Kathmandu, April 7 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has invited fresh bids for the expansion works at Tribhuvan International Airport, three months after deciding to finance the project on its own.

Last December, Tribhuvan International Airport Air Transport Capacity Enhancement Project, invited bids for expansion works under the loan of Asian Development Bank but it was abruptly cancelled before the final bid submission deadline on January 22, 2019.

The project decided not to take a loan from the Asian Development Bank saying that its lengthy process would slow the project and eventually push up costs after the funding deadline ended in December 2018. The aviation authority said that if they wait for the Asian Development Bank'...