India and Nepal sign MoUs for 10 projects in education, health, and culture

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration of the Government of Nepal, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, and the Government of Nepal's Project Implementing Agencies signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on April 1 to carry out 10 High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal.

A statement from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said that the projects, which have a combined cost of NPR 625 million and are intended to improve the education, health, and culture sectors, are being supported by grant assistance from the Government of India.

The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu highlighted the 10 high-impact community development projects being implemented across Nepal.

These projects include the construction of Sanba Secondary School in Mikuwa Khola Rural Municipality, Taplejung, Koshi Province; Ngagyur Nyngma Palyul Dhongag Chholing Monastery in Likhu-Pike Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province; and the Nepal-Bharat Maitri E Library at Shree Rastriya Primary School in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan, Bagmati Province.

Other projects involve the construction of health post buildings in various wards of Indrawati Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchowk, Bagmati Province, and the development of Ninyukharka Secondary School in Dhurkot Rural Municipality, Gulmi, and Lumbini Province.

Additional projects include the construction of Naya Gaun Secondary School in Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City, Rupandehi, Lumbini Province, and Nepal-Bharat Maitri Hospital in Chankheli Rural Municipality, Humla, Karnali Province.

The Siddhanath Secondary School in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City, Kailali, Sudurpashchim Province, and Shree Satyavadi Secondary School Admin & Hostel Buildings in Jayaprithivi Municipality, Bajhang, Sudurpashchim Province, are also part of the initiative.

These projects will be executed through local authorities of the Government of Nepal, including metropolitan cities, sub-metropolitan cities, municipalities, and rural municipalities.

According to the Embassy's statement, the execution of these High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDPs) will contribute to the improvement of Nepal's cultural, medical, and educational infrastructure.

Remarkably, India has undertaken more than 573 High Impact Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal since 2003, including the 10 projects whose Memorandums of Understanding were signed.

India has also finished 495 projects at the grassroots level in the fields of education, health, road and bridge construction, river training, drinking water, electrification, irrigation, culture, social welfare, and the establishment of other public utilities in all seven provinces of Nepal.

The other projects are still in progress at various points in time.