Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Min Thu and officials inspected land-use changes around Inlay Lake in Nyaungshwe Township from the air yesterday morning.

The deputy minister and his team then conducted a helicopter tour to inspect illegal encroachment into forest lands in Nyaungshwe Township, including forest reserves and protected public forests, vacant land and farmlands being converted to other uses, as well as land under government management that had been used without permission.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation is accelerating efforts to increase forest cover and green Nyaungshwe Township, conserve and systematically manage natural forests, and establish forest plantations to protect the Inlay Lake watershed and create greenery. Representatives from relevant departments will form teams to conduct field inspections to ensure that there is no illegal encroachment or land use, and that land use is systematic and in accordance with the law.

The ministry is also conducting aerial surveillance to effectively supervise forest conservation, watershed conservation, and forest fire and haze prevention efforts.

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