India provide Rs 180.74 million to Nepal

Kathmandu, May 16 India will provide Nepal with Rs 180.74 million as grant for river training and construction of embankments.

India's Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri gave over a check to Ministry of Energy, Irrigation and Water Resources Secretary Sanjay Sharma on Tuesday, Kathmandu Post reports.

Development of embankments will happen along the Rivers Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla an Indian Embassy statement said.

India has given 13 installments since 2008 to Nepal for waterway preparing and bank works. The total amount is over Rs 4.68 billion.

India has said it stays focused on working closely with Nepal in the field of waterway preparing, surge control and water assets.

The latest joint statement says that the two India and Nepal have agreed to "effective implementation of the bilateral initiatives in agriculture, railway linkages and inland waterways development."