State Administration Council Member Deputy Prime Minister Union Minister for Defence Gen­eral Mya Tun Oo, who accom­panied SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on his Rakhine trip, inspected the rehabilitation pro­cesses in Sittway, Myebon and Pauktaw townships yesterday.

Together with the Deputy Prime Minister on his inspection tour were Union Minister for Union Government Office Lt- Gen Yar Pyae, Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, Union Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Devel­opment U Hla Moe, Union Min­ister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Min Naung, Un­ion Minister for Construction U Myo Thant, Rakhine State Chief Minister U Htein Lin, Deputy Ministers, senior military of­ficers and departmental officials.

First, the Deputy Prime Minister and party inspected the ongoing and completed maintenance of Mocha-hit build­ings and barracks at the No 12 Security Police Unit in Sittway Township.

On arrival at the Sittway Air­port, Deputy Minister for Trans­port and Communications U Lu Maw reported on the damage to airport buildings, staff hous­ings, completed rehabilitation processes. In his response, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed the need to do cleanup activities at the airport and buildings, both sides of the runway and near the locations where the planes stop.

The Deputy Prime Minister and party visited the Myanma Posts and Telecommunications and Deputy Minister and state MPT manager reported on the completed repair of communi­cation failure in the storm, com­munication system, office build­ings and staff housing. Then, the Deputy Prime Minister and party looked into the erection of a temporary tower and a new tower in the office compound.

They also proceeded to the jetty of Myanma Port Authority and Myanma Economic Bank. They also inspected the office tasks, treasury and police patrol for bank safety.

They also met and com­forted the members of the No 36 Security Police Division and their families and provided cash assistance.

Then, they met with the township departmental officials, town elders, ward administra­tors at the Township Adminis­trative Department of Myebon Township and Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Soe assigned in Myebon Township reported on the lists of losses in the storm, system­atic sending of relief items and rehabilitation processes.

Speaking at the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister ap­preciated the unity of the de­partments concerned in serv­ing their tasks and called on the departments to work together with the town elders and ward administrators in carrying out the rehabilitation programmes and regional development.

The Deputy Prime Minister and party also oversaw the safe of Myanma Economic Bank and comforted the bank staff.

They met with the township departmental officials, town el­ders, and ward administrators at the Township Administrative Department of Pauktaw Town­ship. Brig-Gen Sunny Ohn ex­plained the arrival of recuse and relief items, systematic distri­bution and rehabilitation tasks.

In his response, the Deputy Prime Minister made instruc­tions regarding the efforts for education, health and religious buildings on priority after the storm, distribution of agricul­ture and farming equipment, high-yielding rice grains, better communication and electrifica­tion. — MNA/KTZH