RESCUE and recovery efforts are carried out intensively in areas affected by the strong Mandalay earthquake. Various organizations are cooperating with local communities to assist.
Lt-Gen Thet Pon from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials inspected collapsed religious buildings in Sagaing yesterday, including Thatkyadhita nunnery, Shwe Kyataung Pagoda, Shwehintha Monastery, and Khema Thiwunchaung Monastery, and coordinated support for clearing debris before the monsoon.
They also attended a ceremony at Ywathoung Ward affiliated Basic Education Middle School, where the Myanmar Rice and Paddy Traders Association had donated repaired school buildings and uniforms. Officials handed over certificates of honour, took group photos, and inspected the renovated school buildings.
Lt-Gen Thet Pon and team later visited sites allocated for rebuilding monasteries and nunneries in the southern part of Sagaing and inspected the ongoing work at Rajamanisular Pagoda, where Tatmadaw members were repairing religious buildings. They also viewed the removal of furniture at Sagaing Technological University damaged by the quake and coordinated necessary support.
Likewise, Lt-Gen Myo Moe Aung from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials inspected damaged residential buildings in Mandalay’s Aungmyaythazan Township and surrounding wards. They reviewed both cleared and pending demolitions and coordinated with responsible personnel.
In Maha Aungmyay Township, they examined buildings awaiting demolition or already cleared in Mahamyine 1 and Seinpan wards.
Meanwhile, Lt-Gen Soe Tint Naing from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) visited the Sweltawmyat Pagoda in Amarapura’s Nat Yay Kan village tract. He inspected the cleaning efforts and repairs of cracked structures around the pagoda and gardens and monitored ongoing foundation work, which certified engineers had verified. Officials are also documenting sacred relics such as diamond buds and bird-shaped ornaments. They then visited the Maha Suddhara Rama monastic school in Tagon Taing ward, Pyigyidagun Township, to assess earthquake damage.
Lt-Gen Myo Thant Naing from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials inspected rescue training activities at Minye Dam in Kyaukse, where fire brigade members and Kyaukse Rescue team were practising speed boat operations and water rescue drills for natural disaster response. The visit aimed to ensure practical preparedness, and the team provided refreshments and coordinated necessary support.
They also visited Shwekyina Monastery in Ywanaing Ward to observe earthquake damage repairs and donated religious items to the presiding monk. In Sintgaing, they checked earthquake impacts and recovery efforts at the Bawga Bala Plastics factory. The team further inspected the supply of construction materials at special prices to support the rebuilding of damaged religious buildings and homes in Kyaukse and facilitated coordination for ongoing needs.
MNA/KZL
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