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Japan hands over emergency relief to Nepal
Japanese government has provided emergency relief goods worth of Rs. 23.4 millions to Nepal as a support to the recent flood that affected the Tarai region.Japanese government has provided emergency relief goods worth of Rs. 23.4 millions to Nepal as a support to the recent flood that affected the Tarai region.
Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Masashi Ogawa handed over the relief materials to Home Minister Janardan Sharma amid a function held at the Humanitarian Staging Area of Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday.
The first shipment of emergency relief supplies include 3,000 blankets, 100 plastic sheets, 2,000 sleeping pads, 100 tents and 10 water tanks, according to a press statement by JICA Nepal.
“The Japanese Government and Japanese citizens have not forgotten the friendship and compassion given to Japan during the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 and the Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016 by the government and people of Nepal,” ambassador Ogawa said, speaking at the programme.
“ The Japanese Government and JICA are happy to be able to implement emergency assistance ahead of other governments and international organizations, which is an indication of the cordial relationship between our respective governments and citizens,” he added.
According to the statement, the second shipment of relief goods was scheduled to arrive Wednesday night and other air transportations of goods would continue in coming days.