Their Majesties King Gyanendra and Queen Komal being welcomed by people of Okhaldhunga in course of Their Majesties visit of the Eastern Development Region, Tuesday, Jan 10 06. Photo Courtesy : Basanta Chitrakar (DOI)

Their Majesties King Gyanendra and Queen Komal visited Okhaldunga district as part of their informal tour to the Eastern Development Region on Tuesday.

Sagarmatha zonal administrator Ram Kumar Subba, chief district officer of Okhaldhunga, nominated officials of the District Development Committee and hundreds of ordinary citizens welcomed Their Majesties when they arrived in Okhaldhunbga Bazaar, reports from the district said.

During his interaction with the security heads and ordinary citizens, His Majesty inquired about the progress in the construction of Katari-Okhaldunga road as well as the security situation in the district.

After the visit, the royal couple returned to the Royal Nepalese Army’s divisional headquarters in Itahari, Sunsari district, in the afternoon.

Their Majesties had left for the eastern region on January and are scheduled to complete the tour on January 22. This is their second visit to the region after the February 1 royal takeover.