Ministry of Construction (Myanmar)

Ministry of Construction
ဆောက်လုပ်ရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Seal of the Ministry of Construction
Agency overview
Formed1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Superseding agency
  • Building Department

    Road Management Department
    Bridge Management Department
    State East Department

    Village Development Department
JurisdictionGovernment of Myanmar
HeadquartersNaypyidaw
19°48′28″N 96°07′42″E / 19.807709°N 96.128324°E / 19.807709; 96.128324
Minister responsible
  • Shwe Lay
Websitewww.construction.gov.mm

The Ministry of Construction (Burmese: ဆောက်လုပ်ရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန) is a ministry in the Government of Myanmar responsible for the country's construction and maintenance of infrastructure, including roads and bridges.[1]

Departments

As of 2019, the Ministry of Construction oversees the following departments:[2]

  • Minister's Office
  • Department of Building
  • Department of Highways
  • Department of Bridge
  • Department of Urban and Housing Development
  • Department of Rural Road Development

References

  1. ^ "Introduction". Ministry of Construction. 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Construction - Home". www.construction.gov.mm. Retrieved 6 August 2019.