Suspension bridges and temporary crossings have become a vital part of daily life in the geographically remote district of Palpa. Apart from helping to shorten the lengthy distances that people were compelled to travel throughout the district, such bridges have proved very fruitful for farmers in transporting and selling their products.The number of such bridges and culverts in the district has so far reached above 65. Amongst those already constructed in various parts of the district, the one over the Kaligandaki River in Ranighat, a tourist site, is the longest. People from Palpa as well as neighbouring Gulmi, Syangja and Baglung district are benefitting from the 222-metre long bridge. The Puttarghat and Khotiyaghat suspension bridges are the second and third longest, their lengths being 207.2 metres and 179.8 metres respectively.Likewise, suspension bridges and small culverts constructed in Asardighat, Keladighat, Dhovan, Bhalayatar, Charcharekhola, Chubis mile, Gaighat, Nisdikhola, Tinaukhola, Masaneghat, Karaudikhola, Satmureghat and other places of the district, have also eased public life in the region.These bridges, however, are not sufficient. "Due to the absence of a bridge at Jorpipal, I have to walk for four hours to reach the nearby Dumre Bazaar," says Krishna Bahadur Biswokarma, a farmer.The Palpa District Development Committee reached a bridge construction agreement with HELVATAS Nepal, an NGO, in 1992. Following the agreement, 43 suspension bridges have been built as of now and 8 more are currently under construction.