Providing Food and School Supplies: Food and school supplies provided to IDPs in Mansi Camp

The Kachin State Government provided rice and school supplies to households taking shelter at Mansi Camp in Nan Kyin Village, Myitkyina, after being displaced from Mansi Township, Bhamo District, Kachin State, due to security conditions in the area. The assistance was delivered on the afternoon of 2nd November by Kachin State Chief Minister U Khet Htein Nan and State Minister for Planning, Economy and Finance U Chan Tan Khin. A total of 100 bags of rice, each containing 24 pyi and worth 14 million kyats, along with school stationery and uniforms, were provided for 93 households comprising 296 people at the camp. The camp administrator expressed gratitude for the assistance and presented the families’ needs concerning accommodation, food, education and healthcare. In response to the issues raised, the Chief Minister coordinated with relevant departmental officials to address the needs of the displaced families.

At 8 a.m. Today, the Chief Minister, together with members of the State Government, attended a coordination meeting at the meeting hall of the State Government Office to discuss plans for repairing and upgrading the Hpakant–Kamaing road section and clearing the Uru Creek. During the meeting, officials presented proposed plans for road improvement and river clearance works. Although the projects would be undertaken through community self-help efforts, participants discussed the detailed work plans and machinery and equipment to be used. They also agreed on the need to conduct systematic field surveys, measurements, inspections and assessments to ensure that the proposed works could be approved and carried out in accordance with established procedures.

Later, the Chief Minister also attended the third coordination meeting at the Mali Kha Hall of the State Government Office to discuss preparations for the Kachin Traditional Harvesting Festival, which will be jointly organized by the Kachin State Government and the Kachin Literature and Culture Association of Myanmar during November. The Chief Justice of the Kachin State High Court, members of the State Government, officials from state-level departments and representatives of ethnic traditional cultural organizations attended the meeting and reported on the preparations being made to ensure the successful holding of the festival. The Chief Minister then coordinated with the respective subcommittees and arranged for the necessary requirements to be fulfilled to ensure the successful and grand celebration of the festival, it is learnt.