Japan provides 12 fire engines for five provinces

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Oct 29: A total of 12 fire engines from Japan were handed over to two NGOs today.

These fire engines will soon be deployed to 12 municipalities in the provinces of Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Koshi and Lumbini.

According to the press release issued today by the Embassy of Japan in Nepal, The project for providing recycled fire engines from Japan was implemented by Volunteer Corps Nepal (VCN), led by Deepak Chapagain, and United Mission to Nepal (UMN), led by Dhana Lama. The Government of Japan granted USD 282,614 to VCN and USD 259,035 to UMN for the project implementation through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of Japan.

On the occasion, MAEDA Toru, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, congratulated everyone involved in the project. He appreciated all who worked with the Embassy to complete the project and expressed his belief that these vehicles will strengthen emergency response capabilities, providing much-needed assistance to the communities they serve.

The Embassy of Japan believes that these projects will contribute to the safety of the people in the 12 municipalities and their surrounding areas against fire incidents. We also believe this support will further deepen the friendship between the people of Japan and Nepal, according to the press statement.

GGP was established to implement projects directly benefiting people at the grassroots level for the community's socio-economic development. Since 1991, over 200 GGP projects have been implemented in Nepal.