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After passing initial health check-up in Syangboche, twenty-four Cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, have reached Kalapatthar plateau near Everest Base Camp at an altitude of 17,192 feet (5,242 meters) at 9:20 a.m on Friday morning to hold the historic Cabinet meeting set in the backdrop of the majestic Himalayas, including Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain.

The Cabinet meeting will be held for around 30 minutes to draw global attention to the threat of climate change in the Himalayas. It is set to declare Banke National Park as new national park and Api-Nampa and Gauri-Shankar as conservation areas.

A rescue team led by Usha Gurung along with six doctors and a team of mountaineers are accompanying the ministerial team for this historic event.

The government will make public the decision of the Cabinet at a press meet after arriving in Syangboche (3,780 m) later.

Speaking to media-persons before the ministerial team was air-lifted to Kalapathhar, Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Dipak Bohora said that the Government of Nepal is holding the Cabinet meeting to draw the attention of the world to the threats of climate change in the Himalayas and the people living in the region.

The Cabinet is set to endorse the agenda prepared for the UN climate change summit to be held in Copenhagen.

State-owned Nepal Television is broadcasting the special event live from Kalapatthar.

Twenty four Cabinet ministers, including PM Nepal, had reached Lukla Airport in Solukhumbu district on Thursday to take part in the historic meeting. However, four ministers missed the meeting.

A large number of national and foreign journalists, health and technical teams had reached Syangboche on Thursday to cover the rare media event.

The high-altitude Cabinet meeting has attracted international attention, especially as it comes on the eve of the Copenhagen summit. nepalnews.com

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wrishav gautam  - for jaycess   |115.187.16.xxx |2009-12-06 01:51:53 I wanted to know about this news as im participating in Biratnagar jaycess tasty tasty quiz 2066. Anonymous  - Gurumapa ka santan haru   |71.175.140.xxx |2009-12-05 23:35:57 Gurumapa ka santan haru kathmandu ka nepali haru khayer napugera himal ma gayer deshai khana gayeko? Nepali ko tax ko paisa le oxygen mask lagayera meeting garne haru, aba tyo permanently lagaunu pareko bhaye baru nepali lai anand hunchha hola. Anonymous   |119.152.129.xxx |2009-12-05 06:10:04 Good drama !making a poor state more poorer by these ministers.Do they deserve to fly by Heicopter and spend a huge amount on this drama with no return.No country has time to watch all useless drama.First of all how much u can do urself to curb the climate change from ur end. madise   |122.172.34.xxx |2009-12-04 13:26:39 atleast now i am happy that our administrators also have some intuitive mind.....some experimentation and love for the new things....in new way....hope this atude will help in political consensus.....proud to be nepali madise.... Anonymous  - Playing the flute   |122.173.5.xxx |2009-12-04 04:00:16 To divert attention from their pathetic performance on the ground and failure to reach a consensus for national unity Govt. for writing the Consution,this pack of rulers are resorting to this gimmick.Better they pay attention to the burning national issues than doing these cheap tricks. Goordhumpak   |202.52.237.xxx |2009-12-04 03:23:26 If holding a cabinet meeting of ministers would help in growing the awareness of global climate change or awareness on polutions, deforestations and other simlar stuffs - then why not hold a meeting on the banks of Bagmati river or Bishnumati river ? Does the ministers have b.a.l.l.s. to hold such event ? No doubt the meeting in Kalapathar is a noble idea - but look at the amount of money being spent. There certainly must have been a compeion to bid for the event caters. It may have been a gimmick to hood wick Copenhagen summit, but man at whose cost ? The dumb taxpayers have no clue that their money is being spent on political gimmicks. Will this meeting a the highlands stop the mountain erosions ? will it by any means stop the dumping of garbage along the himalayan trails ? Will the ministers carry back their own garbage when they return ? Lots of questions ???? someone who is there   |118.100.26.xxx |2009-12-04 03:17:08 1 cores swaha parne matra ho kunai upalabdhi hunewala 6aina. Anonymous   |118.156.87.xxx |2009-12-04 02:14:41 Good for the country, good for the world, and good for the environment; if this meeting of the minds will bring conclusive details and measures to protect the environment not by talking the talk, but by walking the talk. Rajan  - Good Promotion of our nation   |119.123.42.xxx |2009-12-04 02:06:55 Well cant say whether the meeting would drew a attention on climate changes but I am sure this will make Nepal more popular destination for tourist Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26

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