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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Radio Nepal receives assistance from Japan
A memorandum of understanding was signed today between the Government of Japan and the Nepali Ministry of Finance, confirming Japan’s grant of US$8.1 million to the Government of Nepal for the improvement of shortwave and mediumwave radio broadcasting stations. Japanese Ambassador to Nepal, Tsutomu Hiraoka, and Vidyadhar Mallik, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, signed and exchanged the documents.
A press release issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu said, “The grant being extended to the Government of Nepal is intended to procure the products and services necessary for the improvement of radio transmission stations,” adding, “The radio broadcasting stations have been facing an acute shortage of equipment and spare-parts for maintaining existing transmission services. Reconstruction of damaged station buildings and renovation of existing buildings are equally important in order that the stations may cover and extend the present covering areas.”
(Source: Nepalnews.com/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)