Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today laid the foundation stone of Pokhara Regional International Airportat Chhinedanda of Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City.The airport project has been on hold since July 2012 after the lowest bidder -- China CAMC -- bid $305 million, which was 85 percent higher than the cost estimated by Nepal. The government had anticipated the project would cost around $166 million.The government acquired 3,106 ropanis of land at Chinedanda for PRIA 38 years ago and this year it plans to add 500 ropanis to the project as the new study suggests that it requires additional land. To acquire the additional land, the government has put aside Rs 1 billion for this Fiscal Year. CAMCE will construct the runway, taxi-way, apron, international and domestic terminal buildings, air-traffic control tower, cargo terminal building and airport hangar.
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