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India hands over pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar for displaced returnees

<span style="color: #222222;">India handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar in Maung Daw today for use of displaced returnees. <br />''<br />''External Affairs Ministry said in a release that India had taken up the project under its Rakhine State Development Programme under which 25 million dollars are allocated for a period of five years. <br />''<br />''Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Saurabh Kumar handed over the documents related to the houses for use of displaced returnees from Bangladesh. <br />''<br />''Myanmar's Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Dr. Win Myat Aye thanked the Indian government for its assistance and recalled the growing bilateral ties between the two countries. <br />''<br />''India and Myanmar had signed an MoU in 2017 to contribute to the socio-economic development of the area. Another 22 proposals which include solar power related projects, construction-related projects, agriculture mechanization projects and capacity building projects are presently under consideration.</span><br />

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