India Donates Quake Assessment Gear to Myanmar Engineers
THE handover ceremony for equipment provided by the Republic of India to the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies was held yesterday at the function hall of the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies in Hlaing Township, Yangon.
President U Khin Maung Htay of the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies delivered a welcome address, followed by Indian Ambassador Mr Abhay Thakur, who gave a speech and formally handed over the equipment and related documents to the President of the Federation.
This was followed by a concluding speech by U Nyunt Maung San, Chairman of the Myanmar Earthquake Committee under the Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies, who also inspected the display of equipment used for assessing the structural strength of earthquake-prone buildings.
The Republic of India’s first donation in March 2026 comprised 11 types of equipment and instruments for pre- and post-disaster building assessments, valued at over 20 million rupees. The second donation, handed over yesterday, included seismometers, concrete penetration testers, thermal imaging cameras, and structural health monitoring equipment and instruments, valued at over 17.75 million rupees. — MNA/MKKS
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