Shelter for tourists constructed at Thorang pass

Mustang / April 16: Good news for tourists on trekking expedition in the Round-Annapurna Trekking Route. A temporary shelter has been constructed at the Thorang pass that lies on the route.
The shelter has been constructed at a cost of four million rupees contributed by the District Development Committee (DDC), Mustang and Nepal Tourism Board.

A majority of the visitors coming on this trekking route would like to get to the Thorang-la pass at 5,400 metres from the sea level. The Round-Annapurna Trekking is 21 days.

DDC, Mustang programme officer Kedar Singh Thapa said that two shelters have been constructed for the convenience of the trekkers at Thorang area which straddles the border between Manang and Mustang districts.

Shelters were badly needed at Thorang-la pass where the trekkers could stay in at times of inclement weather conditions.

It may be recalled here that more than 25 people including foreign tourists and their Nepali guides and porters were killed during a snowstorm that lashed the region during this time two years back for lack of shelter. RSS