Pokhara investors explore alternative investment sectors
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KASKI, DEC 05 -
Pokhara-based entrepreneurs have started exploring alternative investment sectors, including education, health and agriculture, besides tourism.
Investors expressed this view at an interaction—Kantipur Round Table: Pokhara—jointly organised by the Kantipur Publications and Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).
Ananda Raj Mulmi, former president of the Federation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said Pokhara has many investment opportunities in service- and production-oriented businesses. “Talks of developing a railway and fast-track road connecting Pokara with Kathmandu have increased the possibility of promoting industries along the Prithvi Highway,” he said. “Industrial development in the area will take no time if there is a political commitment to end strikes and bandas.”
Stressing on the need for promoting entrepreneurship, Lawmaker Rabindra Adhikari said the country’s academic system should teach entrepreneurship rather than ‘pushing human resources towards foreign employment’.
Of late, investment in the education sector here is on rise. Ashok Palikhe, former PCCI president, said, “Now, there is a need to attract investment in quality and technical education to secure a good return.”
Investments are also pouring in in the health sector. Padam Khadka, central member of the Association of Private Health Institution and executive director of Sewa Hospital, said health services could be better if the number of institutions providing facilities such as CT-Scan and MRI are increased. “Last four decades have seen immense investment in the sector.”
Pokhara Tourism Council President Tika Ram Sapkota said while tourist inflow has increased by 25 percent, development of infrastructure is being carried out at a slow pace. “Investment in the tourism sector too is inadequate.”
Senior Agriculture Development Officer Beni Bahadur Basnet said coffee production, tunnel farming, seasonal and off season vegetable framing, honey and mushroom farming have also attracted investments. Saying that the existing agro production is insufficient, he said, “To end Pokhara’s dependence on surrounding areas for agricultural production, there is a need for large investment in the sector immediately.”
Posted on: 2011-12-05 09:02
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