Putao, 22 August

With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, loans for emerald green project were disbursed to members of village emerald green project committee in Uper Shangaung Village in Putao Township, Kachin State yesterday.

At the event, deputy staff officer of the township Department of Rural Development U Si Thu and members handed over K 33.9 million to members of village emerald green project committee in the village. The disbursement of loan is the fifth of its kind in the village.

Altogether 98 people – 63 people in agriculture business, 19 in livestock breeding business, 10 in trading business and six who will attend vocational school received loans of the projects.

Personnel from the township DRD disbursed loan of the project to members of village emerald green project committee in accordance with the rules released by Ministry of Health and Sports amid the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.—Phone Kan, IPRD

Translated by JT