According to a press statement issued by the NA Directorate of Public Relations on Wednesday, the army is receiving that assistance as per the decision of the Nepal-India Bilateral Consultative Group on Security Issues in India, Bangalore in April 2013. [break]
Brigadier General Jagadish Chanra Pokharel, NA spokesperson, said that the assistance would help modernize the army and increase its operational efficiency.
The military assistance include 216 light vehicles, 154 heavy vehicles including 58 trucks of 7.5 tons capacity , 67 trucks of 2.5 tons capacity, 4 ambulance, 25 multi-purpose armored vehicles, and some non-lethal weapons, as per the agreement.
Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh had expressed the commitment to provide the assistance to COAS General Gaurav Shumsher Rana during his official visit to India.
Other weapons that are in the pipeline will be dispatched before or after November polls, NA spokesperson Pokharel added. India was ready to resume military supplies, including arms and ammunition, to the Nepal Army after a hiatus of eight year.
The Nepal Army was not allowed to procure lethal weapons after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on November 21, 2006.
The major parties had then agreed to stop procurement of arms and ammunition for the NA until the Maoist combatants were integrated into the national army.
According to the DPR, officials from the Nepal Army have reached Birgunj Check Post and Sunauli Check post to receive the military supports.
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