Dhanraj Acharya, the head of Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality, has said that they are trying to create an environment where people come to Pokhara again and again. Speaking on politics and tourism policy in the first session of the Destination Gandaki program organized by Kantipur Media Group on Wednesday, Acharya said that 2025 is going to be celebrated as the Year of Visiting Pokhara to increase tourist traffic.
'Pokhara is a tourist destination, a place not to be visited,' he said, 'We are going to make and confirm that Pokhara is a place to come again and again.' Remembering, he said that the policies were made accordingly.
'We have already declared Gandaki as the tourism hub and Pokhara as the tourism capital,' he said, 'After I was elected, I signed the first decision to make Pokhara the tourism capital, which has been completed today.' He says that it is tourism.
'That's why we have carried out all our activities under that, again because it hasn't rained since July, the fishtail has become very black, but what the fishtail saw, the shape is visible,' he said, 'so you look at Pokhara through the same eyes, Pokhara is the same. It is a destination, whether it is in the field of education, tourism, health, or sports.'
He made it clear that Pokhara excels in all these three things: nature, culture and adventure. "We have made a policy to preserve it for future generations, projects worth seven and a half billion have been started," he said, "this will help create new infrastructure in the field of tourism." He said that everyone will get answers to thousands of unanswered questions related to Fewatal within a few days. He said that flights should be started soon at Pokhara International Airport.
'What is the problem, the government should solve it quickly,' he said, 'International flights should be fast, we are celebrating the year 2025 as the year of visiting Pokhara, all national and international conferences and conclaves including all kinds of programs will be held throughout the year. We have called to do it in Pokhara.'
