Prosperity possible thru tourism promotion: Speaker Ghimire

LALITPUR, May 11:Speaker Devraj Ghimire has stressed concerted efforts to achieve prosperity through tourism promotion which makes publicity of Nepal's cultural and natural diversity and beauty.     

At a programme organised here today to inaugurate the newly constructed building for ward office of Mahalaxmi municipality-10 in Lalitpur, Speaker Ghimire reiterated togetherness for prosperity through tourism.     

Development is possible if the people's representatives and political parties have resolution, he viewed, underlining that people's representatives and political parties should involve making plan for the development of local levels.     

"Tourism is the basis of national development. The places, which were most neglected earlier, are now developing as the attractive tourism destinations", he reminded.     

Similarly, a member of the House of Representatives, Prem Bahadur Maharjan, vowed support for tourism development in the district in order to expand tourism destinations like Nagarkot and Dhulikhel

He was for massive publicity of local products, for which he would extend support.     

Bagmati Province's Minister for Health, Rameshwor Shrestha, extended gratitude to the Contractor Company for the timely completion of the office building. It would help in catering public services in a convenient way, he hoped.     

Mahalaxmi municipality mayor Hari Govinda Maharjan shared that the municipality was for adequate budget allocation to ward no 10.     

The municipality, according to him, was delivering on social-economic upliftment of Tamang community and development of tourism among others of this place.     

Preparation is underway to build a football ground in 20 ropanis of land in this area while a master plan is being mulled to develop and promote Lakuri Bhangyang as a touristic zone, he said.