Post-disaster links restored: wooden bridge at Syafrubesi, all roads open in Myagdi's Annapurna

Movement has resumed in settlements of Rasuwa and Myagdi that had been cut off due to disasters. In Syafrubesi, Gosaikunda Rural Municipality-5 of Rasuwa, a wooden bridge has been rebuilt after three days of continuous effort.

Floods in the Bhotekoshi river on Kartik 14 had washed away the bridge over the Syafrubesi stream. Transportation in the northern part of Rasuwa had already been completely cut off earlier, after floods on Bhadau 10 swept away Syafrubesi's concrete bridge and a stretch of road.

The bridge was rebuilt through the labor contribution of the Nepal Red Cross Society, ward representatives and staff from both rural municipalities, Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force, and local residents. With the road and trail blocked for a long time, residents of wards 1 to 5 of Gosaikunda and Amachhodingmo rural municipalities had faced great hardship.

Meanwhile, roads in all eight wards of Annapurna Rural Municipality in Myagdi have come back into operation after a month and a half. The roads had been blocked by floods and landslides following rain from Asoj 8 to 11.

Rural municipality deputy chief Diwa Tilija Pun said repairs on the road connecting to Paudhar in ward 5 were completed on Sunday. With roads to the relatively remote areas of Paudhar, Ramche and Histan now open, all settlements have been linked to the road network.

Since the Pokhrebagar-Nepane-Paudhar road could not be rebuilt immediately, an alternative route via Shikha, Swanta, Kindu and Jharwang has been put into use. Repairs on the Paudhar-Nepane section are still ongoing.

With the roads open, repair and reconstruction of damaged drinking water, irrigation, trail, building and private housing infrastructure is expected to proceed more smoothly.