Chinese Government provides $13.6 million grant for the Tatopani Frontier Inspection Station Project

On September 10, 2009, the Chinese Government agreed to provide a $13,637,514 grant to build an expanded customs inspection station at Tatopani on Nepal’s northern border through an exchange of letters that it signed with the Government of Nepal.

Then, in June 2011, the Chinese Government signed another agreement to construct the Tatopani (Zhangmu) Customs Inspection Station near the dry port (also known as an inland clearance depot or ICD) at Larcha and hand it over to the Government of Nepal after completion. Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve.

Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.