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Khadak Raj Paudel says the floods hit specific places, not the whole country, and the trails are open. Where he is right, and the bit he leaves out.
By Laxman Rawal · Sep 2, 2026
Nepal's tourism minister has asked international travellers not to cancel their trips. In a video message posted on 2 September, Khadak Raj Paudel — Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation — said the flood damage is confined to specific places and…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
He is right, and we have been saying the same thing here for a week without being asked to. The 26 August flood came down the Lhende and Bhote Koshi into northern Rasuwa and along a stretch of the Trishuli. That is one corridor. It is a catastrophic one —…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Tourism is roughly a tenth of Nepal's economy and it employs people who have no second industry to fall back on — guides, porters, lodge owners, jeep drivers, kitchen staff in villages with one road. A cancelled October trek does not hurt a government; it…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Check which region it is in, not which country. If it is Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Pokhara or Chitwan, nothing about your trip has changed except possibly how you get from Kathmandu to the trailhead. If it is Langtang or anything routed through Rasuwa…
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