THE Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Zalun Township, Ayeyawady Region, held a fund transfer ceremony yesterday at the department’s meeting hall for Thayettapin (Myauksu) Village and Sataing Village. Head of the Zalun Township Department of Rural Development Daw May Myo Han first explained the objectives of the project and future work plans. The township DRD head and departmental officials then handed over K15 million in VDP support funds for each village, totalling K30 million, to project committee members from Thayettapin (Myauksu) Village and Sataing Village. For the socioeconomic development of rural people in the two villages, concrete road construction work selected by the villages will be implemented with K15 million in VDP support funds for each village and public contributions. The projects will be carried out by residents themselves with technical assistance from the Department of Rural Development. — Karan (Rural)