Tourism in Pokhara is currently going through an 'off season'. The number of tourists arriving in the city declines notably during the monsoon, a situation made worse by the bad condition of roads. Laxman Subedi, president of the West
The Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has asserted several times that the construction project is linked to Beijing's global infrastructure development strategy despite Nepal's denials.
POKHARA, July 8: The tourist city of Pokhara has lost most of the Indian tourists bound for Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet along with the closure of Tatopani border point following the 2015 earthquakes. Most of the Indian pilgrims who traveled to Kailash Mansarovar via Araniko Highway used to visit Pokhara along the way.
