The government of Nepal on Monday thanked the Indian government for its continued support for the development of infrastructure in the country.

Nepal thanked India during the second Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) meeting on the construction of Nepal Bharat Maitri Polytechnic (NBMP) held in Hetaunda of Makwanpur district.

According to a statement, the meeting was co-chaired by Satish Sivan, Joint Secretary (DPA-III Division), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Kamal Prasad Pokhrel, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal.

The meeting reviewed overall implementation and progress of the project and directed the contractor and the consultant of the project for timely completion.

Noting that the COVID pandemic had posed a major challenge to the project’s progress, both sides said that it has now come out of those challenges and is in the final stages of completion.

During the meeting, the Indian side expressed its happiness at the fruitful cooperation with the government of Nepal and the joint efforts made towards strengthening the education infrastructure in Nepal.