Foundation for Nijgadh Int’l Airport will be laid soon: PM Dahal

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the foundation stone for the construction of Nijgadh International Airport will be laid very soon. Addressing an election assembly organised by the ruling alliance at Gadhimai in Bara district today, PM Dahal gave assurance that construction works of the airport will be expedited. "I have said during the inauguration of Pokhara International Airport that we will proceed ahead with the construction of Nijgadh Airport soon. I would like to assure you that construction of the Nijgadh airport will be started at the soonest after completing the construction-related homework," he said. PM Dahal stated that initiatives will be taken to develop Gadhimai as a hub of international tourism and the government has a plan for its conservation and promotion by forming the Gadhimai Development Board. According to him, irrigation facilities will be expanded through an electrical irrigation system and the government will pay special attention to the development of this area under Upendra Yadav's leadership. On the citizenship issue, Prime Minister Dahal said, "This time we have got a President who does not complicate matters but who facilitates in unravelling the knot. The problem related to citizenship is not only that of the Madhes but that of the country itself. The problem will be resolved for the long term." Prime Minister Dahal said improvement has now been seen in the country's economy though it was in crisis earlier. "Arrival of tourists has increased. The reserve of foreign currency has also increased. We have affiliated millions of Nepali people residing abroad with the Social Security Fund. It is a big step for prosperity," he mentioned. He asserted that the alliance was formed for the protection of constitution and democracy as well as for prosperity. PM Dahal urged voters to widen the path of democracy, constitution and prosperity by making Upendra Yadav victorious. Similarly, former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Minister and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairperson Madhav Kumar Nepal, Chairperson of Janata Samajbadi Party and candidate of Bara Constituency no. 2, Upendra Yadav, among others addressed the election assembly. READ ALSO:

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