Government to forward construction process of Nijgadh airport

KATHMANDU: The government will move ahead with the construction of the proposed Nijgadh International Airport. The airport is a national pride project of the government. The policies and programmes of the government for the next fiscal year 2023/24 presented by President Ramchandra Paudel at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and National Assembly of the Federal Parliament on Friday, announced to forward the construction process of the Nijgadh airport. The government has prioritised the construction of Nijgadh airport. The government has set a plan to construct the Nijgadh airport on around 1,900 hectares of land. The first phase of the airport construction is estimated to cost Rs 120 billion. Similarly, the policies and programmes also mentions that construction of a provincial airport will be forwarded after carrying out a study.  Safety standards will be strictly implemented to make aviation service safe and terminal buildings of domestic and international airports will be upgraded. By RSS READ ALSO:

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