Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt tours Yamethin, Tatkon and Pyinmana

YANGON, 6 July — Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party, accompanied by Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint left Mandalay by helicopter and arrived in Yemethin at 9.40 am on 4 July.
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt met departmental officials, social organizations and townselders at Thilawa Hall in Yemethin. Chairman of Yemethin District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Aung Kyi Shein reported in detail on set-up of townships in the district, population, cultivation of crops, land use, monsoon and summer paddy cultivation and per acre yield, efforts for boosting production, supply of water for agricultural purpose, sufficiency of rice, livestock breeding, education, health, water supply and arrangements for greening the region.
Next, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt asked township officials about education, health, transport, agriculture, local rice sufficiency, conservation of reserved forest and development affairs in the township. He then fulfilled the requirements and presented TV, VCR and computer for basic education high schools in the township to Township Education Officer U Aung Shwe.
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt said he, the ministers and the deputy ministers came to Yamethin to fulfil the requirements for development of education, health, transport and agriculture. Schools were upgraded in education sector and rural health care branches were upgraded to health care centres in the health sector. Arrangements have been made for conducting survey to supply drinking water in Yamethin.

He said that according to the reports, local rice sufficiency is only 75.73 per cent and the local self-sufficiency of edible oil is 257.8 per cent while the sufficiency of pulses and beans is 247.57 per cent. It shows that Yamethin has surplus in edible oil and pulses and beans while it is not self-sufficient in rice, he observed. He called for continued efforts for having more surplus of edible oil and pulses and beans and for becoming self-sufficient in rice. The main economic undertaking in Yamethin is agriculture and thus irrigated water should be utilized effectively, quality strain of paddy be used and double cropping be carried out, he said. He also called for making efforts for ensuring Yamethin to possess characteristics of a district town. He also dealt with measures for keeping the town clean and pleasant and growing of shady trees. The Forest Department is to make earnest efforts for conserving forest reserves and extending forest plantations as scheduled, he pointed out. He urged the Development Affairs Department to improve roads linking villages as well as linking villages with towns. As rural development is important for regional development, the township level departmental personnel are to join hands with those of social organizations and strive for implementation of the five rural development tasks, he said.
After the meeting, the Prime Minister cordially greeted those present at the meeting. 
Next, the prime Minister and party proceeded to Myoma affiliated high school and inspected the site chosen for building the annex. Minister for Education U Than Aung explained matters relating to the annex. Next, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt attended the opening ceremony of multimedia classrooms of the high school in Yamethin. The headmistress of the school and the secretary of school board of trustees formally opened the classrooms by cutting a ribbon. The Prime Minister unveiled the signboard of the classrooms. Next, he viewed round computer-aided instruction room, audio-visual room, projected media room, printed media room, computer skill room, language lab, drawing room and domestic science room. The Prime Minister and party posed for a documentary photograph with the headmistress, teachers and students.
At 12.30 pm, the Prime Minister and party arrived Tatkon by helicopter and were welcomed by Tactical Operations Commander Col Thein Hlaing and officials. Next, the Prime Minister met with departmental personnel and officials of social organizations at the Township Peace and Development Council Office in Tatkon. Responsible personnel reported to him matters on the town, agriculture and sufficiency of rice.
The Prime Minister fulfilled the requirements. He also gave away a TV set, a VCR and a computer set each for Tatkon BEHS-1 and Tatkon BEHS-2. In delivering an address at the meeting, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt said that he and party arrived there to fulfill the requirements for the development of Tatkon Township, especially, for the development of education, health, economy and transport that are essential for socio-economic life of townspeople.
They were delighted to see economic prosperity of the township that has been achieved through its agriculture, he said. It is found that ten major crops could be cultivated in the township and they are thriving now. Local food sufficiency accounted for 130.97 percent, edible oil sufficiency for 329.67 percent and beans and pulses sufficiency for 289.23 percent.
So, the economic condition of Tetkon is more higher than that of its neighboring townships. Without getting satisfied with these fruitful results, continued efforts should be made to further boost the economy, he added. To supply irrigation water for the township the State has built Hsinthe Dam, Mone Embankment, Kintha Dam, Pwesa Dam, Nyaunggaing Dam and Magyibin Dam. As a result, the township could cultivate its crops and its economy has significantly developed. He continued to say that realizing the goodwill of the State, people are required to endeavour in the interest of the State.
As edible oil is not sufficient for the country, the State has to import it, spending a huge sum of foreign exchange annually. But, if oil palm cultivation can be extended, the country will enjoy enough edible oil, he said. Accordingly, foreign exchange can be saved and more requirements will be fulfilled for nation-building tasks.
Similarly, fuel has to be imported by spending a large amount of foreign exchange. So, it is also necessary to save fuel, he added. Since Myanmar is an agricultural country, people are needed to strive for the boosting paddy cultivation and agricultural products. Consequently, not only economy of the township but also economy of the whole State will improve. Departmental officials, on their part, should organize local people to cultivate more crops, and attend to the agricultural needs.
The Prime Minister went on that the development of the whole township mainly relies on that of rural regions. In cooperation with members of social organizations, departmental officials are to make field trips to rural areas and to actively participate in efforts for improvement of transport, education and health sectors, for supply of drinking water and for extension of cultivation.
In conclusion, he stressed the need of departmental officials and local people to cooperate in the tasks for development of socio-economic life of the people. After the ceremony, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt cordially greeted those present. Next, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party went to Tatkon People’s Hospital and met doctors and staff.
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party proceeded to Pyinmana by helicopter where Col Win Myint of Pyinmana Station welcomed them. Next, they met members of Township Peace and Development Council, social organizations and departmental officials.
First, Pyinmana Township PDC Chairman U Myint Lwin reported on education, health, agriculture, transportation sectors, development tasks and water supply tasks in the township. After hearing reports, the Prime Minister fulfilled the requirements for education and health sectors.
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt presented TV, VCR and a set of computer each for Basic Education High Schools in the township through the headmasters.
In his address, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt said that they had already fulfilled the requirements for education and health sectors during their recent tour of Pyinmana. During this tour also, they will attend again to the needs of education and health sectors.
Pyinmana Township is the one where there is favourable weather condition for growing ten major crops. However, priority will have to be given to self-sufficiency with the effective use of irrigation facilities in the region since there is only 93.80 per cent of self-sufficiency. Likewise, emphasis will have to be placed on self-sufficiency in edible oil as there is only 48.48 per cent of self-sufficiency in edible oil.
The government has been making all-out efforts for region-wise economic development, for better transport and for construction of more dams and reservoirs as well as schools, hospitals, universities and colleges.
Similarly, projects for development of border areas and national races were laid down and are being implemented for bringing about harmonious development the length and breadth of the nation while the five rural development tasks are being implemented for regional development.
It is incumbent upon the entire national people to make concerted efforts for development of their own regions as the government is placing emphasis on bringing about equitable and harmonious development across the nation.
Departmental officials are to strive to be in oneness with the people by fulfilling their needs, going through the true conditions of their life. Moreover, they are to enlist the strength of the local people and are to make relentless efforts together with them for successful realization of the national objectives.
In taking systematic steps for regional development, the departmental officials are to enlist the strength of social organizations in the region. Social organizations, on their part, are to strive to be in oneness with departmental officials and the people and are to make strenuous efforts with Union Spirit for development of their own regions.
After the ceremony, the Prime Minister greeted those present on the occasion.
Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt and party inspected the Government Technological College construction project site in Mandalay and gave instructions on sanitation and greening measures to officials.