Mohnyin, 26 October

With the aim of boosting the income of rural people and their socio-economic status, loans for implementation of emerald green projects were disbursed to farmers at the Dhamayone of Pinyehla Village in Mohnyin Township, Kachin State this morning. The disbursement of loan is the sixth of its kind in the village.

On the occasion, an official from the township Department of Rural Development delivered an opening speech and clarified the purposes of the project and explained rules and regulations of the emerald green projects to be abode by rural people.

Afterwards, an official and staff from the Township DRD handed over a total of Ks. 42.6 million to members of village emerald green project committee in the village. Altogether - 75 people - 63 people in agriculture business, two in livestock breeding business and ten in trading business received loans of the project.—Shwe Mohnyin
Translated by JT