Kathmandu, Nov 4 (PTI) Nepal has issued climbing permits to 1,451 mountaineers from 176 expedition teams to scale 59 peaks during the ongoing autumn season, according to the tourism department.
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includes six mountains above 8,000 metres among them are the world’s highest peak Mt Everest, as well as Mt Cho Oyu, Mt Lhotse, Mt Dhaulagiri, Mt Makalu and Mt Manaslu.
The government collected USD 1.81 million (equivalent to Nepalese rupees 255 million) in royalties this season, more than triple the USD 5,82,000 earned during the same period last year, the department said.
Tourism is a key source of foreign exchange for Nepal, contributing 6.7 per cent to the country’s GDP in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the sector. PTI SBP SKS SKS GRS GRS
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