NATTA WESTERN REGIONAL ASSOCIATION GETS NEW LEADERSHIP

The 9th Convention and 21st AGM of NATTA Western Regional Association was held on 9th February 2016 at Hotel Barahi, Pokhara, Lakeside. The program kicked off with the grand inaugural ceremony. Chief Guest for the program was the Military attaché from Embassy of the People’s Republic of China. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the name NATTA itself has been quiet meaningful to promote Nepalese Tourism as NATTA enshrines both Nature and Adventure. NATTA Central President Mr. Madhu Sudan Acharya focused that the stakeholders of tourism should have a clear vision in regard to their objective of promoting tourism. Whether this promotion should target the increased number of visitors or increased revenue, he said. Other speakers on the occasion were the Chairman of Pokhara Tourism Recovery Committee, Mr. Ganesh Bhattarai and the outgoing President Mr. Pom Narayan Shrestha. After the inaugural session, the program went through the closed session with the members of the association. Hon. General Secretary Mr. Sanjay Kant Sigdel and Treasurer Mr. Tulsi Ram Pokhrel presented their annual reports. After the discussions on the reports the general meeting passed both the reports. NATTA Pokhara also got a new team in the leadership of Mr. Dilli Prasad Gautam. The Newly Elected Team Members are: President, Mr. Dilli Prasad Gautam I.P President, Mr. Pom Narayan Shrestha 1st Vice President, Mr. Harka Bahadur Gurung 2nd Vice President, Mr. Sanjaya Kant Sigdel General Secretary, Mr. Subash Bhandari Treasurer, Mr. Hariram Adhikari Secretary, Mr. Rishiram Poudel Joint – Treasurer, Mr. Kishor Dahal Executive Member, Mr. Durbajit Kunwar Executive Member, Mr. Pradip Kaphle Executive Member, Mr. Nabaraj Adhikari Executive Member, Mr. Kulchandra Sharma Executive Member, Mr. Prem P. Subedi Executive Member, Mrs. Kamala Giri Executive Member, Mr. Rajesh Pahari The election program was conducted by Mr. Basu Dev Tripathi, Mr. Santosh Pokhrel, Prof. Dr. Hari Sarmah and Mr. Devraj Devkota. A Group Photo Session at Pokhara