COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of Defence Services General Ye Win Oo, accompanied by his wife Daw Nilar, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, and the commander of Eastern Command, paid homage to Inlay PhaungdawU Pagoda at Yadana Sankyaung Chamber in Inlay region of Nyaungshwe Township yesterday afternoon and inspected the progress in repairing the religious edifices damaged by the Mandalay earthquake.
The General donated cash to the fund for the overall renovation of the pagoda. The General and party also paid homage to Abbot of the Sein and Mya Monastery from the pagoda Bhaddanta Vijaya and donated alms.
At the briefing hall, the General heard reports on accomplishments over the guidance given by the Head of State, progress in repairs of the earthquake-affected religious buildings and coordinated necessary measures with officials.
The General and party observed the repair of the cracked tiles on the platform of the pagoda, damaged archways, stairs, the hall of Karaweik decorated float and other religious edifices in their original states and attended to the needs.
The Mandalay earthquake, which struck on 28 March 2025, caused damage to some religious buildings on the platform of Inlay PhaungdawU Pagoda. Local engineers and experts from the Myanmar Engineering Society coordinated to repair these damaged buildings to their original states. So far, placing the tiles on the platform of the pagoda, repairs of the original building of the pagoda with reinforced concrete, the eastern and the western stairways of the original Sankyaung chamber, the southern stairway and the northern prayer hall, and the hall of Karaweik decorated float have completed by 100 per cent, and the construction of new ladder to the main Sankyaung chamber 80 per cent. At present, pilgrims and people visit there safely and conveniently to pay homage to the pagoda. — MNA/ TTA
