March 22, 2006
 Japanese Assistance for Transportation of a Solid Waste Management Compactor from Matsumoto City to Kathmandu City
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The Embassy of Japan in Nepal has decided to extend a grant of four thousand, two hundred and twenty-six US Dollars (US$ 4,226), equivalent to approximately three hundred and one thousand, one hundred and three Nepalese rupees (NPR 301,103) to Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office, for the implementation of The Project for Transportation of Solid Waste Management Compactor Provided by City of Matsumoto from Matsumoto City to Kathmandu City in Japan's fiscal year 2005 under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) scheme of the Government of Japan.
A grant contract to this effect was signed and exchanged today between His Excellency Mr. Tsutomu HIRAOKA, Ambassador of Japan, and Mr. Padma Raj Regmi, Chief Executive Officer, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office.
The grant will be utilized for the transportation of the solid waste compactor vehicle provided by Matsumoto City, Japan, which is the Sister City of Kathmandu, to Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC). KMC will bear the terminal handling charges at Tokyo and Kolkota ports, and clearing charges at Birgunj.
The Project is expected to contribute to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City's (KMC) aim to replace the existing garbage collection tractors with the more efficient compactor vehicle, which can easily ply on the narrow roads of Kathmandu City and collect approximately two tons of garbage in a single trip. The compactor is expected to provide services to about 10,000 Kathmanduits by plying two trips per day.
During the signing ceremony, which was held amid the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Nepal, His Excellency Mr. HIRAOKA expressed his hope that the project will contribute towards addressing the solid waste management issue in Kathmandu. His Excellency also expressed that he hoped the compactor will support the "Clean Kathmandu Valley (CKV) Project", a study carried out by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in cooperation with the concerned authorities of His Majesty's Government of Nepal to formulate Action Plans on solid waste management for the five major cities of the Valley. He also expressed his firm belief that the project will symbolize the very friendly relations that exist between the people of the two nations and will serve as a milestone in further strengthening friendly relations for the coming 50 years.
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