Babiyachaur, October 22

The building of Muktimarga Higher Secondary School, which was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquakes, has been reconstructed in Annapurna Municipality-6.

The school building was reconstructed at a cost of Rs 11.5 million. While the District Education Office provided Rs 6 million and remaining amount was collected from organisations and individuals, according to school management committee chair Gokul Baruwal. The two-storey building is earthquake-resistant and disabled-friendly as well. The school has 358 students.

Local Tika Bahadur Khadka and his son Dev Bahadur had provided Rs 1.6 million to purchase land for the school building. The Khadka family has announced further contribution of Rs 1.5 million for other necessary infrastructure, according to former chair of the school management committee Ram Bahadur Khadka.

The school also received monetary assistance from Himalayan Friendship,  former Village Development Committee. Around Rs 400,000 was collected by organising a Mahayagya. Likewise, the Annapurna Conservation Area Project provided Rs 45,000 and locals donated voluntary labour to build a new infrastructure for the school.

Likewise, Dhadhilal Khadka currently residing in Japan provided Rs 51,000 and Narayan Khadka from Belgium contributed Rs 45,000 for the reconstruction of the building.