Indian Ambassador to Nepal Jayant Prasad handed over a check worth Rs 345.73 million to Minister for Irrigation Mahendra Prasad Yadav on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by Indian Embassy. [break]
The embankment projects are being undertaken in accordance with the decision of the India-Nepal Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM).
The southern neighbor has already provided assistance worth Rs 2,369.08 million to the project, said the statement.
Meanwhile, India has also pledged a grant assistance of NRs.226 million for flood protection works along Gagan, Trijuga, Lakhandei, Sunsari, Kankai and Kaligandaki rivers in Nepal.
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