Mechi River located on the Nepal-India eastern border is reached after splashing, Mechipari. There are three villages located in Mechinagar-15 and there are about 35 families living here. Satar, Rajwanshi, Yadav, Munda, Gwal and other tribal communities are in majority here. This school, where children from Mechiparika village Gwalbasti, Sisoundangi and Zhadubasti study, is always closed during the rainy season.

This year too, the school, which was supposed to be open since last July 25, has not yet opened, teaching has been stopped . Because there is no bridge on the Mechi River, teachers cannot reach the school during the rainy season. Because of this, education here has been affected every year. 

According to the headmaster Lokendra Thapalia, the school is located in Mechipari and two teachers and one helper live in Mechipari . The Mechi river, which is used to be crossed in winter, comes in flood in winter. There is no bridge over the river . Because of this, the teachers and staff of the school cannot go across the Mechi. At this time, teaching is continuing in other schools. However, this school, which is supposed to open from July 25 after the winter holidays, is closed,'' says the headmaster Thapalia, 'we cannot reach the school until the Mechi Tarn Bridge is not crossed.' He said that he reached the school through the Indian route after covering a long distance for the security and administrative work of the school. Even if you want to find an alternative to Mechi Chichholnu, you have to reach the school via the Indian route through Kakadvitta to the north and Mechi bridge in Bhadrapur to the south. In this way, using the route of Kakdbhita and Bhadrapur, it takes a whole day to reach the school, says the headmaster Thapalia. Also, if you use an alternative route, you have to reach the school from Kakdavitta via West Bengal and from Bhadrapur via Bihar. Which option is almost impossible to adopt daily . In the year 2057, the school was established in this place known as 'Mechi Pariko Nepal' with the aim of providing access to education. Since then, the school has not been able to teach any year during the rainy season . From June to August-August, the school is deserted due to the suspension of teaching. 

According to the headmaster Thapalia, there are 11 people studying up to class two in the village. Even if you study in the village up to class two, you have to go to India to study classes above that. There is a school on the Mechi river side that teaches up to class 5. However, floods prevent Mechi from coming in during the rainy season. Two students come to Mechi Tarer Vaari to study. But, even they cannot come during the drought,' he says, 'their studies are affected.' People here, who seem to have a separate life, often prefer their own original language. The number of educated people in the village is low. Most of them are busy in farming . The former Jamirgarhi VDC is currently located in Mechinagar-15 and due to its geographical location, there is also a lack of other development infrastructure. Although various governments at different stages promised to build a bridge in Mechi, the bridge was not built. Amal Yadav, a resident of Gwalbasti, tells us that there are problems not only in education, but also in electricity, water, etc.

'It is not that there was no attempt to bring electric light . But in the dry season, the heat of the fire will destroy the electric pole. Even if there is electricity in the village for a few days, it is the same after the river washes away the pole,'' says Yadav, 'even a big person cannot cross the river in Barkha . According to him, the locals have been demanding a bridge over the Mechi river time and again. "When there is an election, those who come to ask for votes demand that a bridge be built on everyone's mechi," he says, "Everyone says they will build it." But, they don't come back. Everyone is looking for us. The government is also promising to build a suspension bridge in Mechi, but it has not been done yet. Because of this, many local people are living in poverty. 

Bridge work stalled for 5 years, children cross the river to go to school 

Dharan sub-metropolitan city-5 located in Devi village Siran, the Ledua river bridge is not built, every year the locals have to suffer during the drought. As the bridge has not been built even after five years since the work started, the locals have to cross the river at risk during the rainy season . The bridge, which was supposed to be built on July 7, 2078, has been completed by 5 years, but only 64 percent of the work has been completed. Only the pillars on both sides of the bridge have been lifted and other work is left. Locals allege that the 16-meter long bridge connecting Dharan-5 and Dharan-4 could not be completed due to the contractor's negligence.

There are only 3 thousand 500 households and 15 thousand 800 population in Ward 5, which is located in a remote area of ​​Dharan. Locals say that due to the lack of bridges, they have to suffer during the rainy season for health, education, and agriculture. "When there is a flood, when someone is sick, sometimes they have to cross the river with the help of bamboo," says the local Rajkumar Rai.

Ward 5 has only one community school up to class 5. As a result, children above 6th grade have to cross the river to study. 57 children from Mantar, Sumantar, Muktilal, Nishan Danda and Lower Nishan Danda of this area come down to Dharan Bazar to study. But if the bridge is not built in time, the children have to risk coming to school during the rainy season .

Since there are only schools up to class 5 in this area, 57 children from Mantar, Sumantar, Muktilal, Nishan Danda and Lower Nishan Danda come to Dharan Bazar to study. But as the bridge was not built on time, the children were forced to go to school risking the rains, he said. Nar Bahadur Magar, a resident of the local Zariyal village, said that the bridge was not built at the time of

. According to him, children have to be sent to school by crossing the river during the rainy season. He said that during the rainy season, he used to send them to school by observing the flow of water. "If the bridge had been built on time, we would have been freed from many problems," he said. Magar said that due to the river, the residents of Dharan-5 Jareahal, Nishandanda are not able to bring agricultural products such as green vegetables, milk to Dharan market.

An agreement was signed with World Trade Construction Company for 1 crore 21 lakh 86 thousand 813 rupees on July 4, 2077 to complete the construction of the bridge in one year in the budget of Koshi Province Physical Infrastructure Development Ministry . The deadline for the construction of the 16 meter long bridge has been extended twice. Although the construction company was extended 2 times for the first time on June 30, 2080 and the second time on June 30, 2081, the work did not proceed . After strong opposition from the locals, Koshi's Physical Infrastructure Development Minister Bhupendra Rai last March inspected the bridge and instructed to complete the work immediately. Although Pashupati Baral, the owner of World Trade Construction, promised to start the work from Chait 26 and complete the construction by May 2082, the work of the bridge is still stalled. 

According to locals, there was hope that the bridge would be built after Minister Rai gave instructions to the contractor. Locals said that after the minister's monitoring, the contractor had worked for a day or two by hauling sand and gravel, but it 'disappeared' from the construction site. Magar said that the river washed away the sand and gravel thrown by the contractor. He says, "We have been suffering for a long time without a bridge". After the minister came in March, there was hope that it would be done now, but it turned into disappointment.'  

Last March, the deadline was extended for the third time until May, but the process was stopped after the company brought a 'steward' from the court, but it was stopped after the company brought a 'steward' from the court. According to Senior Engineer Ramesh Kumar Shrestha, spokesperson of the Rural Road Infrastructure Branch of Infrastructure Development Office Morang, the contractor has so far received payment of 89 lakh 50 thousand 173 rupees. He said that the work could not proceed due to negligence of the contractor as only slabs were left to be installed on both sides. "Despite repeatedly extending the deadline, preparations are being made to blacklist the Niman company, but the process has not progressed due to the company's stay order," he said. He did not want to talk more about the reason why the bridge remained unfinished.

Ward president Manprasad Limbu said that the locals are forced to take risks during the rainy season in terms of health, education, and ward office work. Even though the locals had high hopes for this bridge, it was not built even after the deadline was extended 3 times, Ward Chairman Limbu said. "The bridge work has been abandoned and it has become a disaster for the locals." They don't want to get in touch with the contractor,' he said, 'We have contacted all the agencies, the minister from the state has come and monitored, but the situation is still the same.' "The locals did not show any interest in making bamboo spans for the temporary bridge as they have been living like this until now and will continue to do so," he said.