Birgunj, April 7 : The arrival of domestic and foreign tourists has increased in Parsa National Park, officials said.
Information Officer of the National
Park, Santosh Bhagat said the number of Indian along with the domestic tourists
has increased compared to the past.
In the first eight months of the
current fiscal year, the Parsa National Park witnessed the arrival of 613
tourists. During the same period in the last fiscal year, only 140 visitors had
reached the Parsa National Park.
In order to ensure good hospitality
services to the tourists there, a community homestay is run in the Sunakhari
buffer zone area of the national park. The homestay has offered local cuisines
and delicacies to the tourists arriving at Parsa National Park.
Besides the presence of endangered
wildlife, the national park boasts of religious and natural heritages including
Kaminidaha (lake), Halkhoriyadaha and Laukidaha. Religious sites Mayamandir and
Dugdheshwor Mahadev Mandir are also there in the national park.
Availability of water sources in
the national park, the number of Royal Bengal tiger and other animals has
increased. As per the tiger census conducted in 2022, the number of tigers in
the Parsa National Park has reached 41.
Considering the potential for
touristic prospects and infrastructure development, the Parsa Wildlife Reserve
was declared a national park in 2074 BS. (RSS)