Efforts for Rakhine State: Well-wishers donating cash for rehabilitation processes

Rakhine State Chief Minister U Htein Lin, in his capacity as Chairman of Rakhine State Disaster Management Committee, attended the cash donation ceremony for rehabilitation processes in Cyclone Mocha-hit Rakhine State.

In this ceremony, the Chief Minister accepted 50.8 million Kyats cash donation from well-wishers. The Chief Minister also attended the opening ceremony of farm machinery driving course for farmers held at the Agriculture Department and highlighted the one-season-free farm machinery rental of 14 power-tillers and 10 mini tractors to cultivate the monsoon paddy in time, purpose of training course to use the machineries systematically and benefits of training for the farmers.

And, the State Chief Minister handed over the farm equipment for Sittway, Rathedaung and Pauktaw townships. Also, the Chief Minister oversaw the loading of high-yielding paddy seed bags onto Kaladan-6 ship at Mingan jetty of the Inland Water Transport. The Chief Minister also attended a coordination meeting on rehabilitation processes at the Rakhine State government office.

During the meeting, the working committees presented the rehabilitation processes, completed work and future work plans.