Kathmandu, Nov 11: Under a grant assistance from the Government of India, an agreement was signed on Monday for the implementation of 11 High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal, focusing on the sectors of education, health, and waste management.
The agreement was signed between the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration of the Government of Nepal, and the respective Nepalese implementing agencies. According to the Embassy, these projects will be implemented at a total cost of approximately NRs 1.16 billion.
These 11 projects are:
(i) Construction of Shree Janajyoti Secondary School, Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality-4, Kalikot, Karnali Province,
(ii) Construction of Shree Maheshwar Secondary School Building, Bheemdatta Municipality-10, Kanchanpur , Sudurpashchim Province,
(iii) Construction of Primary School’s Educational Building, Rajdevi Municipality-4, Rautahat, Madhesh Province,
(iv) Construction of Shree Jana Adarsha Secondary School, Shivganj, Shivasatakshi Municipality, Jhapa, Koshi Province,
(v) Construction of Shree Gokuleshwor Secondary School Building, Shailyashikhar Municipality-9, Darchula, Sudurpashchim Province,
(vi) Construction of Shree Janata Secondary School, Gauradaha Municipality-1, Jhapa, Koshi Province,
(vii) Construction of Patthardaiya Health Post, Bijayanagar Rural Municipality-3, Kapilvastu, Lumbini Province,
(viii) Construction of Municipal Hospital, Triyuga Municipality–5, Udayapur, Koshi Province,
(ix) Construction of Waste Management Centre (WMC), Duhabi Municipality-4, Sunsari, Koshi Province,
(x) Construction of Ilam Hospital Emergency Block, Ilam Municipality-07, Ilam, Koshi Province, and
(xi) Construction of Bhimgithe Health Post, Badigad Rural Municipality-7, Baglung, Gandaki Province.
According to the Embassy, since 2003, Government of India has undertaken 590 HICDPs in Nepal, including the 11 projects for which MoUs were signed on Monday.
Out of these, 502 projects have been completed in the areas of health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation and creation of public utilities. These projects are spread across all 7 provinces of Nepal. The remaining projects are at various stages of implementation.
As close neighbours, 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 empowerment of its people by augmenting infrastructure in priority sectors, the embassy said. #nepal #india
