Vice-President inspects completion of repairs and construction of staff housing in Nay Pyi Taw

 

Vice-President U Nyo Saw, accompanied by Union Minister at the President’s Office U Tin Aung San, Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman U Kan Myint Than and Deputy Minister for Construction Dr Thaung Naing, yesterday morning inspected the progress in repairing the staff housing damaged by the earthquake and the completion and construction of four-storey, four-unit staff housing in Nay Pyi Taw.

The Vice-President met officials responsible for the construction of new staff housing and the renovation of staff housing damaged by the earthquake at the project briefing hall in Plot 8-A, Thukha Theikdhi Ward, Nay Pyi Taw.

At the meeting, the Vice-President gave instructions to make arrangements for the construction of new buildings and the renovation of existing ones to provide civil servants with better and more comprehensive housing facilities than before, and to ensure that the work was completed on schedule, urging them to expedite the construction of all new staff housing and the renovation of existing staff housing, ensuring that the work is completed as soon as possible and meets the prescribed standards and quality requirements.

Nay Pyi Taw Council Chairman U Kan Myint Than, Vice-Mayor U Win Moe Khine and Nay Pyi Taw Council Member U Khin Maung Latt reported on the damage caused by the powerful Mandalay earthquake to government office buildings and staff housing under the Nay Pyi Taw Council, districts and townships. They also provided updates on the completion of renovation works, the handover of repaired buildings to the respective ministries, ongoing and outstanding repair works, and the progress of constructing new four-storey staff housing, each comprising four apartments, on designated plots to replace those that had been destroyed.

The Vice-President fulfilled the needs and inspected the completed construction of four-storey staff housing, each comprising four apartments, at Plot 8-A, including the apartment layouts and the installation of water storage tanks and water pumps for each building. The Vice-President also inspected the completed construction and apartment layouts of four-storey officers’ housing, each comprising four apartments, at Plot 3, as well as the renovation of earthquake-damaged four-storey staff housing blocks, each comprising six apartments, in Danatheikdhi Ward and the arrangements for staff from the respective departments to resume residence there. He also gave necessary instructions to address the remaining requirements.

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