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The
Handing-over ceremony of four used garbage collection vehicles to
Ma’an Municipality was held on
January 19, 2006
in Ma’an. The Ceremony was attended by
H.E. Mr. Koichi Obata, Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Nader Thherat,
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Eng. Khaled Maani, Mayor of Ma’an
Municipality.
110 tons of garbage and other wastes come from domestic sectors daily
in Ma’an Municipality. Moreover, the quantity of garbage is
expected to increase since the Municipality is expanding horizontally
to include major sites like
Al-Hussein
University
and Industrial Estate. Having recognized
these situations, the Japanese Government decided to donate four used
garbage collection vehicles. These vehicles enable the
Municipality to expand the collection area of garbage which is
currently limited only 35 square kilometers in the whole Municipality.
In
remarks at the ceremony, Mr. Obata said “I’m sure that this
donation will contribute to the preservation of environment from
hazards and threats of waste as well as the improvement of the waste
management in the Municipality.”
This
grant is the first case provided by Recycled Goods Provision, one of
the frameworks of the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots
Projects (GAGP). Under the scheme, fire engines, ambulances, garbage
collection vehicles are provided as second hand from Japan for
humanitarian and local development projects in the world. |