Monday, 4 August 2014

PM's Nepal Visit - Some Highlights

-Focus on 4Cs: Cooperation. Connectivity. Culture. Constitution

-India will give Nepal a one billion dollar line of credit. This will be in addition to any existing lines of credit. 

-Pancheswor Development Authority will be set up and DPR finalized in one year

-India and Nepal have agreed to conclude Power Trading Agreement in 45 days. 

-India will provide assistance for construction of a motorable bridge over the Mahakali River. 

-India will expedite construction of postal roads and feeder roads to the Terai. 

-Prime Minister announced a gift of 2500 kg of sandalwood to the Pashupatinath Temple. Work on a Dharamshala to be set up by Pashupatinath Development Authority will commence soon with Indian assistance. 

-Renovation and restoration of the Complex will be done using expertise of Archaeological Survey of India. India will provide Rs. 25 crore for the same. 

-India will offer assistance for development of Janakpur-Lumbini, including Lumbini as part of Buddhist circuit. 

-Scholarships for Nepali students increased from 180 to 250. 

-Joint Working Group on Agriculture will meet quickly. India will offer assistance in soil testing. 

-Nepal gave an assurance that Nepali soil will not be used for anything inimicable to Indian interests. 

-During his meeting with Nepali leaders from across the political spectrum, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi urged them - dal ke hit me mat socho, desh ke hit mein socho - Think in terms of the nation`s benefit, not the party`s benefit. 

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