PROTON Donates RM200,000 in Drones for Nepal Flood , Jagdamba Motors Adds Rs 4 Crore

Summary

PROTON has donated drones worth nearly RM200,000 to the Government of Nepal to support flood disaster assessment, while its distributor Jagdamba Motors has contributed Rs 4 crore to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. The drones will be used to survey hard-to-reach flood-affected areas and will remain in Nepal after training local agencies.

Key Points
  • PROTON donated drones worth nearly RM200,000 to the Government of Nepal to aid disaster assessment after the recent floods.
  • Jagdamba Motors separately contributed Rs 4 crore to the Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund.
  • Malaysia's NADMA and the SMART team handed over the equipment and will train Nepali agencies to operate it.
  • The drones are intended to survey flood-affected areas that are unsafe or difficult to reach on the ground.
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