Source::RSS
Nepal Civil Aviation Authority is about to construct a new terminal building at Bharatpur Airport. The process has also been started for the expansion of this airport, which has a lot of passengers. The authority has invited bids for the terminal building and is in the process of technical evaluation.
After the technical evaluation of those proposals, the financial proposal will be finalised and the contract will be concluded.
A state-of-the-art building will be constructed on an area of 7,749 square meters. Along with this there will be a tower. The terminal building is going to be built to work even when the runway of the airport is expanded.
There is a plan to expand the runway of the airport by relocating the Nepali Army's Gana and Horse Breeding Center.
At present, because of the tall houses in the take-off and landing area of the runway, the aircraft carries only fewer passengers. With the expansion of the runway, large aircraft will be able to fly and night flights will also be possible.
Bharatpur Metropolitan Corporation has repeatedly discussed within the Metropolitan Corporation to expand this airport.
“The bids of 6 companies have been submitted. The agreement will be reached by the last week of January. The amount of the bid is around two billion rupees and the total amount will be known after the financial proposal. An agreement will be made to be completed within three years," said Nalvikram Thapa, engineer of the authority
“The authority is in discussion with the Nepali Army about the project. The terminal building is going to be built in such a way that it will work even when the runway of the airport is expanded," He added
“She is confident that the airport expansion will be done as the authority and the Nepali Army are positive. The metropolis has also proposed various places for the Nepali Army to arrange alternative places,” said Metropolitan Chief Renu Dahal
Chief Dahal also added, “Due to the short runway and the surrounding houses, stakeholders have been continuously pressing to expand the runway to prevent accidents. There are flights from here to Kathmandu, Pokhara and Bhairahawa. At present Buddha and Guna Air have been flying around 10 daily. In 2021, the number of commuters from here was 11 lakh 76 thousand,” said Chief Dahal_RSS
Photo Credit: Chitwan Tourism
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