TANINTHARYI DIVISION – Locals stated that most of the villages in Thayetchaung Township could not manage to cultivate rice until now though cultivating season of rice happens since the farmers have displaced.
There are reportedly more than 500 acres of uncultivated farms located around the villages: Min Dat, Wea Yit, Ka Myaing, Ya Nge, Kywe Min Kone, Pein Hne Taw, Ka Net Thi Ri where the junta thugs have launched the military operation since June 8.
“I don’t think that could be worked. As they shoot whoever they see. If the junta thugs are still there, it seems nothing could be done,” one of the farmer family members from Ya Nge Village being displaced said.
Since the junta thugs have been stationing in Ya Nge Village, the entire village has fled away from the village.
“We could not do agriculture if the weather becomes too sunny. Currently, some farms are cultivating in scatter except Ya Nge. We need to keep monitoring,” one of the local farmers added.
As like what the farmer mentioned, some farmers are said to cultivate near Ya Nge Village in scatter instead of hundred percent cultivating.
In addition, rice should be cultivated latest in July as the unstable weather condition, damaged rice and tight schedule with harvest season could face if later than that and the farms could not be workable.
Locals stated that they hope not to have battle during this period to let the farmers cultivate meanwhile in the current situation of could not effort to buy enough rice due to the high rice prices.
The junta thugs are said to station for long term at the Mway Hill of Ya Nge Village and even build the bunkers there.
Moreover, the junta thugs who were patrolling shot one of the Ya Nge villagers returning home for a while on June 20. Since the junta thugs have committed this kind of atrocious act, the locals could not dare to return to their homes.
Similarly, as some unexploded artillery shells released by the junta troop in last week have reportedly existed at the surrounding villages including Kywe Min Kone Village, locals are worried to encounter with those shells and have accidences.
There are over 3,000 acres of farms in the entire Thayetchaung Township stated in the census list.