Kathmandu. Lumbini Cable Car, which is being developed as a major tourist destination in Lumbini Province, has seen a significant increase in the number of Indian tourists. In the fiscal year 2082/83, the number of Indian tourists increased by 24 percent compared to the previous fiscal year.

Presenting the annual report of the board of directors at the 23rd annual general meeting of the company held on Tuesday, Chairman Chandra Prasad Dhakal gave this information. According to Dhakal, Indian tourists account for 29 percent of the total number of tourists travelling in cable car.

He said that tourists from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Bihar, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh of India are visiting and visiting Kamakhya Devi and ancient Durga temple at Basantapur hill in Palpa by cable car. According to the report, special arrangements have been made for transport drivers in the border areas and promotion through Indian vloggers has been intensified to attract Indian tourists.

Similarly, the process of constructing a hotel with a five-star level casino at the top station of the cable car (Basantapur) has been forwarded. Chairman Dhakal said that the design of the hotel has reached the final stage and the management of the necessary drinking water supply has been partially completed. The company plans to add recreational infrastructure including roller coaster, bounce castle and zero gravity ride in the coming fiscal year.

For the promotion of the market, more than 70 hotels, more than 40 organizations, more than 45 educational institutions, Bhatbhateni Supermarket, QFX Cinema, Lumbini Development Trust and Shankarnagar Ban Vihar have collaborated and ticket discount agreements have been signed. It was informed on the occasion that the company is also contributing to the production of skilled technical manpower required for the upcoming cable car project by maintaining expenditure control and austerity despite global geopolitics and market price hike.