Pyithu Hluttaw is being convened in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: MNA
Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation U Hla Kyaw answered a series of questions posed by legislators about land-use regulations and various public works projects at the Pyithu Hluttaw meeting yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw.
The deputy minister explained that parties wishing to use vacant land are required to submit a series of documents to the ministry for verification and approval. He also said that land surveys are done with site visits and with satellite photos. Land records are mainly on paper, but the government intends to digitize its record system in the future. Deputy Minister U Hla Kyaw also described the process by which water resources will be surveyed and distributed among three villages in Shan State and the budgeting of a Ks202 million gravel road upgrade in Bago Region.
Kyaw Thu Htet
(Myanmar News Agency)