Press Release

Signing Ceremony for Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project (GGP)

On 12th November 2024, Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and
Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Keiichi Ono, signed a Grant Contract for
procuring recycled fire engines. The signing ceremony took place at the Royal
Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi.

Under this project, the Government of Japan will provide US $ 231,235 to the
Fire and Rescue Service Division of the Royal Bhutan Police to procure recycled
fire engines to be used for fire and rescue services.

The funding is part of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Project (GGP)
scheme which supports local governments and Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs) in implementing small-scale development projects. Bhutan has benefited
from numerous GGP-supported initiatives over the years.

The Government of Japan has been generously supporting Bhutan in many
different areas, such as education, agriculture, telecommunications, rural
electrification, construction of bridges, building of schools, providing farm
machinery, fire engines, police patrol cars, compactor trucks, ambulances and
medical equipment.

Ambassador Namgyel expressed deep appreciation of the Royal Government of
Bhutan to the Government of Japan for the continued support extended to
Bhutan.