Ramechhap. The suspension bridge at Puchhighat connecting Khandadevi rural municipality of Ramechhap and Sunkoshi rural municipality of Sindhuli has been temporarily repaired. Locals here are happy that the bridge has been repaired with the onset of the rainy season. Locals had been facing difficulties for nine months to cross the Sunkoshi River as the bridge was completely damaged.
The 180-metre-long bridge connecting Puchhighat of Khandadevi rural municipality-4 and Chainpur of Sunkoshi rural municipality-6 of Sindhuli was completely damaged by the flood.
Khandadevi rural municipality chair Gyan Kumar Shrestha said the bridge has been temporarily repaired at a cost of Rs 450,000 under the Disaster Management Fund of Khandadevi rural municipality to facilitate the movement of students, employees and farmers during the rainy season.
Harish Chandra Baral, a technician, said that the suspension bridges at Kothwe, Belghari and other places under the rural municipality have been partially damaged.
Durga Mahat, a local teacher at Puchighat, said that the problem of risky boat travel has been solved by making it easier to cross the river, albeit temporarily, by making wooden planks in between and bamboo fences on the banks. Indra Bahadur Shrestha, a local, said that with the repair of the bridge, more than two dozen children going from Khandadevi-4 to Study at Long Pradim Secondary School of Sunkoshi Rural Municipality, most of the farmers going for farming in Khalte and employees crossing Khandadevi from Khalte have become very comfortable.
Students and farmers were forced to cross the river despite taking risks from this bridge as the rafting arranged by the District Administration Office after the damage of the bridge was not reliable and timely for the students. Locals have requested to take initiative to build the suspension bridge permanently as it will not last long.
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