By Xinhua,
Yangon : Myanmar’s biggest industrial zone of Hlaingtharya in Yangon, which was seriously destroyed in a recent severe cyclone storm, has almost resumed operation with 95 percent of the 800 factories going into production, the local weekly Pyi Myanmar reported Tuesday.
Quoting Chairman of the industrial zone U Myat Tinn Aung, the report said the zone has resumed production after 156 collapsed lamp-posts which carry electricity were rapidly reinstalled.
During the storm which hit Myanmar in early May, most of the roofs of the factories in the industrial zone were blown to pieces and the factories’ operation had to be suspended.
The industrial zone sustained a property loss of 3 billion Kyats (2.7 million U.S. dollars), according to other local news reports.
The Hlaingtharyar industrial zone, established in 1996, has seven sub-zones run with 50,000 workers. The zone is made up of factories producing such items as textile, food, consumers goods, construction materials and Myanmar traditional medicines.
Myanmar claimed that its post-disaster restoration work — rescue and relief, is entering into a second phase of resettlement and reconstruction.
Under the post-disaster restoration plan, 30 Myanmar private companies have been taking part in the restoration work in cyclone-hit regions with assignments by the government to take the responsibility of undertaking resettlement work in 17 affected townships.
The authorities also claimed that nearly 60 percent of the power supply, over 76 percent of communication links and over 98 percent of the water supply have resumed in the city of Yangon.