Efforts For Rural Area: Development, Requirements In Nyaung Chaung Lay Village

MyaungMya Township of Ayeyawaddy Region has 82 village-tracts with 492 villages. Nyaung Chaung Lay Village is part of Poe Laung Village-Tract in the Township and the population is about 1,500 in over 370 households.

The infrastructures for the village development for electricity and water supply, education, health and other sectors are still required in Nyaung Chaung Lay Village, administrator of Poe Laung Village-tract said.

Administrator, Poe Laung Village-tract, Than Tun said “We have no access to electrification so we use solar home system with the support of World Bank. I think we will have to wait over 10 years to get access to electrification. There is no clinic here so we have to go nearby townships. We’re now working to build a clinic.”

At the Sub-Basic Education Middle School of Nyaung Chaung Lay Village, over 350 students from nearby 4 villages are studying from KG to Grade-8 under 12 teachers. The headmistress stressed the needs of school buildings and facilities for the students.

Headmistress, Sub-Basic Education Middle School (Nyaung Chaung Lay Village), Nant Win Maw said “The school doesn’t have enough buildings, facilities or furniture. Also, there were not enough latrines - so boys had to go latrines in the jungle. Now there are latrines, hand washing facilities and water supply with the support Lien AID.  We don’t need to worry about our health. We also notify about the school health to the students.” 

Myanmar has an ethnically diverse population with about 54.3 million about 63 % lives in rural areas in 2019 according to worldometers.info. Department of Rural Development is undertaking sustainable rural development measures in accordance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. 

Chief Officer, Department of Rural Development (MyaungMya Township), Nay Lin Soe said “We are carrying out Village Development Planning and Emerald Green Project and conducting vocational training. We’ve been collaborating with Lien Aid on a pilot project since 2017 for drinking water supply in rural areas. In Myaungmya Township, there are places where we get salt water or fresh water. So we have to carry out for water resources depending on the villages’ situation. We also provide clean water and sanitation for schools.”

The Department is also carrying out Myanmar National Electrification Project with the support of World Bank to access to electricity through solar home system.

Member of Parliament, Myaung Mya Township, Dr. Soe Moe Thu said “I think transportation is the main key for rural development. If we develop rural roads and bridges, education and health sectors will improve automatically. For the health sector, we have been making efforts to build station hospital in the region. We are trying to fulfill the requirements at the villages under the allocated budgets for rural development.”

Department of Rural Development (DRD) is working on 12 projects by appointing 5,802 staff across the country to carry out its mission and vision aiming to improve the socioeconomic development of rural areas.