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China Hands over Pokhara International Airport to Nepal

Tourism Minister says the airport will come into operation within 6 months   

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China Hands over Pokhara International Airport to Nepal
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March 27: The Pokhara Regional International Airport, which is being developed by Chinese construction company CAMC Engineering, has been handed over to Nepal on Saturday. 
The Pokhara Regional International Airport was handed over to Nepal on Saturday evening on the occasion of the state visit of China's Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi to Nepal. Separate programmes were organized in Kathmandu and Pokhara Airport for the handover of the airport. In Kathmandu, Chinese Affairs Minister Wang handed over a symbolic key to Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Narayan Khadka at the presence of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.    
In Pokhara, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale felicitated Chairman of CAMC Engineering Lu Yan for completing the construction of the airport.    
Project Chief of the Pokhara Regional International Airport Binesh Munakarmi said the handover ceremony was organised after the completion of major construction works. The airport was constructed with a concessional loan and grant assistance of Rs 22 billion from EXIM Bank of China.    
According to the project officials, 93 per cent of the physical works have been completed and the construction company would continue its works until the airport is 100 percent ready.

So far, the runway, terminal building, air traffic control building, taxiway and other main works have been completed. The project which was estimated to complete by July 10, 2021 was extended for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    
Minister Ale said that the airport would be brought into operation soon. He claimed that the government would run the airport within six months after completing all necessary preparations.

Minister Ale urged investors to invest in paragliding, rafting and golf targeting internal and foreign tourists following the handover of the airport.    
He also shared that the government was doing ground work to announce Pokhara as a tourism capital.    
General-Manager of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Pradeep Adhikari said though main part of the airport construction was completed some problems are yet to be fixed.    -- RSS

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