Archive · 2 Sep 2026
India to Rebuild Nepal School After Principal Saves 1,600
A school in Nepal was hit by very powerful flash floods.
The school principal, Rajendra Dawadi, quickly rang the bell and told everyone to leave.
More than 1,600 students were at the school.
The school was swept away by the floodwaters after the evacuation.
India’s ambassador praised the principal for acting quickly.
India said it will completely rebuild the school.
The school is in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.
The rebuilding is meant to help replace the school destroyed by the floods.
India will fully reconstruct Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.
Principal Rajendra Dawadi ordered an evacuation shortly before flash floods struck on August 26.
The school had more than 1,600 students at the time.
Floodwaters swept through the Trishuli Valley and destroyed the school.
Ambassador Naveen Srivastava praised Dawadi’s quick decision during a Tuesday meeting.
- Who
- India, Ambassador Naveen Srivastava, Principal Rajendra Dawadi, and the more than 1,600 students of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School.
- What
- India will support the complete reconstruction of the school after it was swept away by flash floods.
- When
- The floods occurred on August 26; Srivastava met Dawadi on Tuesday.
- Where
- Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nepal’s Nuwakot district, in the Trishuli Valley.
- Why
- Dawadi evacuated the school before the floods, and India is supporting reconstruction after the building was destroyed.
- Reconstruction support
- India will support the school’s complete reconstruction.
- School
- Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School
- Location
- Bidur, Nuwakot district, Nepal
- Students
- More than 1,600
- Flood date
- August 26
- Principal
- Rajendra Dawadi
- Ambassador
- Naveen Srivastava