Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects development tasks in Tangyan Township

YANGON, 25 March- Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing, Brig-Gen Soe Oo of Hsenwi Station and officials, inspected thriving of Hsinshweli paddy strain at 40 acres of land in Mongpat Village, Tangyan Township, on 22 March.

At the hall of Tangyan Station Highland Reclamation Project, Col Khin Maung Myint of Tangyan Station reported on cultivation of crops at 500 acres of highland farmland and Brig-Gen Soe Oo of Hsenwi Station and officials on arrangements for cultivation of Hsinyadana paddy strain in Hsenwi Station and mixed cropping of maize and pigeon pea. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspected preparations for cultivation tasks.

Next, they attended the ceremony to broadcast fertilizers at model Hsinshweli summer paddy fields in Khoyoung Village-tract, Tangyan Township.

At Lwepanglon Hall in Tangyan Station, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe met with officers, other ranks and family members of the station. He also met with local people at the town hall in Tangyan.

They proceeded to Tangyan Agricultural Farm of Hong Pang Agricultural Development Co Ltd in Hwekyein Village-tract, Tangyan Township, and inspected poppy-substitute perennial crops plantations, the macadamia nursery, the tea nursery and tea plantations.

Afterwards, they saw over Takaw-et Suspension Bridge across Thanlwin River in Tangyan Township and progress in construction of 55 miles long Tangyan-Mongywang-Mongshu Road.

Next, they went to Tangyan Station Livestock Breeding Farm and inspected pig breeding farm, fish breeding ponds and raising of layers and attended to their needs.