Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi and people of India on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.
“Congratulations and greetings to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, the Government and people of India on the happy occasion of the 74th Independence Day. Best wishes for more progress and prosperity of the people of India,” Oli tweeted.
Congratulations and greetings to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, the Government and people of India on the happy occasion of the 74th Independence Day. Best wishes for more progress and prosperity of the people of India.
— K P Sharma Oli (@kpsharmaoli) August 15, 2020
His tweets came amid the strained ties between India and Nepal after the latter issued a new map of including parts of Indian territory.
India has been assisting Nepal in various development projects under India-Nepal bilateral initiation to support and strengthen grassroots infrastructure development projects across the Himalayan nation.
The development projects shall boost in the areas of education, health, connectivity, drinking water and sanitation, vocational training and medical campus.
Since 2003, India has completed 422 High Impact Community Development Projects, covering 77 districts of Nepal with a financial grant of over Rs 798.7 crores, according to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.