Kathmandu, Mar. 29:Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Wednesday for the development of tourism and nature conservation in the Lo-Manthang region of upper Mustang, according to NTB press release issued Wednesday. The NTB press release issued Wednesday.

The NTB will assist the KMTNC with the upgrading of the information center at Kagbeni and Lo-Manthang; formation of camping/hotel management committee: posting of sign posts; putting up of location map board; construction of porter/pilgrim shelter; brochure publication; waste management program; incinerator building/repair/maintenance work and running of tourism awareness camps.

The two organizations pledge to share information, have regular interactions on conservation and tourism development of the region.

The NTB and the KMTNC shall make an effort to put in synergy the programes launched by the respective institutions and if possible work together on other programmes on environment and tourism development in the future, the press release said.