Regional authorities plan to upgrade Kalay and Kathar Airports in Sagaing Region, upper Myanmar, to encourage economic development and accommodate more tourists.
Sagaing Region has been mainly an
agricultural and timber producing area although mining companies are
starting to take interest with foreign firms invested in the
Kyayesintaung , Letpadaungtaung and Hteechaink areas.
“We will upgrade Kalay and Kathar
airports into international standard,” said Aung San Myint, a member of
Regional Government Committee.
Regional authorities also plan to build
five bridges, low-cost housing, staff quarters, the extension of hydro
power projects and a coal mining industrial zone within five years. They
also aim to expand Sagaing's tourism industry.
“Sagaing Region plans to extend its
tourism industry like other states and regions because not only
increasing foreign tourist arrivals but also economic development in
future,” said an official from Regional Government Committee.
Construction of those projects will be
given first priority in Kalaywa, Homemaline and Sagaing townships. The
region is extremely poor and still has a high rate of unemployment.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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