KATHMANDU: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai today said that the government would build the Nijgadh International Airport in the same location as suggested by a study relating to the project.
The location for the project would not change whatsoever, he said.
Movements of a total of 8 million passengers take place from the only Tribhuvan International Airport on a yearly basis, and the figure is increasing by 7.5 percent every year. The airport cannot endure the pressure of passengers if the figure of passengers grows at this rate. So alternatives to this airport should be sought, said minister Bhattarai.
Emphasizing the exploration of another international airport in the country as the pressure of passengers at TIA would reach at a higher point by 2022, minister Bhattarai said, “We will try our best to decrease environmental impacts while constructing the airport.”
Airways are effective means to attract a large number of tourists, and there is a need to increase and expand international airports in the country, he asserted.
The government has taken environmental aspects seriously relating to the construction of the airport, he said, “The government is closely following discussions on the matter by various quarters. Logical arguments on the issue from people’s level are genuine.”
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