Foreigners are not allowed to many places inside Burma. There is also heavy restrictions on Indian side of the border with permits required from the army to enter North-east India. I managed to sneak in with help of some locals. In many mountain villages, I saw hundred per cent illiteracy. A barter system exists through which trade is carried on with adjoining villages.
Fire is made through an interesting traditional way through the use of wood powder and stones.
There are no medical facilities. Infant mortality rate is very high. More than one hundred children died in just two months in a village having 1800 people. 8 was the minimum number of children I saw in a family. There is no educational facility.