Kathmandu: Serving the population which reside in the mountains separated by high and the mighty rivers and making their difficult lives bit easier is what the Helvetas/ Trail Bridge Sub-Sector Project, TBBSP, has accomplished in its continued efforts aimed at this direction in the country.

Helvetas is a Swiss Agency which has its wing of Trail Bridge Sub-Sector project and has been serving this country since well over a decade or so by constructing trail bridges that has definitely come to the rescue of the population in the remote mountains of this country.

A good news for us all.

The TBBSP only recently received the Dubai International Award for Best Practice for the year 2002 by the UN Human Settlement Programme for its outstanding contribution towards improving the living environment.

To recall, this award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to improve the living environment which are defined by the UN and the international community at large as successful initiatives which, among other things, have a demonstrable and tangible impact on improving people’s quality of life.

The Lalitpur based office of the TBBSP Monday organised a press meet to share its pleasure and joy with the local media men on having been able to receive this prestigious international award.

As was disclosed, the TBBSP is a joint program of HMG/N and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation, SDC.

On the occasion, the project manager Jan S. Roukema and program coordinator Mr. Shantanu Arjyal briefed the activities of the TBBSP.