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The New Light of Myanmar ( 1-7-2003)
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(1)   Special Projects Implementation Committee 
      holds 1/2003 coord meeting  
(2)   New means required to reduce traffic accidents  
(3)   Commander attends meeting of Shan State (North) 
      DAC
(4)   Commander attends Thitseint sapling planting 
      ceremony  
(5)   Training course No 1/2003 for electricians opens
(6)   CPT Minister attends opening of training 
      courses, 
      inspects telecommunication works 
(7)   Labour Ministry holds coord meeting  
(8)   Deputy Minister meets farmers in greening zone-4
(9)   Saplings planted in Kengtung 
(10)  Ancient earthern pot and antiques unearthed in 
      Thabeikkyin Township 
(11)  Myitkyina observes International Day Against 
      Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
(12)  Drug traffickers get prison terms 
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(1)	Implementation of special projects contributes
much towards national development and economic
progress of the State  Special Projects Implementation
Committee holds 1/2003 coord meeting  

Yangon, 30 June - The Special Projects Implementation
Committee held its 1/2003 coordination meeting at the
operation hall of the office of the Commander-in-Chief
(Army) this afternoon, with an address by Chairman of
the Special Projects Implementation Committee Chairman
of the State Peace and Development Council
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General
Than Shwe.

Director-General of the State Peace and Development
Council Office Lt-Col Pe Nyein acted as master of
ceremonies.

Senior General Than Shwe delivered an address. He said
it was the first meeting of the Special Projects
Implementation Committee for the present fiscal year.
Some projects to be presented at the meeting are under
implementation and some are to be implemented soon.

The implementation of the special projects contributes
much towards national development and economic
progress of the State. He spoke of the need to
implement the projects speedily for timely completion.

The Senior General also calls for giving priority to
completion of the projects and supervision of proper
use of money. He said the use of the public funds in
implementation of the projects is to be supervised.

He also spoke of the need to scrutinize the results
after completion of the projects. Ways and means are
to be sought if expected benefits are not fully
achieved, he added. 

He said emphasis is to be placed on speedy
implementation of the special projects at low cost for
gaining better results and assistance is to be
provided to the ministry implementing the project by
other related ministries concerned.

He said it would be impossible for a single department
to implement the major projects and therefore, all
departments are to work together.

He said now the special projects have been implemented
one after another. The remaining projects are to be
undertaken through better and proper ways based on the
experience gained, he said.

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt
Tin reported in detail on 16 dam projects and three
sluice gates to be implemented by the Irrigation
Department and eight river water pumping projects by
Water Resources Utilization Department. 

Next, the Senior General gave necessary guidance and
the meeting ended at 4.45 pm.

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Nyunt
Tin reported on dam construction projects of the
Irrigation Department.

Paungnet Dam Project will be implemented at Paungnet
Creek near Sithaung Village in Shwegu Township, Kachin
State. Due to implementing the Paungnet Dam, about
5,000 acres of farmlands in Shwegu Township will be
irrigated. In addition, 2,000 acres of summer paddy
and other crops will be cultivated as the double
cropping with the use of irrigation facilities.
Paungnet Dam Project will be implemented at an
estimated cost of K 690 million.

Ma-de Dam Project is being implemented in Kanma
Township, Magway Division. The dam is being built near
Gyobin Village, Kanma Township, for supplying water to
4,000 acres of farmland in the township. The project
started in 2002-2003 and the expenditure of the
project will be K 659 million.

Construction of Khawa Dam on Khawa Creek near
Chinywagyi Village in Padaung Township, Bago Division,
started in 2002-2003. On completion, the dam can
irrigate about 2,000 acres of farmland. The dam is
being built at an estimated cost of K 256 million.

Kyee-ohn-Kyeewa Multi-purpose Dam Project is being
implemented in Pwintbyu Township, Magway Division. The
dam project is located at Mone Creek near Wunlo
Village between about 5-mile up of Mezali Diversion
Weir in Pwintbyu Township and about 15-mile down of
Mone Creek Multi-purpose Dam Project in Sedoktara
Township. The dam is 164 feet high and 3,280 feet
long.

The dam project is being implemented with the aim of
combining the flow of water in the watershed area
between the two dams and the flow of water from Mone
Creek Dam to be able to generate 60 megawatt of
electricity from the underground power plant and
supplying water to the farmland through canals of
Mezali Diversion Weir.

The dam will contribute towards more control for flow
of water in Mone Creek.

Kyee-ohn-Kyeewa Multi-purpose Dam Project is being
built at an estimated cost of over K 6,000 million and
US$ 56 million.

Taungyay (Kyetmauktaung supporting dam) dam project is
being implemented in Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay
Division. The dam, 70 feet high and 3,000 feet long,
is an earthen one at Taungyay Creek near Tebinte
Village, Kyaukpadaung Township. The dam is being built
to supply its water to Kyetmauktaung Dam for
cultivation of crops in the irrigated areas. On
completion, the dam will supply water to Kyetmauktaung
Dam as well as to ensure sufficiency of drinking water
in the area. At present, Taungyay Dam Project is being
constructed at an estimated cost of over K 561
million.

Similarly, Kyaukdaga (Kyetmauktaung supporting dam)
dam project will supply water to Kyetmauktaung Dam for
availability of water in the irrigated areas and
extended cultivation of crops. Kyaukdaga Dam will be
built of earth, 80 feet high and 7,400 feet long, on
Kyaukdaga Creek near Kyaukdaga Village, Natmauk
Township, Magway Division. The dam project will cost
about K 960 million.
The Thinbon dam project near Beesatgon Village in
Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Division, has been
implemented since 2002-2003. It will supply water into
Taungpulu dam in Mahlaing Township and it can reduce
the inflow of silt into the dam. Moreover, water could
be fully supplied to 7,636 acres of land in the
irrigated area of Taungpulu dam. The Thinbon dam is
being built and it will cost an estimated K 332
million. 

Similarly, the Ngwetha dam project is being
implemented on Ngwetha Creek near Ngwetha Village in
Salingyi Township, Sagaing Division. The dam, which
was implemented starting 2002-2003, will supply water
to about 3,000 acres of land in the township. It is
estimated that the dam will cost over K 333 million. 

The Letpan dam on Letpan Creek near TawchaungU Village
in Myinmu Township is one of the dam projects
implemented in 2002-2003. The dam being built at an
estimated cost of K 422 million will supply water to
2,500 acres of land and it will complete soon. 

To supply water to 1,500 acres of land in Ngazun
Township, Mandalay Division, the Natthadaw dam project
was implemented starting 2002-2003. The project being
implemented at an estimated cost of K 279 million will
complete soon.

The Chaungmagyi (Myohla) dam project has been
implemented on Chaungmagyi Creek near Zayitsan Village
in Yedashe Township in Bago Division to supply water
to about 3,000 acres of land. It will cost an
estimated K 548 million. 

To supply water to Ngaleik dam in Mandalay Division
and to supply drinking water to neighbouring villages
and to supply water to 3,000 acres of land in Kyaukoh
region in Pyinmana Township, Mandalay Division, the
Chaungmagyi (Pyinmana) dam project has been
implemented starting 2002-2003 on Chaungmagyi Creek
near Kyetsuai Village in Pyinmana township. The
project is being built at an estimated cost of K 767
million. 

The Chaungmangae dam project is being implemented on
Chaungmangae Creek near Pannyosan Village in Lewe
Township, Mandalay Division. The dam will irrigate
about 8,000 acres of land. It will cost an estimated K
724 million. 

The Ngamoeyeik dam completed in 1995 has been giving
out about 200,000 acre feet of water yearly through
its spillway. The Mahuya (Ngamoeyeik supporting dam)
Dam on Mahuya Creek near Bwetgyi Village in Hlegu
Township, Yangon Division is being implemented with
the objectives to effectively use the current of the
Ngamoeyeik Creek, to sufficiently supply water to the
irrigated area and to provide assistance to the water
supply system for Yangon City. The project started in
2002-2003. 

Similarly, the Paunglin Dam (Ngamoeyeik supporting
dam) is being implemented on Paunglin Creek near
Ohnhnebin Village in Hlegu township, Yangon Division.
The Mahuya dam (Ngamoeyeik supporting dam) is being
built at an estimated cost of K 375 million and the
Paunglin (Ngamoeyeik supporting dam) K 466 million.

The Kataik dam project is being implemented on Kataik
Creek near Kataik Village in Paung Township, Mon
State. It has been implemented since 2001-2002 to
irrigate 10,000 acres of land and to prevent farmland
in the lower part of Yinnyein Creek from flooding. The
project is being implemented at an estimated cost of K
2,053 million.

Since the time of the Tatmadaw Government in 1988,
construction projects of dams and reservoirs have been
undertaken and now 148 dams have been built to this
date. And this benefited the 3 million acres of
farmland for farmers and the public.

In constructing sluice gates by the Irrigation
Department, Shwe Hla sluice gate is being built near
the place, where Hsema Creek and Bago River converge,
in Kawa Township in Bago Division, and this project
will cost over K 650 million. With the construction of
Shwe Hla sluice gate, 35,000 acres of land in the
township can be prevented from floods, and in summer
mixed cropping can be made with the use of fresh
water. 

In Waw Township of Bago Division also, Zwephat sulice
gate is under construction at Zwephat Creek near
Zwephat Village. The project will cost K 275 million.
The sulice gate will prevent 40,000 acres of lands in
the townships of Waw, Thanatpin and Bago and either
bank of Bago-Sittoung Cannel from flooding, and mixed
cropping can be made with the use of fresh water in
summer. 

Kyonhtaw sluice gate is being constructed at the
confluence of Kyonhtaw Brook and Kyonhtaw Creek in
Thaton Township. The construction of the sulice gate
will benefit 22,000 acres of land in the township.

On completion of Kyonhtaw sulice gate, creeks and
brooks in the township can be prevented from silting
up on account of the flows of salty water into them.
The sulice gate will be built at a cost of K 530
million.

>From 1988 to date, 11 sluice gates have been
constructed and it benefits 235,900 acres of land.

Water Resources Utilization Department will undertake
the river water-pumping projects in Sagaing and
Mandalay Divisions in Upper Myanmar and Ayeyawady
Division in Lower Myanmar.

These are Magyisauk river water-pumping project
(Ayadaw-2) which will irrigate 20,000 acres of
farmland in Ayadaw Township, Sagaing Division, and
Hsintale river water-pumping project (Ayadaw-3) which
will irrigate 40,000 acres of land.

The projects to be implemented in Mandalay Division
are Kyauk river water-pumping project benefiting 2,500
acres of farmland in Ngazun Township, Ywathit river
water-pumping project benefiting 7,000 acres of
farmlands, Ngamya river water-pumping project
benefiting 3,000 acres of farmland in Ngazun Township,
Hseiknyan river water-pumping project benefiting
10,000 acres of farmland in Myingyan Township and
Auknyint river water-pumping project benefiting 6,000
acres of farmlands in NyaungU Township.

The project being implemented in Hinthada Township in
Ayeyawady Division, is Datmi river water-pumping
project that will benefit 9,000 acres of land. 

When the eight river water pumping projects are
complete, a total of 97,500 acres of farmlands will be
irrigated. These projects will be implemented at a
cost of US$ 23.05 million plus K 14,500 million.

>From the beginning of 1995 to March 2003, altogether
265 river water pumping projects have been implemented
and a total of 282,108 acres of farmland can be
irrigated. 
 
Excerpts from Senior General Than Shwe's guidance

-Speedy implementation of the projects is needed for
timely completion of the projects.
- Ways and means are to be sought if expected benefits
are not fully achieved.
-Assistance is to be provided to the ministry
implementing the project by other related ministries
concerned.
-The use of the public funds in implementation of the
projects is to be supervised.
-It is impossible for a single department to implement
the major projects and therefore, all departments are
to work together.
-The remaining projects are to be undertaken through
better and proper ways based on the experience gained.

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(2)	New means required to reduce traffic accidents  

Yangon, 30 June - Traffic Rules Enforcement
Supervisory Committee held its 103rd meeting at Road
Administration Department this afternoon, with an
address by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command
Maj-Gen Myint Swe.

Speaking on the occasion, the commander said loss of
human lives and public property can be reduced only if
the number of traffic accidents can be brought down.
Thus, efforts are required to launch the traffic rules
enforcement drive with added momentum. The committee
is conducting inspections and giving education to the
public, drivers and ticket conductors. But the number
of traffic accidents has not decreased satisfactorily
yet. In this regard, new means will have to be sought
to reduce the number of traffic accidents. The
inspection and education programmes must be launched
with greater acceleration. As Myanmar is going to host
an ASEAN meeting in Yangon, the respective ministries
are making preparations for it. The buildings and
roads in the city have been renovated to become
splendid and clean. Thus, efforts should be made to
reduce the number of traffic accidents to raise the
dignity of the nation. Preparations should be made
from now on to ensure traffic rules. The departments
will have to cooperate with the committee.

Joint Secretary of the committee Commander of Wireless
and Traffic Police Police Lt-Col Aung Naing reported
to the meeting on the operations of the committee
during the period from April to June 2003. Members of
the subcommittees and officials then took part in the
discussions.

The commander gave suggestions.
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(3)	Commander attends meeting of Shan State (North)
DAC  

Yangon, 30 June - A work coordination meeting of Shan
State (North) Development Affairs Committee was held
at the hall of Lashio Development Affairs Department
on 27 June morning.

Chairman of Shan State (North) Peace and Development
Council Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen Myint
Hlaing, first made an opening speech and Director of
Shan State (North) DAC U Kyi Myint reported on the
tasks carried out for development affairs in
sector-wise in 2002-2003 and future tasks. Then, the
commander gave instrustions.

On the evening of 28 June, together with the deputy
commander and officials, the commander arrived at the
project of 1000-acre crops cultivation zone in Lashio
where they inspected round the crop plantations and
gave necessary instructions to officials.

The commander then saw over Hsin Shweli high yield
paddy model farm, 100-acre plantation of coffee and
pigeon peas and other paddy fields. At the farms, the
commander left necessary instructions and fulfilled
the requirements. 
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(4)	Commander attends Thitseint sapling planting
ceremony  

Yangon, 30 June - The rainy season Thitseint sapling
(Bellaric myrobalan) planting ceremony, organized by
Mandalay District Peace and Development Council, was
held at the hospital (300-bed) in Chanmyathazi
Township on 27 June morning.

Chairman of Mandalay Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Central Command Maj-Gen Ye Myint 
and Mayor Brig-Gen Yan Thein planted Thitseint
saplings at designated places. Those present also
planted 1,000 Thitseint saplings.

In Mandalay District, 37,090 Thitseint saplings
against the target of 115,500 saplings have been
planted in the rainy season.

The commander then attended the eighth tree planting
ceremony in Patheingyi Township. A total of 3,000
trees were planted at the ceremony.

Next, the commander arrived at Yadanabon Garden in
Mandalay. Director-General U Tun Tun of Arid Zone
Greening Department reported on upgrading of Yadanabon
Garden. Then, the commander inspected planting of
trees in the garden and repair of the buildings and
gave necessary instructions.
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(5)	Training course No 1/2003 for electricians opens  

Yangon, 30 June- A training course No 1/2003 for
electricians of Electrical and Boiler Inspection of
Industrial Coordination and Industrial Inspection
Department of the Ministry of Industry-1 was opened at
the hall of ICIID on Kyaikwaing Pagoda Road in
Mayangon Township this morning.

Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung delivered a
speech. He said practical and theoretical courses are
being conducted constantly for development of human
resources that contribute towards production.

He said electricity is essential for social, economic,
education and health matters. He urged the trainees to
learn electrical techniques both in theory and in
practice. Present were Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thein
Tun, the directors-general and managing directors of
departments and enterprises and course instructors.
The six-week course is being attended by 86 trainees.
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(6)	CPT Minister attends opening of training courses,
inspects telecommunication works  

Yangon, 30 June- The ceremony to open the Basic
Digital Electronics Course, the TMX-10 DSS Operation
and Maintenance Course, the Postmaster Course and the
Spectrum Management Course was held at Communications
and Postal Training Centre of the Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications of the Ministry of Communications,
Posts and Telegraphs this morning.

Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs
Brig-Gen Thein Zaw gave an opening address. Also
present were the director-general of Directorate of
Telecommunications, the managing director of Myanma
Posts and Telecommunications and officials. 

Then, the minister went to Microwave Communication
Ground Station (Toegyaunggale). The minister inspected
staff quarters in the compound of the station. Next,
the minister inspected storage of fuel at the new fuel
warehouse. Afterwards, the minister saw over
installation of machines at the Domestic Microwave
Communication Station and gave instructions on
maintenance of the machines for long-term use of
telecommunication links. 

The minister then inspected cultivation of vegetables
in the compound of the station.
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(7)	Labour Ministry holds coord meeting  

Yangon, 30 June - The first four-monthly work
coordination meeting-2003 of departments, committees
and boards under the Ministry of Labour was held at
the Social Security Board in Ahlon Township this
morning. 

Minister for Labour U Tin Winn addressed the meeting.
At the meeting, responsible officials reported matters
on tasks being undertaken, welfare tasks, agriculture
and livestock breeding tasks.

Then, the directors-general reviewed the reports. The
meeting will continue tomorrow.
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(8)	Deputy Minister meets farmers in greening zone-4 

Yangon, 30 June - Deputy Minister for Forestry Col
Thaik Tun met with local farmers who reside in the No
4 region of the greening zone of Yangon International
Airport, at Manaw Thukha Hall of Hlegu Township Peace
and Development Council Office this morning. Officials
reported on preparations for cultivation of 24,000
acres of summer paddy and collection of data. 

The deputy minister spoke on the occasion. He said
that it is necessary to cultivate not only paddy but
also other crops for full utilization of farmlands the
whole season. As officials have managed to dig the
drains for availability of water, the farmers are to
participate in timely completion of the canals in the
farmlands. Later, the deputy minister gave
instructions on efforts to be made for greening tasks
with the use of various ways all the year round. 
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(9)	 Saplings planted in Kengtung 

Yangon, 1 July- The ceremony to plant saplings to mark
the Myanmar Women's Day was held at the compounds of
Government Computer College and Technological College
in Kengtung on 28 June morning. Present were
officials, members of the Working Committee for
Women's Affairs, social organizations, teachers,
students and local people. They planted 3,000 saplings
at the designated places.  
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(10)	Ancient earthern pot and antiques unearthed in
Thabeikkyin Township 

Yangon, 30 June - A team of archaeologists led by
Director of the Department of Archaeology (Upper
Myanmar) U Hla Gyi Maung Maung on 20 June unearthed an
ancient pot with 13 inches in height, 11 inches in
diametre and 8.5 inches in diametre at the rim at the
site of the ancient city of Tagaung in Thabeikkyin
Township, Mandalay Division.

The team also found the objects in the pot including
ashes mixed with soil, bones, burnt human teeth,
beads, and four copper bells, a copper ring, pieces of
iron ring and two golden butterflies of 0.39 inch in
length and width. The pot and objects were believed to
be earlier than that of Pyu Era found at the sites of
Beikthano ancient city. The pot is similar to that of
Pyu era. 

Archaeology Department had excavated six times the
site of Tagaung ancient city from 1967 to 2000.
However, the archaeologists have not found yet like
this one and believed that Tagaung ancient city was
not earlier than the Bagan Dynasty (11th Century). The
findings were also believed to be the fact that the
objects discovered in the pot are earlier than
antiques found at the sites of Beikthano ancient city
. 
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(11)	Myitkyina observes International Day Against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking  

Yangon, 30 June- The ceremony to mark the
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking was held at Myitkyina Education College in
Myitkyina on 26 June morning.

Chairman of Kachin State Committee for Drug Abuse
Control Commander of Northern Command Maj-Gen Maung
Maung Swe gave a speech. Then, Kachin State Police
Force Commander Police Col Tin Maung Maung read out
the message sent by Chairman of Central Committee for
Drug Abuse Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin
Hlaing. 

Next, the commander presented a prize to Dr Maung
Maung Lwin who won the consolation prize in the
(central level) article contest to mark the
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking. Officials then presented prizes to the
other winners in essay, painting and computer arts
contests. After the ceremony, the commander and party
viewed the booths to mark the International Day
Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, at the
hall.
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(12)	Drug traffickers get prison terms 

Yangon, 30 June - Members of Yangon Special Anti-drug
Squad searched the house of Hla Myint of Malar Myaing
Street in Pauktaw Ward in Insein Township on 3 March
2002 and found 0.5442 grams of marijuana there.
Further investigation led to seizure of 8.328 kilos of
marijuana in the house of U Hla Kyi of Kantha-2 Street
in Kanna Alae Ward in the township.

Insein Police Station filed Hla Myint, son of U Toe
Nyein, of No 298, Malar Myaing Street in Pauktaw Ward,
Insein Township, under Section 15/19 (A) of the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and U
Hla Kyi, son of U Ohn, of Kantha-2 Street in Insein
Township under Section 15/19 (A)/21. Yangon North
District Court handed down 10 years' imprisonment
under Section 16 (C), five years' imprisonment under
Section 15 and 25 years' imprisonment under Section 19
(A) on Hla Myint to serve separately, and 25 years'
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on U Hla Kyi. 
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