Gorkha, Oct. 25 -- Tourism has begun to recover in the Manaslu Conservation Area after floods in the Budhi Gandaki river on October 11 damaged trekking trails and disrupted visitor access to the region.

Tourists began returning on October 16, according to Bhuwan Ojha, information officer at the Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP). A total of 116 tourists entered the conservation area through its Jagat checkpoint between October 16 and Sunday.

"This is the main tourist season, but the floods damaged trekking trails, preventing tourists from visiting the Manaslu region for several days," Ojha said. "Tourists have started arriving again since October 16. They are travelling from Jagat through Philim towards the Nubri Valley and Larkya...