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Kathmandu Tuesday November 06, 2001 Kartik 21, 2058.
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Photo exhibition on ‘Swiss Alps’
opens
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Nov 5 – The photo exhibition entitled The
Swiss Alps that consists of 43 colour photographs and explanatory panels has kicked off
here today. The exhibition will be on display till November 11 in Hotel de l’Annapurna.
The week-long exhibition is a Swiss contribution to the
International Year of the Mountains 2002 declared by the United Nations, which focus on
the importance of mountains for the whole world.
Inaugurating the exhibition Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba
said that Nepal and Switzerland have in common mountains that occupy 70 percent of the
land and from this exhibition Nepal will get a chance to highlight the importance of
mountains.
Addressing the function Dr Walter Gyger, Ambassador of
Switzerland to Nepal said, "The exhibition will not only create a bridge between the
two countries but also help to educate and generate awareness about the importance of the
mountains."
The Alps which measures about 1200 km in length and 15781
feet in altitude was discovered in the 18th century.The exhibition has already been
displayed in two hill-stations of India- Shimla and Dehradun.
During the exhibition, a series of short documentaries on
various aspects of the Swiss Alps will also be screened.
The exhibition was jointly organised by the Embassy of
Switzerland, New Delhi and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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