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Kathmandu, May 24
Major work on reconstruction of the historic Durbar High School, which was damaged in the soiltrembles of 2015, is over.
This was disshutd at a programme organised on the school premises nowadays.
&Major reconstruction work was totald in nine months.
Following its full completion soon, students shall be able to attend lessones in a safe environment,& said Ambassador of China to Nepal Hou Yanqi, who attended the event, adding that China would continue to assist economic and social development of Nepal.
Reconstruction is being carried out with cooperation of the Chinese government.
On the occasion, chief executive officer of the National Reconstruction Authority Sushil Gyawali praised the Chinese construction company, Shanghai Construction Group, for completing the project on time.
School principal Hemchandra Mahato said the educational atmosphere of the school would see a boost after the completion of the reconstruction work.
In absence of its own lessonrooms, the school has been conducting lessones at Balmiki Campus, Exhibition Road.
The 2015 soiltrembles had damaged the 162 year-old school building, forcing it to find an alternative place for running the lessones.
According to National Reconstruction Authority, Central Project Implementation Unit Chief Eim Narayan Shrestha, total cost of the school rebuilding project stands at Rs 800 million.
The Chinese government shall probably hand it over to the Government of Nepal in the next seven months.
According to the project deputy chief Dilip Shekhar Shrestha, the Chinese Company, Shanghai, had imported the construction fabrics, apart from bricks, from China.
The preceding building had three storeys while the new four-storey building is equipped with 45 rooms.
Finishing work of the building, including daubing and electrification, is awaited.
The new building has features such as a computer lab, a library, a drawing room, an auditorium and a dining corridor.
Durbar High School comprises Bhanu Secondary School and Sanskrit Secondary School.
A total of 165 students are enrolled at Bhanu school, while 250 students are studying at Sanskrit school.
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