India hands over 250 vehicles in second tranche

By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Jan. 30: The second tranche of election-related assistance from India has been handed over to Nepal. 

Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of India in Nepal Dr. Rakesh Pandey handed over more than 250 vehicles to the Government of Nepal in a programme held at the Ministry of Finance at the Singha Durbar in Kathmandu on Thursday. 

These supplies are a part of the assistance sought by the government in connection with preparations for the upcoming elections in the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Finance Minister Rameshore Prasad Khanal thanked the government and people of India for the supplies and appreciated their significance in preparations for the upcoming elections, according to the Embassy.

The first tranche of such election-related assistance by the Government of India was handed over to Nepal on January 20. More deliveries are expected to take place in batches in the coming weeks.

“The ongoing cooperation and support from the Indian side is not only an apt reflection of the multi-faceted and multi-sectoral development partnership that exists between both countries, but also symbolises the deep mutual trust and friendship between the people of Nepal and India,” read a statement issued by the Embassy.