Dhangadhi, April 28 (RSS): State-5 government has invited people of Far-Western State to visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.  

Organising a press conference by Visit Lumbini Year-2076 Publicity Sub-Committee in course of the preparation of Visit Lumbini Year-2076 here today, State-5 government invited them for the same. 

At the press conference organised in presence of Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment of Far-Western state, Maya Bhatta, Secretariat Member of the Publicity Sub-Committee, Pradeep Acharya, requested Minister Bhatta on the behalf of the State-5 government to convey the message of invitation to the folks of in the State.

Acharya said that a campaign was launched for the collaboration between States to create environment for visiting Lumbini and tourism sites of Far-Western state. 

The State-5 government has decided to celebrate 2076 BS as Visit Lumbini Year with an objective of bringing in 2.5 million tourists in different places of Rupandehi– Lumbini, Tilaurakot, Devdaha, Ramgram of Nawalparasi and Araurakot in 2076.

Tourism campaigners of Far-Western State– Gopal Hamal, Dineshraj Bhandari, Maya Prakash Bhatta and Rana Chandra Shrestha, among others stressed that there would be tourism promotion if Lumbini area and tourism sites of Far-Western State were promoted together.