Tourism infrastructures developed along Mardi trekking route

KASKI: Additional tourism infrastructures have been developed along the trekking route of the world's famous Mardi Himal. In a bid to provide facilities for domestic and foreign tourists, tourism infrastructures have been constructed on the route from Pokhara Metropolitan City-25, Melbot to Astam of Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality. Physical infrastructure such as trekking routes, parks and railing were developed under the 'one electoral constituency, one tourism infrastructure' of the Gandaki Province last year. A plan was floated last year to construct Melbot-Jhijhirka-Astam-Dhital-Dhampus-Mardi mountain trekking route and park construction. There is a plan to develop a trekking route from Melbot to Astam, Dhital, Dhampus, Pritam Deurali and Dhital Lwang and Ghalel Kalimati in a way to connect Mardi mountain. It may be noted that the Gandaki Province government allocated a budget of Rs 2.5 million last year. It was spent on the development of tourism infrastructure and different physical structures, informed coordinator of Melbot-Astam-Dhital-Dhampus-Mardi mountain route construction committee Biswo Adhikari. He further shared that a 300-metre slate-placed path, 311-metre railing side wall, four waiting stands and ponds were constructed. By RSS READ ALSO:

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