On the morning of last December 10, an object was suddenly seen on the banks of the Trishuli River. Floating on the surface of the water and more than half buried in the sand.

A fisherman informed the police after seeing a small part of the bus sticking out. Then a team led by a police inspector from the Abukhaireni area police station in Tanahun reached the spot where the bus was found. The team that arrived with the sable had a hard time on the first day.

Police Inspector Pradeep Subedi was saying, ‘The possibility of excavating the bus is very difficult.’

Then it was added that a team from the Armed Police Force Nepal 17 Battalion Aanpatari in Chitwan was also involved. The team could not immediately find a way to excavate it.

At this time, the Tanahun administration started searching for a person who had been excavating vehicles that had been involved in accidents for a long time. He was the chief of Milan Chainpuli, Tire Kanchha alias Santa Bahadur Shrestha.

After seeing the place with his own eyes, he concluded that the bus could be removed in 5 days and decided to proceed with the work if it cost 200,000 rupees. ‘Initially, I thought I could do it in 5 days and said I would do it for 200,000 rupees, but it didn’t turn out as expected,’ he recalls the initial days, ‘I continued after it became easier to work with the help of the Armed Police and Nepal Police.’

He is working after the administration assured him that it would bear the expenses incurred. ‘You have said that we see your suffering, that is why we are working smoothly,’ said Tyre Kanchha.

It was not easy to remove the bus by throwing water with a bucket. When it became difficult to even move the bus, the Armed Police brought a generator on rent, and it became easier to throw water. For the first few days, the Abukhaireni police managed the oil to run the generator. Sometimes, when the oil ran out during work, the work had to be stopped. Seeing the same situation, donors also started to join in. On Monday afternoon, Setu Gurung, a ward member of Bharatpur-29, reached the Trishuli bank with 10 liters of petrol. Earlier, Gurung had sent 6 liters of petrol in the morning and then started pumping water by running the generator.

The generator has to be run repeatedly to pump out the water accumulated in the pit. When the generator is turned off, it fills up with water in an instant. Due to which it is difficult to work. Currently, 5 to 7 liters of petrol are required daily just to run the generator. The security of the generator hired by the Armed Police Force is now sitting on the tire itself. "Now that I have posted my own bail, I have also started to procure oil. Initially, Abukhaireni police were managing the oil. Later, I bought some with my own money. It is difficult to buy oil because it is far away," he said. "Now, various donors are bringing oil, so it is becoming easier to work."

He had not received much support for a few days after starting work. After he continued to devote himself to his work, support has started coming. "Initially, I did not receive much support except from the police. Now, common people are helping me. I am happy to receive the love of many," he says.

Now, Tire Kanchha is no less than a celebrity. Since his interview, the scenes of him working have been all over social media. That is why it is becoming easier for him to work when he gets support. Helpers came from various places to help him with his work. Pardeshi Chaudhary came alone from West Butwal and helped him for a few days. After staying with them for a week and helping them with the work, he has returned home. Now Rajendra Gotame of Muktidata Welding Sewa has come from Kawasoti, East, Nawalparasi again. Rajendra, who came with a team of five, is now working in partnership with Tire Kanchha.

A team of more than 10 people from the Armed Police Force 23 Battalion in Bhanu, Tanahun has been deployed in the bus excavation since the beginning. Armed Police Assistant Inspector Daure Magar said that at one point a team of 25 people had come and deployed. 'We are helping in the excavation with up to 25 people daily,' he said.