Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, yesterday afternoon, went to disaster-hit Sittway and gave guidance on emergency management, response, rescue and cooperation, and rehabilitation measures.
While
in Sittway, the Senior General inspected the airport and losses and damage
triggered by the cyclonic storm in Sittway by car.
Undertaking
of preparations and current rescue and relief measures
Rakhine
State Chief Minister U Htein Lin reported to the Senior General on the
formation of the state disaster management committee, the opening of the
command post of the state disaster emergency management office at the Rakhine
State government office on 7 May and similar offices in seven districts and 17
townships, arrangement for cyclone shelters, evacuation of people to safer
places in respective townships, purchase of reserve rice, cooking oil, salt,
fish-paste and fuel with the emergency fund of the state government,
stockpiling of relief supplies under the arrangement of the state government,
storage of 17 relief items by the Disaster Management Department.
Undertaking
of ministries, Tatmadaw, and State government in relevant sectors
Union
ministers and officials reported on efforts to repair telephone lines,
repairing of Sittway Airport to admit landing of aircraft day and night,
installation of flight direct communication systems, supply electricity to
Sittway Hospital with the use of generators, healthcare services of two special
medic teams at Sittway General Hospital, readiness for operation theatres, and
distribution of health pamphlets and educative measures.
They
also presented loading of rice bags and construction materials on naval vessels
for Rakhine State, transport of foodstuffs and relief supplies to storm-hit
areas to Sittway and then to Rathedaung Township and other affected areas,
needs to manage losses of harvested summer paddy in Rakhine State, stockpiling
of timbers in Rakhine State as well as in Magway, Ayeyawady and Bago regions
and Chin State, and arrangements to start reconstruction tasks in these
regions.
It
is necessary to rehabilitate Rakhine State to be better than the original
situation
After
hearing the reports, the Senior General said that natural disasters are
unavoidable, and if preparations are made to face the disaster, the country can
overcome it with the least loss and damage. Five days before the storm, storm
warnings have been released. It is necessary to rehabilitate Rakhine State to
be better than the original situation.
The
Ministry of Home Affairs primarily take responsibility for rescue and relief
measures in cooperation with other ministries and staff, the Senior General
stressed. The storm could not fall coconut plants. So, it is necessary to take
a lesson from the disaster and extend the cultivation of windbreaks and coconut
plants. At the ceremony to donate relief supplies for the affected areas
yesterday morning, the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) families and well-wishers
donated K13.181 billion. Of them, K7 billion will be allotted to Rakhine State
for relief and rehabilitation measures.
Plans
to take rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures through united strength
Priority
must be given to repairing basic education high schools for the learning of
students. If all cooperate in relief and rehabilitation tasks, the affected
areas will soonest have the original situation. Offers from the international
community for providing aid have been accepted. But, relief and rehabilitation
tasks must be done through existing united strength. Seventeen townships of
Rakhine State have been declared as disaster-hit regions for making donations
to the emergency fund for undertaking relief and rehabilitation tasks. The
Senior General pointed out that as the recent natural disaster left the least
casualities, it is necessary to manage to overcome the impacts of the storm
with a strong spirit.
The
Senior General presented K7 billion for relief and rehabilitation tasks in
Rakhine State and relief supplies to the Rakhine State chief minister.
The
Senior General inspected losses and damage left by the severe cyclonic storm
Mocha in Sittway and gave necessary guidance.
Rakhine
State disaster management bodies have been formed to do rehabilitation tasks. A
total of 23,700 people from Sittway, MraukU, Maungtaw, Kyaukpyu, Thandwe,
Taungup and An townships were evacuated to safer places before the storm and
626,849 people to other safe places. Likewise, 62,319 people from IDP camps
were moved to safe areas. The storm blew off roofs of houses and office
buildings as well as religious edifices in Rakhine State and caused damage to
some TV retransmission towers and communication towers. Up to 14 May, there
were two dead persons and 28 injured persons, according to the initial
information. The Senior General himself inspected Rakhine State to carry out
necessary rescue, relief and rehabilitation tasks and gave necessary guidance to
officials.
MNA/TTA
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