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Government Mulls Alternative Airport in Kavre for Domestic Flights

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May 3: Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation visited different places of Kavre district to observe an appropriate place for constructing a new domestic airport. The ministry is looking for an alternative for the domestic airport due to an increase in air traffic at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

A delegation led by Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Banskota, parliamentary members and representatives from local levels along with high-level officials of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) visited Nagi Danda, Thuli Chaur and Chisapani of the district on Tuesday, May 1.

After the site observation, Adhikari assured to finalize a suitable place for the construction of the airport within 15 days. During an interaction program in Kavre, Adhikari further said that the project will be included in the upcoming budget.

Since Kavre is near to Kathmandu, it will be a suitable place for construction of the airport, said Adhikari.

State Minister Gokul Banskota opined that the construction of the airport is important not only for mitigation of the flight pressure at TIA, but also essential for Kavre’s development. He said that the issue was raised 16 years ago. He hoped to accomplish the work this time with the support of locals.

CAAN's Director General Sanjiv Gautam said though study of Nagi Danda of Banepa and Thuli Chaur of Dhulikhel was done previously for minimizing the air traffic of Kathmandu, Chisapani was not studied at that time.

 

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