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NATTA organising various programmes as part of World Tourism Day

Kathmandu, Sept 22: Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has organised 
various programmes as part of the 39th World Tourism Day that is observed on September 27 
every year across the globe. A clean-up campaign has been launched at religious and tourist 
place Swyambhu under the campaign. People from various walks of life like secretary of the 
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Krishna Prasad Devkota participated in the 
drive.

Likewise, a futsal tournament will be held today at Dhanantari Tutsal Club at Bhatkepul. A team of 14 men and three women will participate in the match, said NATTA’s co-treasurer Surendra Bhattarai, talking to Rastriya Samachar Samiti. A blood donation programme is scheduled to take place on Sunday at NATTA’s central office at Naksal. “Such programmes will help realise government’s goal to bring in 200000 tourists by 2020,” said NATTA’s President CN Pandey.