Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than tours Pyapon, Dedaye    

Yangon, 18 Feb- Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Soe Naing and officials, arrived at the local battalion in Pyapon yesterday.

They inspected agriculture and livestock breeding tasks of the battalion. They then paid homage to member of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Agga Maha Ganthavaaka Pandita Bhaddanta Vepulla of Htanbin Monastery and members of the Sangha at Yadana Theikdi Sasana Beikman in Pyapon. At the town hall, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than met with departmental personnel and local people. The commander reported on implementation of the economic plan in Ayeyawady Division and Pyapon District in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions. On arrival at Pyapon Hospital, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than viewed eyes surgical operations being conducted by Eye Specialist Prof Dr Kan Nyunt and party of Yangon  and gave words of encouragement to 150 eye patients.

 Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than donated K 200,000 to the funds of the hospital.   They then proceeded to Pyapon Cold Storage built at Bankyunsu Village, Dedaye Township, by YQL PPN Co Ltd and inspected it. In Dedaye, they saw over construction of Dedaye-Pyapon earth road in Ohnbin Jetty. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party went to the temporary prayer hall in which Pawdawmu ancient Buddha image of Hantha- wady period is being kept in Tanyinngon Village, Dedaye Township. They paid obeisance to the image. Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and the commander donated cash towards the fund for construction of the building in which the Buddha image will be kept.

      At Dedaye Basic Education High School No 8, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than formally unveiled the signboard of Karaweik Hall of the school and gave a speech.

      Headmaster U Win Htein presented commemorative pennants to Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and Maj-Gen Soe Naing. Then, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than accepted 500 baskets of paddy donated by U Ba Maung, on behalf of U Sa La Yah-Daw Dan Mary of Wakamei Village, Dedaye Township.

      Afterwards, Commander Maj-Gen Soe Naing presented K 7.3 million donated by 14 wellwishers for offering gold foils to Kyaikdeyon Pagoda to Pyapon District Peace and Development Council Chairman Lt-Col Ye Htut and K 2 million donated by U Kyaw Win and U Nay Win Tun of Yangon to Chairman of Township Peace and Development Council U Htein Lin.

      Next, Commander Maj-Gen Soe Naing donated K 500,000 for maintenance of Karaweik Hall. Lt-Col Ye Htut also donated K 300,000 for the hall. On their behalf, the cash donations were handed over by U Htein Lin to Headmaster U Win Htein. An old student of Yangon donated K 500,000.

      On his behalf, the cash was handed over by U Tin Hlaing to the headmaster. Divisional Education Officer U Maung Maung spoke words of thanks. Next, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than delivered an address. Later, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and party went to farmer U Maung LwinÕs paddy field at Thegon Station in Dedaye Township. It was planned to broadcast fertilizer at the 15.43-acre field. Next, they inspected the Dedaye Bridge.Officials concerned reported matters on maintenance of the bridge, flow of traffic and collection of taxes. Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than gave necessary instructions and left by car. He arrived back here in the evening.