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- Proposal of SUDP in the 2020 in Yangon Region 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

Objectives and Results

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

Objectives and Results

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 13286 4355 project acres

2 New Tontay and Dala 2017- 49799 15857 Project 2040 acres

3 New Thanlyin Project 19942 6537 acres

4 New htantapin 26942 8831 Project acres

5 New Mawbi Project 6589 2160 acres

6 New Hlegu Project 6801 2229 acres

7 Insein Station 64 acres 1400 development project

8 Port and inland 2020- 11137 4621 development project 2030 acres

9 Green Industrial 773 acres 253 Project

10 Aviation industrial 2026- 1569 514 Zone project 2030 acres

11 Housing project 1453 476 acres

12 New Southern - 1100

Yangon Airport project

13 Southern Yangon 6554 4748 Special Economic acres Zone project

14 Korean-Myanmar 609 acres 200 Industrial Project

15 New Bago project 2017- 2406 788 2040 acres

Transportation projects

1 East-West Highway 2018- 66 miles 514.03 road(No.10 highway) 2030

2 Yangon Outer Circular 2018- 74 miles 783.33 road(No.100 2030 highway)

3 No.2 Outer Circular 2026- 122 miles 983.93 road(No.100 2040 highway)

4 Hanthawady airport 2018- 18 miles 146.12 highway 2025 road(No.101) highway

5 Upgrading Yangon- 2018- 41 miles 399.30 Mandalay Highway 2025 road(No.45 highway)

6 Konchankone-Tontay 2018- 34 miles 220.40 Road 2025

7 New Dala-Tontay 2018- 27 miles 199.50 Road 2025

8 Yangon-Elephant 2018- 30 miles 222.70 Road 2030

9 Upgrading Yangon- 2018- 58 miles 423.80 Mandalay Main Road 2025

10 Airport link road 2026- 38 miles 254.40

2035

11 Satekanthit-Thilawa 2021- 33 miles 844.09 Railway, Kawtthaung 2035 airport link railway

12 New Tontay MRT line 2021- 3 miles 82.50 2030

13 New Tontay-Yangon 2021- 31 miles 748.50 MRT line 2040

14 New Tontay- Yangon 2018- 49 miles 190.70 BRT line 2030

15 Equipping traffic 2018- - 0.32 system 2030

16 Yangon-Pyay 2021- 137 miles 1033.90 Highway(No.35 2035 Highway)

17 Kayan-thanatpin 2026- 63 miles 455.99 Road(No.8 road/No.6 2040 Main Road)

18 Phyarpone- 2021- 46 miles 308.40 Konchankone Road 2030

19 Yangon-Pathein 2018- 31 miles 235.90 Road(No.10 road) 2030

20 Htantapin-Mawbi 2021- 24 miles 159.42 Road 2040

21 Yangon-Pyay 2026- 44 miles 291.00 Road(No.5 Road) 2040

22 No.7 Road(No.2 Main 2026- 33 miles 281.74 Road) 2040

23 Kawmhu East-West 2021- 16 miles 94.40 Road 2030

24 Kathawl-Daydeye 2026- 38 miles 231.40 Road 2040

25 Dala-Warbalaukthauk 2018- 23 miles 168.70 Road(Dala Bridge) 2030

26 Hlegu-East Dagon 2026- 18 miles 108.70 Road 2030

27 Kawa-Intakaw- 2021- 25 miles 329.00 Hanthawady airport 2035

28 New Tontay- 2018- 13 miles 102.90 Hlaingthayar Road 2025

29 Dala-Kyauktan-Tadar- 2036- 31 miles 255.01 Thonegwa Road 2040

30 Korean-Myanmar 2018- 11 miles 73.40 economical industrial 2025 park road

Electrical Power Distribution

1 New East Dagon 2021- power plant 2040 project(300 MW electrical generator,300 MVA electrical distribution, and power line)

2 Tontay&Dala City 2018- Power Plant 2040 Project(1470 MW electrical generator, 1470 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

3 New Thanlyin Power 2031- Plant Project(430 MW 2040 electrical generator, 430 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

4 New Htantapin Power Plant Project(560 MW electrical generator, 560 MVA electrical distribution, and

Power line)

5 New Mawbi power - plant project(140 MW electrical generator, 140 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

6 New Hlegu power plant project(160 MW electrical generator, 160 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

7 Insein Station power 2021- plant project(Street 2025 and distribution line)

8 Dala port and inland 2021- power plant 2030 project(330 MW electrical generator, 330 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

9 Green Industrial Zone 2026- power plant 2030 project(100 MW electrical generator, 100 MVA electrical distribution)

10 Harbor and inland 2021- power plant 2035 project(160 MW electrical generator, 160 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

11 South Yangon Special 2021- Economic Zone power 2035 plant project(880 MW electrical generator,

880 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

12 Advanced housing 2018- power plant 2025 project(street lights and distribution)

13 Aviation Industrial 2026- Zone power plant(210 2030 MW electrical generator, 210 MVA electrical distribution and power line)

14 South Yangon airport power plant(660 MVA sub electrical distribution and power line)

Water Supply and Sanitation

1 Toe River Water 2018- Supply 2040 Project(Southwest Yangon)

2 Tontay and New Dala 2018- Sanitation and waste 2040 water treatment project

3 Port and land regional 2021- sanitation and waste 2030 water treatment project

4 Greenery Industrial 2026- Zone Sanitation and 2030 waste water treatment project

5 South Yangon Special 2026- Economic Zone 2035

Sanitation and waste water treatment project

6 Alineni Water 2021- Supply(Bago-Yangon) 2040

7 Hanthawady Airport 2026- land area Sanitation 2030 and waste water treatment project

8 Aviation industrial 2026- zone and urban zone 2030 sanitation and waste water treatment

9 Bago High advanced 2021- housing Sanitation and 2025 waste water treatment

10 Southwest Yangon 2036- Sanitation and waste 2040 water treatment

11 Hanthawady-Yangon 2036- Sanitation and waste 2040 water treatment

12 Korean-Myanmar 2018- Economic Industrial 2025 Zone Water Supply

Environmental and natural disaster prevention

1 New East Dagon 2021- canal, storage lakes 2040 and maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

2 Tontay and New Dala 2018- canal, storage lakes 2040 and maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

3 New Thanlyin canal, 2031- storage lakes and 2040 maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

4 New Htantapin canal, 2036- storage lakes and 2040 maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

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, 2018- storage lakes and 2035 maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

9 Green Industrial Zone 2026- canal, storage lakes 2030 and maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

10 Canal and Storage 2026- lakes in Aviation 2030 Industrial Zone

11 Advanced Housing 2018- canal, storage lakes 2025 and maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

12 New South Yangon Airport Drainage system

13 South Yangon Special 2031- Economic Zone canal, 2040 storage lakes and maintenance of Drainage and riverbanks

14 Korean-Myanmar 2018- Economic Cooperation 2025 Industrial Zone canal, storage lakes and maintenance of drainage and riverbanks

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.