GHT to be declared the official trail of NTY
The government is declaring the newly Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) as an official trekking trail of the Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 campaign.
An official of Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation on Friday told Republica that all technical works to this effect have been completed and that they were waiting for the cabinet´s approval.
“We have completed necessary groundwork. We are waiting for the cabinet to endorse it,” said Ranjan Krishna Aryal, joint secretary at MoTCA.
The government is also working on to put the complete trail – which spans 1,700 kilometers – in Global Positioning System (GPS).
“With the announcement of GHT as the official trail of the NTY 2011 campaign, the government will focus more on its promotion and development,” Aryal said, adding that the government is planning to encourage private sector to invest in unreached areas of the trial by developing basic infrastructure.
Read Full News at : http://www.myrepublica.com
