China provides Bailey bridge equipment to Nepal

Kathmandu, Sept. 4: Emergency relief supplies, including Bailey bridge panels, reinforced suspension rods, support frames, bridge decking and I-beams, from China’s Xizang Autonomous Region were handed over to Nepal at Rizi Port in Shigatse on Friday.

The equipment is sufficient to assemble two Bailey bridges which are supposed to support rescue and recovery efforts in areas affected by mudslides, Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu informed in a statement.

“The bridges are intended to help restore transport links and facilitate rescue and relief operations in affected areas,” it said.

A handover ceremony was held in Lhasa on Friday between the Foreign Affairs Office of Xizang and the Consulate General of Nepal in Lhasa. Nepal’s Consul General in Lhasa, Lakshmi Prasad Nirola, signed the handover certificate.

The assistance followed requests for support after the devastating floods disrupted transport infrastructure in Nepal. The Nepali side thanked the Xizang Region for its response and said the assistance reflected cooperation between the two sides during disasters, read the statement.

At the port, a bilingual banner in Chinese and Nepali read: “Shared Mountains, Shared Rivers — United in Weal and Woe: Xizang Rushes to Nepal’s Aid”, a testament to the solidarity and mutual support between the two peoples in times of disaster, said the Embassy’s statement. TRN