Residents of Myanmar are unhappy with the local authorities in Mandalay who they allege are delaying the inspection of risk assessment of damaged buildings and in handling applications for demolition or repair since the devastating March 28 earthquake which wrought massive destruction in the country.
The clearance of buildings damaged by the massive earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 is approximately 80 per cent complete in Mandalay and about 50 per cent complete in Sagaing, state media reported on Sunday.
The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,770 as of April 28, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday.
More than 200,000 people have been displaced after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, according to the country's National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC).
These tremors ranged in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5, according to the department, Xinhua news agency reported.
Amid growing concerns over the Centre’s decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and revoke the Free Movement Regime (FMR), the Union government has reached out to civil society organisations in Mizoram, seeking their cooperation.
India's humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit Myanmar under Operation Brahma continued on Wednesday as the next set of pre-fabricated office and housing units carried by the Indian Air Force C-17 plane arrived at Mandalay airport.
As per the reports, a total of six aircrafts were used under the relief operations, termed Operation Bramha.
Combined with nano drones, the Robo Mules were deployed two weeks ago to assess the buildings damaged in the quake and navigate through the debris.
Extending its humanitarian assistance to quake-hit Myanmar under Operation Brahma, a team of Indian safety and demolition engineers on Thursday conducted a comprehensive assessment of earthquake-affected sites in Mandalay and the capital city of Naypyidaw.
