08.04.2025 (04:30 PM) Htate See

Then, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, the Deputy Prime Minister and the members of the delegation visited the historic Shwe San Taw Pagoda and offered flowers, water, and oil lamps. They also donated money to the pagoda. They inspected the parts of the pagoda that had been torn off from the ground due to the earthquake, the slight tilt of the pagoda’s roof due to the earthquake, and the slight damage to the pagoda. They also instructed the people to carry out the repair work as soon as possible so that the pilgrims can visit safely and to do other necessary things.

Then, the Vice Chairman of the National Council of Buddhist Monks, the Deputy Prime Minister and the team paid homage to the venerable Shwe Lingyon Sayadaw Agga Maha Saddhammajottikadza Bhaddanta Arvindara Bhiwamsa at the Gandawwin Kokhan Theindawgyi, and presented donations of valuable items and money. Since there are donors for the pagodas damaged by the earthquake, the necessary technical assistance will be provided to restore them to their original state and make them stronger. The State Council of Buddhist Monks, Maha Gandavasaka Pandita Agga Maha Gandavasaka Pandita Bhaddanta Suriya from the Kyarnikan Seminary, said that the State Planning and Administration Council can successfully overcome the epidemic and natural disasters that it has faced with faith, awareness, knowledge, courage, and wisdom. He also believes that it can be overcome with faith and belief. The Deputy Prime Minister, in his address, presented the conditions for the best possible reconstruction work in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and other religious issues.

Then, the Deputy Prime Minister and members of the National Assembly of Myanmar (NASM) visited the three-story lecture hall and the library, which were severely damaged due to the earthquake, with concrete falling off the pillars of the main structure and bending the steel bars. The floors and brick walls of the ground floor reading room were damaged, and the student dormitories and staff housing at the Institute of Technology (Taungoo) were damaged by the earthquake. They inspected the buildings that were damaged by the earthquake in detail and inspected the strength of the buildings with a team of experts in the relevant fields. They decided to rebuild the buildings that needed to be rebuilt as soon as possible and to safely demolish the buildings that needed to be demolished. He ordered that electrical safety measures be taken in the damaged buildings and other necessary measures be taken.