SATV, Kathmandu, Feb 3: The stakeholders and local community have commenced their initiatives to ensure tourism-friendly environment in Lakeside of Pokhara. 

The Pokhara Tourism Council has partnered with different agencies and local community to create a favorable environment, ensure safety and security to the tourists and tourism-friendly situation in the Lakeside area.  

Council's Chairman Taranath Pahari shared that the Ward Police Office, Tourism Police, Metropolitan Police, ward officials, tourism related organizations have joined hands together to materialize the initiative. The representatives shared that any sort of unwanted activities would be curbed in the Lakeside area.

Likewise, onsite monitoring of the Lakeside area would be carried by the representatives of the team in the evening, Pahari said. 

Furthermore, hygiene, cleanliness, sanitation, street vendors, and activities causing disturbance to the tourists would be controlled in the Lakeside area.(RSS)