Kathmandu, Mar. 24
Worldlink
Communications Limited has launched free Wi-Fi service at Shey-Phoksundo, the
lake situated at 3,660 metres altitude.
The company
launched the service at the lake situated on the lap of Kanjirowa Peak in the Himalayas
in Dolpa district of Karnali Province on Sunday, March 21.
Chief
Minister of Karnali Mahendra Bahadur Shahi and Worldlink’s Chairman Dileep
Agrawal jointly inaugurated the service at a ceremony organised by the lake,
said the company in a statement on Wednesday.
CM Shahi
said that Karnali had a huge potential in tourism but it has failed to promote
its natural and cultural beauty and products to the world market. “A good
promotion of our tourism destinations would change the fate of people as well
as the province,” he said.
He said
that use of technology could be a medium to promote tourism in the province as
well as to connect people in the remotest part in the country.
“I would
appreciate Worldlink’s effort to provide free Wi-Fi to the visitors. It will
surely benefit the visitors as they can update their whereabouts and connect to
their family and relatives,” he said.
Earlier, a
couple of years ago, Worldlink had launched free Wi-Fi service at Rara Lake in
Mugu district on the occasion of Rara Festival.
Likewise,
Agrawal said that communication and technology were the vital parts for the
tourists. “There is no alternative to quality information technology. It is as
important as the food, clothes and shelter. It can be a medium for the students
and other people in the locality to obtain and enhance knowledge,” he said.
He also
said that internet is crucial for people in the remote area as it can help to connect
with the medical services and doctors in the cities and obtain quality health
facility.
According
to him, if the government developed information technology infrastructure like
optical fiber, Worldlink is ready to expand its services to Dolpa. Worldlink
has established 11 towers to take internet service to Shey-Phoksundo.
Chair of
Shey-Phoksundo Rural Municipality Ward No. 8 Nima Lama, representative of
Shey-Phoksundo National Park Chandra Bahadur Gharti and company’s CEO Keshav
Nepal and Director Manoj Agrawal were present at the programme.
Shey-Phoksundo
is the deepest lake in Nepal and is renowned for its pristine waters and
beauty.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 25 March 2021.
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