{"id":326,"date":"2021-04-08T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T06:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepallivetoday.com\/?p=326"},"modified":"2021-04-22T07:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T01:21:20","slug":"biratnagar-airport-to-get-modern-well-equipped-terminal-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/2021\/04\/08\/biratnagar-airport-to-get-modern-well-equipped-terminal-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Biratnagar Airport to get modern, well-equipped terminal building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KATHMANDU: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) plans to construct a modern and well-equipped terminal building at Biratnagar Airport at a cost of Rs 3 billion.<br><br>CAAN claims that the terminal building will be the largest terminal buildings among airports that are currently operational.<br><br>The national aviation governing body has already prepared a master plan for the expansion of the major airport of eastern Nepal.<br><br>As per the master plan, CAAN is going to acquire land for the development and upgrading of the airport along with the construction of a new terminal building at the airport.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building-1-1-768x436.jpg?resize=720%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C436&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building-1-1.jpg?w=1070&amp;ssl=1 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CAAN Executive Director Rajan Pokharel stated that the terminal building is being constructed taking the increase in the number of passengers and a regional international airport into consideration.<br><br>\u201cThe new terminal building is being constructed in Biratnagar as per a plan to construct modern and well-equipped terminal buildings in Terai,\u201d said Pokharel, \u201cThe procurement process has been taken forward after design finalized.\u201d<br><br>Along with the new terminal building, the existing runway will be extended to 2,500-3,000 meters from the existing 1,500 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building2-1-768x405.jpg?resize=720%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C405&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building2-1.jpg?w=1072&amp;ssl=1 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building3-1-768x426.jpg?resize=720%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building3-1.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nepallivetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/terminal-building3-1.jpg?w=1074&amp;ssl=1 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) plans to construct a modern and well-equipped terminal building at Biratnagar Airport at a cost of Rs 3 billion. 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