Union Minister Dr Pe Myint, Chief Minister U Nyi Pu and party meet with Hindu villagers at the camp established at Danyawaddy Sports Grounds. Photo: Ye Htut
The role of media in releasing information related with the tasks of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance and Resettlement and Development (UEHARD) in Rakhine State will be speeded up, according to the Ministry of Information.
The remarks came at a meeting between the delegation led by Union Minister for Information Dr. Pe Myint and the Rakhine State Government yesterday at the office of the government.
At the meeting, Dr. Pe Myint said the delegation would make a field trip to northern Rakhine to observe the ground situation in order to provide timely, updated coverage of the situation to the people.
The two sides also discussed the ground situation in Rakhine State, providing humanitarian assistance to the people affected by the terrorist attacks, health care, plans for repatriation of refugees, plans for development of tourism and trade zones based on agriculture and the news media sector.
The Rakhine State Government launched construction of infrastructure for refugees who will return while working for resettlement of ethnic people in Rakhine State.
Meanwhile, the government has given medical care and provided assistance to the people gathered at the border before they left for their original places.
“The reasons why they left for their original places on their own volition are involvement in terrorist attacks, threatened by terrorists, lured by their relatives that they would get the aid and cash when they arrive at the camp in the neighbouring country and they would get opportunity to settle in a third country,” said U Chan Thar, Rakhine State Social Affairs Minister.
He also said the government would work together with UEHRD to draw a town plan.
Following the meeting, the delegation led by Dr Pe Myint, and Chief Minister U Nyi Pu visited a camp established at Danyawaddy Sports Grounds where Hindus fled from Khamaungsei, Yebawkya and Tamanthar villagers are sheltering.
At the meeting, Hindu people expressed thanks to the authorities for providing aid, shelter and education to their children, requesting to settle the Hindu community in one area.
Union Minister Dr Pe Myint pledged to convey voices from the Hindus to the people via media.
The delegation donated K3.1 million for 539 people from 155 Hindu families through officials at the camp.
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