Inauguration of High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) in Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal

      Operation Theatre Building of Rapti Eye Hospital, Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City-4, Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal built with Government of India’s financial assistance was jointly inaugurated today by Ms. Gitanjali Brandon, Counsellor, Embassy of India, Kathmandu, and Mr. Tikaram Khadka, Mayor, Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City, Dang. 

2.     The construction of the double storied Operation Theatre building was undertaken as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), which was implemented through the Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City, Dang. It is the 7th HICDP in Dang district of Nepal.

3.     On the occasion, the Mayor of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City, the Hospital Management, and other stakeholders appreciated the developmental support being provided by the Government of India. They conveyed that the new infrastructure would help strengthen eye care facilities in the region. 

4.    Since the inception of the HICDP programme, close to 600 projects have been undertaken by the Government of India, covering all 7 provinces of Nepal. 66 such projects are located in the Lumbini Province, including 7 projects in the Dang District. In addition, Government of India has gifted 169 ambulances and 59 school buses to various institutions working in the health and education sectors in the Lumbini Province, including 19 ambulances and 8 school buses in the Dang district. One ambulance was gifted to the Rapti Eye Hospital in January 2022.

5.    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 strengthening the efforts of the Government of Nepal in promoting growth and development, apart from augmenting infrastructure in priority sectors.

Kathmandu, 30 July, 2026.