Here comes an interesting Mount Everest update!<\/p>\n
A 13-time Everest Climber Phurba Tenzing Sherpa is launching a special tourism drive by hoisting a flag atop the world\u2019s highest peak.<\/p>\n
The drive, set to begin this spring season, will promote the \u2018Mero Gaun Mero Thau\u2019 (My Village, My Place) campaign.<\/p>\n
Handing over the drive flag to Sherpa, National Assembly member Komal Oli said the video challenge part of the campaign will help in promoting Nepal tourism<\/a> potential and urged all the tourism community to participate.<\/p>\n On the occasion, Sherpa pledged to hoist the flag at the top of Mt Everest i.e. at 8,848 metre height to raise tourism awareness.<\/p>\n We Will Rise Foundation (WWRF) launched the campaign on January 01, 2019 in coordination with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and other organizations working for the Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n The campaign aims to shed light on unexplored destinations, indigenous communities<\/a>, local culture & tradition<\/a>, art & craftsmanship, and other tourism-related activities through the videos submitted to WWRF.<\/p>\n Visit Nepal 2020 campaign coordinator Suraj Vaidya also expressed hope that the campaign would add to the government\u2019s plans to achieve 2 million tourist arrival target through the Visit Nepal Year campaign.<\/p>\n Nepal Tourism Board CEO Deepak Raj Joshi, Ultra-runner Meera Rai, former national footballer Raju Kaji Shakya, artistes and mountaineers were among other key participants at the event.<\/p>\n The competition will last until May 31, 2019.<\/p>\n The video submissions for the campaign has the following rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n What are you waiting for? Get your cameras ready to capture the best things around!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here comes an interesting Mount Everest update! A 13-time Everest Climber Phurba Tenzing Sherpa is launching…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h4>\n
Mero Gaun, Mero Thau<\/h3>\n
Showcase the Talent!<\/h3>\n
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\nNPR 100,000 cash prize, while the second will get NPR 50,000 and NPR 25,000 to the third.<\/li>\n