Kalay (Sagaing Region)

Kalay is a small town in the Sagaing Division to the east of the Chin mountain ranges. It is located near the border of Sagaing Division and Chin State (northern part of Chin State) and 132.8 kilo meters away from the Myanmar-India border town of Tamu - which was a part of famous land connection of Imphal Operation in 1944 during World War II.

Because of its strategic location, it is not only serving as a gateway to access northern Chin State but also servicing as an important town on the route of Myanmar-India border trading.

The town was highly depending on the air transport and river transport up to Kalaywa until early 2004 before the newly built Monywa-Yagyi-Kalaywa motor road was fully opened in mid-2004. The 184 kilo meters long road with 174 big and small bridges, no doubt, enhances the importance of Kalay.