Military brass and their families swarmed Yezin Dam yesterday for their annual fish stocking spectacle. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing brought his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla to spearhead the massive aquatic operation. Top commanders from army, navy and air force units dragged their spouses along for the waterside gathering. The defense chief and his entourage dumped thousands of baby fish straight into the reservoir waters. Zeyathiri Township became ground zero for the military establishment's environmental showcase.
Vice-Senior General Soe Win joined the fish-flinging festivities with his missus Daw Than Than Nwe by his side. General Kyaw Swa Lin hauled his better half to the dam along with naval and air force bosses plus their wives. Military families tossed exactly 100,000 tiny swimmers into the murky depths during their monsoon ritual. Golden carps numbering 5,000 hit the water alongside 45,000 rohu fish and 50,000 silver bards. The ceremony marked another chapter in their decade-long conservation crusade.
Defense college trainees watched their superiors chuck fingerlings while union bigwigs applauded from the sidelines. Military personnel have been stuffing Yezin Dam with fish since 2011 according to official tallies. The ceremony brought their total fingerling deposits to a whopping 885,700 specimens across 11 separate events. Tatmadaw members from various departments gathered with their families to witness the aquatic spectacle. The two-inch baby fish disappeared beneath the surface as cameras captured the military's latest publicity stunt.
Vice-Senior General Soe Win joined the fish-flinging festivities with his missus Daw Than Than Nwe by his side. General Kyaw Swa Lin hauled his better half to the dam along with naval and air force bosses plus their wives. Military families tossed exactly 100,000 tiny swimmers into the murky depths during their monsoon ritual. Golden carps numbering 5,000 hit the water alongside 45,000 rohu fish and 50,000 silver bards. The ceremony marked another chapter in their decade-long conservation crusade.
Defense college trainees watched their superiors chuck fingerlings while union bigwigs applauded from the sidelines. Military personnel have been stuffing Yezin Dam with fish since 2011 according to official tallies. The ceremony brought their total fingerling deposits to a whopping 885,700 specimens across 11 separate events. Tatmadaw members from various departments gathered with their families to witness the aquatic spectacle. The two-inch baby fish disappeared beneath the surface as cameras captured the military's latest publicity stunt.
