Thursday, December 7, 2017

Over 5500 acres of paddies winnowed in Maungtaw



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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