Kathmandu, Oct. 1 -- The Everest Hotel in Baneshwor reopened on Sunday with a string of unfinished businesses after being shuttered for four years due to earthquake damage. The five-star property is yet to clear outstanding dues to the government, renew its operating licence and conduct an environmental impact assessment study.

All these requirements will be fulfilled in good time, an anonymous hotel official told the Post. "We have informed the Department of Tourism that the process to prepare an environmental impact assessment report has started."

Danduraj Ghimire, director general of the department, said that the hotel had submitted some documents and the department was in the process of reviewing them.

"The hotel has informed us th...