Nepal inaugurates 2 school buildings set up under India's grant assistance
Press Trust of India | July 7, 2022 | 10:40 PM IST | 1 min read
These projects were inaugurated as part of celebrations which commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.
KATHMANDU: Two school buildings set up under grant assistance from the Indian government were inaugurated in Nepal on Thursday. The schools -- Shivbhari Secondary School and Janaki Higher Secondary School -- are located in Maharajgunj municipality-9 of Kapilvastu district, the Indian Embassy here said in a press release. The estimated cost of the project is NRs 59.20 million, it said.
These projects were inaugurated as part of "India@75 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations which commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, the release said. While Shivbhari Secondary School has a student strength of over 700, Janaki Higher Secondary School has over 1,300 students.
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Recently, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated two Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in the Talcher coalfields area in Angul district. Minister of coal, mines and parliamentary affairs Pralhad Joshi also joined the KV inauguration programme over a virtual platform.
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