The project will be taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDPs) at an estimated cost of Nepali Rupees 42.95 million.

The Indian embassy in Kathmandu, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration and Triyuga Municipality, Udaypur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of new building for Balmandir Secondary School at Triyuga Municipality of Udaypur district, the embassy said in a statement.

India is also reconstructing 71 educational institutions damaged during 2015 earthquake in eight districts of Nepal under reconstruction grant of Nepali Rupees 5800 million.

Eight schools have already been completed, work on 62 schools is underway and the Tribhuvan University Central Library project is under tender process, it said.

Source: Zeenews.india

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Namgyal Khampa, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, handed over the NPR 1.54 billion worth cheque to Sishir Kumar Dhungana, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Nepal.

After the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015, which killed over 9,000 people and damaged 800,000 houses, the Indian Government has come forward to provide USD 150 billion in grants and line of credit to reconstruct houses and educational institutions.

So far, India has reimbursed around USD 72 million in grants to Nepal for housing sector reconstruction.

Also Read: Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction: 400,000 Houses Completed

“India has expressed commitment to help rebuild 50,000 private houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot districts, which were destroyed due to the 2015 great earthquake. Of them, 92% of construction works have already been completed,” said the Indian Embassy.

“India remains committed to continuing supporting the people and Government of Nepal in their post-earthquake recovery efforts,” it added.

Moreover, the Indian Government has also committed USD 50 million in grants to reconstruct 70 schools and one library.  So far, the Nepali Government has received USD 4.2 million.

Also Read: Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction India Grants NPR 1.6 Bn Aid for 50,000 Damaged Homes

Earlier, the Indian Government had also partnered with the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Office for Project Services to help the house owners rebuild their homes as per the earthquake-resilient norms.

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In a recent decision, both the countries decided to develop inland waterways navigation from India’s River Ganges to Nepali border covering the latter’s Kosi and Gandaki (Narayani) rivers.

Towards this end, officials from both the ends discussed key aspects of the project in a two-day meeting held during July 15-16, 2018.

First Such Meeting!
As part of discussions, the two sides discussed to form a team that will undertake a field study for development of the proposed project.

According to the Indian Embassy, the meeting focused on techno-economic feasibility of various routes and modalities.

The 1^st Indo-Nepal consultation meeting on Inland Waterways Connectivity concluded with signing of Minutes. Two sides agreed to immediately send technical scoping missions to each other’s country for techno economic feasibility studies of riverine routes, Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said in a tweet.

The Indian side also offered to initiate capacity development of inland waterways professionals of Nepal, the Embassy added.

Under the study process, Indian officials will visit Kosi and Narayani rivers and Nepali technical team will take a travel to Calcutta, Haldia-Varanali section to observe India’s inland waterways development already under process.

Vice-President of Inland Waterways Authority of India Pravir Pandey and Joint Secretary of Nepal’s Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS) Madhav Belbase signed and exchanged the deal amid the presence of their respective teams, on behalf of the two countries.

Dreams Come True!
Following the two-day meeting, officials of both the sides were excited at the forward movement with regard to the long-awaited dream of both the countries.

It is possible to develop inland waterways in Nepali rivers, especially in Narayani, probably after two years, says Pradeep Gyawali, Nepal Foreign Minister .

The latest announcement comes as a result of the first such consultation meeting between the two countries on ‘Inland Waterways Connectivity’ following an agreement made during PM Oli’s India visit in April 2018.

 “There is a scope of inland waterway navigation in Kosi and Narayani rivers, which can be linked with third counties, including Bangladesh via Haldia, India. It will contribute to Nepal’s economic development,” reads an official release by WECS.

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