Kathmandu: The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance totaling 77,805 US dollars, equivalent to approximately Rs 8.45 million, to the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust under the Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Project scheme.

Following guidelines outlined by the Department of Archaeology and UNESCO, KVPT will use the grant to procure equipment necessary for soaring, scaffolding, and fencing of the Krishna Temple, Char Narayan Temple, Visveswora Temple and Manimandap Pati located in Patan Durbar Square.

A grant contract for the project was signed on Wednesday between Masashi Ogawa, ambassador of Japan to Nepal, and Rohit K Ranjitkar, programme director of KVPT.