SURKHET: A total of 476,155 tourists have visited Rara and its surrounding ares in 2075 BS. Out of them, 21,291 were foreigners whereas 454,864 were domestic tourists. The Karnali State government’s Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment had set the target of 500,000 during the ‘Rara-Karnali Tourism Year-2075 BS’.
“Inflow of domestic tourists has increased by around 11 percent in the current fiscal year according to Tourist Arrival Survey-2075 BS’, Province Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, Nanda Singh Budha Nanda Singh Budha, informed. “Influx of external tourists is found to have increased by 34.2 percent this time”, he added.
It has established a base to make Nepal a tourism destination of the globe and Karnali as Nepal’s tourism hub, he claimed. The state government is pursuing its slogan ‘Tourism and Infrastructure: Foundation for Karnali Prosperity”.
Humla has witnessed the highest number of 17,489 external tourists, Indians topping the list, in the year according to the survey and data of immigration department, shared Dhirendra Pradhan, secretary at the Ministry of Tourism under the state government. Jajarkot has received only seven external tourists – the lowest in score, he further informed.
The state government has made a spending of Rs 7.81 in course of the Rara-Karnali Tourism Year-2075.
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