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Hotels in Langtang valley suspend services as coronavirus cases rise

Hotels in Langtang valley suspend services as coronavirus cases rise

By THT Online

Before-and-after photographs of Langtang Valley, showing the near complete destruction of Langtang village due to a massive landslide caused by the April 25 earthquake. Photos from 2012 (pre-quake) and 2015 (post-quake). Credits: David Breahshears/GlacierWorks

KATHMANDU: Hotels around Langtang valley have suspended services in view of the increase in the number of coronavirus positive cases around the area. The Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-4 issued a statement on November 1 in this regard. The RM stated that the Hotel Operators Committee held a meeting on Monday and decided that hotels in Langtang valley will shut operations owing to the rising number of infections in the neighbouring Dhunchhe of Gosaikunda RM-6. As per the notice, the decision was taken in a bid to bring the situation under control.