Khin-U 10 September

With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, loans for the implementation of emerald green projects were disbursed to farmers in Kyuntaw Village, Khin-U Township, Shwebo District, Sagaing Region yesterday.

The disbursement of loan is the third of its kind in which a staff officer from the Township Department of Rural Development clarified the purpose of the project and explained rules and regulations of the emerald green projects to be abided by the rural people.

Afterwards, officials from DRD handed over K 41.2 million to local people in Kyuntaw Village.  Altogether 150 people - 83 people in agriculture business and 67 in livestock breeding business received loans.—Soe Wei Aung(Khin-U)