Electrification and smooth transport are crucial for the improvement of social life for the people. Being a developing country, Myanmar enjoys smooth transportation thanks to governments in successive eras despite trying to electrify the whole country.
As every government emphasized fulfilment of transport facilities to the people, they repaired disconnection of transport caused by natural disasters and wars, without delay. Myanmar faced disconnection of transportation for a long time due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and disturbances of humans.
Transport is not mainly beneficial to the government but to the people. Those people embrace transport difficulties for one year because of Covid-19 and encounter similar problems for one more month. Whatever it may be, the government operates main sectors focusing on public interests.
Except for road transport, aviation transport was affected by Covid-19 while some waterway transport services were suspended due to destructionists. Rail transportation came into suspension for a long time because of CDM activities. Currently, all of the transport sectors have resumed their services, especially rail transportation which basically gives transport services to the people.
Hence, it is necessary to deeply recognize the efforts of Myanma Railways’ officials and staff to ensure secure and smooth transport for the people and swift flow of commodity.
Only when secure and smooth transport can be operated will the people conveniently do daily socio-economic matters, contributing to the development of the State. Despite gaining lesser benefit, rail transportation serves for convenience of the people.
Although six passenger trains were operated to run 12 times a day along with the Yangon circular and suburban railways during the Covid-19 period, the State Administration Council managed the running of 243 trains till 7 February. But an unknown crowd imposed threats and coercion on staff on duty at the central tower of Yangon railway station on 8 February to join the CDM movement. So, all functions of work sections were suspended and running of trains halted.
As of 13 February, rioters, CDM staff, staff families, outsiders and organizations disturbed the running of trains. But, trains can be operated as usual thanks to security measures taken by the Tatmadaw and Myanmar Police Force.
Hence, it is necessary to deeply recognize the efforts of Myanma Railways’ officials and staff to ensure secure and smooth transport for the people and swift flow of commodity.
