INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

Kathmandu, January 18 Reconstruction of the historic Durbar High School has been completed. The school building was built using modern

construction materials, but its traditional look has been kept intact

The school building was originally built using mud, bricks, pulses and lime. With the reconstruction of the high school, the construction

company officials will monitor it and hand over the building to the government by mid-February. Currently, decorative and other finishing

works are being carried out on the premises of the school

Shanghai Construction was tasked with building the school with full support of the Chinese government. The four-storey building has 40 rooms

A total of 100 workers were mobilised everyday for the construction

It took 19 months to complete the work. Established in 1853 by the then prime minister Jung Bahadur Rana for educating only the children of

the Rana family, the school was later opened for the children of common Nepalis in 1907

After introduction of the National Education System in 1973, the school has been running under district education office. The post

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