Villagers suffer in the absence of suspension bridge in Thalara

The people of five local units in Bajhang, Doti and Baitadi districts have been hit hard after floods in October last year destroyed the bridge linking Deura Bazaar and Thalara.

Kalawati Devi Joshi, aged 43, of Dangaji village in Thalara Rural Municipality-1 rears buffaloes for livelihood. Until October last year, she used to visit Deura Bazaar to sell milk on a daily basis and use her earnings to buy food and other daily essentials; clothe her children and manage their school expenses.