February 13, 2003
 Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects
(Projects Handed Over in January and February 2003)
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As a part of Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Nepal, the Government of Japan provides grant assistance for grassroots projects mainly to be implemented by the local governments and NGOs for socio-economic development at grassroots level. The following are the outlines of the projects which were completed and handed over in January and February 2003:
Construction of a New School Building of Janata Secondary School, Siraha District
(Amount: US$ 92,990 (approx. NRs. 7,188,127), Handing-over: January 15, 2003, Execution: Love Green Nepal, a Nepalese NGO)
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Janata Secondary School was established in 1954 as a lower secondary school and was upgraded to secondary level in 1995. Over the years, the numbers of students from both nearby areas and remote parts of the district have increased as it is the only school at Navarajpur VDC in Siraha district that provides secondary as well as primary level education. However, due to the dilapidated condition of the school and lack of basic amenities such as drinking water, sanitation, as well as equipment for the classrooms, the school was unfortunately unable to provide accommodation to all the students. After the construction of the new building, the school has now been equipped with 12 classrooms, an office room, a library room with books, laboratory with science equipment, furniture, drinking water and toilet facilities. This enables the school to accept more than twice the existing number of students.
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| Construction of a New School Building of Shree Krishna Secondary School, Palpa District
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(Amount: US$ 30,301 (approx. NRs.2,305,964), Handing-over: February 10, 2003, Execution: Jheskang Development Committee, Palpa District)
Shree Krishna Secondary School located in a remote part of Western Nepal has been promoting education to the students of Pipaldanda and Phoksingkot VDCs of Palpa district for over three decades. However, as the school building was in a dilapidated condition with insufficient classrooms and space, it had not been able to provide accommodation to all the students. The new two-storied building equipped with 12 classrooms is expected to create a more conducive study environment. It is hoped that the school will be able to fully utilize the classrooms for further enhancement of education for the children of Pipaldanda and Phoksingkot VDCs of Palpa district. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the school will contribute to the socio-economic development of the local communities.
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Construction of a Health Post in Gangolia, Rupandehi District
(Amount: US$ 34,118 (approx. NRs. 2,512,815), Handing-over: February11, 2003, Execution: B.P. Rural Service Center)
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The basic health care and medical facilities in the rural areas of Nepal are not sufficient. It is quite apparent that the minimum level health services need to be strengthened in view of the existing inadequacies which are prevalent in the health facilities in remote areas. In order to partially address these inadequacies in the rural health services, the Government of Japan has extended financial support for the construction of a new health post building in Gangolia VDC in Rupandehi district.
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The new health post building equipped with operation room, laboratory, medical store, doctor's room and other facilities is expected to provide adequate environment and space for providing primary health care services to the people of this region. The newly constructed health post will be able to address the communities' demand of basic health care more efficiently.
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The Emergency Disaster Rehabilitation of Tribhuvan Highway
(Amount: US$ 75,164 (approx. NRs. 5,791,000), Handing-over: February 7, 2003, Execution: Department of Water-induced Disaster Prevention [DWIDP])
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The Tribhuvan Highway, which has been playing a vital role in Nepal's road network for socio-economic development, is a lifeline for the people of Kathmandu Valley and serves as the only corridor linking the Terai and other parts of the nation. However, some parts of the highway, often get
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disrupted during the rainy season due to landslides. After the slope collapsed 13km from Kathmandu and disrupted the road transportation in September 2001, the concerned authorities removed the debris and restored one-way traffic for vehicular movement. The Government of Japan had decided to support the project because the risk of further landslides still remained due to the unstable situation of the slope; a secondary collapse could have occurred at any time if the emergency rehabilitation work was not carried out promptly. The completion of the project is expected to help mitigate further disasters, ensuring uninterrupted vehicular movement to and from Kathmandu.
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In executing the project, an appropriate and low-cost technology in slope protection was transferred to DWIDP by JICA experts working with DWIDP for the Disaster Mitigation Support Programme Project (DMSP).
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