Malunga Bridge to Operate Before Dashain Festival

Baglung. Work is underway to bring the Malunga bridge connecting Baglung and Parbat, which was damaged by the flood in the Kaligandaki river on October 11, into operation before the upcoming Dashain festival. The Road Division Office, Pokhara is carrying out repair work at a fast pace with the preparation to bring the bridge into operation before Dashain, and has arranged for the use of an alternative route to reach Baglung bazaar for now.

Targeting the movement of people before the festival as well as tourism activities, the route via Malunga-Beni to Baglung and the route via Phalevas-Jaimini Ghat to Baglung and Parbat are being used as alternatives to the Malunga bridge. Due to damage to about 30 meters of the approach road of the 114-meter-long bridge, contact between the two districts has not been smooth for the past 10 days. Although contact was initially severed, movement is now taking place through alternative routes.