The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has allocated budget amounting to Rs 10 million for the Tarigaun Airport in Tulsipur, Dang.
Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City's Deputy Mayor Syani Chaudhary said the ministry has written to the Ministry of Finance to ensure an additional budget of Rs 990 million.
Established in 2011 BS, the airport is unable to land even large aircraft.
At present, the airport is 750 meters long. If it can be increased to 1,500 meters, a 72-seater aircraft can land. Now only 19-seater aircraft can land at the airport.
Chaudhary said that preparations have been made to initiate the work saying the small aircrafts have not been able to reap benefits.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had visited the airport a few days ago.
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