Bheri bridge remains in ruins four years after collapse
Summary
Residents on the Salyan-Jajarkot border are still crossing a damaged suspension bridge over the Bheri river nearly four years after a landslide collapsed it. The unsafe crossing is disrupting access to schools, healthcare and markets, especially during the monsoon.
Key Points
- A suspension bridge over the Bheri river remains unrepaired nearly four years after a landslide collapsed it in October 2022.
- Residents of Bame and nearby areas in Bangad Kupinde Municipality-2 must use the dangerous bridge to reach Chhedabazar, schools and health services.
- The river becomes especially risky during the monsoon, forcing parents to escort children and making patient transport difficult.
- Local ward chairman Man Bahadur Khatri says repeated appeals to higher authorities have produced no repairs so far.
