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Overlooking Rohingya Crisis, India Extends Aid To Myanmar Under India-Myanmar Friendship Project

Under the Myanmar-India Friendship Project, India has extended a $5 million aid to Myanmar in the second round of funding, authorities said on Tuesday.

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The cash assistance was handed over by Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri to Myanmar Minister of Border Affairs Lt-Gen Ye Aung on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.

Myanmar and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding for border development in May 2012 as part of the project, under which India is to provide a total of $25 million to Myanmar, divided into five rounds with $5 million each.

With the first round of aid, Myanmar completed eight road and bridge projects, 21 school projects and 17 health projects in Chin state and the Naga Self-Administered Zone in 2015, the authorities said. By the second round of cash assistance extended, Myanmar will complete 20 road and bridge projects and 11 school projects.

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