'QR code' to identify tourist destinations

Under the leadership of Baglung Municipality and City Tourism Development Committee, management has been arranged so that the destinations here can be studied through QR codes. Through 'QR Heritage Mapping and Story Telling', information about the destination's condition, history, geographical distance, road leading to it is included. The detailed description of the area in Nepali and English language is included in the QR .

Baglung Municipality Deputy Chief Raju Khadka said that tourists can go on a tour only by managing their time after receiving information like this. "Tourists can know which place to visit and what is its importance from the QR code," Khadka said, "Now tourists who have reached a destination, after understanding its history, can go to another destination by looking at the distance." For that, public transport from Baglung You can also get information about the situation.

Baglung Kalika Bhagwati Mandir is on the first list of QR codes . The sub-committee formed to list the names of the committee had listed the destinations from the first to the 11th based on their history, importance and the number of tourists arriving there. Kalika temple is on the first list as it has the highest number of devotees and tourists. After that, Kalbhairav ​​Sthan at Balewa, Shaligram Museum, Panchkot, Malika and Ranibhume Mandir at Sigana have also been listed.

International Center for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Barah Lake in Bhakunde, Gauridham Shiva Temple here, Buddhist Monastery in Rayadanda and Manakamana Temple in Tityang are also listed in the QR code . "After studying through the QR code, some people can make a plan to reach those places, this is a very good concept," said city chief Vasant Kumar Shrestha, "Now this is a message that tourists should also become smart." He said . Mayor Shrestha also launched the QR code on Tuesday. After the promotion of those places in the first phase, the QR codes of other places will be made gradually.

Sarang Services Pvt Ltd has created this QR code. The technical team under the leadership of team leader Diwakar Rizal reached all those destinations and took pictures and videos as well as collected materials including the history, geographical conditions, facts and evidence found so far. All those contents can be read through QR . Two sections have been placed within the QR to provide more information about the municipality map and destination. Brochures have also been made in paper form for publicity . A QR code is placed in the brochure as well.

Some time ago, the hoteliers' association also demanded to list the tourist destination . "This campaign will help to bring the tourists who came to Pokhara to Baglung," said Arjun Chokhal, president of Nepal Hoteliers' Federation, Gandaki, "we will arrange to send those brochures to important destinations in Pokhara as well."