DHARAN: A 11-member network headed by Lekhmani GC was formed for the development and expansion of adventurous sports tourism in which Indra Rai and Prakash Thakuri are the vice-coordinators.
The network will will play a coordinating role for the development, expansion and management of adventurous and sports tourism in the State-1, said Govinda Bhattarai, Chairperson of Mountain Sports Federation.
He further shared the network would work to contribute to achieving the target of Nepal Tourism Year 2020.
The network came into existence following an interaction initiated by Dharan sub-metropolis on mapping the potentials of adventurous tourism sports in the urban area.
In cahoots with the Mountain Sports Federation, the Dharan sub-metropolis organized the interaction on adventurous and sports tourism to explore measures for attracting tourists in Dharan.
Dharan has seen the potential of adventurous sports such as cycling, paragliding, canyoning, flying jeep, boating, race and bike race.
Manju Bhandari, acting mayor of Dharan sub-metropolis, said these sports would help bring 100,000 tourists to the State 1 every year.
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