Senior General Than Shwe inspects site of Sittoung Bridge (Mopalin), tasks of Kataik Dam Project in Mon State

YANGON, 6 Jan — Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, accompanied by Members of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura Shwe Mann, Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo and Lt-Gen Tin Aye, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, the ministers, senior military officers and officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, left here by car for Mon State at 8.15 am on 4 January.

At 10 am, the Senior General and party arrived at the briefing hall of Sittoung Bridge (Mopalin) construction project of Public Works near Sittoung model village in Kyaikto Township.

Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Chairman of Mon State Peace and Development Council Commander of South-East Command Maj-Gen Thura Myint Aung, Chairman of Bago Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Southern Command Maj-Gen Ko Ko, Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Myint Thein and officials welcomed the Senior General and party.

First, Senior General Than Shwe viewed the plot for construction of the bridge, Sittoung River and its environs.

Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun reported on geographical condition of the plot for the bridge, functions and facts about the bridge. Managing Director U Han Zaw of Public Works reported on endurance of the bridges.

Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo and Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min and Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha gave supplementary reports.

After hearing the reports, Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance on arrangements to be made for construction of the bridge so as to have safe endurance for transportation of loaded-vehicles which carry gravel and cement and timely completion of the tasks.

Sittoung Bridge (Mopalin) will be built at a distance of four miles downstream of the Sittoung Bridge. The new one will have 28 feet wide motor road.

The present Sittoung Bridge is an old one. In addition, the motor road was built on the beams protruding from the main bridge. As the bridge is no longer suitable for the loaded-vehicles, arrangements are being made for construction of a new one.

The upper structure of the Sittoung Bridge (Mokpalin) will be of steel frame and the lower, of reinforced concrete piles. The main bridge will be 1,365 feet long and the whole bridge will be 2,392.7 feet in length.

At 3.15 pm, the Senior General and party proceeded to the site of Kataik Dam Project being implemented by Construction-6 of Irrigation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, on Kataik Creek, two miles from Kataik Village of Paung Township.
They were welcomed there by Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo and officials.

In the briefing hall, Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo briefed the Senior General and party on the location of the dam, progress of works and its benefited area.

Lt-Gen Maung Bo reported on annual rain- fall of Mon State including Paung Township, and Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi, on supply of fuel for the project.

In response, Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance on timely completion of the tasks with might and main and feasibility study on water sources to be conducted for irrigation facilities.

Next, the Senior General and party oversaw progress of Kataik Dam project.

The dam, 5,200 feet long and 134 feet high, will be an earth one. The dam can store 56,000 acre-feet of water. On completion, the dam can irrigate 10,000 acres of farmland.

After viewing the tasks at the dam project, Senior General Than Shwe and party left for Mawlamyine by car over Thanlwin Bridge (Maw-lamyine).

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/
 

Yangon West District holds mass rally to honour Union Day, support National Convention

YANGON, 6 Feb—Yangon West District held a mass rally to honour the Union Day and support the National Convention in Sethsan Village, Kyimyindine Township, Yagon Division, this morning.

Present on the occasion were Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and members of USDAs from the district, townships and villages, members of War Veterans Organization and members of social organizations, Women Affairs Committee, Red Cross and Auxiliary Fire Brigades and local people numbering over 5,000.

Yangon West District USDA Secretary U Tin Win presided over the meeting together with Kyimyindine Township WVO Secretary U Ye Din, District Maternal and Child Welfare Association Secretary Daw Tin Nwe Oo, District Women’s Affairs Committee Treasurer Daw Ohn Myint and townselder U Tin Nyunt.

Hline Township USDA Executive Daw Myintzu Than acted as MC while Kyimyindine Township USDA Executive Daw Zin Zin Myo Tun acted as co-MC.

When the presiding chairman announced the rally open those present saluted the State Flag.

Ahlon Township USDA Executive Daw Pyon Pyon Maw presented matters on honouring the Union Day, Lamadaw Township USDA Executive Daw Kay Min Kahlar on supporting the National Convention and Kyimyindine Township USDA Secretary U Myint Lwin on regional development tasks in the district.

Yangon West District USDA Executive U Myint Hsaung seconded three motions tabled by three representatives.

Next, documents on tasks carried out in the district, documents on education, documentary on health and K 10 million for rural development tasks were presented.

All those present on the occasion unanimously approved the motion hailing the Union Day and supporting the National Convention and rural development tasks.

The meeting ended with the chanting of the slogans.

Source: "The New Light Of Myanmar", www.myanmar.com/nlm/

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