Submitted by Eleven on Sun, 11/20/2016
Writer: Aung Ye Ko
The government is planning to use most of last year's foreign aid budget of US$203 million for poverty-stricken Chin and Rakhine states, according to the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development.
The government is planning to use US$105 million upgrading roads to protect from further natural disasters in Chin and Rakhine states, including the Kalay-Falam-Hakha and Ngatinechaung-Gwa roads.
Another US$70 million will be used to upgrade rural roads and on vocational training. The government planned US$15 million for emergency responses and US$10 million for project planning.
Floods and landslides hit the states from July to September last year and problems persist.
According to the ESMF, poverty rates in Chin and Rakhine states were 78 and 71 per cent, respectively.
Translated by Aung Kyaw Kyaw
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