Two India-funded school buildings inaugurated

Two school buildings constructed with the help of Indian assistance has been inaugurated today.

First Secretary at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu Karun Bansal inaugurated the two school buildings of Shivbhari Secondary School and Shree Janaki Higher Secondary School at Maharajgunj Municipality-9 in Kapilvastu District, according to a press note issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu.

These projects were undertaken with the grant assistance from Government of India at the cost of Rs 59.20 million as a Community Development Project (CDP) under India-Nepal Development Cooperation (INDC) in Education Sector, the press note reads, adding that these projects are being inaugurated as part of ‘India@75 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, which commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.

Shivbhari Secondary School and Shree Janaki Higher Secondary School are old established schools in Kapilvastu District imparting education to more than 700 students and 1,300 students, respectively. The new infrastructure built under the project for these schools will created suitable environment, claims the embassy.

Since 2003, India has taken up over 527 High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal and has completed 470 projects in the areas of health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation and creation of other public utilities across all seven provinces of Nepal at the grassroots level. “Out of this, 60 HICDPs are in Lumbini Province, including 5 projects in Kapilvastu District,” the note reads.

India and Nepal enjoy multi-faceted and multi-sectoral development partnership that is reflective of the closeness of the ties between both countries, according to the embassy. “The implementation of these projects reflects the continued commitment of the Government of India in complementing the efforts of the Government of Nepal to create infrastructure in priority sectors including Education.”