Industrial Zones

The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) had formed the Myanma Industrial Development Committee (MIDC) in 1995 with 15 Ministers as members and 2 Deputy Ministers as Secretary and Joint Secretary. The Committee then organized a Working Committee (MIDWC) with the Minister of Ministry of Industry (2) as Chairman and the Director General of the Directorate of  Myanma Industrial Planning as Secretary. The Working Committee implements all the tasks laid down by the MIDC with the assistance of 9 Sub-Committees.

 

The objectives of the MIDC are given as follows:-

The MIDC had designated (18) industrial zones in those areas where there exist substantial numbers of private industries. Previously almost all private industries were operating in towns and cities creating pollution, causing electricity shortages in the neighbourhood and other problems such as health hazard, and danger of fire. Yangon city faced many difficulties with the rise in population and modern buildings. The Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development therefore established industrial zones or parks round about Yangon city to mitigate these problems.  Each industrial zone is managed by a Zone Management Committee whose members are appointed by the Regional Industrial Supervision Committee. The industrial zones now in existence or about to be established in the near future are as follows:-

 

Industrial Zones Under MIDC

Established by Department of Human Settlement Housing Development (DHSHD)

 

Sr. No.

MIDC Industrial Zone

State/Division

Name of Zone

Year of Establishment

Area (acre)

No. of Industries

1

Yangon East District

Yangon Division

(a) South Dagon Industrial zone-1

1992

475.354

163

  

   

   

(b) South Dagon Industrial Zone-2

1992

203.784

476

  

   

  

(c) South Dagon Industrial Zone-3

1995

35.280

208

  

  

  

(d) North Okkalapa

1999

109.789

115

  

  

  

(e) South Okkalapa

1999

25.000

143

  

  

  

(f) Shwe Paukkan

1992

94.640

72

  

  

  

(g) Thakayta

1999

200.000

82

  

  

  

(h) Dagon Seikkan

2000

1208.695

39

 

 

 

(i)  East Dagon

2004

666.000

13

2

Yangon West District

Yangon Division

Yangon West District Industrial Zone

1996  

  

583  

3

Yangon North District

Yangon Division

(a)Hlaing Thayar

1995

2494.645

442

  

  

  

(b)Shwe Pyithar

1990

306.976

157

 

 

 

(c) Mingalardone

2002

1000.000

8

4

Yangon South District

Yangon Division

Yangon South District Industrial Zone

  1996

  

1075

5

Mandalay

Mandalay Division

(a)Industrial Zone-1

1990

936.51

821

  

  

  

(b)Industrial Zone-2

1997

137.000

333

6

Myingyan

Mandalay Division

Myingyan Industrial Zone

  1995

163.590

347

7

Meiktila

Mandalay Division

Meiktila Industrial Zone

1995

385.450

415

8

Monywa

Sagaing Division

Monywa Industrial Zone

1992

296.700

490

9

Kalay

Sagaing Division

Kalay Industrial Zone

2003

 

237

10

Yenangyaung

Magwe Division

Yenangyaung Industrial Zone

1995

98.810

137

11

Pakokku

Magwe Division

Pakokku Industrial Zone

  1996

321.000

707

12

Pyay

Bago Division

Pyay Industrial Zone

  1995

  

96

13

Pathein

Pathein Division

Pathein Industrial Zone

1999

  

267

14

Myaungmya

Pathein Division

Myaungmya Industrial Zone

  1995

101.650

444

15

Hinthada

Pathein Division

Hinthada Industrial Zone

  1995

  

221

16

Myeik

  

Myeik Industrial Zone

 1995

  

92

17

Taunggyi

Southern Shan State

AyeTharyar Industrial Zone

1995

287.000

682

18

Mawlamyine

  

Mawlamyine Industrial Zone

  1995

162.400

326