KATHMANDU, Jan. 10 -- Hotel Radisson Kathmandu's Chairman Govinda Das Shrestha passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 87. Suffering from cancer for a long time, Shrestha was undergoing treatment at Leelawati Hospital in Mumbai, India. Hotel Association Nepal (HAN) has expressed condolences on Shrestha's demise. Issuing a statement on Wednesday, HAN said that Shrestha was involved in the country's tourism industry for more than four decades. He was the chairman of Radisson Hotel Kathmandu owned by Oriental Hotels Group, Chitwan Paradise Hotel Pvt Ltd and Himalayan Tours & Travels. He also served as the Honorary Consulate General for the Maldives.

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