MT News
A ceremony to make cash donations by well-wishers for relief, rescue and rehabilitation at the areas hit by severe cyclonic storm Mocha was held at Zeyathiri Beikman, Yangon Command HQ this morning, addressed by Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
At the donation ceremony held today, donors donated Ks-8,717,539,500, one million Thai baht, 100,000 sheets of tin and related roofing materials worth Ks-1.5 billion, and noodles, biscuits and clean water equivalent to 100,000 yuan. Therefore, the total amount of money donated by donors on May 15 was Ks-13.181 billion, and this time, the total amount of donations from generous donors is over Ks-21.8985 billion.
First, the Senior General thanked donors for their generous contributions towards relief, rescue and rehabilitation activities at the areas hit by Mocha on 14 May. He said natural disasters are unpreventable. But preparatory measures and relief, rescue and rehabilitation in the aftermath of a storm must be planned in advance.
He said an emergency meeting on natural disaster management was held on 15 May to assign duties to carry out natural disaster management, response, rescue, rehabilitation and cooperation in the aftermath. While the meeting was in progress, information about the well-wishers’ will to make donations for the storm-hit areas was received. Hence an emergency donation ceremony was held and Ks 13,181 billion was received. It was an indication of the generosity, sympathy, and loving kindness of Myanmar people.
Although they have some knowledge of the natural disasters, some people do not want to leave their homes. Though majority accepted the excavation program, some denied it. But certain fatalities occurred due to their stubbornness. People who moved to safe places remained unharmed. According to international estimation at the time when probability of storm’s landfall in Myanmar reached near cent per cent, the number of deaths and destruction could be extremely high. In fact, the degree of damage was high.
It must be done with materials and money donated by donors, On May 15, during the visit to Sittway, Rakhine State, seven billion kyats of donations was handed to the state chief minister. Authorities have been instructed to make sure that people affected by natural disasters do not suffer any more deaths and there is no shortage of food first. After that, the Senior General ordered to give priority to restoring road connections. Ten vehicles and relief teams prepared to transport vehicles and relief supplies from the Pyay and Magway routes were sent overnight and arrived in Sittway the next day. Due to the preliminary preparations, it was able to carry out relief operations on time.
We thanked the donors for their generous donations. Benevolence is the root. In the two years that have passed since 2020, economic downturns have occurred due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 disease and the political crisis. As a result of our efforts, the country’s economy improved to some extent in 2022 and further increased in 2023. However, we must continue to work for the development of the country’s economy. During this period, the country’s economy has recovered and the income has increased, so that this kind of donation can be made. Being able to donate a lot of money like this shows the economic strength of the country. Now, donations from other places have reached a total of about 20 billion. The Senior General expressed his sincere gratitude to the donors for their generous donations at this time of urgent need for the country.
