Kathmandu, September 5
The revenue collection of the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square, a world heritage site in Kathmandu, increased by more than Rs 20 million in the last fiscal year compared to the previous year. Chief of the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square Conservation Programme, Chandra Gopal Pradhan, said that the Programme received Rs 194.6 million in revenue in the last fiscal year.
The total revenue collection was Rs 176.9 million in the fiscal year 2080/81 BS. Last year, a total of 50,533 tourists from the SAARC member states and almost 160,000 tourists from other countries visited the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square Area.
The fee charged for the tourists for their visits to the Hanumandhoka Durbar Square Area is the main source of income of the Programme. Pradhan shared that the current entrance fee is set at Rs 500 for tourists from SAARC member states and Rs 1,000 for tourists from other countries. While Nepali citizens are not charged an entrance fee, they are required to pay a fee to visit the museum.
