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Strategic Urban Development Plan

Under the guidance of Yangon Region Government, Strategic Urban Development Plan is carried out by

Yangon City Development Committee in cooperation with JICA (Japan International Cooperation

Agency), KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), and AFD (Agency for French Development).

DFID (Department For International Development) is also conducting assessments for the development

of industrial zones.

Objectives

1. To present development visions

2. To present development strategies and policies

3. To present prioritized plans

Target Area of the Plan

The planning area is the whole Yangon Region (10, 170 km2)including Greater Yangon (1500 km2). Target

year of the plan is the year 2040 when the development visions are set.

Strategic plans are set as follows:

Short-term (From 2016 to 2020) 5-year plan

Middle-term (From 2016 to 2025) 10-year plan

Long-term (From 2016 to 2035) 20-year plan

The following will be considered in SUDP Strategic Urban Development Plan of Greater Yangon:

1. Development Visions

2. Urban Structure

3. City Development

4. CBD Development

5. Housing Development

6. Urban Renovation

7. Infrastructure Development

8. Priority Programs

9. Financial support for Urban Development

10. Capacity Development

(1) Development Visions

To become Yangon city an international trade center. Inclusion of international ports

(sea and river), inland water transport, business platfroms, SEZs and industrial development

To become a capital of knowledge, comfort. To include Research and Development

(R&D), heritage, culture and history, living environment and green garden cities

To become an infrastructure capital. To include efficient public transport, infrastructure

development, public security and safety, social services and health care

To become a capital of good governance. To include law enforcement, social prosperity,

budget and taxing, active participation and capacity building

(2) Urban Structure

1. Cohesion – To restrict urban expansion inside outer ring road

2. Decentralization – Distributing business hubs from inside of outside of city

3. Three development axes – To upgrade three roads and railways (Lower Mingalardon Road,

Yangon-Mandalay Highway Road and railways)

4. Three new cities – To make large-scale development to city suburbs like KyeeMyinDaing,

East Dagon and Dala, to connect with public transport such as MRT (Mass Rapid Transport),

BRT (Bus Rapid Transport), to research lower plains, flood potential and estimate costs for

flood potential in choosing suitable land

5. Renovation of CBD (Central Business District) – Renovating platforms and traditions related

to ecosystem

6. Transportation – To implement easy and smooth transport networks ( Upgrading public

transport in rail, bus, water ways)

(3) City Development

To include sub-centers, new cities, railway stations and industrial zones

Sub-center development

- To implement 50-acres area of Mindamma secondary Central Business District (Secondary

CBD) at Mayangone township into trade centers, banks, and administration as a short-term

plan

- To implement 150-acres area Mindamma Secondary CBD at Insein township into trade

centers, banks, administration as a middle-term plan

- To implement 200-acres area of Yankin sub-center into trade businesses, commercial

businesses, tourism and other businesses as a short-term plan

- To implement 100-acres area of Thilawa SEZ Sub-center at Thanlyin township as a short-

term plan, 200-acres area of Thilawa SEZ at Kyauktan township into R&D, freight transport,

IT software as long-term plan

- To implement 100-acres area of new Dagon sub-center at North Dagon into hotels, sports

and Recreation, R&D as middle-term plan

- To implement 100-acres area of Dagon Seikkan sub-center at South Dagon into recreation,

local ports, and commercial businesses as middle-term plan

Central District development

- To undertake 125-acres area of new KyeeMyinDaing plan at Twantay township as short-

term plan, 125-acres area of new KyeeMyinDaing plan at KyeeMyinDaing township into an

independent city, education capital with underground train, electric train and highway road

as middle-term plan

- To undertake 250-acres area of new Dagon plan at new Dagon (East) into an independent

city, research capital, R&D as middle-term plan

- To undertake 125-acres area of new Dala plan at Dala into a capital connected with Central

Business District as middle-term plan

Railway station development

- To undertake 38-acres area of Yangon railway station at MingalarTaungNyunt township into

national railway station, CBD entrance as middle-term plan

- To undertake 13-acres area of KyeeMyinDaing station at KyeeMyinDaing township into

trading and commercial hubs as middle-term plan

- To undertake 100-acres area of Mahlwakone station at MingalrTaungNyunt township into a

stop station for inner circular trains as middle-term plan

- To undertake 50-acres area of Insein station at Insein township into transit station as short-

term plan

- To undertake 25-acres area of Yaykuu station at Mayankone township into transit station as

short-term plan

- To undertake 125-acres area of Mingalardone station at Mingalardone township into stop

station for inner circular trains as middle-term plan

- To undertake 25-acres area of Danyinkone station at Insein township into stop station for

inner circular trains as middle-term plan

Industry and Trade Development

- Short-term and middle-term plans for currently running industrial zones wide 12600-acres area

where 315000 laborers are working

- Short-term, middle-term and long-term plans for Thilawa Special Economic Zones wide 5900-

acres area where 210000 laborers are working

- Long-term plans for three new industrial zones (East Dagon, Twantay, and Hlegu) wide 2200-

acres area where 76000 laborers are working

(4) Central Business Development (CBD Development)

(1) Systematic and efficient transportation

- Implementation of multi-transportation networks, Commencing safe, fast, and

convenient bus and train systems, Rules and regulations for street car parking and

charging

(2) Balancing infrastructure development in correspondent with urban characteristics

- Defining according to land division zones, Renovating old buildings

(3) Heritage conservation and Creating beautiful liveable city

- Systematic conservation and turning ancient buildings and surrounding areas,

empty buildings, and abandoned buildings into use

(4) Tourism and Urban facilities

- Beautification of river bank and Creating sidewalks and spacefor pedestrians

(a) Yangon Railway Station

- To become world-class gateway to Yangon

(b) Sule pagoda and City Hall surrounding

Creating new city hall square, Reducing traffic vehicles on the east side of Sule

pagoda, Constructing crossovers, and Resettling stalls

(c) Bank Road

Being currently used road where ancient heritage buildings are concentrated, and

being a route from jetty to Sule Pagoda, altering into 5-star hotel

(d) Bank road and river front

- Pedestrians to connect a new link to Sule pagoda, multi-purpose use for celebrations, renovating

Strand road for easy access to river bank, to create renovations for important buildings on Strand road

to turn it into a world-famous road, reducing traffic and giving more space to pedestrians, allowing

recreation, creation for easy access to CBD

(5) Housing Development

It is expected that the population will rise to 10.8 million in 2040. To build housing for low-

income citizens with reasonable prices

Creation of sufficient low-budget housing and housing management sectors, setting rules and

regulations will be executed as housing units of 1.3 million will be need for Greater Yangon in

2040. Therefore, according to 5-year plan Department of Urban Housing Department (DUHD), to

support housing units of 1 million for the whole country until the end of 2030-2031 fiscal year

The number of housing units in 5yrs Housing M/P & SUDP from 2015 to 2020

2nd 5 years Housing M/P 2015-2020 in Yangon Region

Proposal of SUDP in the Greater Yangon

50,000 units 176,000 units

(6) Urban Renovation

Public land renovation

- To carry out continuous renovation by utilizing land owned by MOC (Ministry of

Construction) (Pyindawthit, U Wisara, and Wailuwon)

- To carry out 2.1 hectare area of Pyidawthit Housing as short-term plan, 7.8 hectare area of

U Wisara Housing as middle-term plan, 3.2 hectare area of Wailuwon Housing as middle-

term plan

(7) Infrastructure Development

(1) Water Supply

- There are currently five water resources such as Gyoephyu, Phoogyi, Ngamoeyeik, and

underground pumps that can distribute 193 (MGD) Million Gallon of water Per Day. To

upgrade water resources from Lagunpyin reservoir (40 MGD), Kokkowa river ( 120

MGD), Toe river (60 MGD), and Pan Hlaing river (60 MGD) as it is estimated that 610

Million Gallon of water Per Day will be needed in 2040 due to higher water demand year

after year.

- To improve water transmission and distribution pipe lines for supplying water to 73 % of

total population of Greater Yangon

- Capacity building for better management and to reduce non-revenue water ratio to 15

% in 2040

- To comply with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and to improve water

quality control

(2) Sanitation and Sewerage

- To upgrade sewerage collection system which can cover only 59 % of total population

- To undertake improvement of sewerage system in new Kyeemyindaing, new Dagon (East) and

new Dala

(3) Drainage and Flood

- To prepare disaster prevention and to access forecasting data of flood risks

- Structural measures for flood prevention in first prioritized CBD and to develop outskirts and

lowland areas as sub-centers within Greater Yangon

- To create shelter areas for public in flood occurring places

(4) Trash

- To manage suitable control of industrial wastes and harmful wastes

- To restrict future waste disposal

- To promote 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

- Participation of citizens, organizations and government

(5) Electricity

- To upgrade 33 KV- 66 KV power stations

- To develop power stations to increase electricity production according to Strategic Plan

- Building capacity in drawing plan, electricity distribution, operation and maintenance

(6) Information and Communication Technology

- The emergence of stable high-speed communication network

- Building capacity in internet based technology

- Improving international communication service

(7) Disaster Risk Management

- To be aware of natural disaster risks and to increase control measurements

- To invest in disaster resilience

- To enhance natural disaster prevention for reconstructing better buildings and effective

response

- To establish a monitoring system for building codes and standards

- To organize a building quality uplifting association

- To build earthquake-resistant city

- To conduct assessments and to promote seismic retrofitting in existing and future buildings

- To enact building codes and standards related law

- To strengthen law enforcement on fire protection rules and regulations

- To improve roadsurrounding in densely populated areas for firefighting and to reduce mega fire

- To increase fire stations in sparsely populated areas new cities and to include fire protection

measures in townships

- To enact and implement fire safety law

(8) Prioritized plans

There are 41 prioritized plans starting in 2020 to implement urban structure and to reach future

visions stated in Strategic Urban Development Plan.

Major plans will be drawn, reviewed and modified during five-year period.

In urban development management sector, 25 plans are proposed including

(1) Prioritized areas development

(2) CBD renovation

(3) Capacity building

16 plans which include improvement of existing infrastructure and actin plan on disaster risk

reduction are proposed in infrastructure development sector.

Estimate cost of prioritized projects

Program Estimate Cost(USD Million)

City Development Management 630

Peripheral and other developments 320

Development of City Central Economic Zone 290

Capacity development Strategy 20

Improvement of infrastructures 1700

Renovation of Infrastructures 1690

Disaster Resilience 10

Total 1220

These are the following of capacity Development 25 projects and Reduction of Natural

Disasters impact 16 projects.

1. Mindhama Secondary Economic Zone Development Project

2. Yankin Sub Center Zone Development Project

3. Thilawa Special Economic Zone Development Project

4. Kyi Myint Tine(New) Development Project

5. Yangon Railway Station Area Development Project

6. Sub center Station Area Development Project

7. Thilawa Special Economic Zone Part B Development Project

8. Existing Industrial Zone Development Project

9. Renovation of Governmental Land Development Project

10. Sule Pagoda and Environmental Project(Central Economic Zone)

11. Bank road Project(Central Economic Zone)

12. Strand road Project(Central Economic Zone)

13. Coastal Development Project(Central Economic Zone)

14. Versatile Transportation Services Development Project(Central Economic Zone)

15. Car Parking Stations Project

16. Price of Road Usage and initiative of car parking Project(Central Economic Zone)

17. Bus System Development Project

18. Underground Car Parking Spots Project

19. Expenditure of Low Budget Urban Development Program

20. Yangon urban and heritage development Project(Central Economic Zone)

21. Construction of new park project

22. Improvement of life style of the disabled project

23. More concreted education project

24. Rehabilitation project for the poverty

25. Urban development and management capacity development project

26. Kokine Water Treatment and water supply pipelines construction project

27. Zone (1) Water supply new pipeline network reconstruction project

28. Central economic zone Sanitation development project(C1+W1)

29. W1 Sanitation improvement project(Latha and Lanmadaw)

30. Central Economic Zone rainwater drainage improvement and upgrade

31. Sanitation management capacity development project

32. Flooding control capacity development project

33. Collecting equipment item for managing waste materials systematically.

34. Latest garbage bins development project

35. Hazardous wastes products managing development project

36. Waste management capacity development project

37. Waste to energy project

38. Existing power plant improvement project

39. Earthquake sustainable infrastructure development project

40. Hazardous disasters protection development project

41. Sustainable solar system initiative project

9. Financial support for urban development

Include private sector in maintaining long-term stable financial path to improve the

source of tax, urging private sector to participate in investment of international project for

urban development, balancing current tax and expanses, corresponding wheel tax, parking fee,

cleaning service tax and water usage fee, raising low budget and medium budget housing,

Increasingly finance support Construction and Housing Development Bank(CHDB), Collection of

urban development tax and basic property revenue based on land price basic financial support,

operating private sector revenue with foreign investments, Basic Financial support for land

price.

10. Capacity development

To perform prior to development of public transportation and managing, designing, sub

centers and new city.

To increase urban development in operating Central Economic Zone (CBD) Development.

To increase investment by reducing the finance of upgrading the construction reference and

completed construction reference.

To increase redevelopment and negotiation of Yangon and national land market and division

and state schedule.

Yangon Urban Transport Development Plan

Objectives

To create safe and convenient public transportation connected to Yangon and to intend

for developing long-term concrete transportation.

Basic Strategy

To make standard public transportation.

To strengthen the urban road networks(in order)

To strengthen managing the traffic.

To increase the condition of walking.

To increase the capacity of managing urban transportation.

Proposed Project and tasks

Master Plan Tasks 9 fact

1. 8 Main Roads and to clear out bottle neck situation in CBD area.

2. Modernized bus car.

3. Transportation management and safety

4. To make road connection which are currently lost by negotiation

5. Development urban railway network procedure.

6. Development urban highway road procedure.

7. Development inland water transport

8. Potential development based on convenient public transport network.

9. To be firm YRTA

Proposal for roadway development

Modification of micro upgrade and maintenance, to remove the road narrow problem,

to modify the lost roads connection, to construct flyovers and tunnels, to construct normal

roads for new city, to construct Main Roads Developments, New Bridges, Outer Circular Roads,

Highway Road between Urban and Cities

Proposed Highway Network

Objectives and Results

To build up Wayzayandar road, Strand road and Bayinnaung road which are across

north-south part of city and busy traffic road which is connected to port into highway flyovers,

To change the course of CBD transportation, To unite with potential new towns (Dala, other side

of Kyi Myint Tine, Thilawa).

Proposed Priority Project

Inner circular road(West)

Inner circular road(East)

Yangon and Mandalay Highway and its connection

Proposal for maintaining misplaced road network


To reduce using main road, To strengthen the capacity of the whole network, to raise

the resident use.

Proposal for Transportation management and safety

Modification of rules and regulation for safety and knowledge of land transportation,

tasks of giving motivation about safety for public society and students by making education

program, management of car parking, generating public car parking spaces, control of

transportation, raising the coverage of regulation about bus stop and taxi stand, managing the

requirement of transportation, specifying the time schedule of school time and office time,

raising the charges fee (more car parking spots fee, fuel price, and tax), maintaining the vehicles

that come into area of CBD.

Proposal for convenience of transportation in CBD

To increase the public transportation and reduce traffic jams and vehicle crowded, to

become better situation for residents who live in CBD area and come to CBD area(Safety,

convenience and satisfaction), implementing parking rules.

Modification of public transportation

Proposed suburb network


To construct public transport as majority for developing determinedly city backbone.

Backbone network

Circular train

North-south underground train

East-west underground train

Suburb railway line

Proposal for elevating bus transportation

To modify bus system, to reorganize bus tracks and raise quantities, exchanging latest bus,

managing alongside of bus stop and bus track.

Master Plans for Yangon-Hanthawaddy-Bago-Corridor and Yangon South Western Regional

Development in Myanmar

1. Regional development grand project

Short-term project, new city project and industries and its infrastructures development

project

2. New City and industrial development project

Tontay New City Development project

Industrials development

Western region(Korean-Myanmar Industries)

Southern region(Agricultures, Advanced technological industries)

Joint infrastructure development project

Roads, water supply and electric distribution

3. Design of general development of regional transportation

Main Roads and Railways Project

Outer circular west-east highway road

Railway and new port linkage

Project for bridge across Yangon River

4. Metropolitan Spatial Development Project

Labors and task central system

Supporting transportation(Custom, dispatch of commodity, storage, heavy

industrial manufacturing and shipbuilding)

Commodity manufacturing(Southwest Hanthawady industries, Northwest

Yangon industries)

Advanced Technologies(international economical project at Tontay-Dala New

City area by means of cooperation and advanced technologies)

Green Production(Southwest Yangon- Kawmhu Green Agriculture and animal

husbandry and research development)

Konchankone- Yangon Special Industrial Zone(Connection between airport and

harbor)

5. Advanced Project Selection

Tontay-Dala city project(2020-2025)

Harbor and Inland regional development project

Harbor and industries(2020-2025)

Dala New Port(2020-2025)

Inland industries(2021-2030)

Yangon Outer Circular road(2020-2040)

Development of infrastructure(2020-2040)

6. Development Project

Part(1-2) Tontay-Dala New City Project(2025)

Part(3) Port and inland project(2026-2030)

Part(4) SEZ development project(2031-2040)

First Priority Projects

1. KOICA proposes to build New City project in(Satekyikanaungtoe, Tontay, Kyimyinttine) other

side of Kyimyinttine between Tontay Canal and Panhlaing Canal.

2. In the area of Dala, another side of Thilawa and Konchankone region,

New air port

Deep sea port

Pending propose to parliament to make SEZ

Regarded as New Yangon and to create wonderful new city to live(including

hospitals, Schools, Resorts, Parks, Amusements, etc)

Tables of Proposal Projects

No Project Duration Quantity Estimate

Budget(USD

million)

Urban Development Project

1 New east Dagon

project

13286

acres

4355

2 New Tontay and Dala

Project

2017-

2040

49799

acres

15857

3 New Thanlyin Project 19942

acres

6537

4 New htantapin

Project

26942

acres

8831

5 New Mawbi Project 6589

acres

2160

6 New Hlegu Project 6801

acres

2229

7 Insein Station

development project

64 acres 1400

8 Port and inland

development project

2020-

2030

11137

acres

4621

9 Green Industrial

Project

773 acres 253

10 Aviation industrial

Zone project

2026-

2030

1569

acres

514

11 Housing project 1453

acres

476

12 New Southern - 1100

Yangon Airport

project

13 Southern Yangon

Special Economic

Zone project

6554

acres

4748

14 Korean-Myanmar

Industrial Project

609 acres 200

15 New Bago project 2017-

2040

2406

acres

788

Transportation projects

1 East-West Highway

road(No.10 highway)

2018-

2030

66 miles 514.03

2 Yangon Outer Circular

road(No.100

highway)

2018-

2030

74 miles 783.33

3 No.2 Outer Circular

road(No.100

highway)

2026-

2040

122 miles 983.93

4 Hanthawady airport

highway

road(No.101)

highway

2018-

2025

18 miles 146.12

5 Upgrading Yangon-

Mandalay Highway

road(No.45 highway)

2018-

2025

41 miles 399.30

6 Konchankone-Tontay

Road

2018-

2025

34 miles 220.40

7 New Dala-Tontay

Road

2018-

2025

27 miles 199.50

8 Yangon-Elephant

Road

2018-

2030

30 miles 222.70

9 Upgrading Yangon-

Mandalay Main Road

2018-

2025

58 miles 423.80

10 Airport link road 2026- 38 miles 254.40

2035

11 Satekanthit-Thilawa

Railway, Kawtthaung

airport link railway

2021-

2035

33 miles 844.09

12 New Tontay MRT line 2021-

2030

3 miles 82.50

13 New Tontay-Yangon

MRT line

2021-

2040

31 miles 748.50

14 New Tontay- Yangon

BRT line

2018-

2030

49 miles 190.70

15 Equipping traffic

system

2018-

2030

- 0.32

16 Yangon-Pyay

Highway(No.35

Highway)

2021-

2035

137 miles 1033.90

17 Kayan-thanatpin

Road(No.8 road/No.6

Main Road)

2026-

2040

63 miles 455.99

18 Phyarpone-

Konchankone Road

2021-

2030

46 miles 308.40

19 Yangon-Pathein

Road(No.10 road)

2018-

2030

31 miles 235.90

20 Htantapin-Mawbi

Road

2021-

2040

24 miles 159.42

21 Yangon-Pyay

Road(No.5 Road)

2026-

2040

44 miles 291.00

22 No.7 Road(No.2 Main

Road)

2026-

2040

33 miles 281.74

23 Kawmhu East-West

Road

2021-

2030

16 miles 94.40

24 Kathawl-Daydeye

Road

2026-

2040

38 miles 231.40

25 Dala-Warbalaukthauk

Road(Dala Bridge)

2018-

2030

23 miles 168.70

26 Hlegu-East Dagon

Road

2026-

2030

18 miles 108.70

27 Kawa-Intakaw-

Hanthawady airport

2021-

2035

25 miles 329.00

28 New Tontay-

Hlaingthayar Road

2018-

2025

13 miles 102.90

29 Dala-Kyauktan-Tadar-

Thonegwa Road

2036-

2040

31 miles 255.01

30 Korean-Myanmar

economical industrial

park road

2018-

2025

11 miles 73.40

Electrical Power Distribution

1 New East Dagon

power plant

project(300 MW

electrical

generator,300 MVA

electrical distribution,

and power line)

2021-

2040

2 Tontay&Dala City

Power Plant

Project(1470 MW

electrical generator,

1470 MVA electrical

distribution and power

line)

2018-

2040

3 New Thanlyin Power

Plant Project(430 MW


430 MVA electrical


line)

2031-

2040

4 New Htantapin Power

Plant Project(560 MW


560 MVA electrical

distribution, and

Power line)

5 New Mawbi power

plant project(140 MW


140 MVA electrical


line)

-

6 New Hlegu power



160 MVA electrical


line)

7 Insein Station power

plant project(Street

and distribution line)

2021-

2025

8 Dala port and inland

power plant

project(330 MW


330 MVA electrical


line)

2021-

2030

9 Green Industrial Zone

power plant

project(100 MW


100 MVA electrical

distribution)

2026-

2030

10 Harbor and inland

power plant

project(160 MW


160 MVA electrical


line)

2021-

2035

11 South Yangon Special

Economic Zone power



2021-

2035

880 MVA electrical


line)

12 Advanced housing

power plant

project(street lights

and distribution)

2018-

2025

13 Aviation Industrial

Zone power plant(210

MW electrical

generator, 210 MVA

electrical distribution

and power line)

2026-

2030

14 South Yangon airport

power plant(660 MVA

sub electrical


line)

Water Supply and Sanitation

1 Toe River Water

Supply

Project(Southwest

Yangon)

2018-

2040

2 Tontay and New Dala

Sanitation and waste

water treatment

project

2018-

2040

3 Port and land regional

sanitation and waste

water treatment

project

2021-

2030

4 Greenery Industrial

Zone Sanitation and

waste water treatment

project

2026-

2030


Economic Zone

2026-

2035


water treatment

project

6 Alineni Water

Supply(Bago-Yangon)

2021-

2040

7 Hanthawady Airport

land area Sanitation

and waste water

treatment project

2026-

2030

8 Aviation industrial

zone and urban zone

sanitation and waste

water treatment

2026-

2030

9 Bago High advanced

housing Sanitation and

waste water treatment

2021-

2025

10 Southwest Yangon


water treatment

2036-

2040

11 Hanthawady-Yangon


water treatment

2036-

2040

12 Korean-Myanmar

Economic Industrial

Zone Water Supply

2018-

2025

Environmental and natural disaster prevention

1 New East Dagon

canal, storage lakes

and maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2021-

2040

2 Tontay and New Dala


and maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2018-

2040

3 New Thanlyin canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2031-

2040

4 New Htantapin canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2036-

2040

5 New Mawbi canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

Drainage

6 New Hlegu canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

Drainage

7 Insein Station

Drainage System

8 Port and Inland canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2018-

2035

9 Green Industrial Zone


and maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2026-

2030

10 Canal and Storage

lakes in Aviation

Industrial Zone

2026-

2030

11 Advanced Housing


and maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2018-

2025

12 New South Yangon

Airport Drainage

system


Economic Zone canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

Drainage and

riverbanks

2031-

2040

14 Korean-Myanmar

Economic Cooperation

Industrial Zone canal,

storage lakes and

maintenance of

drainage and

riverbanks

2018-

2025

Transport, Waterfront, Heritage Urban Project (TWHUP)

In 2016 May, Government from Yangon Region and AFD(The French Agency For

Development) agree to perform together river transport, maintenance of riverbanks,

Development of urban areas which is alongside of river, maintenance of heritage.

Started from 2016 May, Workshops were done and in 2017 February and March, the

decision of parliament was made and from 2017 to 2021 TWHUP will be done by Yangon Region

Government. Under the Yangon Region Government PMU team is performed.

Objective

Intended to combine the networks of urban transport, to upgrade citizen’s needs and to

be ease in transportation with Yangon and urban areas alongside of riverbank.

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