Indian Embassy in Kathmandu donates school building to local authorities, fostering education

Oct 13, 2023

Kathmandu (Nepal), Oct 13 (ANI): Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Prasanna Shrivastava, handed over the building of Mahendra Rashtriya Secondary School here to the local authorities. The school building was built under Indian assistance. Santosh Budhathoki, chairman of the District Coordination Committee, said addressing the handover event at Baluwatar, Kathmandu. According to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, the building of Shree Mahendra Rastriya Secondary School in Baluwatar was built with Indian assistance worth NRs.19.20 million, under the 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation. Built 15 years ago, the building has now been formally handed over. Prasanna Shrivastava, the deputy head of mission of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, and Santosh Budathoki, the director of DCC Kathmandu, jointly gave it a formal opening. Political representatives, social workers, officials of the Nepali government, representatives of school management, teachers, parents, and students were also present at the event. The grant from the Indian government, under 'Nepal-India Development Cooperation', was utilised for the construction of the triple-storey school building and the provision of furniture for the school. The project was taken up as a high-impact community development project under an agreement between the two governments. The project was implemented through the District Coordination Committee, Kathmandu.