KATHMANDU: Embassy of India in Nepal and Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Building) of National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) signed MoUs for the reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage projects in Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Dhading districts.

Likewise, MoU was also signed for the reconstruction of 103 health sector projects in Lalitpur, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Ramechhap, Dolakha, Gulmi, Gorkha and Kavre districts spread across various districts in Nepal.

The MoUs were signed by both sides in the presence of Karun Bansal, First Secretary (Development Partnership & Reconstruction) and Shyam Kishore Singh, Project Director, CLPIU (Building), according to a press statement issued by Indian Embassy.

These projects, damaged during the 2015 earthquake will be reconstructed at a cost of NRs 420 crores, the statement said.

The CLPIU (Building) of NRA is the implementing agency for both health and cultural heritage sector projects.

Under post-earthquake reconstruction package, Government of India has allocated total grant of USD 250 million, including US $50 million each for education, cultural heritage and health sector, and USD 100 million for the Housing sector.

In total, 71 education sector projects, 28 cultural heritage sector projects in 7 districts, 147 health facilities in 10 districts  and construction of 50,000 houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot is being undertaken with GoI grant assistance