Saturday, August 24, 2013

YCDC block the construction of high-rise buildings near historic pagoda

Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has blocked two separate proposals to construct 11 and 22-storey buildings inside of the restricted areas near Shwedagon Pagoda.
The locations of the restricted areas situated between Damazedi Road and Shin Saw Pu Road on the north ward of Shwedagon Pagoda, between the junction of Min Ye Kyaw Swar Road-Circular Train Road-Shwedagon Pagoda Road and Yaw Min Gyi Street on the south ward of Shwedagon Pagoda, Alan Pya Pagoda Road-Zoological Garden Street-Kan Street-Kan Street-Netmauk Road-Kabaaye Pagoda Road on the east ward of Shwedagon Pagoda and Baho Road on the west of Shwedagon Pagoda.


“We have issued restricted areas for high-rise buildings near Shwedagon. Proposals are submitted to the YCDC to construct high-rise buildings and they are located in restricted areas near Shwedagon Pagoda. So YCDC hasn’t allowed them,” said Ye Win from the YCDC High-rise Buildings Scrutinizing Committee.
Moreover the YCDC didn’t allow the construction of twelve and a half stories building in Kamaryut Township due to blocking the sight of Shwedagon Pagoda, he continued. If the companies want to build commercial buildings inside of the restricted areas near Shwedagon Pagoda, they have to limit the height of the buildings from the base of Shwedagon Pagoda (not over 190 feet above sea surface). If they are outside of the restricted areas near Shwedagon Pagoda, they have to construct the buildings under the spiral-like part of a pagoda immediately below the finial (417 feet above sea surface).

source source elevem news

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