Hopong, 13 July

With the aim of boosting the income of rural people and their socio-economic status, loans for implementation of emerald green projects were dispensed to members of village emerald green project committee in Kyaukchya Village in Hopong Township, the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone in Shan State(South) this morning. The disbursement of loan is the second of its kind in the village. 

First of all, an official from the Township Department of Rural Development clarified the purposes of the project and explained rules and regulations of the emerald green projects to be abode by members of village emerald green project committee.

Afterwards, officials handed over a total of Ks.32.7 million to 107 members of village emerald green project committee in the village.—Cho Than Nyunt (DRD) 
Translated by JT