Tribhuvan University library: India assists Nepal
New Delhi: The ground-breaking ceremony for the India-funded Tribhuvan University Central Library, being constructed at a cost of NRs 316.9 million, was held at Kirtipur, Nepal on Tuesday.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed on the occasion between the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Government of Nepal, and the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, for the project’s implementation.
The Tribhuvan University Central Library’s new three-storied building will be fully equipped with modern amenities and house several academic sections and ancillary facilities.
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), India’s premier institute for earthquake-resilient reconstruction, will provide technical expertise for the library’s construction.
Nepal had constructed the existing Tribhuvan University Central Library building in 1967, with India’s help. Another major project undertaken by New Delhi in Tribhuvan University was the construction of Gandhi Bhawan in 1973.
Besides, a drinking water supply project in Khumjung and Kunde Villages of Khumjung VDC, Solukhumbu District, Nepal, was jointly inaugurated on Monday as part of the “India@75 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav“. This project, built at a cost of NRs. 42.39 million, is a part of the India-Nepal Development Cooperation program, with financial help from New Delhi.
Kathmandu also hosted the Second Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) meeting on the construction of the India-funded Nepal Bharat Maitri Polytechnic (NBMP) at Hetauda in Nepal’s Makwanpur district on Monday.
(Venkatesh)
