India pledges Rs 24.56 million for Sanskrit school building

Updated on: Tuesday, October 18, 2011

India pledged to provide Rs 24.56 million for the construction of a three storied building for a Sanskrit school in a western Nepalese district.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Embassy of India, Kathmandu, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC), pision Office, Palpa and Sanskrit Secondary School, Ridi in Gulmi District for providing the grant assistance.

Established in 1912 as a Lower Secondary School and subsequently upgraded as Secondary level in 1959, the Sanskrit Secondary School is the only school in Gulmi District providing education in Sanskrit language.

Its existing infrastructure is old and inadequate to cope with its expanding requirements. The grant will be used for constructing the three storied building for the school under Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme.

The new building to be constructed with Indian grant assistance will help in creation of better facilities for over 400 students, about half of whom are girls.

In addition to this school, two projects in Gulmi District have already been completed with Indias assistance of Rs 17 million, while work is underway for two projects at a cost of Rs 28.88 million.

The Indian Embassy has recently gifted six ambulances to various organisations for use in Gulmi District.

India pledges Rs 24.56 million for Sanskrit school building

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