Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today separately inaugurated the 'Pradesh Gaurab Village' and a cancer hospital in Birtamod Municipality of Jhapa district.
The village with 37 houses has been constructed for poor and indigenous community.
The houses were constructed on one bigha and three katthas of land donated by Dhanjuju Shrestha and Kamala Shrestha of Bhadrapur. The village was constructed at the investment of Rs 148 million of Province 1 government, Habitat Nepal and Sahara Nepal.
On the occasion, Prime Minister Oli assured that the government would provide support in construction of thatched roof-free houses, saying no one should be homeless in the country.
Similarly, Mayor of Bhadrapur Municipality, Dhurba Kumar Shibakoti, shared that the families of poor Kurmi and Santhal community have been living in the village.
He said that 306 houses have been constructed in the municipality so far and handed over to poor communities. Two hundred six houses are under construction as per the plan of constructing 500 houses in the current fiscal year, he added.
Likewise, PM Oli formally inaugurated the Purbanchal Cancer Hospital based in Birtamod-5. The hospital is in operation for around a year.
Local investor Durga Prasai invested Rs 6 billion to build the 300-bed hospital.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister unveiled a stone inscription on the premises of the hospital and visited the wards. It is said the hospital has provided its services to around 2,700 patients since its operation and among them 1,300 are from Jhapa itself.
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