Kathmandu: The Government of the Republic of Korea through Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided support in Nawalparasi District with its “Inclusive Rural Development Project (IRDN).

According to a statement issued by KOICA, the project has been working actively with three major themes - Basic Infrastructure Project, Conditional Infrastructure Project, and Locally Initiated Projects within 13 wards of two municipalities (Madhyabindu-6,7,8,9 and Sunwal- 2,5,9) and four rural municipalities (Susta-2,3, Pratappur-6,8, Sarawal-7, and Palhinandan-6). The project also initiated relief activities and temporary quarantine shelter at Nawalparasi Project Sites with the aim to support in recovering COVID-19 situation.

Similarly, Korea Engineering Consultants Corp (KECC), an implementation agency of Basic and Conditional Infrastructure Project, handed over deep boring tube well, bridge, improved village road, and renovated school facility to the local government of Madhyabindu Municipality in the presence of Mayor Chandra Bahadur Rana, delegates from the ministry, KOICA, and Korean Experts Evaluation Team on November 1 and November 2.

Mayor Rana expressed his appreciation to the Korean government for the continuous support to Nepal in different sectors and extended his vote of thanks to KOICA and KECC for their part in project implementation, according to the statement.