Nepal: Foundation Stone Laid for Monastery in "Gateway of Everest" with Indian Aid

A foundation stone has been laid for the construction of the Ngagyur Nyingma Palyul Dhongag Chholing Monastery in Nepal's Solukhumbu District, a region often called the "Gateway of Everest." The project is being undertaken with financial assistance from the Indian government.

The ceremony was jointly performed by Mina Karki Basnet, Chairperson of the Likhu Pike Rural Municipality, and Ajay Kumar Singh, Second Secretary at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu. The monastery building is receiving approximately 33 million Nepali rupees in funding from India.

This initiative is designated as the sixth High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) in Solukhumbu district, implemented through the local rural municipality. Stakeholders in the Likhu Pike Rural Municipality expressed their appreciation for India's developmental support, anticipating that the new infrastructure will help preserve the rich cultural heritage of the area.

India and Nepal maintain a broad and multi-sectoral cooperation as close neighbors. The implementation of HICDPs like this one demonstrates India's ongoing commitment to supporting Nepal's growth and development, alongside infrastructure enhancement in key sectors. India's development cooperation with Nepal, which began in 1951, has expanded and diversified over seven decades to include health, education, power, archives, archaeology, connectivity, trade, agriculture, and cultural heritage preservation.

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This High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), will be implemented through the Likhu Pike Rural Municipality, Solukhumbu, and is the sixth HICDP in Solukhumbu district of Nepal.