SARLAHI: Consul General of the Consulate General of India, Birgunj, Nitesh Kumar and Chief Administrative Officer, Malangwa Municipality, Homnath Subedi jointly inaugurated the culverts & drainage built in Ward No. 3 & 4 of Malangwa Municipality of Sarlahi.

The culverts & drainage were constructed with the Government of India’s financial assistance of NRs. 42.78 million, a statement issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu said.

The Government of India grant, under ‘Nepal-Bharat Development Cooperation’, was utilized for construction of Culverts & Drainage is divided into two packages –from Khanepani Chowk to Nagar Palika Chowk (800 metres), and Shiv Sagar Chowk Road to Vishwakarma Chowk Road (500 metres).

According to the statement, the project was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project under an Agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal.

The MoU for the construction of the said drain was signed between the Embassy of India and the Malangwa Municipality, Office of the Municipal Executive, Malangwa under the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration of Nepal.

The newly built drain is expected to enhance the drainage, sewerage and sanitation system of the Malangwa Municipality, the statement said.

As many as 500 households of the Malangwa Municipality will be benefited by this project either directly or indirectly, it added.