Motorboats' operetion resumes in Narayani river

BHARATPUR, OCTOBER 29 : The operation of motorboats has been resumed in the Narayani river. It was stopped about three months back with the increased flow of the water in the river due to rainfall.   Lately, there has been an influx of domestic tourists enjoying riding motorboats on the Narayani river.

President of the Narayani Motorboat Business Association, Ashesh Malla, said that the motorboat operation wasdelayed due to the post-monsoon rainfall. There is a plan not to operate motorboats regularly. There are 20 small and big motorboats currently operating in the Narayani river. The motorboat companies are currently providing services from two locations.

A short distance from Narayani Bridge to Majuwa Island Pokhara Bus Park and a long distance from Majuwa Island Pokhara Bus Park to Gaidakot Radhakrishna Temple have been designated. A large motorboat can accommodate 18 to 25 passengers at a time. Similarly, small motorboats carry 6 to 12 passengers. The fare is Rs 250 per person for a short distance and Rs 500 per person for a long distance. President Malla shared that 400 to 500 people take a motorboat ride in Narayani every day. On holidays, up to 1,000 people ride the motorboat.