New Delhi, April 29 -- In an effort to address the issue of overcrowding, enhance climber safety, and mitigate ecological imbalance on Mount Everest, the Nepal government has proposed a law to grant permits to climb the world's highest mountain only to those who have previously scaled at least one 7,000-metre peak within the country.

Everest has faced mounting issues such as pollution and dangerous bottlenecks due to permitting too many climbers, including inexperienced ones, to try to scale the 8,849-metre (29,032 ft) peak.

On April 18, the Nepal government had proposed the Integrated Tourism Bill in the upper house of the Parliament, which aims to ensure that climbers have adequate high-altitude experience to handle the challenges dur...