ChaungU, 25 December

The opening ceremony of a rice-drying machine built by the Agricultural Mechanization Department was held in ChaungU Township, Sagaing Region this morning.

At the ceremony, the Lower House MP U Myo and an official from AMD gave speeches and a representative from a private company demonstrated systematic operation of the machine. Next, the lawmaker opened the rice-drying machine by pressing a button. The Chinese-made machine can dry up to 500 paddy baskets per hour and helps the farmers protect the risks of damaging the paddy at the lowest level.

Among the attendees were the regional lawmakers U Win Myint Khin and U Kyaw Hsan, officials from the General Administration Department, departmental staff and local people.—Ei Ei Aung (ChaungU)

Translated by Kyaw Htike soe