The new building of Shree Laxminiya Janata Secondary School, Kumhrauda, Dhanusha District, built with Government of India’s financial assistance has been inaugurated today. India had provided Rs. 26.24 million for the purpose.
It was jointly inaugurated by representative of the Embassy of India, Kathmandu, Department of Urban Development Building Construction, Federal Project Implementation Unit, Dhanusha, Janakpurdham, School Management Committee and local representatives.
The Government of India grant, under ‘Nepal-Bharat Development Cooperation’, was utilized for construction of three floor school building, including 15 class rooms and sanitation facilities. The project was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project under an Agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu stated in a press release.
India has already completed 428 HICDPs in Nepal, of which 45 are in Province 2, including 10 in Dhanusha District. 21 Government of India funded projects are under various stages of completion/implementation in Province-2, including 9 in Dhanusha district. The most recent project MoU was signed on 16th March 2020 for construction of Baidyanath Devnarayan, Public Higher Secondary School, Tulsiyahi in Dhanusha. GoN has appointed Mukhiyapatti Musarniya Gaunpalika as the Implementing Agency for the project and is it yet to complete the tendering process.
Shree Laxminiya Janata Secondary School was established in 1956 in Kumhrauda, Dhanusha District. The School has 1107 students, and more than 50% of them are girls. The newly built infrastructure of the School is expected to boost learning environment for students. The project is a reflection of India’s development partnership with Nepal and complements effort of Government of Nepal in augmenting infrastructure in the field of education.
