HICDP: Foundation stone laid for school building in Darchula with India’s financial assistance

Kathmandu: Mangal Singh Dhami, Chairperson, Byas Rural Municipality, and Prashant Kumar Sona, Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu have laid the foundation stone for the construction of Shree Himalaya Secondary School Building at Byas Rural Municipality-6, Darchula.

The building is being built with the Government of India’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of NRs.28.20 million.

Further, Narendra Bahadur Singh Badal, Chairperson, Duhun Rural Municipality, and Prashant Kumar Sona, Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu jointly inaugurated the School building of Shree Janabikash Secondary School at Duhun Rural Municipality, built at project cost of NRs.33.70 million, under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’.

Political representatives, government officials, social workers, representatives of the school management, teachers, parents, and students were also present on this occasion. The Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’, will be utilized for the construction of a double-storied school building, toilet block, boundary wall, and entry gate with other facilities for Shree Himalaya Secondary School at Byas Rural Municipality.

Also, the GoI grant was utilized for the construction of a school building with other facilities for Shree Janabikash Secondary School, Duhun Rural Municipality. These projects were taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal.

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The projects implemented through Byas Rural Municipality for Shree Himalaya Secondary School and Shree Janabikash Secondary School were implemented through Duhun Rural Municipality, Darchula. The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal.

Chairpersons Byas Rural Municipality and Duhun Rural Municipality in their remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in the upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors.

The new school buildings would be useful in providing better education facilities to students of Shree Himalaya Secondary School and Shree Janabikash Secondary School in Darchula, Nepal, and would create an improved environment for learning as well as contribute to the development of education in this area.

Since 2003, the Government of India has taken up over 551 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 489 projects. Amongst these, 40 projects are in Sudurpashchim Province in various sectors, which include 10 projects in Darchula.

In addition, the Government of India has gifted 1009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts, and educational institutions in Nepal on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day of India. Amongst these, 60 ambulances and 20 school buses have been gifted in Sudurpashchim Province, including 8 ambulances and 2 school buses provided in Darchula District. As close neighbors, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation.

The implementation of HICDPs reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in the upliftment of its people and augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sector, especially in the education sector in Nepal.