Issuing a press statement today, the NMA said the news dissemination about the abandonment of the expedition is false and does not 'hold any sense'.

"Yes, Nepali mountaineers are in deep sorrow after the huge human loss and they are trying to cope with the situation. They are trying to be mentally prepared for the expedition and it will take some time to return to normal situation, "read the statement issued by NMA President Ang Tshering Sherpa.

Meanwhile, the government has decided to dispatch a team of high officials to the Base Camp to hold discussion with climbers, high-altitude workers, Sardar (team leader) staying at the Base Camp to circulate the message about the recent decision.

The team comprises representatives of NMA, Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, Nepal National Mountain Guide Association and Expedition Operators' Association of Nepal and Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee.

The government had on Tuesday agreed to meet most demands put forth by mountaineering and guide associations, including raising the insurance coverage to each individual ‘mountain worker’ on the world’s highest peak to $15,000, up from $10,000.

The government has also decided to allocate 5 percent royalty collected from the mountaineering activities to set up a mountaineers’ relief fund. The amount will be mobilised from the 30 percent royalty which is currently being allocated to the local communities.

On Friday, an avalanche on Everest Base Camp had claimed 16 high-altitude support staffs and injured 9 others.