KATHMANDU, May 25: The Australian Embassy has handed over 1,300 pairs of protective spectacles to the Nepal Traffic Police.
Australian Ambassador to Nepal Susan Grace handed over the glasses to head of the Metropolitan Traffic Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ganesh Rai amid a function at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) on Friday.
“The TIO received funding of Rs 1.5 million through the Embassy´s Direct Aid Program to conduct 40 eye-screening camps and provide spectacles to the traffic police in Kathmandu,” reads a statement issued by the embassy.
The Australian government has also announced Rs 2 billion in official development assistance to Nepal, the statement added.
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