21.04.2025 – 25.04.2025 Weekly Presents

The Mandalay earthquake that struck Myanmar was the second most powerful earthquake since 1900. The earthquake damaged pagodas, monasteries, residential buildings, and bridges. The Sagaing (Inwa) Bridge was also damaged. Some of the collapsed steel frames of the bridge are being removed before the rainy season to facilitate navigation. The bridge will also be rebuilt, said the Chairman of the National Assembly of Myanmar.

The damaged buildings in Mandalay and Sagaing will be cleared and restored, and the state will also provide assistance. The state will also sell cement, iron, and zinc required for construction work at reasonable prices. The chairman of the National Assembly of Myanmar said that the damage to the houses will be compensated at reasonable rates.

The Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Urban Development Council, said that in carrying out urban rehabilitation work, it is necessary to systematically redraw the town plan and work for the good of the city. In carrying out urban reconstruction work, it is necessary to have modern roads and town squares. In carrying out reconstruction work, it is necessary to build buildings and roads and bridges that can withstand the highest earthquake of 8 on the Richter scale in our country. In constructing buildings, it is necessary to build them in accordance with engineering specifications and make them earthquake-resistant. Since the systematic constructions carried out during our time are for our future generations, we should take a long-term view.

The reconstruction work regarding the earthquake disaster must be carried out more than before. We must make concerted efforts to make it a Green City, a Clean City, and a Smart City. The Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Education Commission, said that only when the region has an abundance of educated people can the region develop. Therefore, in order to have an abundance of educated people, all school-age children should be provided with education in the coming academic year. Libraries, educational programs, and extracurricular education should be provided to those who are older and have not attended school. They are also making arrangements to rebuild schools damaged by the earthquake as soon as possible.