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India gifts 35 vehicles to Nepal's anti-graft body
Kathmandu, April 16
Indian authorities on
Thursday gifted 35 vehicles to Nepal's anti-graft body, the Commission
for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).
At a function
held at the CIAA headquarters, India's ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae
presented the vehicles worth 33 million Nepali rupees (about $331,000)
to the commission.
The 35 vehicles comprise five sedans, 15 double door pickups and 15 sport utility vehicles.
The
vehicles will enhance the logistical capacity of the CIAA, provide it
greater mobility and contribute to its national objective of curbing
corruption, Ambassador Rae said.
Underlining the importance of
transparency and good governance for Nepal's overall development, Rae
emphasised that society as a whole would need to join hands to eradicate
corruption.
India had earlier gifted 846 vehicles to various
security agencies and the Election Commission of Nepal during the 2013
election in the country.
A number of mini buses, motorbikes, scooters (ladies) were gifted by the Indian government.
The
Indian government has been gifting ambulances and buses to Nepal on the
occasion of India's Independence Day and Republic Day since 1994.
So far, a total of 462 ambulances and 90 buses have been given to various government and non-government organisations of Nepal.