Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Wednesday participated in a Unicef-initiated nutrition programme organised by a local women’s group at Kapilvastu in western Nepal
Khan, who is Unicef’s Ambassador promoting nutrition for children, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
The Indian star spent around an hour at the Pakadi Health Post in the district where health officials and women volunteers made a presentation on the local nutrition status. After attending the programme, Khan left for Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Gautama Buddha.
Khan returned to the Nepali capital Kathmandu after visiting the Mayadevi Temple in Lumbini.
During the visit, he will also be officially inducted as a regional goodwill ambassador for nutrition.
Khan’s three-day visit to the Himalayan nation has been kept a low-key affair in view of possible security hassles due to the Bollywood superstar’s wide fan-following in Nepal.
He landed with his personal security personnel at Tribhuvan International Airport here on Tuesday afternoon in a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai. A dozen Nepal Police personnel have been deployed for his security at Dwarika’s Hotel where he is staying at a high-end suite. Nine additional rooms have been booked for 18 other guests and UN officials accompanying him.
Before wrapping up his visit, Unicef on Thursday will organise a press conference where Khan will talk about his Nepal experience.
