A school building constructed with Indian assistance in eastern Nepal was recently inaugurated. This project was carried out under the High Impact Community Development Program (HICDP) in collaboration with the Sundarharincha Municipality.
India's Support for School Reconstruction
At the ceremony, Naveen Srivastava, the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, met with Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of Tribhuvan Secondary School in Trishuli, Bidur, Nuwakot. This school saved the lives of over 1,600 children due to the timely actions of the principal against sudden floods. The Indian ambassador announced during this meeting that India will assist in the complete reconstruction of this school in the future.
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Ambassador Srivastava emphasized that this school was established in the 1950s with Indian assistance, and the engineer who participated in the construction of the Trishuli hydroelectric plant was responsible for its design. The new building of this school was constructed in 2022 with financial assistance under the HICDP program.
Flood Incidents and Saving Lives
During the flood, the lives of over 1,600 students at Tribhuvan Secondary School in Trishuli were at risk. The principal, with presence of mind and risking his own life, saved all the students in a race against time. After this heroic effort, while the students were rescued, the floodwaters engulfed the school building.
Sarendar Kumar, a local resident, described to reporters how the children were saved and the destruction of a school that was once filled with the dreams of students. He said, "The three-story building that was here is now buried under rubble and mud, and there is no sign of it left."
According to officials, the death toll from the devastating floods in Nepal has reached 1,003. The bodies found in eight different areas include 321 in Chitwan and 216 in Eastern Nawalparasi. Additionally, 3,916 people are still missing, and a large rescue operation is underway, which has so far rescued 11,884 people.
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