Monday, June 15, 2015

Nepal reopens World Heritage sites 7 weeks after quake

Nepal on Monday announced the reopening of UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley, seven weeks after a deadly quake that killed 8,787 people and damaged hundreds of cultural monuments and some key trekking trails in the country where tourism employs about a million people.

At a function organized at the historic Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Bhaktapur district neighboring Kathmandu, Tourism Minister Kripashur Sherpa declared Kathmandu Valley, comprising of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts, open for tourists.

Kathmandu Valley boasts seven World Heritage sites, of which all except the Changunarayan temple in Bhaktapur were reopened Monday because many houses on the way to the temple are on the verge of collapse, said Bhesh Narayan Dahal, director general of the Archaeology Department.

 Kyodo News
15/6/15
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