An international airport with full capacity to handle the growing air traffic is necessary for Nepal's far-reaching development and economic prosperity.
Following the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) given in the recent past, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) have advanced needed steps to construct the Nijgadh International Airport (NIA).
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the coalition government would move ahead keeping the construction of Nijgadh International Airport at top priority.
Minister for Culture Shrestha has said that the government shall give high priority to the construction of the Nijgadh International Airport, a project of national pride
The Supreme Court has made public the full text of the verdict it had announced earlier over a case involving the proposed construction of Nijgadh International Airport