Repairs in Nay Pyi Taw accelerate

 

Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Council Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, union ministers, the Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman and officials, inspected the progress of rehabilitation measures in damaged parts in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area yesterday morning.

The Senior General and party viewed the Muntegwin-Kyitaung-Khawma-Nyaungbintha route by car. At Paunglaung Bridge (Awayya) in Pyinmana Township, Union Minister for Construction U Myo Thant reported on damage and loss in flooding along the road sector and the progress of repairing.

The Senior General stressed the need to repair damage to the road section linking the Pyinmana and Zeyathiri districts for the improvement of transport facilities and gave guidance on the upgrade of the road sector and the bridge.

He also inspected the progress of installing a bailey bridge on the damaged approach road to Paunglaung Bridge (Awayya) on the bank of Pyinmana, which was eroded by the flood.

The Senior General looked into repairing the broken bund of the right canal from Paunglaung (Awayya Dam).

In his instructions, the Senior General underlined that repairing works must focus on long-term existence. Dredging drains must be done at different levels of water flow, and these facilities must be inspected yearly.

The Senior General inspected the clearing of silt and debris at the Basic Education High School Branch in Hsinthay Village and instructed officials to reopen the school as quickly as possible,

He cordially greeted members of the Myanmar Police Force and firefighters who participated in cleaning up silt and debris at the school and presented cash awards to them.

He also viewed the conditions of Nyaungbintha village road and underscored the soonest completion of removing damaged parts and debris. He emphasized that it is necessary to upgrade the Muntegwin-Kyitaung-Khawma-Nyaungbintha route through a systematic survey due to the people’s travel.

At Kyaukchet Village BSHE in Zeyathiri Township, the Senior General viewed round cleaning up the school, learning of students and provision of stationery and school textbooks by the Ministry of Education.

He also inspected repairing the piers of Thaikchaung Bridge crossing Hsinthay Creek on the Pobbathiri circular road linking Zeyathiri and Pobbathiri townships, where the Union Minister for Construction and officials reported on the progress of repairing works.

In his response, the Senior General stressed the need to consider systematic repairing of the bridge for long-term existence with resilience to natural disasters and presented foodstuffs to construction workers.

During the trip along the Nay Pyi Taw-Tatkon route, the Senior General inspected repairing the five fallen towers along the 230 kV Thazi-Shwemyo national grid near Kintha junction and four towers along the 230 kV Shwemyo-Nay Pyi Taw-2 national grid. In his instructions, he noted that the erection of towers must be existent for the long run with safety measures.

The Senior General visited flooded BEPS in Ahsonzeegon Village, where he viewed the learning of students and presented foodstuffs to teachers and students. He also gave foodstuffs to police and firefighters for their efforts in clearing debris.

On arrival at Nawin Creek Bridge (Ahson), the Senior General looked into the completion of building a Bailey bridge on the eroded approach road and repairing the approach structure of the bridge.

MNA/TTA