Satellite GPS have been installed in six airports, including Kathmandu to augment air traffic control and will soon be extended to all airports in the country. Presently, airports in Biratnagar, Bhairahawa, Janakpur, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj airports have GPS guidance. V-Sat services are also being installed in airports in western Nepal. ?We take seriously the act of enhancing the standard of the airports,? says Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sarbendra Nath Shukla. (Nepalnews.com Translation Service)
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Rajdhani, 10 January
From The Nepali Press | From Issue #179 (January 16-22, 2004)
