The Supreme Court has directed the government not to construct an international airport in Nijgadh of Bara.

A five-member bench of Justices Hari Krishna Karki, Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada, Prakash Man Singh Raut and Manoj Kumar Sharma on Thursday scrapped the decision of the government to construct an international airport in Nijgadh.

The apex court also directed the government to find an alternative of Nijgadh.

Earlier, senior advocate Prakash Mani Sharma and Ranjuhajur Pandey among others filed a writ petition at the Supreme seeking annulment of the government decision to construct the airport by cutting down trees and using concrete at the proposed construction site of an international airport in Nijgadh.