A biological expedition team to conduct studies in the environs of Hponkan Razi left upper Shangaung village on foot for Partip camp on the morning of 23^rd January 2002. The camp is on a 3,000 ft high summit and 7 miles away from Hponkan Razi.

On the way to the camp, the excursion team members studied orchids and other flowers and trees. They arrived Rattan camp after travelling for one hour.

Lt-Col Dr. Nay Soe Maung gave medical treatments to the children of Rattan camp. The team members left the camp and began to the climb up the mountain at 10:30 a.m. The journey was delayed as the ridges were wet. The forest became thicker and there were evergreen hard wood forests. Soon after, they reached the summit of Partip mountain where they stopped over for the night and discussed preparations for the journey to continue.

The expedition team members studied ice-covered ridges and other ridges nearby. They took documentary photographs and video filming of the scenario on the morning of 24^th January 2002 and then came down from the summit. They arrived Awadam village after travelling for 8 hours during which they passed Wasardam village where U Thein Aung and U Nay Myo of Forest Department studied the birds captured by the villagers and then released them. The excursion team stopped over for the night at the village.

On the morning of 25^th January, 2002, the expedition team members left Awadam village for Lonadam village about a mile away from Awadam. On their journey, they passed over a 400 ft long rattan suspension bridge and then observed a pleasant forest and later they arrived in Lonadam village and stopped over for the night.

During their stay at the village, the team members visited the home of a village hunter and studied the skulls of the animals he had shot. They also had commemorative photographs and donated exercise books and stationery for the primary school of the village. They also observed a wedding reception of Leesu national race.

On the morning of 26^th January 2002, the expedition team members left Awadam village on foot for Zeeyadam village 7 miles from Awadam. We will present the continuation of this programme later.