Project ID: 36694

China Road and Bridge Corporation sends personnel to clear the Karakoram Highway after mudslide

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Pakistan

Sector

Emergency response (Code: 720)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment

2010-05-14

Geography

Description

According to a media report on May 14, 2010, the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), which is already involved in the project of expansion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Pakistan, provided personnel to clear the highway following a mudslide in the Hunza Valley. The CRBC worked jointly with a team of specialists from the Ministry of Water Resources of China, Chinese Academy of Chengdu Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment. The company has sent 1,577 Chinese personnel, 1257 Pakistani personnel, and 767 machines from January 27 to April 6 to assist the Pakistani Government in clearing the earth deposit. The construction work on KKH has restarted.

Number of official sources

1

Number of total sources

2

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Pakistan [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC) [State-owned Company]