THOSE authorized growers who were granted a permit yet failed to commence op­erations in the coffee project area in Pyin Oo Lwin will face legal action, the PyinOoLwin Coffee Project Management Group notified.

The PyinOoLwin Coffee Project Management Group set up a coffee project area in Pyin Oo Lwin District to boost production.

Land areas designated for the coffee project are va­cant, fallow and virgin lands. Those with permits are not allowed to be given away, sold, mortgaged, leased, or trans­ferred by any means or land divided into separate lots. Therefore, those who fail to commence operations will get their land reclaimed.

Some growers are found reselling or transferring the permit to others. They will get prosecuted under the ex­isting law, the Amendment to the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Management Law. The Py­inOoLwin Coffee Project Man­agement Group notified coffee growers to observe Subsec­tions 16 (C) and 29 (A) of the law thoroughly. — NN/KK