Kathmandu, April 21 -- Nijgadh Airport has received the highest number of applications from prospective investors after being showcased at the Nepal Investment Forum last month.

The $3.45 billion mega airport project in Nijgadh, Bara, which is also a national pride project, is among the most expensive projects the government has been trying to get foreign investment for.

Last January, a senior official at the Tourism Ministry told the Post that Nepal and Qatar governments are in talks to build a new international airport in Nepal, which has been on the drawing board for more than two decades. Nijgadh airport was high on the agenda also during President Bidya Devi Bhandari's visit to Qatar in October last year.

Speaking at a press confe...