Pokhara, January 1
Prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the process to build the much-talked-about Nijgadh International Airport will start soon.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Pokhara Regional International Airport, Dahal said the airport would be built as soon as possible.
The Supreme Court, May 26, 2022, issued a verdict telling the government not to construct the proposed Nijgadh airport. The full text of the verdict clarified the apex court did not rule out the possibility of constructing the airport in Nijgadh of the Bara district in southern Nepal.
Following that, a government-commissioned panel has suggested that Nijgadh is the best option for constructing the next international airport in the country.
The international airport project conceptualised several years ago turned controversial with environmentalists opposing the plan as they condemn the government’s plans to cut down 2.4 million trees and destroy an entire ecosystem.
