Geo Stone Garden opened at Mandalay University

An opening ceremony for the Geo Stone Garden, which was built for the 63th anniversary of the foundation of the Geology Department at Mandalay University, was held on the grounds between the main building of Mandalay University and academy building and the Geology Department on Friday.

The construction of the Stone Garden started on 3^rd July and was completed in the first week of December.

Present at the ceremony were U Hla Thein, Chairman of the Union Election Commission, Mandalay Region Chief Minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung and members of Mandalay Region Government, Dr. Zaw Win, Deputy general-director of the Department of Higher Education ( Upper Myanmar), the Rector of Mandalay University and professor and heads of departments and Geology Specialisation students.

At the ceremony, the Mandalay Region Chief Minister delivered a speech and cut the ribbon to open the Geo Stone Garden. Next, the Chairman of Union Election Commission, the Mandalay Region Chief Minister and guests took a tour of the garden.

The Geo Stone Garden was created with three zones — the Igneous Zone, Sedimentary Zone and Metamorphic Zone — constructed with 150 different kinds of stones weighing a total of 90 tonnes. Plant fossils, wood fossils and minerals are also decorated in the garden. The garden will serve as a teaching aid to future Geology students, officials said. –Thiha Ko Ko (Mandalay)