By Mizzima
Arrangements are being made to allow repatriated people
in Rakhine State to earn their living without any difficulty, according to
Union Minister Dr Win Myat Aye.
An inspection tour by Union Minister for Social Welfare,
Relief and Resettlement Dr. Win Myat Aye and Union Enterprise of Humanitarian
Assistance, Resettlement and Development (UEH RD) Chief Coordinator Dr. Aung
Tun Thet was made on January 2 to the Maungtaw region, according to the Global
New Light of Myanmar in a report on January 3.
They inspected the relocation and resettlement projects
conducted in Kyain Chaung, Kyun Pauk Pyu Su, Lin Bar Gone Nar and Pwint Phyu
Chaung villages.
Dr. Win Myat Aye, Union Minister for Social Welfare,
Relief and Resettlement, said that being a Chairman of the Implementation
Committee, his visit to Rakhine State was mainly to implement the
recommendations of the report of the Advisory Commission led by former UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and to make the resettlement of the UEHRD issue.
“Regarding the implementation committee, we have already
arranged to carry out two parts: to discuss matters relating to the closing of
the refugee camps which were opened in 2012; and to relocate and resettle the
refugee camps. In this regard, we met the officials concerned of the camps and
departmental heads of the Rakhine State,” he said.
“We will carry out the plans according to the rules and
regulations. They all agreed to abide by the laws, and we will carry on this
project according to the procedures,” Dr. Win Myat Aye said.
He said they had already made village plans to build the
houses as the original structures and designs. Arrangements are being made to
allow repatriated people to earn their living without any difficulty, and to
build the construction projects in Taung Pyo Letwe camp, Nga Khu Ya camp and
Hla Pho Khaung camp.
“We will implement the practical matters with
on-the-ground conditions as a priority and the programme needs to be beneficial
for the local people. We will implement how to relocate and resettle the people
who will return from other countries. Our objective is to effectively provide
humanitarian aid, as there are many difficulties and problems on ways of
living, food and shelter concerning the affairs which took place in Rakhine
State,” the minister added.
Dr. Aung Tun Thet, the chief coordinator of UEHRD, noted
that the purpose of visiting the area was to look into the construction sites
and to supervise the resettlement projects.
“We also invite all private sector organisations and
businessmen to take part in the projects where they have expertise. This project
is led by the government and private sectors have contributed enormously to it,
as a whole. That’s why we can prove that the businessmen from private sectors
can turn this region into a developed state. We will invite all businesspersons
and people across the country for taking part in this noble work through all
sorts of platforms such as the internet, mobile phones and social media,” the
UEHRD coordinator said.