Military council forces 11 families to relocate in Ann

Narinjara News, 11 June  2022

The military council has ordered eleven families in the airport area of Ann township, where the western command is based, to relocate within three days ignoring the rainy days.

The families to be displaced stated that they are facing big troubles after the military order to relocate within a short period.

“Eleven families are struggling to find space to relocate. How can we find refuge in three days? We have no place to live. Meanwhile heavy rains are adding to our problems,” said a woman of the families to be evicted.

Their houses were demolished by 12 June alleging that they were living in a plot owned by the communication department.

The affected families claim that they are living there for about 16 years.

Myo Lwin, a social activist of  Ann township, informed that those families were forcibly relocated by the communication department following the order of the junta.

“Indeed, their houses were built on the vacant land 16 years back after the communication office was shifted to a different location. Now they are facing problems because of the relentless rain,” he added.

The eviction order was issued by the military authority on 6 June, but the affected families received it on 9  June only. According to a reliable source, the relocation order was instigated by the deputy commander of the Ann-based battalion.

In April, altogether  200 shops and houses were demolished by the military authority in the township as they were allegedly taking shelter in the military owned plots.