The Eighth Meeting of Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was held through video conferencing in Kathmandu on Monday.
The virtual meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra. The meeting made a thorough review of the implementation of the projects under bilateral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said issuing a statement.
"During the meeting, discussions were held on the status of implementation of the on-going projects under Nepal-India bilateral cooperation covering tarai roads, cross-border railways, Arun-III hydropower project, petroleum products pipelines, Pancheshwar multipurpose project, post-earthquake reconstruction, irrigation, power and transmission lines, construction of Nepal Police Academy, integrated check posts, Ramayana circuit, HICDPs, motorable bridges over Mahakali River, agriculture and cultural heritage, among others," the statement elaborated.
The meeting carried out a comprehensive review of bilateral economic and development cooperation projects since its seventh meeting held on July 8, 2019 and the two sides agreed to expedite implementation of the projects, the Indian Embassy said issuing its own statement.
The Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism was set up after the state visit to India by the then prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in September 2016 to oversee the implementation of bilateral projects and take necessary steps for their completion in time.
The two sides have agreed to hold the ninth meeting on a mutually convenient date.
