Workshop on India funded post-quake projects in education held

KATHMANDU: The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, India organized a workshop on the post-earthquake reconstruction of schools and other educational facilities in Nepal Kathmandu on Tuesday.

The workshop was organized in collaboration with Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Education), Government of Nepal, Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said in a statement.

The workshop was attended by relevant stakeholders such as officials of CLPIU (Education) and DLPIU (Education), Government of Nepal, contractors and site engineers.

The workshop was held to pave the way for effective project implementation covering the aspects of Project Execution Guidelines, Good Construction Practices, Monitoring and Reporting to achieve the best quality of construction.

The workshop aimed to provide best practices for delivering End to End construction management at all stages of the project – pre-construction, construction and post-construction.

The government of India is supporting the reconstruction of 70 schools and one library as part of its post-earthquake assistance in the education sector.