Garbage management is the biggest challenge for tourism in Sagarmatha National Park, said Deepak Bohara, Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation, on Monday. Inaugurating the fourth meeting of Sagarmatha Tourism Coordination Forum (STCF) under the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone Management Committee (SNPBZMC), Minister Bohara proposed a program of rewarding mountaineering expeditions that bring back largest volume of garbage from Everest.

Sonam Gyaljen Sherpa, president of STCF, emphasized on proper utilization of revenue generated in Sagarmatha region for infrastructural development in Khumbu region. “We need make clear policy for effective sharing of revenue. The policy should clearly state who should get what and by performing what responsibility,” he said. He also claimed that public participation in SNP buffer zone management is exemplary as compared to other buffer zones management committees across the country.