BHOJPUR, AUGUST 23
The flooded local Raute River has swept away a suspension bridge in Ward No 9 of Temkemaiyung Rural Municipality in Bhojpur district, affecting life. The mobility of people has been affected after the bridge linking villages was cut off, said local people. Following this, the local people are forced to cross the flooded river risking their lives, they said.
Without a bridge, children of Raute, Hile, Rupathumki and Khanigaun have been compelled to go to school risking their lives while crossing the swollen river, said Rajdhan Rai, the principal of Singha Devi Secondary School.
"Life has become difficult after the bridge was washed away. Students are also finding it hard to reach school. The problem is compounded when it rains," he said.
The local people have demanded prompt construction of a bridge over the river with the involvement of the governments at the local, provincial and federal levels.
"We risk our lives crossing the swollen river. We get our school uniforms, textbooks and note books wet in the process," lamented a student Dipak Bista, who is in Grade XI.
It takes around one and a half hours to reach the nearby bridge to cross the river, said Durga Bahadur Bishwokarma, who is a 10th grader at the school.
The flooded river has swept away the bridge, road and 16 irrigation canals, said Nawaraj Mangpahangale Rai, the chair of ward No 9 of the rural municipality. It has also damaged an under-construction concrete bridge, he added.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 24, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
