Pokhara Regional International Airport Project

Kaski, Pokhara

• Commercial Contract Agreement between CAAN and China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd. On 22 May 2014.
• Loan Agreement between Governments of Nepal & Government of China on 21 March 2016.
• Subsidiary Loan Agreement between Government of Nepal & CAAN on 5 June 2016.
• Loan Effective letter dispatched by China Exim Bank from 31 May 2017.
• Letter to Proceed issued to China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd. for Pokhara Regional International Airport Construction work on 11 July 2017.
• Contractor Started work on Site from 1 November 2017.
• Implementation Agreement between Governments of Nepal, CAAN & China Exim Bank on 25 February 2018.

Salient Features of PRIAP

• Runway                     :     2500m X 45m
• Parallel Taxiway          :     900 m x 23 m
• Link Taxiway              :     3 Nos.

   A Link Taxiway                                :     142 m X 28.5 m

   B Link Taxiway                                :     208.5 m X 34 m

   C Link Taxiway                                :     208.5 m X 18 m

• Airport Periphery Road  :     3 m wide          
• Airport Approach Road  :  20 m wide (4 lane)
• Apron

            International  & Domestic                 :      417m X 129m

            Future Expansion                            :      150m X 152.5m

• ITB & DTB                :     (14643.76 square meter)
• Hangar :     (6055.95 square meter)
• Control Tower    :     (1117.58 square meter)
• Rescue & Fire Fighting Facilities : CAT VIII including firefighting trucks & Ambulance

• Approach Light :     ILS System precision approach CAT-I

1. Design Works 

• Approval of Flight Procedure Design.
• Approval of Earthwork Drawing and Design.
• Approval of Airfield Working Drawing ( Airfield Layout, Pavement, Airport Drainage)
• Approval of Terminal Building Drawing ((Architecture, Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage) completed
• Approval of working drawing of Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage) Completed
• Approval of working drawing of Navigation Lighting in Final Stage.
• Approval of working drawing of Communication, Navigation & Surveillance in Final Stage.
• Approval of working drawing of Hanger Building (Architecture, Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage Completed.
• Approval of working drawing of Ancillary Building- 12 Nos (Architecture, Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage completed
• Approval of Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower Drawing (Architecture, Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage) completed.
• Approval of Overhead Water Tank Drawing (Architecture, Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage) completed.
• Navigation Aid Lighting 18m High Pole Light, Node and Foundation (Structure/Water Supply & Drainage / Electrical/Low Voltage) completed.
• HVAC System Design in Final Stage.
• Airport Access Road Design in Final Stage.
• DVOR/DME Design in Final Stage.

2. Civil Construction Work

I) Latest Status of Airfield

A) Pavement work

- Runway completed.

- Apron Completed.

- Taxiway Completed.

- Hanger Apron- Cement Treated Base Completed

B) Airfield Lighting

            - Secondary Conduit laying for runway completed.

           - Secondary Conduit laying for taxiway completed.

           - Installation of Transformer Box Completed.

C) Slab Culvert/ Irrigation canal Drainage Work

               -100% completed.

D) Earthwork

             - 95% completed.

II) Latest Status of Buildings work

1. Terminal Building

• Foundation and Tie Beam Completed.
• RCC Column Casting & Steel Column Erection form Completed.
• Slab reinforcement and formworks ongoing.

2. Hangar

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column Beam Slab) completed.
• Masonry works Completed.
• Concreting of parking area floor completed.
• Plaster work and Steel Structure erection on going.
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3. Sewage Station

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, and Beam & Slab) completed.
• Block Masonry, plaster works and Structure Flooring completed.

4. Waste Transfer Building

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed.
• Block Masonry, plaster works and Structure Flooring completed.

5. Fire rescue Station

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed upto 2^nd
• Block Masonry works and Structure Flooring completed.
• Plaster works ongoing.

6. Special Vehicle Garage

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed.
• Block Masonry works and Structure Flooring completed.
• Plaster works ongoing.

7. Cargo building

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed.
• Block Masonry works
• Plaster works ongoing.

8. Custom and immigration building

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed up to 4^th
• Block Works in 1^st, 2^nd and 3rd floor completed and ongoing in 4^th floor
• Plastering ongoing.

9. Integrated Office Building

• Footing ,tie beam and first floor slab completed
• Column rebar for second floor ongoing.
• Block works in 1^st floor ongoing.

10. Water Supply Station

• Concrete works in Pump house and Water Tanks completed.
• Block work for pump house ongoing.
• Reinforcements and formworks in Water Tower ongoing.

11. Fire Rescue Watch Tower

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed up to 4^th

12. Central Substation

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed.
• Plaster works ongoing

13. Lighting substation

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed.
• Block works ongoing.

14.1 ATC Complex Building

• All Concrete Structure (Footing, Column, Beam & Slab) completed up to 3^rd floor
• Block work Completed & Plastering ongoing.

14.2 ATC Control Tower        

• Concreting for the 5^th floor shear wall completed
• Rebar and formworks for the 6^th floor shear wall ongoing.

15. Airport Gate

• Concreting of Tie beam completed.
• Concreting of beam, slab and column completed.
• Block work ongoing

Financial Status

• Land Acquisition expenditure (except Periphery Road) till date – NPR 3 billion 
• Advance Payment made to CHINA CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd of USD 30.95 Million
• Total IPC Running bill payment made to CHINA CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd till date – USD 77.411 Million (Approx. NPR 8.51 billion) with VAT
• Total IPC Running bill payment made to Design Review & Supervision Consultant Running Bill till the date – NPR 87.53 million.
• Land Acquisition expenditure for Outer periphery Road till date – NPR 510 million.
• Overall Financial Progress of construction work 31.73%.

Physical Status

• Overall 50% of whole Project.

IPC 10 USD 23.173 m

2.55 BILLION with VAT

100.584 (11.06 billion)

Financial progress overall (41.22%)