KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has said the government will move ahead by amending the Tourism Act as an amendment was imperative for the development of the tourism sector.
Speaking at the conclusion of a training session for the tourist police constables and junior police officers, the minister said, "The Act that was made a long time ago cannot resolve the problems surrounding the tourism sector today. The ministry is at work to amend the Act."
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He also praised the role of tourist police for publicizing the country's tourism to the international market despite limited resources while directing them to continue their duty with high integrity, heart, words and deeds.
Similarly, Additional Inspector General of Police, Tek Prasad Rai urged the trainee police personnel to maximally utilize their skills and experiences received from the training session in their work.
According to available data, there are a total of 239 tourist police personnel in the country. A total of 30 tourist police personnel attended the training.
