YANGON, January 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Myanmar is making progress in
border areas development under the care of the government, scoring
certain achievements in some sectors in the areas.
   According to the latest figures issued by the Myanmar Ministry
of Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs, in the construction sector, the government has, since
1988, built 452 kilometers (km) of asphalt road, 2,246 km of
gravel road and 4,252.5 km of earthen road as well as 679 small
and large bridges in the areas.
   In the health sector, the government has built 64 hospitals and
opened 123 rural health care centers, while in the education
sector, it has built 678 schools during the period.
   Moreover, altogether 61 dams for water supply and 85 television
retransmission stations have been built, enabling the ethnic
people in the areas to enjoy equal opportunities like urban
dwellers.
   According to the figures, the government has spent 22,172
million Kyats (about 63.34 million U.S. dollars) for the country's
border areas development since then.
   There are 18 regions with 67 townships in Myanmar prescribed as
border areas covering 215,961 square-kilometers.  Enditem