Inauguration of School project in Rupandehi District, Nepal for School & Laboratory Buildings for Shree Ram Naresh Yadav Aadarsh Secondary School built under Government of India grant assistance

Today, Shri Naveen Srivastava, Ambassador of India to Nepal and Mr. Bal Krishna Khand, Hon’ble Home
Minister, Government of Nepal jointly inaugurated a project in Rupandehi District in Nepal. The project is
School and Laboratory Buildings for Shree Ram Naresh Yadava Aadarsh Secondary School in Rohini Rural
Municipality, Dhakdhai.

2. This project was undertaken by DCC Rupandehi with the grant assistance from the Government of
India at the cost of NRs. 20.9 million, as High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) under
India-Nepal Development Cooperation. This is among the 75 projects being inaugurated this year in
Nepal as part of “India@75 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” which celebrates 75 years of India’s
independence.

3. Since 2003, India has taken up over 532 HICDPs in Nepal and has completed 475 projects in the areas
of health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation and creation of other public utilities across
all 7 provinces of Nepal at the grassroots level. Out of these, 60 HICDPs are in Lumbini Pradesh including
12 projects in Rupandehi District.

4. India and Nepal enjoy multi-faceted and multi-sectoral development partnership that is reflective of
the closeness of the people of both countries. The implementation of this project reflects the continued
support of the Government of India to socio-cultural infrastructure and contributes to the development
of people-to-people links.

 

Kathmandu, Nepal
3rd September, 2022