Mann Shwesettaw Pagoda: Lift tower, walkway soon to operate on a trial run

The construction of a lift tower and a walkway is nearly finished at Mann Shwesettaw Pagoda in Minbu Township and it is soon to run on a trial basis, U Than Lwin, project manager of Kyaw Thar Engineering Construction Group.

The project commenced on 29 June 2021 under Phases 1 and 2. The construction work is 95 per cent complete. Only painting, dismantling scaffolding and concrete work under Phase 1 are left to be done. The lift tower is slated to be operational in the second week of February, he added.

The installing of a lift under Phase 2 began on 16 January. It is used 6-milimeter 14 elevator steel cables. The construction is to complete within this month. The lift tower will undergo trial run on during 1st to 4th of February, according to the assistant chief engineer, in charge of AGT Company.

The lift tower is 210 feet long, 119 feet high and 12 feet wide. This project will facilitate the elders, children, the persons with disabilities and devotees in their pilgrimage. As the capacity of each cabin is 20 people, a total of 40 people can be lifted up simultaneously onto the hill of Shwe Settaw.

The project is carried out under the allocated fund of 1.6 billion Kyats of the Pagoda. Up and down elevator cabins were purchased at 230 million Kyats and installing of lifts started on 23 January, it’s reported.