Foundation stone was laid for the construction of the school building of Shree Janata Belaka Secondary School, Belaka Municipality, Udayapur District. This school is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the tendered cost of NRs.3.79 crore under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’. Public representatives, government officials, social workers, representatives of the School management, teachers, parents and students were also present on this occasion.
The Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ will be utilized for the construction of a triple storied school building with the required class rooms and other infrastructure facilities for this school. Once the construction of this school building is completed, this new infrastructure will help to provide better education facilities for the students of Shree Janata Belaka Secondary School and would contribute to the development of education in this area.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Narayan Khadka,Member of Parliament of Nepal, appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in its priority sectors. Shri Prasanna Shrivastava, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Kathmandu highlighted that the project is an important part of the very robust development partnership between India and Nepal. He expressed the continued commitment of the Government of India for bolstering this development partnership as per the priorities of Government of Nepal, for the mutual benefit of the peoples of both countries. He also highlighted the successful completion of 20 years of HICDPs implementation in Nepal last month.
As close neighbours, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation. The implementation of the HICDPs reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in upliftment of its people, augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sectors, especially in the education sector, in Nepal.