Nepal’s rhododendron tourism sparks unchecked liquor trade concerns

Mongabay
May 26, 2026, 4:59 am111 ptsTrending
TINJURE-MILKE-JALJALE, Nepal — Every April, Nima Sherpa’s family used to picnic in a rhododendron (lali guras in Nepali) forest about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from her home at Basantapur Bazaar in Tehrathum in the Tinjure-Milke-Jaljale (TMJ) region, which stretched across the eastern districts of Tehrathum,…

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