December
6, 2017
The
Rakhine State government announced yesterday that more than 5,549 acres of
paddy fields belonging to farmers who fled to Bangladesh have recently been
winnowed.
Authorities
formed a committee to winnow the fields using tractors from 26 October to 5
December.
According
to the committee, the winnowing process led by Agriculture Mechanization
Department, has been being carried out in many villages, such as Myothugyi,
Ohntaw, Kanpu, Kyaungtaung, Aletankyaw, Nwaryonetaung, Warcha, Thanda, Myinlut,
Kyeekanpyin, Thihokyun, Oodaung, Laungdon, Aungsitpyin, Sabeigone, Thabyetaw,
Zawmathet, Doetan, Ywarthitkay, Kyaukpannu, Tatoochaung, Ducheeyartan, Thayaykonetan,
Thawonchaung, and Ngakuya.
Many
villages in Sittway Township, totaling 378 acres of rice fields, have been
winnowed in Chaungnwe, Partalate, Thinganet, Kweetae, Kantkawkyun, Mingan
and Naryikan villages.
Using
tractors, many villages in Minbya township were winnowed, totalling 238 acres
of paddy fields, 330 acres of paddy fields in Kyauktaw Townshp, 276 acres of
rice fields in Yathaytaung Township, and 276 acres of paddy fields in
Buthitaung Township.
Similarly,
96 acres of paddy fields were winnowed in Buthidaung Township from 10 November
to 5 December.
Myanmar News Agency
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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