25 August
AS more and more local and foreign investments flow into Yangon, more businesses, industrial zones, housing projects etc. were in the pipeline as well as plan for new or satellite town. The new or satellite town is in Dala, on the other side of Yangon Riv-er. It is learnt that preliminary surveys were being conducted.
On 13 August Yangon Re-gion Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein said a new town was planned on Dala side in cooper-ation with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and preliminary survey was already completed.
Detailed study
As a first step, KOICA had made a submission to Ministry of Construction after conduct-ing the preliminary survey. A detailed study will now be conducted and once the steps are completed and permission granted, a new town project will be implemented systematically.
Once this project and the Yangon-Dala Bridge were com-pleted, Dala region will develop rapidly. Now the construction of Yangon-Dala Bridge, also known as Myanmar-Korea Friendship Bridge, had start-ed on the Dala side. Bore pile works, approach roads and foundation work of the bridge were started. On Yangon side, preparations were underway to start work. The bridge will con-nect Kamakasit Ward, Bo Min Yaung Street in Dala side with Lanmadaw Township Phonegyi Street in Yangon side.
The four-lane Yangon-Dala Bridge is a cable suspension bridge with a length of 6,144 ft. and is 49 meter high. The construction period will be 41 months.
Once the bridge is complet-ed travel between Yangon and Dala can be made round the clock and Dala Township lag-ging behind in development for long will develop rapidly. Road communication plays a main role for a region’s development.
Developing new Dala Town
While this basic infrastruc-ture Yangon-Dala Bridge pro-ject was implemented, efforts were made toward developing a new Dala Town. For Dala Township, nearest to Yangon to reach the same development stage as Yangon, preliminary studies were conducted instead of waiting for the bridge construction to be completed.
Ministry of Construc-tion, Yangon Region Govern-ment and KOICA were coop-erating for the new Dala Town project said Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein.
Furthermore, there’s a plan to establish an industrial zone in Dala Township. This will create job opportunities for people and youth from Dala Township. The new town will also become a magnet to at-tract work force to the indus-trial zone.
Just like Hlinethaya Town-ship that now had the highest numbers of workers in Yangon Region, the new Dala Town and Dala Township will also become a town and township with high-est numbers of workers.
Upon completion of Yan-gon-Dala Bridge in 2023 and the new Dala Town project was implemented, development of Dala in tandem with Yangon can be seen.
By Zin Lin Myint
Translated by Handytips
