June 4, Kathmandu: A new radar system is being installed on a mountaintop just south of the Kathmandu Valley, an official from the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation says.
The move is aimed at improving radar coverage of the airspace in the country, Tourism Secretary Sushil Ghimire told the Associated Press.
He said that the new radar will add to the range of the existing radar at Katmandu’s airport which has limited range because it is located in a valley.
Information from the new equipment will enable aviation officials to map out weather conditions across the country, Ghimire said.
