In a 3-2 ruling, the Supreme Court, however, keeps options open for building an international airport. With strict conditions of minimal environmental damage.
The Supreme Court has quashed all government decisions for the development of a international airport in the southern Terai plains.
The top court, however, has kept options open to construct the international airport. It is an alternative to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport.
The full text of the verdict on the Nijgadh International Airport. It was an extended full bench comprising justices Hari Krishna Karki, Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Prakash Man Singh Raut and Manoj Sharma was released by the court on Wednesday. The preliminary ruling was issued on May 26 after concluding the hearing process.
