Kathmandu, March 27 -- Federal and provincial ministers, business community representatives and experts have stressed the need for expediting infrastructure development in Lumbini Province and exploring its untapped potential that would help the country make a great stride towards prosperity.

Speaking at 'Lumbiniko Samarthya' (or Lumbini's potential), a one-day event organised by Kantipur Media Group in Bhairahawa on Wednesday, they emphasised the need for bringing the Gautam Buddha International Airport into full-fledged operation and completing the Butwal-Narayanghat road expansion, among other things.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel said that the Gautam Buddha International Airport will soon operate at...