Political Candidate Pledges to Transform Nuwakot Village into International Tourism Hub

Nuwakot. Rajan Gautam, the candidate from the Progressive Democratic Party (Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party - PrLopa) for Nuwakot Constituency No. 1, has put forward a plan to transform Gyangphedi into an international tourist destination. While campaigning door-to-door, Gautam engaged with voters, expressing his commitment to developing Gyangphedi as an 'International Tourism Hub' by highlighting its historical and natural significance.

Candidate Gautam stated that the site of the Thai Airways plane crash in Gyangphedi in B.S. 2049 should be made the main tourist attraction. He emphasized the need to construct the plane crash memorial, currently located in Kakani, at the actual crash site in Gyangphedi (at an altitude of about 4100 meters) and build an international park there. 
Recalling the practice in countries like Spain where such crash sites have been developed as tourist areas, he noted the immense potential for rock climbing and adventure tourism here.

Connecting natural heritage conservation with tourism, Gautam also proposed establishing a research center for the rare Red Panda found in the Langtang National Park area. He believes that building a Red Panda research site will attract researchers and tourists globally, spreading the word about the local Tamang culture and village identity worldwide. 

He claimed to create employment opportunities within the village, preventing youth from going abroad by promoting homestays and local products.

"Roads, drinking water, health, and education are the basic necessities that must be present," Gautam said, "but real development is the development of people's economic and social living standards." He also mentioned bringing the history of the religious guru who meditated on the Suryapik above Gyangphedi for 25 years into the scope of research, thereby promoting religious and cultural tourism simultaneously.

Targeting previous leadership for consistently sidelining Gyangphedi by labeling it 'remote' and 'backward,' Gautam declared that this area, only 80 kilometers from the capital, would no longer remain underdeveloped.

He argues that Gyangphedi's fortunes will be transformed with new leadership and a research-based vision.