Sunday, July 6, 2008

PBANRDA Minister oversees reconstruction and rehabilitation tasks in Hlaingphone village

Member of the National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee Ministerfor Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt during his stay in Mawlamyinegyun went to Hlaingphone village in Labutta Township on 30 June. At Hlaingphone
village, the minister gave encouragement to 12 members of Kayin State Union Solidarity and Development Association led by Secretary Dr Zaw Min Aung of Hpa-an District USDA, 12 from
Rakhine State USDA, 12 from Shan State (East), 5 from Ayeyawady Division USDA, 2 from the Ministry of Science and Technology totaling 43 who were participating in the rehabilitation tasks
of the villages. Moreover, the minister met with the medic team comprising 8 doctors and 12 nurses led by Dr San San Win who were providing free medical treatment to the local people in the clinics opened by Pinlong and Shwegonedine Hospitals in Hlaingphone village. At the briefing hall of Hlaingphone village Affiliated Basic Education High School, the minister met with officials concerned who were contributing to the rehabilitation tasks. Next, the minister handed relief supplies such as tarpaulin, tents, salt, dry noodle, clothing, varieties of foodstuff and personal goods to storm-hit rural people from Hlaingphone village tract and nearby villages. Afterwards, the minister cordially greeted the students attending Hlaingphone village Affiliated Basic Education High School and handed exercise books donated by Original Group Company to them. The school has a student population of 1074. The Original Group Company is repairing classrooms and constructing reinforced concrete type two-storey building. The minister donated 300 dozens of exercise books, 185 instrumental boxes and 222 school uniforms to students. Next, the minister inspected progress in repairing and building damaged classrooms and the place chosen for the construction of 90 durable houses, viewed ploughing of farmlands by the use of power-tillers distributed for the Hlaingphone village and cordially greeted the rural people. Afterwards, the minister inspected Hlaingphone village rural health centre and then Medical Superintendent Dr Aung San of M a w l a m y i n e g y u n Township People’s Hospital who accompanied the minister handed over medicines to the rural health centre.
Next, the minister looked into Hlaingphone Police Station and met with policewomen. Later, the minister viewed collective installation of power-tillers by Agricultural MechanizationDepartment and members of USDAs and donated offertories to Dhammisitayon Monastery Presiding Sayadaw Sumingala and members of the Sangha.

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