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A Sanskrit school constructed in the Ilam district with the support of the Nepal-Bharat Maitri Development Cooperation programme was jointly inaugurated today by representatives of the Barbote Village Development Committee, School Management Committee and Embassy of India, Kathmandu. The school bestows both Vedic and Modern Education in Sanskrit to its learners. The school also provides residential facilities for the pupils who are coming from the districts of Ilam.

Apart from this, It is the four-storeyed building. This new school building is constructed with the help of the Government of India. With the help of their assistance, hostel blocks are constructed. Moreover, ten classrooms, nine dormitories for residential students, four study rooms, a warden’s office, one living room, one common hall, three storerooms and separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls on each floor are present. The project was implemented by the District Coordination Committee, Ilam.

The school, which was built at the cost of Rs 31.13 million, was jointly inaugurated through video-conferencing from the embassy. The newly built infrastructure of the school will give a boost to the learning environment for students.

"On behalf of the people and the Government of India, the Embassy is happy to be associated with the project which complements the effort of Government of Nepal in augmenting infrastructure in the field of education," the statement read. (ANI)