Chinese Government provides MNT 2.8 billion grant for Grassland and Forest Fire-Extinguishing Equipment Project

On November 10, 2015, the Chinese Government and the Government of Mongolia signed an exchange of letters, which committed MNT 2.8 billion of grant funding for the Grassland and Forest Fire-Extinguishing Equipment Project. The purpose of this project was to provide grassland and forest fire-extinguishing equipment — including six, 40-ton firefighting vehicles, 30 portable water pumps, and 800 additional pieces of equipment (including fire extinguishers, hoses, and shovels) — to Mongolia’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) (Mongolian: Онцгой байдлын ерөнхий газар). Haihua Trading Group Co., Ltd. (Hai Hua Trade Group) was the contractor responsible for implementation. Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (XCMG) and Jiangsu Linhai Power Machinery Group Co., Ltd. were the equipment manufacturers. The project was officially completed and handed over to the local authorities on September 9, 2016.

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The Chinese project title is 蒙古国草原和森林防火设备项目. The Mongolian project title is “Ой хээрийн түймэртэй тэмцэх техник, багаж хэрэгслийг шинэчлэн сайжруулах” төсөл or ой, хээрийн түймэр унтраах техник, хэрэгслийн төслийн. The Mongolian translation of the November 10, 2015 grant agreement is Бүгд Найрамдах Хятад Ард Улсын Засгийн газрын 2016 онд олгох 300 сая юанийн буцалтгүй тусламжийн хүрээнд хэрэгжүүлэх төслүүдийн солилцох захидал /ой хээрийн түймэр/.”

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