Chinese Government provides RMB 126 million grant for railway container scanning equipment

Project narrative

On June 18, 2016, the Chinese Government and the Government of Uzbekistan signed letters of exchange for an RMB 126 million grant to acquire railway container scanning equipment. The grant proceeds were drawn from an Economic and Technical Coooperation Agreement (ETCA) that was finalized on August 19, 2014. The equipment included four large-sized inspection and examination complexes and 10 sets of scanning systems for use at the Chukursay Railway Station. Through this grant agreement, the Chinese Government also agreed to carry out the installation and maintenance of the equipment and the training of specialists to operate the equipment. On August 3, 2018, the handover ceremony was held where the container for testing equipment was first distributed. The railway container scanning equipment was to be used at border posts at Bekabad in the Tashkent region, Khojedavlat in the Bukhara region, and Sariasiya in the Surkhandarya region.