KATHMANDU, April 5: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government is working to conduct regular international flights from Pokhara and Gautam Buddha International Airports soon.
Responding to the questions of lawmakers at Public Policy and Delegated Legislation Committee of the National Assembly on Thursday, PM Dahal said that talks were being held with the Indian government for the air route to Gautam Buddha International Airport, while similar dialogues were continued for direct flights with China and Sri Lanka from the airports.
Talks on launching int'l flights between Pokhara and Chinese ci...
Similarly, he shared that efforts were on to convert the loan received from the Chinese government into a grant in relation to Pokhara International Airport.
According to him, the government was in action for reviving sick industries of Hetauda, Butwal, Janakpur, and Biratnagar cities. The process of embankment construction along the Koshi River was underway.
The meeting witnessed the PM's commitment to increase production through irrigation facilities by promoting projects and land reforms. Land reform works are not simply the distribution of the land ownership certificates to the landless squatters but the creation of the foundation of socialism, the PM reminded.
He also informed lawmakers on the government's seriousness towards justice and relief to the families of the martyrs, injured and missing persons of the conflict-era. He believed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill would be finalized by the parliamentary committee soon.
