Project ID: 38973
China donates 13,000 tents to quake-hit Pakistan
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Pakistan
Sector
Emergency response (Code: 720)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
Following the flood that hit Pakistan, China donated 13,000 tents as a contribution to flood relief operations. The materials reached Peshawar on 17 November 2005 through a convoy of 163 trucks that had been traveling via Karakoram Highway. The materials were handed over to Pakistan Army by a 13-member Chinese delegation. 7000 tents were dispatched to the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir whereas 6000 tents will be distributed in the affected areas of NWPF.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Pakistan Army [Government Agency]