India is laying the foundation stone for a major impact community development project in Pyuthan, Nepal

India laid the foundation stone for a school and hostel building in Nepal’s Pyuthan district on Friday. The project is being taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) under an agreement between India and Nepal.

The construction of Shree Dang-Bang Secondary School & Hostel buildings in Airawati Rural Municipality-1, Pyuthan District is being carried out with the financial assistance of the Government of India at a tendered amount of NRs 33.92 million under the ‘Nepal -Indian Development Cooperation’.

“The foundation stone was jointly laid today by Mr. Nabil Bikram Shah, Chairman of Airawati Rural Municipality and Shri Prashant Kumar Sona, Second Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu, for the construction of Shree Dang-Bang Secondary School & Hostel buildings at Airawati Rural Municipality-1, Pyuthan District, Nepal,” the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said in an official press release.

The grant from the Government of India under the ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ is being used for the construction of school and hostel buildings with other facilities for this school.

“This project is being implemented through the Airawati Rural Municipality, Pyuthan,” the release said.

The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal.

“The Chairman of Airawati Rural Municipality, political representatives and Chairman of the School Management Committee in their remarks appreciated the continued development support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors,” it added.

Political representatives, government officials, social workers, school management representatives, teachers, parents and students were also present on this occasion.

The new school and hostel buildings would be helpful in providing better educational and accommodation facilities to students of Shree Dang-Bang Secondary School in Airawati Rural Municipality, Pyuthan, and in creating an improved learning environment and contributing to the development of education in the region.

“Since 2003, the Indian government has acquired over 551 HICDPs in Nepal across various sectors and completed 490 projects. Of these, 61 projects are in Lumbini province in various sectors, including 2 projects in Pyuthan,” the official press release said.

“In addition, the Indian government has donated 1,009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal. Of these, 164 ambulances and 43 school buses were donated in Lumbini province, including 10 ambulances in Pyuthan district,” the press release said.

As close neighbors, India and Nepal share broad and multi-sectoral cooperation.