Bridge
DAMAULI (TANAHUN), October 6.
Local movement has come to a complete standstill following severe damage to the suspension bridge connecting Karuwatar Mautighat in Ghiring Rural Municipality-4, Tanahun, and Machedi in Baudikali Rural Municipality-1, Nawalpur, caused by flooding and heavy rainfall on September 25, 26, and 27.
The damaged bridge has left residents of Karuwatar, Bータulitard, and surrounding areas struggling to cross the river. Students have been hit the hardest by the closure. Around 15 to 20 students from Karuwatar and Batoulitar, who cross the river daily to attend Dharmatma Secondary School in Machedi, Baudikali-1, are currently unable to attend school.
Faced with a closed route and high river water levels, students are forced to stay home as crossing the swollen river poses extreme risk, according to Bhim Bahadur Kumal, Chairperson of Ghiring Rural Municipality-4.
“The damaged bridge has created severe obstacles for students trying to reach school,” Chairperson Kumal stated. “With the river flowing at high levels, crossing it as an alternative is simply impossible.”
Highlighting the severe impact on children’s education and the daily hardship imposed on residents, local community members have urged authorities to repair the bridge immediately or arrange an urgent alternative route for transit.
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