Pithoragarh, June 23
Several villages have been cut off after two temporary bridges on the Ramganga and Mahakali were washed away in their surging waters following heavy pre-monsoon rains.
A bridge constructed by the administration on the Mahakali at Jauljibi in Pithoragarh district and another built by villagers on the Ramnganga at Asyali village near Thal town were washed away last evening after the water level in these rivers rose dramatically following heavy pre-monsoon rains.
According to information, the temporary bridge on the Mahakali at Jauljibi town on the Nepal border in Dharchula subdivision that was constructed in November last year to facilitate Nepalese clients to attend the annual fair on the Indian side was washed away by the flooded river last evening. The water level in the river rose following heavy rain in its basin area. “Though some Nepalese youths erected a trolley on the river from the Nepal side to facilitate their people to visit the Jauljibi market, using it was a costly affair,” said sources at Jauljibi.
They said the local administration had built the bridge after the suspension bridge washed away in the strong currents of the Mahakali on June 16, 2013. “We had to stop people’s movement to and from Nepal through the Jauljibi bridge last month as the water level in the Mahakali reached the bridge level due to melting of glaciers in the higher areas of the river basin,” they added.
Residents of Asyali village and other villages near Thal town in Pithoragarh district will have to wait till October for another temporary bridge to be built on the Ramganga through voluntary efforts. “After the bridge washed away on Monday evening, villagers have to travel 5 km to reach the nearest market at Thal to purchase essential goods. The bridge had reduced the distance to be covered to visit the Thal market to mere 500 metres,” said Suresh Chand Rajbar, a resident of Asyali village.
Residents of Asyali village as part of a 100-year old tradition construct a 80-metre wooden bridge on the Ramganga from their own resources. “The villagers take 15 days to construct the bridge,” said Rajbar.
Several villages have been cut off after two temporary bridges on the Ramganga and Mahakali were washed away in their surging waters following heavy pre-monsoon rains.
A bridge constructed by the administration on the Mahakali at Jauljibi in Pithoragarh district and another built by villagers on the Ramnganga at Asyali village near Thal town were washed away last evening after the water level in these rivers rose dramatically following heavy pre-monsoon rains.
According to information, the temporary bridge on the Mahakali at Jauljibi town on the Nepal border in Dharchula subdivision that was constructed in November last year to facilitate Nepalese clients to attend the annual fair on the Indian side was washed away by the flooded river last evening. The water level in the river rose following heavy rain in its basin area. “Though some Nepalese youths erected a trolley on the river from the Nepal side to facilitate their people to visit the Jauljibi market, using it was a costly affair,” said sources at Jauljibi.
They said the local administration had built the bridge after the suspension bridge washed away in the strong currents of the Mahakali on June 16, 2013. “We had to stop people’s movement to and from Nepal through the Jauljibi bridge last month as the water level in the Mahakali reached the bridge level due to melting of glaciers in the higher areas of the river basin,” they added.
Residents of Asyali village and other villages near Thal town in Pithoragarh district will have to wait till October for another temporary bridge to be built on the Ramganga through voluntary efforts. “After the bridge washed away on Monday evening, villagers have to travel 5 km to reach the nearest market at Thal to purchase essential goods. The bridge had reduced the distance to be covered to visit the Thal market to mere 500 metres,” said Suresh Chand Rajbar, a resident of Asyali village.
Residents of Asyali village as part of a 100-year old tradition construct a 80-metre wooden bridge on the Ramganga from their own resources. “The villagers take 15 days to construct the bridge,” said Rajbar.
the tribune
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