25 percent workers return to work in tourism industry

Pokhara Tourism Council has said 25 percent workers associated to the tourism industry returned to work after the tourism business opened here.

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After the extended lockdown imposed has been relaxed, the tourism activities here are striving to return normal. The workers in the tourism industry which were shut down for four months is returning to the work stations.

Council's Vice-Chair Gopi Bhattarai said, "After long tourism industry resumed the business. The industry is resumed not for full-fledged operation but for internal management." Hotel and restaurants, trekking shops, travel agencies are open here. In the initial stage, only 25 percent of employees can join the work, he added.

The workers will return to normal duty after the industry gains pace. The tourism industry in Pokhara has employed some 30,000 people. Hotel, trekking and travel agencies, paragliding, ultra-light, embroidery, tourist transport, rural tourism are the area creating jobs.

The government had allowed the re-opening of the tourism activities two days back which was shut down for four months.

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