Annapurna base camp trek

Infrastructure construction has begun at the Annapurna Base Camp and Maurice Hargoj Trekking Trail in Narchyang, Annapurna Rural Municipality-4, Myagdi, at a cost of Rs 12.5 million. The construction of shelters, toilets, drinking water, trekking trails, tea shops, and an open museum has been started with a budget of Rs 10 million from Annapurna Rural Municipality, Rs 2 million from the Nepal Tourism Board, and Rs 500,000 from the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). Annapurna Rural Municipality Chairman Bharat Kumar Pun informed that temporary structures are being constructed in the Annapurna Base Camp and Panchkunda Lake area. “Since it falls under the ACAP, there are policy issues in constructing permanent structures, so temporary structures have been constructed for the convenience of tourists,” he said. “The rural municipality has invited tenders for operating tea and snack shops at the Annapurna Base Camp and trekking trails.” Annapurna…