17 community member said worshippers were still using temporary facilities while reconstruction continued and that safety was the principal concern.41 Land Requirements Blocking Reconstruction Land-status requirements blocked or delayed some Muslim communities from obtaining permission to repair or rebuild mosques. A construction professional told BHRN that in Yangon only mosques on land officially classified as religious land could obtain renovation permission, and said land approval preceded building approval in both Yangon and Mandalay.42 In Mandalay, a lawyer said some longstanding mosque properties lack formal proof of ownership and in some cases possess only records of waqf donations or utility-meter documents.43 A mosque trustee in Mandalay described a lengthy, multi-stage post-earthquake application process. Applicants first had to obtain a Form 105 land map, secure religious-land classification where necessary, and obtain endorsements from ward-, township-, and district-level junta-controlled offices and the Township Development Committee. They then had to conduct soil tests, prepare architectural and structural plans, obtain a second round of endorsements, and submit the completed file to municipal offices. The file passed through the Mandalay Region Government, while structural plans required inspection by the Construction Department in Naypyidaw before returning to Mandalay. All four September interviewees said they were not aware of new documentary or procedural requirements introduced after the earthquake in the cases known to them. Communities were instead forced to navigate longstanding requirements through a lengthy, multi-level process.44 Even official recognition of mosque land did not guarantee permission to rebuild. A former trustee told BHRN that Panthay, Taung Balu, Saing Tann, and Shwe Bone Shein Mosques were all on land officially registered for religious use and, as far as he understood, had submitted the required documents. By September 13, 2026, only Panthay Mosque had received reconstruction permission. The former trustee said Taung Balu had secure religious-land status but still had not received permission.45 Junta-controlled offices did not apply land-status requirements uniformly. In Bago Region, a mosque was not formally registered as religious land, but it nevertheless obtained both demolition and reconstruction permission.46 The community member described a different administrative sequence in Bago Region. The community obtained recommendations from ward and village-tract administrators, a municipal noobjection letter, and an Immigration Department no-objection letter before the application passed 41 BHRN Interview 18, Myanmar, 15 September 2026. 42 BHRN Interview 10, Myanmar, 13 May 2025. 43 BHRN Interview 11, Myanmar, 16 May 2025. 44 BHRN Interview 15, Myanmar, 13 September 2026. 45 BHRN Interview 16, Myanmar, 13 September 2026. 46 BHRN Interview 18, Myanmar, 15 September 2026.