PRESS RELEASE
(7 December 2009)
Signing of Exchange of Notes for
H.E.
Mr. Yasuaki Nogawa, Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar, has signed and exchanged
the Notes with H.E. U Soe Tha, Minister for National Planning and Economic Development
of the Union of Myanmar, which covers an amount of 581 million yen
(approximately 5.6 million US dollars) for the project of "Construction of
Primary School-Cum-Cyclone Shelter in the Area Affected by Cyclone Nargis” to
be provided under the Grant Aid scheme of the Government of Japan. The signing ceremony was held at
the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development on 4 December 2009.
Under
this project, approximately 20 school-cum-cyclone shelters will be constructed
in coastland of Ayeyawaddy delta area to protect villagers against cyclones,
especially storm surge. These
shelters are two story reinforced concrete buildings and each of them has the
capacity to accommodate most of the residents of the village in its located area
when a cyclone hit the area.
It
is expected that the project will contribute to the improvement of disaster
preparedness of
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