STORY: LMC-funded rural clean water project completed in Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 27, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:26
LOCATION: Nay Pyi Taw
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the ceremony
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Myanmar): U HLA MOE, Myanmar's Union Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development
3. various of the ceremony
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): OUYANG DAOBING, Counselor of Chinese Embassy in Myanmar
5. various of the ceremony

STORYLINE:

A ceremony to mark the completion of a rural clean water project, funded by Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday.
   
During the ceremony held at the project site in Aung Thar Village, Myanmar's Union Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development U Hla Moe thanked China for supporting the drinking water project.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (Myanmar): U HLA MOE, Myanmar's Union Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development
"China has actively helped the development of the people's livelihood in countries within the Mekong-Lancang River region through both intergovernmental and private projects. The project, funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, not only provides clean drinking water for villagers, but also supports agriculture and animal husbandry in the village."

Ouyang Daobing, counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, said that in order to actively promote practical cooperation on Lancang-Mekong water resources, China has funded a series of projects that focus on needs and benefit people's livelihood.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): OUYANG DAOBING, Counselor of Chinese Embassy in Myanmar
"The project in Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw is important for China-Myanmar cooperation and rural development. We believe that it can not only solve the water shortage problem faced by villagers, but also promote green and sustainable development of Aung Thar Village."

Undertaken by the Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute of Changjiang Water Resources Commission of China's Ministry of Water Resources, and constructed by SPIC Yunnan International Power Investment Co., Ltd, the rural clean water project effectively solved the drinking water problem for more than 300 villagers and improved the safety of their drinking water.
   
Meanwhile, the project alleviated the problem of water access for livestock, ensured drinking water for livestock in the dry season, improved the survival rate of livestock and poultry, and increased villagers' income.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nay Pyi Taw.
(XHTV)