Fungling (Taplejung), March 7
The number of tourists visiting the Kanchenjunga area has gone up lately. In the last three months, 650 foreigners have visited the Kanchenjunga area. According to the Information Officer at Kanchenjunga Conservation Area Management Council, Dobhan Limbu, there has been an increase of 211 foreign tourists in the current fiscal year. Last year it was 439.
According to tourism entrepreneurs, there will be an increase in the flow of tourists in the second season spanning from April to June.
With the rise in the arrival of tourists, the tourism business has started returning to normal. Man Kumar Limbu, office secretary at the Council, said the Kanchenjunga mountain area, which has been deserted for a long time due to Covid-19, is slowly returning to normalcy.
Tourism is the main source of income for the communities living in the Kanchenjunga region. Tourism entrepreneurs and hoteliers have been encouraged by the arrival of tourists gradually.
