THE vessel MTT Sapangar, carrying 95 donated operation rooms from the People’s Republic of China for Myanmar’s earthquake recovery efforts, arrived at Thilawa (MITT) Port at 6:30 pm on 12 May. The Southern Venture ship, transporting 1,804 modular (prefabricated) houses, reached the port at 6:38 pm on 13 May.
The donations were a part of China’s 14th batch of aid to Myanmar and were officially handed over yesterday morning at Thilawa Port. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, regional ministers, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Publice Health Department, the Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and local authorities attended the handover ceremony. The equipment was received from Mr Ouyang Daobing, Economic Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy.
The Ministry of Health will distribute the 95 operating rooms to earthquake-affected regions. Meanwhile, the 1,804 modular houses are offloaded from the Southern Venture vessel using cranes and are transferred to the train for transportation to affected areas. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein and his team inspected the ongoing offloading and coordination efforts and gave necessary instructions. — Zwe Htet Ko (IPRD)/KZL
