Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged India to provide additional air routes from Mahendranagar, Nepalgunj, and Janakpur.

In delegation-level talks held with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi here today, Prime Minister Deuba requested additional air routes to facilitate connectivity and travel between the two countries in the context where Gautam Buddha International Airport has come into commercial operation in Bhairahawa.

On the occasion, the Prime Minister also proposed long-term power trade between the two countries for mutual interest, as both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress in the Arun-III hydropower project, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the meeting, both the Prime Ministers stressed the importance of hydropower for clean energy, with abundant possibilities for collaboration in the hydroelectricity sector between the two countries. Prime Minister Deuba on the occasion called for investment proposals from companies interested in India to develop the West Seti Hydropower Project.