Two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) were signed on August 3, 2007 by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu with the concerned Municipality/DDC for providing grant assistance of (a) NRs.29.92 million for construction of a double- storied building for 25 bed Prithvi Chandra Hospital in Parasi of District Nawalparasi, and (b) NRs.19.13 million for construction of a double-storied school building for Shree Sharda Secondary School in Deurali VDC of District Bhojpur.
The existing building of Prithvi Chandra Hospital at Parasi in Nawalparasi, with 5-bed capacity, was constructed in 1968 with the assistance of Government of India and has provided valuable healthcare services to the local community. However, with growing demands on its services, the existing infrastructure of the hospital is posing a serious constraint on its capacity to deliver quality healthcare. The new double-storied building with 25-bed capacity being constructed with the Indian assistance will help address this constraint and augment other related facilities of the hospital such as X-ray, pathology, dentistry, surgery etc. The new infrastructure will provide improved healthcare services to about one million people of Nawalparasi and Rupandehi districts. The project will be implemented by Ramgram Municipality, Nawalparasi.
Established in 1957, Shree Sharada Secondary School located in Deurali VDC of District Bhojpur has been developed with community resources and is among the oldest schools of the district. It presently has over 600 students. The new double-storied building being constructed with the assistance of Government of India would provide the much-needed additional classrooms for growing number of students in the school and enable its upgradation to the higher secondary level. The project will be undertaken by the DDC, Bhojpur.
Under the MOUs, separate oversight committees consisting of representatives from the relevant beneficiary organisations and local development and administrative authorities will be constituted to ensure community participation in overseeing the projects for their effective and timely implementation.
These projects are among five development projects in district Nawalparasi and two development projects in district Bhojpur recently undertaken with the Indian assistance, and overall, are part of more than 230 large and small projects currently being implemented under the India-Nepal Economic Cooperation Programme in the sectors of education, health, community development and infrastructure covering all the districts of Nepal with an outlay of over NRs.21 billions.
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