KATHMANDU: The Nepal government has begun foundational works to develop Gautam Buddha's birthplace, Lumbini, and its periphery area into a tourist hub within the next fiscal year, an official said Thursday.
Nepal's Tourism Ministry, which has been working to implement the idea, said once Lumbini is made a tourist hub, the country could attract a large number of religious tourists, especially followers of Buddhism, and could bring a paradigm shift in Nepal's economy.
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