Shri Manjeev Singh Puri, Ambassador of India to Nepal handing over a cheque for NPR 2.1 billion to Dr. Rajan Khanal, Finance Secretary of Nepal in the presence

of Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Finance Minister of Nepal

Architect, Building Permit Studio helping a bene�ciary by preparing technical drawings for building permit approval

in Gorkha Municipality, Gorkha

In Collaboration with the NRA, the STFC engineers make sure grant

bene�ciaries rebuild safely, Nuwakot

Gaunpalika Facilitation team, NHRP disseminating IEC materials on safer construction through local campaigns,

Sahid Lakhan Gaunpalika, Gorkha

Street drama promotes earthquake resilitent building, Nuwakot

Training of masons on Containment Reinforcement Technology using locally available materials,

Palungtar Municipality, Gorkha

INDIA-NEPAL PARTNERSHIPIN POST-EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION

Mr. Mundre Kumal with his wife from Palungtar Municipality, Gorkha, a bene�ciary of Government of India supported housing reconstruction Project, happily poses in front of his completed house.

EMBASSY OF INDIA KATHMANDU

Signing of Contract Agreement between Embassy of India, Kathmandu and CBRI, Roorkee, for Project Management

Consultant in the presence of Mr. Sushil Gyawali, CEO, NRA

Home of Ms. Nirmala Dhakal, Siranchok, Gorkha

On-the-Job training promotes safe reconstruction, Nuwakot

Mobile technology clinic campaign spreading awareness on safer reconstruction and alternative housing technologies, Gorkha

The light of Reconstruction Promotion of safe reconstruction, Nuwakot

HOUSING SECTOR• US$ 150 million was allocated for reconstruction

in housing sector, US$ 100 million as grant and US$ 50 million to be drawn from Line of Credit.

• GoI is supporting 50000 housing bene�ciaries in Gorkha (26912 bene�ciaries) and Nuwakot (23088 bene�ciaries) districts of Nepal.

• GoI has appointed UNDP and UNOPS as Socio Technical Facilitation Consultants for Gorkha and Nuwakot district respectively in March 2018.

• GoI has so far reimbursed an amount of NRs. 290.43 crores to GoN towards housing support.

India committed US$ 1 billion (US$ 250 million as grant and US$ 750 million as Concessional Line of Credit) for post-earthquake reconstruction of Nepal during the International Conference on Nepal’s Reconstruction (ICNR) held in Kathmandu on 25 June 2015.In February 2016, an MoU on Utilization of the Grant was signed, inter-alia, allocating US$ 100 million to support reconstruction of 50,000 private houses and US$ 50 million each for health, education and cultural heritage sectors. Implementation MoUs were signed on 24 August, 2017 between the two Govern-ments.Government of India is supporting 50,000 housing bene�ciaries in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts, will reconstruct/retro�t 70 higher secondary schools and 2 libraries, 157 health facilities and 28 cultural heritage sector projects in 13 districts across Nepal.

EDUCATION SECTOR• US$ 50 million grant has been allocated for

reconstruction in the Education Sector of 70 schools and 2 libraries in 9 districts of Nepal.

• Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, India has been appointed as PMC for Education Sector on 6 March 2019 in Kathmandu.

• Reconstruction of eight schools - 3 in Gorkha district and 5 in Nuwakot has commenced.

• Project Speci�c MoUs for the eight schools were signed by Project Director, CLPIU (Education), GoN and Head of Reconstruction Wing, EoI, Kathmandu on 6 March 2019.

HEALTH SECTOR• US$ 50 million grant has been allocated for

reconstruction in the Health sector of 157 health facilities in 12 districts of Nepal.

CULTURAL HERITAGE SECTOR• US$ 50 million grant has been allocated for

reconstruction in the Cultural Heritage sector of 28 cultural heritage projects in 8 districts of Nepal.

• Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) will be assisting GoI for reconstruction in the Cultural heritage sector.

LINE OF CREDIT (LOC)• Two EXIM bank trainings were conducted; �rst

one in Kathmandu on 30-31 August 2017 and the second one in Mumbai on 16-18 January, 2018 to familiarize o�cials from National Reconstruction Authority and other line Ministries involved in reconstruction, for utilization of the Line of Credit.

• Two projects - reconstruction of Harihar Bhawan at an estimated cost of US$ 26.55 million and Balmiki Campus at an estimated cost of US$ 1.74 million – will commence soon

The catastrophic earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on 25 April, 2015, followed by hundreds of aftershocks impacted lives of over eight million people across Nepal.

India swiftly dispatched teams from the Indian National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Air Force and Indian Army Medical Corps which reached Nepal within 6 hours of the earthquake. Relief supplies rushed from India included 571 tons of relief material, including rescue equipment, medical supplies, food, water, tents, blankets and tarpaulin. Medical teams from India were deployed in various parts of Nepal. India helped in restoring 3 power sub–stations in Kathmandu valley. The total Indian relief assistance to Nepal amounted to around US$ 67 million.

OPERATION MAITRI