The Ministry of Construction has announced plans to renovate and upgrade buildings at Dagon University and improve its football field.
On October 15, Deputy Minister U Myo Myint, accompanied by departmental officials, inspected plans to improve drainage inside and outside Dagon University in East Dagon Township, Yangon Region; develop a park; landscape the main entrance road; carry out priority maintenance of existing buildings; construct new buildings; and upgrade the football field.
The deputy minister and his delegation subsequently visited sites designated for renovation and construction works within the university. The Director-General of the Department of Buildings, the university rector and officials from the Yangon Region Government and Yangon City Development Committee presented the proposed works by sector, using the university’s master plan.
At a meeting in the university’s convocation building, the Director-General of the Department of Buildings presented the campus master plan, proposed landscaping for the main entrance road, a covered walkway, a list of 29 buildings earmarked for priority maintenance, proposed staff housing, teachers’ dormitories and eight student dormitory buildings, as well as plans to upgrade the football field. The rector outlined buildings to be renovated and proposed locations for new construction, while Yangon Region Government and YCDC officials briefed the meeting on water storage ponds, drainage, sand filling, landscaping and improvements to the main entrance road. Companies responsible for the construction works also reported on their implementation plans.
Deputy Minister U Myo Myint stressed that renovation and construction works must reflect the university’s character and ensure the long-term durability of buildings. He called for proper calculations and the use of appropriate materials, close quality-control inspections at every construction stage, and high standards of workmanship and quality. He also emphasized maintaining a green, clean and attractive campus, ensuring effective drainage to prevent flooding, coordinating related works in advance, and completing construction in accordance with project plans and prescribed standards. He said the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Construction and companies undertaking the works must work together.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Construction, the Director-General and Chief Engineer of the Department of Buildings, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Higher Education, the Rector of Dagon University, members and officials of the Yangon City Development Committee, departmental officials and representatives of companies undertaking renovation and construction works at the university.
