Kathmandu, Aug 7: A new ward building for Dhulikhel Hospital at Dhulikhel Municipality, Kavrepalanchowk, has been built with Indian government’s financial assistance of Rs 42.60 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’. The project was inaugurated today by Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu.
Others present on the occasion were Mayor of Dhulikhel Municipality, Political representatives, government officials, representatives of the hospital management and social workers.
The project was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal. This project was implemented through Dhulikhel Municipality, Kavrepalanchowk.
The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal, expected to help providing quality infrastructure and improved environment for health care service to the people in Nepal, said the participants.
Mayor, Dhulikhel Municipality, Political representatives and Executive Director, Administrative Director, Dhulikhel Hospital in their remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the GoI in the upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors
Since 2003, the GoI has taken up over 551 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 490 projects. Among these, 106 projects are located in Bagmati Province in various sectors, including 7 projects in Kavrepalanchowk. In addition to these, the GoI has gifted 1009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal.
Among these, Bagmati Province has got 236 ambulances and 98 school buses with eight school buses and 16 ambulances provided to Kavrepalanchowk district alone. One ambulance (Advance Life Support) was also gifted to this Hospital in January 2021 by the GoI.
As close neighbours, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation. The implementation of HICDPs reflects the continued support of the GoI in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in THE upliftment of its people, augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sectors.
