Lumbini Hotel Association will operate it. An agreement has been made that Lumbini Cultural Municipality will handle maintenance and upkeep.
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A tourist information center has come into operation in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, a major tourist destination in the country. The center was put into operation from Sunday to provide official information as well as guidance to domestic and foreign tourists.
The information center has been put into operation with the support of Lumbini Cultural Municipality, Tourism Board, UNDP and STP. The information center has been established near Gate No. 5 in Mahilwar, the tourist center of Lumbini. The Lumbini Hotel Association will operate it. An agreement has been reached that Lumbini Cultural Municipality will carry out maintenance and maintenance work.
Lumbini Hotel Association President Leelamani Sharma said that despite being a center of attraction in the world, it has lagged behind due to the inability to carry out minor tourism management tasks, including the information center. He explained why the modern information center was brought into operation. ‘Since it is a modern information center, all kinds of information will be available,’ said President Sharma, ‘The center will have information officers who know English, Hindi, Nepali and local languages.’
He also informed that information technology has been managed at the center. The service will be provided from 7 am to 7 pm. Free WiFi is available within a 200-meter radius of the information center.
At the program, Bhikshu Sagar Dhamma, Acting Chief of Lumbini Cultural Municipality Kalpana Harijan, Chief Administrative Officer of Lumbini Cultural Municipality Tara Gyawali, Senior Director of Lumbini Development Fund Gyanin Rai, outgoing President of the Hotel Association Govinda Gyawali, and tourism entrepreneur Hem Bahadur Bista discussed the importance of the tourism information center. The information center was inaugurated by Acting Chief of Lumbini Cultural Municipality Kalpana Harijan.
