All industrial zone committees in Yangon will be restructured to create a zone supervising committee to provide one stop service for investors (Daw Nilar Kyaw, Regional Minister of Electricity, Industry and Transport)

All industrial zone committees in the Yangon Region will be restructured, according to Daw Nilar Kyaw the Regional Minister for Electricity, Industry and Transportation.

She was responding to the question of U Kyaw Kyaw Mg, Member of Regional Parliament from No. 2 Constituency of Dagon Myothit (East), at Yangon Regional Parliament’s regular meeting held at May 16. U Kyaw Kyaw Mg questioned the regional government on whether it has plans to reorganized the industrial zone committees in Dagon Myothit (East).

“In reorganizing the zone committees, we have plans to create a zone supervising committee to provide one stop service for investors. The zone supervising committee will have oversight over the 29 industrial zones. Some of the individual zone committees were in the process of restructuring themselves, therefore, we are suspending that restructuring,’’ she said.

Surprisingly, there are 29 industrial zones in the Yangon Region, and yet, no industrial zone laws have been put into place, according to the minister. Furthermore, the zones are lacking in infrastructure, for instance: uncoordinated water treatment, drainage systems, waste disposal, and electrification, she added.  

A new zone supervising committee will benefit Yangon in three ways. First it streamlines the startup phase for investors, making it easier to emerge in an appropriate zone. Second, with an overall picture of all the zones, the committee will be in a good position to make recommendations on needed laws to regulate the 29 zones. Similarly, the committee will be able to make good decisions on recommendations for necessary infrastructure upgrades. 

Now, the regional government, she said, is conducting a pilot project with the South Dagon Industrial Zone. This zone doesn't have a problem with squatters, which makes it the best place to conduct a pilot project on the zone supervising committee’s new role. 

(Myanmar Business Today: https://www.mmbiztoday.com/articles/industrial-zone-committees-yangon-region-be-restructured )

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