin Family Co, officials and guests. First, Adviser to State Calendar Advisory Board Master of Ceremonies U Kyaw read out the agenda of the ceremony. Next, the Secretary-1 and party took their positions at the place where the foundation-laying ceremony was to be held. U Kyaw then read the stone plaque. At the auspicious time, the Secretary-1 placed the nine-gem casket on the foundation.

The Secretary-1 and party placed nine gem bricks into the foundation. The Secretary-1 next placed the stone plaque on the foundation, and performed rituals of gold and silver showers to mark the success of the ceremony.

Afterwards, Chairman U Ko Ko Htwe of Tawwin Family Co reported on construction of Wityi housing complex. The Secretary-1 gave instructions on construction of the housing complex to meet set standard and selling the apartments at reasonable prices. Tawwin Family Co presented K 10 million for educational purposes to Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt.

Next, the company also handed over the documents related to a saw-mill worth K 15 million and a site for the construction of the staff quarters of Myanmar Police Force to Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing.

After the ceremony, the Secretary-1 inspected the scale model of the housing complex. The 25-storey complex with the height of 260 feet will be built on 2.412 acres of land. The basement and ground floor will house restaurants, shops, a cinema, a gymnasium and a playground. The complex also has a car parking where 700 cars can sit, 408 apartments with four towers, 10 elevators and six escalators.