16 June

An artisan tube-well for drinking water and a concrete tank donated by the family of President U Win Myint and First Lady Daw Cho Cho in the village of Shwelu-Ai in KhinU Township was inaugurated yesterday.

First Lady Daw Cho Cho attended the ceremony to open the tube-well and sprinkled scented water on the facilities to mark the opening.

The First Lady also offered a day meal to members of the Sangha at the village’s Monastery and presented gifts to 13 elders aged 61 years and above from the village.

She also provided school uniforms, stationery and slippers to 47 school children at the Shwelu-Ai Village Basic Education Primary School.

The two drinking water supply facilities were constructed at the cost of K4.5 million contributed by the family of the President and the First Lady.

The tube-well and tank have benefited over 400 people from 75 households.

The ceremony was also attended by Daw Tint Tint (a) Daw Chu Chu, wife of Sagaing Region Chief Minister, Pyithu Hluttaw Representative Dr. Win Aung and wife, Sagaing Region Hluttaw Representative U Kyaw Min Tun and local authorities, departmental officials and local people. — Chit San (KhinU) (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)