Land given to officers not used but sold: analysis group
Forest lands in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, given to retired officers and entrepreneurs for agricultural purposes have, instead, been illegally sold, said an analysis group. The findings of the Forestry Land Analysis group, which comprises 15 regional representatives, have been submitted to the Union government via the regional Hluttaw, said U Aung Min, group leader and representative of Pyin Oo Lwin township. “About 75 percent of the forest lands taken do not follow agricultural rules. Most of them are retired officers. They have violated the law. Now, nearly 80pc have been traded. “If the acres are added up, they come up to millions. We will urge action to be taken against these people,” U Aung Min told The Myanmar Times.
