An agreement was signed between the Ministry of Education and the Embassy of India in the capital to re-build 56 higher secondary schools located in Gorkha, Nuwakot, Dhading, Dolakha, Kavrepalanchowk, Ramechhap and Sindhupalchok districts.
As per the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Central Level Project Implementation Unit of the Ministry and the Embassy, these schools will be re-built as part of Government of India’s post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal with a grant of NRs. 2.95 billion, according to a statement issued by the Embassy here today.
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, a premier institute in India in the field of earthquake-resilient reconstruction, will be providing technical hand-holding for re-building these schools, adds the statement.
