Feb 07, Kathmandu- Foundation stone for the construction of Kuri Health Post-Birthing Centre Building at Khaniyabas Rural Municipality, Dhading was laid today jointly by Dilman Pakhrin, Constituent Assembly Member, Ran Bahadur Tamang, Chairman, Khaniyabas Rural Municipality, Dhading and Ms. Gitanjali Brandon, Counsellor, Embassy of India, Kathmandu.

Kuri Health Post-Birthing Centre is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the project cost of NRs.25.10 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’. Political representatives, government officials and social workers were also present on this occasion.

The Government of India’s grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ is being utilized for the construction of Health Post-Birthing Centre, Guard House, Compound Wall, Canteen Block, Path-way and other allied facilities. The project is being taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP).

Constituent Assembly Member, Chairman, Khaniyabas Rural Municipality and other stakeholders appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal. This health post-birthing centre would help provide better medical health facilities to the people of Nepal.

Since 2003, Government of India has taken up over 563 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 490 projects. Amongst these, 108 projects are in Bagmati Province.  In addition to these, Government of India has gifted 1009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day of India. Amongst these, 15 ambulances and 3 school buses have been gifted to various institutions in Dhading.

As close neighbours, India and Nepal are engaged in wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation. The implementation of HICDPs reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in upliftment of its people and augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sectors.