MT News
Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project will contribute a lot of benefits towards Rakhine State and it is a strategically important project, State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said.
He made this comment during his inspection of the implementation of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project in Sittwe, Rakhine State on 27 February, according to the Information Team of SAC.
The Senior General said the project will made quickening commodity flow at home and abroad and will promote bilateral contact and trade.
Union Minister for Transport and Communications Admiral Tin Aung San presented reports on the emergence of the project and tasks, data about Kaladan bridge and construction progress, construction of offices and related buildings, arrival of machinery and river-going transport vessels, construction of Paletwa inland water jetty, digging of sandbanks, plans to build a highway from Paletwa to Myanmar-India border, designation of international revenue port and domestic port, and benefits from the project.
The Senior General said development tasks for northern Rakhine State including Paletwa can be carried out only if peace and stability prevail after ceasefire within the state.
Moreover, he urged respective sectors need to work hard for sooner implementation of the project.
Afterwards, the Senior General and party went round the project site where Indian Consul General in Sittwe Mr. Bibekananda Bhattamishra and officials explained project tasks. The Senior General made discussions as necessary.
Upon completion of the project, there will be benefits such as more bilateral trade opportunities, emergence of international ports, contacts with India as well as other countries for trade purposes, greater road transport development in Rakhine and Chin states, job opportunities for local people and opportunities for maritime tourism for foreign tourists.
