Many tourists have cut short their trips and descended to lower areas during snowfall.
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Those who had set out to visit Tilicho Lake (4919 m.) have started returning from Tilicho Base Camp due to snowfall. Due to the bad weather, tourists from various places in Manang have started descending to the lower areas.
Many tourists have cut short their journeys and descended to the lower areas during the snowfall. Krishna Lamichhane, who went to visit Tilicho from Besisahar, said that most of them returned from the base camp without being able to reach Tilicho. ‘Businessmen have said that 1,000 people have returned.’ He said that around 800 to 900 people have returned,’ he said.
Not all of those who returned could not reach Tilicho. Manang Ngisyang Rural Municipality-9, Khangsar ward chairman Chyolpa Gurung said that around 800 tourists have returned from Tilicho base camp. Khangsar is the highest village towards Tilicho.
‘It has been snowing since yesterday evening. No one could go up today. We also said not to go. More than 800 have descended from the base camp alone. Many have already come down from Khangsar,' he said, 'Those who came to stay here yesterday are still here. Some have started filling up.'
Chief District Officer Nawaraj Paudyal said that efforts are being made to clear the road to Khangsar. According to him, one in Upper Manang and one from Humde towards the district headquarters Chame have started removing snow from the road.
He said that a team from the District Security Committee has been deployed for the snow removal work. According to him, DSP Hari Poudel of the District Police Office, DSP Dhruv Regmi, Chief of Armed Police Force No. 32 Gulma, Major Anil Thapa of the Nepali Army's Naya Bhairavi Dal Gulma, and security personnel are going to clear the road in Upper Manang. He said that security personnel with shovels and shovels have been mobilized to clear the road. He said that motorcycles have started plying in some places.
'We are clearing the road. Tourists are returning.' We have urged them to be safe,' he said. He said that one patient was rescued and taken to the Humde health post for treatment. 'We have brought four of our vehicles. We will rescue those in distress in these vehicles,' he said. 'We will rescue tourists in distress. We have urged hoteliers to arrange accommodation for tourists who want to stay.'
According to him, around 800 to 900 tourists have returned from Tilicho Base Camp. Most of the returnees are domestic tourists. 'There are those who have returned and got off at Tilicho but could not go. Foreign tourists are staying at the same hotel,' he said.
