Twelve-Day Water Journey Festival Kicks Off in Sudurpaschim Province

Kailali. A twelve-day water journey festival, organized by the Provincial Tourism Program Implementation Unit under the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest, and Environment of Sudurpaschim Province, has commenced today.

According to the Provincial Tourism Program Implementation Unit, Dhangadhi, the water journey started from the Seti River in Dipayal, Doti, and will proceed along the Seti River to Chisapani on the Karnali River.

Double Bahadur Bohara, Chief of the Sudurpaschim Province Tourism Program Implementation Unit, stated that the festival will play a role in attracting tourists interested in enjoying water journeys (rafting) by studying the feasibility and creating a favorable environment for domestic and foreign tourists coming to Sudurpaschim for water journeys.

He informed that 25 participants, including tourists from various countries, are taking part in the water journey festival program. Bohara added that 25 Nepali rafting guides and operators are accompanying the rafting team.

Dirgha Narayan Koirala, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest, and Environment of the Sudurpaschim Province, stated that the main objectives of the festival are to support tourism revival, disseminate the message that adventurous water journeys are safe, attract domestic and foreign rafters, and create employment. He expressed confidence that the festival will be meaningful in developing, expanding, and promoting domestic and foreign tourism through water journeys.

He mentioned that the water journey organized by the provincial government is expected to help uncover the potential in this region and contribute to the growth of the country's economy and employment. The festival is being organized at a cost of NPR 750,000 by the Provincial Tourism Program Implementation Unit in collaboration with Bogtan Phudsill Rural Municipality in Doti, Mohanyal Rural Municipality in Kailali, Panchapuri Municipality in Surkhet, Thakurdwara Municipality in Bardiya, and with the promotion of the Nepal Tourism Board.