India-aided projects launched near Tibetan border in Nepal

Several projects, including a school, constructed with Indian assistance of 85 million Nepalese rupees in northwest Nepal near the border with Tibet have been inaugurated, officials said today.
India's Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae inaugurated the projects during a five-day visit to Mustang and Lo Manthang.
Rae inaugurated three projects constructed with Indian grant on Friday at Tukuche, Kagbeni and Jharkot in Mustang district, according to a statement issued by the Indian embassy here.
The two-storey building for Yogendra Higher Secondary School at Tukuche has been constructed at a cost of NRs 44.39 million while the second River Training Work project in Kagbeni on Kali Gandaki river has been built at a cost of NRs 30.72 million.

During rainy season, the swollen Kali Gandak threatened the residents of its catchment area and the historical Buddhist Monastery Kag Chode Thupten Samphel Ling.
Rae also inaugurated a renovated community hall at Jharkot in Muktinath, a sacred place for both Hindus and Buddhists. The renovation was completed with India's assistance of NRs 528,000 under its Small Development Project scheme.
The hall will benefit more than 17,000 locals and pilgrims visiting the Muktinath shrine.
Yesterday, he inaugurated the Purangaun drinking water supply project in Muktinath. The project has been built at a cost of NRs 10.20 million.