No ban on Everest climbing, govt says

Refuting earlier reports, the government has said no ban on climbing the Mt Everest has been imposed as requested by the Chinese government.

In a statement on Tuesday, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) dismissed media reports that it had suspended the mountaineering expedition to Mt. Everest on the request of Chinese government.

The Ministry said its attention had been drawn by the dissemination of false information quoting the ministry on the issue.

MoCTCA further said it had not banned climbing expedition on Mt. Everest and other peaks and that the policy related to mountaineering expeditions remained same as previous.

It was reported that the government had decided to restrict mountaineering on Mt. Everest for 10 days beginning May 1.

China has already announced a ban on mountaineering expeditions until May 10 and had asked Nepal not to issue any permits until that day. nepalnews.com ia Mar 18 08

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