Monday, December 15, 2008

Senior General Than Shwe inspects development tasks of Yatanarpon Myothit Project and National Kandawgyi Gardens

NAY PYI TAW, 14 Dec—Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-
in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe went on an inspection tour of ongoing Yatanarpon Myothit Project and developing National Kandawgyi Gardens, in PyinOoLwin on 11 December and gave necessary guidance. Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied byMember of the SPDC General Thura Shwe Mann, Secretary-1 of the SPDC Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo and Members, senior military officers of the Ministry of Defence, commanders, ministers, military officers and officials of the SPDC Office, arrived at YatanarponMyothit Construction Project site near mile post No. 27/0 on Mandalay- PyinOoLwin motor road in PyinOoLwin township at 11.30 a.m. and inspected progress in allotting lands to implement housing projects and IT workshops in a motorcade.
Next, Senior General Than Shwe and party oversaw conditions of Incubation Centre buildings and the project area. Afterwards, Senior General Than Shwe was conducted round Incubation
Centre No. 7 by Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and
officials while inspecting booths of private companies, E-Telegram booths of Myanma Telecommunications.
When Senior General Than Shwe and members arrived at Yatanarpon Teleport, which is the
main building of the project, ministers, deputy ministers, the Mandalay Mayor, members of committee for building Yatanarpon Myothit, officials and IT experts of Myanmar Computer Federation and entrepreneurs welcomed them.
At the briefing hall of Yatanarpon Teleport, Senior General Than Shwe and party heard reports onof soils in an area of 10,000 acres of project site, land preparations, progress in constructing factories and office buildings, housing project area and progress of implementation presented
by Chairman of Mandalay Division PDC Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Tin Ngwe.
Next, Chairman of Myanmar Electronic NationalTaskforce Chairman of Supervisory Committee for Building Yatanarpon Myothit Minister for CPT Brig-Gen Thein Zaw presented reports to Senior General Than Shwe and party on progress in building Yatanarpon Myothit.
He reported that Yatanarpon Myothit Project will be implemented in two phases. In the first phase the project area is 2,200 acres where a teleport and seven structures for incubation centre have been built. Altogether 13 local and foreign companies have proposed to invest in IT industry including designs of factories, items to be manufactured and arrangements forproducing human resources.
He also reported on allotment of land, construction of roads, installation of communication
equipment, supply of water and power and efforts for establishment of a modern town full of IT industries.
Next, Chairman of Mandalay City Development Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Phone Zaw Han reported on implementation of housing project in the north of Yatanarpon Myothit in cooperation with private companies, rules and regulations issued for residents to buy plots of land and 194 plots of land allotted.
Minister for Science and Technology U Thaung and Minister for Industry-1 U Aungmatters related to IT industries.
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo and member of SPDC Lt-Gen Tin Aye reported on development of IT industry. Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance on coordination for establishment of IT factories of the companies that have invested in this
field as soon as possible, land allotment for investors and residential housing units.
Senior General Than Shwe and party inspected charts of Yatanarpon Myothit Construction
Project and observed modern computers and accessories and IT equipment.
Senior General Than Shwe and party went to National Kandawgyi Gardens and visitedflower plantations at the third flower festival. They were conducted round the festival by Minister for
Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung and officials of Myanmar Floriculturists Association.
At the flower festival, altogether over 7 million flowers of 16 local species and over 70 foreign species were on show with 15 flower displays depicting the map of Myanmar and arbour for the royalty in the palace garden, two lions, flower hills, Nan Myint Tower, aircraft, ship, snow flower, etc.
The aim of the flower festival is to enable flower-lovers to observe a wide array of flowers at a place at the same time and to attract local and foreign tourists by holding such a grand flower festival yearly.
Next, Senior General Than Shwe and party looked into the development of the National Kandawgyi Gardens and recreation of the people.
Afterwards, Senior General Than Shwe and party proceeded to the modern orchid garden in
the National Kandawgyi Gardens where they were conducted round by MinisterBrig-Gen Thein
Aung and officials.
The modern orchid was established with the aim of flourishing foreign and local orchids and preserving orchids of Myanmar species.
Altogether over 300 local orchid species from states and divisions and hybrid orchids are grown
in the orchid garden.

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