"He (the PM) will charter Nepal Army´s 16-seat Sky Truck chopper for his visit to Bihar," informed the PM’s press advisor Ram Rijhan Yadav on Thursday. [break]
"Who else will be accompanying him has not been finalized yet," Yadav added. PM Bhattarai is attending the three-day international meet ´Global Summit on Changing Bihar: Forging Partnership for Development,´ slated for February 17-19 in Patna, Bihar.
The chopper will be chartered for approximately five hours, with the cost rate at USD1,640 per hour.
PM Bhattarai, Bihar´s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi are scheduled to address the seminar.
Besides, Narayan Murthy, chairman of Infosys Technology Limited, YK Algh, a former federal minister and VS Vyas, the Indian PM´s economical advisor, among others, will be participating in the seminar.
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