Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspects development tasks in Tangyan, Lashio

YANGON, 26 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 and Brig-Gen Soe Oo of Hsenwi Station, inspected model orange plantations of regiments and units in Tangyan Station on 23 March. At the site of Namhlimkham region coal mine in Lashio Township, site in-charge Lt-Col Myo Kyin and officials reported on production of coal and future tasks.

Lt-Gen Aung Htwe inspected road construction tasks in Namhpaung Village of Lashio Township and fulfilled the requirements.

Next, he went to the Konmyint-2 Highland reclamation project at the entrance of Lashio. Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Hla Myint reported on land reclamation and preparations for cultivation tasks.

Next, State Peace and Development Council Member Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of Defence viewed competitive crops plantations of regiments and units of Lashio Station.

On arrival at Sasana Aye Monastery in Lashio, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe looked into construction of Dhammayon which will be 90 feet long, 54 feet wide and 16 feet high and gave necessary instructions.

Afterwards, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and party paid homage to five bronze Buddha images being kept in the Dhammayon. Lt-Gen Aung Htwe supplicated on construction of MyoU Pagoda which will be 108 feet high to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Tejaniya of the monastery. Later, he fulfilled the requirements of construction tasks.