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Mountaineering in Nepal:
Filming and communication
Any mountaineering expedition team wishing to film their activities within the Kingdom of Nepal has to apply for the permission which will cost a fee of US $1000 - $1500 in the case of a feature film, and US $100 - $500 in the case of other films.

The film production unit [the unit], shall operate in Nepal under the supervision and guidance of a Liaison Officer to be deputed by the Royal Nepal Film Corporation. The Liaison Officer shall be empowered to prohibit any shooting of any sequence of the film which in his judgment is not in the interest of public good.

 

The unit shall meet in full the expense of the Liaison Officer relating to local transport, ground or air transport and boarding etc. when shooting is conducted in locations where night accommodation is required, the unit shall provide the Liaison Officer with first class accommodation facilities with full board. The unit shall pay to the Royal Nepal Film Corporation a sum of Rs 1500 in the case of feature films and Rs 800 in the case of other films in lieu of the services of the Liaison Officer.

To cover the Liaison Officer against physical injury while accompanying the unit or while supervising the operation of the unit, the unit shall take out an insurance policy amounting to a sum of money between Rs 500 and Rs 20 000 in favour of the Liaison Officer as compensation, depending on the seriousness of the injury. The actual amount of the compensation shall be fixed by a Board composed of one representative each from the chairmanship of a representative nominated by the local authority. If the Liaison Officer succumbs to a fatal injury, the unit shall pay the next of kin of the deceased Liaison Officer a sum of Rs 400 000.

The unit may hire equipment and services from the Royal Nepal film Corporation on mutually agreed terms.

The unit shall confine its operation to the localities specified in the permit. The unit shall extend its operation to other localities only after duly applying for and getting a fresh permit to that effect.

The unit shall be given the permit on receipt of a voucher of the Nepal Rastra Bank showing that US dollars or the equivalent in Nepalese currency has been credited to the Ministry of Communications.

The unit shall not release the sequence filmed in Nepal until it is approved by the Royal Nepalese Embassy or Royal Nepalese Consulate General or Royal Nepalese Consulate stationed in the home country of the unit or any other conveniently located Royal Nepalese Embassy, Consulate General or Consulate.

The unit shall provide to the Ministry of Communication, His Majesty's Government a free copy of the sequences of the film photographed in the Kingdom of Nepal.

The validity of this permit may be extended if the unit applies in advance for such an extension.

Non-compliance with the terms and conditions stated above or film act 2026 along with the rules framed under it or violation of any other law currently in force in the kingdom, may result in infringement of the film's production, exhibition and distribution.

APPEAL AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAINTAINING A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT

The Himalaya is one of the rare assets to this world endowed by nature. Therefore, it is the duty and responsibility of all the sensible human beings to respect and protect its beauty and purity.

The Himalayan paradise for mountain-lovers of the world, is to be kept intact for the future mountain-lovers.

Mountaineers know the value of mountains, so mountaineers have to play a pioneering role to keep the mountains clean and unpolluted.

Each and every mountaineering team is instructed to make sufficient provision of kerosene or gas for fuel in advance, so that the need to use firewood never arises.

Mountaineering teams are strictly forbidden to cut any green forest resources and to kill any wildlife.

Mountaineering teams should clean the trail of approach and return march by burning and/or burying all the discarded material.

Mountaineering teams should keep a rubbish bin in each tent in base camp and these should be burnt. Unburnt rubbish material should compulsorily be brought down to the place where it can be firmly buried under the soil for decay without adverse effect to a public place.

No discarded material should be left in the higher camps and on the mountain.

Burying the rubbish and discarded material under the glacier and throwing under the crevasse is of no use.

Mountaineering teams are requested to clean up the garbage or litter, if any, left behind by previous teams as a gesture for cleaning the world's highest natural heritage.

 
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