Pokhara is a remarkable place for natural beauty at an altitude of 827 m above mean sea level & 200 km west of Kathmandu. This city is ever known as a real paradise in Earth. The Valley is filled with swift flowing river and dotted with clear gleaming lakes. It is blessed with the back drop is the most dramatic sceneries in world. A 140km of panoramic Himalayan ranges seem close enough to be touched. But also can be felt. The magnificence of the Himalayas rising behind the lake create an ambience of peace & magic, popular for water rafting, Kayaking and trekking expeditions following the unification of Nepal in 1769. It took a shape of permanent bazaar (small town). Newar migrants from Kathmandu Valley established business and introduced new architecture design of the city. It grew as a catering place to caravan traders with limited infrastructure facilities located at the break of bulk point along the trans-Himalayan trade routes.
Designation of Pokhara as the Administrative Headquarter of Western Region No-3 during the Rana regime supported to flourish Pokhara valley. The political changes of 1951 further accelerated the development activities including linkage with Kathmandu and surroundings in 1957. In 1958, the valley was formally declared as a municipality and resumed into Town Panchayat in 1965. Establishment of Indian Pension Paying Camp in 1960 and the British Pension Paying Camp in 1966 attracted in-migrants in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City. Hydro-Power generated from Phewa Dam provided electricity for the first time in Pokhara. Construction of two High ways Viz. the Sunauli-Pokhara Highway (1969) and the Prithivi Highway (1972) linked Nepal with Indian boarders through the terai and hills.Progress in functional establishments and growth as a center of trekking tourists contributed to its development. Designation of Pokhara as the eadquarters of the Western Development Region of Nepal in 1972 Contributed to upgrade Pokhara Municipality into the present status of Sub-Metropolitan City in 1996.
Designation of Pokhara as the Administrative Headquarter of Western Region No-3 during the Rana regime supported to flourish Pokhara valley. The political changes of 1951 further accelerated the development activities including linkage with Kathmandu and surroundings in 1957. In 1958, the valley was formally declared as a municipality and resumed into Town Panchayat in 1965. Establishment of Indian Pension Paying Camp in 1960 and the British Pension Paying Camp in 1966 attracted in-migrants in Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City. Hydro-Power generated from Phewa Dam provided electricity for the first time in Pokhara. Construction of two High ways Viz. the Sunauli-Pokhara Highway (1969) and the Prithivi Highway (1972) linked Nepal with Indian boarders through the terai and hills.Progress in functional establishments and growth as a center of trekking tourists contributed to its development. Designation of Pokhara as the eadquarters of the Western Development Region of Nepal in 1972 Contributed to upgrade Pokhara Municipality into the present status of Sub-Metropolitan City in 1996.
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