Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel said this while disclosing the Cabinet decisions.TAG_OPEN_div_21 He said that the decision was taken in a way to make changes in Schedule 12 of the Immigration Regulations, 2051.
With this decision, the foreign nationals visiting Upper Mustang will no longer have to pay 500 US dollars in lump sum for a 10-day trekking permit.TAG_OPEN_div_19 Now, foreigners visiting Mustang will have to pay only for the number of days they stay in Upper Mustang.
Earlier, foreign tourists departing from Upper Mustang had to pay 500 US Dollars trekking fee for at least 10 days.TAG_OPEN_div_16 The foreign nationals who had set out for trekking in Upper Mustang for 10 days were paying $50 per person per day after completing 10 days.
Lopsang Chhomphel Bista, chairperson of Loghekar Damodar Kunda Rural Municipality, said that the government’s decision to remove Upper Mustang from the list of prohibited and controlled area has been partially addressed.TAG_OPEN_div_14 Lomanthang rural municipality chair Tasinarbu Gurung said the government’s decision was positive.
The government has placed the Upper Mustang area under the Annapurna Conservation Area Project in the list of prohibited and controlled area.TAG_OPEN_div_12 Most of the tourists return from Kagbeni and Muktinath as trekking fees are high for foreign tourists going there. Of the around one and a half million tourists visiting Mustang every year, only about three or four percent of the tourists visit Upper Mustang.
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