Contractor builds 268-metre suspension bridge in a month after floods cut off communities
Summary
A 268-metre suspension bridge has been built in Dhunge across the Trishuli river within a month after the Bhotekoshi floods cut off communities in Nuwakot. The bridge is set to reopen a vital route to hospitals, markets and nearby settlements that were isolated by the disaster.
Key Points
- Construction contractor Shailendra Raj Pyakurel began building the bridge after the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood destroyed homes and cut off communities in Nuwakot.
- The 268-metre suspension bridge connecting Dhunge and Intake was completed in about a month and is scheduled to open to the public on October 16.
- The project was financed by the Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal using its construction-industry fund, bypassing the usual long government process.
- Local leaders say the bridge will restore access to Trishuli Hospital, markets and other affected settlements, while Pyakurel urges faster disaster reconstruction and relocation from vulnerable areas.
