Upper Mustang to be Removed from Restricted Area Status

Pokhara. The process to remove Upper Mustang, which has been a restricted area for a long time, from the restricted area has begun. The Department of Immigration has sent a letter to the District Administration Office seeking its opinion with suggestions regarding the review of restricted areas in Mustang. Although the department sent the letter on October 12, the administration has not yet submitted its response as the letter was received late.

‘The letter came late. Then Dashain and Tihar followed,’ said Assistant Chief District Officer Eknarayan Bhandari. ‘Now, after the suggestions come from the local levels, we will send our opinion based on that.’