The construction of international airport in Pokhara is being completed. The airport project has prepared to operate the ship from the coming English New Year. This has brought joy to the tourism industry as well as concern.
What will be the future of paragliding in the sky of Pokhreli if it is to fly big ships? Civil Aviation Authority officials are saying that paragliding should be relocated, while tourism workers are in favor of managing it in Pokhara.
"It was as if a newly married bride is not allowed to wear jewellery," said tourism worker Ganesh Bahadur Bhattarai, "Paragliding is the jewel of Pokhara." When the airport comes, the jewels of Pokhara will disappear.' Nepal Air Sports Association (NA) held a discussion on the future of paragliding
In that, the tourism workers did not only express concern about the future of paragliding, but expressed their opinion that it should not be removed from Pokhara. Khemraj Acharya, the newly elected general secretary of Na, said that tourists are attracted to Pokhara because of paragliding.
"This is not only a matter related to paragliding, it is the whole of Pokhreli tourism, even hotels, restaurants and travel will be affected," he said. There are 62 paragliding companies in Pokhara. 500 pilots fly paragliding. A paragliding flight has been taking place from Sarangkot Hill in Fewatal North. Acharya also informed that there is an investment of 1 billion in paragliding business.
"This is not only a matter related to paragliding, it is the whole of Pokhreli tourism, even hotels, restaurants and travel will be affected," he said. There are 62 paragliding companies in Pokhara. 500 pilots fly paragliding. A paragliding flight has been taking place from Sarangkot Hill in Phewatal North. Acharya also informed that there is an investment of 1 billion in paragliding business.
Recently, Pokhara's tourism is dependent on Chinese tourists and their first choice is paragliding, Bhattarai said. According to former president Bhattarai, paragliding flights should be made by installing technology including GPS and devices that communicate with the airport tower. He also said that there should be a system to allow flights only to certain places at certain times. Krishna Bhandari, outgoing president of Na, informed that there are many options for conducting paragliding flights in Pokhara.
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