Minister Pandey stresses for saving mountains to protect ecological system

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, has said there is a challenge to save the existence and identity of mountains by lessening climate change impacts.

At a programme organized here on Wednesday to present the Everest Tourism Award, 2025, Minister Pandey mentioned, ‘We have a challenge to save mountains at a time when rich countries are in the competition of physical development.’

‘The melting of snow does not only affect mountain, hilly and Tarai areas. It also affects the sea and the entire earth. So there is a need to save mountains to protect the ecological system of the world,’ he shared.

The Tourism Minister expressed commitment to moving ahead continuously to save mountains, adding the Ministry was always ready for the same. He stressed the need to forward tourism activities utilizing cultural diversity.

Expressing happiness for getting an opportunity to honour individuals contributing to the development of the tourism sector of the country, Minister Pandey argued that the development of the tourism sector was possible from the path shown by such personalities.

On the occasion, he honoured various personalities for their contribution to the development of the tourism sector.

RSS