Japan hands over emergency relief to Nepal

Aug 25, 2017-

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.