Emva kweminyaka eminingana eyinde futhi enzima kakhulu, iNepal iqala ukuzizwa ilindele kakhulu ngekusasa layo, okungenani ngokwezokuvakasha. Inyanga eledlule, uhulumeni waseNepali uqale ukuhlela ikusasa lokuhamba kulelizwe futhi uthathe isinyathelo esibindile sokumemezela ngo-2018 "Vakashela iNyakatho YaseNepal", nomgomo oveziwe wokuheha izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-1.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, uchungechunge lwezinhlekelele zephrofayili eliphezulu luye lwaholela ekunciphiseni okukhulu kwezivakashi eNepal, indawo eyaziwayo yokuhamba nokuhamba kwezintaba.
Ngokwesibonelo, entwasahlobo ka-2014, i-avalanche ebulalayo kuMt. U-Everest uthe izimpilo zabasebenzi abangu-16 basebenza lapho, ziqeda ngokungazelelwe leyo nkathi yokukhuphuka lapho izinsizakalo zokuhweba ezentengiselwano nezisebenzi zabo zeSherpa zikhansela ukusebenza. Kamuva lokho kuwa, ibhilididi elikhulu lishaya esifundeni sase-Annapurna, lisho izimpilo zabangaphezu kuka-40. Lesi sigameko salandelwa ukuzamazama komhlaba okwesabekayo entwasahlobo ka-2015, okwabulala abantu abangaphezu kuka-9000 kulo lonke izwe, futhi kwaholela ekususweni kwesinye isikhathi sokukhuphuka e-Everest nakwezinye izintaba ezinkulu.
Ngenxa yalolu chungechunge lwezingozi ezimbi, umkhakha wezokuvakasha eNepal uthathe ukushona okukhulu. Ezinye imibiko ibonisa ukuthi iwile ngamaphesenti angu-50, noma ngaphezulu. Lokhu kubangele ukuhamba ngezinkampani ezithile kanye nezinkampani ezikhuphuka ukuvala iminyango yazo futhi zishiye izinkulungwane emsebenzini. Kubonakala sengathi njengoba izwe lizama ukuvuselela, izivakashi zangaphandle zikhethe ukuhlala kude.
Kodwa, kukhona ukukhanya kwethemba esikhathini esizayo. Isikhathi sonyaka we-2016 ukukhuphuka kanye nokuhamba kwesikhashana e-Himalaya kwahamba ngaphandle kokushaywa phansi, okwakungaphezulu kwama-550 okufakwe ku-Everest emavikini okugcina kaMeyi. Futhi ngenkathi imibiko ibonisa ukuthi inani lezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe lisehla kusukela eminyakeni eyedlule, abahambi baye baqala ukubuyela ezincane, kodwa zanda kancane.
Ukuvakasha Ngokuvuselela
Lokhu kunikeze abanye ngaphakathi kwezokuvakasha kweNepali isizathu sokuba nethemba, kuhlanganise noMongameli Bidya Devi Bhandari. Usanda kuveza uhlelo olusha ngaphakathi kweNepal oluhlose ukuqala ukuhola abahambayo ngezinombolo ezinkulu ngesikhathi sonyaka ka-2016/2017. Ithemba ukuthi lolu hlelo luzoqala ukuthela izithelo ngonyaka wezi-2018 lapho umkhakha wezokuvakasha ulindele ukubuyiswa ngokugcwele ekuhluphekeni kweminyaka embalwa edlule.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, uBhandari uthi usebenza ohlelweni lweminyaka eyi-10 lwezokuvakasha kweNepali oluzokhipha izifundo zekusasa. Leli hlelo ngeke lihlanganise kuphela izindlela zokuheha ezinye izivakashi ezivela emazweni azungezile kodwa nezinye izingxenye zomhlaba kanye. Uhulumeni futhi uthemba ukutshala izimali ekuthuthukiseni ingqalasizinda yendawo, okwenza kube lula ukuba abagibeli nabagibeli bathole imvume, bathuthukise ukubikezela isimo sezulu ezindaweni ezikude, ukwakha izindawo zokulondoloza ezifundeni zase-Everest nase-Annapurna, nokuningi. Loluhlelo luzosiza futhi ukulungiswa kweZakhiwo zeMagugu eNhlaba ezilimele ekuzamazama komhlaba, kanye nokwakhiwa kwemyuziyamu emisha kanye nezinye izikhumbuzo zamasiko nezenkolo.
Ingxenye yelungiselelo lokwenza iNepal elikhangise kakhulu kwabasemakhaya ukuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwezokuhamba emoyeni lapho.
Ngokwemlando, leli zwe liye laba nerekhodi elimnandi uma kuziwa ezingozini zezindiza, kodwa uBhandari uthemba ukushintsha lokho ngokusebenzisa imithetho nemigomo eqondile. Uthemba futhi ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lwe-radar olusebenza ngaphakathi kwe-Nepal, nokuletha ubuchwepheshe obuningi embonini. Ngaphezu kwalokhu, uMongameli uthemba ukuthuthukisa izakhiwo zezindiza ze-Tribhuvan International e Kathmandu, kanye nokuphumula ezindaweni zezindiza ezintsha kwezinye izindawo ezihambela izivakashi ezifundazweni.
Ingabe Izithembiso Zingagcwaliseka?
Konke lokhu kuzwakala kuhle kubahambi abafisa ukuvakashela eNepal esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, kodwa ezinye zezithembiso kumele zithathwe ngokusanhlamvu kasawoti. Uhulumeni lapho uhloniphekile ngokungazi kahle nokukhohlakala, okuye kwaholela abaningi ukuba bazibuze ukuthi ngempela uBhandari uthemba yini ukufeza zonke izinto aziphakamisile, noma uma nje esho izinto ezifanele ukusiza imimoya yalabo abasebenza umkhakha wokuvakasha.
Esikhathini esedlule, uhulumeni waseNepali ukhanyise amandla okuchitha izigidi zamaRandi, futhi uye wahamba engenakho ukukhombisa lokho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokhu kuzophinde kube yilokho kuyodingeka kubonakale, kodwa manje kunanini ngaphambili izikhulu zaseNepali zidinga ukugxila ekufinyeleleni imigomo yazo. Ikusasa lezwe labo elizayo lixhomeke kulo, futhi kungaba yinto ehlazo uma bebuya baphindaphinda futhi.