Prime Minister U Nyo Saw, accompanied by the Yangon Region Chief Minister, the commander of Yangon Command, deputy ministers and officials, yesterday morning met departmental officials and town elders in Cocokyun, Yangon Region, and inspected the progress of regional development initiatives.
At the Cocokyun Airport, the Prime Minister was welcomed by departmental officials, teachers and residents.
The Prime Minister met departmental personnel at the office of the Township General Administration Department in Cocokyun and members of social organizations and town elders at the city hall to talk about regional development measures.
In his speeches, the Prime Minister urged residents to strive to give greater development as the government is enhancing the socioeconomic life of the people in Cocokyun. He stressed that people need to produce coconut and coconut products, as well as marine products, in addition to the value-added products made of domestic mango and pineapple.
He continued to say that the Head of State has emphasized the development of the Cocokyun area and beautification in facilitating the town with construction of the brick walls along the downtown road, paving of the circular asphalt road, building of the jetty and expansion of the airport, arrangements for the TV channels, breeding of cattle and installation of the telephone lines to ensure smooth communications.
He vowed to conduct the vocational courses such as coconut-based value-added foodstuff and personal good production technological courses, domestic science courses and tailoring courses.
The Prime Minister unveiled the plans to reclaim farmlands and highland farmlands for ensuring the local food security in Cocokyun, build dams and small-scale embankments to irrigate farmlands, conduct feasibility studies for reclamation of the cultivable lands for cocoa plants, coconut and bamboo groves and substitute the overage coconut palms with the young ones in addition to operation of poultry and pig farms and agricultural tasks on a manageable scale.
As such, he added that residents have to cooperate with departmental officials in undertaking the development tasks of Cocokyun Township.
Furthermore, he underscored that students, parents and teachers are to join hands to achieve the high pass rates in raising the learning grades of students at primary, middle and high school levels of the township, adding that all people have to participate in holding the multiparty democratic general election successfully.
The Prime Minister fulfilled the requirements of departmental personnel and town elders and presented foodstuffs, quality seeds of crops, publications, equipment and MRTV DTH Set Top Boxes to officials. After the meetings, the Prime Minister cordially greeted residents.
The Prime Minister donated alms to the abbot of Sasana Mandaing Monastery.
While in Cocokyun, the Prime Minister inspected the supply of electricity at the Cocokyun Solar Power Plant, and the sites chosen for the construction of a dam to supply drinking and agricultural water for the people.
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