The parliamentary sub-committee submitted its report on Pokhara International Airport to the Public Account Committee of the House of Representatives.

Rajendra Lingden, who led the sub-committee, carried out a thorough investigation on the construction process of the airport and submitted the report to the PAC.

Arjun Narsing KC, Aman Lal Modi, Gokul Prasad Banskota, Janardan Sharma, Tara Lama Tamang, Deepak Giri, Dev Prasad Timilsina, Prem Bahadur Ale and Ram Krishna Yadav were the members of the sub-committee.

The report will be discussed in the meeting of the PAC.

The sub-panel had conducted the study and monitoring of the airport in response to the questions raised from multiple sectors over the irregularities in the construction process. The monitoring was done as per PAC's decision made on June 9, 2024.

During the field visit and inspection, the sub-committee held discussions with stakeholders, locals and experts.

The report was prepared incorporating multifarious issues ranging from physical infrastructure, equipment, runway, to vicinity.

The airport was constructed at the cost of Rs 22 billion with the loan from EXIM Bank of China. The construction was completed on December 29, 2022.

Although the facility was officially launched in January 2023, the airport has not witnessed international flights except few chartered ones. Only domestic service is available there.

The sub-committee report would divulge the problems that plagued the construction process, which is expected to help the government take further decisions on it, the sub-committee said.