Nepal’s remote villages turning ‘e-villages’

E-village program, with the help of wireless computer network, has been launched in the remote villages of Makwanpur to provide local people and students with the access to information, education and health services, RSS reports.

The program was begun in the initiative of Makwanpur District Development committee in the support of Magsaysay Award winner Mahabir Pun.

Constituency Development Program, E-Network Research and Development Nepal and local schools are supporting the program.

The wireless network has been connected with Nepal Telecom´s tower, stationed at the top of Mahadev Hill.

The program aims at providing local people information about telemedicine and education services with the help of telephone, email and internet, Local Development Officer Yubaraj Subedi said.

The program has provided its services to Mahendra Higher Secondary School, Chhatiwan, Janak High School, Bhirkot, Janata Higher Secondary School, Phapharbari, Bagmati High School, Raigaun, Kanti High School, Thingan, Buddhi High School, Hattisunde, Janapriya Higher Secondary School Hattiya.

Five schools that are getting service under this program have also received program that distributes laptop to each student and all these electronic gadgets have come under the scope of the wireless network, Information Officer at District Development Committee, Makwanpur, Ajaya Bartoula said.

The program is now providing telemedicine services, in trial, by maintaining wireless network between Hetaunda Hospital and Kathmandu Model Hospital.

District Development Committee, Makwanpur is preparing to implement e-governance in the area with the help of wireless network and provided training to its office staffs and secretaries of different VDCs. The Committee is also aiming at providing e-commerce service to farmers of the area for helping them to sale their agro-products online. Nepalnews.com Saturday, 16 October 2010 20:57