DHANGADHI:In a bid to make the Nepal Tourism year 2011 a resounding success, transporters of the far-western region launched a deluxe bus service along the Dhangadi–Kathmandu route today.
Eight buses will ply the route under the first phase, Far-Western Regional Bus and Minibus Entrepreneurs’ Committee, the service provider, informed.
Launching the service at the Dhangadhi bus park, Kush Kumar Joshi,
chairman of the Federation of Nepali Chamber of Commerce and Industries, lauded the far-western region’s contribution to tourism. Joshi, who is in Dhangadhi to take part in a central level meeting of the federation, said, “We are meeting here this time to ponder what we can do for the region.”
Joshi expressed hope that the deluxe service will help the government bring in five lakh tourists during the tourism year.
Meanwhile, Tek Bahadur Joshi, chairman of the entrepreneurs committee, expressed confidence that the newly launched bus service will make travel to the region, which boasts of tourist attractions such as the Suklaphant Wildlife Reserve, Khaptad and Chisapani, a lot more easier.
Joshi said the passengers will get food, newspapers and drinking water, among others, on board. |
