Sardikhola Village Development Committee (VDC), 20 kilometres north from Pokhara. The team has gone there in connection with conducting a study for developing Sardikhola VDC into a tourism hub around Mt Annapurna.
Nepal Tourism Board former member Basudev Tripathi said 103 mountaineers have scaled Mt. Annapurna-I until 2005.
He said that 56 mountaineers, including some famous names, have lost their lives while attempting to climb the Mt Annapurna peak.
Tourism entrepreneurs of Pokhara have announced a three-day celebration at the people's level. A series of programmes has been planned for the event, said president of Pokhara Tourism Council, Bachchuram Tiwari.
The Annapurna massif comprises seven peaks including Annapurna-I and six otherd that are over 7,000 metres high. To the east of this massif lies the 8,164-metre high Mt Manaslu and to the west the 8,167-metre high Mt Dhaulagiri.
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