Nisha halts Everest expedition

KATHMANDU, April 22: Actress Nisha Adhikari, who set out towards Everest on April 9, has been barred from climbing the peak due to the inability to provide a permission letter from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to Everest Pollution Control Committee (EPCC).



According to Mingmar Sherpa, Chief of Seven-Summit Trek Expedition, Nisha as well as actor Arjun Karki, were taken as high altitude workers since it takes more than three months to acquire a permission to climb Mt Everest. He further stated that it’s not against the law. [break]



However, Kapindra Rai, Program Coordinator of the Everest Pollution Control Committee, clearly said that a high altitude worker and a climber are different. The certificates that they receive from the Ministry are also different and cannot be used in place of one another, said Rai.



Ministry spokesperson, Mohan Sapkota, stated that the actors should have taken permission before they embarked on the expedition instead of disguising themselves as high altitude workers.



Both Nepali and foreign citizens are required to pay 25,000 US Dollars in revenue before they scale the highest peak in the world.

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