A coordination meeting on inspection and reconstruction processes of buildings damaged by the earthquake, with the participation of expert inspection teams, was held yesterday at the Ministry of Construction in Nay Pyi Taw.
Speaking at the meeting, Union Minister U Myo Thant said the engineers should discuss their experiences, events, processes and proper ways at the meeting to solve the important challenges for the engineering sector.
The technical assessment support teams will be formed regionally for the issues related to the buildings and infrastructure damaged by the earthquake. These teams will utilize modern equipment to inspect the conditions of structures to be repaired in normal conditions, heavy maintenance and the hazardous condition to be demolished.
He continued that the quake-affected buildings would be repaired and the detailed structure inspection should be conducted after the systematic inspection per the procedures under the guidance of the Head of the State.
Moreover, the damages due to the earthquake will be examined, recorded, and coordinated to be repaired and future plans will be explored for repair.
The inspection teams include the experts from Myanmar Engineering Council, Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies, Myanmar Architect Council, Committee on Quality Control of High-Rise Building Construction Projects, Myanmar Earthquake Committee, special task force committee, and they will examine the quake-affected areas in Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay and Sagaing together with the skilled engineers from the Ministry of Construction.
He added that the additional stipulations in MNBC-2025 to be released by the ministry soon will be supportive material in constructing the buildings.
Then, the attendees coordinated the discussion and the Union minister made proper instructions. — MNA/KTZH
