Foundation stone
was laid today by Shri Purna Bahadur Tamang, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, House of Representatives, Ramechhap;
Shree Labashree Neupane, Mayor, Ramechhap Municipality and Shri Prashant Kumar Sona, Second
Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu for the construction of Malagiri Shanti
Yogashram in Ramechhap Municipality, Ramechhap District, being built with
Government of India’s financial assistance at the approved cost of NRs.4.45 crore
under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’. Public representatives, government
officials, social workers, representatives of the Malagiri Vikas Kendra and
local community were also present on this occasion.
2. The Government of India grant under
‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ will be utilized for the construction of
double storied building comprising 32 rooms for trainees, guests, students and
Yoga trainers in addition to 3 room office building, one training and
multipurpose hall, toilets, garden, compound wall and other infrastructure
facilities for this Yogashram. The project is being undertaken as a High Impact
Community Development Project (HICDP), earlier known as Small Development
Projects, under an agreement between the Government of India and the Government
of Nepal. This project is being implemented through the Ramechhap Municipality.
3. Speaking at the event, Shri Purna
Bahadur Tamang, Hon’ble Member of
Parliament, House of Representatives, Ramechhap and Shri Labashree
Neupane, Mayor, Ramechhap Municipality appreciated the continued developmental
support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in its
priority sectors.
4. Shri Prashant Kumar Sona, Second
Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu highlighted that the project is an important part of the very robust
development partnership between India and Nepal, which has made significant progress
in the recent years, spanning various priority sectors of the Government of
Nepal and its people. He expressed continued commitment of the Government of
India for bolstering this development partnership as per the priorities of
Government of Nepal, for the mutual benefit of the peoples of both countries. He
also highlighted the successful completion of 20 years of HICDPs implementation
in Nepal last month.
5. As the ceremony, the Swami Vivekananda
Cultural Centre of the Embassy of India, Kathmandu and Malagiri Vikas Kendra,
Ramechhap also presented Yoga demonstration
which showcased the deep a cultural linkages
between India and Nepal.
6. Yoga
is uniting the world in pursuit of good health and wellness of the people. Once
the construction of Yogashram is completed, the infrastructure will provide better opportunity to local community in
promotion and practice of Yoga.
7. Since 2003, India has taken up over
550 High Impact Community Development Projects in Nepal on various sectors in
which 106 projects have been undertaken in Bagmati
Province including 3 projects in Ramechhap District. In addition to these, Government of
India has gifted 974 ambulances and 234 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, 232 Ambulances
and 90 Schools Buses in Bagmati Province
which includes 11 Ambulances and 1 School Bus provided in Ramechhap
District.
8. As
close neighbours, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral
cooperation. The implementation of the HICDPs
reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the
efforts of the Government of Nepal in upliftment of its people, augmenting
infrastructure in the field of priority sectors, especially in the health sector,
in Nepal.
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Kathmandu,
20th December 2023
