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'Garbage mgmt major challenge in Everest region'
2010-03-14
The fourth meeting of Sagarmatha Tourism Coordination Forum (STCF) under the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone Management Committee (SNPBZMC) concluded in Kathmandu on January 18.
Inaugurating the meeting, Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Deepak Bohora said garbage management was the big challenge for tourism in the Sagarmatha National Park. “To preserve our mountain ecology, I have proposed the government to conduct a march with the theme of ‘Save the Himalayas’ all the way to New York to draw the attention of world community towards the preservation of mountain ecology,” Bohora added. He also said the government was mulling over a proposal to reward expedition teams on Mt Everest and other Himalayan peaks on the basis of garbage that they bring down with them.
Speaking on the occasion, Sonam Gyaljen Sherpa, president of STCF, said toursm infrastructure development in the Khumbu region has to be carried out under close coordination with concerned stakeholders. “The main challenging part is to make a proper policy in sharing revenue generated from the Himalayas. The policy should clearly state who should get what and by performing what responsibility,” he added. He also regretted that people in the Himalayan region were getting only a nominal share of revenue generated from the Himalayas, despite facing environment degradation and other impacts due to increasing pressure in the Himalayas.
TAAN President Sitaram Sapkota suggested implementing a provision of taking a single liaison officer instead of many liaison officers from different agencies to facilitate varied activities in the Himalayas. He also said TAAN was committed to spend revenue generated from Trekkers’ Information Management System (TIMS) for the welfare of trekking and mountaineering staff and development and promotion of tourism activities.
Also speaking on the occasion were Constituent Assembly member Ang Dawa Sherpa, Tourism Secretary Nagendra Prasad Ghimire, Director General of Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation Gopal Upadhyaya and NTB CEO Prachanda Man Shrestha.
On the occasion, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA), Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) made presentations on their respective activities in the Himalayan region. TAAN 1st Vice President Bachhu Narayan Shrestha made a presentation on responsible mountain tourism in Sagarmatha Region and former TAAN President Deepak Mahat made a presentation on adventure tourism.
The meeting came up with a 15-point resolution on promotion of responsible tourism in the mountain region, exerting minimum possible pressure in mountain culture and ecology.
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