Overview

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

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•PakistanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•PakistanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 14, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided assistance for a mudslide on Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Valley. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/651792496#map=14/36.3069/74.6206

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Pakistan

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC)

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

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.