Wooden crossing reopens road to Upper Manang after three-week closure
Summary
A makeshift wooden crossing has restored road access to Upper Manang three weeks after floods submerged a motorable bridge in Chame. Only light vehicles can use the temporary structure, which will remain in place until Dashain ends.
Key Points
- A temporary wooden crossing has reopened road access to Upper Manang after floods and landslide debris blocked the Marshyangdi river bridge in Chame for three weeks.
- The district administration and security agencies failed to clear the river channel, so they laid timber over the bridge’s steel beams to create an alternative route for light vehicles.
- Chief District Officer Mukti Prasad Khanal said the crossing will stay until after Dashain, when authorities will try again to reopen the river channel.
- Chame Rural Municipality chair Lokendra Bahadur Ghale said the closure had stranded tourists, disrupted supplies, and prevented some government staff from reaching their offices.
