Tourist arrivals in Mustang drop by 41.52 percent

KATHMANDU: Tourist arrivals in Mustang have declined sharply in the first three months of the current fiscal year, with visitor numbers falling by 41.52 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the District Police Office, Mustang.

A total of 69,403 tourists visited the district from Shrawan to Ashoj this year, down from 118,685 during the corresponding period last year.

Police Inspector Ishwor Mahat said Mustang received 30,534 visitors in Shrawan, 20,268 in Bhadra and 18,601 in Ashoj this year. During the same months last year, the district recorded 19,000, 23,205 and 75,599 visitors, respectively.