The Bailey bridge across the Puwa River in Ilam is finished
Bailey bridge over Puwa River, under Kechana-Kanchanjunga Fast Track, has been completed, providing new hope to residents of the eastern hills amid concerns over transportation during heavy rainfall in late June. Ilam’s Chief of Road Division Office, Pawan Bhattarai, announced a load-bearing capacity test for a bridge on Tuesday, followed by a district level inspection. This road, which is around 50 kilometers long and provides a route from Ilam headquarters to Jhapa, has a 12-meter-long box culvert bridge at Thadekhola that is presently being built. Bhattarai estimates that the work there will be finished in around a month. Officials said that work on the road beyond Belase is also moving quickly.
Constructing a Bailey bridge across the Jogmai River on the Simlagolai-Tilkeni road segment in Godak is nearing completion on another alternate route under the Mechi Highway. The construction of the 37-meter-long Bailey bridge is expected to cost Rs. 19 million. Even though the bridge is almost finished, local Ganjhu Pradhan voiced concerns about the delays in road building. The road, crucial for Mechi hills, needs to be completed as it connects the hills and is essential for traffic during continuous rainfall.
