Motorised vehicle ban mulled for Tibetan Mount Everest base camp

Thursday, 24 Oct, 2018 0

Chinese authorities plan to ban fuel-guzzling vehicles at the Mount Everest base camp in Tibet starting next year.

The move is a two-pronged effort to cut pollution and ensure employment for local communities.

According to a China-Tibet Online report, motorised vehicles will be replaced with battery powered golf buggy style vehicles to shuttle trekkers and climbers there and back.

Locals will get priority for employment as buggy drivers and tour guides.

"It will help reduce pollution in the area and raise the income of locals," said Wang Qiong, deputy head of Tingri Tibetan county.

Electric buggies are widely used at natural beauty spots across China to reduce congestion and fossil fuel emissions.

To support the zero-emission policy at base camp, a professional cleaning contractor has been hired to manage waste disposal.

Every visitor will be given a trash bag to ensure there is no littering, he said.

More than five tonnes of trash has been removed from Mount Everest base camp since April.

The Everest Base Camp and surrounding area attracted about 100,000 people in 2017, according to state-run media outlet Xinhua.

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