The India has extended Nepali rupees 42.95 million (26.98 million INR) grant assistance to Nepal for a new building of a secondary school in Udaipur district.
Ajay Seth, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, assumed charge as secretary economic affairs at a time when the economy which was showing signs of recovery is being threatened by the second wave of Covid-19.
The jetty will connect Kaninali in Bhadrak district and Talachua in Kendrapara in Odisha. The project will reduce road distance of around 200 km from Talachua to Dhamra river.