23 June

THE  garbage-free  alley  gar-den project has been continu-ously carried out on 101st and 31st streets in Yangon region. Eight  alley  garden  projects  have  been  put  in  place  since  2017  to  promote  healthy  life-styles and ensure Yangon re-mains attractive.

Currently,  the  block  be-tween 31st street and Bo Soon Pat  Street  has  been  90  percent  cleaned  by  the  Yangon  City  Development  Commit-tee (YCDC). Doh Eain, a CSO which  works  on  the  restora-tion of historical buildings and public spaces in Yangon, will continue  to  turn  101st  street  into a garbage-free alley gar-den. These days, alley gardens are  being  built  with  the  par-ticipation  of  residents  by  the  alley gardens committee, the ward  administrators,  YCDC  and Hluttaw representatives.

Alley garden projects are receiving 80 per cent of their funding contributed by donors and 20 per cent by the public. Work on the projects is being carried  out,  in  cooperation  with  the  companies  and  em-bassies.

With  the  assistance  of  Doh Eain, the playground and small  garden  between  TTC (Yankin)  and  12  Lone  Dan  road was opened on 22 June by Yankin Hluttaw representative Daw Zin Mar Aung and Town-ship Departmental officials.

The first alley garden was opened in Hlaing Thayar Ward 20 in May.

Doh Eain began the alley garden  project  in  the  middle  block  between  Seikkanthar  road and 39th street, the mid-dle block between 31st and 32rd streets,  the  middle  block  be-tween Bo Soon Pat street and 31st  streets,  the  upper  block  between  Shwebonthar  street  and  29th  streets,  the  upper  block  between  Maha  Bandu-la street and 35th streets, the upper block between 41st and 42nd streets, the middle block between  27th  and  28th  street  and the upper block between 30th  street  and  Bo  Soon  Pat  street.—Thein Heik  

(Translated by Hay Mar)