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Efforts
to be made for emergence of peaceful, modern and developed
nation upholding Union Spirit Senior General Than Shwe inspects Thahtay
Hydel Power Project in Thandwe
YANGON,
19 April — Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and party met
officers, other ranks and family members of regiments and units in Kyaukpyu
Station at Thadoe Maha Bandoola Hall of the local regiment in Kyaukpyu after
attending the opening ceremony of Yangon-Kyaukpyu Highway held in Kyaukpyu of
Rakhine State on 17 April morning.
At
the meeting, Member of the State Peace and Development Council General Thura
Shwe Mann gave necessary instructions.
Next,
Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance to those present and cordially greeted
officers, other ranks and family members. After the meeting, Senior General
Than Shwe and party went back to Thandwe by helicopter.
Yesterday
morning, Senior General Than Shwe and party flew to Taungup from Thandwe by
helicopter. First, they viewed development of Taungup by car.
At
the hall of Taungup Station, they met officers, other ranks and family members
of regiments and units of the station.
General
Thura Shwe Mann explained construction of the nation and build-up of the
Tatmadaw.
Senior
General Than Shwe stressed the need to strive for becoming a reliable Tatmadaw
and efforts to be made for the emergence of a peaceful, modern and developed
nation upholding the Union Spirit.
The
Senior General cordially greeted those present.
At
11.30 am, the Senior General and party arrived at the site of Thahtay Creek
Hydel Power Project being implemented on Thahtay Creek, 12 miles from Thandwe
by Hydro-electronic Power Department under the Ministry of Electric Power.
At
the briefing hall, Deputy Minister for Electric Power U Myo Myint reported to
the Senior General on aims of the project, feasibility survey works, the site
for construction of the main embankment, future tasks and facts about the
project.
Minister
for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo briefed the Senior General on
tasks in connection with hydel power projects and dam projects. In response to
the reports, Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance saying that officials of
the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation and the Ministry of Electric Power
are to collaborate in their tasks by applying appropriate technology for
timely completion of the projects without delay.
Senior
General Than Shwe and party inspected samples of rock extracted from the
project, the site chosen for construction of the dam, and construction tasks
being carried out with the use of heavy machinery.
Thahtay
Hydel Power Project linked up with the national power grid is being
implemented with the aim of supplying power not only to regions of
After
inspecting regions of
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