NITN | @notintownlive | 13 Dec 2024, 06:34 am

Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal Tourism Borad hosts Meet to promote Mahakumbh. Photo Courtesy: Indian Embassy in Kathmandu website.
The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, in association with the Nepal Tourism Board, jointly organized the 1st India-Nepal Tourism Meet on December 10 which mainly focussed on promoting Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayaraj.
The event aimed at creating B2B connections to foster implementation of circuit tourism between India and Nepal.
State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal Arun Kumar Chaudhary was the Chief Guest at the plenary session of the meeting.
The Minister of State, along with Prasanna Shrivastava, Cd’A a.i., Embassy of India and Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board, inaugurated the session.
In his opening remarks, Deepak Raj Joshi, CEO, Nepal Tourism Board appreciated that India was the biggest source of foreign tourists visiting Nepal and highlighted the various initiatives taken by the Nepal Tourism Board to foster India-Nepal tourism.
The Chief Guest Hon’ble Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Arun Kumar Chaudhary in his remarks mentioned that cross-border tourism especially through land routes is a big contributor to tourism in Nepal even though not totally captured in formal statistics.
He also suggested that both sides need to focus on cross border connectivity particularly in remote areas such as in the Sudurpaschim Province.
In his remarks, Shri Prasanna Shrivastava, Cd’A a.i., Embassy of India, underscored the developments in physical and digital connectivity that are driving higher tourism flows between India and Nepal.
He also stressed on continued joint efforts of both sides to fully leverage the India-Nepal tourism potential, including through promotion of religious and cultural circuits involving places in Nepal and the neighbouring states of India.
Kirti, Tourism Officer, Government of Uttar Pradesh delivered a presentation on Mahakumbh 2025 that showcased the importance of the event especially for Nepalese devotees.
The event concluded with a mesmerizing Kathak dance performance by an eight-member troupe from India supported by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR).
The B2B event at the Meet was attended by 13 delegates from India and 60 tour operators from Nepal.
"The discussions focused on promoting cross-border tourism especially through the land route," read a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu.
Tour operators from both sides deliberated on possible travel plans for visitors from both sides including in the context of Ramayana and Buddhist circuits.
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