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Research is underway to tap water resources in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said.
He made this comment during his inspection of upgrading of Kandaw Mingala Shankan Lake in Pyinmana Township, Nay Pyi Taw Council Area on May 8.
The Senior General said the lake is the pride of Pyinmana and it should be an auspicious water body in line with its name. Upgrading project should be carried out stage by stage in a proper way. The beautifying and social improvement of Nay Pyi Taw is in progress. So also, Pyinmana should be beautified and modernized, a tasks which calls for public participation.
Lake refilling program must be started soon after the completion of the upgrading project. Research is underway to tap water resources in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area. Rain water must be systematically stored and used. Officials should have an irrigation program in hand, apart from filling the lake to the brim. All should play a part in the task of beautifying and developing the environment from towns and localities to the entire country.
The Senior General looked into the requirements in building shoulders of the lake ring road and gave guidance on creating areas for public recreation, physical activity and walkways, redesigning and raising of Shin Upagutta Chamber to reach the level higher than that ofthe shoulders, extension of a lake pathway, repair of drainages along the banks of the lake, building a brick retaining wall in the coming open season, ensuring cleanness and pleasantness of the lake, planting large flowering trees and flowers along the ring road, and natural lighting programs and facilitated the work coordination programs.
