Kaladan News

Dated: Thursday January 1, 2004

Burma, India, Thailand Run Survey On Mega Highway Project

Chittagong, January 10: Burma, India and Thailand have conducted a survey in New Delhi on December 23, 2003 for the construction of a( 1,360-km) long highway connecting the three countries to expand trade, tourism and people-to people contact, according to a correspondent of local newspaper.

The meeting discussed route alignment of the highway as recommended by the technical taskforce. Construction of the highway will be complete in three phase.

India agreed to consider a line of credit and finance the construction of Chaungma-Yinmabin (30-km) and Lingadaw-Letsgan-Pokokku(48-km), up gradation of Uinmabin-Pale-Lingadaw(50-km) and Bagan-Meiktila(132-km) segments of the highway.

Thailand has agreed to finance Thaton-Hpa-an-Kawkareik-Myawaddy(62km) section.

Burma agreed to finance constructions of all weather intermediate lane approach roads at both ends from Pakokku to Bagan and reconstruction of the weak bridges.

Foreign Ministers of three countries attended the meeting and they also decided to meet again in 2004. ##

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