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106 yr old bridge to be replaced by concrete bridge Bhaktapur, Sept. 6 (RSS): The 106 year old wooden bridge lying between ward Nos. 2 and 3 of Bageswori village development committee which was damaged in the month of Saun (mid-July/mid August) is to be replaced by a concrete bridge at a cost of about Rs 6 million. The bridge is to be constructed with the financial assistance of the Ministry of Local Development, Bhaktapur District Administration, Nepal Water Suppy Corporation, District Road and Irrigation Offices, Bhaktapur Municipality and Bageswori Village Development Committee, it is learnt. The bridge will be completed within six months after construction work commences, according to convenor of the bridge construction sub-committee Maniram Gelal. Demolition work of the wooden bridge will begin in September 17 after collection of financial resources for construction of the new bridge. The wooden bridge was built by the then prime minister Bir Shumsher J. B. Rana in 1952 B.S. Other Stories |
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