Tourism information centre is being set up in Bandipur

The Bandipur Municipality is going to count the number of tourists coming to Bandipur. The calculation is aimed at facilitating the collection of data on how many tourists from which country visited Bandipur.

The village municipality has stated that a tourism information centre is being set up with the objective of managing the tourists visiting Bandipur from home and abroad. The aim is to set up a tourism information centre to provide integrated information on homestays and hotels, said Surendra Bahadur Thapa, chairman of the village municipality.

Competitions like half marathons and cycling will be continued by continuing the construction of the Mukundeshwari footpath. He said, "Tourist villages within the municipality will be developed as a model on the basis of priority." As Gandaki is known as the second tourist destination of the state and the queen of the hills, there are plans to protect and promote the sustainable development of tourist sites in all the six wards under Bandipur.

The village municipality has stated that a policy has been passed to build a tourist centre within the village municipality and to regulate it by making a tourism act. Bandipur market area will be protected and enhanced by declaring it a specially protected area. The village municipality has a policy of conducting tourism activities by making the tourism-related organizations within the municipality active and organized.

Under Ujyale Bandipur, a Ujyale village campaign will be carried out to protect and promote Siddha Cave, Pataldwari Cave, Huslankot Durbar Mukundeshwari Footpath, Chandrakot Gadhi, Thanimai, Bhukbhukel and other tourist places. Ram Dutta Bhatta, chief administrative officer of the village, said that there is a plan to create more employment by promoting tourism-oriented products and to develop the homestay circuit by promoting and conserving homestays. Emphasis will be given to the development of the tourism sector by studying the feasibility of adventure tourism jeep flying, paragliding and rock climbing.