Camps, new houses to complete in one month

November 13, 2017

Construction of repatriation camps and houses for local people affected by late August terrorist attacks is targeted to complete within a month.

Work on construction of the infrastructures which includes buildings, roads and water and electricity supply launched on 8th November as the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine has stepped up its efforts, according to UEHRD.

Ko Zaw Min Thein, Secretary-General of Construction and Building Infrastructures Group, said “Our team is primarily related to infrastructures but it includes roads, water resources, electricity, bridges and other kinds. We came here to perform all-inclusive tasks. For the time being, rehabilitation and resettlement for the nationals and those who are currently in the rescue camps was being implemented as a priority. Simultaneously, camps to accept returnees will be implemented. Now, Oh-Htein Hindu village with 72 houses started to have been built since 8th November. Similarly, 7 surrounding villages of 173 houses and repatriation camps will be complete in days and in a month respectively.”

Basic infrastructures construction team out of nine teams from private sector commenced to implement construction of camps for accepting returnees, renovation of lodging places for staff and building new houses for local nationals to be accommodated on 8th November. Generally, it will take one or one and half month to finish, but a labour force of 50 employees will make concerted effort to complete in period of days. The major challenge of labor shortage is being solved with laborers brought from the mainland, it was learnt.

Ko Zaw Min Thein added, “I think it will take one or one and half month to build a new village because of planning plots, building roads and 40-60 ft RC houses, as built by the department of border area and national ethnics development. The present challenge is labor problem. For now, the region is in the state of peace and stability. Our team includes 18 in all, consisting of managers and engineers, as a pilot team. Further, we planned to fulfill the need of laborers. If possible, we would like local people to take part in the construction. We will pay enough wages as an opportunity of creating job.”

Construction and building infrastructures which commenced to implement the tasks of resettlements in Maungtaw region is one of the nine teams from private sector under UEHRD.

It is learnt that the team include MCEA , Engineering Association, Architect Association, Timber Entrepreneurs Association, Water Transport Association led by Myanmar Licensed Contractor Association.

News Team

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar