Bharatpur Airport expansion to start soon: Tourism Minister Shrestha

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha has said the expansion of the Bharatpur Airport would begin in the current fiscal year, 2022/23.

The Nepal Army is ready to provide the land for the project and construction work would begin soon, he said while taking part in an interaction on the expansion of the project organised here on Wednesday by the Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

“The Ministry has accorded high priority to the project. It requires around 300 meters of land for it and a talk to this effect with the Army Chief was positive.” Similarly, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Pradip Adhikari said a detailed study report would be carried out soon with the budget from the CAAN.

Pledging help for facilitating construction work on the part of the metropolis, the metropolis mayor Renu Dahal urged for the construction of the airport soon.