Prime Minister General Thein Sein on inspection tour of relief camps in Bogale and Pyapon Townships

NAY PYI TAW, 8 June — Chairman of National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee Prime Minister General Thein Sein, together with Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence,Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Commander of South-West Command Brig-Gen Kyaw Swe, members of the NDPCC ministers, the deputy ministers, the director-general of the Government Office and departmental heads, left Pathein for Bogale by helicopter this morning. Accompanied by Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung who is closely supervising reconstruction of Bogale Township and Minister for Hotels and
Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing who is also closely supervising reconstruction of Pyapon and Kyaiklat townships, the Prime Minister and party proceeded to Kyaingchaunggyi Village in Bogale Township by helicopter.

They greeted members of Kachin State Red Cross Society who were undertaking reconstruction of the village. The Prime Minister cordially conversed with students from the village and consoled them that arrangements are being made to enable the students to pursue education at the temporary classrooms and to get necessary textbooks and stationery. The Prime Minister gave instructions to the officials on ensuring health and happiness of students and provision of

assistance with goodwill for uplift of morale of the students. After inspecting construction of tents in the village, the Prime Minister explained arrangements for ensuring temporary and permanent settlements for the storm victims and for enabling them to get suitable jobs. They also viewed the monastery of the village Afterwards, the Prime Minister handed over one CDMA 450 telephone and one set of loudspeaker donated by the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs to village authorities. He also presented cash assistance for members of Kachin State Red Cross Brigade to the leader. After inspecting the arrival of power-tillers for the village, the Prime Minister instructed officials to supervise arrangements for ploughing of farmlands at
full capacity.

On arrival at Kadonkani Village of Pyapon Township,the Prime Minister met departmental officials, members of the Union Solidarity and Development Association, Women’s Affairs Organization, Maternal and Child Welfare Association and Red Cross Brigade. Responsible persons of MRCS and members of Kachin State Red Cross Brigade reported on construction of make-shift shelters at Kadonkani Relief Camp and installation of the water purifier. In meeting with officials, the Prime Minister heard reports on arrival of storm victims at Kadonkani Relief Camp from Kyunthaya Village and accommodation for them, and instructed officials that as the victims from Kyunthaya Village do not want to live in their village, they will be resettled in Kadonkani Village.

Therefore, it is required to provide necessary assistance for them. Next, the Prime Minister and party consoled the victims from Kyunthaya Village. He presented one CDMA 450 telephone to the village officials. The Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs donated one set of loudspeaker to them. At the Relief Camp in Setsan Village of Bogale Township, the Prime Minister and party heard reports on reconstruction of the village and accommodation of storm victims from surrounding villages at the relief camp. After hearing the reports, the Prime Minister instructed officials to transport the victims from the relief camp to their respective villages of their own accord only after building temporary shelters for the victims, to make arrangements for enabling the victims to take out rations enough for one week and to issue them necessary foods from nearest relief camps for long term, to resettle the victims who want to live in the new place of the relief camp, to submit the arrangements for creation of jobs for the victims as soon as possible and to place emphasis on carrying out sanitation task and establishing new better environment. They visited the village and the relief camp. While in the village, the Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs donated six sets of loudspeakers to officials. On arrival at the relief control office in Bogale, they viewed power-tillers donated by Htoo Trading for using them in agricultural tasks. Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung reported on progress in reconstruction of Bogale Township, and the Prime Minister gave necessary instructions. They left Bogale for Pyapon by helicopter and viewed the condition of motor road. After that, they left Pyapon by helicopter and arrived back Yangon in the afternoon. —MNA