Kathmandu: Tibet to provide financial aid to Nepal’s northern border districts for five years. Ministry of Local Development is selecting projects needed in 15 districts bordering China.
Lhasa would provide Nepal 20 million yuan for administrative reform and development needs in Nepal. The assistance will be used to build schools and health posts, install solar electricity, and fund other small projects in the northern 15 districts of Nepal, a Nepali official who attended the meeting in Lhasa last week has said. The districts have been named as Taplejung, Solukhumbu, Sankhuwasabha, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok, Rasuwa, Dhading, Gorkha, Manang, Mustang, Bajhang, Dolpa, Mugu, Humla and Darchula.