POKHARA, March 15 -- Over the past eight months, about 230,000 visitors have flocked to the mountainous district of Mustang. Among them, 187,014 were domestic tourists, 35,356 were from SAARC countries, and 7,284 were from third countries, as per the statistics maintained by the police.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bhojraj Pandey, police chief of Mustang, during the period from mid-July 2023 to mid-March 2024, a total of 229,654 guests visited Mustang. DSP Pandey said there has been a surge in domestic tourists recently.

According to police data, the number of visitors to Mustang during different months are - 6,837 in Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August), 7,101 in Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September), 25,586 in Ashoj (...