
23 April 2025
Chairman of the National Natural Disaster Management Committee Vice Chairman of the State Administration Coun-cil Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win, along with Union ministers, the Chairman of the Nay Pyi Taw Council, the Commander of the Nay Pyi Taw Command, and other officials, visited and inspected Pyinmana Town’s Myoma Market No. (1) and the Agricultural and Veterinary Science Institute (Pyinmana), which were damaged by an earthquake in the Nay Pyi Taw Council area this afternoon. Necessary instructions were given.
First, the Vice-Senior General, and the entourage inspected the collapsed buildings in Market Halls A and B of Myoma Market No. (1), which were severely damaged by the Mandalay earthquake and subsequent tremors. They observed the clearance operations being carried out by military person-nel, joint teams, and volunteer groups. They also examined the structural stability of Market Halls C and D, which suffered minor damage, operating with Tex exemptions, and provided guidance to the responsible officials.
Myoma Market No. (1) was constructed in 1995, covering an area of 4.375 acres. Out of 1,369 shop stalls in Market Halls A, B, C, and D, 393 stalls in Halls A and B were destroyed by the earthquake. Meanwhile, shops in Halls C and D, which sustai-ned minor damage, have been permitted to continue operating with tax exemptions. Plans are underway to temporarily relocate the market to the Aung Mingalar compound near the old Yangon-Mandalay road in Pyinmana Township while a new market is being reconstructed.
Next, the Vice-Senior General, and party visited the Agricultural and Veterinary Science Institute (Pyinmana) in Shwe Chi Ward, Pyinmana. Union Minis-ter for Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation U Min Naung re-ported on the historic buildings and other school structures damaged by the earthquake.
Subsequently, the Vice-Senior General and party inspected the Agricultural Machinery Department building (Cente-nary Building), the principal’s office, the Karamek Hall, the guesthouse, the Yinma Hall, the Tharaphi Hall, the Shwe Yaung Kyi Hall, and the classrooms. They issued instructions that before reconstructing the dam-aged classrooms, the ground conditions must be tested, and the buildings should be restored according to their original design.
For classrooms requiring minor repairs, structural rein-forcement inspections must be carried out by a technical team, and all repairs should be completed before schools reopen in June. Additionally, im-portant documents and teaching aids must be systematically preserved, and other necessary measures were also directed.
Later, the Vice-Senior Gene-ral and party met with the school’s principal, teachers, staff, and their families to offer encouragement. Upon hearing their concerns about living conditions, the Vice-Senior General assured them of one month’s worth of basic food supplies and temporary mo-dular housing for office and residential use.
At the Agricultural and Veterinary Science Institute (Pyin-mana), out of 92 buildings on campus, a total of 8 structures – including 5 historic buildings and 3 other structures – were completely destroyed. Additio-nally, 5 buildings – including one century-old historic structure and 4 other buildings – suffered dangerous levels of damage. The institute currently has 461 first-year, second-year and third-year students who are still in need of proper classroom facilities following the damage.
The school’s agricultural machinery department (Cente-nary Building) was constructed in 1923 AD as a new training facility, fully equipped to teach students welding, motor repair, blacksmithing, and carpentry. The Karamek Hall, built in 1926 AD, for teachers served as the headquarters of the Burma Defence Army (BDA) Pyinmana Battalion. The Yinma Hall, built in 1928 AD for teachers, and the Tharaphi Hall, built in 1938 AD, were also historic BDA battalion headquarters.


