Ayeyawady Region CM inspects flood relief operations in Laymyethna, Myanaung

AYEYAWADY Region Chief Minister U Aye Kyaw visited flood-affect­ed residents in Laymy­ethna Township, Hintha­da District, to offer words of encouragement and provide essential relief supplies, including rice and food provisions. The flooding was caused by embankment subsidence and subsequent water overflow following seep­age through sand layers along the Ngawun River embankment.

During a meeting with displaced residents, the chief minister high­lighted the ongoing joint response efforts, noting that officials from vari­ous ministries, technical experts, departmental staff, military personnel, firefighters and local resi­dents are working collab­oratively in day and night shifts to seal and repair the breached sections of the embankment, while the Ayeyawady Region Government will continue to provide all necessary support and assistance.

Following remarks by a regional Hluttaw repre­sentative, the medical of­ficer from Ainthabyu Sta­tion Hospital conducted a health-awareness session on preventive measures against waterborne dis­eases, including diar­rhoea and dengue fever. The chief minister and officials then distributed rice rations and food sup­plies directly to flood-af­fected families.

The delegation sub­sequently visited the temporary relief site at Eiksathaya Monastery in Saryekwin village, La­ymyethna Township, to inspect relief efforts and emergency infrastruc­ture. To ensure uninter­rupted communications, a Business-to-Business (B2B) satellite terminal was integrated with a Cell on Wheels (COW) mobile vehicle, restoring mobile phone and data servic­es for local residents. The chief minister also inspected temporary medical stations estab­lished by the Laymyethna Township Public Health Department and the De­partment of Traditional Medicine, as well as the storage of relief materi­als, and coordinated the provision of necessary resources on site.

Additionally, the chief minister presented finan­cial assistance to GAD personnel and their fam­ilies affected by the floods in Laymyethna Town­ship. While in Hinthada, he accepted a donation of 1,000 emergency relief kits from Rotary Myan­mar for flood victims in Laymyethna Township.

On 15 August, the chief minister visited the university and encour­aged those participating in the cleaning activities to keep Hinthada Univer­sity clean and green. In addition, the chief minis­ter received cash dona­tions and relief supplies from well-wishers.

During the visit, he inspected bank-ero­sion prevention works in Myanaung Township. — Regional IPRD/TH/ MKKS