It is very important for national people

The Tatmadaw government gave special attention to the development of Rakhine State although the successive governments were not able to carry out the development tasks effectively, he said. Construction of Yangon-Sittway Road started in 1996 and completed
in February 2000. The project was carried out for ensuring better transport between Rakhine State and other regions. The previous successive governments never dreamt of implementing
such project.Despite marshes and a lot of rivers, creeks and mountains, the government
had to construct the road with much difficulty spending a large sum of money. On the 27 road
bridges which are 180 feet and above long and 1,067 bridges which are under 180 feet were built, he added. Moreover, Yangon-Kyaukphyu Road was built braving various difficulties with the use of geo-textile for linking the south and north of Rakhine State and cilities as Rakhine State gets a lot of rain. However, the government will upgrade the roads to allweatherones, he said. The Prime Minister expressed his delight saying that railroads will be supply of electricity, he said. He continued to say that plans are under way to constructT h a h t a y c h a u n g
hydropower plant in southern Rakhine State, which, on completion, will be able to generate
ously, it was not possible to construct a hydropower plant due to scarcity of water in summer.
A hydropower plant will soon be built and operated by storing rainwater
and water from the Sai Tin Creek into a supporting lake, and on completion it will be able to
produce 236 million kilowatt hours a year. The generated electricity will be provided to Sittway,
Buthidaung, Maungtaw, Kyauktaw, MraukU and Minbya. The minister for Electric Power (1) is a
member of his entourage, and the project will be launched soon, he said. Now, the whole world is facing natural disasters such as strong natural disaster preparednesswork in 14 storm-hit
townships: seven each in Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions. The work showed great success in a
short time due to the hard work the government, the people and the Tatmadaw had exerted in collaboration. Rakhine State has a coastline stretching 360 miles along the Bay of Bengal, so it can face astorm at any time. Accordingly, preparedness work is to be done through projects ahead of the rainy season to avert such painful experiences faced by Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions in the storm ‘Nargis’. Requirements for development of Rakhine State are advanced communications, smooth transport and sufficient supply of electricity. Now, the whole world is facing natural disasters such as strong earthquakes, huge tidal waves triggered by tsunamis, and strong winds due to climate changes. Ayeyawady and Yangon Divisions. On the road, 16 bridges which are 180 feet and above long and 879 bridges which are under 180 feet were built at a cost of huge sum of money. Despite difficulties, the Tatmadaw government implemented these
projects to have cordial relations among the national races and to make progress in the region, he
said.He said there are some damages to the fabuilt from Sittway- Ponnagyun,Kyauktaw,MraukU and Minbya to An in Rakhine State soon and then it leads to the railroads in the west bank of Ayeyawady River.