Asia Development Bank (ADB) and Japan will provide US$1.5 million to improve road connecting Kayin State and Yangon, according to ADB office in Yangon.
Asia Development Bank (ADB) will obtain aid from Japanese fund to upgrade the 70 kilometres length road.
With improved transportation, people
from Kayin State will receive better employment opportunities, education
and health care services, according to ADB’s announcement.
The route is part of the East-West
Economic Corridor in Greater Mekong Sub-region that links Myanmar to
Indochina via Thailand. Beside upgrading existing roads, the project
will also looking to improve the conditions of bridges and waterways
along the route.
The fund will cover the drafting of the
plan and budget, the implementation of the project, the training of
staff from Public Works under the Ministry of Construction.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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