KATHMANDU, April 26: Mayor of Shailyashikhar Municipality Bijay Singh Dhami and Second Secretary at the Embassy of India, Kathmandu, Prashant Kumar Sona, jointly laid foundation stone for the construction of Shree Galainath Secondary School Building at Shailyashikhar Municipality, Darchula District.

The school building is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of Rs 27.30 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’. Political representatives, government officials, social workers, representatives of the school management, teachers, parents and students were also present on the occasion.

According to a press statement issued by the Embassy of India, the Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’, will be utilized for the construction of a double storey school building, toilet block, office block and furniture works with other facilities for this school. The project is taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal being implemented through Shailya Shikhar Municipality, Darchula. The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal.

Since 2003, Government of India has taken up over 551 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 489 projects. Amongst these, 40 projects are in Sudurpaschim Province in various sectors, which include 10 projects in Darchula.

 
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