Border Affairs Department builds four new villages in Maungtaw District

December 6, 2017

Houses for four villages of Mro ethnic villagers in Maungtaw District are under construction at a new location.

The new village of Kontaing for Mro ethnic villagers would have 48 single storey buildings each worth Ks 7 million are being built on a 40x60 ft. plot of land and will include a traditional Mro house with bamboo.

Khonhtaing (Mro) village near Dewanali village, northern Maungtaw region and 2 miles from the base of Mayyu Mountain was burnt and destroyed by more than 400 ARSA extremist terrorists on the afternoon of 28 August killing 7 and wounding 5 ethnic Mro nationals.

Remaining villagers had to flee to safe areas.

“The new Khontaing Village project is targeted to complete at the end of this fiscal year. Currently, developers of all housing projects here are facing shortage of labours and some has hired labours from mainland,” said U Sow Lwin, Deputy Director of the Border Areas and National Races Development Affairs Department.

The department is also developing other four villages including Kyaukpandu and Nanrarkaing in Maungtaw District and Zeton Village in Buthidaung.

Meanwhile, new Khonhtaing village beside Kyeinchaung-Bandoola road and Padaka creek will be on 35 acres of land. 96 single storey buildings each worth Ks 7 million will be built on a 40×60 ft. plot of land and will include a traditional Mro house, 3 multiple use hall, a clinic, a school and a monastery as well.

Ethnic Mro nationals lived peacefully with agriculture and new Khonhtaing (Mro) village will soon be developed with the full requisite of a village.

News Team

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar