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Posted by Anup Baral March 14, 2016:
Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday said it plans to build an international airport near Lord Buddha`s birthplace in Lumbini, a town close to the Indo-Nepal border, under a Chinese-backed USD 3 billion project modelled on Mecca.
A tender has been issued to invite bidders to construct Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa near the Indo-Nepal border by 2017, Nepalese tourism secretary Sushil Ghimire said here. Under the project, Nepal plans to build a "special development zone" to transform the town of Lumbini into a sprawling tourism, pilgrimage and education centre modelled on Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The USD 3 billion plan is backed by the Chinese government.
The new airport will serve as an alternative to the country`s only international airport, Tribhuvan International Airport at Kathmandu, Ghimire said.
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