THE relief items and supplies are being transported to Rakhine State under the directives of the National Disaster Management Committee.
The MV Fortune departed from the Myanmar Terminal (TMT) to Sittway yesterday carrying a total of 1,562.58 tonnes of supplies including 165,674 CI sheets, 132.77 tonnes of plain sheets, 150 tonnes of Lip Channel, two transformers, 150 tonnes of sawn timber, 100 bags of rice, 10,030 packs of water bottles and 14,002 saplings provided by relevant ministries, Myanmar Economic Corporation, Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Limited and Kokang Self-Administered Zone.
Moreover, a total of 26,900.64 tonnes of supplies including construction materials, electrical devices, health devices, commodities and foodstuffs, 249,762 gallons of diesel and 199,886 gallons of Octane 92 were transported by 18 vessels including naval vessels to Sittway of Rakhine State from 16 May to date.
— MNA/KTZH