Foundation stone laid for the construction of Arun Multipurpose Foundation Building at Arun Rural Municipality, Bhojpur

15 July 2025

      Foundation stone for the construction of Arun Multipurpose Foundation Building  at Arun Rural Municipality, Bhojpur was laid today jointly by Mr. Shalikram Khatri, Chairman, Arun Rural Municipality, Bhojpur and Shri Avinash Kumar Singh, Counsellor, Embassy of India, Kathmandu. Political representatives, government officials and social workers were also present on this occasion. 
    
2.     Arun Multipurpose Foundation Building is being built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the project cost of NRs.31.88 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’. 

3.     The Government of India’s grant is being utilized for the construction of three floor building with class rooms, teachers room, meeting room, program hall, separate toilets for girls and boys and other allied facilities. The project is being taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP). It is being implemented through Arun Rural Municipality, Bhojpur.  

4.    Chairman, Arun Rural Municipality and political representatives appreciated the continued developmental support being provided by the Government of India for the growth and development of Nepal. The Arun Multipurpose Foundation Building would help augment the cultural and educational infrastructure of the region.

5.    Since 2003, the Government of India has taken up over 570 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors. Amongst these, 93 projects are in Koshi Province.  In addition to these, the Government of India has gifted 1049 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal. Amongst these, 7 ambulances and  1 school bus have been gifted in Bhojpur.  

6.    As close neighbours, India and Nepal share 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 empowerment of its people and augmenting infrastructure in priority sectors.  

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Kathmandu, Nepal, 15th July 2025