According to Road Division Office Ilam, this bridge is the longest modular technology installed in Nepal so far.
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A 70-meter long modular belay bridge has been installed on the Hewa river under the Panchthar section of the Mechi highway. Locals and travelers who have suffered due to repeated calamities will now be able to travel safely through Belybridge.
According to Road Division Ilam, the bridge is the longest modular technology installed in Nepal so far. June Bridge 21 technicians from India completed the installation within 11 days of starting the work.
Pawan Bhattarai, Head of Road Division, Ilam, said that 36 tons of rice was tested during the load capacity test of the bridge immediately after the connection was completed. No matter how much you spend on the test According to Road Division Ilam, vehicles with a capacity of more than 25 tons will not be allowed to be pulled from the bridge.
Earlier, the modular bridge under construction was broken on 31st of May last year. When the bridge broke, 20 percent of the material was destroyed . This modular is provided by the Government of India . Road Division Ilam has then again proceeded with the process for connecting the modular bridge here.
"The work of connecting the bridge and load testing has been completed, the screw nut has been tightened, now the work is being done on the foundation of the road and the bridge, along with the approach road - we will allow the vehicle to drive after the completion of the slope work. It is scheduled to be inaugurated on August 4 and the vehicle operation will be allowed," Bhattarai said.
For modular bridge connection and structure construction, Dobhan Super Saugat Light Builders took the contract for 35 million to build the bridge. The concrete bridge of the Henwa River connecting the entire Taplejung with the road network along with Hilihang, Yangwarak and Phalelung of Panchthar from Fidim through the Mechi highway was swept away by the flood on June 2, 2080.
After that, the federal government took 29 days to build the Belibridge, but it was also swept away by the flood on October 12, 2081. 3 workers died and 3 others were injured when the modular bridge that was being re-joined broke on 31st May last year. After the collapse of the bridge, vehicles are being diverted here through temporary diversion.
However, the roads are often blocked when the diversion is carried out by the floods that come with the rains . The citizens of Hilihang, Phalelung and Yangwarak Rural Municipality of Panchthar, who have been suffering at this time, are happy with the construction of the bridge.
