KHAPTAD, June 9: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has pledged to convert the Khaptad area in Sudurpaschim Province into Khaptad Development Trust.
Inaugurating the International Spiritual Conclave organized in Khaptad on Tuesday, PM Dahal pledged to develop Khapta area, a junction of four districts (Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti) either as 'Khaptad Development Foundation' or 'Khaptad Development Trust'.
The Investment Board has already prepared a Detailed Project report (DPR) for the development of Khaptad, said PM Dahal.
"Khaptad has not been in the limelight for a long time. The place could not be publicized adequately. Now it will be promoted internationally. Ambassadors of various countries will visit Khaptad and promote the place in their respective countries. There will be a huge influx of tourists thereafter," the PM assured.
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PM Dahal was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Foreign Affairs Minister NP Saud and Nepali Congress Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak, chiefs of the foreign diplomatic missions in Nepal and spiritual leaders among others.
The event, first of its kind in Sudurpaschim Province, is being organized by the Sudurpaschim Government and the Khaptad Tourism Development Committee.
Indian Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, who is going to conduct a yoga session in the three-day event, remarked that Khaptad was an ethereal area.
"Khaptad is an ornament gifted by nature for spiritual causes. Khaptad will promote spiritual tourism worldwide. Since Khaptad is a ''heaven on earth'', one should visit Khaptad before leaving this earthly abode," he encouraged the spiritual seekers.
Khaptad, famed for its pristine beauty, is situated at an altitude of around 3,100 meters above the sea level. The area that spreads across 225 square kilometers also has the Khaptad National Park in it.
(RSS)
