March 15, 2017
Second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw,15th day of fourth regular meeting was held at
the meeting hall of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw in Nay Pyi taw yesterday, approving the
Bill amending the Legal Supports Law.
At the meeting, Hluttaw Speaker Mahn Win Khaing Than, stated that the
draft of the Law of Provision of Legal Support was sent to the Pyidaungsu
Hluttaw on 14 March 2017. The draft will be sent to the President’s office to
be issued today after being signed by the President. According to Pyidaungsu
Hluttaw By-Law 81, draft was considered approved and recorded and will be duly
announced.
Then, U Win Khaing, Union Minister for Construction, explained the
principle of the Draft Law of the Union Budget and stated that the length the
road under the supervision of Road Department is 7180.20 miles in total
including tarred road 4839.2 miles, asphalt road 339.1 miles, gravel road 724.3
miles and concrete road 324.2 miles and earthen road 587.1 miles.
He continued that the Bridge Department has finished maintenance works on
506 over 180 feet-long bridges at the end of March 2017 and targeted to do
regular and emergency repairing and maintenance works on under 180 feet-long
bridges. The works also include prompt repairing the roads and bridges damaged
by natural disasters, relieving the number of toll-gates and more reducing in
2017. Since the Ministry of Construction is liable to absorb the cost of
lighting at all the bridges across the country, the cost will be allotted from
the Maintenance Fund.
Budget allotment is also made for the installation of electrical balances
for checking the extra-weight of the truck. The cost of maintenance of the
base-stations across the country, maintenance of admin-supporting cars and
boats and the cost of purchasing the research investigation machinery are to be
also allotted from Maintenance Fund.
All the maintenance expenses officially allowed by the state budget will
be used in line with the financial rules and regulations.
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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