Constituent Assembly member and Chair of Natural Resource Sub-Committee, Honorable Shanta Chaudhary, formally inaugurated the first home stay village, Dalla, in Bardia on 1 March 2011. Sadichhya Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2011, Goodwill Ambassador for Nepal Tourism Year 2011 and Young Conservation Ambassador of WWF Nepal, was also present in the occasion. The home stay village program is being supported by the Terai Arc Landscape program that is a joint undertaking for the Government of Nepal and WWF Nepal.
Dalla is located in Khata corridor of Bardia National Park whose community members have shown remarkable commitment and stewardship in biodiversity conservation in the metro. The home stay village program has been in the local community members as a new touristic attraction the particular region whereby revenues so generated help provide alternate involving income for the town. At the home stay village, tourists will gain first-hand connection with the culture and tradition of its people, primarily Tharus, and also gain a better understanding of the rich biodiversity of the region.
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