Inauguration of HICDP-School Building of Shree Mahendra Shanti Secondary School, Bhaktapur

Kathmandu: Durlav Thapa Chhetri, Member of Parliament, House of Representatives, Constituency No.2, Bhaktapur, Ishwar Bahadur Thapa, Chief, District Coordination Committee, Sarita Timsina (Bhattarai), Deputy Mayor, Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur and Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu have jointly inaugurated the school Building of Shree Mahendra Shanti Secondary School, Suryabinayak Municipality, Bhaktapur.

The project has been built with the Government of India’s financial assistance at the project cost of 11.30 million Nepali rupees 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’ was utilized for the construction of triple storied school building with other facilities for Shree Mahendra Shanti Secondary School. This project was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal. This project was implemented through the District Coordination Committee, Bhaktapur.

Member of Parliament, House of Representatives, Chief, District Coordination Committee, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Suryabinayak Municipality, Political representatives, and Chairman School Management Committee in their remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in the upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors.

Shree Mahendra Shanti Secondary School was established in 1952 as a Primary School and subsequently upgraded as a secondary School in 1995. This school is one of the oldest schools in the district. The school runs Classes from Nursery to 12th standard with a total number of students at around 800, 45% of which are girls.

The setup created would be useful in providing better education facilities to students of Shree Mahendra Shanti Secondary School in Bhaktapur, Nepal, and would create an improved environment for learning as well as contribute to the development of education in this region.

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 by augmenting infrastructure in priority sectors.