Even though Ghandruk is a village steeped in its Gurung tradition dating back to many centuries, it is, in fact, a modern settlement that is forward-looking and upward in its development mainly due to the influence of ex Gurkha soldiers and police officers who, upon retiring from services in England, Hong Kong and Singapore, brought these ideas back home and managed to get them up and running with the help of agencies such as ACAP. There is a wide range of hotels and motels that cater to all types of visitors from luxurious to budget and furthermore, what amazes me is that most of them have solar heaters and bio-gas plants installed in their establishments for heat and electricity. This, along with plenty of fauna surrounding the area (once again, thanks to ACAP) is mainly the key reason why the air around the village is still clean and refreshing.