
Dr. Sanjaya Gajurel
Reposted from Nepalnews.com
By Dr. Sanjaya Gajurel
Nepal is not only gifted with stupendous natural resources but also enriched with abundant ancient arts, paintings, sculptures and architectures. These glorious hidden treasures of Nepal just need to be exposed, rendered, and made accessible to its natives and foreigners. The responsibility of the Government then boils down to creating conducive environment for Nepali boutique markets of artisan products. The attention can then be diverted to converting rugged treacherous hills and mountains that encompass almost all sorts of imaginable terrains with magnificent peaks and rivers views, into prosperous trekking, lodging, and hill-top restaurant business. Once, those sectors are covered, the generated capital can then be invested on underutilised water resources starting with run off the river electricity before moving to lucrative large scale hydro-electric power by attracting private and foreign investors from around the globe. We already have India as our prospective principal market for hydro-electric power besides high demand of electric power in our own country. More…