Imphal, Apr 5 : India and Myanmar will be launching a bus service between Moreh in Manipur and Mandalay in central Myanmar.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be visiting Myanmar by the end of this month to sign an agreement for launching the bus service.
Meanwhile, a delegation led by Myanmar's Power and Industry minister U Kyaw Win and other lawmakers are presently in Manipur since April 2, to persuade the state government to allow patients from Myanmar to get treatment in Indian hospitals here.
“This region is a gateway to southeast Asia. So we talked about the health sector to be opened here. It is the desire of the state government here and they also have the idea.
They want to come mainly for treatment because the distance is also quite near, the climate condition is good, and then the cost factor is also very less, and also the education sector,” said Manipur deputy chief minister Gaikhangam.
The Myanmar delegation includes lawmakers such as Khin Maung Shwe, U Thangliana, U Khinmaung Zwe, U Myonyunt, U Hla Maung, U Tinshwe, U Kyawsan Win, U Aung Chin, U Ayo Ko and U Tin Aye.
They visited the hospitals in Manipur and requested the state government to allow treatment of Myanmar nationals in speciality hospitals here.
The delegation proposed construction of a highway from Imphal to Mandalay in Myanmar which would reduce the distances and facilitate better connectivity in the region.
