The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism stated that 42.5 per cent of hotels hit by the Mandalay Earthquake in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory have resumed business operations.

Of the hotels damaged by the Mandalay Earthquake, 63 hotels and guesthouses having 2,735 accommodation rooms were repaired and returned to normal operations after a post-earthquake usability assessment of the building with the recognized engineers.

There are a total of 102 hotels and guesthouses in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, with 6,434 rooms. Of them, 99 were partially damaged by the Mandalay Earthquake. Three hotels collapsed. Over 150 tourists have occupied bed spaces in hotels, and over 1,500 residents have been accommodated in the hotels and guesthouses in Nay Pyi Taw.

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