Kathmandu: The Nepal Army is going to launch mountaing cleaning campaign dubbed ‘Safa Himal Abhiyan’ in the upcoming mountaineering season.
During the campaign officials deployed by Nepal Army will clean Mount Everest, Mt Lhotse, Mt Kanchenjunga and Mt Manaslu.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, a total of 29 troops will be deployed for Mt. Everest and Lhotse, nine for Kanchenjunga and nine for Mt Manaslu.
The Ministry of Tourism has decided to waive the royalty fee for such climbs.