Indian Embassy, Nepal govt sign MoUs for projects in education, healthcare and drinking water.

• The Embassy of India and Nepal Government’s Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for undertaking three projects in Nepal under the grant assistance of the Indian Government, one each in education, healthcare and drinking water sectors.
• The three projects include the construction of the Shree Janata Belaka Secondary School building in the Udayapur district, the construction of Ngonga Thenchowk Chholing meditation centre in the Soulukhumbu district and the construction of Lisnekhola Tikasung Dangchet Jharlang water supply project in Dhading district shall be implemented at a cost of NRs. 101.79 million.
• The Indian Embassy in Nepal noted that India has taken up more than 532 High Impact Development Projects (HICDPs) in Nepal and completed 476 projects in various sectors, including health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation and development of other public utilities in seven provinces of Nepal.

The India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1950 forms the bedrock of the special relations that exist between India and Nepal.

The Recent Developments:

• In 2019, the cabinet also approved ₹1236 crore investments for Arun-3 hydro project.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Government of Nepal and Sutlej Jal Vikas Nigam (SJVN) Limited for the project in 2008 for execution on a Build Own Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis for a period of 30 years including five years of the construction period.
• International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage:
• The two leaders signed five agreements, including one between the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN)Ltd and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for the development and implementation of the 490.2 megawatts Arun-4 hydropower project.
• India has offered to set up a satellite campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Rupandehi.
• Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) is a bi-national hydropower project developed in Mahakali River bordering Nepal and India.
• Cross-border Rail Link: The operationalisation of the 35 kilometre cross-border rail link from Jayanagar (Bihar) to Kurtha (Nepal) will befurther extended to Bijalpura and Bardibas.
• Nepal’s induction into theInternational Solar Alliance.