28 December 2019, Pokhara
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai, has scrutinized the under-construction international regional airport in Pokhara and collected progress report on Saturday. He gathered information about the need of 104 ropanis of land to be acquired to manage glide path to make landing more safer.
The government is in need of acquiring additional land to ensure safety during landing even at a time of low visibility-Minister Bhattarai shared. He further said that the lands would be acquired in a reasonable manner. He directed the contractors and works to complete the airport on time.
On the occasion, airport project chief Binesh Kumar Munakarmi informed that 54 percent of the airport construction was over and it would complete six months before the specified date. The project chief further said although the deadline is set July 10, 2021, test flight could be conducted before six months of the deadline with the completion of the works. Commercial flights could be conducted from July in 2021.
The construction of international regional airport in Pokhara had begun in July 2017.
