District Development Committee, Mugu and Shree Mahadev Masta Chaturdev Campus the Indian Embassy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 1 August 2014 for providing Indian grant assistance of NRs. 49.78 million for the construction of administrative and academic blocks for the campus under Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Program. This is the first Small Development Project being undertaken with Indian assistance in Mugu District.
Established in 2007, Shree Mahadev Masta Chaturdev Campus is situated at Kotdada VDC in Mugu District and is affiliated with Tribhuvan University. Its existing infrastructure is dilapidated and inadequate to meet the growing requirements of the students as well as faculty members. The new infrastructure will help in the creation of better facilities for over 300 students in the pursuit of their study programmes in keeping with their educational needs and towards raising enrolment in this campus.
According to press release of Indian Embassy, the project will be implemented by the District Development Committee, (DDC), Mugu in accordance with the existing norms and regulations of the Government of Nepal. They will also be responsible for ensuring the quality of construction of the project and its timely completion. The MoU stipulates the constitution of an Oversight Committee, comprising representatives of the DDC/DEO and other stakeholders with a view to ensuring the implementation of the project in a time bound manner.