Himal Press 
POKHARA: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the construction of Nijgadh International International Airport will begin soon.
Inaugurating the Pokhara International Airport on Sunday, Dahal said air transport is one of the best options to usher in development in landlocked countries like Nepal.
The proposed Nijgadh International Airport has been seen as an alternative to the already congested Tribhuvan International Airport. But conservation activists have opposed the construction of airports by destroying one of the best-preserved forests in the Tarai plains.
Dahal also recalled the initiatives that he took for the smooth construction of the Pokhara International Airport through the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu and during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
