House approves $4 million loan for Minnesota’s ‘Tibet Town Project’ despite calls to turn down funding

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 28: A resolution proposing a budget reduction for the Tibet Town Project (TTP) failed to pass the floor test during the ongoing ninth (budget) session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile on Saturday. The motion secured only eight votes in favor of the reduction, while 10 members voted against it, maintaining the existing budget allocation.

The Tibetan Town Project, also known as “Little Tibet,” is an innovative green town initiative spearheaded by the TTP LLC, a dedicated and holistic subsidiary of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota. Designed to accommodate approximately 5,000 Tibetan Americans in Minnesota, the project aims to preserve Tibetan heritage a...

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