CHITWAN, Jan 25: Preparations have been advanced to expand the Bharatpur Airport by shifting the Nepal Army's Bharatpur-based Horse Reproduction Center.

The shifting of the center has been taken ahead as an appropriate alternative after a long groundwork.

Now small aircraft are only being operated during the day due to the short runway of the airport.

The airport is going to be expanded as there will be a shortage of aircraft with the small carrier turning old in a couple of years. The expansion work is going to move forward with positive response from all the concerned local governments. Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been taking initiatives for the expansion.

Bharatpur Mayor Renu Dahal said that it had been agreed to expand the airport by shifting the horse reproduction center.

It may be noted that the Prime Minister had already directed the officials to bring the proposal to this effect to the Cabinet meeting.

According to Mayor Dahal, the runway of the airport is to be expanded to 1,500 meters. With the expansion, big aircraft with the capacity of 72 seats can be operated in the night time.

At a program organized at the Shree Naya Sabuj Battalion at Bharatpur on Saturday, Defense Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka said that 19 bighas four kattha four dhur land owned by the barracks has to be handed to the airport for its expansion bid.

He also said that the reproduction center will be shifted to the Shaktikhor-based barracks in Kalika Municipality.

Minister Khadka said the ministry will take ahead the necessary process to shift the reproduction center after carrying out on-site inspection.

The center has a total of 110 horses. It has been operational since 2041 BS.

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