Kathmandu, 29 May: The Supreme Court delivered a verdict that the construction of Nijgadh international airport be stopped, it has created furor. Conservationists are celebrating the verdict while some sections, including political leadership is wondering over it . The political leadership is, however, demanding the review of the court verdict that terminated entire processes of the construction of international airport. Rs 1.50 billion has been spent on land management and wire fencing. The debate on whether to advance development works or save forest and ecosystem has been intensified again- thanks to the Supreme Court decision. As the verdict was delivered by the extended full bench of SC, the likelihood of review is slim. According to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), more than Rs 3 billion has been spent for the project. After conducting nationwide study, decision was made early in 2051BS to construct the international airport at Tangiya settlement of Nijgadh, Bara. The government has distributed 110 bighas of land as compensation too. Other paraphernalia including Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) has been over. The government had begun allocating budget for the airport since fiscal year, 2071/72BS. The government had forwarded the construction of Nijgadh international airport as the alternative of the Tribhuvan International Airport 28 years back. But, it had been receiving criticism for possible felling of huge number of trees. People's News Monitoring Service