Rescue and rehabilitation operations continue in quake-affected areas
A ceremony to provide financial support
for monks and people from Sagaing Township who lost lives in the Mandalay
earthquake was held at 700th Anniversary
Gymnasium in Parami Ward of Sagaing yesterday morning.
Chief Minister of Sagaing Region U Myat
Kyaw explained the purpose of the ceremony and donated K172 million as nine
prerequisites for loss of lives to Laykyunmyayyat Brick Monastery Sayadaw
Bhaddanta Dhammapiya Lankara from Sagaing and shared merits dedicated to monks
and people who lost lives in the earthquake.
The Chief Minister and Lt- Gen Thet Pon
from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) inspected collapsed religious
buildings at Shinpin Nankaing Pagoda in Htonbo Ward and removal of debris from
the collapsed public housings in Panbedan and Moeza wards. The Chief Minister
presented foodstuffs to teachers from Basic Education High Schools in Potan
Ward.
The Chief Minister of the region and
Lt-Gen Thet Pon provided five kinds of foods to quake-affected people from
Sagaing at the 700th Anniversary
Gymnasium. The Chief Minister presented foodstuffs to the quake-affected
people.
Lt-Gen Myo Moe Aung from the Office of
the Commander-in-Chief (Army) looked into removal of dangerous buildings in
Chanayethazan Township and instructed officials to ensure worksite safety and
prevent traffic congestion.
He visited Maha Muni Buddha Image and
viewed sanitation tasks on the platform, arrival of a 220-tonne crane to be used
in renovation of the Buddha image, and preparations for repairing the Gandakuti
Chamber and the umbrella as a special project.
Lt-Gen Soe Tint Naing from the Office of
the Commander-in-Chief (Army) inspected damage to Shwekyetkya Pagoda in
Amarapura Township and coordinated with officials to swiftly remove damaged
parts and reconstruct the structures.
He visited the temporary relief camps at
Bahtoo Stadium and No 5 BEHS in Chanayethazan Township and instructed
officials to manage supply of drinking water, build fly-proof latrines and
record people from the temporary relief camps and urge people to systematically
dispose waste.
Lt-Gen Myo Thant Naing from the Office
of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) inspected clearing of debris in Patta
Village-tract in Kyaukse. He stressed the need to clear landfills on
Kumse-Kinta road in Ward 4 of Kume in Myittha Township and at milepost 365 on
the Yangon-Mandalay highway.
He oversaw removal of two dangerous
buildings in Zaytan and Yesu wards in Kyaukse. In Kyaukse, inspection boards
have examined 5,827 buildings so far, and recommended 5,538 repairable
buildings, and managed removal of 230 buildings out of 289 dangerous
buildings. So, there remain 59 dangerous buildings to be removed.
At Mama factory and Sun Jin Myanmar
feedstuff factory in Singaing Township, he viewed round resumption of
operations for production. At the office of District General Administration
Department in Kyaukse, he managed sales of cement, iron rods and plywoods for
construction sites at fair prices. Yesterday, he looked into sales of HRB- 400
10mm (3.9 kilogrammes) iron bars weighing 23.25 tonnes and HRB-400 16mm (11.5
kilogramme) iron bars weighing 42.75 tonnes produced by M-Steel steel mill
from Kyaukse, 8,962 bags of Shan Yoma cement produced from Hopong, and 485
sheets of 7mm (Grade-b) plywood manufactured by Jewellery Luck Production
Company from Kyaukse. These products are sold to the people directly. — MNA/TTA
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