Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has requested India to provide additional air routes from Mahendranagar, Nepalgunj, and Janakpur to facilitate connectivity and travel between the two countries. Prime Minister Deuba made the request during a delegation-level talk with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday in Lumbini – the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, according to sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here.
He requested additional air routes in order to facilitate connectivity and travel between the two countries in view of the fact that the second international airport – Gautam Buddha International Airport – was brought into commercial operation in Bhairahawa starting from May 16, sources said. Prime Minister Deuba also called for investment proposals from companies interested in India to develop the 750 MW West Seti Hydropower Project, they said.
The two leaders also agreed to move ahead with priority the Pancheshwar Project, said a press statement issued by the Foreign Ministry following the talks between the two prime ministers. Prime Minister Deuba also proposed a long-term power trade agreement between the two countries for mutual interest as both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress in the 900 MW Arun-III hydropower project, it said.
