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Chinese Government donates excavators and bulldozers worth RMB 56 million after Cyclone Nargis (Linked to Record ID#34291)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$11,372,280
Commitment Year•2009Country of Activity•MyanmarDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MyanmarSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2009
Start (actual)
Mar 16, 2009
End (actual)
Mar 16, 2009

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of this project was to provide excavators and bulldozers to Yangon, Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6004094

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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Myanmar Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Myanmar Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

Loan desecription

Chinese Government donates excavators and bulldozers worth RMB 56 million after Cyclone Nargis (Linked to Record ID#34291)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 2 May 2008, Cycone Nargis hit Myanmar leaving thousands missing and towns destroyed. In response, on May 24, 2008, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced a $10 million USD donation to the Government Myanmar for disaster relief efforts (see Umbrella #34291). Of this amount, 56 million RMB (about $8.2 million USD) was used to purchase 40 excavators and 18 bulldozers for reconstruction in Yangon. This equipment was delivered on 16 March 2009.