<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In Nepal,Chief Minister of Province-3, Dormani Paudel performed a groundbreakingceremony for Nepal-Bharat Maitri Polytechnic at Hetauda in Makwanpur districttoday. Chargé d' Affairs of Indian Embassy Dr Ajay Kumar along with manyMinisters from Province-3 graced the occasion. </span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;mso-fareast-language:en-in"><br />''The flagship Nepal-Bharat Maitri Polytechnic at Hetauda is a state-of-the-artinfrastructure project in the area of vocational training. It is being builtunder India-Nepal Development Partnership with Government of India's grant of38.53 crore rupees. The Polytechnic is being built in over 32 acres of land andit will have a total built-up area of 19,200 square metres. The facility willinclude an administrative block, academic block, auditorium, library, workshop,multipurpose hall, separate hostels for boys and girls, principal and staffresidences and amenities for sports and communities. The project is expected tobe completed in two years.<o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:times new roman;mso-fareast-language:en-in">Theground breaking ceremony for the construction of Polytechnic is anothertestimony of friendly relations between India and Nepal. It also reflectsIndia's commitment to work with Nepal to complement efforts of Government ofNepal to strengthen infrastructure in the vocational and skill developmentsector in Nepal.</span></p>