KATHMANDU: The ground breaking for reconstruction of Shree Bishnu Devi Secondary School at Chandragiri Municipality, was carried out by Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Krishna Gopal Shrestha on Monday.
This is the 68th school under the Government of India reconstruction grant assistance in the education sector, a statement issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu said.
The school is being reconstructed at a cost of NRs 64.9 million and will be built as per earthquake-resilient reconstruction norms of Government of Nepal, it said.
According to the statement, the new infrastructure will include three blocks; educational block, administrative block and Lab and Library block, including 13 classrooms, exam halls, Lab rooms, computer rooms, Library, room for School Management Committee, administrative rooms and separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls.
The statement said that India has committed US $ 50 million, approximately NRs 5800 million, for reconstruction of total 71 educational institutions across eight districts of Nepal affected by 2015 earthquake.
This is the 68th school on which work has begun, 8 schools have already been completed.
Contract has already been awarded for the reconstruction of two more schools in Kavre district and the work is scheduled to start soon.
Meanwhile, India has committed reconstruction grant of US $ 200 million (for reconstruction projects in Housing, Health and Cultural Heritage Sectors.
Presently, nearly 47,000 houses, under owner driven model, have already been completed in Gorkha and Nuwakot districts and work the remaining houses is underway.
NRA and the respective Municipal authorities have requested the beneficiaries complete the reconstruction before the monsoon rains, according to the statement.
A total of 147 health buildings and restoration/retrofitting of 28 cultural heritage sites in total 11 districts of Nepal affected by earthquake of 2015 under Indian reconstruction grant.
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