INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, November 27
Namrita Puri, president of Indian Women Association, handed over two eight-seater electric auto-rickshaws with
high-end lithium-ion batteries to Pradip Dhakal, member secretary of Pashupati Area Development Trust, amidst a function organised on
premises of Pashupatinath temple today.
Puri said eco-friendly vehicles would be helpful for pilgrims, specially elderly, differently-able
persons, women and children visiting the Pashupatinath temple.
Handing over of the e-vehicles was another milestone in strengthening
cultural and religious ties between people of India and Nepal and bringing people of the two countries closer, said a press release issued
by the Embassy of India to Nepal.
IWA is an organisation of Indian women residing in Nepal, under the patronage of Indian embassy that aims
at providing friendly meeting ground for Indian women in Nepal.
It provides a forum for interaction with Nepali women and works to promote
goodwill and friendship between Indian and Nepali communities.
IWA organises philanthropic activities to benefit women and children in Nepal
PADT is mandated to conserve and operate Pashupatinath Temple, which is enlisted as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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