TANAHU, March 24 -- A test flight of paragliding has been successfully conducted in Byas Municipality of Tanahu district. Three pilots took off from Siddhi Danda and landed at Archalchaur on Saturday. Chair of Ward 11 of the municipality, Nir Bahadur Khadka, flew in the inaugural test flights.

Officials have claimed that paragliding flights are commercially viable in the district. Speaking at an event organized on the occasion, Mayor of Byas Municipality Baikuntha Neupane claimed that the municipality could give a viable alternative to relocate Pokhara's paragliding business after the international airport comes into operation in Pokhara. Promotion of paragliding is a priority of the municipality, according to Neupane.

After the success...