World News | Nepal Inaugurates 2 School Buildings Set Up Under India's Grant Assistance

Kathmandu, Jul 7 (PTI) Two school buildings set up under the grant assistance from the Indian government were inaugurated in Nepal on Thursday.

The schools -- Shivbhari Secondary School and Janaki Higher Secondary School -- are located in Maharajgunj municipality-9 of Kapilvastu district, the Indian Embassy here said in a press release.

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The estimated cost of the project is NRs 59.20 million, it said.

These projects were inaugurated as part of "India@75 Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" celebrations which commemorate 75 years of India's independence, the release said.

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While Shivbhari Secondary School has a student strength of over 700, Janaki Higher Secondary School has over 1,300 students.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)