A primary school across the Mechi river closes every monsoon

Without a bridge, teachers cannot reach the school across the river, and children lose months of learning.

Every monsoon, life across the Mechi river on Nepal’s eastern border with India comes to a standstill. For the 35 families living in three settlements—Gwalabasti, Sisaudangi and Jhadubasti—in ward 15 of Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa district, the floods not only wash away crops and utility poles, but also close the only school for months.