The Mandalay earthquake caused damage to roads, bridges and buildings, and the Tatmadaw members, Myanmar Police Force, Fire Brigade, international rescue teams, departmental staff, social welfare organizations and locals conduct rescue operations promptly.

Yesterday morning, Lt-Gen Thet Pon from the Commander-in-Chief (Army) office and relevant officials inspected the cleanliness activities at No 3 BEHS in Yahtaung ward, Sagaing, relief camps in Parami ward, SoonU Ponnyashin, Uminkoese, Sitagu and Yadana Htutkhaung pagoda, and healthcare services of the Tatmadaw mobile medical team.

In the afternoon, they inspected the quake-affected buildings at the University of Cooperative and Management (Sagaing), the healthcare services of the Malaysian medical team led by Colonel Nurul, the relief camp in Parami ward, and destroyed religious buildings at Dhamma Thitala monastery in NanOo Myothit and Zinawdaya Pariyatti monastery in Thawtapan ward.

Similarly, Lt-Gen Myo Thant Naing from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and officials inspected the potential for landslides caused by rising water levels in the Zawgyi River due to heavy rainfall in MyoOo ward, Kyaukse Township. During the inspection, he instructed the need to conduct river management activities such as river straightening, ensuring smooth and efficient river flow, constructing retaining walls where needed along the riverbanks, planting trees that can help prevent erosion along the riverbanks and cutting the sandbanks on the opposite side of the river to change the water flow and report to the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems to prevent further damage to houses and to avoid erosion.

Then, they inspected the cleanliness activities at the quake-affected buildings in Kyaukse. The board members checked the quake-hit buildings in Kyaukse township under SOP, and they demolished 40 dangerous buildings. Plans are underway to demolish the remaining 23 buildings.

They also checked the 20.56 acres wide Phaungywakwin in Phaungywa ward to open a temporary market as the Myoma market currently in the danger zone of Kyaukthitta on Shwethalyaung mountain in Sugyi ward, Kyaukse, cannot be opened. They watched the CCTV record regarding the existence of Kyaukthitta and inspected the Shwemuttaw pagoda.

They proceeded to the quake-hit Ayemyakyilin Market in Ayemyakyilin ward and inspected the completed maintenance and market situation.

Lt-Gen Soe Tint Naing from the Commander-in-Chief (Army) office and officials paid homage to the Presiding Sayadaw Bhaddanta Dhammadhipataya Lankara of Moekaung Monastery in Mandalay and checked the damage.

They also inspected the quake-affected buildings in Taungthaman monastery and instructed the officials to conduct cleanliness activities and reconstruction processes.

MNA/KTZH

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