Inauguration of HICDP-Hospital Building of Galyang City Hospital in Syangja

Kathmandu: The Hospital Building of Galyang City Hospital, Galyang Municipality, Syangja, built with the Government of India’s financial assistance at a total project cost of NRs.40.13 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ has been jointly inaugurated.

Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu, Shree Prasad GT, Chief, District Coordination Committee, Syangja and Guru Prasad Bhattarai, Mayor, Galyang Municipality, Syangja jointly inaugurated the hospital building. Political representatives, government officials, social workers, representatives of the hospital management, doctors, medical staff members, and officials of Galyang City Hospital were also present on this occasion.

The Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ was utilized to construct the hospital building and provide medical equipment with other facilities for Galyang City Hospital. This project was a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between the Governments of India and Nepal.

This project was implemented through the District Coordination Committee, Syangja. Chief, District Coordination Committee, Mayor, Galyang Municipality, Syangja, Political representatives, and Hospital management representatives in their remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in the upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors.

Galyang Community Hospital was established in 2010 as a small rental house by the local people under the Nepal Government’s permission aiming to provide quality health services and address different health-related problems. Now this hospital has been renamed as Galyang City Hospital and is financially supported by the Galyang Municipality.

The hospital provides medical health services to the populations from the Syangja, Palpa, Parbat, and Gulmi districts. The setup created for this hospital would be useful in providing quality infrastructure and an improved environment for health care services to the people of Nepal.

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.