Yangon (Myanmar), April 4 (PTI) India, will be closely involved in Myanmar in the rebuilding of infrastructure and cultural monuments destroyed by a massive earthquake, which left over 3,000 dead, Indian envoy to the ground.
The Indian ambassador to Myanmar Abhay Thakur said on Thursday’s videos that iconic places like the Mahamuni Pagoda in the state of Rakhine, the Mandalay Palace, the Bein bridge in the Mandalay on the Irrawaddy River, the National Museum and State Buildings in Nayid suffered significant damage.
“Myanmar will seek support and development aid from India and discuss and assess their needs. However, I can say that we are very closely engaged in Myanmar in rehabilitation and reconstruction,” said the envoy, emphasizing the importance of Myanmar in Indian “neighborhood” and “act east” to the east.
“In the future, India is determined to support Myanmar not only in the immediate phase, but also in the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase,” Thakur said.
The earthquake has left a trail of destruction, especially in medium regions such as Sagaing and Mandalay, where many bridges collapsed.
“The whole connectivity through the Mandalay saga area was affected up,” Thakur said.
He said India would closely engage in Myanmar to assess the needs and discuss detailed plans and ensure a comprehensive approach to converting infrastructure and cultural monuments.
“We have significant and strategically important projects-Caladan multimodal transport project Transit and the project of the trilateral highway in India Myanmar-Thailand,” he said.
The Kaladan project aimed at creating a multimodal transit corridor connecting the Indian northeastern states of Indian northeast states, and the trilateral highway designed to improve business links between India, Myanmar and Thai progresses with Indian support.
These initiatives, supported by grants, credit lines and capacities, form the backbone of the “very significant development partnership” between the two nations, said the envoy.
India intensifies its support beyond immediate rescue and assistance efforts that have already seen more than 1000 tonnes of help, including food, medicine and emergency supplies.
The Ambassador also appreciated the Myanmar authorities and people for their quick and supportive reaction to helping India after the earthquake.
“We had a quick permit, rapid approval,” Thakur said, describing cooperation as “testimony and testimony of our very close ties”.
Despite the ongoing internal conflicts in Myanmar, he noted that the support of Indian efforts was uniform across regions, black neighborhoods and political spectra.
An earthquake of 7.7 size, one of the deadliest in the recent history of Myanmar, killed about 3,000 people and thousands of people killed, and linked the struggles of the country with civic unrest and economic instability.
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