Japanese assistance for construction of hostel
The Government of Japan has decided to extend a grant of US$ 182,660 to Dhulikhel Hospital, for construction of students' hostel for Dhulikhel Medical Institute.
A press release issued by the Japanese Embassy in Kathmandu said Dr Ram K M Shrestha, Hospital Director, Dhulikhel Hospital and Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Tsutomu Hiraoka signed and exchanged a Grant Contract to this effect on Monday.
The grant will be utilized for the construction of a two-storey hostel building consisting of 57 rooms. It will also cover the cost of procurement of furniture, construction of an access road and drainage, electrification of the hostel building and part landscaping of the construction site, the statement added.
The Hospital and community people will bear 25% expenditure for the construction.
Speaking at the contract-signing programme, Ambassador Hiraoka said that the project will further contribute to improve the academic environment of the institute, which is eagerly working to provide quality education for students from rural areas including the Mid and Far-Western Regions.
Hiraoka expressed the belief that the Hospital and Institute will become a hub of medical and educational learning for the region, especially since Dhulikhel is currently being connected to Sindhuli and the Eastern Terai through the Banepa-Sindhuli-Bardibas Highway, which is being constructed under Grant Aid of Japanese Government, as well as Sindhupalchowk and Dolakha through Arniko Highway. nepalnews.com pb Feb 20 07
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