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I often consider myself to be a firm believer who makes positive differences for society's benefit. We have initiated a totally new concept of life-saving social cause called Nepal Ambulance Service (NAS) which is adequately equipped and has Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) trained by experts from Stanford University School of Medicine. It is a non-profit venture dedicated to the establishment of an Emergency Medical Response System (EMS) in the greater Kathmandu and Patan municipalities, later to be expanded nationwide with a toll free number 102.

From the inception of this righteous cause, I have taken the responsibility as fundraising committe coordinator apart from being a board member. My teams from The Comfort Housing (TCH) and Brihat Investments (BI) have been involved from the very beginning for its establishment and accomplished registration of the institution in the District Administration Office, Kathmandu. Needless to mention, the first ever cheque of one hundred thousand to NAS was also donated by The Comfort Housing.

The administrative and secretarial support was provided by TCH till the registration period. Furthermore, one of our employee, Ms. Puja Khadgi who had won the lottery amount of the World Cup gave away the entire money for this noble cause, although the initial agreement was to have a party with that amount.

My employees have come up with the heart to help philosophy and 23 of them are donating Rs. 1000/- per month for five consecutive years, thus becoming patron members. My association with them has in a way instilled the spirits of compassion and humanity in them, I presume. Brihat Investments also provided NAS with office space and a support team, voluntarily and feels proud to be the first donor of an AMBULANCE to NAS. The local hospitality for the Stanford team has also been taken care of by the Brihat Investments team. Apart from that, we have been hosting a lot of fundraising social events to support this cause.

As this is a complete noble social cause, I fervently request all of you to be a part of this and help NAS to help others. We do have the various categories of donation schemes in which you can participate accordingly.

» Patron Member: A contribution of Rs. 1,000/- per month for 5 years or Rs 50,000/- upfront
» Patron Corporate Member: A contribution of Rs. 10,000/- per month for 5 years or Rs. 5 lakh upfront
» Patron Ambassador: Incorporating 10 parton members within an individual wing
» Platinum Member: A contribution above Rs. 10,00,000/-
» Diamond Member A contribution upto Rs. 10,00,000/-
» Gold Member: A contribution upto Rs. 2,50,000/-
» Silver Member: A contribution upto Rs. 1,00,000/-

All contributions will be formally recognizied in www.nepalambulanceservice.org. If you could find a donor willing to sponsor an ambulance singly, or as a group, it would be a great contribution indeed.

You can support Nepal Ambulance Service by depositing directly in Current Account No 001209703, Kist Bank, Anam Nagar or contact NAS at RK Complex, Sitapaila Chowk, 977-1-4286821 / 4282086.

Looking forward to seeing you all joining hands for this great humane reason.

OM RAJBHANDARY
Chairman,
Brihat Investments Pvt. Ltd.

Journeying across the plains and the rough terrains in this field, I have learnt that many factors we encountered in the journey made us realize how some minor details taken into consideration proved greater value to our clients. Similarly, Thaiba project seemingly added another dimension in our approach, we were just  able to sell all 54 units of TCH Community Living –Thaiba.

Although both the projects were launched at the same time, during the pre-launching phase TCH TOWER IV - Sitapaila project has been one of the most successful episodes in terms of sales figures for eg. there were more customers than the number of units on sale so customers did not get what they came for.

After a year, out of 54 houses, 13 units (TCH Community Living- Thaiba) were sold through individual as well as REMA’s co-ordination.The secondary transaction was very much encouraging with the profit of nearly 20% on the contract value whereas compared to investment it was more than 40% on ROI (return on investment). As usual, at the time of the handover the prices increased by 30% on the original rate. The figure clearly indicated that such deals are dream project for any investors.

It is a prevalent fact that housing industry is still changing into different stages, and even after a span of 10 years, we are confident enough to assume that standalone houses are still the customers’ preference, no matter what may come, Thaiba sales is our standing proof.standalone houses are still the customers’ preference, no matter what may come, Thaiba sales is our standing proof.

I would like to quote Mr. Anthony Trollope whose lines state “It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can't fly away,” that guided my visions and enthusiasm to heights where I always wanted to reach and am still furthering my dreams, after all, who can stop someone from dreaming better if it means good for the country?

OM RAJBHANDARY
Chairman,
Brihat Investments Pvt. Ltd.