Surkhet, Oct. 19 -- Humla, a remote mountain district in Karnali Province, has witnessed an economic revival this year, thanks to the reopening of the Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route through Nepal.

The pilgrimage route, mainly for Indian devotees, was reopened after a five-year hiatus, triggered first by Covid closures and then by geopolitical tensions.

From porters and farmers to hotel owners and airline workers, nearly every sector in the district's modest economy has felt the ripple effects of the influx of Indian pilgrims traveling through the Simkot-Hilsa route to reach the sacred mountain and lake in Tibet, China.

According to the District Police Office in Humla, a total of 6,407 foreign visitors entered the district this pi...