Friday, March 6, 2009

Regional development work in Sittway inspected


Chairman of Rakhine State Peace and Development Council Commander of Western Command Maj-Gen Thaung Aye, Minister for Industry-2 Vice-Admiral Soe Thein and Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt viewed water supply tasks at Kandawgyi Lake in Sittway on 2 March.
At the briefing hall, officials reported on water supply tasks in Sittway, arrangements being made for storing more water in the lake and future tasks. The commander gave necessary instructions and Minister Col Thein Nyunt instructed the officials to speed up the tasks for expanding the lake in its height, building a new 25- acre lake, systematically laying of pipelines, completion of the tasks before monsoon and building of a new lake.
Next, the commander and the ministers inspected the extension of the lake and coordinated tasks for regional development. Then, Minister Col Thein Nyunt met with executive officers and engineers of Township Development Affairs Committees at Rakhine State Development Affairs Committee Office. On 3 March, Minister Col Thein Nyunt visited the training school for national race youths from border areas and provided cash assistance. Later, the minister visited Vocational Training School (Sittway) and met the staff of Rakhine State Border Region Development Supervisory Office (Sittway).

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