Airport compensation dispute over

Pokhara - The dispute over the proposed international airport at Chinedanda of Pokhara Sub-metropolis has been resolving, thereby opening doors to speeding up works on the airport.
The dispute stretching over more than three decades came to an end after the Government provided Rs. 275 million in compensation for 56 ropanis of land.
It may be noted that the Government had encroached some 3,106 ropanis of land in order to construct an international airport in 1974. However, it could not materialize after some of the landlord refused to take the compensation provided by the government.
The dispute was resolved after the Ministry of Finance appropriated budget as proposed by a Committee constituted last year under the chairmanship of former MP Khagaraj Adhikari. RSS