SOLUKHUMBU: Chief Minister of State 1, Sherdhan Rai, has inaugurated the road linking Selleri to Khumbu Pasanglhamu-1 via Mapyadudhkoshi rural municipality.

Khumbu in Solukhumbu district is the gateway to Mt Everest.

Chief Minister Rai said the state government would make necessary arrangements of the required budget for the expansion of road from Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality to Chaurikharka rural municipality.

Chief Minister Rai said the construction of the road would help promote tourism in the region.

On the occasion, he said the state government would declare the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality as ‘Tourism rural municipality’.

The rural municipality has been bringing in around 50,000 domestic and foreign tourists every year.