External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Nepali counterpart N.P. Saud jointly inaugurate 58 post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Nepal

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar returned to New Delhi on Friday after his two-day trip to Kathmandu. During his visit, he co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission and also inaugurated several projects. Besides attending the meeting, he also visited the Pashupatinath Temple, witnessed some agreements being signed, and held talks with President Ram Chandra Poudel, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Leader of the Opposition K.P. Oli, among others.

While inaugurating the 58 post-earthquake reconstruction projects in Nepal with the support of the Centre in New Delhi, he said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government of India is committed to continuing to redefine its relationship with partners in our neighborhood, especially with Nepal.” He also inaugurated the library building of Tribhuvan University, the oldest university in Nepal, which was funded by the government of India.

Jaishankar and his Nepali counterpart N.P. Saud jointly inaugurated the 58 post-earthquake reconstruction of Nepal. Among them are 25 schools, 32 health facilities, and culture sector projects. “The completion of the projects in Nepal was the commitment made by Prime Minister Modi on Nepal’s post-reconstruction,” said Jaishankar.

“In recent years, we have witnessed the real transformation of the India-Nepal relation… This partnership has expanded multifold, and connectivity-physical, digital, and energy-related has become a cornerstone for this expanding collaboration,” he added.

Saud also mentioned that in the past few years, reconstruction has been an area where they have received a substantial level of financial support from India. With the support of New Delhi, a significant number of private homes have been successfully rebuilt in Gorkha and Nuwakot districts. Earlier, India had supported the construction of 50,000 houses in Gorkha (26,912 beneficiaries) and Nuwakot (23,088 beneficiaries).