Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation organized a program to celebrate 11th International Sagarmatha (Everest) Day on 29th May 2018. The program started with the morning procession from Sanchaya Kosh Building, Thamel and concluded at City Hall (Rastriya Sabagriha). Mr. Krishna Prasad Devkota, Chairman for International Sagarmatha Day Main Organizing Committee and Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation offered garland to the statues of Tenzing Sherpa, Edmund Hillary and Boris Lisanevich. The Chief Guest for the program was Hon’ble Minister Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Bina Magar.
High level government officials, Everest summiteers and other mountaineers, representative from different tourism related organization and their members were present in the program.
Hon’ble Minister Bina Magar, Minister for Water Supply inaugurated the program by lighting the lamp. The Chief Guest also distributed award and cash prize to the institute and the individuals and also handed over Guinness World Record Certificates.
