More than 3000 acres of unused land returned to farmers
More than 3000 acres of unused land returned to farmers
Myanmar Times, 08 Aug 2018
URL: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/more-3000-acres-unused-land-returned-farmers.html
More than 3000 acres of farmlands that were confiscated for the Mandalay international airport project at Tada-U Township were returned to their farmer-owners.
Vice President U Henry Van Thio gave temporary land use certificate, commonly referred to as Form 3, to farmers who were original owners of farmlands, during a ceremony held over the weekend in Tada-U Township.
The vice president said a total of 3019.44 acres of farmlands sized by Department of Civil Aviation have been returned to 1087 farmers.
A total of 28,576 acres of farmlands were seized for the airport project in 2013. But more than 9000 acres and the government has been returning these unused farmlands since 2014.There are farmland inspection teams formed at regional or state levels as well as in district and township levels. These teams determine the real owners of the land and this take time so the public need to understand the delays in transferring lands, said Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Zaw Myint Maung.
Vice President U Henry Van Thio gave temporary land use certificate, commonly referred to as Form 3, to farmers who were original owners of farmlands, during a ceremony held over the weekend in Tada-U Township.
The vice president said a total of 3019.44 acres of farmlands sized by Department of Civil Aviation have been returned to 1087 farmers.
A total of 28,576 acres of farmlands were seized for the airport project in 2013. But more than 9000 acres and the government has been returning these unused farmlands since 2014.There are farmland inspection teams formed at regional or state levels as well as in district and township levels. These teams determine the real owners of the land and this take time so the public need to understand the delays in transferring lands, said Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Zaw Myint Maung.