KATHMANDU: The government will gradually open new peaks for climbing, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Jivan Ram Shrestha, said.
Minister Shrestha said that the Ministry has forwarded the plan to allow mountaineering.
A study is being conducted on which peaks are appropriate, he said.
Stating that Nepal’s mountains are alluring to foreign tourists, Minister Shrestha said that the government wants to move ahead by forging collaboration with private sectors for mountaineering development.
He added that tourism could contribute significantly to the country’s prosperity.
“It has the capacity to create new jobs,” he said.
According to him, Neal is also a destination of adventure tourism that needs further expansion.
Currently, 114 peaks including Sagarmatha are open for climbing. Minister Shrestha shared that a 74-point plan was being enforced to revive the tourism sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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