NEPAL
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK:
Langtang national park, gazetted n 1977 with an area of 1,710 sq. km represent the central Himalayan ecosystem. Though it is often considered as a high Himalayan park, a full complement of mid-hill flora and fauna are also found in the southern wide part and deep river valleys lying below 3000 masl with a wide altituadinal variation ranging from 1000 to 7245 masl, the park hosts great flora and faunal diversity, from sub-tropical forests to alpine scrubs and perennial snow where as many as 32 species of manamals, 246 species of birds, and 15 endemic plant species are found. As the people in Langtang area produce enough food only to last a quarter of the annual requirement, forests serve as seasonal sources of food medicine fodder. Fuelwood and utility tools .
There trekking areas,. Lngtang Helambu and Gosainkunda Lake from the major trekking routes in the national park and the southern Helambu region. All these routes catet to both free independent trakkers hiking rangion from there days to there weeks duration (rai 2000). The MoCTCA data shows that altogether 8165 third country tourists, 798 people visited the park during 2007 (MoCTCA,2007). Therefore, this park has yet to make further efforts for gaining popularityh as tourist destination
There trekking areas,. Lngtang Helambu and Gosainkunda Lake from the major trekking routes in the national park and the southern Helambu region. All these routes catet to both free independent trakkers hiking rangion from there days to there weeks duration (rai 2000). The MoCTCA data shows that altogether 8165 third country tourists, 798 people visited the park during 2007 (MoCTCA,2007). Therefore, this park has yet to make further efforts for gaining popularityh as tourist destination
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SAGARMATHA (EVERST) NATIONAL PARK:
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The vegetation include pine and bemlock forests at lower elevations, while fir, juniper, birch and rhododendron, and juniper scrub, and alpine plant communities are common at higher altitude. The park is home to Red Panda, snow leopard, Musk Deer, Himalayan thar,marten, Himalayan mouse Here and over 118 bird species including the impeyan pheasant. Blood pheasant, Red billed chough and yellow billed chough and many more.
World famed sherp people , whose lies are ineroven with the teachings of Buddhism, constitute the cultural attraction of the region. Teaching and learning and are site of special significance to celebrate religious festivals such as Dumje and mane Rumdu. In addition, thame, Khumjung and pangboche are other famous monasteries of the region.
Government of Neapal declared a buffer zone around the park in 2002 with the objective of reducing biotic pressure on the slow growing vegetation and to enchance people’s participation in nature conservation. The government has also made a provision of ploughing back 30-50 percent of the revenue earned by the park to community development activities in the buffer zone . the buffer zone conserve biodiversity throught active local participation.
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BANDIPUR IN NEPAL
InFour decades ago Bandipur was the main trade center in all of gandaki zone. Till 2025 BS Bandipur was the headquarter of Tanalhun district. Until 1950’s bandipur was a prosperous trading center and an important transit point on the India-Tibet trade route. The business link of Bandipur had extension from Tibet, the Autonomous Region of people’s Republic of China to Indian’s Narkatiya. This hilltop city was chosen a stopover for the traders as it was free from the malaria.
The Newars developed Bandipur as a main transit point of India-Tibet trade and gradually the place changed into a Newars Settlement with flourished culture and tradition. Bandipur, an ancient newari mountain Town, is a treasure waiting to be discovered by curious travelers. Untouched by modernization and laced with an abundance of ancient houses, temples of great significance and historical architecture , this small and beautiful medieval-era town boasts festivals all year round this and a plethora of culture offerings. Neighbouring Magars, Gurung Bahun,.Chhetris, Damai, Sarki village all contribute to the cultural diversity of the region. The hill top town not only overlook the incredible The marshyangdi River valley but also offers a breathtaking sweep of the Himalayan range from Langtang in the east to Dhaulagiri in the west. Someone has rightly described Bandipur as a Annapurna range. From nearby hilltops one can see as far as Manakamana and Gorkha to the east and the great chitwan valley to the south.
The Newars developed Bandipur as a main transit point of India-Tibet trade and gradually the place changed into a Newars Settlement with flourished culture and tradition. Bandipur, an ancient newari mountain Town, is a treasure waiting to be discovered by curious travelers. Untouched by modernization and laced with an abundance of ancient houses, temples of great significance and historical architecture , this small and beautiful medieval-era town boasts festivals all year round this and a plethora of culture offerings. Neighbouring Magars, Gurung Bahun,.Chhetris, Damai, Sarki village all contribute to the cultural diversity of the region. The hill top town not only overlook the incredible The marshyangdi River valley but also offers a breathtaking sweep of the Himalayan range from Langtang in the east to Dhaulagiri in the west. Someone has rightly described Bandipur as a Annapurna range. From nearby hilltops one can see as far as Manakamana and Gorkha to the east and the great chitwan valley to the south.
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CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK
The chitwan National park spread over area of 932 sq. km is know for its sal ramnant pure forest of (shorea Robusta), riverine forests and grasslands. The park hosts 570 species of flowering plants, 40 species of mammals, 486 bird species,17 reptles and 68 fish species (DNPWC,2002f) because of the occurrence of many endangered plant species such as the tree fern, screw pine and several rare orchids and endangered mammals such as tiger, rhino, wild elephant ,gaur, striped hyena ,sloth bear and gangeic dolphin, it was declared a world heritage site in 1983.
Due to its closeness to the capital and its collection of valuable wildlife, the park has been one of the major attractions for tourists in Nepal. There were altogether 86,433 visitors to the park in 2007 of which 22,964 were domestic visitors (MoCTCA,2007(, this data suggest that this destination is gaining popularity among Nepalese too. Its outside of the park area. While there are seven hotels/resorts inside the park, over 60 of such accommodations are in operation outside the park these hotels and lodges have added greatly to the duel wood demand, which is estimated to be 452000 kg annually (yonzon, 2000). Therefore, tourism has been putting pressure on local forests.
The declaration of buffer zone and its management with the active participation of local communities has been effective in easing pressure on the national park. Natuaral resource management, community development, tourism infrastructure development are some of the key activities of the buffer zone management . Ecotourism initiatives in particular have been very successful.
Due to its closeness to the capital and its collection of valuable wildlife, the park has been one of the major attractions for tourists in Nepal. There were altogether 86,433 visitors to the park in 2007 of which 22,964 were domestic visitors (MoCTCA,2007(, this data suggest that this destination is gaining popularity among Nepalese too. Its outside of the park area. While there are seven hotels/resorts inside the park, over 60 of such accommodations are in operation outside the park these hotels and lodges have added greatly to the duel wood demand, which is estimated to be 452000 kg annually (yonzon, 2000). Therefore, tourism has been putting pressure on local forests.
The declaration of buffer zone and its management with the active participation of local communities has been effective in easing pressure on the national park. Natuaral resource management, community development, tourism infrastructure development are some of the key activities of the buffer zone management . Ecotourism initiatives in particular have been very successful.
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AGRICULTURAL IN NEPAL
Nepal, since time immemorial has been an agricultural country. People have been engaged in the growing of rice, wheat, maize and sugarcane. The farmers have also been engaged in growing other crops and vegetables.
Farming ins done mostly in the terai region, but farmers are to be found in the hills too. They engage in terrace farming. Most of the farmers grow rice as it is the staple food of the Nepalese.
Serious problems plague the farmers of Nepal. The first problem being that the farmers are uneducated and have not resorted to modern methods of farming. This has led to obsolete methods of farming being continued, which in turn has neither improved the crops nor has it improved yield. New kinds of manure and soil improvement techniques have not been introduced. They still use the ancient plough and oxen to plough their fields. New and improved seeds are available but our farmers are unaware of such development, so they continue using the old type of sees and methods. This means that the yield can go down but never up. Another problem is that farming does not pay very rich dividends so most young men and women are not seeking careers as farmers. The irrigational facilities also are poor; hence the crops fail when there is a lack of rainfall.
Takeoff and landing. Airplanes regularly carry several hundred passengers. Helicopeter, however, wake off vertically and can move in any direction. Helicopters require a very small takeoff or landing space, and most helicopters carry a maximum of twenty passengers. Specially built airplanes and helicopters can land on water too.
Airplanes are good for quick and luxurious travel. Supersonic concords can fly faster than the speed of sound. Helicopter, on the other hand can take us to a remote area or the top of a mountain. Helicopters are used for rescue operations on mountains or the sea.
Because of the great differences between airplanes and helicopters, each is used for a specific purpose airplanes and helicopters. Therefore, are both important form s of air travel.
Farming ins done mostly in the terai region, but farmers are to be found in the hills too. They engage in terrace farming. Most of the farmers grow rice as it is the staple food of the Nepalese.
Serious problems plague the farmers of Nepal. The first problem being that the farmers are uneducated and have not resorted to modern methods of farming. This has led to obsolete methods of farming being continued, which in turn has neither improved the crops nor has it improved yield. New kinds of manure and soil improvement techniques have not been introduced. They still use the ancient plough and oxen to plough their fields. New and improved seeds are available but our farmers are unaware of such development, so they continue using the old type of sees and methods. This means that the yield can go down but never up. Another problem is that farming does not pay very rich dividends so most young men and women are not seeking careers as farmers. The irrigational facilities also are poor; hence the crops fail when there is a lack of rainfall.
Takeoff and landing. Airplanes regularly carry several hundred passengers. Helicopeter, however, wake off vertically and can move in any direction. Helicopters require a very small takeoff or landing space, and most helicopters carry a maximum of twenty passengers. Specially built airplanes and helicopters can land on water too.
Airplanes are good for quick and luxurious travel. Supersonic concords can fly faster than the speed of sound. Helicopter, on the other hand can take us to a remote area or the top of a mountain. Helicopters are used for rescue operations on mountains or the sea.
Because of the great differences between airplanes and helicopters, each is used for a specific purpose airplanes and helicopters. Therefore, are both important form s of air travel.
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