US Ambassador Peter W. Bodde and Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sushil Ghimire jointly laid the foundation stone for the new seismically safe Crash Rescue and Fire Station Building at Tribhuvan International Airport on January 16, Thursday. The US government is providing assistance totaling USD 462,000 to build a new station and make it resistant to earthquakes. According to a press statement by the US embassy in Kathmandu, the work is part of a larger effort to improve critical infrastructure that will allow the airport to remain open if a major earthquake were to occur. The foundation laying was marked by the 16th annual Earthquake Safety Day.
In his remarks Ambassador Bodde said, “Two of my goals as the U.S. Ambassador are to support economic growth and reduce disaster risk in Nepal. Ultimately, we want to plan and prepare in a way that will save lives and destruction of property, lessen the impact of a disaster, and shorten the time of recovery."
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