Six schools rebuilt in Nepal as part of India’s $50 million grant assistance for reconstruction projects in the education sector following the 2015 earthquake were inaugurated on Wednesday in the Kavrepalanchowk district. Anurag Srivastava, Joint Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs of India, jointly inaugurated six newly reconstructed schools along with Gokul Prasad Baskota, Member of Parliament of Nepal, Kavrepalanchowk-2 and Ganga Bahadur Tamang, Member of Parliament of Nepal, Kavrepalanchowk-1, and Dhurba Prasad Sharma, Executive Member, National Reconstruction Authority, Government of Nepal.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Srivastava highlighted that these six schools are excellent examples of courage and capacity of Nepali people to build back better and that India is honoured to be a promising development partner of Nepal. India, as a close friend and neighbour has stood shoulder to shoulder with the people of Nepal in its efforts towards reconstruction, he said.
The six schools have been built under reconstruction grant assistance of the Government of India at a total cost of NPR 197 million (Rs 12,33,59,394), the Indian Embassy said in a statement.
The schools are part of the Government of India’s commitment to reconstruct educational institutions across eight districts affected by the earthquake under grant assistance of USD 50 million.
The eight beneficiary districts are Gorkha, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, Dolakha, Kavrepalanchowk, Dhading and Kathmandu.
