Siddharthanagar, December 6
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, has given the Chinese contractor North West Company a deadline of 25 days to complete the Gautam Buddha international airport.
Addressing the project chief and company representatives during an onsite inspection on Saturday, he said, “I am giving you homework for 25 days, and I want it back completed from both the project chief and contractor.”
On the occasion, he also expressed confidence that the airport would become the number one among the national pride projects, following its completion.
The tourism minister that Nepali human resources should be used to complete the remaining task of equipment installation at the airport that is incomplete as foreign technicians are unable to come to Nepal due to the pandemic.
Project Chief Prabesh Adhikari said 92 per cent of the work had been completed and the remaining work was stuck as personnel to work on it were abroad.
