YANGON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- A two-day Post-Earthquake Technical Forum opened on Monday in Nay Pyi Taw to review post-earthquake construction and renovation processes and prepare for potential technical challenges in the future, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday.
The forum aimed to not only discuss recovery and reconstruction efforts following the March 28 devastating earthquake in Mandalay, but also strategize how Myanmar, situated on an active seismic fault, can minimize future earthquake damage, the report said.
Speaking at the opening of the forum on Monday, Chairman of the State Administration Council Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that since earthquakes remained unpredictable and unavoidable, infrastructure must comply with seismic-resistant standards to effectively protect lives and property, the report said.
He added that relevant ministries and organizations are also updating the Myanmar National Building Code by integrating new geological data from the earthquake in Mandalay, introducing enhanced seismic design standards and calculation methods to create an earthquake-resilient design framework, the report said. ■
