Gandaki, Oct 13: In a bid to promote tourism, a scheme of ‘Silver Triangle’ has been forwarded by connecting the major tourist destinations of Pokhara, Bharatpur and Lumbini.
Three local governments representing the tourist destinations are all set to promote tourism, exchange good practices and mutual cooperation. Pokhara Metropolitan City of Kaski, Bharatpur Metropolitan City of Chitwan and Lumbini Cultural Municipality of Rupandehi are the local governments advancing the concept into practice.
Bharatpur Metropolitan City held an interaction on ‘Silver Triangle’ on Monday. The event was held to collect suggestions from the concerned stakeholders and prepare plans for future. Chiefs of all three local governments, people’s representatives, administrators, private sector leaders, tourism entrepreneurs and others expressed commitment to expand tourism in all three destinations, which bear significance from religious and tourism viewpoints.
At the interaction, chief of the District Coordination Committee in Chitwan, Narayan Prasad Adhikari, said tourism could be promoted by connecting Pokhara with adventure, Bharatpur with nature and Lumbini with culture. In addition to the construction of tourism infrastructures, cleanliness and environmental issues deserve equal attention for it, according to him.
Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Dhanraj Acharya, said the concept of ‘Silver Triangle’ was brought to improve the economies of all three cities by attracting more numbers of tourists. He reminded that an understanding was reached among the three local governments on inclusion of promotional programmes in the policy and plan of metropolis.
“Now, we need to advance business-to-business (B2B) and government-to-government (G2G) collaboration in a concrete and visible way,” said mayor Acharya, adding that expansion of connectivity helps boost tourists’ visit to Pokhara, Chitwan and Lumbini at the same time.
According to acting mayor of Lumbini Cultural Municipality, Kalpana Harijan, time has come for increasing private sector investment for tourism development. Everyone should take initiative for the sustainable operation of the Pokhara and Gautam Buddha International Airports.
Coordinator of Pokhara Visit Year 2025-2026, Gopi Bhattarai, underscored collaboration between the private sector and the government. Tourism has been badly affected due to natural disasters in recent times, he said, adding that the message of ‘Nepal is open and safe’ should be spread to the world.
In view of executive member of Nepal Tourism Board, Santosh Pokharel, effective digital marketing of tourist destinations is essential when many people find information via digital platforms.
Moreover, acting mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitrasen Adhikari, said collaboration and partnership are perquisites for promotion of all three destinations, which are linked to Nepal’s identity. A ‘Silver Triangle’ tourism fair would be organized soon, he informed.
Earlier, a memorandum of understanding was signed among three local governments last May to take forward the ‘Silver Triangle Tourism’.
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