Myanma Thakaung War Veterans’ Housing (Laydauntkan) is being built as a war veteran city as model housing to contribute to development of Yangon City, says Senior General

Plans are underway to implement small and medium scale industries for the creation of jobs for offspring of war veterans, said Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in his inspection tour of Myanmar Thakaung war veterans’ housing (Laydauntkan) in Dagon Myothit (South) Township of Yangon Region yesterday afternoon.
Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Nyunt Win Swe and Director of Military Engineers Maj-Gen Myo Thant reported to the Senior General on completion of the housing and future plans, settlement of war veterans and further settlement process, cultivation of windbreaks, undertaking for agriculture and livestock tasks, preparation to systematically facilitate the housing with the disposing system, septic system, firefighting station and administrative office for beautifying of the housing, and plans to build the hospital (100-bed) for healthcare services, a pre-primary school and post-primary school for learning of children.
In his response to the reports, the Senior General said the Myanmar Thakaung War Veteran’s Housing (Laydauntkan) is being built as a war veteran city as a model housing to contribute to the development of Yangon City. Upon completion, Myanmar Thakaung War Veterans’ Housing (Laydauntkan) will have a population like that of a town. Small-scale industries and livestock breeding tasks must be undertaken for the creation of job opportunities. The livestock breeding tasks need to apply modern technology so as to produce livestock products for providing food supplies to Yangon City on one hand. Moreover, the city must be a model for Yangon. Efforts must be made for manufacturing a large number of products in a small area. It is necessary to grow shade trees and windbreaks for public recreation in the compound of the housing. Plans are underway to implement small and medium scale industries for the creation of jobs for offspring of war veterans and it is necessary to consider the construction of agriculture, livestock and technological schools. Emphasis must be placed on the running of the circular trains as public transportation for the convenience of those from the war veterans’ housing and local people.
Later, the Senior General visited the housing in a motorcade. —MNA