Foundation stone laid for the construction of school building with Indian assistance in Sankhuwasabha district

KATHMANDU, April 8: Foundation stone for the construction of a school building with the financial support of the Government of India was laid  in Sankhuwasabha district on Monday. 

First Secretary at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu Avinash Kumar Singh along with Chairman of Chichila Rural Municipality Pasang Nurbu Sherpa laid the foundation stone on Monday for the construction of Shree Diding Basic School Building at Chichila Rural Municipality-3, Sankhuwasabha District. 

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The school is being built with the Indian government’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of Rs 40.29 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.

Funded by the Government of India under the 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation,' the grant will be allocated for the construction of a double-storied academic and administrative block along with other essential facilities for the school. This project is designated as a High-Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), established through an Agreement between the governments of India and Nepal, and is being implemented through Chichila Rural Municipality, Sankhuwasabha.

Sherpa, chairman of Chichila Rural Municipality, in his remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors. “The new school building would be useful in providing better education facilities to students of Shree Diding Basic School in Chichila Rural Municipality, Sankhuwasabha and would create an improved environment for learning as well as contribute to the development of the education in this area,” he said.

Since 2003, the Government of India has taken up over 550 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 488 projects. Amongst these, 85 projects are in Koshi Province in various sectors, which include two projects in Sankhuwasabha.