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Regional development tasks inspected in
Ayeyawady Division
Yangon, 27
April — Members of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and Lt-Gen Tin Aye, accompanied by
officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office,
left here by car on 26 April morning and arrived in Nyaungdon
Township at 7.20 am.
Lt-Gen Khin Maung
Than and Lt-Gen Tin Aye, accompanied by the commander, proceeded
to the site of Daka Bridge Construction Project being undertaken
in Kangyidaunt Township by Special Bridge Construction Group-4
of Public Works. At the briefing hall, Deputy Superintending
Engineer U Om Zapa reported on progress of construction tasks.
Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions. Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than and Lt-Gen Tin Aye, together with the commander,
inspected progress in building the bridge. Deputy Superintending
Engineer U Om Zapa conducted them round the construction site.
Daka Bridge is
being built crossing Daka River to link Kyaunggon and
Kangyidaunt townships. The bridge is being built of reinforced
concrete beam and reinforced concrete floor. The foundation is
of reinforced concrete bored piles and pre-stressed reinforced
concrete piles. The bridge will be 1,400 feet long with a
28-foot-wide motor road and 5 feet wide pedestrian way on the
either sides. Water clearance will be 16 feet high and 93 feet
wide. It can withstand 60-ton loads.
The construction
tasks of the bridge will soon be completed. At Pyiaye Hall of
Thabaung Township Peace and Development Council, Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than and party met with local authorities, departmental
personnel, members of USDA, MWVO and social organizations and
gave instructions on regional development tasks.
First, Township
Peace and Development Council Chairman U Khin Latt reported on
the location and area of the township, land utilization and
agricultural tasks.
Then Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than made a speech. He said townships in Ayeyawady
Division produce not only rice and marine products but also
foodstuff and other consumer goods. But there are many rivers
and creeks in the division and transportation is to rely on
water transport. So there had been difficulties in travelling
and transportation. In the time of Tatmadaw government, thanks
to extension of roads, construction of major river-crossing and
minor bridges, there is smooth transportation and this
contributes to upgrading of socio-economic life of local people.
But, efforts are still to be made for more development.
As the country is
an agro-based one and agriculture is successful in Ayeyawady
Division, local people are to strive for more development of
agriculture sector in their interest and in the interest of the
State. Moreover, efforts are to be made for development of
fishery sector suitable to the region, he said.
The State is
laying plans for economic development of the State. In addition,
three strategies — the border areas and national races
development project, the 24 development zones project and the
five rural area development tasks — have been laid down and
implemented with added momentum to narrow down the development
gaps among regions in states/divisions and uplift the living
standard of the people. So, regional administrative bodies,
departmental officials and social organizations are to unitedly
carry out the tasks at the grass-roots level for more
development, strive for the cities to have the characteristics
of a city, and sanitary tasks and tasks for prevalence of law
and order. He also spoke of the need of the departmental
officials to discharge assigned duties with goodwill.
Then, Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than and party inspected building of
Thabaung-Yaynantha-Ngathaingchaung road section which is 43
miles and three furlongs long on the west bank of Ngawun River.
At the briefing
hall of Bodaw Creek, Maj Than Win of South-West Command reported
on arrangements for construction of roads and collection of raw
materials .
After leaving
necessary instructions, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than left Thabaung and
arrived in Pyapon at 10.15 pm.
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