Izindaba zezokuvakasha: IBhutan ibukeka iphinda kathathu izinombolo zayo zonyaka zabavakashi

Umbuso wase-Himalaya waseBhutan, uhlose ukwandisa isibalo sawo sonyaka sabavakashi ngama-300%.

Umbuso wase-Himalaya waseBhutan, uhlose ukwandisa isibalo sawo sonyaka sabavakashi ngama-300%.

Ngokusho kwezindaba ze-BBC, uNdunankulu uJigme Thinley uveze uhlelo lokukhulisa lo mkhakha, ebeka umgomo wabavakashi abayizi-100,000 ngo-2012.

Abavakashi ababalelwa ku-30,000 kulindeleke ukuthi bangene embusweni omuhle kulo nyaka.

I-Bhutan, egada ngonya amasiko ayo asendulo, yaqala ukuvulela abantu bangaphandle ngeminyaka yawo-1970.

"Sifuna ukwandisa lo mkhakha ngaphandle kokuyekethisa inqubomgomo yethu yekhwalithi ephezulu, umthelela ophansi hhayi ezokuvakasha eziningi," undunankulu etshela ingqungquthela yezindaba.

Umgomo omude?

Undunankulu akazange acacise ukuthi i-100,000 target izohlanganisa yini izivakashi zesifunda, njengalezo ezivela eNdiya.

I-Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) ithe kuzokwazi ukuletha abavakashi abangewona amaNdiya abafinyelela ku-60,000 ngo-2012, kodwa mhlawumbe hhayi ngaphezulu.

"Uma kuyisivakashi esikhokha ama-dollar kuphela, kubonakala kuyinhloso enkulu," kusho isikhulu se-ABTO.

Izivakashi zaseNdiya zikhokha ngama-rupees njengoba iyinani elifanayo nemali yaseBhutan, iNgultrum.

Zonke izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe eziya eBhutan, ngaphandle kwalezo ezisuka e-India, kufanele zikhokhe intela encane yansuku zonke ephakathi kwama-$200 (£130) nama-$250.

UNdunankulu uThinley uthi leyo mali izosala.

I-BBC News iphinde ibike ukuthi umbuso, owabamba ukhetho lokuqala lwasephalamende ngo-2008, awubeki umkhawulo enanini labavakashi baseNdiya.

Kepha kuze kube manje igcine inqubomgomo yokungena ekhethiwe yabantu bakwamanye amazwe, okufanele bahambe njengengxenye yohambo oluhlelwe kusengaphambili.

UMkhandlu Wezokuvakasha waseBhutan uhlela ukuqamba kabusha umbuso ngokuthi "i-Shangri-La yokugcina", ireferensi ye-utopia eqanjiwe yase-Himalaya.

Izindawo ezintsha zokuvakasha kuleli zwe zivulelwa ezokuvakasha, kuyilapho ingqalasizinda yamahhotela kanye namakhadi esikweletu kufanele kuthuthukiswe.

Khonamanjalo, ngaphezu kwamahektha angama-250 omhlaba eningizimu, empumalanga nasenkabeni yombuso kubekelwe izindawo zokungcebeleka zezokuvakasha.

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