The new building of Shree Laxminiya Janata Secondary School at Kumhrauda in Dhanusha District – built with the Government of India’s financial assistance of Rs 26.24 million – was jointly inaugurated by representative of the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, Department of Urban Development Building Construction, Federal Project Implementation Unit in Dhanusha at Janakpurdham, School Management Committee and local representatives today.
The Indian government grant – under ‘Nepal-Bharat Development Cooperation’ – was utilised for construction of three floor school building, including 15 class rooms and sanitation facilities, according to a press note issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu. “The project was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDPs) under an agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal,” it reads.
India has already completed 428 HICDPs in Nepal, of which 45 are in Province 2, including 10 in Dhanusha District, it reads, adding that some 21 government of India funded projects are under various stages of completion and implementation in Province-2, including 9 in Dhanusha district. “The most recent project memorandum of understanding was signed on March 16 for construction of Baidyanath Devnarayan Public Higher Secondary School at Tulsiyahi in Dhanusha. Nepal has appointed Mukhiyapatti Musarniya Gaunpalika as the Implementing agency for the project and is it yet to complete the tendering process,” the press note further reads.
Shree Laxminiya Janata Secondary School was established in 1956 in Kumhrauda in Dhanusha District. The school has 1,107 students, and more than 50 per cent of them are girls. The newly built infrastructure of the school is expected to boost learning environment for students. The project is a reflection of India’s development partnership with Nepal and complements effort of government in augmenting infrastructure in the field of education, the press note adds.