गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ The new height of Mt Everest being made public today Nepal The new height of Mt Everest being made public today KathmanduPati December 08, 2020 File Photo KATHMANDU – The new height of the Mt Everest is being made public today. The government for the first time measured the height of the highest peak of the world on its own and making it public. The Survey Department under the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation measured the height taking two years and spending Rs 130 million. The government took the undertaking in the wake of the international debate that the height of the world’s highest peak could be changed after the Gorkha Earthquake of 2015. The Survey Department has estimated that the height has slightly increased than the present- 8,848 meter. However the increased height is not ascertained. A news conference is being organized at 1:30pm to make public the new height of the Everest, according to Information Officer at Department, Damodar Dhakal. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Former President urges global action on climate justice UN climate fund approves $20 Million for Nepal flood recovery RSP President begins three-day pilgrimage to India Nepal, India discuss future of global cooperation Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General Govt Making Preparations to Reduce the Tenure of Armed Police Force’s IG to Three Years The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language United front against China -Suresh Sharma Hetauda Cement Industry resumes operation