HoR meeting: Stress on maintenance of suspension bridge in Karnali

Kathmandu: Member of Parliament (MP) Sita Kumari Rana has called for the earliest maintenance of the suspension bridge in Karnali Province, stating that residents in the Dailekh and Achham districts had been facing sheer inconvenience in movement.

In the emergency of the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting today, Rana shared that the Dailekh District Administration Office had decided to shut down schools within the district due to the risks of a broken suspension bridge.

Rana, a representative of Dailekh district in Karnali Province, expressed her concern that the decision had badly affected students’ studies.

Due to its sorry state, 13 mules were trapped in the suspension bridge. A steel wire rope used in the bridge was snapped. Rana cautioned that human casualties could occur if the bridge is not repaired on time.

‘The government should repair the suspension bridge at the earliest, sending a technical team,’ she insisted, warning that natural disasters could further aggravate the situation. ‘The residents in Karnali should feel the presence of government,’ she asserted.