Apart from impacting the Nepali tourism<\/a> sector, the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic threatens to push the timeline of various construction projects in the country.<\/p>\n The Pokhara Regional International Airport was originally scheduled to commence in July 2021.<\/p>\n However, the project might be delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China.<\/p>\n The USD 240 million project is being constructed by China CAMC Engineering and it has so far completed 55% of the total work.<\/p>\n However, the project is expected to get delayed due to the labor shortage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most of the 164 Chinese workers returned to China for the Lunar New Year holidays in January and they were supposed to return to work by February 1, 2020.<\/p>\n The workers are now undergoing quarantine in Sichuan, China and will be allowed to depart for Nepal only if they show no symptoms.<\/p>\n Moreover, the workers arriving from China will be again isolated at the project site for 14 days before allowing them to work.<\/p>\n The Pokhara Regional International Airport is panned to have 2,500m long, 45m wide runway and is being built with an aim to handle around 1 million passengers a year and 600 per hour.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Apart from Pokhara Airport, China-involved Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) is also being delayed as the technical workers haven\u2019t returned from China.<\/p>\n The GBIA is being constructed by China’s Northwest Civil Aviation Airport Construction Group that features 250 skilled Chinese workers.<\/p>\n Likewise, Melamchi Water Supply Project and 756MW Tamor Storage Hydroelectric Project are affected by the coronavirus epidemic.<\/p>\n So far, China has reported 78,832 cases and 2,788 deaths from coronavirus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n At least 30 other countries have reported coronavirus infection cases. There are 70 death cases and around 4,547 confirmed cases outside China.<\/p>\n Coronavirus Related Stories:<\/strong><\/p>\n Apart from impacting the Nepali tourism sector, the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic threatens to push the timeline…<\/span><\/p>\nOther Impacted Projects<\/h2>\n
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