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Nijgadh Int’l Airport under Shade of Government’s Priority

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Nijgadh Int’l Airport under Shade of Government’s Priority
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June 4: The government has turned a cold shoulder to the proposed international airport in Nijgadh of Bara and is instead looking for an alternative airport in Kavre district, which according to aviation experts and parliamentary committee is unfeasible.

Although the budget has allocated Rs 15.83 billion for the aviation sector, it has not mentioned any programme for Nijgadh airport. The government has allocated Rs 3 billion for the under-construction Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa and Rs 8 billion for the Pokhara International Airport. The government is planning to initiate only the preliminary work at Nijgadh airport.

The government had been planning to construct the Nijgadh airport since the last 22 years as the country’s second international airport. However, the construction could not gain momentum despite being listed as a national pride project.

Moreover, it is now no more the country’s second international airport as Gautam Buddha International Airport at Bhairahawa is ready to start operation.

Nijgadh airport could not even receive the budget of Rs 1.50 billion allocated for its construction in the current fiscal year 2018/19.

 The government had proposed two models for its construction- public private partnership (PPP) and engineering purchase construction and finance management (EPCF). The Investment Board had already approved the proposal under PPP model in March.

According to Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane, joint secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, there will not be problem regarding the PPP modality because some foreign companies are keen on investing in the project.

 

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