21 April, Kathmandu. The Government has doubled the insurance amount and other entitlements of the support staff employed during expeditions to various mountains including the world’s tallest peak Everest or Sagarmatha.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation increased the insurance amount for the Sherpa sardar guide, high altitude worker and local workers to be effective from the spring season of 2014, according to a statement issued by the Ministry here today.
Accordingly, the insurance amount has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. one million for the sardar, to Rs. one million from Rs. 400,000 for the climbing guide, Rs. 800,000 from Rs. 350,000 for the base camp workers and Rs. 500,000 from Rs. 250,000 for the local workers.
Likewise, the medical insurance for all has been increased to Rs. 300,000 from the existing Rs. 50,000.
Mountaineering at the Mt. Everest area has been the interest of many people in the world and that the Ministry was committed for making it more secure, reliable and attractive.
Similarly, the Ministry has appealed to all the Sherpa guides and high altitude workers including those providing support to the mountaineers, mountaineering entrepreneurs and mountaineers to take lesson from the recent tragic incident and thereby run the mountaineering activities accordingly.
The Ministry has also expressed commitment to move ahead by making further reforms in consultation with the parties concerned, adds the statement released by Spokesperson of the Ministry Mohan Krishna Sapkota.
A total of 13 people were killed, more than six injured while three have gone missing in an avalanche that struck Sherpa guides and workers preparing for an expedition to Mount Everest on April 18. RSS
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