Resorts closed in Chitwan
08 Aug 2009 02:53 #552
by intrepid
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
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Resorts closed in Chitwan
The resorts remain closed and it seems very little progress has been made in resolving the issue. This seems to be turning into an all-too-familiar, drawn-out debacle in Nepal.
The issues seem to be 3-fold:
* technicalities around the tender process and renewal of contracts with the government
* outstanding revenues and taxes to be paid - the resorts have not paid these since 2004, claiming exemption hard times during the years of the Maoist insurrection
* conservationists are claiming that concrete infrastructure built by the resorts should not have been allowed and are affecting the biodiversity of the region.
Read here for more info.
Who knows how long this will continue.
The resorts remain closed and it seems very little progress has been made in resolving the issue. This seems to be turning into an all-too-familiar, drawn-out debacle in Nepal.
The issues seem to be 3-fold:
* technicalities around the tender process and renewal of contracts with the government
* outstanding revenues and taxes to be paid - the resorts have not paid these since 2004, claiming exemption hard times during the years of the Maoist insurrection
* conservationists are claiming that concrete infrastructure built by the resorts should not have been allowed and are affecting the biodiversity of the region.
Read here for more info.
Who knows how long this will continue.
Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.
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