A task force formed by the government to study into the irregularities and restructuring in Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), has recommended setting up an alternative body, Nepal Mountaineering Council (NMC) asserting that NMA failed to keep commitments with the government and solve the controversies.
The report prepared by the task force has sought for the formation of such a council to tap new potentialities in the mountaineering sector and to deal with existing problems.
A Nine members task force headed by Rishi Ram Lamichhane, joint secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation had prepared the report.
The report suggested that the new body should be endowed with an authority to issue permits for climbing mountains. It is required to work toward promoting mountaineering sector and preserving mountain environment. Constructing and improving of trekking trails and base camps would be the council's other responsibilities.
In order to promote mountaineering expeditions, and other related activities, the council will provide necessary policy-level suggestions to the government.
The report said it found irregularities in NMA on royalty received from issuing climbing permits suggesting that the government re-consider its decision taken around 29 years ago that permitted the association to collect royalty from 18 mountains. The report also urged the government to re-think the decision reached around five years ago to hand over royalty collection of additional 15 mountains to the association.
The report also found that the NMA violated the government's directive that prohibits it to use the royalty generated from issuance of climbing permission in administration activities.
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