By Xinhua,
Yangon : Myanmar has started implementation of five key highway projects in cyclone-hard-hit Ayeyawaddy delta region as part of its prevention program against natural disaster in the region, the local Biweekly Eleven reported on Sunday in this week’s issue.
The five highways respectively stretch as Maubin-Mawgyun, Mawgyun-Pinzalu, Laputta-Pinzalu, Bogalay-Katonkani and Laputta-Teikzun.
These roads, which will be built as concrete ones within three years, will have facilities to resist storm and tide, the report said, adding that some of these roads will be built a height of 6-9 meters near villages to create shelter for villagers in case of natural disaster onslaught.
During a recent cyclone storm in early May, communications and road transport in the hardest-hit Ayeyawaddy delta region and villages near the sea were severely disrupted, creating much difficulties for carrying out relief work.
Meanwhile, Myanmar will also build and renovate 37 embankments in the cyclone-hit areas in a bid to prevent from flood in the future, according to earlier local report.
Due to the storm, over one million acres (405,000 hectares ) of farmland in Mon state were flooded and killed more than 200,000 cows and cattle killed.
The United Nations has set up an emergency telecommunication center (ETC) in Yangon to help for quick communication access in disaster relief and restoration works.
Myanmar is now entering into a second phase of resettlement and reconstruction after its first phase of rescue and relief was claimed to have finished up to a certain extent.
Deadly tropical cyclone Nargis hit five divisions and states on May 2 and 3. Myanmar estimated the damages and losses caused by the storm at 10.67 billion U.S. dollars with 5.5 million people affected.
The storm killed 84,537 people and left 53,836 missing and 19,359 injured, according to the latest official death toll.