The La Gun Pyin water supply project, aimed at supplying water to Yangon Region’s South Dagon Township, is set to begin from July 2021, said Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Dr Tun Win on May 27, 2016. The deputy minister told the Pyithu Hluttaw during its 34th day session that the tender process is underway for the water supply project being implemented by the Yangon City Development Committee with technical assistance and experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Construction of the project that will be implemented under Japanese ODA loan and is set to kick off in 2017 after its tender process, which began in January, is concluded. The project is expected to be completed by 2021, he added. Regarding more loans to cotton growers, the deputy minister replied that there is no immediate plan to increase loans to farmers cultivating other crops as the government has prioritised loan availability to rice farmers.
Reference: GNLM
May 28, 2016