Paving the Way for Further Development in Southern Shan State
Paving the Way for Further Development in Southern Shan State
Myanmar Business Today, 10 Oct 2018
URL: https://www.mmbiztoday.com/articles/paving-way-further-development-southern-shan-state
German Parliament Members attended the opening ceremony of Baw Ning-Thayetpu road (KLW II) under Rural Development Programme Phase II & III at Kalaw Township, Southern Shan State.
The road was constructed as part of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) funded by the German Financial Cooperation via KfW. Germany is the first partner of Myanmar to support a programme of rural roads construction. So far, the German Government has committed EUR 29 million grant funds under this programme and additional EUR 10 million grant funds after the flooding in 2015 to develop rural areas by upgrading and constructing rural roads and bridges.
Head of Parliament Member’s group, Mr. Kekeritz, emphasized in his speech the value of rural roads, “Products can be traded more easily, children can go to school regularly and medical care can be accessed easier. Transport costs will drop, and, despite heavy rains, the road will be usable all year long. Meaning that the joint programme will improve the concrete living conditions in the Shan State and at the same time will have a substantial impact on the economic development of the country.”
The programme has been implemented within the framework of German Financial Cooperation via KfW Development Bank by the Department of Rural Roads Development (DRRD) of the Ministry Construction. The programme comprises rural roads of more than 160 km, which will benefit about 50,000 people living close to the roads.
Additionally, the DRRD is trained in road maintenance, planning, procurement and supervision to deepen essential capacities for the successful handling of road construction projects.
The road was constructed as part of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) funded by the German Financial Cooperation via KfW. Germany is the first partner of Myanmar to support a programme of rural roads construction. So far, the German Government has committed EUR 29 million grant funds under this programme and additional EUR 10 million grant funds after the flooding in 2015 to develop rural areas by upgrading and constructing rural roads and bridges.
Head of Parliament Member’s group, Mr. Kekeritz, emphasized in his speech the value of rural roads, “Products can be traded more easily, children can go to school regularly and medical care can be accessed easier. Transport costs will drop, and, despite heavy rains, the road will be usable all year long. Meaning that the joint programme will improve the concrete living conditions in the Shan State and at the same time will have a substantial impact on the economic development of the country.”
The programme has been implemented within the framework of German Financial Cooperation via KfW Development Bank by the Department of Rural Roads Development (DRRD) of the Ministry Construction. The programme comprises rural roads of more than 160 km, which will benefit about 50,000 people living close to the roads.
Additionally, the DRRD is trained in road maintenance, planning, procurement and supervision to deepen essential capacities for the successful handling of road construction projects.