Tourism Minister inspects TIA at midnight and directs expansion construction

KATHMANDU, Dec 07:Badri Prasad Pandey, the Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, inspected the international airport at midnight on Monday. The inspection, which began after the airport closed for maintenance at 10pm on Monday, continued until 1 am on Tuesday.

On-site observation that the parallel taxiway, international apron, and hangar apron were all under construction.  Monday night, the delegation, which included the Tourism Minister, evaluated the work being done to increase the airport's capacity.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)'s Air Transport Capacity Enhancement Project is developing smoothly, with the extension of the parallel taxiway on the southwest side of the airport, the international apron on the north side, and the hangar apron on the east side.

Minister Pandey has directed that the various activities being carried out to improve the airport's capacity be completed on time and within the prescribed timeline.

He also stated that the work is progressing at a brisk rate and that he is optimistic that it will be completed on schedule. He also stated that carrying out construction work on a war footing by successfully deploying a big number of different human resources and equipment will send a message that the construction project work can be finished with the required quality and on schedule.

Tourism Minister Pandey stated that the continuing construction work is satisfactory and that the airport's aviation services will be operational once the construction is completed.

Tourism Minister Pandey stated that the continuing construction work is satisfactory and that the airport's flight services will be operational once completed within the time frame specified.

'The construction work is being carried out at a high speed on both sides, with the airport closed for 10 hours. We had set a 10-hour deadline for closing the airport until Chaitra 18, but the current war footing implies that the task will be completed before then,' he said.

He also stated that in every project, there is a circumstance where work is not completed on time, contracts are broken, and road construction is left behind, and at least the construction work being carried out at the airport.

He also stated that in every project, work is not completed on time, contracts are broken, and construction of roads is delayed, and that the construction work at the airport should send a message that work can be completed within the time frame specified.